An Understated Dominance by Marina Vittori

The venue fell into stunned silence as all eyes were drawn to the injured and unconscious Jude. Nobody had anticipated this outcome.

Just seconds ago, Jude had been dominating the match. He relentlessly attacked Dalen and was on the verge of shattering his barrier to secure victory. But suddenly, he collapsed to the ground.

The sequence of events unfolded so quickly that the spectators barely had time to process what had happened.

“What just happened? Jude lost?”

“That was odd! What the heck happened a moment ago?”

“This match is full of surprises.”

After a brief moment of silence, the spectators erupted into an uproar.

Jude’s defeat was utterly unexpected. At first, he toyed with Dalen and underestimated him. However, his overconfidence allowed Dalen to seize the opportunity and deliver powerful blows.

Furious, Jude unleashed a fierce assault that left Dalen struggling to defend himself. But against all odds, Jude lost, and Dalen emerged as the surprising victor.

The sequence had so many twists and turns that it bewildered everyone.

“Wait, Mr. Shade actually won?” After a brief moment of shock, Ruby laughed excitedly. “Crystal, did you see that? He won. This is amazing.”

“He actually pulled it off?” Crystal’s eyes widened in disbelief at the outcome.

in his favor through his exceptional skill. His Spectral Clone and Spectral Sprint techniques

she couldn’t understand how Dalen made such

can’t believe he actually beat

others exchanged looks of

demonstrated his exceptional talent. His

hadn’t displayed any particularly overpowering techniques, which made

many chances.” Fenley finally spoke up. “But to be fair, Dalen is no ordinary martial artist. He has a remarkable

have noticed, he had seen it clearly. Dalen won because he accurately identified Jude’s true form among the eight clones at the critical moment. But that was only

second to attack. If he missed that moment, defeat would have

form attacked, Dalen chose to trade blows. He took a punch from Jude while unleashing his signature technique,

was already injured, and with his lower physical resilience, the impact

was justified because Dalen’s victory was not

Dalen’s power was not just a matter of cultivation level. His keen insight and perceptive abilities were something even Fenley

in the battle

wouldn’t have had a chance to counterattack if he hadn’t sensed Jude’s subtle flaw. Techniques like the Spectral Clone and Spectral

every master on the Legendary List was formidable. If Jude, ranked tenth, was this tough, Dalen couldn’t imagine

advanced to the top eight. He had achieved his main goal for this trip and upheld the reputation

the finals, he had no intention of pushing his luck. He knew the opponents

kicked off. This round