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.

a chance during the match, he ultimately shifted the momentum in his favor through his exceptional skill. His Spectral Clone and Spectral Sprint techniques were powerful enough to

understand how

your friend is really impressive. I can’t believe he actually

others exchanged looks

Legendary List demonstrated his exceptional talent. His mastery

contrast, Dalen hadn’t displayed any particularly overpowering techniques, which made

spoke up. “But to be fair, Dalen is no ordinary martial artist. He has a remarkable ability to seize opportunities, and even the smallest flaw can be

because he accurately identified Jude’s true form among the eight clones at the critical moment. But that was only part of

to attack. If he missed that moment, defeat would have been inevitable. But he seized that fleeting

He took a punch from Jude while unleashing his signature

injured, and with his lower physical resilience, the impact from Dalen’s Pyro Touch

because Dalen’s victory was not

matter of cultivation level. His keen insight

the battle ring.

he hadn’t sensed Jude’s subtle flaw. Techniques like the Spectral Clone and Spectral Sprint were challenging to counter, so he figured that luck played

every master on the Legendary List was formidable. If Jude, ranked tenth, was this tough, Dalen

Jude, Dalen advanced to the top eight. He had achieved his main goal for

the opponents ahead were too strong, so he could only do his

match ended, the seventh round kicked off. This round featured two talented