An Understated Dominance by Marina Vittori

“Who the heck is this kid?” Oron glanced at his trembling hands and felt a chill run down his spine. He failed to gain the upper hand in the earlier clash with Dustin and suffered an unexpected setback.

He was already an ultimate grandmaster, with a cultivation and mastery of the Glow Incantation that surpassed Caleb’s. By all accounts, subduing a younger opponent should have been a piece of cake.

But that exchange just now had brought him to a stark realization- Dustin had been holding back this whole time and hadn’t used his full strength. Otherwise, Caleb wouldn’t have lasted this long.

The realization unsettled Oron. There were always extraordinary talents out there, but the potential Dustin had displayed was genuinely terrifying. To

put it plainly, he was a beast on the same level as Glenn.

“What happened? Why did the judge step in?”

“Can’t you see? Caleb has already lost. If the judge hadn’t stepped in, that sword would have killed him or left him severely injured.”

“Exactly! It would be a pity to see the most talented disciple of Sacred Wyrm Summit die here.”

“I thought Caleb would win, but Dustin changed the outcome with just one sword strike. It’s terrifying.”

The unexpected turn of events sent the spectators buzzing with chatter.

Whether it was Caleb’s Eight Trigrams of Divine Talisman being countered or Oron intervening to stop the match, everything had unfolded in the blink of an eye. The fight was already over when

grasped what had just

moment ago.” Cyrus shot Alloy a

twitched as he struggled to come up with a retort. He never expected that Dustin would still be able to draw his sword even with the full power of the Eight

Dustin broke through the formation and countered the talisman with a single strike, which decisively

dawned on Alloy why Seth had chosen Dustin as

I almost lost control just now,” Dustin said, sheating the Celestial

intention of delivering a lethal strike. However, he had to unleash his full strength when it was time

acted decisively and conceded at the right moment. Otherwise, considering Caleb’s earlier state, he

didn’t see the difference in our strength until now. I lost, and I accept it without regret.” After coming to his senses, Caleb lowered his head toward

Although he claimed to

and tackled every challenge- cultivation, self-discipline, or resilience-without breaking a sweat. Plus, he

the guild spent three years making small strides and a decade to master

progress was equivalent to what those so-called gifted disciples would

Wrym Summit, Caleb had never

worked hard. He approached everything half- heartedly, yet his cultivation and mastery of spells outshined those who had worked tirelessly for

pace of his progress had

eat, drink, sleep, and breakthroughs would follow. With that mindset, he struggled

attack shook him out of his complacency. Caleb understood he wasn’t the only genius in the world

purpose. The long-dormant fire of passion and ambition reignited within him. From this moment on, he would take his