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

to say now? You looked pretty smug a moment ago.” Cyrus shot Alloy

that Dustin would still be able to draw his sword even with the

the formation and countered the talisman with a single strike, which decisively determined the match’s outcome. His

had chosen Dustin as

just now,” Dustin said, sheating the Celestial

his battle with Caleb, he had consistently held back and had no intention of delivering a lethal strike. However,

at the right moment. Otherwise, considering Caleb’s earlier state, he might not have

I lost, and I accept it without regret.” After coming

looking defeated, he appeared energized, and his eyes aflame with determination. Although he claimed to be indifferent

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

others in the guild spent three years making small strides and a decade to master the Glow Incantation, Caleb

those so-called gifted disciples would achieve after ten years of

the Sacred Wrym Summit, Caleb had never

to his training or worked hard. He approached everything half- heartedly, yet his cultivation

argued against it. However, the rapid pace of his progress had its drawbacks. Without experiencing any pressure, he found

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

out of his complacency. Caleb understood he wasn’t the only genius

long-dormant fire of passion and