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

Mr. Marshall. What do you have to say now? You looked pretty smug a moment ago.” Cyrus shot Alloy a sidelong glance,

come up with a retort. He never expected that Dustin would still be able

talisman with a single strike, which decisively determined

had chosen Dustin as

almost lost control just now,” Dustin said, sheating

held back and had no intention of delivering a lethal strike. However, he had to unleash

right moment. Otherwise, considering Caleb’s earlier state, he might

matched, but I didn’t see the difference in our strength until now. I lost, and

Although he claimed to

or resilience-without breaking a sweat. Plus, he outperformed every disciple of

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

so-called gifted disciples would

joining the Sacred Wrym Summit, Caleb had

half- heartedly, yet his cultivation and

However, the rapid pace of his progress had its drawbacks. Without experiencing any pressure,

Caleb, the path of cultivation seemed absurdly simple-just eat, drink, sleep, and breakthroughs would follow. With that mindset, he struggled to find the

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

he suddenly found himself with a clear goal and a renewed sense of purpose. The long-dormant