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

now? You looked pretty smug a moment ago.” Cyrus shot Alloy a sidelong glance, and his tone was laced

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

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

Alloy why Seth had chosen Dustin

now,” Dustin said, sheating the

he had consistently held back and had no intention of delivering a lethal strike. However, he had to unleash his full strength when it was time to

Caleb’s earlier state, he might not have been able to withstand Dustin’s

in our strength until now. I lost, and I accept it without regret.” After coming to his senses, Caleb lowered

he claimed to be indifferent

had always navigated life easily and tackled every challenge- cultivation, self-discipline, or resilience-without breaking

years making small strides and a decade to master the Glow Incantation, Caleb managed to perfect it in

equivalent to what those so-called gifted disciples would achieve after ten years

the Sacred Wrym Summit, Caleb had

heartedly, yet his cultivation and mastery of spells outshined those who had

pace of his progress had its drawbacks. Without experiencing any pressure, he found

would follow. With that mindset, he struggled to find the motivation to commit to anything

earlier attack shook him out of his complacency. Caleb understood he wasn’t

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