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

spectators grasped what had

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

He never expected that Dustin would still be able to draw his sword even with the full power

with a single strike, which decisively determined the match’s outcome. His potential was beyond anything Alloy had

Alloy why Seth had chosen Dustin as his disciple-he was

just now,”

had no intention of delivering a lethal strike. However, he had to unleash his full strength when

Otherwise, considering Caleb’s earlier state, he might not have been able to

evenly matched, but I 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

of looking defeated, he appeared energized, and his eyes aflame with determination. Although he claimed to be indifferent to fame and glory, a deep-rooted pride

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

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

gifted disciples would achieve after ten

the Sacred Wrym Summit, Caleb had never

training or worked hard. He approached everything half- heartedly, yet his cultivation and mastery of spells

pace

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

out of his complacency. Caleb understood he wasn’t the only genius in the world and that others

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