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

what had just

a moment

come up with a retort. He never expected that Dustin would still be able to draw his sword

Dustin broke through the formation and countered the talisman with a single strike, which decisively determined the match’s outcome. His potential was beyond anything

Seth had chosen Dustin as

control just now,” Dustin said, sheating the

of delivering a lethal strike. However, he had

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

strength until now. I lost, and I accept it without regret.” After coming to his

aflame with determination. Although he claimed to be indifferent to

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

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

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

Wrym Summit, Caleb

approached everything half- heartedly, yet his

argued against it. However, the rapid pace of his progress had its drawbacks.

simple-just eat, drink, sleep, and breakthroughs would follow. With that mindset, he struggled to find the motivation

he wasn’t

with a clear goal and a renewed sense of purpose. The long-dormant fire of