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

smug a moment

Dustin would still be able

countered the talisman with a

Alloy why Seth had chosen Dustin as

I almost lost control just now,” Dustin

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

the right moment. Otherwise, considering Caleb’s earlier

didn’t see the difference in our strength until now. I lost, and I accept it without regret.” After coming to his senses, Caleb

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

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

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

so-called gifted

Wrym Summit, Caleb had never

approached everything half- heartedly, yet his

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

simple-just eat, drink, sleep, and breakthroughs would follow.

complacency. Caleb understood he wasn’t the

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