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 just

a moment ago.” Cyrus shot Alloy a sidelong glance,

never expected that Dustin would still be able to

broke through the formation and countered the talisman with a single strike, which decisively determined

Seth had chosen

now,”

of delivering a lethal strike. However, he had to unleash his full strength when it was

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

strength until now. I lost, and I

his eyes aflame with determination. Although he claimed to

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

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

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

Sacred Wrym Summit, Caleb had never

his cultivation and mastery of spells outshined those who had worked tirelessly for

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

would follow. With

understood he wasn’t the only genius in the world and

himself with a clear goal and a renewed sense of purpose. The long-dormant fire of passion and ambition reignited within him.