An Understated Dominance (Dustin Rhys)

“What the heck? Didn’t Brian just land a blow? How is that man still standing?

“He’s too fast. Brian’s sword seemed to hit, but it only struck the man’s afterimage.”

“Damn! Who is this guy? Pulling off moves like some ghost.”

The Celestial Alliance disciples were stunned to see Shadowcloak emerge unharmed.

Brian was a master martial artist, and his strikes were incredibly swift. Yet, he didn’t even graze Shadowcloak, which bewildered them.

They had never witnessed such fluid movements. It was as if he was teleporting, which made it impossible to track.

“Alicia, can you decipher that elderly man’s techniques?” Aurora asked with a deep frown, and her expression turned serious. She prided herself on keen observation, yet she struggled to follow Shadowcloak’s movements.

“He’s too fast, and I couldn’t see clearly.” Alicia shook her head. Then, she said somberly, “It looks like Brian has met his match today.”

Even among grandmaster martial artists, there were differences in skill.

Just from Shadowcloak’s evasive maneuvers, it was clear he outmatched Brian. Unless Brian had some hidden tactics, it would be tough to gain the upper hand.

notice anything strange about

his technique?”

remarkable. But his energy fluctuates unpredictably, sometimes solid as a rock, other times light as a feather. It’s

change, but their energy waves were challenging to manipulate. For

energy fluctuated unpredictably, appearing strong one moment and weak the next. This inconsistency made it difficult for others to assess

noticed it too.”

explanations. Either this man possesses an incomprehensible level of strength, which enables him to manipulate his energy

artists spent decades perfecting a single skill. While they might achieve mastery in one aspect, they often struggle in

possess tremendous strength but lack agility, speed, or technique. Great power alone didn’t equate to overall prowess. Even with tremendous strength, if they couldn’t land a hit,

clear strengths but also significant weaknesses. If Shadowcloak were truly a well- rounded expert, that would be noteworthy. However, if he had been just an extreme

compared to me,” Shadowcloak spoke again. “I appreciate your talent

chatters. Take this.” Brian was infuriated by his two failed strikes. So, he swung his halberd

stood calmly with his hands behind his back. As the weapon swung toward him, he lightly tapped his toe and soared

to hell!” Brian’s gaze narrowed as he shifted his attack from a horizontal swing to an upward thrust, which aimed directly at Shadowcloak’s

and had no place to dodge,

ultimately left him vulnerable. It appeared that Shadowcloak

poised to deliver what seemed to be a fatal blow, Shadowcloak’s form abruptly erupted into a swirling cloud of dark mist and

With that kind of sluggishness, do you even think you can land a hit on me?” The voice echoed from