An Understated Dominance (Dustin Rhys)

Just as Alicia was about to be struck down by Brian’s deadly palm strike, a silver needle suddenly hit his wrist with precision.

The force of the impact caused him to stagger backward several steps. Then, a wave of excruciating pain surged through his arm. His body trembled uncontrollably and left him momentarily incapacitated.

“Crap!” Brian cursed. He quickly yanked the silver needle out from his wrist, which eased his pain slightly.

“Alicia, run!” Aurora shouted.

Freed from his grasp, Alicia snapped out of her daze and bolted at full speed.

“Where do you think you’re going?” Brian, now recovered from the pain, refused to give up.

With a sudden burst of speed, he transformed into a blur and lunged toward her. Even if he was going to die, he was determined to take her down with him.

“Bastard! How dare you!” Fenley’s eyes widened in fury upon seeing that. He immediately propelled himself into the air, then delivered a palm strike toward Brian from above.

The air erupted with a thunderous boom. Suddenly, a colossal illusory image materialized behind Fenley. It radiated a commanding presence that set shivers down on everyone’s spine.

When he thrust his palm downward, the colossal illusory image mirrored his movement instantaneously. In a flash, the energy surged, and debris scattered.

A golden palm shadow hurtled toward Brian like a projectile. At that moment, Fenley was consumed by a killing instinct.

Elements of

him. As a Celestial Alliance disciple, he understood the terror of this

was the skill responsible for

was incredulous that Alloy had passed it down to Fenley. And judging by

palm shadow closed in, Brian swiftly channeled his internal energy to form a protective

thunderous crash echoed as Fenley’s shadow palm slammed solidly into Brian’s energy armor. Brian was instantly sent flying like a ragdoll. He was hurtled over 30 feet before crashing into the garden

from the impact. He continued to skid across the ground

blood. He lay on the

turned ashen, and his attire was torn to

always known Fenley was formidable, but he hadn’t anticipated the

Brian was at least one of the top three grandmaster martial artists among the elite disciples of

difference between them. It was a sobering realization for him as he finally grasped the extent

had inflicted grave injuries upon him, which highlighted the unbridgeable chasm in their

the reality before him. Despite his relentless efforts, he wondered why he remained powerless against Fenley. Rather than closing in on his

“Surround him!”

him. Swords

the danger he still presented, even in his weakened

okay?” Aurora breathed a sigh of relief when

swallowed nervously, as her composure still rattled from the ordeal. She hadn’t anticipated Brian’s ruthlessness or expected him to take her down