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 God’s

shadow hurtled toward him. As a Celestial

was the skill

to Fenley. And judging by

in, Brian swiftly channeled his internal energy to form a protective shield. Then, he

thunderous crash echoed as Fenley’s shadow palm slammed solidly into Brian’s energy armor. Brian was instantly sent flying like a ragdoll. He

from the impact. He continued to skid across the ground

he coughed a torrent of blood. He lay on the ground and couldn’t crawl

his attire was torn to shreds. Blood dripped from his arms, and he

formidable, but he hadn’t

Brian was at least one of the top three

being as skilled as the top- ranked Fenley, Brian hadn’t expected such a stark difference between them. It was

meager strength paled in comparison to Fenley’s. With just one move, Fenley had inflicted grave injuries upon him, which highlighted the unbridgeable chasm

to come to terms with the reality before him. Despite his relentless efforts, he wondered why he remained powerless

“Surround him!”

him. Swords were drawn, and their gaze fixed

was a grandmaster martial artist. They understood the danger he still presented, even

okay?” Aurora breathed a sigh of

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