An Understated Dominance (Dustin Rhys)

“Thank you.” Crystal sheathed her sword and nodded at Aurora. She had to admit Aurora was a tough opponent.

Even though Aurora was a few years younger, their skills were almost on par. Crystal knew Aurora would become someone to watch out for in the future.

“Aurora lost? How…” Alicia was stunned and incredulous. She had anticipated Aurora’s victory, especially after using the Ennea Chorus technique. But in an instant, everything had changed.

“Her talent and strength are impressive, but she lacks experience. Although she lost, she learned a lot. I believe she’ll advance even faster from now on,” Fenley remarked impassively.

He appeared unfazed by the outcome. It was as if he had anticipated it.

Aurora’s cultivation level was on par with Crystal’s, but she lacked battle experience and mastery of technique. Her training was too diverse. She had a basic understanding of everything from hand-to-hand combat to various weapons but wasn’t proficient in any.

In contrast, Crystal had honed her swordsmanship to an exceptional level. She wielded her sword with unparalleled skill. When she struck Aurora with Tantrumia Slash, it was clear that she had the upper hand.

While being a jack-of-all-trades might seem impressive, weaknesses became apparent when facing experts. Instead of trying to master various skills, it was more effective to perfect one skill to an exceptional level.

This was the difference between disciples of the Celestial Alliance and those of the Sword Union. The Celestial Alliance taught various techniques, while the Sword Union focused solely on swordsmanship.

Celestial Alliance had many disciples, their skill level fell short of the Sword Union. Hence, Aurora’s defeat was

doesn’t mean Sword Union is better than our guild. I’ll make a comeback!” Before

Celestial Alliance,

in recent years had started challenging the Celestial Alliance’s position as

spirit. Even if she couldn’t win, she wouldn’t

just nodded without saying much. She sheathed her longsword and stepped down from the

this round is contestant

sound. Cheers mingled with disappointed sighs. Those who bet on Crystal cheered loudly, while those who placed their

unpredictability. The

given it their all, but

won.” Ruby jumped up from her seat as soon as she heard the results. Despite trying to stay calm,

turned out well. Plus,

victory meant a win for him as well. He had played it safe earlier and worried he might lose everything. But

even make more celestial stones with a few more wins. The thought filled him with

was just like our master’s.” Ruby couldn’t

guard down. We shouldn’t underestimate the Celestial Alliance disciples,” Crystal replied calmly. Her