An Understated Dominance (Dustin Rhys)

“Haha… He won. Venerable Truce won!”

“At least he took that guy down. Venerable Truce is awesome!”

“Though he lost, he should feel honored for holding out against Venerable Truce for that long.”

The entire arena cheered as the spectators watched Jeremiah get slammed into the battle ring by Truce’s Vengeful Gaze. Dragonmarsh spectators jumped to their feet to give Truce a thunderous applause.

The first fight of the day was nothing short of electrifying. Both sides went all out as they traded blow for blow in a showdown that left the spectators on the edge of their seats. Their excitement reached a fever pitch.

This was what a martial artist’s duel should look like.

“Phew… Is it over?” Truce wiped the sweat from his brow and began to relax. The killing move had drained him, but it was worth it since he had defeated Jeremiah.

But just as the crowd’s cheers filled the air, the rubble in the center of the battle ring began to tremble. Small chunks of stones at the top slowly slid down and created a faint clatter.

“Hmm?” Truce frowned as a wave of unease washed over him.

In the next second, the pile of rubble exploded. A cloud of stone dust filled the air, and it rained down like a shower of ash.

covered in black scales with eyes glowing red, emerged from the thick cloud of

laugh echoed through the venue. His eyes, once human, had transformed into slitted, beast-like pupils-crimson and filled with savage fury. He looked like

took, the damaged scales and wounds on his body healed at an astonishing rate. By the time

Truce’s

was his ultimate move that no one below an ultimate grandmaster

The cheers and applause

witnessed Truce’s final strike -a blow as unstoppable as a mountain’s descent. Even the battle ring

like that should have turned Jeremiah into a bloody smear. But he

But unfortunately, it’s still not enough.” Jeremiah sneered and

continued, “You’ve had your chance. Now, it’s my

the words had even left his lips, he vanished into a blur. He moved so fast that even an ordinary

back!! someone yelled from

in alarm. He instinctively turned and threw a punch. But midway through, a deadly claw pierced through

with blood trickling down the claw’s tip. What began as a few drops quickly became a steady

Truce’s body trembled as he went rigid with

as he looked down at the claw impaling him. His mind went blank, but he could faintly see

my heart?” The horrifying realization struck him. He struggled to keep his eyes open and