An Understated Dominance (Dustin Rhys)

Jude was struck senseless by Dalen’s attack. He felt his life essence solidify within him, and his body stiffened. He was immobilized, and his internal energy couldn’t flow properly.

The Shadow Citadel’s ultimate technique, Glacial Strike, could instantly immobilize its target. Despite Jude’s strength, he was still unable to escape its effects.

“What the hell! Jude actually got hit.”

“That has to be a fluke, right? After throwing wild punches for so long, it was bound to happen eventually.”

The spectators were taken aback as they watched Jude get sent flying by a single blow. To them, the outcome of the match seemed clear-cut.

Jude had spent the entire time toying with Dalen without launching an attack, so the hit should be a coincidence.

At a glance, it seemed like Jude had carelessly thrown himself into Dalen’s palm. But there was no denying that this strike changed the one-sided domination’s outcome.

As Jude’s body went limp, Dalen seized the moment to strike. He leaped into the air to catch up to the airborne Jude and slammed his palm from above.

“You-”

Jude’s eyes widened in surprise. But before he could say more, Dalen struck him hard in the chest.

His body plummeted like a cannonball and smashed into the battle ring with a thunderous bang. The impact left a human-shaped crater in the ground, sending dust and debris flying into the air.

coughed up blood. His hair was a tangled mess, his clothes

single misstep would give Dalen the chance to strike with such relentless force. Though he had mastered the Spectral

channel his internal energy for

Jude could catch his breath, Dalen was enveloped in an icy aura and

shadow materialized out of nowhere and crashed down on him

too far!” Fury coursed through Jude

ignored the risk of damaging his circulatory pathways and forced his internal energy into a protective barrier. A loud crash

shattering, but that brief moment was enough to save Jude’s life. Just before the palm descended, he regained control of his body

explosion that shook the battle ring. By

soon as he reappeared, Jude coughed up blood. The forced activation of his internal energy while his circulatory pathways were frozen had caused severe internal damage. It worsened his injuries

to taking that strike head -on, it was worth the cost since one direct hit might have left him disabled or

a bummer.” Dalen felt let down by

to end the match quickly. But he never expected Jude to be so decisive and willing to damage his own circulatory pathways to avoid the third

onto the Legendary List weren’t just

gosh! Who would’ve thought Jude would get

from the Legendary List, getting pushed to this point by some

opponent, he probably would’ve ended this match ages ago. But instead, he tried to toy with him and nearly cost him

as they watched Jude’s disheveled state. To them, his injuries were the result