An Understated Dominance (Dustin Rhys)

The venue fell into stunned silence as all eyes were drawn to the injured and unconscious Jude. Nobody had anticipated this outcome.

Just seconds ago, Jude had been dominating the match. He relentlessly attacked Dalen and was on the verge of shattering his barrier to secure victory. But suddenly, he collapsed to the ground.

The sequence of events unfolded so quickly that the spectators barely had time to process what had happened.

“What just happened? Jude lost?”

“That was odd! What the heck happened a moment ago?”

“This match is full of surprises.”

After a brief moment of silence, the spectators erupted into an uproar.

Jude’s defeat was utterly unexpected. At first, he toyed with Dalen and underestimated him. However, his overconfidence allowed Dalen to seize the opportunity and deliver powerful blows.

Furious, Jude unleashed a fierce assault that left Dalen struggling to defend himself. But against all odds, Jude lost, and Dalen emerged as the surprising victor.

The sequence had so many twists and turns that it bewildered everyone.

“Wait, Mr. Shade actually won?” After a brief moment of shock, Ruby laughed excitedly. “Crystal, did you see that? He won. This is amazing.”

actually pulled it off?” Crystal’s eyes widened in

chance during the match, he ultimately shifted the momentum in his favor through his exceptional skill. His Spectral Clone and Spectral

how Dalen made such a

is really impressive. I can’t

the others exchanged

demonstrated his exceptional talent. His mastery of the Spectral Sprint and

any particularly overpowering techniques, which made

“But to be fair, Dalen is no ordinary martial artist. He has a remarkable ability to seize opportunities, and even the smallest flaw can be exploited by his keen insight. That’s

noticed, he had seen it clearly. Dalen won because he accurately identified Jude’s true form among the eight clones at the

he had just a split second to attack. If he missed that moment, defeat would have been inevitable. But

Jude’s true form attacked, Dalen chose to trade blows. He took a punch from Jude while unleashing his signature technique, Pyro

injured, and with his lower physical resilience, the impact from Dalen’s Pyro Touch knocked him out

justified because Dalen’s victory was not merely

of cultivation level. His keen insight and perceptive abilities were

the battle

he hadn’t sensed Jude’s subtle flaw. Techniques like the Spectral Clone and Spectral Sprint were challenging to counter, so he figured that luck played a significant role in

formidable. If Jude, ranked tenth,

He had achieved his main goal for this trip and upheld the reputation of the Shadow

the opponents

sixth match ended, the seventh round kicked off. This round featured