An Understated Dominance (Dustin Rhys)

“H-Hold on! I-I surrender!” Abigail said urgently. With the sword inches away from her throat, she decisively raised both hands in a gesture of surrender.

She didn’t expect herself to win the match. Her goal was simply to take this opportunity to test Dustin’s strength and also gauge her own progress. But now, it was clear that there was still a sizable gap between them.

“You’ve done well. In a few more years, I might not even be able to keep up with you.” Dustin smiled and lowered his Celestial Blade. His words weren’t flattery; he genuinely saw potential in Abigail.

The dark Phoenix flames carried a corrosive power that even his mystical pure energy couldn’t resist. In other words, Abigail’s black flames were the bane of any martial artist.

Her journey in the martial world was still short-barely two years. She hadn’t unlocked the full potential of her Phoenix bloodline yet. But with more training and experience, the sky was the limit for her.

“Don’t try to console me, Sir. I’m nowhere near your caliber.” Abigail shook her head.

Her current strength was due to her Phoenix bloodline. While her potential was sky-high, she still lagged behind Dustin, a peerless prodigy. She knew that, as she continued to train, there was no way he would stop improving either.

“Sir, next up is the final match. You’ve got to give it your all!” Abigail gave a quick fist pump before turning and walking off the battle ring. She had given it her all, so losing didn’t leave her with any regrets.

“Congratulations to Dustin Rhys for winning the second match of the semi- finals!” Oron announced.

The crowd erupted into applause and cheers.

Before the match, few had expected Dustin to win. After all, Abigail was the Grand Sorceress of the Mystic Arts Order, ranked second on the Legendary List, and far stronger than Fenley.

Dustin had performed admirably so far, he wasn’t from a prestigious guild. Despite his impressive strength, everyone had

finals. He had easily defeated

even

surprise. She never imagined that a stranger she had

hide her amazement. She had once thought about catching up to him, but now she had to abandon that

on

joining the Sword Union, we’d have a

murmured to himself, “Guess

He had sensed Dustin was

now he had confirmed his suspicions. He knew only Logan could defeat Abigail and

applause, Dustin slowly walked off

third place went to Abigail without a fight. All that

out Dustin’s true identity, and the crowd was

tension in the air was palpable.

for a way to make a quick profit, she quietly set

returned to his seat. Despite Celestial Alliance’s earlier defeat,

there was some hope. Regardless of the outcome, he planned

the Sword Union or the Mystic Arts Order. If