An Understated Dominance (Dustin Rhys)

Hera was scared out of her wits. The moment Dustin effortlessly deflected her attacks, the urge to retreat had already taken root. Her instincts screamed danger when she looked at him. He was someone she couldn’t afford to provoke.

Still, she’d clung to the hope that with Zeus by her side, their combined strength might still secure victory.

But after witnessing him suffer a grievous wound and lose his arm in a single strike, panic consumed her entirely.

Hera’s strength paled in comparison to Zeus’. If he couldn’t survive a single strike, she would fare even worse.

When she saw Dustin raise his hand again, she no longer hesitated. She pushed off the ground and shot into the sky. Her form blurred into a streak of motion as she fled into the distance.

Survival was her only priority now. Zeus’ fate wasn’t her concern.

Dustin had ascended to the realm of terrestrial immortals. Unless the Supreme Leader himself took action, no one in the Hall of Gods could stand against Dustin.

“You think you can run?”

Dustin smiled faintly. He raised one hand above his head and swept it downward.

A bone-deep rumble split the sky. From above, a colossal golden palm suddenly passed through the clouds and descended on Hera with crushing inevitability.

The palm dwarfed mountains and valleys alike. Its presence swallowed daylight whole, leaving only shadow in its wake. Next to that colossal palm, she looked like a fly about to meet a flyswatter.

“What in the…”

Seeing the palm pressing down from above, Hera’s face went pale with terror, and a chill ran down her spine. Even if she used all her strength, she knew it was impossible to escape the palm’s overwhelming reach.

the golden palm closed

the sky and slammed into the ground at the ancient temple gates. Her circulatory pathways were severed, her bones shattered completely, and blood poured from

she was still breathing, she hung by the thinnest thread. Dustin had deliberately held back. Otherwise, the colossal golden palm’s

the ancient temple entrance stared in horror at her corpse-like form sprawled on the

transpired inside the temple. Instead, they had only heard explosive sounds and felt

desperate flight. The next second, the colossal golden palm descended from the clouds and effortlessly captured her. By the

a supreme master from the Regal

easily defeated. At that thought, excitement stirred in their hearts. Maybe help

turned his gaze toward Zeus, who was several dozen

had already lost an arm. Blood streamed from his nose and mouth, and his face

snarled through gritted

suspected Dustin had achieved a breakthrough, the reality of facing that overwhelming power left him stunned. Just days ago, Dustin was

passed? A week? Perhaps

perfected

around it.

peak of the ultimate grandmaster realm. Yet, Dustin had accomplished in mere days what Zeus couldn’t

What had happened?

smiled faintly. “I paid for it

physical form had begun to

him back from death’s door. With that life force and the Dracan essence flowing through him, he had barely managed

risk everything, the stars had aligned perfectly. Perhaps this was