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

gates. Her circulatory pathways were severed, her

colossal golden palm’s grip

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

Instead, they had only heard explosive sounds

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

from the

explain how the royal god Hera had been so easily defeated. At that thought, excitement stirred in their hearts.

the ancient temple, Dustin turned his gaze toward Zeus, who was several dozen feet

mouth, and his face was

you become so strong?” Zeus snarled through gritted teeth, rage and disbelief

left him stunned. Just days ago,

had actually passed? A week? Perhaps ten days at

hadn’t even perfected the ultimate grandmaster realm, suddenly transform

mind around

striving to break through from the peak of the ultimate grandmaster realm. Yet, Dustin had accomplished in mere days what Zeus couldn’t achieve despite a lifetime of

What had happened?

powerful?” Dustin smiled faintly. “I paid for

to collapse under the

a surge of vital energy had erupted from inside him, dragging him back from death’s door. With that life force and the Dracan essence flowing through him, he had

his willingness to risk everything, the stars had aligned perfectly. Perhaps this was what