The Rise of a Master: It Starts With Rejection

The diamond-shaped black mark on Aiden's forehead flickered with a dark glow before fading away. As this happened, his attacks changed dramatically, and his speed nearly doubled.

He shouted, "Shadow Assault!"

Felix began to retreat while defending against the attacks, which only fueled Aiden's confidence. He mocked, "You think you're worthy of fighting me? Die!"

As Felix approached the edge of the arena, he suddenly smiled, causing Aiden's heart to skip a beat. Felix said, "Since you're finally going all out, I don't need to play around anymore.

"I hate to break it to you, but for someone from the Greene family who's supposed to be a prodigy, you're pretty disappointing."

"Dragon Fist!" Felix roared. He had been fighting Aiden with basic moves this whole time without using any special techniques.

Felix was a master of the Dragons Destroyer style, known for defeating opponents above his level. At the same level, he was practically invincible. So, there was no way Aiden could possibly match up.

Nonetheless, the fact that Aiden had lasted this long against even basic moves was impressive enough. Felix had only delayed using his true strength to gauge just how capable this arrogant guy was. Now it was clear-Aiden's so-called strength was mediocre at best.

face turned pale. He could not hold his ground and took a direct hit within three seconds, followed by

stumbled backward, coughing up blood as his body took massive damage. His mind was racing as he thought, "Why? Damn it! What's going on? How is Felix this strong? I

the situation in the arena remained

end this," Felix stated coldly. From the moment he used Dragon Fist, he knew Aiden would

through this martial

critical moment, Aiden was overwhelmed with terror as

him backward. A gust of wind swept through, and

the Martial Arts Competition?" the Protector's angry voice

that... Kevin?" Lionel

his precious apprentice," Mira replied with a knowing smile. Lionel's eyes flickered with anger. "But the Protector is

smirked. "You're still a level below understanding how the higher-ups work. Just pretend this never

was clear there was some