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.

Dragon Fist, Aiden's face turned pale. He could not hold his ground and took a direct hit within three seconds, followed by a relentless barrage

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

inner turmoil, the situation in the arena

he used Dragon Fist, he knew

legitimately through this martial arts competition. Afterward, he would visit the

that critical moment, Aiden was overwhelmed with terror as

force pushed him backward. A gust of wind swept through,

dares interfere with the Martial Arts Competition?" the Protector's angry voice

Kevin?"

precious apprentice," Mira replied with a knowing smile. Lionel's eyes flickered with

level below understanding how the higher-ups work. Just pretend this never

there