An Understated Dominance

Black Kong moved fast. Before Eduardo could react, he grabbed him by the neck and lifted him with one hand, as easily as if he were holding a chicken.

Eduardo’s breath caught, and his face started turning red, visibly so. He struggled wildly, kicking and flailing, but couldn’t break free.

Black Kong’s grip was like an iron vice, holding him tight.

“You…are so weak.”

Black Kong shook his head, his face full of mockery and disdain. Eduardo couldn’t even block one of his moves—and Black Kong had only used a third of his strength. Facing such a weak opponent drained his interest. Only the strong excited him, and only killing the strong could send a message to all the warriors of Dragonmarsh. Encountering someone so feeble was truly disappointing.

“Escape!”

Sensing danger, Eduardo quickly formed hand seals. His body suddenly shrank like a boneless cat, slipping right out of Black Kong’s grasp. He rolled away, putting distance between them, gasping for air as the redness faded from his face.

“Oh?”

The unexpected move surprised Black Kong, a hint of intrigue flickering in his eyes.

Eduardo wasn’t entirely useless. Perhaps he had some

show you the true power of the Jaidiyyah Sect. I planned to save this for the finals, but you’ve left me no choice. It’s a waste to use it on you, but I don’t have the luxury to hold

popped a black pill into his mouth, then clasped his hands and

changed until it took on a human shape,

gasped

Killing

attack a person’s soul directly. If someone with a weak soul is hit, they could end up brain-dead or die on the spot.

difficult to master. Even the Jaidiyyah Sect’s leader didn’t know it. I never thought Eduardo would succeed in learning it. The Jaidiyyah

eyes glued to the

arts world, largely thanks to a leader who mastered the Shadow Killing Technique. Few dared challenge him, for no matter their strength, they met an unclear death, many of them top-tier warriors. After the leader passed, the

Technique was too difficult to master, with a high risk of driving practitioners insane. So far, Eduardo was the only one in the

really that powerful?” Noemi asked, curiosity evident

to her, explained, “The Shadow Killing Technique targets the soul. It’s incredibly powerful and terrifying. It can attack a person’s soul directly, destroying their mind. There’s no defense

thought of an attack that directly targeted the soul