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

to use my escape technique. But this ends now.” Eduardo touched his swollen neck, eyes full of murderous intent. “Next, I’ll show you the true power of the Jaidiyyah Sect. I planned to save this for the finals, but you’ve left me no choice.

hands and quickly chanted

smoke, shifted and changed until it took on a human shape, roughly the same size as

audience gasped

the Shadow Killing Technique from the Jaidiyyah

has it that the Shadow Killing Technique is extremely dangerous—it bypasses defenses and shields to 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. It’s a terrifying,

Jaidiyyah Sect’s leader didn’t know it. I never thought

in awe, their eyes glued to

who mastered the Shadow Killing Technique. Few

The Shadow Killing Technique was too difficult to master, with a high risk of driving practitioners insane. So far, Eduardo was the only one in the sect to succeed, and that alone might be enough to restore the

it really

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 against it unless the victim’s soul is stronger than the caster’s. Otherwise, death is

widened. The thought of an attack that directly