An Understated Dominance

Eduardo’s death came as a complete shock to everyone.

When he unleashed the Shadow Killing Technique, the crowd was certain of his victory. This ancient, secret skill, long lost to time, was legendary in the martial arts world. It was known to be unbeatable against opponents of the same level and could even kill those more powerful. The Shadow Killing Technique bypasses physical defenses and energy shields, directly inflicting fatal damage on the soul. Only those with exceptionally strong mental strength could hope to withstand it.

At first, everything seemed to go as expected. Eduardo, using the Shadow Killing Technique, completely dominated Black Kong, leaving him with no chance to fight back.

But then, in a split second, Eduardo—who had seemed invincible just moments before—was suddenly stabbed through the heart and died instantly.

It all happened so fast that the audience didn’t even have time to process it.

“Dead… he’s dead?”

“What just happened?”

“It was too fast! I couldn’t see it clearly!”

could he, who had clearly been in control, have died

did you see what happened?” Grace asked, her

seen Eduardo controlling his shadow, defeating Black Kong’s fists, and knocking

the handleless blade came from contestant No. 30’s body,” Grace replied. “He must have some special ability that lets him change the metal he consumes into a weapon, allowing for

into a weapon? What kind of strange

or other orthodox methods. But Black Kong was different. He seemed to be a rare supernatural being, and since he hadn’t initially

“He used his fists to distract Eduardo, baited him into using the Shadow Killing Technique, and then struck when Eduardo was focused on his attack, using

Killing Technique?” Kassidy asked,

Shadow Killing Technique inflicts severe mental trauma on its victims, leaving weaker opponents as nothing more than idiots or even dead. Although Black Kong was strong, he must have experienced immense pain and

speculated, glancing toward Father Adam and Bill Wolf, who were part of Black Kong’s group. “When Black Kong was in trouble, those two wouldn’t have just stood

cheating, their actions were subtle and undetected. Without proof, it would be

they can’t win in a fair fight, they resort to shady