Having a powerful lord as a father figure, what's wrong with just wanting to draw cards?

After the three parted ways, Domi headed towards the 'contestant passage'. After verifying his identity, he entered the dimly lit corridor leading to the arena. Only the exit was bathed in light, the aspiration of countless gladiators.

When he walked into the arena, which was covered in yellow sand, under the sun, the stands erupted in cheers.

"You've finally come." Alger's voice trembled with excitement.

"Okay, let's get started. I'm in a hurry to go back and catch up on my sleep. Do you know how painful it was for me to get up today? It's all your fault!"

"what?"

Alger was taken aback. Where was the exciting, heated exchange of threats? Why had it turned into a complaining session?

"Forget it, let's get started sooner rather than later."

After saying that, the prayer skill "Mantis Shrimp" was quietly activated, targeting Thunderstorm Dragon Shadow Hound Step.

A dense power of shadow mixed with necromantic magic emanated from the emblem, creating a self-created spell—'Possessed by Evil Spirits'. A jet-black and sleek armor covered the entire body, including a helmet, with the high ponytail left hanging out. It would greatly enhance the user's magical defense and some physical defense.

Slime hands climbed up the arms, and the modified amulet made its first appearance. It looked much heavier and shimmered with a steel-like luster. It was also covered with 'Tetanus Fist'. Just looking at it was terrifying. You couldn't even imagine what it would be like to be punched in the body.

For the time being, suppress the Soul Devouring Energy, switch the Breathing Technique to Emperor Engine Battle Mode, and activate Spider Sensing at a high level.

With a fist strike, a gust of wind erupts from within, creating a tremendous roar that stirs up the surrounding dust.

'My maxed-out Shadow Stream Movement Technique has practically rusted from not being used at full power for so long, don't disappoint me!'

From this moment forward until graduation, he will remain high-profile, letting the absolute darkness of dominance loom over everyone!

184. Chapter 181 180 Sword Saint State!

At this moment, Domi was fully armed like a humanoid Gundam, and his seemingly casual stance left Alger with no openings.

His expression was extremely serious. Domi's growth rate was much faster than he had imagined, and he knew very well that he might still not be able to surpass him.

But so what? Just give it your all, and worry about the rest later.

He pulled his lifelong sword from the loess soil, twirled it deftly in his hand, and assumed a defensive stance, waiting for Domi's attack to arrive.

The two stood facing each other without moving, each waiting for the other to make the first move.

Since that's the case, then let him take the initiative.

Domi raised his arm, pointed at Alger, and unleashed his shadow magic without any concealment:

"Wolf pack, go."

In an instant, several dark shadows suddenly appeared on the ground, and ferocious and terrifying shadow wolves crawled out from the ground, surrounding Alger like a hunting pack.

"Ow~~~"

The wolf pack launched their attack after the alpha wolf let out a howl!

This is the result of Domi combining summoning magic with shadow magic, plus targeted enhancements from other spells. Each individual wolf in this pack can take on a mid-level mage in one-on-one combat, provided they can get close.

Dealing with melee units is even easier; just gang up on them.

In an instant, countless sharp claws pounced on Alger.

He calmly observed his surroundings and muttered, "Is this the method you used to test me? Then take a good look at my progress over the years!"

"Dominic, I've stepped out of your shadow!"

After shouting this, he took a step forward, holding a long sword!

It appeared that only the sword had pierced the body of a shadow wolf, but in reality, every movement left a phantom image, thrusting out in every direction simultaneously, instantly wiping out most of the surrounding wolf pack.

"There's such a method, and the damage is considerable..." Domi saw all of this and made an objective assessment.

"That's it?" Alger quickly dealt with all the Shadow Wolves, without even breaking a sweat, looking quite relaxed.

Domi didn't speak, but instead summoned another batch of shadow wolves, even more than before.

After learning from their experience, Domi instructed the wolf king to command them to attack in batches without any pattern, instead of launching a full-scale attack at once.

That's right, this was still a test, to force him to reveal more of his tricks.

As it turned out, this approach was indeed effective. If Alger didn't want to reveal more of his methods, he would be worn down by the wolf pack. It seemed that the phantom he had just created could only be used within a fixed range and couldn't be used at his beck and call.

Alger knew this well, but this time he didn't curse Domi as shamelessly as he had the first time; it was just part of the tactic.

Break all laws with one force!

He was clear-headed and finally understood during the battle that when fighting Domi, one shouldn't use too much of one's brain; that would only make one hesitant and unable to unleash one's full strength.

"drink!"

With a roar, a surge of powerful sword energy erupted from him. He unleashed a slash, and a formidable sword aura flew out, shredding the wolf pack like grass.

He then broke through the encirclement, grabbed his longsword, and charged straight at Domi at great speed, eliciting gasps from the audience.

The gleaming sword was aimed directly at his throat. At that moment, a dragon's roar rang out, and a flash of red lightning disappeared in an instant. A dragon's shadow seemed to flash through the dark clouds.

Thunderstorm Dragon Concealment - Hound's Pace!

In an instant, Domi flashed behind Alger. With the enhancement of the max-level Shadow Stream Technique, he was able to accumulate the strongest force in a very short time, and then punched Alger in the middle of his spine.

However, Alger was no longer someone to be trifled with.

After being relentlessly exploited by Domi last time, he realized something crucial: you can't fight Domi without a movement skill.

Right under Domi's nose, every step Alger took seemed to be perfectly timed, and time seemed to slow down at that moment. All Domi could do was watch as Alger moved his feet and then gracefully moved aside.

They missed, but it's not over yet.

Domi fell down due to inertia, then used his hands to support his body, spinning like a street dancer.

Alger hadn't expected Domi's movements to be so smooth and his reaction so quick; the powerful whip kick landed directly on his chest.

With a crisp bang, Alger was sent flying backward, kicking up a cloud of dust along the way.

Domi regained his footing, his eyes showing no joy of victory. The sensation in his leg felt like steel, not a broken bone, indicating that Alger would not lose his ability to fight.

Sure enough, a flash of sword light suddenly appeared in the sandstorm, and Alger stepped nimbly, his sword energy slashing in from all directions without any pattern.

The Prayer Skill - Mantis Shrimp's trigger effect is that a basic attack resets the cooldown of a designated movement skill. Domi once again used Hound Step to dodge all attacks with invincibility frames, and then punched the ground with all his might. Under everyone's shocked gaze, the reinforced ground cracked as if an earthquake had occurred!

"Heaven has its desolate seas, earth has its prisons, my heels bear the wrath of the underworld, and I tread upon the sacred peaks to embrace the gauntlets of the underworld!"

Crimson flames from the underworld erupted from the cracks, and the pitch-black underworld responded to the call, growing wildly and sealing off all of Alger's escape routes, like a basin that appeared out of nowhere!

"I admit you've made tremendous progress, but this is the best you can do."

The audience was already numb. This was actually a fight between a fourth-grade student and a first-grader who had just entered school. If you didn't know better, you would think it was two senior students who had studied for three or four years fighting over love.

The trainees referred to their continued study at the academy after four years of controlled education as "advanced studies."

These people weren't ashamed to leave the academy because of their poor grades; quite the opposite, they were already very strong. They simply stayed in the resource-rich academy in pursuit of even greater power. Of course, there were also some scoundrels among them…

At this point, Domi and Alger were considered by most students to be on par with these elusive senior students.

After all, such strength is not something someone who hasn't graduated yet should possess.

Seeing this, Alger smiled helplessly: "I thought I had grown enough, but I didn't expect you to be so vigilant. You truly are my nemesis."

Domi ignored Alger's self-pity, flicked his right index and middle fingers upwards, and Mount Hades rose up with a thunderous roar!

Soaring high! Towering! Piercing into the clouds!

Alger was directly pushed onto the invisible barrier of the arena by the indestructible mountain, his face contorted in pain under the double pressure of the mountain and the barrier.

Compared to the disheveled Alger, Domi, who could easily manipulate him with a flick of his finger, was far too effortless.

"Ugh!!!"

Just as Alger was about to have his internal organs and bones crushed by the double pressure, a roar erupted from his throat, his eyes were filled with a white light, and Lingxiao's sword intent raged, even leaving deep scratches on the Underworld Mountain.

The old sword saint residing within him was also thrilled:

"Are we finally going to put our four years of hard work to use?!"

Everything before—the afterimages, the sword energy, the movement—was, strictly speaking, just an add-on. This, however, was the final result of four years of arduous training.

Sword Saint Mode!

Alger has finally inherited the Golden Finger Sword Saint's strongest technique!

With the blessing of the chosen one, Alger's awakened Sword Saint form was already five points stronger than when the old Sword Saint was young, and his future is very promising!

"Go and crush your nightmares, Alger!"

"Give it to me...break it!"

The sword energy, amplified several times over, shredded the mountain into fragments, which crashed down to earth like meteorites. The new generation of sword saint stood atop the mountains, looking down upon all mortals, his cold blade pointing directly at the Domi below.

This is a battle between two people who are proficient in both melee combat and magic!

On the stands, Shia clutched her skirt with both hands, a deep worry flashing in her eyes. The intensity of the duel had clearly exceeded her expectations.

Alger was at least dutiful and loyal to her, and Domi was her lover, so there was no need to say more. Hopefully, nothing bad will happen to either of them...

"Show me your full potential, or you'll really pay the price."

Beneath the helmet's visor, Domi smiled slightly: "This makes it a bit more challenging."

After saying that, he pushed off with both legs and burst out with all his might. The ground beneath his feet shattered, and he was launched out like a cannonball!

The slime hand clashed with the 'iron hand' wrapped in the tetanus fist and the longsword, producing a piercing scraping sound. Several clashes occurred in a short period of time, clanging and banging! Most viewers couldn't keep up with the naked eye.

However, both the Crown Prince and the Second Prince saw it clearly.

A strange look flashed in Alfred's eyes.

Ocasian was lavish in his praise:

"The Bloomfield family has produced another extraordinary prodigy. I remember when he was a child, he was a good-for-nothing with only basic talent during his talent test. It seems he is a rare genius who was born with talent."

"Brother, are you really not interested in him? If not, I'm going to make my move!"

"I've already told you, don't make pointless tests. Do whatever you want, it's none of my business."

"Okay, okay~"

As for Argyrnac and the others who came to watch the match together, they were utterly shocked.

They thought Domi was only slightly better than them, but they never imagined that Domi would leave them such an absurd gap.