Although Dante knew with his dragonification form he would be able to win the match, that was his last card and something he was saving for later if a large conflict broke out later during the competition. If he used it now to win this fight, he would be unable to use it anytime soon due to the slightly long cooldown of the ability. And without his dragonification ability, he would be lacking his strongest hole card in this unpredictable situation. So Dante knew that if he wanted to win that he would have to rely only on his Martial Skills to win this fight.
I Have Seven Dragon Souls In a cultivation world
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