The Supreme God of Martial Arts

"Stacy."

Kimberly nodded as she greeted her visitor.

Ever since they met and had so much in common between the two of them, both she and Stacy had becgood friends.

Stacy, however, had another purpose in mind. Ignoring Kimberly, she looked at Austin and directly asked, "Martin, you mentioned

before that you are also from the East Mainland, right?"

Austin was surprised and confused as to why she suddenly brought this up.

"Well, yes, | did," he replied as he wondered why she asked.

"Do you know someone named Austin Lin?"

As Stacy let it out, she stared at Austin intently, trying to see through every expression on his face.

Austin was shocked at her question, and he almost revealed himself. He immediately composed himself and tried to look like the

question wasn't such a big deal.

Still, he could not let go of the thought that Stacy was starting to suspect him.

Austin cleared his throat and replied, "Hmm, well, of course, | did.

He is pretty famous and well-known in our place, so yes, | have heard about him. Why do you ask?"

Stacy narrowed her eyes as she observed his expression. She noticed the slight change, and her eyes immediately lit up in joy.

"Ah, nothing. Oh, also, | heard that you have a purple bow. Would you mind showing it to me?"

Stacy asked, trying to get something substantial from this conversation.

As for Kimberly who was watching in the sidelines, she could not help but furrow her eyebrows in confusion. Hearing Stacy throw

these questions at Austin made her curious.

"Stacy, why are you asking these questions?"

Austin's heart skipped a beat and he was quite relieved for Kimberly's interruption. This time, he was certain that Stacy really

began to suspect him.

Before Stacy could place more fuel to her suspicions, Austin answered, "Umm, Miss Ren, you see, it's just a low-grade magic

treasure.

Nothing important and exceptional. I'm sure that you won't be interested in such a thing."

Then again, Stacy wasn't buying any of it. She decided to make a straightforward move. As she walked closer to Austin, she asked

without batting an eyelash. "Tellthe truth, who on earth are you really?"

Austin's body felt the chills as her pleasant, intoxicating smell filled his nose.

‘Damn it! Why are women such sensitive creatures?’

he thought deep inside.

Austin pretended to be surprised at this sudden question.

"Umm, | don't understand, Miss Ren.

I'm Martin Xiao.

You already metand knew my name, did you not?"

Once more, Stacy did not accept his answer. She took another step forward, enough for her delicate body to almost touch Austin.

Her sweet fragrance started to embrace him.

"Are you Austin Lin?"

Because of the proximity, Austin had to step back in discomfort.

"Miss Ren, | think you got the wrong person,"

Austin lied with his eyebrows furrowed.

With her beautiful eyes, Stacy kept her stare at Austin as she studied him intently. After a while, she stepped back to distance

herself from him in disappointment.

Deep inside, she was almost certain that the man, who claimed himself to be Martin Xiao, was truly Austin.

Stacy frowned and thought, "Hump! Why do you still play dumb with me?

Mark my word! | will make you give yourself away sooner or later.’

Then again, she was still not totally sure about her speculation, so she let it go for now. Otherwise, she would have pushed and

forced him into admitting.

Kimberly, who was now more confused than a while ago, stared at Stacy and then at Austin and back again.

"Stacy, what's going on? Is there something between you and Martin?

Did you know him from before?" she asked.

"No, it's nothing. | think | was just mistaken,"

Stacy replied, waving her hands in the air.

After knowing that Stacy had suspected him, Austin felt uncomfortable staying there within her presence. He was sure that the

more he lingered, the more Stacy would try to prove her speculations about him.

"Well then, ladies, if there is nothing else you need my service of, | would like to excuse myself and get going," he said, and

without waiting for their replies, he walked away in haste.

Meanwhile, the whole Blue Dragon School was filled with a tensed atmosphere as the New Disciples Competition was about to

begin.

The new students could be seen warming up and all ready to stand out and impress everyone in the upcoming competition.

Since most of the new students who had been successfully admitted to the Blue Dragon School were elites that cfrom

different sects and clans, the atmosphere in the air was filled with pride and confidence. Every single one of them was hungry for

everyone's attention, which they were used to back at home. More importantly, they desired to have the public spotlight, shining

directly at them, and rise to even more fame.

Unfortunately, when all the new students were already prepared and ready to take part in the said competition, the management

of the school announced a sensational news that received so many mixed reactions.

The New Disciple Competition was surprisingly cancelled, and instead of the holding the competition, all the new students were to

go to a secret place called the Astral World in two days.

However, it didn't end there. All the new students of the four top martial arts school in the Divine Continent had to head there as

well for trials.

Those who had participated would be ranked according to their performance.

Upon hearing the news, all the new students in the Blue Dragon School caused an uproar of mixed reactions.

One of the stewards of the school, had to quiet them up and explain to them that this new journey and event in the Astral World

was just like the New Disciple Competition. The only difference was that they would be competing with even more participants.

In short, the freshmen of the four major schools would gather in one place and take part in the said event together.

This clarification made all the new students of the Blue Dragon School nervous and at the stexcited.

This meant that if they succeeded to top in this competition, they would be able to prove that they were the best of the best.

Still, it was not difficult to imagine how intense the competition would be for more opponents meant more obstacles to pass

through.

After a while, Steward Lee added that every new student was allowed to bring his or her followers to the Astral World, but they

could only bring three at most.

The new students all were glad to hear this news, because it meant that they could get more help.

As soon as the crowd were dismissed, Kimberly immediately went back on the mountain.

On the way, she knew that she had to bring Martin with her. After all, he had defeated Tam, who ranked sixtieth on the Power

Ranking Stela. 'He will be a great help, ' she thought.

As she arrived, she searched for Austin, and the second she saw him, she said hastily, "Get ready, Martin, because two days from

now, you will go to the Astral World with me."

Austin's eyes lit up in confusion and astonishment.

"Wait, what?

Taketo the Astral World?

Why? What's going on?"

It was no wonder why Austin hadn't heard about the news that was causing an excitement among the new students, because for

the past two days, he had been staying in his small hut and busy cultivating.

Kimberly was once more speechless at Austin's attitude towards her. Her eyebrows furrowed into a frown.

'Is he not aware that he is my follower?

A follower should be obedient to his or her master's orders, but he doesn't act that way. He doesn't act like a follower at all.

He is really different from the other followers, and it looks like | still have to explain everything to him to make him do against his

will."

Having such thoughts, Kimberly wanted to reprimand Austin and put him in his place, but knowing how good he was and how great

of a help he would be in the incoming competition, she let these thoughts go. She then heaved a deep sigh before telling him

about the sudden change of plans and about the Astral World.

"You see, the Astral World is a secret place from the ancient times.

Sof the great masters even speculated that there were real immortals fighting fiercely there.

Moreover, there are also many mysterious creatures that appear there from tto time.

As far as | know, the Astral World had been sealed for a long tin the past, and later on, people were able to discover about this

place and turned it into a place where cultivators can explore."

Nodding slowly, Austin found his interest rising with the information Kimberly told him.

"Furthermore, it is said that just a few thousand years ago, someone had found an incomplete Immortal Scripture in the Astral

World.

Later on, that person becone of the best cultivators in the continent, and only a few can match him,"

Kimberly enthusiastically added as soon as she noticed the interest in Austin's expression.

'An incomplete Immortal Scripture!"

These words shocked Austin. As the thought of coming to this place filled his mind, he grew even more excited at coming to this

ancient place.

As Kimberly gave a satisfying finish, she smiled at Austin and looked at him, waiting for his answer.

Austin looked at Kimberly, and without hesitation, he asked in surprise, "Are there really immortals in that world?"

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