Boom! Boom! Boom!
A powerful and unmatched force of suppression suddenly broke out from the Fire Stela in the elixir field of Austin, which seemed to
be in response.
The potent repressive force dispersed an intent to murder, invading Austin's body along his limbs, bones, veins, and tissues.
His consciousness had completely returned to guard the spiritual tree, having a vague sensation about the outside world.
With a swoosh, many fresh, green leaves twirled nonstop
in Austin's soul sea, cutting and breaking down the blood-red murderous intent that invaded him.
However, the intent was so strong and tenacious that it was proving hard to completely drive out as quickly as he would have
wished.
Austin was surprised to
find that
about a dozen crystal-clear roots the size of his little finger gently waved up.
As he watched, the roots with glittering luster rolled out.
In one fell swoop, they rushed to sweep away the killing spell in the sea.
Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!
Like a gigantic whale gulping water in the sea, the roots produced such a strong suction that dried up the killing spell in the
twinkling of an eye.
Concurrently, the tree kept growing stronger by the minute, together with his own spiritual sense.
'The spiritual tree should be able to guzzle the murderous intent!
Austin was pleasantly surprised at the discovery.
He was blown away by the wonderful work of the tree.
Austin remembered what Wally had said. The tree could absorb all kinds of energy from the environment and turn them into a
spiritual force. If cultivators absorbed that force, they could vastly improve their spiritual sense.
The murderous intent was among the types of energy that the tree could absorb.
Finally, the scarlet energy in his soul was cleared out.
Little by little, he could feel his spiritual sense improving.
Austin was surprised by the unexpectedly killing intent that began to form in his spiritual sense.
At the stime, he also sensed a boost to his martial art skills.
Although he had been dizzy, just a few minutes back, suddenly, he opened his eyes.
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The blood-red color disappeared, leaving his eyes clear now.
"Austin, you woke up at last!"
said Dahlia's father, who had stood by, waiting for Austin to cto.
By now, the man had returned to his normal state — a tall, middle-aged man with thick eyebrows and piercing eyes.
As Austin's eyes cleared, he realized he was in a secret chamber.
Reading the place by his spiritual senses, he knew he was back to the headquarter of the Heaven Pavilion Sect.
"Austin, are you OK?"
Dahlia's father asked.
"Thank you for your consideration, sir,"
Austin replied with a smile.
At the moment, he appeared to have regained full strength. Surprisingly too, he didn't have even a single scratch
"Um, generally speaking, even cultivators above the Tribulation Realm can barely handle the archaic weapon.
Cultivators of the Master Realm might be exploded to death if they use the archaic weapon in a forcible way. The extrenergy
of the weapon is far too much for them.
It's amazing that you killed two powerful martial arts masters with that formidable weapon and caway unscathed after!"
Staring at Austin, Dahlia's father oozed with praises. Certainly, he was impressed
that Austin was safe and that his aura was even stronger than before.
"Austin, something important happened recently in the Triangle Zone.
Would you want to know?"
Dahlia's father asked, trying to see if the subject would pique Austin's interest.
"What happened?"
Austin pressed, keen to find out the details. Through the recent experience, he was pretty sure the Triangle Zone was on the brink
of descending into chaos.
"In the past few days, three major events had dominated the news across the south of the PrMartial World.
Immediately after the auction in the Graystone City, all attendees had been intercepted and murdered.
The incidence had shocked the entire South Continent. Never in history had there been such a great loss of both elders and
disciples from all sects.
The second major development was that due to the losses incurred, all sects in the region began working together, and were ready
to send a joint team to the Triangle Zone to confront the Heaven Palace.
In return, the Heaven Palace was already threatening dire consequences against the slightest provocation.
If any sect in the Triangle Zone dared resist the Heaven Palace's authority, the backlash would be devastating,"
Dahlia's old man explained.
"What's the background of the Heaven Palace?
Their aggression will only earn them more enemies the region!"
Austin was concerned.
"You are right. The path they have chosen will prove to be their undoing, if they don't realize their error and correct it early.
It would be better if they stuck to their longstanding reclusive relationship with the outside world. Throughout history, it has
survived by maintaining very minimal contact with the outside world.
No one knows its real power.
But gleaming from what they have shown in the past two days, so far, | bet they are quite unfathomable,"
Dahlia's father slowly said, a hint of fear showing on his face.
"You're right about the Heaven Palace's strength. I'm pretty sure they are a force to reckon with,"
Austin agreed.
Austin had cface to face with at least five Tribulation Realm cultivators from the sect. Now the Heaven Palace was now
threatening with dire consequences.
The sect also had cultivators from the Astral and the Master Realms.
The auction in the Graystone City had given Austin the opportunity to assess how many sects and at what levels of martial arts
mastery most of the visitors were. And indeed they had left him with quite an impression.
On top of highly qualified members, the sects also had impeccable leadership in the form of elders from the Tribulation Realm.
That meant the Heaven Palace must send out more Tribulation Realm masters in the event of war.
And they would have to send in large numbers of their very best fighters at that level.
The fact that they were so daring, Austin was pretty sure the Palace had both skill levels and numerical advantage to take on any
enemy.
The Palace's aggression was enough to give him clues as to the power on each side.
"It seems, the Triangle Zone might soon be plunged into chaos,"
Austin sighed.
"Well, Austin, since you're OK, | must leave the Triangle Zone and go back to the Heavenly Dragon Holy Kingdom.
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But it may not takelong to return here.
We, the Veritable Demon Sect, will not hesitate to revenge,"
said Dahlia's old man, with a stern look on his face.
"Oh, sir, why not stay here for a few more days?"
Austin was urged.
"No, | can't. There's so much work pending in the sect to deal with.
Thank you, Austin. Without you, my disciples and | would have been injured or even killed,"
the man said sincerely.
"Never mind, sir,"
Austin answered, a contented smile showing at the corners of his lips.
"Boy, your potential is unmatched among all the young guys I've ever met.
Being a good man or an evil man all depends on one's choices. | hope you can graduate to the highest level in the future,"
Dahlia's father said, his eyes fixed on Austin in genuine appreciation.
To people from the Heavenly Dragon Holy Kingdom, Austin was a cruel devil with a bad reputation.
And Dahlia's father, aware about that negative reputation cautioned him to tread carefully.
"Thank you for the advice, sir."
Austin smiled slightly. He had his own principles. He would do anything, whether it was good or evil, as long as it suited his fancy.
"By the way, my leader knows that you entered the Holy Tomb of the Veritable Demon Sect,"
Dahlia's father said suddenly, looking at Austin with a strange smile.
"Oh?"
Austin felt somewhat embarrassed at the mention of that part. He had not only entered into the tomb, but also made a mess there,
almost torn it down.
"Don't worry. My leader doesn't intend to punish you.
He just wants you to meet him so that the two of you can discuss something concerns your cultivation base and your life.
Austin, | hope you could meet him when you are free,"
Dahlia's father said seriously.
"Oh?
It has something to do with my cultivation base, and my life?"
Austin was stunned.