Austin landed on the island quickly.
"Who are you?" a person asked.
The people on the island spotted Austin the instant he appeared.
"Hey, guys," Austin greeted flatly.
He walked toward the meadow unhurriedly.
More than ten men who were dressed similarly had surrounded a young man and a girl.
The young man and woman looked furious.
The group of similarly-dressed men was passing insulting remarks towards the two.
And the man in charge was Mark, the principal disciple of the Ghost Puppet Sect.
Obviously, the other men with him were also from the Ghost Puppet Sect.
"What the hell are you doing here, Austin?" Mark asked in a surprised, alert tone.
He recognized Austin immediately.
Austin had left a deep impression on him as the two had once fought intensely at the Sunset Mountain.
But, he didn't expect to meet Austin again in the Middle World Waters.
"Austin!" the other disciples of Ghost Puppet Sect muttered.
Astonishment reflected on their faces.
People in the Heavenly Dragon Holy Kingdom had been talking about Austin. So they had also heard rumors about Austin.
"Is he Austin?"
"I thought he was incredibly strong. It looks like | overestimated him."
All disciples of Ghost Puppet Sect except Mark stared at Austin as they discussed with each other.
Amazed and excited, Mark slowly made his way toward Austin.
He was reminded of rumors that he had heard about Austin.
It was said that Austin had acquired the Sword Emperor's valuable treasure while at the Sunset Mountain.
Mark had also heard that Austin had taken the Fire Stela with him and practiced superior martial arts skills on the stela.
All warriors coveted these two treasures.
That was why Mark remembered those rumors the second he recognized Austin.
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Greed spewed from Mark's eyes.
Since he had fought against Austin once before, Mark knew of his opponent's capabilities. He understood that Austin's strength
was at par with his own.
But now, Mark had a dozen companions by his side.
And they were principal disciples of the Ghost Puppet Sect. Although they were only slightly weaker than Mark, he was sure that
together, they could face Austin.
In fact, as soon as Austin reached the island, he concealed his true vital energy.
Since Mark had just reached the preliminary stage of Imperial Realm and his spiritual sense was low, he couldn't determine
Austin's real cultivation base level.
The other disciples of the Ghost Puppet Sect also failed to see through the lad's real strength.
Mark was convinced that Austin couldn't get away this time.
"Ha-ha, Austin, | didn't expect you to chere.
Give us all your treasures, or
we'll tear you to bits,"
Mark threatened loudly.
"Guys, surround Austin. Don't let him escape.
He has svaluable items,"
Mark instructed his companions.
The other disciples of Ghost Puppet Sect stopped their discussion and glared at Austin.
"This brat has spriceless treasures?"
"Ha-ha, those treasures will be ours soon."
All of a sudden, Mark's companions smiled wickedly as they walked closer to Austin.
A few seconds later, Austin was surrounded by twelve people.
Meanwhile, three disciples of the Ghost Puppet Sect still guarded the young man and woman.
"Oh, you want to rob me?
Do you think you will succeed?" Austin snapped dismissively.
Judging by their expression, he had guessed what they intended to do.
"No need to waste ttalking. Let's get him! Beat him hard and then interrogate him,"
suggested one of the disciples from the Ghost Puppet Sect.
Now that the disciples knew that Austin had srare treasures, they were excited about fighting him and taking away his
valuables.
"Bow before me," one disciple from the group shouted.
In the next instant, three or four people charged at Austin using their vital energy.
"You're making a fool of yourselves,"
Austin sneered.
He gathered about a million pounds of strength in his fist.
Unhurriedly, he swung his arm, aiming his punch at their fast-approaching vital energy.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
He smashed their powerful vital-energy attacks in a second.
Once Austin's blows landed, his opponents were severely injured. The force of his attack was so strong that they were thrown into
the air.
"Plop! Plop! Plop!"
Their corpses dropped into the sea nearby.
Scarlet blood spread quickly over the sea's surface, dyeing it red.
'What the hell?’
Petrified, the remaining disciples of Ghost Puppet Sect held their breath.
'He killed three Imperial Realm cultivators with one single blow."
The thought sent shivers down their spine.
"He is way too strong. Use puppets to handle him,"
advised a disciple who had gotten over the shock.
The remaining disciples of Ghost Puppet Sect nodded as they released their puppets and instructed them to attack Austin.
Considering their cultivation base, each disciple could manipulate four to five puppets simultaneously.
Their puppets could match or surpass cultivators at the preliminary stage of Imperial Realm.
Scould even equal Imperial Realm masters at the premium stage!
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All of a sudden, over seventy puppets were headed toward Austin.
"I'd like to see how you're going to defeat them.
Even though you are powerful, there is no way you can survive this,"
Mark declared through gritted teeth as he glared at Austin.
Austin's earlier performance had startled him.
But the sight of so many puppets closing in on Austin set Mark's mind at ease.
"Is that so? Do you think you can harmwith these ridiculous puppets?"
Austin countered casually.
He then unleashed the power of two million pounds from his body.
Then with a sly grin, Austin clapped his hands several times, as if he was swatting annoying mosquitos.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
The puppets were thrown away, one by one.
Within a few seconds, all the puppets had been projected into the sky. Sfell to the ground and exploded, while the others
dropped into the sea.
Austin had taken care of all the puppets that had shot toward him in such a short tthat the disciples of Ghost Puppet Sect
couldn't believe what they had seen.
'How could it be possible?’
Stunned, Mark and his companions looked at their broken puppets, their eyes almost popping out.
They were too shaken up to think clearly.
The result was beyond their imagination.
A few seconds later, one disciple from the group snapped out of the shock he was feeling.
"Run!"
he shouted.
Then he leaped into the air in an attempt to run away.
His shouting drew his companions back from their astonishment.
No one dared to think about stealing Austin's treasures now as
Austin had shown how incredible his physical strength was.
After all, he had destroyed over seventy puppets, which could be at par with Imperial Realm cultivators, in two seconds.