The commotion was taking place by the gate of Austin's house, and the provocative and arrogant words disturbed the entire area.
Amid the noise, a young man appeared, surrounded by the other boys. The lad who stood up straight, with sharp eyes trained on Evan was Billy.
"Bastard! You're courting death!" someone called out.
The crowd saw a figure move like lightning appear beside the boy who was pummeling Evan.
The boy was caught by surprise when he suddenly felt a presence by his side. He was so astonished that he almost thought of retreating.
A badly beaten Evan was black and blue from too many bruises. When he saw this, Austin felt fury bubbling inside him and swore he would not let this go without a fight.
As soon as he got close, he swiftly caught the young boy's hands. There were two cracking sounds, as the boy screamed in pain. Austin had broken both his arms.
Then Austin extended his left hand, grabbed the young boy's neck, and effortlessly lifted him.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtOblivious to his surroundings, the disciple threw several punches non-stop using a third or fourth of the vital energy on his right hand.
The severe beating had the boy screaming and howling in pain and humiliation. He was so terrified that he wet and dirtied his pants and was now filthy and stinking.
Finally, Austin shook his right arm, and the boy fell to the ground and fainted.
Breathing heavily, he asked,” Evan, are you okay?" Slowly, he helped his friend get up.
It was a tremendous relief for Evan to see Austin beside him. His entire body was now throbbing in pain. But he suppressed a groan so Austin would not lose face before Billy and the others.
It seemed that his friend suddenly appeared like a god and gave the boy who bullied him a thorough beating.
After witnessing what happened, the other disciples quieted down for fear that Austin would use his power against them as he did to the boy.
Only Billy remained indifferent. He stood there with his arms crossed and threw Austin a contemptuous sneer.
As Austin was about to beat up the young boy, Billy noted the sixth level wave of the Energy Gathering Real on him. It was undeniable that his skills were not only neat and efficient but also extraordinary.
But not long ago, Billy stepped into the eighth level in the Energy Gathering Realm. Coupled with his martial arts talent, he believed he was in the list of the Top 10 outer disciples.
Meanwhile, Austin was only at the sixth level. So, Billy exuded an air of calmness because the other disciple's power was nothing compared to his.
And Billy was equally assertive that he could kill the young boy who was beaten by Austin with just one motion.
"Ah, Austin. It is you." When Austin appeared, Billy immediately recognized him. The Austin who stood in front of him was the person who ranked first among outer disciples three years ago.
His eyes hardened as he sensed a certain fierceness emanating from the other person with imposing manner. Austin also marginally felt an implicit spear intent from him.
But Austin kept calm and remained passive.
Judging by the spear intent that he sensed, Austin immediately learned that this person had reached the acme of perfection in some kind of spear skills.
Even with just half the power, an outer disciple with that kind of spear intent, however faint, was already impressive.
In general, there were three realms to progress in martial arts cultivation: Minor Achievement Stage, Medium Achievement Stage, and Major Achievement Stage. When a certain martial arts skill reached Major Achievement Stage, it became the practice of intent realm.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmTalent and savvy were necessary in the intent realm cultivation for this kind of martial arts skill. It has little to do with the level of vital energy cultivation base.
This person actually had the cultivation base of half of the spear intent, and his talent in martial arts was nothing to be despised.
"You know who | am?" It was Austin's turn to be doubtful.
"Hahaha! You used to rank first among the outer disciples. Everybody knows you, so yeah, | know you.
It was quite a surprise to see you come back, Austin. But do you think this is still your territory?" His eyes bored deep into Austin's. It elated him that he was now at the eighth level of the Energy Gathering Realm, while Austin was only at the sixth level. It was a great satisfaction for Billy to be more powerful than Austin, who used to be best among them.
"Since you're lower in rank than me now, you should keep your nose clean, Austin. How dare you offend me!" Billy continued,” If that was the case, | will make sure the whole outer Sect becomes aware that you, Austin, who was once the best among outer disciples, is really just a fool, an idiot, and could never rise again. | promise that you will be trampled under my feet like garbage.” Evan was outraged by the remarks.
"Shut up! Do not address Tin as an idiot. You're the fool, the idiot!" But the young boys who hung on to Billy's power yelled at Evan one after another.
"Son of a bitch! How dare you refute Billy!" Another one shouted," You bastard! It won't be long before you and your friend Austin become dead meat. How could you be so aggressive?" As Austin listened to the exchange, he quickly figured out what Billy was doing. He once ranked first in the outer Sect. As long as Billy defeated him, he would earn more prestige.
Billy let a young boy dressed in blue clothes ran up to Austin. The boy stood before the disciple and issued a challenge.
"You idiot! How dare you offend Billy! You had better prepare a coffin for yourself before it's too late.” With a scornful expression, the boy stared at Austin.
But the look didn't faze Austin, whose eyes turned fierce as his body released a Spiritual Sense Flying Needle. The boy immediately felt extreme pain piercing his head and screamed.
Panicked, he scampered off like a frightened rat, and the one thought that ran through his mind was that the guy knew sorcery!