The Supreme God of Martial Arts

"In other words, the reason there is power contained in the pit is because South Marine Saint left skind of enlightening power

there?"

Austin stared at the ground while his fingers stroked his chin. He could not cup with any other explanations. From his

knowledge, the traces of the power that were emanating from the crater resembled the enlightening power.

"Yes. | think you are right.

At first, | thought that South Marine Saint might have obtained the law power.

However, after carefully examining the traces left from her power, | discovered she only possesses the enlightening power.

In my Sect, all the stewards have mastered the enlightening power, so it is easy to recognize it.

It appears that | overestimated the power of that old fool. She's nothing special, "

the FlEmperor explained, laughing at the end.

"I see.

| know sthings about the enlightening power, but not enough to understand it completely."

Austin added, nodding in agreement. The Flemperor raised his eyebrows in shock and then crossed his arms, frowning.

"You are such a freak!

You've only been trained about the Primal Holy Realm. How cyou can understand the enlightening power? This is ridiculous!

| have seen many geniuses birthed. However, you and your gifts could make them all crawl back into the wombs they cfrom.

Even | failed to comprehend the enlightening power! When | was in the Emperor Realm, | tried to master it, but my attempts were

pointless.

You must have the strongest soul energy of anyone | have ever met. Otherwise, there is no way you could even begin to

understand the enlightening power. It is far beyond your wisdom and skill.

It is hard to believe you are telling the truth. However, I'm not willing to go down there myself. Perhaps, since you can sense the

enlightening power, you could travel into the pit alone and study it? Imagine how much it will further your training and improve

your skills..."

The FlEmperor smiled bitterly. His eyes glowed up at Austin, who appeared to be pondering the mission.

Like many of the others, he also seemed to be jealous of Austin's unique gifts. He beckoned him forward. Austin hesitated before

puffing out his chest and stepping forward.

"Fine. I'm curious so I'll go deeper into the crater."

So, Austin walked towards the edge of the crater and peered down. Darkness swelled before him like a hungry mouth, waiting for

him to fall in. He gulped and stabilized his body for a second time. Clutching tightly onto the jagged sides, he slowly descended

into the steep crater.

Several minutes later, Austin was now floating somewhere deeper than before. He looked upward at the circle of light that

immediately tempted him to return to the surface. He must have traveled six hundred meters in depth. He stomach turned as

silence pressed down on him.

He could feel, like blood rushing through his veins, a wave of energy hit him. It was warm but the feeling of stillness afterwards

sent chills cascading down his spine. It felt more intense than it had before. He waited for the vital energy force and palm intents

to attack him, standing with his legs spread and his arms at his sides.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Before he could react, a powerful vital energy force had begun to fly towards Austin like a tsunami, roaring and surging. He flinched

and covered his face with his arms. Terrified, he could not think of what he could do to stop the attack.

As he panicked, thousands of palms created by vital energy force started attacking him from all directions. He felt squeezed and

squished as they wrapped around him like a boa constrictor.

Austin could not breathe. He felt like a helpless boat on a stormy sea. Waves were thrashing against him, drowning him as he

struggled to lift his head and find air.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Through the struggling, Austin remembered something. When he had been in his Soul Sea, he had learned to release his Dominant

Spiritual Sense Swordsmanship. It might be long shot but he was running out of options.

So, referring to his previous skills, he transformed the Ancient Dragon Sword in his hand into a white, giant dragon that wrapped

around him, protecting him from being struck by the immense vital energy. Able to breathe again, his skills started to pour back

into his head. He knew what he had to do.

With the dragon still protecting him, he found and sent his demonic avatar towards the forces he was battling. It flew towards the

waves and palms and obliterated half of them.

Despite all of his defenses, Austin was still being constantly hurt. His knees buckled and a cry ripped through his lips.

The vital energy down there slashed him and he fell backwards. His body hit the wall of the crater hard and all air left his lungs.

Austin lifted his head and examined his body as his defenses battled on without him, protecting him momentarily from further

harm. There were several gashes in his skin, all of them dripping with blood.

The pain was intense and he struggled to stand again. Luckily, he had been trained to be strong and had always been more

resilient in battle than other warriors that were at the slevel as him.

He felt around in his Space Ring until he pulled out a small bottle. His eyes scanned over the words "Magic Sea Water". Feeling

elated, he quickly swallowed half the bottle. Moments later, all the wounds on his body stopped oozing and turned pink. The pain

subsided.

Austin pushed himself to his feet, and with a battle cry, he continued fighting with a newfound determination. He fought bravely for

hours until he had defeated his enemy. It took half a day for him to find peace.

Austin recollected his sword and demonic avatar and took a deep breath. The darkness around him now seemed eerily calming.

With his mind and body relaxed, he could begin the next step. In order to gain knowledge of the enlightening power, he would have

to meditate.

Austin took another deep breath and sat in the center of the space. He knew that this was the ideal spot to achieve the most

information about the enlightening power and he wanted to get out of the creepy crater as soon as possible.

After ten days had passed, Austin had finally completed his mediation and slowly opened his eyes. He felt more full, as he always

did after gaining a new power.

"Wow! The enlightening power is indeed more marvelous and rare than | expected it to be!"

Austin exclaimed to himself. His voice echoed back to him from the crater walls.

However, something did not feel right. Even after ten days of meditation and having gained a deeper understanding of the

enlightening power, there were still holes that needed to be filled. He tried summoning the power but nothing happened.

"Well, that was a little pointless. Okay.

Since | cannot gain any more training from this place, | must travel further into the crater. Hopefully, | will find my answers there.

Geez...this place is creepy."

With a shiver, Austin approached the edge of the crater once again. He found handholds and placed his feet precariously on

centimeter wide ledges. As he descended, rays from the light above him faded.