After resting for a while, Austin started his journey again. He was more determined to cultivate and
become stronger.
At noon of the following day, Austin found a dense sheltered forest.
He scanned it and suddenly sensed something dangerous.
He immediately hid on a hill outside the dense forest, gazing afar over the sky of the forest and looked
very stern.
He saw huge black figures hovering over the sky of that dense forest. These figures were spiraling
above him closely, roaring clamorously. At once, the entire dense forest was shrouded by something
ruthless and fierce.
The huge figures were level-three blue-scaled eagles.
He hurriedly took the map out from his pocket. And as he thought, the forest was indeed the habitat of
blue-scaled eagles. He accidentally came here because of his carelessness and negligence.
From what Austin knew, blue-scaled eagles were sturdy, strong, and powerful. They were covered with
feathers which were as hard as steel that they used them for defense.
They attacked their opponents by using their sharp claws and feathers. They were even able to easily
tear irons and rocks.
Some senior cultivators estimated that a blue-scaled eagle could attack and prey their quarries when it
dived to their targets. With the aid of their sharp claws and wings, these blue-scaled eagles were
dreadful like nightmares.
The blue-scaled eagles were ferocious social animals. They would usually swarm forward when they
encountered their prey.
Even the senior cultivators at the Earth Realm of vital energy were reluctant to get close to a flock of
over thirty blue-scaled eagles.
"Damn it! There are more than twenty blue-scaled eagles in the sky. If I go inside that forest, I will
surely die instantly when they all approach me. For sure, I will be shredded into pieces!" Austin
mumbled to himself.
Staring at the blue-scaled eagles flying over that dense forest, Austin got a little flurried and anxious.
While lost in his own thoughts, he suddenly heard a shrieking scream. A blue-scaled eagle was flying
towards Austin's position.
'What the hell? Did they spot me?' thought Austin.
Out of fear, he dodged away immediately and rolled into a cluster of wild grass. He held his breath and
huddled up there motionless.
The blue-scaled eagle flew above Austin. After a few moments, the eagle returned with an about four
or five meters long healthy wildcat hanging on its sharp claws. The wildcat was apparently killed with its
body covered in blood.
Upon seeing it, Austin hurriedly but quietly moved. He moved closer to the dense forest and hid behind
a huge and tall tree. He climbed up to the tree agilely with the aid of his vital energy.
When he reached the top of the tree, he sat down on a branch where he could hide and observe at the
same time. And at that moment, he felt relieved.
Based on his current strength, he couldn't just rashly step into the place of level-three demonic beasts.
Austin just sighed at the thought of this.
Usually, only cultivators who had reached a level higher than the Earth Realm would wander in this
forest.
... ... ...
As he was waiting at the top of the tree, Austin suddenly heard a clatter of footsteps approaching. The
sound of footsteps grew louder and nearer.
It was mid-afternoon, and the sun had showered its light onto the ground of the dense forest. Austin
looked down and clearly saw the figures who were coming—three young men and a young woman.
The woman was in her twenties. She was tall and slim, featured with a fair complexion, beautiful
eyebrows, and an aquiline nose. She looked a little frivolous, shy and unnatural.
The three men, on the other hand, were in their mid-twenties, dressed neatly and looking composed.
They all looked at the woman, apparently infatuated by her good looks.
They were cultivators at the Earth Realm.
Austin intuitively felt that the group was mightier than those at the Energy Gathering Realm.
'Are they cultivators from other sects who have come here for a trial?'
Austin asked himself. From what he knew, many cultivators at the Earth Realm of vital energy were
cultivating outside the Grand Desolation Mountain.
All these cultivators always cultivated in places where level-three demonic beasts lived. Some mighty
cultivators at the Earth Realm even wandered in areas where level-four demonic beasts lived.
Austin never expected that he would meet four cultivators of the Earth Realm of vital energy in this
place.
He remained sitting on the top of the tree, motionless and still holding his breath.
He was sure that cultivators from different sects might show up outside the Grand Desolation Mountain.
Usually, aggressive competitions existed among these cultivators. Each had personal schemes and
distrusted each other.
Cultivators usually fought against each other for personal gains.
They even fought just because they disliked each other.
Some independent cultivators who didn't join in any sect lived on killing others, robbing their property,
and burning corpses to destroy evidences.
With these in mind, Austin didn't want to get himself caught in the middle of this mess. As much as
possible, he wanted to avoid unnecessary troubles for himself.
Suddenly, the woman in the group burst into laughter that sounded sweet and gentle.
"I have come here many times and it's a tranquil and hidden place that people rarely visit," said the
woman in a coaxing voice. Her voice had an effect of numbing people.
In addition, her lovely smile and glittering eyes looked quite attractive! She was one of the most
beautiful women Austin had seen.
After the woman spoke, a man suddenly laughed in a wretched manner. "Lois, I bet this place is special
for you. Did you have sex with Scott here?"
Although this man had a deep voice, he appeared to be cunning and mean as he spoke obscenely.
His face was even filled with delight as he talked to the woman.
It seemed that for him, saying dirty words to a pretty girl was a great pleasure.
Without getting angry with his words at all, Lois replied frivolously and affectionately to that man," Elton,
I told you already. Scott and I already broke up. I hate him more than anyone. You have no reason to
be jealous."
The woman chuckled.
At that moment, another man chided in," Lois, why did you bring us here? Come on, just tell us and
let's be done here."
The bright smile on the woman's face suddenly vanished. Her charming face immediately looked pitiful
and miserable. At last, her eyes turned red and tears suddenly fell down her cheeks.
"Hey, Lois, what's wrong?" all the men in the group asked at the same time. Their voices sounded
concerned. Their instinctive masculine desires for protecting weak women showed.
Austin, who was still hiding on the top of the tree, couldn't help smiling. This woman had tricked the
three men with her acting skills. They were totally under her control.
It was funny that these three strong men could be easily tricked by the woman.
Anyway, only on-lookers could see the real score of the game. Even heroes fall at the hands of a
beautiful woman.
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