A martial artist at Earth Realm has the ability to use vital energy to attack his opponents. Once he
transcends into Mysterious Realm, he gains the ability to turn vital energy into any form he wills and
use it to strike his enemies.
Sensing the great power of the vital energy palm, Austin stood in awe at his display of immense
strength.
Although he only needed to use half of his vital energy to materialize the palm, it was still something
impossible for an ordinary martial artist at Earth Realm to defeat.
Austin sunk his toes into the ground and pushed against it to perform a massive leap. Summoning the
wind, he managed to instantly move 30 meters away, effectively dodging the attack from Steward
Meng's vital energy palm.
Austin's Wind-commanding Skill had been practiced into the third stage: Using the Wind.
This ability gave him extraordinarily superior speed and flexibility. Furthermore, Austin found himself
had already reached the Minor Achievement Stage of Using the Wind. He had accelerated his prowess
to the fourth stage: Conforming to the Wind.
Barely escaping, the vital energy palm slammed into the place where Austin stood just a few moments
ago, creating a pit that that was one meter high and two meters wide. Loose soil scattered by the
impact surrounded its rim. Cracks appeared like intricate spider webs weaved haphazardly on the
ground.
Austin's smooth escape made Steward Meng's expression grow dark as he eyed him grimly.
Then, he sneered. "Ha, I did not expect you to be able to move like that. Well then, I guess there is no
use wasting my time now. No more games. Brace yourself. The real fight is just about to begin," he
warned.
Now determined to finish the fight, Steward Meng stretched out his hand and a tiny herbal pot
appeared on it. Then, it began to expand. It grew bigger and bigger until it was a hundred times bigger
than its original size, surrounded by its mighty vital energy force.
Austin watched the power of the vital energy force sent out from the herbal pot with a blank expression.
The vital energy palm that Steward Meng conjured was child's play in contrast to the power that he was
seeing right now with the pot. It was nothing compared to this.
'What martial skill should I use to deal with the tiny herbal pot?'
Austin thought to himself. He already mastered a lot of martial skills and they were all quite powerful
too.
Still, they were not enough. They would not be able to hold him up against an opponent at Mysterious
Realm.
"Taste the power of my level 2 sword intend," Austin declared after finally deciding what he was going
to do. He pulled out his Violet Royal Sword out from its sheath. The sword emerged with all its majesty.
The wind around Austin began to blow violently. Then, parts of it solidified, forming into sharp sword
silhouette, sword light and sword radiance, filling the space around Austin.
Suddenly, his eyes flashed and two sword light shot out of them like lasers slicing through the air!
Austin had greatly enhanced the power of sword intent as he reached the Premium Stage of Earth
Realm. This was far more powerful than his sword intent when he was still at the Preliminary Stage.
The raging sword intent swirled as if it were gathering its energy to prepare for a majestic blow. It
soared like a tide pulling the earth towards the sky.
Its violence filled the vicinity. If air were visible, it would have already been reduced to dust and
nothingness just like the falling leaves, flowers, and plants in the woods that were standing in the way
of the flying blades.
The entire forest that Austin and Steward Meng stood on soon became completely engulfed by Austin's
sword intent.
Sword mountain. Sword lake. Sword mound. Sword tomb.
It was a world of swords
with Austin as its supreme ruler.
Austin grinned. "Don't get me wrong, Steward Meng. I never underestimated you. I know you would be
a difficult opponent especially because you are at Mysterious Realm. But now that you only have 50%
cultivation base left, I daresay I have a chance," Austin said, full of confidence that the odds seemed to
have tipped in his favor. Once the sword intent was released, it would keep advancing. This reflected
the essence of the sword principle: determination to progress and move forward, and never backing
down.
Austin didn't move, but the sword intent stirred the wind forcefully, which in turn, sent the surrounding
leaves flying haphazardly in the background. The flying leaves made the place look even more
desolate than it already was.
As for Austin, his senses sharpened. His eyes flashed as energy flowed in and out of his body.
His eyes seemed to turn golden from the fierce energy and power that were all working inside him. He
was so completely shrouded by the sword intent that he almost seemed invincible.
'Aha! Level 2 sword intent!' Steward Meng thought, keeping his thoughts to himself.
Despite his efforts to conceal his reactions, a gleam of surprise on his eyes gave him away. Seeing
Austin's sword intent and its growing force astonished him. Only martial artists with superior abilities
and intellect could manage and understand such skill.
"Impressive level 2 sword intent, I must say. You are indeed quite talented. You might be a worthy
opponent after all. But if you think that your level 2 sword intent can save you from me, I would advise
you to think again.
Take this and feel the wrath of my herbal pot!"
roared Steward Meng.
As soon as he finished his words, the herbal pot glided through the air as he hurled it towards Austin. A
crack echoed through the forest.
Austin reacted immediately, using Violet Royal Sword with Illusory Swordsmanship Skill, to defend
himself against it. Twenty or thirty streaks of sword light flew mid-air, meeting the herbal pot, head on.
At the same time, both the abundant sword intent and sword silhouette flew towards the approaching
herbal pot with a force that tore through the winds and clouds. The blades spun faster and faster until
the herbal pot was completely engulfed by a tornado of wind and swords, preventing it from moving
forward.
"Bang!
Bang!"
With two loud explosions, Austin's sword light crashed violently against the herbal pot. Austin watched
in disbelief as his sword light broke into a million pieces and disappeared. Similarly, the sword intent
and sword silhouette were completely obliterated by the mighty vital energy force of the herbal pot.
Austin's level 2 sword intent was no match for the Steward Meng's herbal pot.
Just as his sword intent disappeared, a huge force rammed against Austin and sent him back dozens
of feet away. It felt like a thunder sending a blow to his chest. He staggered and fell, tried to get up
unsuccessfully and eventually stopped moving.
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