It was the emperor who had come to the Blood Wolf Ancestor's rescue. He was the one who had put
out the fire on the poor man. To be frank, even he was astonished at the result. Staring at Austin in
surprise, he spoke on the Blood Wolf Ancestor's behalf, "You're really an amazing young man, Austin.
You managed to even defeat this guy. That's very impressive indeed.
However, today is a big day. Can you let him go for my sake?"
Upon watching the emperor make the flames vanish in a second, Austin was in awe of him now. 'He is
at the premium stage of Sky Realm. Of course his battle force is overwhelming.
The flames I hit the Ancestor were a combination of the power of Scorching Evil Fire and the golden
vital energy from my body. They were supposed to be formidable and impossible to put out. I know that
cultivators who haven't reached the Mysterious Realm can't make them disappear. Even a cultivator of
the Sky Realm can't get rid of them immediately.
But the emperor put them out with only a flick of his wrist. It means that he is really powerful and I can't
knock him down with my sword of vital energy, ' he mused.
"Your Highness, since you are ordering me to do so, I will surely let him go.
However, if he keeps bugging me, I'll not spare his life and I hope you will not hold me responsible for
that."
Austin responded casually.
To be frank, he hadn't found much delight in defeating the Blood Wolf Ancestor. After all, he had
reached the medium stage of Sky Realm, while his opponent had only been at the premium stage of
the Mysterious Realm. If he couldn't have taken him in the fight, he would have been ashamed of
himself.
"He will not bother you, I believe," the emperor replied with a slight smile.
At this point, the Blood Wolf Ancestor's face was pale and bloodless. And as for his right arm, only
some charred, black bones could be seen. He looked more like a pathetic old man than a strong
cultivator.
He couldn't pose a threat to Austin in this condition. In fact, he was in no condition to fight anyone now.
Besides, he had learnt about the young man's strength and was in awe of him now. He was aware that
he wasn't worthy of being Austin's opponent.
Wilson also knew about Austin's real strength from his encounter with the latter in the Mysterious
Nether World. He knew that he couldn't hurt Austin even if he used his wolf wood carving.
After all, it hadn't taken much of Austin's strength to kill nine cultivators of the Sky Realm.
There was a wolf ancestor inside the wolf wood carving, which was considered a sacred treasure of the
Blood Wolf Team. The wolf's strength was equal to a ninth-grade demonic beast which was as strong
as a cultivator at the premium stage of Sky Realm.
Among the nine cultivators of the Sky Realm who had been taken out by Austin, three had reached the
premium stage.
Afraid that the Blood Wolf Ancestor might not give up and continue to fight Austin, Wilson whispered in
his ears, filling him in on the fight between Austin and the nine cultivators at the Sky Realm.
Upon hearing the story, the Blood Wolf Ancestor narrowed his eyes with a frown. He gave Austin an
angry stare, but did not dare to fight on. Instead, he led his men to the entrance without looking back.
Austin watched coldly behind them as the Blood Wolf Team members took leave. 'I'm sure they will not
cause any more troubles for me unless they are totally confident that they can take my life, ' he
thought.
Leo, Caden and Garret had already reported how Austin had brought down the nine cultivators of Sky
Realm in the Mysterious Nether World to their sect leaders. The news had spread fast.
The leaders of the Peripatetic Sect, the Flaming Sun Valley, and the Bloody Hero Gang had started to
fear Austin after seeing him almost slay the Blood Wolf Ancestor in a single move. After all, the three
were only very slightly stronger than the old man. But considering that Austin had nearly struck down
the Blood Wolf Ancestor, they might hold on for a bit longer, but surely would not be able to defeat him
either if they fought against him in single battle.
Having been informed that Austin had murdered nine masters of the Sky Realm, the three sect leaders
looked at Austin with even more trepidation in their eyes.
Overwhelmed by fury, they had initially planned to take Austin down. But now, they had regained their
composure, and sunk into their own thoughts.
They were still eager to end Austin's life, but they resisted that urge at the thought of his horribly strong
power.
They didn't want to end up like the Blood Wolf Ancestor. It would only make them the laughing stock of
the Violet Orchid Empire and their reputations would be ruined.
Eyes sparkling with anger, the three sect leaders wavered and didn't know what to do. After weighing
all the pros and cons, they made a wise decision.
They glared at Austin and ordered their disciples, "Let's go!"
Without even bidding farewell to the emperor, the three sect leaders turned around and took their
disciples out of the square dejectedly.
The crowd saw clearly that four leaders of the five biggest sects had just resisted their fury and had
taken off without daring to make a move on Austin.
They marveled at the Austin's strength, and at the same time, were in awe of him. Undoubtedly, Austin
had become widely known in the Violet Orchid Empire.
It was safe to say that he had become famous due to a single fight.
The emperor beamed at him, "You're incredible, Austin. I bet you had several unusual experiences in
the Mysterious Nether World."
He talked in a tone without majesty and superiority.
He could sense that Austin had already reached the medium stage of Sky Realm. In his eyes, he would
only make a fool of himself if he put on airs before him.
After all, the Prime Martial World was a place where strength was the only factor that decided how
everything functioned. Only cultivators with great powers earned respect. As for the title of the emperor,
it was only a bluff to the common people. Real strong masters of martial arts didn't care about such
empty titles.
"I was not that lucky. I just got a few secret manuals," Austin responded.
He wasn't going to tell the emperor what he had gone through in the Mysterious Nether World.
"Your Majesty, I am worn out after a month's journey. I would like to take my leave and get some rest
now," he continued.
He had no intention of having any further conversation with the emperor because he wasn't sure
whether the latter was his friend or foe.
"Fine. You may leave and get some rest."
The emperor agreed.
Austin bowed to him, turned around, and walked away towards his palace.
"Hi, Austin!"
A female voice resounded from behind him. The maid who had called him out quickened her pace to
keep up with Austin.
"Why are you following me? I advise you to join your sect leader," Austin said.
The maid was Denali.
"My sect leader asked me to thank you for giving me those treasures," Denali explained.
"There is no need for that.
I presented those things to you because we are old acquaintance," Austin replied with a slight smile.
He was quite fond of her as a friend. Under that serious circumstance, she had had the guts to speak in
his favor. If some other disciple had been in her shoes, he or she would have been too terrified to say
anything in front of the leaders of the four sects.
"Well, you'd better go back to your sect leader and companions," Austin urged her.
He had no place for yet another maid in his life.
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