Austin was totally lost in a different world as he got indulged and passionately involved in the
cultivation. He had not stopped till he reached level three sword intent. Only after he achieved what he
wanted, he slowly opened his eyes.
'What has happened to me?
All the pains and aches that had overtaken my body have already gone. I do not feel any pain at all!
It looks like the enhancing power and potency of the liquid which was inside the iron barrel have been
absorbed by my body completely!' Austin thought. He was filled with delight when he checked the
scarce amount of liquid left inside the barrel. He was right! Slowly he sensed the force gushing in each
cell of his body. It was as if a powerful storm was flowing inside his energy meridians and blood vessels
freely. It was strange because he did not feel any discomfort, rather he felt more comfortable with all
those forces rushing within his blood stream.
Gradually, a strong force seemed to rise inside Austin's body; he felt like a giant whirlpool swirling
within him. The force flowed in and out of each of his organs, and every point of his energy meridians; it
traveled across each cell of his bones, muscles and skin. He felt it flow eternally through his veins. The
force was as powerful as ten thousand horses galloping ahead without any restraint. It was as powerful
as the storm raging on the turbulent sea.
Each pore, every cell of his muscles and bones was filled with that powerful force! It was seizing his
body and spreading everywhere.
While all that happened inside him, his skin miraculously appeared to have a new texture, like that of
jade. It was clear, smooth, strong and beautiful. Austin realized that a lot of things were changing in him
—not only inside his body but also in his appearance.
Filled with the new power, Austin roared like thunder echoing before it struck.
His voice shook the surroundings. The leaves on the branches of the trees in the forest trembled and
fell to the ground; the birds that were chirping happily a few moments ago were frightened and flew
away in all directions. Everything quivered as if a giant beast had appeared before them from nowhere!
Boom!
Austin leaped out from the big iron barrel. His whole naked body glittered in gold as he stood in the
sun. He looked like a god, dignified and tough, with a tenacity that was so strong that it could never be
broken.
Each part of his body, including the delicate organs inside, had become harder than steel, and tough as
diamond.
His energy had risen so much that his physical body could bear the strike of a ruthless cultivator who'd
hit him with all his might, sparing no effort!
Austin had successfully completed the second stage of the Overlord Body-refining Formula!
He had finally done it!
There was another thing that happened during the process of his learning the second stage of the
Overlord Body-refining Formula. It was unexpected but an extremely good thing for Austin. Whenever
his physical body was in agony, his spiritual sense and soul force became extremely sharp and
powerful. This transformed the level two sword intent deep inside his soul, into level three sword intent!
Huuu!
Experiencing the strength of his powerful physical body, Austin felt that the one million vital energy
crystals he had paid were totally worth it. . . . .
Suddenly at that moment, he heard a disturbance. It was a sound. .
Shoop! Shoop! Shoop!
The soft sounds were heard by Austin and slowly five figures emerged out of the forest. They started
walking ahead. They were moving closer to the place where Austin stood.
"Austin must have hidden himself in this forest. Nearly four hours ago, I had seen him come in this
direction and enter this area. I have looked everywhere for him for hours. This is the only area which
has not been thoroughly searched.
I think he probably would not dare to go back to the Sect or stay in Peace Town after he killed Marvin.
He must be filled with fear as he knows Steward Su will be out soon to take revenge. The only thing
that he can do is to hide himself in this forest.
Hmmm! He is really a cunning coward!"
The five figures were the disciples from the Sun Sect, Johnson's henchmen, who were out to find
Austin.
Among them were Isaac and Merlin, who had found Austin for the first time in Peace Town.
They had been following Austin from far away. As Austin's bodily movement skill was far quicker, none
of them could match up to him. So there was a huge distance between them and Austin, and they
could not see where Austin had gone exactly.
In the dense forest, they searched hard for Austin in all possible areas. After a long time, they came
close to the area where Austin had been cultivating.
"Isaac, if we find Austin, do we have to wait for Steward Su? It is said that he is only one who can
defeat Austin. I am told that Austin is quite powerful," one of the disciples asked Isaac.
On hearing the disciple's words, Isaac laughed and said, "Ha ha ha! What do you mean we have to
keep waiting for Steward Su? Can you be a little braver? We are all inner disciples. Austin is only an
outer disciple. Do you think we, the inner disciples, are not strong enough to win against an outer
disciple? Are you worried that we will be defeated by him?
You must be joking!" Isaac said proudly. Then he took a breath and said, "Maybe you are right. Though
Austin was an outstanding one among the outer disciples yet he has been promoted as a principal
disciple this time. But that is because of his sheer good luck, not his strength, as this time the Sect
decided to choose three principal disciples directly from the outer disciples.
This decision has given the outer disciples, who are far weaker than us, the chance to become
principal disciples.
Hmm! The Sect could have chosen principal disciples from our inner disciples because we have many
disciples who are stronger than Austin.
On the whole, Austin got promoted as a principal disciple because he has an unbelievable stock of
good luck. But that doesn't mean he is more powerful than us. We are the inner disciples! He just
cannot be more powerful than us!
If we meet Austin today, I will show him and you, how weak he is! His identity as the so-called principal
disciple is nothing when he is fighting against the inner disciples!"
Hearing Isaac's words, the other disciples nodded their heads in affirmation. They all had the same
feelings about Austin!
They were indignant at the fact that the high-positioned members of the Sect had decided to choose
the principal disciples directly from the outer sect.
It was true that most of the inner disciples were not only more powerful than the outer disciples in areas
of force and energy, but also had cultivated themselves for a much longer time. This gave them an
edge over the outer disciples, so they resented the decision of the Sect.
Earlier, all the principals had been chosen from the inner disciples. But this time the rule had been
changed. The three principal disciples were directly chosen from the outer ones. This meant that the
inner disciples had a lesser chance to be promoted to principal disciples.
Now when Isaac mentioned this matter, the other four inner disciples felt that it was unfair and were
resentful again. They were trying to get a chance to vent their anger at Austin, who was an outer
disciple and had been directly chosen to be a principal disciple a few days ago! All of them had sworn
that they would teach Austin a good lesson once they found him.
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