"Sir, I hail from the Violet Orchid Empire. I have spent my entire life there, so I haven't heard much
about you," Austin replied with utmost honesty.
"Violet Orchid Empire. It turns out you come from the faraway small country.
I see. There is an entrance to the Mysterious Nether World in there. That's how you could get in here,"
the Flame Emperor responded after pondering on Austin's arrival for a while.
"Now that you came here, you surely want to improve your cultivation base.
But you should know that it depends on a lucky coincidence.
I need to know your level first."
The moment he finished talking, Austin felt like he was being spied on.
He had a feeling that all his energy meridians, organs and even cells were exposed to the sharp gaze
of the man.
"What? "
An exclamation echoed throughout the room. Having surprise all over his face, he looked totally
different from the composed elder he just had been.
In the blink of an eye, the man slid forward and paused in front of Austin. Grabbing him by his arm, he
sized the lad up with tremendous shock in his eyes.
A screeching pain coming from the arm by which the man held him was killing Austin. The teenager felt
like his bones were crushing into a million pieces, but he somehow couldn't move an inch. Unable to
break free from his grasp, he stood there transfixed and terrified.
"Sir, what are you..."
"Brat, be honest with me. What formula did you practice?" the Flame Emperor shouted at him,
demanding an answer.
"Please let me go first!" Austin demanded, slightly miffed.
He activated his vital energy and focused it on the spot where the Flame Emperor's strong grasp was,
and in the meantime, he released all his physical strength. A few minutes later, he finally managed to
get rid from the tight grip. Affected by the strong power he had exerted, he took a few steps backward
before steadying himself.
The Flame Emperor's power was so fortifying that he had Austin under control by just grabbing his arm
lightly. Rattled and shocked, the young man narrowed his eyes at Flame Emperor observantly. 'I stand
no chance to defeat him, ' he thought.
Austin was careful instantly. Although he was no match against this mysterious man, he had no
intention of standing by and submitting to his fate. He was ready to put in his best efforts to fight
against the elder, once the latter made his next move.
Taking note of the alarmed look on Austin's face, the Flame Emperor smiled friendly and put aside the
astonished expression on his face. With his hand behind his back, he said amicably, "Interesting! Ha-
ha! It looks like you have a temper of your own.
Rest assured. I bear you no ill will.
I just wanted to know the cultivation method you practiced."
"Fine. I cultivated the Golden Sun Scripture." Austin finally letting himself relax a bit.
Considering that the Flame Emperor was a much stronger cultivator than he was, he didn't think that he
would covet his Golden Sun Scripture and take it away from him.
"Golden Sun Scripture... I knew that..." the Flame Emperor murmured absentmindedly, as if he was
recalling his past.
A few seconds later.
He burst into laughter and remarked, "Brat, you practiced Golden Sun Scripture? What a surprise! You
got my cultivation method."
Austin was shocked at his statement. He couldn't believe what he had just heard.
'What did the man mean when he said the Golden Sun Scripture was his?
What's going on?'
Austin was lost in thought, gawking at the Flame Emperor who was laughing out loud.
A couple of minutes later, the Flame Emperor could control his laughter.
"Brat, you must be curious to know who I am, I guess," he began.
He stared at Austin with a welcoming and loving look in his eyes, as if he was talking to his disciple.
"Now that you learned the Golden Sun Scripture and reached this level on your own, it means you're a
potential cultivator.
Come here. I'd like to tell you something. You'll know what's going on."
He sat down on the grass cross-legged, signaling Austin to join him.
Upon hearing this, Austin was much relieved. He walked up to him and sat on his feet.
The Flame Emperor smiled and continued, "I detected Angus in your spiritual soul. I figured you must
have met him."
"Yes. I met him in the Medicine Valley. He was kind to have presented his Scorching Evil Fire to me,"
Austin replied frankly.
'Looks like Angus knew the Flame Emperor a long time. Otherwise, he wouldn't have asked me to
come here to find this man, ' he thought to himself.
"Is that so?
He even gave you Scorching Evil Fire? Looks like he thinks highly of you!
Scorching Evil Fire is something he cherished the most, but he gave it to you.
Whatever.
I'll tell you something about me now," the Flame Emperor responded.
"Please go ahead, sir. I'm eager to know everything," Austin said politely.
"Um."
The Flame Emperor looked at Austin with appreciation before starting.
"Brat, the Violet Orchid Empire you live is a small country in Prime Martial World," the Flame Emperor
said.
"Your country is considered a remote place as well."
"I see," Austin nodded.
He had already heard about the Prime Martial World and knew that he was in that place.
"But there are many spaces other than the Prime Martial World.
I'm not from Prime Martial World. I come from a much more advanced place than that," the Flame
Emperor explained.
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