The news had gone viral very soon—Elder Hart of the Sky Sect was brutally killed by Austin's conspirator, a woman at the Primal
Holy Realm!
The whole Heavenly Dragon Holy Kingdom was once again outraged because of the death of another prominent cultivator.
Since everyone in the Sky Sect knew that Elder Hart was an excellent cultivator at the Primal Holy Realm, they couldn't help but be
shaken by the news.
Generally, in the Heavenly Dragon Holy Kingdom, a cultivator at the Heaven Realm would be competent enough to gain
considerable prestige and dominance over a certain area of the kingdom. Considering that they were weaker than those at the
Primal Holy Realm, one could only imagine how truly powerful the cultivators at the Primal Holy Realm were!
An average cultivator would regard the Primal Holy Realm as a legendary realm that only a few outstanding cultivators, or rather
great masters, would be able to reach.
But now that such a rare and excellent cultivator who was able to reach this realm, was unexpectedly murdered, furor quickly took
hold of the entire Heavenly Dragon Holy Kingdom.
No one wanted to calm down. Elder Hart's death was a huge loss to the sect, and everyone wanted retribution.
With him being involved in the whole thing, no matter how indirectly, Austin's nwas once again on everyone's lips.
"That Austin guy really had a conspirator at the Primal Holy Realm, huh! It's so astonishing!
Now | know how he managed to capture the strong cultivators at the Heaven Realm from those powerful sects,"
one person remarked to another, his face lighting up because of his newfound realization.
"Yeah, | thought of that as well. At the beginning, | felt strange that Austin—that cocky guy—really dared to defy the powerful sects
of the kingdom.
But now | know why he was so cocky and fearless—he was just backed by a woman who was at the Primal Holy Realm. Kinda
makes him incredibly unimpressive,"
another person exclaimed as he rolled his eyes.
"Well, let's wait and see how badly that bumptious loser will be punished. The Sky Sect lost a strong cultivator at the Primal Holy
Realm. They will certainly waste no tand quickly kill him as a form of revenge,"
someone surmised.
"Humph, you know what? | think that that cocky Austin guy is just too cocky to even know how strong he is.
Yes, he is with a woman at Primal Holy Realm, but | think he is completely oblivious about the fact that there are cultivators at the
Semi-holy Realm within those powerful sects, and their power is far more formidable than his woman conspirator!
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Does he really think that a woman who is merely at the Primal Holy Realm would be able to destroy our kingdom? What a clueless
doofus! In his dreams!"
another person interjected in a mocking tone, responding to others in their small talk.
"Elder Hart was such a rare talent in our sect, but he perished so unexpectedly.
That is just ... unforgivable!
Austin, that barbaric and bloodthirsty guy, he would reap the harvest of his misdeeds. He doesn't deserve to exist in this world
anymore!"
At this moment, a serious conversation commenced within a spacious and lofty palace amid the compound of the hazy Sky Sect
headquarters in a thick haze. The voice of a stalwart man draped in luscious purple clothing boomed just now. His face was stern,
and his mere aura was enough to command the attention of everyone who heard him.
He was sitting in a high back chair which was at the center of the palace and in a higher position than other seats. His body was
gleaming as if he was made out of precious stones. It was the manifestation of his extraordinary power. Being on the pedestal, he
looked down towards everyone with his eyes exuding divine-light-like brightness, and it added to his air of superiority.
Below him were two rows of people in their seats, each of whom also emanated an aura of extrsternness.
The man in purple was their leader, the Sky Sect's top leader, while the others were the elder dignitaries in the sect.
Among those captured by Austin was Keyon, an established and important personality from the Ghost Puppet Sect. Soon, the news
of his abduction was transmitted to the sect headquarters near the Ghost Puppet City.
Inside the Ghost Puppet Sect headquarters, in a roomy secret chamber protected by layers of Restriction Array, an elder wearing
the blackest robe was sitting quietly with his legs crossed.
In front of him was a tall, black puppet.
The said puppet emitted wave after wave of formidable energy that contorted, twisted and even split the space around it.
With his hands, the elder in a black robe performed a series of cultivation formulas and directed all of them to the head of the
black puppet.
He was cultivating the black puppet with his power.
He was so concentrated in what he was doing that he almost didn't notice that a new message was sent to his Contact Jade Slip.
After catching it, he immediately stopped cultivating the puppet and used his spiritual sense to read the message.
"What? Keyon, the Holy Heritor of our sect, was captured by a guy called Austin!"
The intensity of his shout was able to shake the room he was in.
"I order every member of the Ghost Puppet Sect to go out and to track down Austin. We must kill him!
We must rescue Keyon!"
the elder hurriedly replied through the Contact Jade Slip. With anger raging inside his chest, he ordered in a much more demanding
tone than usual. As the leader of the Ghost Puppet Sect, he was anxious to save the pivotal figure of his sect.
Another personage that Austin was able to capture was Nora, a family member of the Song Clan. The news of what happened also
spread quickly inside her hometown, the Song City of the Heavenly Dragon Holy Kingdom.
The Song City was a big city.
The Song Clan founded the city, and so they were the biggest clan residing in it, and they were the most respected people in it.
The city was thus named after them.
"My dear, you must rescue Nora!
If Nora suffers unexpected misfortune—or worse, if she gets killed—I promise you | would also kill myself in despair!"
an elegant woman bawled, her eyes swollen and bloodshot and her voice miserable. Her voice resounded throughout the hall of
the dwelling of the Song Clan.
In front of her was a dignified middle-aged man with a square face.
"Please rest assured, my wife.
| will do everything in my power to rescue Nora," he said in the gentlest voice he could muster, trying to comfort his wife. That
didn't last though, because when he remembered what Austin did, rage began swirling in his chest.
"That bastard! | will kill him! How dare he kidnap my dear daughter! He will pay for everything he has done!" he shouted.
"Boom!" In his rage, his palm landed on the cold-iron table in front of him. In a fraction of a second, the said table vanished into
thin air, leaving no trace that it even existed.
Aside from the Sky Sect, the Ghost Puppet Sect and the Song Clan, Austin also bechated by the other powerful sects in the
Heavenly Dragon Holy Kingdom after they found out that their own disciples were also captured by Austin.
No such thing had ever happened in the kingdom before. No one ever dared, basically because everyone was scared of them. But
Austin wasn't.
For them, it was incredibly inconceivable that such a young cultivator had the guts to dare and offend so many powerful sects.
The five great sects and four great clans, together with several other sects that Austin had apparently crossed, were almost the
most powerful forces in the whole Heavenly Dragon Holy Kingdom.
How could Austin, a young, inexperienced cultivator, dare to defy all these powerful sects by capturing tens of thousands of their
disciples?
It was not something they were willing to let go. For them, what Austin did was a crnot worthy of forgiveness!
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Within a short period of time, all the sects were able to send out a multitude of troops to track down Austin in order to kill him in
every way possible!
"Austin, you despicable little bastard!
Cstraight to the Heavenly Emperor City if you want to save the two friends of yours.
Otherwise, | will kill them both very soon!"
These were the words these powerful sects were transmitting as they went around in hopes of tracking Austin down.
After the combat near the Ghost Puppet City, Austin disappeared without a trace. It was like he never existed. With that, they
devised a plan to entice Austin to cout to the Heavenly Emperor City. Their bait? Evan and Herbert.
The Heavenly Emperor City was a massive city in the east of the Heavenly Dragon Holy Kingdom. The city had a long history.
According to legends, it was constructed by a prominent cultivator at the Emperor Realm in ancient times.
Soon enough, Austin's reply came. "If any of my friends is harmed in any way, shape or form by any of you, none of the disciples |
have captured would survive.
So go ahead and try to endanger my friends if you do not value the people | have with me. Again, | wouldn't hesitate—I would
murder all of the bastards that have ever endangered my friends!"
His tone was serious and menacing. Despite him not being there in person, his rage could be clearly felt.
Wow!
Upon hearing Austin's reply, many cultivators couldn't help but feel scared.
"Is that Austin guy insane? How dare he act so this way!
How dare he threaten to kill all the disciples of such powerful sects and clans!"
someone exclaimed.
"Confronting so many forces all by himself requires both cultivation strength and guts.
Austin is indeed audacious—and in the extrsense of the word,"
another person chimed in, sighing.
"I think his act of defiance is merely suicidal.
Just think about it. If Austin infuriates the cultivators at the Semi-holy Realm, do you think he has any chance of surviving their
attacks?"
someone sneered.