The Supreme God of Martial Arts

"We can talk about it later. How about I arrange a place for you to take rest first? I'll lead the way. Just follow me." Tyler started walking away the moment he finished speaking.

Moments later, they reached near a small mountain.

There were several cottages around it which were surrounded by thick vegetation and tall bamboos. A few ancient trees added more uniqueness and elegance to the cottages.

Although the place was not as luxuriant as the mansions, it gave Austin and Caroline a feeling of calmness. It seemed to be at peace and harmony with nature.

Both of them started liking the place the moment they reached there.

Each of them found a cottage to live in. The two cottages were, of course, adjacent to each other.

Desks and chairs, made of stone, were placed in front of the cottages. There were also teapots, cups and a bag of valuable tea. Austin made three cups of tea. They sat there peacefully. He began to chat with Caroline and Tyler, who were also sitting around the table.

Tyler first began the conversation by sharing the basic information of the place with Austin and Caroline.

"This jade slip records the map, region names of the base and all the crucial matters you need to remember. You will find out all about this place after reading it.

If you have any other questions, you can directly contactusing the jade slip. It can also transmit your voices and spiritual sense." Before Tyler left, he explained about the usage of the jade slip. Then he gave each of them a jade slip to use.

Filled with curiosity, Austin immediately sat on the stone chair, took out his jade slip and began to read it, using his spiritual sense. First he read about the locations of the different regions of the FlHoly Land. He cto know that the base has different regions for elders, principal disciples and common disciples. It also had special places which were used only for cultivation, competition and medicine refinement.

Besides, there were also many rules and crucial matters recorded in it.

Sof them drew Austin's attention instantly.

He was intrigued to know that all the disciples in the base had to participate in the formal competition held once a month. The result of it was taken as the benchmark of their power.

The ranks of all the warriors were updated every month, based on the results of the competition.

There were about five hundred disciples in the FlHoly Land at present. These included a dozen principal disciples, about a hundred inner disciples and three hundred outer disciples.

After reading all the contents in the jade slip carefully, Austin was quite impressed.

He began to understand the implications hidden in the elder's words.

"Indeed, in a place where people exist and where competitions exist, the best way to make progress is to join the fiercest competition," Austin murmured to himself.

'The old man may be trying to remindthat I will face fierce competitions in the FlHoly Land. Probably he wantedto be aware that I will have to fight my way up. And it will not be as easy as it seems!' Austin was thoughtful as he analyzed what the elder had told him earlier.

By compelling all the disciples to participate in the monthly competition, an atmosphere of tension and motivation was successfully created. It also made them working towards their own development without being complacent.

And it was indeed the most effective way to boost the power and morale of the disciples.

In other words, it was also a kind of reward mechanism established to inspire the disciples to cultivate more assiduously.

"This is right up my street. From now on, I shall be more careful and cultivate diligently." Austin made up his mind. He slowly put away his jade slip.

As night fell, the glistening moonlight calong with it. In Austin's sight were the lofty mountains which looked very dreamy and obscure. It made the whole base look like a wonderland.

The starlight reflected on Austin's eyes like resplendent diamonds.

'First of all, I need to prepare for the competition against Howard from the Vasteras Holy Land. He is already at the premium stage of Emperor Realm. It will not be easy forto take him down.

Tis limited for me. I'll have to cultivate with all my strength in the following year. I have to defeat him by myself in the battle ring, ' Austin thought to himself under the sky radiating with moonlight and embellished by stars.

"Don't worry, Austin. I believe in you and I will always stand by your side." It was Caroline. He didn't realize when she cout of her cottage. She sat close to Austin.

Smelling the fragrant odor of Caroline's body, Austin reached out is hands and encircled her slender vaist softly. Caroline did not resist is actions at all. Rather, she fell intc is arms like a little bird. Content elongs to englishThey cuddled each other romantically under the stars. But there was a sting in the tail.

"The moon is bright tonight and the atmosphere is sultry. So I guess it's a good chance for you to flirt with her. And then you could just..." The FlEmperor's voice suddenly cfrom Austin's Soul Sea and he left the sentence incomplete.

"Shut up! Maybe I should place the Spiritual Pot in my Soul Sea so that you can have close contact with it." Austin was unsparing in his judgment.

"Sometimes I really wonder whether you are actually impotent!" the FlEmperor muttered in dissatisfaction. He thought it would be wise to stop the discussion.

The sun of the next morning dawned silently.

Sunshine was cast down upon everything. The mountain peaks were wreathed with mist. The songs of the birds seemed to make the valley musically serene.

Austin and Caroline left the mountainside where they lived and headed towards the library together.

Along the way, they met many other disciples. They were of various ages, swere very powerful, while all were in high spirits. The disciples seemed to be aware that Austin and Caroline were new there, so they politely greeted them.

According to Tyler's story, all the disciples were chosen by that old man, one by one.

Each of them had unique gifts and talents.

After a pleasant walk, Austin and Caroline arrived at the library.

The library had three floors. And there were certain rules to be followed to read books there.

All the outer disciples could read books on the first floor.

Only the inner disciples could read books on the second floor.

The third floor was exclusively set for the principal disciples.

At present, Austin was only an outer disciple, so he was allowed to enter only the first floor of the library.

Austin cto the hall. There were lines of tidy bookshelves that were in sight.

On the shelves were books and jade slips.

Many outer disciples were standing quietly by the bookshelves. They were focusing as they kept reading the books in their hands.

Austin and Caroline split up. Each of them decided to choose books that they were interested to read.

Meanwhile, they also released their spiritual senses to read the cultivation methods recorded in the jade slips. After rummaging through the bookshelves for a few minutes, Austin noticed a book whose back cover mentioned that it exclusively recorded the basic information of martial arts and its realms S He quickly made a decision.

'Fine, I shall begin with this book and get sbasic knowledge about the Divine Continent, Austin thought to himself as he looked carefully at the book he had picked up.

He moved around and found a comfortable spot. He opened the book in his hands and began to read.

The books first introduced the levels of vital energy cultivation base that could be possessed by cultivators.

Austin was already quite familiar with the cultivation levels that were below the Emperor Realm. But he was eager to know about the ones that were beyond the Emperor Realm.

He found the answer in that book. Beyond the Emperor Realm were the Bitter Sea Realm, the Divine Bridge Realm and the Minor- perfection Realm.

However, it stopped at the Minor-perfection Realm and did not mention the cultivation base levels that went beyond that realm. Austin was ecstatic to have learnt the names of three new cultivation levels-the Bitter Sea Realm, the Divine Bridge Realm and the Minor-perfection Realm.

Austin had reckoned that it was just a book that would provide him basic knowledge, so it had no records of higher cultivation base levels.