The day was sunny but the sky was still a bright shade of blue. A lone figure could be seen moving
swiftly among the mountains and hills.
The mountains that surrounded this area stretched in all directions and looked fantastic even from a
distance. Among those peaks, a huge one stood higher than all the others and touched the clouds.
This impressive place was the host to Sun Sect and therefore, this particular mountain was called as
the Sun Mountain.
Austin had spent most of his life in the Sun Mountain and he was recalling his childhood days right
now.
Obviously, he regarded this place as his home and was very anxious to return.
When his eyes fell upon the mountain which had been his home, his pace quickened in anticipation.
Very soon, he reached the mountain.
Since he had not seen Evan and Herbert for a long time now, Austin decided to go to their place first
and to see how things were at their homes.
Also, he had not been in contact with the disciples of his own team for a long time as well. He needed
to check up on them too.
Although he had set up his own team on a mere whim, his disciples were still loyal to him and he
thought he should be nice to them.
It didn't take him long to get to the house where Evan and Herbert were residing. Austin had gotten it
from Marvin after he had defeated him publicly.
Since he had become a principal disciple now and moved to a cave, he had asked Evan and Herbert to
move into this house.
However, as soon as Austin stepped near the yard gate of the house, he sensed that something was
wrong.
There were too many strangers in the yard right now.
Judging by their clothes, some of them were disciples of Sun Sect but others seemed to be from
somewhere else.
"You two bastards! You're no better than pigs and dogs. Come on, tell us quickly! Where is that coward,
Austin, huh? Where has he hidden himself? He's like a tortoise you know! Only we can't find the shell!"
Austin heard a voice.
"Shit! These guys are so stubborn! But good! Because if they do not reply to my question at once, you
can slap them as much as you like. Let's see how many slaps these two devils can bear!"
The voice was barbaric and made Austin furious at once.
Then he heard the sound of repeated slaps.
"Pfft! You are actually a coward. You're both jackals! All of you guys are! Tin is a straight man and a
huge hero! You are being arrogant for the moment. Let us see you behave like that when Tin comes
back! You're gonna be getting down on your knees to beg for mercy!"
This was Evan's voice and he sounded enraged.
"Very good Evan! You are getting better at talking! So talk this! He's gonna be dead pretty soon!"
That must have been Herbert.
Hearing what the two said, Austin felt a warmth in his heart. His friends really were loyal.
"Ha ha ha! Austin is such a bad guy! Why would I fear him?
Let me tell you the truth, boys! Austin has done something horrible and now has been declared a traitor
of the Sun Sect.
Elder Luo has ordered us that as soon as we see him, we arrest him.
Hmph! Let's wait and see. Austin is so arrogant and I've hated him for a long time now! Even we inner
disciples did not get an opportunity to become principal disciples. So how the hell is he qualified to
become a principal disciple directly? He was only an outer disciple earlier on!
I am sure you both know where Austin is. So tell me! Tell me now! Where is Austin?"
Then the repeated sounds of slaps were heard again.
Austin was puzzled at what the last voice had said. 'What bad things have I done outside the Sun
Sect?
What does that mean exactly?
Is it possible that people high-up in the sect have known that I have killed Johnson Su?
They mentioned Elder Luo. I guess that must be Jaime Luo. There is only one elder with that family
name. Does he want to pick a fight with me?' Austin asked himself in his mind.
"Tell us! Hurry!"
Slap! Slap! Two more slaps were heard.
Austin got enraged and decided now was not the time to think about Elder Luo.
He walked into the yard as fast as he could.
Inside, dozens of people were standing around Evan and Herbert, who were black and blue all over.
In front of those two disciples, a disciple of the Sun Sect was standing and staring at them
aggressively. His sleeves were rolled up and his hands were red from the repeated slaps he had
landed on the former.
"Let me see how stubborn you two can be! If the two of you do not tell us where Austin is, I am going to
beat you till you open your mouth!"
When he was speaking, his hand moved again about to slap Evan in the face once more.
Evan glared at him with the demeanor that suggested he would rather die than give in.
He was about to be slapped again when suddenly, a hand approached the Sun Sect disciple from his
back and held his wrist tightly. It was like a demon had gotten hold of him.
No matter how hard he tried to struggle, even if he used all of the strength at his disposal, he could not
budge his wrist.
At the same time, he saw a handsome face appear in front of him and gaze at him calmly.
"Austin!" the disciple recognized him immediately.
A few days earlier, Austin had attended the Top Ten Outer Disciples Ranking Challenge. He had been
qualified to be promoted to the rank of a principal disciple, and almost everyone in Sun Sect knew his
face now.
So that disciple who tried to slap Austin recognized Austin as soon as he saw Austin's face.
"It's Austin! Austin's come back!"
There was immediate hubbub in the yard
like water kept in a pot had finally started to boil. Some of the disciples, scared witless of Austin, slid
away quietly.
Everyone stared at Austin. A moment ago, they had all been focused on Evan and Herbert and none of
them had noticed when Austin had slipped inside.
"Tin, you came back!"
Evan and Herbert shouted delightedly.
"Is that Austin? Kill him! Now!"
The disciples started to shout.
Austin's gaze swept at those people like sword radiance. As soon as his eyes would reach someone
else's, the latter would lower his gaze and would not dare to look him in the eye.
Everyone had the feeling that Austin's strength was higher than they could imagine right now.
Austin now gave off an aura of power naturally since he had reached the premium stage of the Earth
Realm and his body had successfully practiced the third stage of the Overlord Body-refining Formula.
Added to that was his mastership of the fourth level sword intent and the fact that his spiritual sense
had greatly improved.
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