"What kind of fire is this?
It's so powerful!
It must be one of the eight kinds of sacred fire!"
Looking at the red flame above the old man's head, Austin was both surprised and pleased.
From what he had learned, the most powerful fire in the Absolute Space Sea was the eight kinds of
sacred fire.
But now, he had encountered a much more powerful flame.
"It looks like you have made tremendous progress in your strength over the past few years.
That's good,"
the white-robed man praised calmly, addressing his enemy.
Boom!
Then, there came a horrendous energy surging in the area.
It was another wave of negative emotions!
Austin immediately realized what they were as soon as he saw them.
However, there was something different about this wave of toxic sludge. It contained an unfamiliar
law―something Austin had never seen before.
From what he could infer, the law turned the tide of emotions into a form of energy that could be used
as a weapon.
Initially, these detrimental feelings could only be used to attack the creatures' Soul Sea.
But this time around, the white-robed man transformed the surge of emotions into something that could
harm its victim physically. It was a remarkable feat―a true testament to how powerful he truly was.
Then, another set of deafening explosions filled the area.
After the energy gathered enough emotions, it swiftly transferred to the elder. His face turned instantly
depressed and gloomy.
"Use your mind power to remove these negative emotions, young man.
I have personally witnessed how brilliant your mind power is. I know you are more capable of dealing
with these emotions than I do,"
the elder told Austin through his spiritual sense.
"Okay, sir."
Austin nodded, his face determined.
His previous experiences proved that his mind power was an effective counterattack against this
intangible enemy.
Confident with his capabilities, he displayed his mind power to suppress the negative emotions.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The mind power Austin emitted and the energy from the negative emotions clashed together
dramatically.
"Humph!"
The man clad in white pulled a long face, unhappy that Austin resisted his attack.
As all this took place,
the red flame above the old man's head continued to expand. In the blink of an eye, the fire had turned
gigantic, good enough to cover the sky. It was bursting with overwhelming energy.
This blaze protected Austin, the old man, and the fire source beast from the stream of energy.
While they were safe inside the red flame, the mind power Austin displayed countered the wave of
negative emotions.
The battle was in a stalemate―neither side won nor lost.
"The elder's strength is almost the same as the man in white's. Both of them are very remarkable in
their own way!
This old man was an ancestor of the fire source beast race. He must be a powerful force to be
reckoned with in the Absolute Space Sea during his prime!
Unfortunately, their kind was annihilated because of this man from the ghost race.
He seems to be more powerful and intimidating.
Eons back, Yahir even brought the whole darkness race to kneel down to this demon of the ghost race.
As a result, he let go of the darkness race,"
Austin murmured to himself, his eyes fixed intensely to the two men engaged in battle.
For him, these two masters in front were superior and incomparable to any other he had ever met.
"As the old saying goes, 'there is always someone stronger than you.'
I should always look for ways to improve! Someday, I could be as powerful as them!"
Austin silently vowed in his heart. He gave out a longing sigh.
If he were being honest, he thought he was already powerful. If he kept his steady pace of
improvement, he could be good enough to take on some prominent names in the Absolute Space Sea.
He was confident with his capabilities.
However, when he met such powerful masters, he felt like it took away the wind in his sails. It dawned
on him how much progress he still needed to reach their level.
Compared to the eight leaders of the Time Chamber Sect, the three Lords of Darkness, and the three
Lords of Reincarnation, Austin still had nothing against them―let alone the two top masters in front of
him.
"Is that the best you can do? The original fire doesn't faze me one bit!"
The man in white angrily taunted.
He swiftly moved towards the massive red flame. Then, he gave out a powerful strike to suppress it.
The red flame fought back. It formed fists and palms, fighting against the attacks the man in white
made.
"Sir, this flame has a consciousness of its own. It is much more powerful than the eight kinds of sacred
fire.
What is it?"
the fire source beast asked his senior, his vision fixed on the mighty red flame. Since this element was
his niche, he couldn't help but feel very enthusiastic.
"Of course this flame is powerful, because it is the root of all the fires; the very first one there ever
was―the original fire.
The original fire is also the holy fire of our race. It is our most precious treasure and it holds an
incomparable status.
For the longest time, it has existed within our race.
This is the reason why our race had become so powerful and influential ages back.
When our race was at its peak, we were one of the most powerful ones. We held a high status, and we
were greatly respected everywhere.
Even the darkness race had to humble themselves before us, fearing that they might offend us if they
don't,"
the elder recounted. The corner of his lips formed a small smile.
It was not easy for him to meet one of his kind, and he was a talented junior. Naturally, he was friendly
to him.
"The original fire!?
T-The origin of all the fires!?"
Austin and the fire source beast stammered, ultimately shocked when they learned about the fire's
identity.
Then, countless howls were heard.
A large number of ghost race's creatures appeared in the distance.
They bellowed eerily, and quickly ran towards Austin's area.
The old man raised his finger and pointed it to their enemies. From there, he procured flames from the
original fire and sent it to their direction.
The creatures immediately burned into ashes.
However, there were too many of them. They kept swarming up as if it was impossible to stop them.
Instantly, the time-space around Austin was densely packed with creatures from the ghost race. All of
them rushed at Austin madly.
He knew that the man in white wanted to use these creatures to trap him.
Since he was preoccupied with the old man, he sent these creatures to deal with him.
"How can these creatures even deal with me?"
Austin had killed many of them before without even breaking a sweat. Hence, he was undaunted with
them, no matter how many.
He smirked and immediately used his mind power.
In an instant, more than a hundred worlds of mind power appeared and crushed the creatures
surrounding him.
His mind power was too robust for them to resist.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The creatures were shattered into pieces at the first contact.
However, to Austin's disappointment, they did not fully die.
Eventually, they would reorganize and reappear.
Unless his mind power was strong enough, he would not be able to really kill the creatures at all.
As a result, the two sides reached an impasse. The creatures couldn't defeat Austin, and Austin
couldn't kill them.
62fb1bb41dcb31934bd49bda