As he sunk to the ground, a rusty taste came at the back of his throat. Involuntarily, his throat contracted and a mouthful of blood came out. He wiped it away and pushed against the ground to get himself up.
The herbal pot's energy started to diminish. It seemed to have used up all of it destroying all of Austin's sword intent and pushing him away.
With a wave of his hand, Steward Meng recalled the herbal pot.
Once again, he infused energy into it.
"Again!" he commanded.
Instantly, the herbal pot once again came flying towards Austin with a furious force.
Realizing that his sword skills were useless, Austin desperately thought about the best alternative. Austin felt as if he were pushed against the wall with no idea of how he would escape. Finally, he decided to go with using Twin Shadow Blades this time around.
"Clang!"
With a crisp metal crash, the Twin Shadow Blades flew back and almost hit Austin himself.
Luckily, Austin managed to redirect the Twin Shadow Blades with his mind and turn the blunt edges of the blades to his side so the blades would not hurt him.
Still, the impact gave him an internal injury. Another mouthful of blood came out of him.
"Haha! One more!" laughed Steward Meng.
Although it took Steward Meng a lot of vital energy to launch the herbal pot, he was determined to prevent a breathing spell for Austin. He was winning and he wanted to keep it that way.
Without the Twin Shadow Blades to protect him, the herbal pot slammed against Austin once again.
Austin gnashed his teeth in frustration as he looked at the fast approaching herbal pot.
"Howl!"
he roared as he stretched his arms. His fists clenched as he concentrated on collecting 1000 pounds of strength in each of them to try to fight the herbal pot.
"Boom!"
A loud sound marked the pot's solid impact. With another massive and forceful blow, Austin came flying backward like a stringless kite. Then, he fell to the ground creating a huge crater on the earth.
He shuffled to his feet. Covered in scars, he looked very worn-out.
Austin did not expect the herbal pot to be this powerful. He was caught off-guard with its capabilities
with no clue on how to defeat it.
Steward Meng, on the other hand, despite having the upper hand, was astonished by the power that Austin had displayed.
He trained for decades to be able to master the herbal pot and hundreds of strong martial artists at Mysterious Realm before him had died because of its power. Austin, however, remained standing even after being knocked down again and again. Moreover, he did not seem so badly hurt. This was not something a typical practitioner could do.
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