The Supreme God of Martial Arts novel Chapter 398

Austin faced off Braxton—the principal disciple of Sun Sect. The two had a grim past with each other which bore a deep hatred that had lasted till this day, thus, they both wanted each other dead.

Braxton's favorite weapon was a long spear, and he had already mastered the level 7 spear intent. In order to intimidate Austin and show-off his skills, he proudly displayed the Wildfire Spear Skill, and a blazing wild fire suddenly enveloped the whole battle ring. The flame spread so fast like a very dry forest suddenly set on fire.

The flames were so hot that the solid ground of the battle ring started cracking in some areas, which looked like a field that had suffered from a long time drought.

Austin was astonished at Braxton's cultivation base.

Back then they were both outer disciples, and Austin had always overpowered Braxton. He wasn't expecting that Braxton would make such a big breakthrough and had improved so much both in martial skill and the level of power only within the span of three years. It was truly unbelievable.

He speculated that the leaders of Sun Sect had invested a lot in Braxton. They might have trained him to death and taught him many skills. And he had been exposed to different real life experiences which contributed to his cultivation.

For a cultivator, apart from talent and diligence, resources, luck and unusual real life experiences were also important for one's cultivation. Honestly, most of the cultivators went through different experiences which helped them grow and improve their cultivation base.

Austin instantly activated the level 7 sword intent, which formed an invisible dome of sword aura shielding him from the blazing inferno.

But the purple wild fire Braxton had released was aggressively powerful and overwhelming, Austin's shield might not last long against its strong intent of destruction.

This stunned Austin beyond belief.

It had never occurred to him that the skill Braxton had exerted would be so powerful. He could feel that the wild fire was quite overwhelming.

The protective dome formed by the sword aura started then to bend and twist, like a bubble being blown away, and it was about to be broken.

'Level 7 sword intent vs level 7 spear intent, ' Austin thought. He realized that the sword intent he released was slowly being controlled and overpowered by the spear intent so easily as if it was nothing.

Obviously the Wildfire Spear Skill Braxton had displayed was incredible, and it seemed to be more powerful than the Illusory Swordsmanship Austin had practiced. It was like comparing a hill from a mountain, and the difference was quite large.

'Looks like the martial arts skills have an influence on a cultivator's battle force, ' Austin instantly concluded.

"Go to hell Austin! You'll be burned to ashes soon!" Braxton shouted, his face contorting in anger and pride.

His spear then suddenly released shadows, and the whole battle ring was instantly filled with spear shadows. They were like demons spirits roaming around.

"Spear Shadow Skill!"

The purple fire together with spear shadows simultaneously struck the dome that Austin had activated. They came like rain pouring over the shield.

Each wild fire contained enough heat and power to burn everything in the world and even destroy the space. It was as hot as the sun itself.

Crack! Crack! Crack! Crack!

Holes slowly appeared on the sword aura which shielded Austin. But Austin still held his ground.

Everyone in the crowd thought that Austin was about to lose. They thought that Braxton was just too powerful for Austin to handle.

"Hahaha! Look at you, Austin! I know you reached the premium stage of Earth Realm and you have strong physical strength. But luck wasn't on your side today because you were so unlucky to have met me. The Wildfire Spear Skill I just displayed is a fifth-grade martial arts. In the past few years, I have practiced hard and I have finally reached the Minor Achievement Stage.

I'm confident enough that I can take you down easily. This is just way too easy.

It's truly shocking, Austin! Back then, you were the best outer disciple; you looked down at us. You were so proud and full of yourself. Where did all of that arrogance go Austin?

But now I am much stronger. I can kill you without even exerting so much spiritual force. You have seriously become so pathetic.

I'm going to show everybody that I am the real genius in the Sun Sect while you're nothing but a loser who lost all of his confidence," Braxton declared smugly.

He didn't think Austin could withstand his attack, and he was convinced that victory was his for the taking.

"Oh? Is that so? You actually think that the likes of you can defeat the likes of me?"

Austin responded casually, without showing any panic on his face and a hint of humor in his tone.

The level 7 sword intent was one of Austin's best skills. That was why he was still composed even though his opponent had the upper hand. Narrowing his eyes at Braxton, he sneered, 'Enjoy the few minutes of victory. I'm going to teach you a hard lesson, one that will torment you for the rest of your life. I'll have the last laugh! Just wait and see.'

Austin surmised that the level 7 spear intent and Wildfire Spear Skill were two skills that Braxton were proud of the most. He had already shown his strongest cards right off the bat. But as for Austin, he hadn't even shown his real power yet. His was just the tip of the iceberg.

Austin knew that he could take care of his opponent easily if he became serious about the match, and showed off his true power and skills.

But he had no intention of finishing off Braxton so soon. He planned on killing him slowly so that he could see him suffer.