The Supreme God of Martial Arts

As Austin glanced around, about forty people were kneeling before him.

While scanning the crowd, an idea cup in his mind when his eyes landed on the three sect leaders.

In forced obeisance, the three leaders of the Flying Fish Sect, the Evergreen Sect, and the Iron Palm Sect together with their

disciples half knelt before him.

But deep in their eyes, Austin could read unmistakable unwillingness and resistance.

Apparently, the people of these three sects yielded to him begrudgingly because of his strong power.

Deep down their heart, they were unwilling to kneel to him, so they would definitely stab him in the back once they got the

chance.

Also, speople from these three sects had chased him and tried to kill him. In all honesty, they were his enemies.

"All your three sects are duplicitous, and | really don't think that | need you."

Austin quickly made up his mind.

He raised the Lightning Sword and was ready to killed them.

"Don't kill us, please!"

The three leaders of the Flying Fish Sect and the other two sects and their disciples were terror stricken by the intense murderous

intention in Austin's eyes.

They knew that this tAustin was really going to kill them.

"Please, spare our lives!"

They desperately begged him, everyone kneeling down in earnest plea.

They knew that with only by one slash, Austin could even kill Malick — the very best in their ranks. They simply could not fight him.

Even if they fought as a team, he could make light work of killing all the three sects.

"We sincerely submit to you this time!"

The three leaders knew without a doubt that Austin must have seen through their hypocrisy.

"lI don't trust you, and | know, if | let you off, it will only be a matter of tbefore you turn against me. Why would | want a ticking

tbomb on my hands?"

Austin said coldly, his Lightning Sword, cracking with thunder, ready to strike them down.

"Wait, Master Austin, if you cannot trust them, you can ask them to give you their spiritual orbs.

In this way, you can easily control their lives and keep them forever submissive to your power.

You wouldn't have to worry about the possibility of them revolting anymore,"

Tyson explained, making him pause to think again.

"Oh?"

Austin hesitated for a while.

"Actually, the old castellan Jim, whom you killed earlier on used to control us this way.

That's why | know this kind of the arcane spell,"

Tyson explained.

"The spiritual orb?"

Austin said to himself as he remembered how he had subdued Violet.

Could this method be used to control the human cultivators as well?

He hadn't known much about this before.

"Givemore details."

Eager to learn as much as he could, he nudged Tyson on.

"Yes, they only need to bind their spirits into a spiritual orb which is a vessel for the souls.

Then they will give the spiritual orb to you. And you can control their lives by one single thought, afterward.

There are two requirements for this arcane spell:

First of all, they must be willing to do that, Otherwise, even if your spiritual energy is sturdy, you could not bind their vessel by

force. If you tried, that would make their spiritual power explode.

The second requirement is that your spiritual sense must be superior to theirs, or you would end up hurting yourself,"

Tyson said.

The three leaders’ faces turned nervous.

"I didn't know there was such an arcane spell."

Austin was surprised.

"Master Austin, to show my loyalty to you, | am willing to give you my spiritual orb."

Tyson had made up his mind to surrender. In any case, Austin was going to take over the city, as there was no one even close

enough to challenge him.

To be on the safe side, choosing to back Austin was the wise thing to do.

So willingly, he extracted energy of the spiritual soul from his Soul Sea to bind the vessel, handing over the spiritual orb to Austin.

Readily, Austin received the orb to

seal the master-servant relationship with Tyson at once.

Right now, with a mere thought, if he so wished, he could blow up Tyson's spiritual soul.

He was ecstatic to find that

it really worked!

Then...

slowly, keenly, he scanned the members of the three sects that were still kneeling before him.

They all said that they were willing to regard him as the new castellan.

But Austin took their words with a pinch of salt, because if they got the chance to leave this city, most of them would break their

promises and try to run away.

That wasn't going to happen under his watch. The arcane spell he had just leaned now would be his end gand he was

prepared to take full advantage of that.

He now took his tto study them one by one, looking them straight in the eyes, reading their mind and quietly planning his next

move.

As he studied them, he noticed how everyone was in a real struggle, deciding at heart whether to give him their spiritual orbs or

not.

Finally, Gordon broke the silence.

"Master Austin, | am willing to give you my spiritual orb."

Then he also bound his spiritual sense to Austin.

Next, Jake and about thirty City Guardians all followed suit and bound their spiritual orbs to him.

Effectively, Austin had built up a real master-servant relationship with them.

If he chose to be wicked, he could do with them as he wished, including taking their lives at any time.

But the members of the Flying Fish Sect and the other two sects were still hesitant.

To make his intentions clear, Austin watched them with a not so kind eye, and they knew that when push cto shove, he was

not the kind of person anyone would mess with. In his silence, he was only giving them the chance to settle for a peaceful

settlement.

Otherwise, he would slaughter them all without any scruples.

"Well, listen toand listen carefully. In all fairness, | have given you tto think. But since none of you seems to grasp what is

at stake, my patience is wearing thin. Now, you have less than a minute to weigh your options. If you cannot decide for yourselves,

then I'll be forced to do what | think is the best to do,"