The Supreme God of Martial Arts
Chapter 122 A Taste of Power (Part One)

As soon as Austin vaulted off from the vast cylindrical opening of thesteel chamber, a surge of power emanated from his fists. Itreverberated through his body.

Noticing his bare and naked form, he began putting his clothes on.Although it was to be expected, he was still surprised to see thechanges to his physique. His muscles were toned; his figure was refined,and deep inside he felt a little more assured.

He placed his hands high above his chest and began to feel his body. Itwas as solid and adamant as steel.

He was more conscious to the changes in his body now more than ever.He lifted up his sleeves and wondered at his arms. His jade-like armswere both delicate and tough.

Gently clutching his fists together, he heard a snap.

"Ugh!"

He felt power coursing through his veins. It took over him and he gaveout a resonating cry. Stomping the ground beneath him, he thrusttowards a large stump. He moved so fast yet so graceful that he couldeasily be mistaken for an arrow set loose by a skilled marksman"Boom!"

With precision, he landed right in front of the huge tree. His movementwas so fast; it seemed incomprehensible to the untrained eye. Withsheer force, he knocked the tree down from its roots. The tree seemedmonumental that even two full sized adults couldn't bear to hug it, andit fell carelessly from a single blow.

"Boom!"

Unsatisfied with his display of power, Austin set his sight on anothertree. It seemed larger and beefier, almost twice the size of the one hejust fell. With the same speed, he lunged over and sank his fist beneaththe tree's large trunk. Moments later...

"Bang!"

The tree shook violently that splits and fissures slowly appeared,breaking the tree in half.

"Crack!"

The tree broke into two, with both sides falling directly opposite ofeach other. Fragments of wood flew in every direction.

Austin spotted another tree and gave it another blow, and this time ittook the tree less than a second to fall helplessly to the ground.

The dust settled, and it smelled of fresh wood and earth. He left a mess,but all Austin could think of was how awesome it felt. There was somuch potential to the new power he wielded.

He observed his surroundings and then he shifted his focus to his fists.It was unharmed, not even a single scratch! Austin felt excited, and heknew it wasn't just because of the adrenaline—perhaps this new powerhad something to do with how pepped up he was

There were no words to describe how he felt, and the power and thefeelings that took over him were unheard of. "This power isremarkable!" Trying his best to replace the right words, Austin said, "NowI'm a humanoid monster!"

He remembered all that he had to go through to achieve such power.He had to take a risk with Lois to eliminate Scott, but he came to realizethat it was all worth it. After all, sheer power comes at a steep price.The culmination of his planning and his scheming led to this absolutestrength. He was contented. He grabbed his belongings and left vigortree.

Something was terribly wrong that Austin started to feel a suddenchange in his surroundings after a while of traveling on foot. He senseda creeping presence a while back, he chose to observe instead of actingharshly on impulse but Austin knew it was time to react. With the use ofhis spiritual senses he focused on the watchful eyes that lurked in thedark.

The trees in front of him swayed against the wind, moving as ifsomething behind it caused the unnatural motion. Suddenly, a dark,looming figure emerged from the tree line. It had the figure of a largeape covered with strong and sinewy coat. With a clenched fist, the largeand ominous figure came swinging at Austin.

Standing at least more than three meters tall, the monstrous shapecame crashing towards him like a fevered fanatic. The monster's eyesset on him with only one thing in its mind—to crush him.

“The freak had an unnatural bristled tongue. It licked its similarly sharpand jagged teeth which were more like fangs, ' Austin thought. From itscurved but pointed lips bled a toxic, foamy substance that reeked."Nice! It's a violent ape, the third level of monster beast!" Austinshouted. That was what he needed to test his new skill and his newpower.

He immediately recognized it the moment he saw its figure from thetree line.

It was rare to see this kind of monster in this region.

The monster had a rough overlay protecting it from the elements and asimilarly tough and resilient skin that protected it from magic andphysical attacks. Its face showed only violence and greed.

"Bang-bang! Bang-bang!"

The ground beneath shook and caused tremors that tore the earthopen. Each step the monster took left a cavity on the ground ittrampled on.

For the monstrous ape, all it saw was a frail and fragile target which itcould take down with one blow. Boldly, the monster approached Austinwithout caution. The beast swung wildly, yet was totally unaware of thepower his target possessed. After all, Austin did look like an easy prey.Austin knew he only reached the first stage of Overlord Body-RefiningFormula. He needed to replace an opponent that could draw out the fullpotential of his new physical matter, and his new elevated self.

There was no one around to test his limits, at least no one except thetrees. Now, a worthy opponent stood in front of him. It was time to putthe Overlord Body-refining Formula to the test.

With a smile on his face, Austin clenched his fists. His eyes flashed as headvanced fearlessly.

The monster seemed astonished but did not pay attention to Austin’sseemingly foolish demeanor. After all, the small and tiny human mightjust be faking it. The ape continued to rush towards its prey. It wassuperior to Austin in size. But the ape soon found out that in this battle,size did not matter at all.

"Boom, boom, boom!"

The monster stopped, and in ape-like fashion; it roared pounding itschest to display dominance and superiority. The monster belched out athundering noise with a poisonous fume. Its roar was deep and sinister,and the sound his pounding made was like thunder. It could really scarethe living soul of a weak-minded human, but not Austin, not in hisoverlord body.

With keen observation, helped by his spiritual sense, Austin saw thatthe spirit in the monstrous ape was both furious and frustrated.

"Fate will decide who is stronger!" Austin shouted, knowing in himselfthat fate would play very little to no part in this opportunity to test hispower.

Austin took a single step that brought him right in front of themonstrous ape, applying the same technique he used when he lungedover the trees. But this time he knew he had used it better. The threetrees he felled gave him enough opportunity to perfect this move.Furthermore, the experience he had acquired from hitting the trees didnot only simply refine his attack skills, but also enhanced his ability todetect an enemy's weakness. In his heart, he wanted to punch themonster right in the face. It'd be visually satisfying and emotionallyfulfilling, but his new instinct told him to aim for the chest. Austin raisedhis hands, and with a powerful blow, he struck the violent ape in thechest.

"Boom!"

Both Austin and the monster knew the sound. They both knew it wasover.

The third level monster beast had the power and the strength to endthe lives of a thousand soldiers, but his lack of speed and dexterity washis downfall. He was no match for Austin to begin with.