The Supreme God of Martial Arts
Chapter 217 Becoming A Principal Disciple (Part One)

Everyone present was shocked when Austin was able to withstandTimothy's all-out blow. A single punch from Austin had ensuredTimothy's exit from the arena. Everyone had thought that Timothywould win beyond any doubt. It felt like everyone's brains had frozen atthe unexpected outcome of the fight.

The pin-drop silence went on for a long time.

A cultivator who was at the Earth Realm had been thrown out of thefield by just one punch from a cultivator of the Energy GatheringRealm! How was that even possible?

After what felt like a long time, the murmurs began and then grew intofull-blown discussions and arguments as people seemed to replace theirtongues after the shock. They were loud enough to bring down the sky.And all these were because of what they had just witnessed! A miracleindeed that a cultivator of the Energy Gathering Realm had skipped arealm and beaten a cultivator of the Earth Realm!

Austin's cultivation base was also at the Earth Realm. But he had usedthe Magical Aura-changing Skill from Violet and concealed thefluctuations in his vital energy. He was also adept at managing it inbattle, only showing enough vital energy force as justified the ninthlevel of the Energy Gathering Realm. This had made sure that nobodypresent had any idea about his actual strength, not even thosebelonging to the highest level of the Sun Sect like Sect Leader Theonand the six Elders.

Austin hid his actual cultivation base because of a few concerns that hehad had. Firstly, he wanted to keep a low profile here. His experiencefrom three years ago had helped him understand that people whoexcelled would become targets of unwarranted attack, just like how thehighest tree in the forest bore the brunt of the strongest winds.

Plus, he didn't want his enemies to know what his actual cultivationbase was, especially Jaime, who was one of the Elders in the sect. Austinhad the feeling that Jaime was the one behind the secret attack threeyears ago. Bryan and Roger, two others belonging to the Earth Realm,might have been the other two attackers

He was only recently promoted to outer disciple again, which hadprobably attracted the attention of his opponents. He wondered if heperformed exceptionally well, his enemies would swarm around himagain, and might be afraid of his fast growth and thus would kill himone more time.

Even though his cultivation base was at the preliminary stage of EarthRealm, he felt like he was not strong enough to avenge himself.

Roger and Bryan could be easy to tackle with. Jaime's cultivation basewas the lowest among the Elders. But still he was at the premium stageof the Earth Realm.

Moreover, according to gossip, some of the Elders in the Sun Sect hadalready reached the Mysterious Realm.

The five sects of the Violet Orchid Empire seemed to get along wellwith each other. But the truth was, they had actually been fightingsecretly all the time. All these major factions were intentionallyconcealing their real strength,

A major example was how the Sun Sect had always maintained thatonly their Sect Leader, Theon, was at the Mysterious Realm.

But everyone knew that as one of the five major sects, the Sun Sectcouldn't rely solely on only one cultivator at the Mysterious Realm tosupport it.

So, it was taken as an unspoken truth that most of the six Elders of theSun Sect had already reached the Mysterious Realm.

Some even went as far to speculate that there was a former Elder in theSun Sect whose cultivation base was the strongest of the whole Sect.Once he had taken all these factors into consideration, Austin could nolonger rest easy when it came to taking revenge against his enemies. IfJaime really was at the Mysterious Realm, then even a hundred Austinsbanding together wouldn't really be a match for him... ..

Back at the square, Theon and the six Elders were stunned at howeverything had changed. When they looked at each other, they foundtheir own shock reflected in the others’ eyes.

"This boy, Austin, is only at the ninth level of the Energy GatheringRealm but his vital energy is much stronger than other cultivators whoare at the same cultivation base as him. It can be figured out that theskill that he cultivates his vital energy is much more powerful than theothers’ skill

His physical strength is also exceptional, going by his punch, whichaccording to me was in the thousand-pound range. His bodymovement skill is brilliant, and what's more, he seems to haveunderstood level two sword intent. All these add up to the point wherehe can unleash his great power when the time comes!”

Theon was at the Mysterious Realm level, his eyes as sharp as they got.He had interpreted Austin’s situation to precision and his explanationwas on par with reality. Austin would have been very surprised if he hadheard what Theon had said.

Most of the Elders nodded in agreement.

Only one of them, who was short but eagle-eyed and energetic,snorted contemptuously.

"The young boy was really crafty. He took advantage of his bodilymovement skill to sneak up on Timothy and attacked him from behind,"he sneered.

"If Timothy could run his vital energy to form a defense around hisbody, this boy would never break through the vital energy covercondensed by a cultivator at the preliminary stage of the Earth Realm,even if he has a thousand-pound super force!

So, as far as I am concerned, Timothy has better skills than Austin, whowon by pure trickery just now.”

"I disagree with you, Elder Luo. Austin did attack Timothy secretly, butsuch an attack is part of his strength. The real strength of cultivators isnot only based on their vital energy and cultivation base, but also onthe cultivators’ talents, adaptability, and practical experiences.

Austin can understand level two sword intent and he has alreadyproven his talent in martial arts. With his cultivation base at the ninthlevel of the Energy Gathering Realm, he dared to face a cultivator underthe Earth Realm, and took the risk of attacking him, proving that he hasrich combat experience. He must have gone through hundreds ofbattles to accumulate such great experience.

Anyway, he is at the ninth level of the Energy Gathering Realm and justdefeated a cultivator of the Earth Realm. Do you think that he is simplya crafty person?”

A tall, ruddy-looking Elder analyzed. His explanation sounded alsoreasonable.

However, Elder Luo sneered again, expressing his disapproval."Humph! What a load of nonsense you just unloaded, Elder Jiang! SectLeader, I propose to cancel Austin’s qualification! As an outer disciple,Timothy is someone who was able to reach the Earth Realm by usinghis own efforts and without the preferential cultivation resources fromthe sect. It is obvious that he is genius in martial arts, which is exactlywhat our sect needs!

As for Austin, I've heard that he was at the ninth level of the EnergyGathering Realm three years ago, and he's still at the same place. It ispossible that there is just a minuscule chance that he might reach theEarth Realm anytime soon, or none at all.

So why are we wasting such precious time and opportunity in makingsure he becomes a principal disciple?"