The Supreme God of Martial Arts
Chapter 57 The Golden Sun Scripture

Austin grilled the little monkey, trying to get as much information aspossible.

"Honest! I don't know anything else! I just got it a month ago, and I'vebeen hunted ever since, which hasn't left me much time to study it!"replied the little monkey, who was on the verge of crying.

"Oh really?" challenged Austin as he rolled his eyes doubtfully.

"Yes, really! I swear! Solemnly, with a Heavenly Vow! On this, the vitalenergy stone in your body, I have told you everything I know," pledgedthe monkey hurriedly.

Every cultivator was afraid to break a Heavenly Vow; if they did, by therules of God, they would be punished.

"Well, alright. Since you've given your vow, I believe you. But, all thesame, you're going to be killed by me because I've made your life somiserable, and you must harbor a deep hatred for me. If I don't kill younow, I think you will be a threat to me in the future! I'm sorry!"commented Austin as a sly smirk appeared on his face.

Using his mind, his Spiritual Sense Flying Needle wasn't dormant anddarted at the little monkey's spiritual soul.

"No, no! I don't hate you! I swear!" pleaded the monkey anxiously."Don't kill me! Please!" he whimpered as he watched the Flying Needleheaded at him, helplessly.

As the little monkey faced his impending death, his reaction was likeanyone else's, and it didn't matter how powerful he was.

Austin was unmoved by the monkey's pleading.

A moment later, the little monkey let out a loud roar as its spiritual soulwas ripped to pieces within the Soul Sea of Austin. Then, the piecesbecame numerous spots of little red lights.

Some of the spiritual soul red lights disappeared immediately, whileothers were absorbed by Austin's Soul Sea.

After absorbing the pieces, Austin was surprised that he felt his spiritualsense power was enhanced quite a bit.

“Apparently, the red light transformed by the little monkey's spiritualsoul improves the effects of my spiritual sense power.

My spiritual sense range was about two hundred meters, and now, itfeels as though its range is beyond that."

To determine the precise range, Austin released his Spiritual SenseFlying Needle.

“Wow, over four hundred meters!

That doubled my range and enhanced my power.

It seems that the harvest was excellent from my battle with the littlemonkey's spiritual soul.

Recently, the base cultivation level of my vital energy has grown somuch!

But, my spiritual sense power hasn't progressed all that much. Sincespiritual sense is a less common power, and more difficult to practice.Normally, the power of spiritual sense will gradually enhance, but, onlywith continual improvement of the vital energy's cultivation levels.During my battle with the little monkey's spiritual soul, I survived, but, Iwas in great danger, and my spiritual sense doubled, * thought Austinas his mind glanced over every detail to understand what washappening.

Satisfied with the results, Austin smiled smugly.

'I wonder if the little monkey was right. Could the vital energy stone bethat useful?’

As he considered the idea, Austin turned his attention to the vitalenergy stone stored in his elixir field.

“Does it really store vital energy? And draw from it whenever it'sneeded?’ wondered Austin curiously.

Austin knew the force of the suction as his vital energy was absorbedand that, supposedly, it was triggered by the little monkey.

So, he held a great fear of the vital energy stone, like it was asdangerous and venomous as a snake or scorpion.

He concentrated, by focusing on shifting a bit of vital energy to the vitalenergy stone in his elixir field

It was sucked in as soon as the vital energy touched the energy stone.At the same time, Austin controlled his mind, and attempted towithdraw some of the vital energy from the stone.

Sure enough, Austin was able to retrieve the vital energy that wassucked in.

Yes! It does store vital energy along with being able to pull from it!"Austin thought excitedly!

Austin was ecstatic at his discovery, “This is a remarkable treasure!

As long as I keep enough vital energy stored, I won't have to worryabout exhausting my vital energy when I battle others in future.

And, the piece of vital energy stone stored as much vital energy asthough I had seven goblin fruits, and that energy is at my disposal anytime I need it!

Wow! This will be like having an ace up my sleeve during battles up theroad!

Austin smiled at the thought and his mood was improving. How luckyhe was to get such an unexpected boon!

Austin's excitement turned to what else he recalled the little monkeysaid about vital energy stone.

There was also a book that contained secret martial arts skills called theGolden Sun Scripture.

Just the name sounded cool, but Austin didn't know which martial artsgrade was in it.

He decided he should learn what he could do about it first.

Previously, he'd practiced a form called Purple Yang Formula which wasdevised by the Sun Sect.

That was the first choice of method that most of the Sun Sect disciplesin the level of Energy Gathering Realm practiced.

Purple Yang Formula was purely a masculine, righteous method whichfocused on a disciple's cultivation base so they made gradual progressstep by step.

It worked well, as long as the disciple was willing to put effort intotraining, even for the ones who weren't very good.

After a disciple broke through to the Earth Realm of vital energythough, the Purple Yang Formula played a smaller role in improvementbecause it was a primary cultivation method, and wasn't powerfulenough to support improvements in the warriors with higher levelmartial arts.

So, while Austin had been mulling over which cultivation method tochoose after he broke through the Earth Realm, he hadn't made adecision.

There were several cultivation methods at the third grade that werewritten about in books stored at the Sacred Scriptures Library of theSun Sect, which were suitable for disciples studying at the Earth Realmvital energy level, and yet, Austin hadn't been overly satisfied with themethods offered.

If his vital energy stone's cultivation method wasn't too low of a grade,then, perhaps he'd have more choices open to him when he brokethrough the Earth Realm of vital energy in the future.

After considering all these options, Austin released his spiritual senseand touched the vital energy stone.

Within seconds, there was a method of cultivation appearing in his SoulSea from the vital energy stone.

"The Golden Sun Scripture is the strongest cultivation method in theworld. After someone understands, they are able to make a greatbreakthrough which allows the ability and power to destroy anything!"Impressed with the opening line of the book, Austin inhaled, long anddeep.

While he read on, the ancient mysterious auras presented in Austin'smind one by one.

The ancient words were gorgeous, thick and glowed brilliantly, as eachword shone with a golden radiance like small, dazzling micro-suns.

As the many passages of mysterious methods flowed through his mindslowly, Austin felt the great truths of the natural laws held within thetome.

Anyone sensing the ancient mysterious aura it was exuding would knowhow invaluable the book was.

“Wow! It appears I shouldn't underestimate the Golden Sun Scripture,ever!"

As he felt the ancient cultivation method flowing into his Soul Sea,Austin was filled with awe toward it immediately.

Austin immersed himself in the cultivation method so he couldunderstand it with all his heart and soul.

He finally comprehended the Scripture, and he discovered three hourshad slipped away.

Immense joy shone in his eyes when he opened them.

What he gathered from the introduction of the mysterious cultivationmethod, was that the Golden Sun Scripture was the most masculine,powerful method worldwide. Anyone grasping it would havesuperhuman skills, able to know everything about the Heavens andEarth which would give him unlimited power.

Although it didn't specify clearly which grade of cultivation method itwas, the introduction alluded to any disciple being able to practice itfrom the first stage through the God Realm with no need to change toanother cultivation method halfway.

Additionally, there was a special notation that the Golden Sun Scripturecould be used as general guiding principles for other masculine,powerful cultivation methods used throughout the world.

As long as a disciple practiced the methods within, there wasn't areason to practice any other masculine methods, because it would beredundant.

“General guiding principles to other masculine, powerful cultivationmethods worldwide?"

wondered Austin, deciding that the author was really cocky to write itlike that.

“Hmm, the God Realm?

Which level is that realm?" pondered Austin inquisitively.

This Golden Sun Scripture contained tons of information Austin hadn'tever heard before.

He heard the highest cultivation base level someone could reach wasthe Imperial Realm of vital energy. He'd never heard of the God RealmAustin had a vague feeling that the Golden Sun Scripture within thevital energy stone might be an incredible, rare treasure.

Those thoughts made him decide to practice, immediately.

From his perspective, since he'd practiced the Purple Yang Formula,prior to this, which was the same sort as described in the tome, amasculine cultivation method, he should have no problem practicingthis.

Even if this Golden Sun Scripture wasn't overly useful, at least it couldblend with Purple Yang Formula he practiced before and wouldn't bringhim any harm.