Chapter 83 A Villa With An Energy-gathering Array

Weaver felt a moment of panic when he faced Austin's violent attack, but he quickly regained his arrogance when he learned that Austin was only at the sixth-level of the Energy Gathering Realm.

He readied his fist and swung at Austin's fist with all his strength. He had expected to defeat Austin with his attack.

"Crack!"

Their fists traveled the short distance between the two men and met in the air.

To Weaver's surprise, he felt like he was punching solid stone. Several of Weaver's fingers fractured because of the strong energy wave.

As a sharp pain radiated from his arm, Weaver's face contorted.

He lost his balance and was knocked back a few steps.

Weaver shook his head in disbelief and wondered, 'Is he really at the sixth-level of the Energy Gathering Realm? How is it possible that his vital energy is stronger than mine?'

Before he could recover, Austin rushed toward him with an angry cry.

"Check this out!"

With that, he swung his fist and aimed at Weaver again.

"Wait! You..."

Angry and scared, Weaver didn't have the time to pull out his weapon. He had no other choice but to wield his fist in defense again.

"Crack!"

The sound of breaking bones filled the air. In the next instant, Weaver's arm twisted in a strange position.

Weaver's face paled when he felt overwhelming pain. Beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

"Get out of my face!"

After venting his anger, Austin commanded in a cold voice.

Despite his resentment, Weaver understood that it was impossible for him to fight today.

Even though he was at the seventh-level of the Energy Gathering Realm, he lost to Austin in just two rounds.

Raymond's other followers had lower refining levels. None of them would be able to defeat Austin.

Since Raymond was still unconscious, they lifted him and left the alley with their heads hung in shame.

Before Weaver turned to leave, he glared at Austin with hatred.

"You son of a bitch! You'll regret this!" he said viciously.

Denali stood aside and watched Austin as he defeated the men.

She was pleased to see Raymond pay for his impudence, yet she was worried about the aftermath.

"Austin, maybe you shouldn't have acted out against them. That young man might be an important figure," she said with concern.

"Maybe you're right. But what would have happened if I didn't? Do you think that they would let us go unharmed?"

Austin replied flatly as he shot Denali a calm glance.

Denali fell silent. She understood that Austin was right. Raymond had ordered her to go with him and had threatened to break Austin's and Evan's legs. It was Raymond who had forced Austin to fight back.

"In the world of martial arts, nobody will show mercy when you make concessions. On the contrary, the weaker you act in front of others, the more you'll get bullied. Only by getting stronger can you gain people's respect and have the right to speak for yourself."

After finishing those words, Austin turned and walked toward the Lotus Tavern with Evan, leaving Denali dumbfounded behind them.

She stared at Austin's back and thought, 'He's right. Maybe I should learn to be tougher.'

By the time she snapped out of her trance

ved on the meager allowance provided by the sect.

For most of them, 50 vital energy crystals was a large amount of money.

"Don't worry. This is just your first day as outer disciples. If you apply for missions and work hard to earn money, you will soon be able to afford the rent of those villas."

Knowing what these cash-strapped disciples were thinking about, the steward comforted and encouraged them.

He gave each of them a paper with a number before he left. Once he had left, the disciples began finding their new houses according to the numbers on their papers.

"The Energy-gathering Array..."

Austin muttered as he pondered over the steward's words.

He had heard about the Energy-gathering Array in the past. When an array expert arranged an array in one place, the vital energy around would gather in the range of the array and create an environment with rich vital energy.

If a martial arts cultivator practiced in that kind of environment, he would improve dramatically due to the richness of the vital energy.

After studying the Golden Sun Scripture for some time, Austin realized that it required a large amount of vital energy to employ this martial arts method.

In his estimation, the amount of vital energy he needed now was 10 to 20 times more than when he learned about the Purple Yang Formula in the past.

Although he had restored the energy of the seven earth spirit fruits in his vital energy stone, he would soon run out of his energy reserve after a few days' usage.

In conclusion, Austin was now in urgent need of refining resources.

If he could move to the villa area, he would achieve greater progress when practicing the Golden Sun Scripture.

'Aside from that, I'm only at the sixth-level of the Energy Gathering Realm. I haven't even recovered my lost strength from several years ago.' He thought dejectedly.

After pondering over all these issues, Austin decided to move to the villa area. He was willing to spend his money to strengthen himself.

For now, he would stay the night in the cottage area and then rent a villa with an Energy-gathering Array the next day.