The Supreme God of Martial Arts

After the curtains fell on the Outstanding Talents Exchange Games, the participants as well as the spectators were asked to gather in the hall so that the prize giving ceremony could begin.

The first name called out was Austin's.

His heart leapt in joy when he heard the emperor announce his name. He had risked his life to fight in this competition and one of his main motives was the abundant prizes he would receive. He was doing that just right now.

The deeper he had drowned himself into the cultivating processes, the more he understood about the significance of the resources. For any cultivator, rare herbs and minerals, magic pills and advanced skills were absolutely essential in their progress.

Austin walked to the center of the hall and stopped right in front of the emperor.

He was graceful, calm, humble and showed no signs of vanity. He had the style of a winner who rightfully deserved his prize.

He had earned this on his own and he wanted to be elegant and graceful about it.

The more the emperor looked at Austin, the more he liked him. Austin's composure impressed the emperor.

At the same time, all other eyes were riveted on him too. Some looked at him with approval and admiration, and some with envy, bitterness and even malice.

The master of Flaming Sun Valley was making a huge effort to suppress his emotions. Austin had made himself a sworn enemy of Flaming Sun Valley after killing many of their disciples not long ago.

Austin's excellent performance had only provoked him. The master of Flaming Sun Valley was getting more and more agitated and was desperate to kill Austin.

However, they were all inside the royal palace and he had to act accordingly and stick to the rules.

The emperor was an expert in the Sky Realm. And the master of Flaming Sun Valley was certain that if he got himself in the emperor's bad books, the emperor would destroy him or, if he made him furious, even the whole valley in one motion.

The imperial family had established dominance in the Violet Orchid Empire. All other sects or forces would not even think of displeasing them.

Just then ten eunuchs and ten maids entered the room, each with a huge plate balanced on their heads.

On the plates were piled vital energy crystals. They were shining brightly and emitting large quantities of pure vital energy into the air.

"Austin, You were quite a dark horse in this competition. We have witnessed your meteoric rise in this competition, ascending from being a nobody to become the leading figure among the young generation of the Violet Orchid Empire. Here, the first prize. You deserve this!" As soon as the emperor finished his sentence, he waved his hands and all the prizes meant for Austin gently lifted from the plate and glided towards Austin.

In total there were 3 drops of Ancient Magic Liquid, 15 million vital energy crystals, 3 medium-grade sacred weapons and 1 top-grade sacred armor.

Everyone was watching with anticipation.

You couldn't hear a breath being taken, as even the leaders of the five major sects watched in awe.

Austin looked up and his eyes were burning with excitement.

The most dazzling things out of all were the 15 million vital energy crystals, neatly arranged in three rows of 5 million each midair. The brilliant light they were emanating could make anybody blind.

Above the vital energy crystals were the 3 medium-grade sacred weapons and a top-grade sacred armor.

On top of these were the 3 jade bottles. There was a drop of special liquid in each bottle. The liquid looked as pure as the driven snow, giving them an aura of holiness and mystery.

Ancient Magic Liquid! It was the most precious prize of this competition! Even a sect wouldn't easily give away such a valuable thing to a disciple.

Each sect had accumulated quite a fortune over time. It wouldn't be very difficult for a sect to collect the same amount of wealth, but it would be too generous for them to give it away to a disciple.

Also standing in the hall were the top 50 young contestants. When they watched Austin receive these priceless gifts, their hearts ached in greed and their lustful eyes stared at the treasures floating in front of Austin. They could hardly resist the desire to dash forward and snatch them.

But it was only a desire. They all knew it would be suicide if they tried it here.

Leo, full of resentment, was fuming. According to him, he should have been the one who won the first prize, and these awards should have been awarded to him.

Austin, meanwhile, had his heart booming inside of him as he stared intently at the three drops of Ancient Magic Liquid.

However, the emperor wanted to say something more, and had not yet asked Austin to take the gifts away.

Naturally, Austin had to wait.

The emperor then spoke again, "Besides, you can get into the imperial treasure house tomorrow and take any three skill books you like, Austin.

On top of that, you will be awarded a palace, which will be named after you. 'Austin Palace'. What do you think?" "Thank you, Your Majesty." Austin thanked the emperor gratefully. It would be best if he could have the palace in the imperial capital city.

Now that he had no sect to go to, Austin was pleased to have a place to stay.

"All right, put your prizes away now, Austin." Obeying the emperor, Austin duly put all the prizes floating in front of him into his Space Ring.

"In addition, the prizes include 500 guards, 1000 maids and 1000 servants." The emperor smiled. An old eunuch scuttled out of the hall and soon ushered in three rows of people.

The first row consisted of soldiers. 500 vigorous soldiers wearing iron armors, with swords at their waists and long spears in their hands stood in attention. They all looked young and strong.

Each of them had entered at least the seventh level of the Energy Gathering Realm while some had also entered the eighth and even the ninth level.

The five team leaders at the front of the line had entered the preliminary stage of Earth Realm.

Standing behind them were 1000 maids. They were all between the ages of 15 and 18 and were dressed in servant uniform. They didn't have any make-up on neither were they wearing elegant clothes, but their beauty still glowed.

Their grace could outdo those of a high born lady, and having a sight of these girls could bring a sense of pleasure.

The last line consisted of a 1000 servants dressed in green clothes. They were all big and strong after years of manual labour.

The old eunuch walked to Austin and said with a smile, "Look at this, Austin." The eunuch had a scroll in his hand. He unfolded it and Austin saw that the scroll was entirely filled with tiny words in red, and they glittered. It was all too surreal and weird.

"Put a drop of your blood on the scroll, Austin," he said, smiling.

The eunuch handed Austin the scroll.

Austin nodded without hesitation. He cut his right thumb with one of his fingernails and squeezed a drop of blood onto the scroll.

Instantly the scroll came alive. Thousands of red, shining hair-like rays shot from the scroll towards the three lines of people and pierced right into their foreheads.

After the light vanished, 2500 people, men and women, each of them had a tiny, almost unnoticeable blood stain on the forehead, just like a birthmark.

Austin's heart came right in his mouth. He felt as if his soul was connected with these 2500 people.

However, he could feel there was something unequal about this connection. It was a connection that gave him the right to control these people, even kill them.

Austin realized that he could easily kill anyone from these 2500 people with his mind.

And the 2500 people also felt the connection. They too turned to look at Austin.

Their eyes showed an innate submission and worship. That was how they felt about Austin.

"Austin, the 2500 people belong to you from now on.

They will only take orders from you.

You want them to live, they live. You want them to die, they die. They can't act against your words. For them your word is the word of God." As soon as the emperor finished his words, the 2500 people knelt and bowed to Austin.

"Master!" “Err. m Austin stiffened. In the past, only Violet called him master. Now he had 2500 people calling him their master. It seemed that he suddenly had a big, thriving family.