"You asked for it!" said Austin.
All eyes were trained on Austin. Feeling their glances, he just smiled. And then, in the blink of an eye, he stretched his left hand and scooped Joyce into his arms.
Then, he raised his right hand, and something appeared above his palm. It was the purple vital stone! The vital energy began to gush out of his body and concentrate itself into the purple vital stone.
Having absorbed enough vital energy, the purple vital stone jumped mid-air and quickly expanded into a towering mountain that was over 30 meters high and 10 meters wide. It looked like a giant beast crouching in the dark. The scene was so creepy that it made people's hair stand on end.
Austin waved his hand to control the purple vital stone. In the next instant, it flew toward the leopard gator kings.
"Bang! Bang!" Two loud sounds echoed through the clearing as the purple vital stone struck the two leopard gator kings that had appeared to be so menacing. The ear-splitting sounds made everyone's eardrums ache. Then, the two leopard gator kings disappeared.
Only two pits, eight or nine meters deep, were left where the creatures had been.
At the bottom of the pits lay a melange pile of ruptured flesh and broken bones. The creatures had died instantly from the attack.
Dead silence fell over the clearing.
No matter human-being or diabolic beast, they all focused their gaze on Austin. Every creature's eyes had becas wide as saucers. None could believe what they had just witnessed.
They were surprised to see that such a handsyoung man, who looked rather thin and weak, and who was less than twenty years old, had the strength to mangle two level eight leopard gator kings badly in only one shot.
He had killed them as easily as if he were killing ants! ‘Father was right. He is, indeed, an unusual person. In my opinion, his strength is simply amazing, * Michelle thought as she placed a hand over her open mouth. The astonishment in her eyes was hard to conceal.
After recovering from the shock, she pulled herself together and searched for Joyce. Happiness reflected in her expression when she saw that Joyce was safe.
Then she heaved a sigh of relief and called Joyce's name.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtAfter the shock, all members of the Meng Clan cheered simultaneously for Austin's excellent performance. A round of applause went up in the audience.
"Is that freaking you out?" Austin asked softly as he rubbed his big hand on Joyce's tiny back.
"I'm fine. Don't worry about me. I'm surprised that you are so awesome!" Joyce exclaimed with an adoring look on her face. She was so clever that when she saw the other people commend Austin for his powerful strength, she knew that he was extraordinary.
"Roar!" The six scorpion-tailed leopards released a guttural growl. Aware that the young man was not as weak as they had expected him to be, they glared at Austin with caution.
What's more, Austin's actions had enraged the six scorpion-tailed leopards. They were not in the mood to delay the war anymore and decided to finish him off quickly.
The six scorpion-tailed leopards exchanged glances with each other and seemed to reach a consensus with skind of privity.
At this moment, while everyone was still celebrating Austin's success, the six scorpion-tailed leopards abruptly launched an attack with the suddenness of a thunderbolt.
They pawed the ground to accumulate strength before dashing toward the crowd with lightning speed. So powerful was their momentum that the earth shook.
These creatures had intended to kill these human beings most violently and efficiently.
Spurred by their killing intent, the beasts reached an incredible speed, and soon, they appeared in front of the crowd.
"Watch out!" Marwell shouted. He was the first to react. Seeing the scorpion-tailed leopards charging straight at them, his expression turned grave. He then quickly gathered massive vital energy in his blade.
He raised the blade and slashed at one scorpion-tailed leopard fiercely.
However, he was only able to resist the attack of one of the scorpion-tailed leopards.
As he couldn't stop the others, the other scorpion-tailed leopards collided with his clansmen.
The scorpion-tailed leopards struck nine martial artists of the Meng Clan at the cultivation base of the Sky Realm. They looked like kites, which had broken away from their strings, being flung away and then falling to the ground. The force used by the scorpion- tailed leopards had been so tremendous that each of the nine martial artists had been seriously injured and they could no longer fight.
From among the scorpion-tailed leopards, one made a sudden turn after it had collided with the crowd. And then, with its horrifying speed, it rushed toward Michelle.
As it closed in on Michelle, it rubbed the air rapidly. The air in front of the scorpion-tailed leopard was compressed into a series of air cannons, and the ground was blasted into a large pit.
"Bang! Bang!" The sound of the compressed air as it was released filled the clearing.
Michelle was only at the preliminary stage of the Sky Realm while the scorpion-tailed leopard was a level nine diabolic beast. Its level was, thus equal to a martial artist at the premium stage of the Sky Realm.
In the former battle, when Michelle and another martial artist from the Meng Clan, who was at the medium stage of the Sky Realm fought together, they could barely match with a scorpion-tailed leopard.
But now, the scorpion-tailed leopard was exerting its power to the utmost while Michelle was confronting the assault alone and without preparation. In this case, she had no chance of escaping the attack.
Sensing the overwhelming power of the scorpion-tailed leopard approaching her, Michelle's heart thumped wildly. She wanted to run away, but it was too late.
Concern was written all over Marwell's face as he saw what was happening to Michelle. He was the only one in the Meng Clan who had the strength to save her.
At the moment, however, another scorpion-tailed leopard was attacking him with all its might. It kept sending out rays of light from its tail. Marwell couldn't afford to let his mind wander even for a single moment, or he'll risk being hit.
The tail of the scorpion-tailed leopard contained a deadly poison, and the light it sent out was also highly poisonous. Therefore, he had no tto save Michelle.
"Be careful, Michelle! Get back!" Marwell could only shout to warn her.
"Get out of the way, Michelle!" the other members of the Meng Clan also exclaimed.
However, Michelle knew that she was at the center of the beast's attack range, and there was no way out.
As she thought of this, a fierceness reflected in her eyes. She gritted her teeth as she was determined to face the attack bravely.
"Hoo!" She took a deep breath to activate her vital energy. A wave of dreadful vital energy rushed forth from her body as the exploding air approached her.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"Con, beast! Let's fight!" she yelled.
"Whoosh!" Michelle quickly wielded her sword before swinging it at the scorpion-tailed leopard. As the blade sliced through the air, it made a sizzling sound. Sword aura filled the whole forest as she met the scorpion-tailed leopard head-on.
"No!" Marwell yelled when he saw that Michelle had chosen to stand and fight. She was no match for the creature! At that thought, terror struck his heart.
"Go! Michelle!" Joyce also shouted. Her eyes had turned red as she withheld her tears.
In an instant, the scorpion-tailed leopard had appeared in front of Michelle.
As it arrived, it summoned several explosions to the surrounding air. Standing in the midst of the explosions, Michelle looked as vulnerable as a willow swaying in a storm. Her eyes widened, and her face paled as she saw the ferocious beast's figure rushing toward her at top speed.
"Why is she always so stubborn?" Austin murmured to himself as he shook his head. Then he lightly tapped the ground with the tip of his toe. Instantly, he disappeared from the spot.
Austin's speed was so fast that in no time, he appeared in-between Michelle and the scorpion-tailed leopard.
Seeing the sudden appearance of a person between her and the creature, Michelle was stunned. Then her expression changed.
Staring at Austin's back, she scolded, "Are you courting death? That is a level nine diabolic beast!" Ignoring her reproach, Austin pretended that he hadn't heard her. He quickly held out his hand, and a purple vital stone appeared on his palm. He concentrated his vital energy into the purple vital stone, and it immediately began to expand. When it reached a considerable size, Austin threw it at the scorpion-tailed leopard.
"Bang!" In the next second, the purple vital stone slammed into the rough body of the scorpion-tailed leopard that had been hurtling toward Michelle. A deafening sound drowned the other battle noises in the clearing.
The air seemed to have solidified. And then, robust vital energy, which was visible to the naked eye, began to surge.
"Bam!" The mud began soaring from the ground like dragons before exploding mid-air and finally pouring down.
"Bow-woo!" All the humans stopped to watch. The creature released an angry roar as the mud around it exploded. Following the sound, they saw the huge scorpion-tailed leopard being knocked away like a projectile. It slammed its feet into the ground as it tried to defend against Austin's attack. Four deep trenches could be seen as the scorpion-tailed leopard was pushed back dozens of feet.
"Rumble!" As the scorpion-tailed leopard glided on the ground, it not only knocked down many huge trees but also smashed several stones in the forest. In an instant, the earth began to tremble, and the mountain swayed. The whole world seemed to be covered in dust and noise.
Seeing this, Austin regretted his recklessness.
"Mmm... Was | too forceful? | shouldn't have been so aggressive. It will be a big loss if it is dead." v