Rebirth of Martial God

Austin's eyes lit up when he heard this.

'Are the treasures hidden in the countless palaces?' he wondered.

Sacred weapons didn't interest Austin for he had greater, more powerful magic treasures.

Despite that, Austin was so curious that he decided to check what was inside that palace.

Convinced that he would find something valuable, he made his way toward the palace.

"Go away,"

shouted an Imperial Realm cultivator, who was guarding the entrance, as he glared at Austin fiercely.

"Get lost. Have you heard of the Eight Eccentrics? I'm one of them. All the sacred weapons in this palace are ours.

If you don't leave, I'll kill you," he threatened.

The man appeared to be at the premium stage of Imperial Realm. Austin took a moment to study the man. He was short and had a fierce expression on his face.

Since Austin had hidden his true strength, the man couldn't sense Austin's real cultivation base.

'He seems to be a teenager aged about 17.

Besides, he is alone. I don't think he is stronger than me, ' the man thought while studying Austin.

That was why he treated Austin in such an unreasonable manner.

"Oh, so all the treasures inside the palace are yours?"

Austin sneered.

"Get out of my way," he retorted, peeved.

Annoyed by the disrespectful way in which the cultivator spoke with him, Austin reached forward and slapped the man.

The cultivator staggered backward.

At last, he lost balance, and with a loud noise, he fell on the ground several thousand meters away from the entrance. His face twisted in pain as he struggled to get up, but failed.

Since Austin was in a good mood, he spared the cultivator's life.

With his current strength, Austin could easily slaughter dozens of cultivators at the premium stage of Imperial Realm.

.. .

Austin cast the injured cultivator a sidelong glance before entering the palace.

As soon as he stepped inside, Austin saw rows of sacred weapons sitting on parallel shelves in order of their quality.

He saw low-grade, medium-grade, and high-grade sacred weapons.

There were all kinds of sacred weapons, including sabers, spears, swords, halberds, lances, and so on.

Then Austin noticed seven Imperial Realm cultivators collecting the weapons. Their faces were lit up by their grins. They

some priceless treasures, ' he rationalized.

Austin then decided not to fight the cultivators for the low-grade treasures.

'Low-grade treasures can't improve my battle force.

Instead of wasting time on them, I should make my way to the center of the residence and search for more valuable things, ' Austin decided.

Without any hesitation, he activated his bodily movement skill and moved past the palaces.

...

Since Austin didn't stop to check these palaces, he had advanced dozens of miles within seconds.

The further he went, the fewer people he met.

'Looks like most cultivators are still seeking treasures at the periphery, ' Austin surmised.

Interestingly, Austin found that the deeper he headed, the strength of the cultivators he encountered also grew.

.. .

With his spiritual sense, Austin sensed many cultivators marching forward slowly ahead of him.

They lifted their feet and took a step forward as though in slow motion. It was funny to see them walk slowly.

'What's going on here?'

Austin wondered. He then squinted his eyes as he studied the odd movements of the cultivators.

'Is something wrong with that area?'

Austin found himself in a dilemma. He was unsure of what was wrong with the area before him, but there was no other way for him to reach his destination.

Out of options, Austin took a tentative step forward.

As he entered the area, Austin realized that something was wrong.

He felt such immense pressure bearing down on him that he had trouble moving forward.