Chapter 441 The Engagement
When Ivy realized that Austin had finally changed his attitude, she was overjoyed.
She was on cloud nine, and couldn''t help but take Austin''s hands in her own.
"You... Don''t you think it has happened all too quickly?"
she asked while lowering her head, avoiding Austin''s eyes. Her cheeks flushed scarlet. Compared to
Sue, Ivy was more mature and reserved in her manners.
"Well. To be frank with you, you are both exceedingly beautiful. I have never seen any women who are
more pretty than you. And I feel lucky to be favored by youdies.
But before wemit to each other, I have to be honesty with you. I have set my mind to pursue
martial arts for the rest of my life. I have made a promise to myself as well as God that I will plough
forward through any difficulties that arise and advance determinedly to reach the summit of martial arts.
I''m not the kind of man good at dating or pleasing women. Hell, I have never even thought of getting
married or having children so far. All my life up until now has been spent in the pursuit of martial arts,
and I will continue to do so. Only when I conquer the peak, will I be able to consider that I have not
lived in vain.
So fair warning: if you marry me, I''m afraid that I won''t have much time attending to you after marriage.
Because I will be focusing on practicing most of the time. That means more often than not, I will have to
go to nearby cities to toughen myself and to promote my strength.
My primary concern right now is whether you will be able to bear such a monotonous life after this
marriage."
Austin finished. He had clearly given it a lot of thought. He definitely didn''t want theirs to be a miserable
marriage that brought both of them nothing but sadness.
"Austin, don''t worry. We will not make you feel burdened or troubled with love. We''re not love-struck
idiots who always tend to be sulky. We know what we''re getting into.
Instead, we will always stand by your side, support you, encourage you and make you a better person
and a warrior. We swear that we won''t be a headache for you.
Moreover, both of use from a martial arts family which has been practicing for generations. The
two of us are martial arts practitioners too and we have our own ambitions to achieve greatness. It
would be beneficial for the both of us if you can offer some guidance along the way, so that we can
improve ourselves and forge our own path.
All in all, if you marry us, we will only support what you want to do and what you aspire to be. There is
no way that we will be a burden for you."
Ivy had seen through what was on Austin''s mind. So she had mustered up courage and tried to clear
away any doubts. She was still blushing when she expressed herself.
Truthfully, these two girls were indeed rare beauties. And any man would be infatuated with them once
he saw the two girls. They too would be desperate to have the two girls. Austin was a hot-blooded
young man, and he was no exception when it came to love. Thedies seemed determined to marry
him. He dispelled all his misgivings and said passionately, "Haha! Okay, I get it. Youdies are being
frank. If I continue to hesitate and be ambivalent, that would make me less of a man.
Since I am so fortunate to be chosen by you two gracefuldies, there is no reason for me to stall my
destiny. I, Austin, and you,dies are formally engaged now.
When time is ripe, I promise that I will give you a grand wedding and make you the happiest brides in
the world."
Austin felt excited now that he had two beautiful wives. With Sue in his arms and Ivy standing by him
holding his hand, the three of them were immersed in sheer bliss. The indescribable happiness made
them wrap themselves in each other, forgetting the outside world.
"Haha! It''s all too perfect. Thedies have finally found a man worthy enough for their beauty.
My old friend would have been very happy if he had been alive. Haha!"
Mike beamed after Austin had agreed to the marriage.
After a short while, two maids came to invite him to attend a celebration banquet held by Prince
Reuben.
"Let''s go. Ivy, Sue, and Uncle Mike, we''ll go together."
As they were already engaged, Austin now confidently held his wives'' hands and walked out together.
Prince Reuben and his friend had already assumed that Austin was going to marry Ivy and Sue. When
they walked in together holding hands, none of them were surprised.
Austin had stood first in the Outstanding Talents Exchange Games. This meant that it would help
Prince Reuben in his n to ascend the throne.
Moreover, Reuben knew that with Austin''s powerful strength, when he entered the Mysterious Nether
World, he would definitely be the main force in finding the soul-recovering fruit. If Austin was able to
bring the soul-recovering fruit from the Mysterious Nether World to him, then Reuben would win in the
entire world.
For these reasons, Prince Reuben had arranged for Austin to take the seat of honor in the banquet. He
constantly toasted to Austin in the feast and made him feel as if the entire celebration was just for him.
Dewey and Maria who were Austin''s friends didn''t mind at all that the prince was favoring Austin.
But Philip was different. Jealousy had flooded him. Anger swirled like a whirlpool inside of him, about to
choke him. He sat brooding in the corner, gulping down alcohol one ss after another.
Before Austin had arrived, it was Michael and Philip who were the most popr youths in the Prince
Reuben''s pce. But once Austin came, he stole their thunder by winning thepetition. Now,
Michael or Philip was nowhere to be seen and it was all Austin.
As resentful as Philip was, he knew realistically that Austin was in his prime. It was not a good time to
confront him. He sat there racking his brains toe up with a n for revenge. He swore that if he
had chance in the future, he would destroy Austin and take back the glory that should have belonged to
him.
... . .
After the banquet ended, Austin went back to his pce with Ivy, Sue and Mike.
Before he left, Prince Reuben awarded him several millions of vital energy crystals and arge number
of medicinal pills and elixirs.
Austin thanked him and epted them gracefully.
He had over two thousand men working under him, and that meant a huge expenditure on living
expenses alone.
He also worked for Prince Reuben now, and it was reasonable for him to ept the rewards that the
young prince bestowed.
After he returned to his ce, he went to visit Evan and Herbert. He was happy to know that they were
recovering well from their injuries.
Their wounds were not very deep but worrisome nevertheless. Thanks to Austin''s efforts in hiring the
best doctors and also buying the best medicinal pills and elixirs for them, the two men had regained
almost all of their strength and were as lively and energetic as they were before.
Seeing that Austin came to them with two beautiful women holding his arms, Evan and Herbert were
very happy and they couldn''t wait to introduce themselves to their sister-inws.
Herbert was extremely enthusiastic. His genial behavior and well-meaning ttery made Ivy and Sue
feel instantlyfortable.
... . .
The Mysterious Nether World would officially open in thirteen days. Austin nned to spend the days
behind closed door, cultivating and preparing for the treasure hunt in the Mysterious Nether World.
Needless to say, the Mysterious Nether World was a ce full of opportunities. He could find
uncountable treasures there. But great opportunities came with great dangers. It was said that the
ce was also the haunt of demonic and diabolic beasts—all equally vicious and terrible.
Besides that, the journey would be fraught with peril, as he didn''t know what kind of trap he would have
to deal with along the way. He had to be extremely careful, because there was a possibility that he
might lose his life.
The only thing he could do presently was improve his strength. The real strength was what it took for a
warrior to conquer everything.
Austin entered the practice room.
He had a habit of going through what he had mastered until this point and made a summary of his
strength and skills for his own reference.
His spiritual sense power could reach as far as six kilometers. His Spiritual Sense Flying Needle had
reached the second level and he was able to shoot as well as control five flying needles each time.
For the Windmanding Skill, he had entered the third step of this skill--Using the Wind. He could
cover 200 meters in a stride.
He had mastered the third stage of the Grand Pagoda Summoning Skill and was able to condense a
nineyered pagoda. Besides that, as long as he had enough vital energy stored in the vital energy
stone in his elixir field, he was able to create multiple pagodas at the same time.
So far, his skill to condense multiple Grand Pagodas was one of his trump cards. It was also the skill
which had helped him to kill Abbott, the leader of the Blood Wolf Team.
In regard to swordsmanship, he hadprehended level one sword potential and mastered the fourth
grade swordsmanship, Illusory Swordsmanship and reached the level of expertise that he was able to
shoot over thirty rays of sword-light in one strike.
The Golden Sun Scripture was a kind of skill to cultivate energy. He assumed that it must be a high
grade skill. However, that was all that he knew about this skill and had minimal practical experience.
The luminous ball in his elixir field had grown to a size equivalent to the head of a grown-up. And the
vital energy exuded from it was multiple times more powerful than that from the warriors who were at
the same level as him.
When it came to corporeal strength, he had entered the fifth stage of the Overlord Body-refining
Form. Plus, his body was bolstered by the drops of Ancient Magic Liquid, and he could now throw a
punch that weighed thirty thousand pounds. The magical power was destructive.
His corporeal body became stronger and firmer, and was able to resist heavier damage. He supposed
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that he would not be affected at all if he suffered a blow from amon Earth Realm warrior.
This was the summary Austin made of his skills and his strengths.