Chapter 1637 Earth Hermit
The elder let out a loud scream.
His right hand that was in Austin''s elixir field was fading away rapidly because of the power of the Fire
St.
The elder lost his arm within a second.
Everyone present watched in horror as the elder slowly lost his arm. They had recovered from their
shock when the Fire St came out of Austin''s head.
Like a scorching sun, it levitated in mid-air, releasing the overwhelming repressive power.
The elder who had lost his arm panicked at the sight of the Fire St. Unable to contain his fear, he got
up on his feet and ran away screaming.
"Brat, you surprised me. It''s great that you hold such a masculine treasure.
These ves died thousands of years ago. What we see now are just their souls.
In fact, those three ves are ghosts, and masculine treasures are their worst enemy and biggest fear.
Now open the coffin and check what is inside,"
the stall owner who had reached Austin in a sh instructed Austin through his spiritual sense.
"Why didn''t you help me when I almost died at the hands of that ve?
Now you''re being nice because you realized that I have an amazing treasure," Austin replied and
stared at the man angrily.
The horrible thought that he barely escaped death made his hair stand on end.
''Luckily that elder touched the Fire St in my elixir field by mistake and was terrified by its power.
Otherwise, I would be at the death''s door by now, '' Austin thought.
Since the Fire St entered Austin''s elixir field, it remained floating inside him. It was difficult for Austin
to control it, and he could notmand it to fight his enemies. For some reason, the Fire St would
not show up unless Austin''s life was in danger.
"Come on, brat, don''t be mad. Please try to understand, that elder is so powerful. I am no match for
him. If I made a move to defend you, he could have turned against me. There was no way I could have
defended myself against him.
Anyway, without me, you will not be standing here right now.
Just be grateful; you are here and you''re alive. We''re a team now. You can''t leave me behind,"
the old man reasoned.
Austin thought about it and realized that what he said was true.
"All right. Let''s go!" Austin agreed.
The Fire St lingered over his head. He looked up and reflected upon its power
''The Fire St is not under my control. It seems to have a life of its own and only releases power on
certain situations. Now that it has decided to stay around, I should use it in full. Once it gets back to my
elixir field, I can''t summon it to protect me.''
Austin went for it and dashed towards the coffin, reaching it in just a few seconds. The Fire St had
remained floating above his head.
A st of air suddenly surrounded the three ves standing beside the coffin. An invisible force
seemed to push them backward as the power released by the Fire St hit them. Terrified, the three of
them ran away from Austin and reached the verge of the tform instantly.
Austin smashed the lid of the coffin with his hand. The old man rushed to his side and gazed at the
coffin.
The scene that unfolded before their eyes made them tremble with fear.
The coffin was brimming with fresh blood, and the stench filled the surrounding air. The smell was so
horrid that Austin and hispanion had to step back and covered their noses with their hands.
There was no dead body in the pool of blood. Instead, there were some items floating on the surface.
A ck shroud was soaked in blood.
Beside it was an old white sword. Power seemed to emanate from the sword as it floated in the pool of
blood.
There was also a wooden fish used by monks and a stick used to beat the wooden fish. The wooden
fish appeared to be broken. Obviously it had been bitten by ants.
''What''s going on?
Where is Purple Immortal''s dead body?''
Austin and the old man wondered in utter confusion.
Great masters like Purple Immortal who had reached the Immortal Transforming Realm were no longer
mortals. Even though they perished hundreds of thousands of years ago, their bodies would never
dpose like the body of an ordinary human
However, there was no corpse in the coffin.
"Shit! The two obnoxious scumbags nned to steal all the treasures.
I must stop them!"
Upon seeing Austin open the casket, the rest of the people present could not calm down anymore.
They rushed towards the coffin at full speed.
At this point, a golden energy column moved towards Austin and the old man.
Swoosh!
A mysterious sword-light appeared out of nowhere, and a terrifying power came upon them.
"The two of you have low cultivation base. You are not supposed to be here. Even if you were lucky
enough to find treasures, I will not allow you to leave this ce with them," an elder in ck said out of
contempt. He looked at Austin and the old man from head to foot with an arrogant look on his face.
As he pointed at Austin and the old man, a mass of dark mist settled above them like a huge ck
cloth.
''Most of us are well-known great masters in the East Maind. But here we are, attacking an old man
and a boy of the Semi-emperor Realm together.
No one would believe it if this gets out, '' the elder in ck thought to himself.
Austin felt the weight of the unbearable power crashing towards him like a huge wave. He gasped for
air as if he was drowning in an invisible sea.
His soul trembled in fear. It felt like he was fading away into the surrounding air.
As if on cue, the Fire St over Austin''s head shook violently. It flooded the space with brilliant golden
light.
It released an enormous power, enough to cover Austin from the attacks being thrown at him.
"What is that? A magic treasure?
It has such amazing power!"
someone eximed, studying the Fire St.
''It is powerful enough to repel all kinds of attacks from top masters. The st must be some incredible
magic treasure, '' he figured.
A giant hand which gave off silver light pounced at the Fire St. Its owner attempted to suppress and
steal the st.
The Fire St unleashed another tremendous power, forcing the silver hand to step back.
"Move!"
All the top cultivators raced towards the coffin, eager to get their hands on the treasures hidden inside.
Even the heads of the Shen Family and the Ji Family, a reclusive elder of the Vasteras Holy Land and
several leaders of top sects in the East Maind joined the fight and assaulted Austin and the old man.
They were all famous great masters.
As each one of them released great power, the tform was suddenly filled with all kinds of energy and
power which made it start to shake.
Terrified, the weak cultivators escaped from the tform in a hurry.
The young disciples decided to make a quick exit. If they continued to stay, they were afraid that might
get killed identally by those masters.
The Fire St stepped back as it started to weaken and could not ward off the blows anymore.
"Shit! Brat, get all the items from the coffin. I will cover for you," the old man shouted at Austin.
The old man waved his hand, and an oldpass flew out from his hand and positioned itself in front
of them. It grew bigger and bigger.
A wave of dark yellow energy gushed out from thepass and exploded in the air. Infinite immense
energy hit the top cultivators.
"You''re Earth Hermit!"
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A few top cultivators stared at the old man in shock.
Earth Hermit was one of the top-ss martial artists who had long been famous in the East Maind.
"You have disappeared for so long. I thought you were dead..."
"Damn it! What are you talking about? I would surely outlive you,"
the old man responded with a grin.