The Supreme God

Three burly men of middle age stood next to the young leader. Austin noted that ever since he laid eyes on them, the three had stayed close to the young man. They were never too far from him, and their eyes were on him at all times. While the rest of the men stood apart from the leader, these three were most likely his bodyguards.

Figuring out which realm these men were in wasn't all that hard after close observation. And it was quite surprising that all three men appeared to have the cultivation base above the vital energy Earth Realm.

Considering the young man had three exceptional bodyguards of the vital energy Earth Realm to protect him, Austin assumed he couldn't be someone just wealthy, but he probably had considerably strong backers to support him.

Austin thought that this young man must be holding a lot of grudges against himself as he killed some of his men although that never was his intent.

It was all about Fanny. Austin killed his men to protect the woman from danger. He never intended to offend anyone with his wealth and power and to get himself into trouble.

But it happened, and there was no way out of it. He had added a new name to his enemy list and got another person he had to pay attention to in case of danger.

Sighing helplessly, Austin glanced at Fanny, who had again brought a new form of danger to him.

Then his attention was diverted by a group of people standing on a rather big hill.

This hill, unlike all others, was filled with some strange, cold, and dark fog. The gray air loomed everywhere, making it impossible for outsiders to distinctly see what those people looked like and how they dressed.

But what was even more peculiar was Austin felt that he could not perceive the vitality of these people in the same way he previously sensed the others' in the surrounding hills. Unlike regular people, each one seemed to have been smothered by corruption and death. They were like a walking corpse that had been manipulated by some unusual kind of force. Perhaps, it was because of fear, that no one went near them, and everyone kept them at arm's length.

perceive all the other fighters' strength, except for this group. They seemed to have developed some unique and dark cultivation methods, ones that Austin had never seen before, and

my way!" A gruff voice echoed in

attention. It took away Austin's concentration from the spooky men and had him turned around to check

his eyes sharp and arrogant, and he

These

recognized the man who was marching up and alerted everyone.

had been reports that at seventeen years old, he had already reached the preliminary stage of the Earth Realm. And this was considered quite an impressive feat among all the disciples of

be ascending the Grand Desolation Mountains at that

Every member of the group was notorious for being domineering and was known for harassing others ranked lower than them. As soon as they arrived, they caught sight of a hill relatively close to where the celestial energy ginseng grew, and where one could get a better view of the plant without anything blocking their sight. And it did not please them that there were others already occupying the advantageous location before the

Hero Gang rushed up the hill and started to chase away the people already there, hoping to get closer to the ginseng

chance of winning the plant in the competition expected to take place very soon. To seize the hill meant gaining a geographical advantage for the

were also from a prominent sect whose strength was renowned. Notwithstanding their powers, they didn't want to face Caden and hurt themselves before the actual competition of the celestial energy

as they passed him. After they were gone, Caden climbed to the top of the hill and began checking out other hills

occupants showed other fighters what to do. So they began to imitate them and started to occupy other hills forcefully, especially those located close to the celestial energy ginseng. And the struggle

because of their refusal to fight, or driven down the hill against

for an advantageous spot had already begun even before the celestial energy ginseng could fully ripen. And several fighters competing for it

perished challenging the mysterious group of people in the dark fog. They climbed the hill, attempted to take down the spooky men, and occupy their hill. But surprisingly, Austin didn't see anyone