After Austin had taken a seat, the sky-devouring dog began to use its secret skill of space and time.
It stretched out one of its legs and ran with great speed through the air without stopping.
An area in the Fallen Divine Valley started to tremble with slight but constant ripples. With the spread of
these ripples, numerous brilliant laws of space and time were emitted.
"My master has agreed to see you. Let's go!"
A moment later, the sky-devouring dog suddenly grabbed a hold of Austin and rushed towards a very
secluded area.
This space was hazy and vague in their sight, and it was full of gray fog that came from everywhere.
In the midst of the thick fog, there were terrifying energy and destructive laws hidden away. They
seethed like tempests with violent force. Countless sections of supreme enlightenment intertwined with
the Divine Ruling Chain, spreading to the far end of space. Their violent movement caused the fog in
this area of space to roll and whirl like cyclones. The energy hurricanes swept across every corner
between the heaven and the earth, turning these into a chaotic hell.
Standing in this hazy space and looking at the terrible energy roiling everywhere, Austin faced his own
smallness and uselessness. As an ordinary cultivator, he was like a grain of dust against a sandstorm,
and he felt helpless and knew fear in the face of the billowing and energy laced fog that emitted such
frightening roaring.
"What the hell is this place?"
Austin asked, his voice almost trembling with fear and surprise.
"This is the secret place where my master hides,"
the sky-devouring dog explained.
"A place where he hides?"
Austin was surprised by the sky-devouring dog's words. Suspicion became written on his face.
There was no denying of the extreme power of the sky-devouring dog in front of him.
Regardless of who its master was, he had to be infinitely more powerful than the dog.
If he was invincibly powerful, why would he hide away in such a place? Who or what could drive such a
powerful entity into such an awful hiding place?
"Yes, it's a place where he hides,"
the sky-devouring dog repeated with certainty. It even emphasized the word "hide". Apparently, the dog
had noticed Austin's suspicion.
"My master's corporeal form perished many, many years ago, and only a part of his soul remained in
the world. Since the chaotic and primitive era, even before the start of history, his soul has been hiding
in this small secret realm, and he will not dare to even leave here for a single minute.
The dangers to his soul are too great. Should his enemy detect that there is even a shred of my
master's soul remaining in this world, he would definitely find it and eliminate it from the world without
mercy."
An aggrieved look laced with indignation appeared on the sky-devouring dog's face when it spoke
about the sad story of its master.
"Enemy? Who is your master's enemy?"
Austin asked, swallowing heavily at the fearful saliva in his mouth. The sheer thought of the sky-
devouring dog's enemies sent a shiver down his spine.
"He is so powerful. His strength and prowess are beyond anybody's imagination.
You have seen the strength of Marlon, Gabriel, the master of the Divine Corpse Palace, and the leader
of the underworld, right? You know them to be invincible warriors. In my master's eyes, however, they
are nothing. They are mere grains of dust, which can be blown into the air with a breath from my
master and easily killed.
As for who my master's enemy is, I cannot tell you that, brat!
It's a secret I cannot reveal to anybody.
His name cannot be mentioned, because his name has already become one with the Sea of Chaos. It
is now inter-connected with all sorts of chaotic laws that form the core of everything.
Should his name be mentioned by any creatures in the Sea of Chaos, he would know it and know
everything related to him. Even thinking his name would not escape his sharpened sense of
perception.
So, for the sake of my master's safety, I can't reveal his name or who he is,"
the sky-devouring dog spoke to Austin with some caution.
"Sir, are your words true?"
Austin asked in utter disbelief.
What he heard seemed to have been exaggerated and so unreal, so it was hard for him to believe.
There was no way he could believe that there was such a powerful person.
To be frank, Marlon, Gabriel, the master of the Divine Corpse Palace, and the leader of the underworld
were all the most powerful and capable warriors in the Sea of Chaos.
Each of them could stir up the Sea of Chaos with his marital arts skills alone.
The Divine Swordsman once told Austin that if Marlon, Gabriel, and their peers launched a battle
against him in person, it would be extremely difficult for him to deal with them.
To Austin's shock, the sky-devouring dog claimed that its master was able to kill all of those powerful
warriors as easily as blowing out a breath!
How could Austin believe this?
"Of course, it's true.
Austin, it's hard for you to understand something that is beyond your current ability to comprehend.
There are things that you have not yet experienced or heard of.
All in all, you are but a fly compared to my master. You still have many strides to make in your
cultivation, so you must work hard toward that end.
I can phrase it simpler. You are but a preliminary-grade divine god. In terms of your skills and power,
you are a god when compared to ordinary creatures in the world.
My master, however, is a god compared to all preliminary-grade divine gods like you and even the
medium-grade divine gods, the premium-grade divine gods, and even the governing gods.
It is not bragging when I say my master is the god of divine gods!
Just imagine, who could be my master's enemy? He must be equal to my master and also a god of
divine gods!"
the sky-devouring dog explained without even a pause for breath.
The god of divine gods!
This shocked Austin to the core. At the same time, he still felt somewhat perplexed, like it was all
unreal.
What he had heard exceeded his comprehension, so he couldn't fathom it for the time being.
"Well, I know you can't comprehend this at present. It doesn't matter. In the future, you will understand.
What you need to know is this. My master is very strong and powerful.
All right, it's time to go see my master now."
With a scraping of its claws, the sky-devouring dog grabbed Austin and galloped off at top speed
through the tiny secret realm. They passed through countless layers of heavy gray fog, coming from an
unknown direction.
They traveled in this way for quite a long while.
Finally, they arrived at a huge gray square.
On the square stood many tall stone monoliths on which a lot of mysterious totems from ancient times
were engraved.
There was a seated statue in the center of the square. It was huge, almost occupying all of the space
between the heaven and the earth.
"Master, your little yellow puppy has arrived to see you."
The sky-devouring dog's voice had taken on a trembling whine. It stared up at the statue, seeming both
excited and sad.
'The sky-devouring dog's master calls it 'little yellow puppy'?'
Austin quietly considered.
"Get down on your knees!"
The sky-devouring dog suddenly shoved Austin viciously. Caught off guard, Austin stumbled down in
front of the statue in the center of the square.
"Sir, it's my honor to meet you!"
Austin addressed the statue with due respect.
"You bastard! You always refer to those top martial arts warriors as 'master' whenever you see them.
Why did you call my master 'sir' instead of 'master'?"
The sky-devouring dog growled in dissatisfaction at Austin's perceived rudeness.
Obviously, it had decided that Austin would be its master's successor and new disciple.
"Master."
Austin reluctantly changed his way of addressing the sky-devouring dog's master.
Of course, Austin didn't object to having another powerful master. According to what the sky-devouring
dog had said, its master was a very powerful being.
It was a great opportunity for Austin to become a disciple of such a powerful person. Such an
opportunity was a rarity, and not to be passed up on.
Whoosh!
Within the midst of the rolling gray fog, the statue's eyes suddenly opened. These were a pair of light
golden eyes with pupils as bright as two tiny suns. The glaring radiance from them had the power to
pierce and split the space between the heaven and the earth.
Two beams of light shot out, becoming twin dragons circling and dancing in the air.
"Master, your little yellow puppy is here to see you!"
The moment the statue opened its eyes, the sky-devouring dog went wild. It rushed over toward the
statue, fawning and prostrating under the statue's feet. It cried heartily, and tears welled up in an
endless flow from its eyes.
"Hmm,"
the statue sighed in a low voice. It gradually began to inhale and regain its vitality. Streams of gray air
were continuously expelled out of its chest. The breath from the statue's nostrils were effused with an
energy powerful enough to eviscerate all the most potent enemies in the world.
An indescribably dominating aura was slowly released from the statue.
Austin felt his heart beat accelerating as his scalp numbed. A feeling of naked terror seized him from
head to toe.
The statue in front of him had only now awoken from its long sleep, but already its aura was beyond his
ability to bear.
Fortunately, the sky-devouring dog was at Austin's side, and it protected him.
Without its presence, Austin knew it was reasonable to suspect that he would not be able to withstand
such a terrifyingly oppressive energy for long.
"My little yellow puppy, you've come to see me.
Thank you for your service all these years."
A soft sigh sounded in a whispered echo across the square. The sigh was full of sadness, as if it came
from a ghost who had lingered on the square for thousands of years. The sigh from a prehistoric time
filled the whole area with a sense of unspeakable melancholy and dismay.
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