Following the beautiful woman was a large group of divine gods, all of who were females of various
ages.
Austin could tell right away that the beautiful woman was the Ice Palace's leader.
She was a premium-grade divine god, undoubtedly.
Another forty or fifty premium-grade divine gods were with her.
In addition, there were almost a thousand medium-grade and preliminary-grade divine gods.
Such strength was considered highly powerful in the Sea of Chaos.
Their combined power was at least a dozen times stronger than that of the Blue Ocean Universe
Community.
In comparison to the three thousand big and small universes, the Ice Palace was no less than
hundreds of times stronger.
Only now did Austin realize just how much the Ice Palace deserved its reputation.
But on the other hand, their strength was far weaker than that of the Beast City.
The Ice Palace had no genuine divine god.
But a large number of genuine divine gods populated the Beast City.
This aspect alone was enough to demonstrate the gap in their strengths.
Under Austin's control, tens of thousands of ice maidens were deployed.
"Ice Queen! Elders!"
Immediately, they surrounded the senior leaders of the Ice Palace, crying in joy.
Tens of thousands of young women were now chattering, laughing, and crying.
What a spectacular scene it was.
Ice Queen was busy comforting her disciples for a while until they calmed down. Once they did, she
made her way to Austin's side and said sincerely, "Thank you so much for saving them, young hero."
"You don't have to be so formal with me. Just call me Austin. I'm happy to see them safe as well,"
Austin said quickly in return.
"I can't find any words to express my gratitude for what you have done.
You didn't even have to get involved,"
Ice Queen sighed.
"I've been friends with Isis for many years. She is the ice lady of the Ice Palace. It's only natural that I
help you out.
Not to mention, the beast race is responsible for so many heinous things. They conquered all over and
slaughtered numerous innocent lives—all for selfish motives.
They've become a public enemy of the entire Sea of Chaos,"
Austin said firmly.
"Austin, you are indeed a young hero, abhorring evil as a deadly foe,"
Ice Queen praised him, nodding in agreement.
Then, the senior leaders of the Ice Palace came over to meet Austin one after another.
"My Queen, what should we do next?"
an old woman asked at one point.
"No hurry.
This divine temple must be the legendary temple left by the Divine Ice Goddess.
We came inside by accident. This is a great opportunity for us.
It is said that there is an inheritance left behind by the Divine Ice Goddess here.
It must be suitable for us to cultivate.
The Divine Ice Goddess is the strongest god in the legend—the god of chaos!
If we can get our hands on her inheritance, the overall strength of the Ice Palace will soar!
It's enough for the Ice Palace to catch up with the beast race soon!"
Ice Queen exclaimed, sounding eager.
"Yes, you're right.
Since we're already here, we don't have to rush.
Everyone, stay here and try to see if you can find anything out. It would be best if we can get the
inheritance of the Divine Ice Goddess right away.
Remember, there are many ice laws and icy energies in this temple. For the people of our Ice Palace,
this is simply a sacred place for cultivation.
We don't have to rush for the time being.
It wouldn't hurt if we stayed quiet here and cultivated for a while,"
said the old woman, nodding in agreement.
A tall, sturdy-bodied middle-aged woman walked over to ask, "But there are many warriors from the
beast race guarding the gate from outside.
What if they break in and attack us?"
"I doubt they would do so.
I've already closely checked and found a strong powerful ice law at the temple's gate.
Only divine gods like us who practice the ice element can enter.
Those guys would just bounce back if they tried to break in.
Unless of course, the governing god of the beast race arrives. He could probably enter the temple by
force,"
said Ice Queen.
"Yes, you're right.
So don't worry too much, everyone. So long as we stay here in the temple, we'll be safe,"
another old lady chimed in—one of the Ice Palace's superior leaders.
"But if those people keep guarding outside, it'll be difficult for us to leave the ice field later on,"
another senior leader said worriedly.
"Let's be smart about it and respond accordingly when these situations come up.
Right now, the most important thing for us to do is to find the inheritance of the Divine Ice Goddess,"
Ice Queen suggested.
"Okay."
The other senior leaders nodded in unison.
Soon, the order was passed on.
A large group of people from the Ice Palace followed Ice Queen into this temple.
Hundreds of thousands of them were all trapped there.
Once Ice Queen's Order was passed down, all the people found a place to sit with their legs crossed,
the statue of the Divine Ice Goddess remaining in the center.
According to Ice Queen and the senior leaders' speculation, if the Divine Ice Goddess had really left
her legacy behind here, then this goddess' statue was most likely to be it.
Ice Queen turned to Austin apologetically.
"Austin, we're going to stay in this temple for a while.
I'm afraid you have to stay here with us as well. I'm sorry but I can't bring you out for the time being."
"It doesn't matter. I'll be fine. Please feel free to concentrate on your work,"
Austin simply replied.
Staying there for some time was, in fact, good news.
There was a dense original chaotic law of snow filling the temple—something he wanted to obtain.
It was of high quality, after all.
It was a good chance for him to try cultivating here.
Walking over to Austin, Isis looked up at him with her beautiful eyes and said, "Austin, Thank you so
much."
"Come on! Why are you being so formal with me?"
Austin responded with a smile.
"What? Are you worried about Winnie?"
he asked further.
He could see a trace of melancholy in her expression—he figured she was worried about her sister.
"That's right.
I have no idea what kind of situation she's in. I'm very worried about her,"
Isis nodded with a sigh.
"Don't worry. I will cultivate here for a while first.
Then I will go out to look for her,"
Austin promised.
He had already made this decision since Winnie was also from the Fallen Immortal Cosmos.
Though nominal, as the owner of the Fallen Immortal Cosmos, he was intent on keeping his people
safe. Never would he leave them alone.
"I'll go with you!"
Isis said immediately.
"And by the way, you actually know the law of ice?
Besides, I can tell that the law of ice you cultivate is far more powerful than ours.
It's even more powerful than the kind cultivated by our Ice Queen or the elders.
What's going on?"
she asked curiously.
"Well..."
Austin paused for a while, unsure about how to explain.
"Forget it. I was just curious.
I'm going to cultivate now. Bye,"
Isis said abruptly, sticking out her tongue at him before turning around. She then joined the other
women and sat cross-legged among them.
With that, Austin found himself a good spot and started cultivating.
Meanwhile, outside the temple, hundreds of warriors from the beast race surrounded the temple.
"Sirs, it looks like those from the Ice Palace are going to hide in this temple. They won't come out at
all,"
reported a premium-grade divine god to the eight genuine divine gods.
"Humph! This temple is protected by a great amount of original chaotic law of snow. We can't enter it,"
one of the genuine divine gods said hatefully.
"Don't worry. The Ice Palace is now under our control.
We'll leave some people to guard here.
The rest can go for now.
Our goal is the entire Sea of Chaos—not just the Ice Palace.
So there's no need to keep too many warriors occupied here,"
another genuine divine god proposed.
"Alright, let's do it."
another genuine divine god said, agreeing.
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