"I've never seen any other young man who's as powerful and talented as Austin.
Don't you think so, too?" the Ice Queen remarked after recovering from her shock.
"Without a doubt."
The senior members of the Ice Palace all nodded in agreement.
"Leader Austin, you truly are invincible!"
Divine gods from the Blue Ocean Universe Community surrounded Austin one after another. They
looked so proud and confident as if they were the ones who had valiantly slain the enemies.
"You're back, Austin. I trust all is well with you.
Where are Isis and the others?" the Ice Queen asked Austin.
"Let's head back to the temple first, madam.
The masters of the beast race are on their way,"
Austin prompted the Ice Queen.
With the help of his spiritual sense, he perceived that eight ferocious-looking genuine divine gods from
the beast race were dashing towards the Ice Goddess Temple.
Behind them was a large army joining them from the Beast City.
"All right.
Let's go," the Ice Queen agreed and nodded.
Austin quickly snatched a glimpse of their surroundings before going back to the temple to make sure
nothing was posing as a threat near them.
When they got back to the temple, Austin teleported out Isis, Winnie, the five elders, and the female
disciples he saved.
"My Queen!"
Everyone who had been sent out immediately walked up to their leader with smiles on their faces.
"It's so refreshing to see you reunited,"
the Ice Queen uttered as she looked at Isis and Winnie.
On the other hand, the five downcast elders walked closer to their leader. "My Queen, we are so
ashamed.
The truth is, we didn't really do anything. We had been staying in Mr. Austin's spatial magic treasure all
this time," one of them spoke dejectedly.
Embarrassment was written all over their faces.
During the trip when Austin and Isis were looking for Winnie, Austin had the five elders of the Ice
Palace stay on the continent he had made and told them that he would just call for them if he needed
their help.
However, Austin was just being polite. He didn't need any of their help since he was sure he could
handle the members of the beast race on his own.
Meanwhile, after greeting the Ice Queen, Winnie came over and faced Austin.
"Thank you, Austin. I still can't believe that you saved me."
Her soft voice put a smile on Austin's face.
She couldn't take her eyes off him even for a second.
As Winnie laid her eyes on Austin, she started to feel conflicted. She was well aware that Isis had
feelings for him.
For some reason, however, Isis never confessed her love for Austin.
If truth be told, Austin—an exceptional, desirable man—was a temptation that no one could so easily
resist. Winnie was no exception.
Nonetheless, she chose to keep her feelings for him bottled up in her mind and even tried to get rid of
it.
Winnie thought that she would just be getting in the way between Austin and Isis if she tried to express
her feelings, even though seeing him again had been stirring up her emotions.
"Ha-ha! You don't have to be so formal with me.
We're both from the Fallen Immortal Cosmos after all," Austin responded.
"Well, I didn't expect to see you.
Not to mention being saved and brought back here by you." Winnie tried her best to conceal her elation
as she talked to him.
When she left the Fallen Immortal Cosmos with Isis back then, Winnie never thought that she would
get to meet Austin again.
Much to her surprise, he was now standing right before her eyes.
She was still savoring this moment when their conversation was cut short.
"Austin, you have saved more of our disciples.
Is there a way I can repay you for your great kindness?" the Ice Queen asked, expressing her
gratitude.
"It was my pleasure, madam.
I just did what I had to.
Besides, the beast race is our common enemy.
You don't need to feel indebted.
I just did what I was supposed to do," Austin replied with a polite smile.
He could tell that the Ice Queen truly was kind and grateful for what he did.
"You are indeed a discerning man.
You're right. The beast race is our common enemy,"
the Ice Queen remarked with an approving smile.
"By the way, you allied with Austin and recognized him as your leader, right?" she asked the white-
haired premium-grade divine god of the Blue Ocean Universe Community.
He was standing beside Austin, quietly observing.
"Yes, that's right."
He nodded to confirm her query.
Hearing this response seemed to have pleased the Ice Queen. "Very well.
From this day forward, we swear our loyalty to Leader Austin and join the alliance."
"Pardon me? Did you just..."
Austin, as well as the divine gods of the Blue Ocean Universe Community, were all taken aback.
None of them had seen this coming.
Everyone knew that the Ice Palace was much more powerful than the Blue Ocean Universe
Community.
It was true that it couldn't be on a par with those super powerful forces such as the Beast City and
Demon City.
Nevertheless, it was a second-class force.
They were even quite famous in the Sea of Chaos.
On top of that, its disciples had inherited the inheritance from the Divine Ice Goddess.
There was no question that the Ice Palace was capable of becoming a top force.
Now, the leader of such a powerful, promising force had just proposed to join their alliance.
Surprised was an understatement of what they were feeling.
"What do you say?
Would you like to accept us as part of your alliance?" the Ice Queen reiterated as she fixed her eyes at
Austin.
"Well..."
It wasn't that Austin couldn't find the words, but that he didn't know how to reply. Besides gratefulness,
he also felt deeply overwhelmed to have received an offer that was beyond their imagination.
"You mentioned earlier that the beast race is our common enemy.
They invaded our territory, killed so many of my disciples, and even turned our headquarters into ruins.
Needless to say, the Ice Palace and the beast race are sworn enemies.
Austin, I've seen a glimpse of how powerful you are. I know that you are also brave, clever, and very
much resourceful.
I truly believe in you.
Under your leadership, we will stand a chance against the beast race," the Ice Queen continued.
She expressed her intentions clearly.
The reason why the Ice Palace wanted to join the alliance was mainly due to the fact that it was led by
Austin.
She took a fancy to his strength and talent.
She knew that the young man in front of her had astonishing potential—if he cultivated some more, he
would be achieving greater things in no time.
Hence, she made up her mind and befriended Austin at all costs.
That way, he would side with the Ice Palace and would help in keeping it away from harm.
Since they were yet to be a match for the beast race, she did what she needed to do for the sake of the
Ice Palace.
Austin fully understood her intentions.
Just like the Ice Queen, he thought that it would be a good thing if they joined them.
He had a good impression of them since Isis and Winnie were disciples of the Ice Palace.
Isis was even an ice lady of the Ice Palace.
On top of all that, the Ice Palace had an outstanding reputation. It was only wise to ally with them.
"I have no reason to refuse, madam. We would be extremely honored to have you with us.
Welcome to the alliance," Austin strongly concurred.
Austin and the Ice Queen gave each other a nod and a smile as they reached the agreement.
"Well, everyone. What are you waiting for? Let us all greet our leader," the Ice Queen urged as she
gestured her members to greet Austin.
"Greetings, Leader Austin!"
The people of the Ice Palace cheerfully obliged and even gave him a round of applause.
"There's really no need for such formalities, madam,"
Austin said promptly as he waved his hands in embarrassment.
"You're our leader now. We need to observe proper etiquette.
Besides, we are delighted to ally with you," the Ice Queen assured with a smile.
"Ha-ha! With the Ice Palace joining us, the strength of our alliance will surely increase manifold!"
The white-haired premium-grade divine god couldn't contain his excitement.
It was definitely great news to them that Austin agreed to form an alliance with the Ice Palace.
Meanwhile, Austin decided to take out a large number of treasures and piled them all up before the Ice
Queen.
"Leader Austin, these treasures..."
The Ice Queen and even the senior members of the Ice Palace all gasped for breath as they stared at
the precious items in fascination and amazement.
They couldn't believe what they were seeing with their eyes.
When they walked closer to the treasures, their faces were all flushed with
excitement.
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