Since Austin's opponent was also a genuine preliminary-grade divine god, he could not withstand the
illusions. "Ah! No!"
he screamed in agony as he held his head desperately.
"Puff!" His agony was short-lived, however, as he died on the spot.
"None of you can get away!" Austin shouted.
It was the first time he had used the law of illusion to deal with his enemy after he mastered it. The
result pleased him, and it gave him more confidence in his strength.
At that moment, the vortexes made from illusions around him rotated swiftly.
At the same time, they spread in all directions.
It was not long before they engulfed the entire courtyard.
As a result, the space shook violently, much to everyone's shock.
All the creatures got trapped in the different worlds created by the illusions, except for Austin and the
mermaid.
Even the genuine medium-grade divine gods could not get rid of the illusions.
"Ahhh!"
The slaves of the beast race could not hold any longer. Their bodies exploded only after a few
moments, and broken limbs and blood scattered everywhere.
Then, the genuine gods screamed in pain as well.
They too suffered the same fate as their slaves.
Illusionary images flooded their heads, which caused them to explode.
"Ah! Get out of my head! It's not true!
Everything is not real! You can't fool me!"
Soon enough, the genuine medium-grade divine gods also joined the chaos. They shouted, roared,
punched, kicked and even launched powerful attacks as if they were fighting with dangerous enemies.
However, there was still a little bit of sanity left in them.
They knew that they were trapped in illusions, and they struggled to get out of them.
Unfortunately, they couldn't break free in a short while.
In the courtyard, only Austin and the mermaid did not get stuck in illusions.
With his hands behind his back, Austin looked at the genuine medium-grade divine gods in pain with
satisfaction.
After he mastered the law of illusion, he had gained the upper hand in the maze.
He had learned it so well that to deal with the genuine medium-grade divine gods was like a child's play
to him.
"Well... this... this is unbelievable!"
the mermaid exclaimed as she stared at Austin in utter shock.
Then, she glanced at the genuine divine gods who were still struggling hard in the courtyard, and at the
flesh all over the ground.
"Well... Austin... Is... is this all your doing?
It is unbelievable!
I can't believe it!
You are just an ordinary preliminary-grade divine god, yet you have such powers.
I did not even see you lift a finger! You had your hands behind your back all this time.
Austin, how did you do that?" she asked some more.
She felt that everything was so unreal like it was a dream.
She already knew that Austin was far more powerful than those at his vital energy realm level.
However, she had never expected that he was this strong.
Yet, here was an ordinary preliminary-grade divine god who slaughtered so many genuine divine gods
without even lifting a finger.
The things she had witnessed shocked her too much that she could not fully process it.
Still, she also had many questions for Austin.
"Damn it! Brat, what the hell did you do to us?" a medium-grade divine god of the beast race gasped.
He got out of the illusions for the time being. As soon as he came back to his senses, he charged
towards Austin in a fit of rage.
In turn, Austin concentrated deeply.
Then, a large number of illusions immediately swarmed the genuine medium-grade divine god.
He did not even have the time to react as the big vortexes engulfed him in an instant.
"Ahhh! Stay away from me! It's just an illusion! Everything is not real!" he howled as his face twisted in
pain.
The once fearless genuine divine god was now reduced to a horrible mess.
"I will send you to your creator!"
Austin shouted and dashed forward in an attempt to kill the genuine divine god.
"Wait!" he said and stopped in his tracks.
An idea suddenly flashed in his mind.
"I almost forgot it.
I can turn these genuine divine gods into my slaves!"
he said in a low voice.
Indeed, Austin had already controlled Wilfred and became the latter's master.
Furthermore, his spiritual sense had improved significantly since he set foot in the Land of Outlaw.
He had faith in his spiritual sense and thought that he had no trouble controlling a genuine medium-
grade divine god using the Puppet Strings skill.
It would be easier to tame a genuine preliminary-grade divine god once he performed the Puppet
Strings skill.
His eyes sparkled upon his realization.
Just the mere thought of it excited him.
'Oh, why didn't I think of that?
I had killed so many genuine preliminary-grade divine gods. I actually could have turned them into my
slaves.
It's not even a bad idea to tame those ordinary divine gods.
I should have been more considerate.
What a waste! I could have had many competent men at my disposal, ' Austin thought regrettably.
A heavy feeling weighed him down as he looked at the chopped up limbs on the ground.
'Maybe, it is not too late yet...'
Just then, he quickly got closer to that genuine medium-grade divine god.
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
Numerous red strings shot out from his Soul Sea and rushed towards the genuine divine god.
The genuine divine god had been trying his best to keep the illusions from invading his Soul Sea.
"What the hell are these?
Fuck off! Leave me alone!" he yelled in surprise.
He got taken aback when he found multiple red strings that tried to get into his Soul Sea.
Each of the long red strings gave off a strange and dangerous aura, which scared him.
However, at that point, a great number of illusions already attempted to break into his Soul Sea, Alas!
He did not have the energy to fight off the red strings, because he was busy dealing with the illusions.
Not long after, the red strings barged into his Soul Sea and came for his spiritual soul.
Finally, the genuine divine god recognized those red strings.
'I got it! This is the secret skill owned by the spiritual race—the Puppet Strings.
Brat, you even attempted to control me and make me your slave!
Damn it!"
he roared, shocked and terrified.
The genuine divine god was from the beast race, so he knew a lot about the spiritual race.
That was why he recognized the Puppet Strings.
"Yes, you are right.
Stop resisting,"
Austin chided with a playful smile.
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
Afterward, tens of thousands of red strings swarmed and tightly wrapped the genuine divine god's
spiritual soul.
"Argh!
That will not work, you brat! You cannot tame me!"
the genuine divine god of the beast race bellowed as he struggled to free his spiritual soul from the
strings.
"Oh, is that so?
We will know soon."
Austin sneered and flashed him a provoking smile.
The red strings emitted powerful spiritual soul energy while they tightened around the genuine divine
god's spiritual soul even more.
"Ahhh! Brat, stop it!
How dare you treat me like this? I will not let you go!
Just wait and see, I will break you into pieces!" the genuine divine god roared furiously at Austin.
He was falling apart as the illusions and the red strings attacked him simultaneously.
Slowly, he could not defend himself even a little.
He fought back less fiercely than he did earlier.
The endless illusions and the many red strings drove him mad.
A few moments later, the genuine divine god realized that he couldn't hold on any longer.
"Ah!
Stop it!
Brat, let me go!
If you do, I will let this go and pretend that nothing had happened.
I can even compensate you. I will give you whatever you want,"
he pleaded.
"When you become my slave, everything you have will be mine,"
Austin answered with a smile as he calmly looked at him.
"Ah!
Stop it. You can't do this to me..."
Eventually, he gave up and resigned himself to his fate. When he spoke, his weak voice was barely
audible.
In just a few seconds, the genuine divine god of the beast race strode passively towards Austin.
"Master!"
he greeted Austin with respect, much like a tamed pet.
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