Finally, the dazzling light tapered off and disappeared.
The semi-governing god was lying on the ground and moaning in pain.
Only one-tenth of his body was now still intact.
To everyone's surprise, there were Buddhist symbols on what was left of him, preventing him from
regenerating.
'What the hell is going on?'
The scene caused everyone present to shudder.
A semi-governing god had almost gotten killed in one round.
He even didn't have the strength to fight back.
The dead monk was too powerful. His terrifying strength impressed everyone there.
So after they had recovered from shock, the masters activated their bodily movement skills and fled.
Fortunately, the dead monk didn't make a move.
With his head down, he sat cross-legged at the stone table, motionless.
"I don't think he wanted us to disturb the divine gods in the coffins,"
a master said in a panic.
"It seems that the legend is true.
We can't disturb the divine gods lying in the coffins, or bad luck will come,"
Stein said with a grim expression.
They all landed far away from the coffins and didn't dare to even look at them any longer.
"What should we do now?"
Everyone exchanged confused looks.
"I think we'd better leave.
Something is wrong with this world. I've had a bad feeling ever since we arrived,"
Stein said.
"But we are so close to unveiling the secrets of the Shore of Rebirth.
We won't get another chance like this,"
someone whispered.
"Life is more important than a secret,"
another person who cherished his life retorted.
"It looks like that we can't open the coffins on these mountains, but maybe we can start with the
Millstone of Reincarnation.
If we enter the Millstone of Reincarnation, we might learn something about the Shore of Rebirth,"
someone suggested suddenly.
"That's a good idea. Let's go there and see if we can find something."
The other masters agreed on exploring the Millstone of Reincarnation because
they were unwilling to leave empty-handed.
Immediately, they made their way towards the Millstone of Reincarnation.
Stein unwillingly followed.
'What... What's going on?
It seems that my Reincarnation Token is moving on its own.'
Just as he was about to follow them, Austin noticed his Reincarnation Token acting up.
He turned to look at the monk's dead body that was perched on the altar.
It appeared to have its eyes on his token.
Painted with confusion, Austin watched speechlessly as the Reincarnation Token came out of his body
and floated in the air.
"It is really the Reincarnation Token,"
a loud voice said.
Startled, Austin couldn't help but take a step back.
He realized that the owner of the voice was the dead monk.
After just having witnessed the dead monk
kill a semi-governing god within seconds, Austin knew that he was no match for the dead monk.
Wasting no time, he immediately communicated with the Reincarnation Token and tried to control it
back to him.
However, much to his surprise, the Reincarnation Token wasn't under his control.
While he was at a loss, the Reincarnation Token transformed into a beam of light, flew forward, and
landed on the stone table on the altar.
Austin stood completely still.
He had the urge to chase after it but the dead monk was right there.
Soon, the Reincarnation Token gave off a dazzling light.
"It's the Number Nine Token.
I didn't expect to see it again after such a long time."
It was the same voice as before.
The monk's body kept lighting up and then dimming down.
Since it was now moving and speaking, Austin guessed that the dead monk still had a little
consciousness left, and that the Reincarnation Token had happened to activate it.
"The reason why the road of reincarnation is closed
is because the eighteen reincarnation guards were either dead or had disappeared.
Alas! If they don't come back, the road of reincarnation will always be closed."
The monk's voice reached Austin's ears.
'I think he just shared that information with me on purpose, '
Austin thought, getting the uneasy feeling that the monk had seen him
and knew all his secrets.
'It's not safe here. I'd better get out of here now, ' Austin thought to himself.
Austin looked back at the Reincarnation Token and felt his heart sink. He didn't want to leave it behind,
but he had no other choice.
However, just as he was about to activate his bodily movement skill to go, a powerful force fell from the
sky and
wrapped him up.
"What's going on?"
Feeling panicked, Austin released his energies, trying to free himself.
However, his attempts were to no avail for the mysterious force rendered him immobile.
He flew towards the altar against his will.
'This is not good!'
Austin looked all around but no one was there to help him.
Eventually, he landed on the altar, standing by the stone table.
A dead silence enveloped the place.
The dead monk was still motionless with his head down.
Austin looked earnestly at the Reincarnation Token on the stone table while it gave off blinding lights
and spatial runes emerged from it, soaring into the sky.
No matter how hard he tried, the Reincarnation Token didn't respond.
Austin stood by the stone table, unable to move.
No one talked.
An eerie atmosphere enveloped the altar.
Austin felt a chill down his spine.
He wanted to escape badly, but he couldn't even lift a finger.
A moment later, the monk broke the silence.
"Young man, you are destined to get your hands on the Number Nine Token.
Everything happens for a reason.
It's all written in the stars.
Even the creator couldn't change it if he wanted to.
Now that you've found the token, it is yours.
Take good care of it. Perhaps it will bring you good luck."
Austin released a hefty sigh.
'I was wrong.
He is not my enemy.
Perhaps it is because I have the Reincarnation Token.
According to the monk, this Reincarnation Token is called the Number Nine Token.
He even mentioned the road of reincarnation and the eighteen reincarnation guards.
My Reincarnation Token must have more secrets that I don't know about, '
Austin thought to himself.
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