The divine mountain was covered with the light from the evening sun, making it appear as if it was
covered with a thin lacquer of gold which gave off an eye-catching luster.
Magnificent palaces stood on top of the mountain.
The entire divine mountain was covered with all kinds of flowers, plants, and treasures which filled the
air with an amazing aroma.
Twelve tall divine gods also stood on top of the summit, each giving off a powerful aura.
They were twelve governing gods.
How was that even possible? Both Austin
and the twelve zodiac animals were too shocked to speak.
After all, there were only about twenty governing gods in the entire Sea of Chaos.
It was almost impossible to see a couple of governing gods in the same place, not to mention twelve.
It was incredible!
"No wonder the legends say that the Earth used to be one of the core worlds.
The legends must be true!"
the tiger exclaimed.
The other zodiac animals were too awestricken to reply.
"I can't believe what we're seeing!"
Austin was the second one to come to his senses.
However, he and the twelve zodiac animals knew that the divine mountain in front of them was not real.
It was only a mark of the ancient divine mountain left in this space.
They could easily see this illusion since each of them had a powerful spiritual sense and a high
cultivation base in the law of space.
Ordinary people would not be able to sense the mark of the divine mountain.
"Let's go somewhere else,"
Austin said when he remembered another god in the ancient legends.
A moment later,
Austin took the twelve zodiac animals to a plain on the coast.
They were greeted by ancient cities which spanned as far as the eye could see.
"Look over there!
A divine god
is nailed to a token!"
The sky-devouring dog pointed in surprise.
Austin and the other zodiac animals immediately looked over to where it pointed.
A huge token towered above.
A thin man with long hair was nailed to the token, held high above by nothing but nails. He remained
motionless, which made it safe to assume that he was dead.
'A token like that?
Could it be that the symbol of the Novel Court in the Sea of Chaos is from the Earth?'
Austin wondered inwardly.
'However, the Novel Court on the Earth is only a branch of the Novel Court in the Sea of Chaos.
Maybe it was brought here by the Novel Court from the Sea of Chaos.'
Austin was filled with thoughts.
"Another governing god!"
The twelve zodiac animals gasped.
"The Earth is really impressive!"
they all praised.
"The Earth made brilliant achievements back in the ancient times.
But how does a planet filled with governing gods fall to this lowly state?
It can't even sustain the cultivation of any living beings here.
Don't tell me that it has become like this because of the war between the gods of light and the gods of
darkness.
Ordinary divine gods don't have the ability to do this kind of damage.
Something else must have happened to the Earth,"
said the sky-devouring dog.
Austin had told it the history of the Earth.
"Yes, you're right."
Austin was taken aback by what the sky-devouring dog said.
He also realized how absurd this was.
A planet that once had more than a dozen governing gods would never deteriorate to this state just
because of a fight between ordinary divine gods.
"Something is wrong here,"
Austin uttered.
'There must be another reason for this,'
he thought to himself.
All of a sudden,
the man who was nailed to the token in the distance began to flicker like an apparition and fade.
Before they could even realize what was happening,
the man disappeared into thin air.
Then, Austin and the twelve zodiac animals traveled all over the Earth.
However, they didn't find any more sign left by the strong warriors.
"Austin, we come here to find the reason behind the strange energy fluctuations happening on the
Earth.
But until now, we haven't found anything,"
said the sky-devouring dog.
At this moment.
"Austin,
come here and have a look!
Something is wrong!"
The sound of the chaotic world tree rang out in Austin's Soul Sea.
"It's the chaotic world tree. Let's go!"
Without any hesitation, Austin and the twelve zodiac animals immediately left.
In only a few moments, he had arrived where the chaotic world tree was.
The twelve zodiac animals trailed closely behind him.
"Austin, look down,"
the chaotic world tree said.
He did as he was told and saw a sea below.
The sea on the Earth was very small for the masters like Austin and the twelve zodiac animals. They
could see all of it in just a glance.
The sea below gave off a gloomy, melancholic aura which immediately affected everyone's moods.
"It's the Bermuda Triangle!"
Austin exclaimed in shock.
This was one of the most well-known areas on the Earth.
Everyone knew that
strange and mysterious things always happened in this place.
"I feel that there seems to be a strange, ominous world deep within the Bermuda Triangle.
But I can't perceive it with my spiritual sense."
"Yes.
Even I feel a sense of danger.
It's unbelievable."
A cold sweat dripped down the backs of the twelve zodiac animals.
All of them felt the looming danger underneath.
"It seems that there are some special things in the Bermuda Triangle,"
Austin echoed with a nod.
"Let's go down and have a look."
The twelve zodiac animals had always been fearless. They liked challenges.
Then the twelve of them used their bodily movement skills and quickly descended into the sea below.
"Don't you know it's dangerous?!
Are you guys mad?!
I won't go with you,"
the chaotic world tree said, displeased.
It had always been steady and cautious.
It was not one to take uncalculated risks.
"Well, you stay here.
I'll go down with them and take a look,"
said Austin.
Like the animals, he too was bold and fearless.
He knew that he could go anywhere he wished without being harmed in the Sea of Chaos.
Even if somehow a governing god was waiting for them beneath, he could easily escape it.
Therefore, he had nothing to fear.
Without further ado, he dived into the cold depths below.
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