After a while, the message that Austin had left in the Heaven Roc Universe Community
spread, reaching other parts of the Sea of Chaos.
The creatures that read it
were confused.
They all
followed the message to the Heaven Roc Universe Community and peered at it closely.
After some observation,
they understood what had happened.
"No!
Looks like the whole heaven roc race has been exterminated!"
"It was Austin. I traced the time and space and saw Austin!"
"Austin destroyed the Heaven Roc race!"
Within minutes,
rumors spread across the Sea of Chaos and
everyone was blaming Austin.
They all were shocked to the core.
Over the past few months, the heaven roc race had
reached a high status and power. Of course, they were riding off of Humphrey's power,
but they still should have managed to fight back.
All over the Heaven Roc Universe Community, there were blood, flesh, and bones floating in the air. It
was too brutal.
Residual broken souls howled and appeared and vanished.
It confirmed that the heaven roc race was gone.
"I can't believe he took down Humphrey's army like this!"
"He must have done it because
he wanted revenge on Humphrey!"
"That's right.
Originally, the heaven roc race didn't have a deep grudge against Austin. I feel almost sorry for them. It
wasn't their fault."
"Really? Because I heard that the heaven roc race had sent a large number of people to search for the
missing creatures of the three thousand big and small universes.
That could have angered Austin."
The discussions happened but no one knew the real reasons behind it.
Even in their death,
the heaven roc race had caught the attention of the entire Sea of Chaos.
Meanwhile,
the Ice Palace
was empty.
It used to be the headquarters of the allied army,
but now the allied army had retreated to the three thousand big and small universes.
Austin now was the only one present there. He had come to visit the Ice Sword World in the Ice Palace.
In the deep void of the Ice Sword World, there was an ancestral sword shrine.
It was well hidden.
Only Austin and a few senior leaders of the Ice Palace knew of its existence.
Austin entered the sword shrine.
The layout of the building was very simple.
In the center of it, there was an altar with five spiritual tablets on it.
"Austin, you're back,"
Sword Son Curry said, appearing outside of the tablets.
"Nice to see you again, sir,"
Austin greeted politely.
"Austin, there's no need to be so formal.
I can see that you've made great progress with your fighting power since I last saw you.
You've also made amazing progress in your swordsmanship,"
Sword Son Curry praised, sweeping his eyes over Austin.
"Thank you for your praise. I'm flattered.
I have made great progress in my swordsmanship and
it's all because of you,"
Austin replied, smiling.
It was the truth. If it weren't for Sword Son Curry guiding him into the Sword Cosmos,
he wouldn't have achieved so much with his swordsmanship.
"No, Austin. You are talented.
If you weren't,
entering the Sword Cosmos wouldn't have made any difference,"
Sword Son Curry explained.
"Sir, I want to enter the Sword Cosmos for cultivation and spend a while there,"
Austin told him.
"Okay. Go ahead.
The Sword Cosmos is the only place you should cultivate your swordsmanship.
You must know that you are still too weak to fight Humphrey.
You need to cultivate to improve your fighting power further,"
Sword Son Curry explained.
Even though Sword Son Curry hadn't left the sword shrine,
he was aware of what was going on outside.
After all, he had ruled the Sword Cosmos once.
A ruler of a supreme universe surely had abilities that no one else could have.
"I know. You're right,"
Austin said, sighing.
"But Humphrey destroyed the three thousand big and small universes so I need to get revenge
eventually,"
he added, feeling more determined.
"Yes, I understand how you feel,"
Sword Son Curry responded with a nod.
"By the way, what are your thoughts on the Hand of Heaven appearing in the Sword Cosmos?"
Austin suddenly asked.
In the Sword Cosmos, a terrible, big hand had come out of nowhere and started killing creatures.
Even the governing gods couldn't fight it and had to run and hide.
Currently, the vast majority of creatures in the Sword Cosmos were hiding in their own places. If they
wandered outside, they risked their lives.
Austin had entered the Sword Cosmos twice and he grew curious about the hand.
He figured that out of anyone, Sword Son Curry would have the answers.
After all, he knew the most about the Sword Cosmos.
"The Hand of Heaven!"
Sword Son Curry exclaimed.
"Yes. It is extremely unpredictable.
It appears and kills for no reason.
I've thought about it for quite a long time, but I still don't understand it,"
Sword Son Curry murmured as he looked in the direction of the Sword Cosmos.
"It reminds me of something my master once said.
He told us that all the supreme universes are threatened by a terrifying existence.
One day, it would come for each supreme universe and destroy it.
I wonder if that's what the Hand of Heaven is,"
Sword Son Curry recalled.
"That's really going to happen?"
Austin asked.
"Yes.
That's what my master told us,"
Sword Son Curry replied with a nod.
Master Sword was the strongest creature in the Sword Cosmos.
He had richer experience, broader knowledge, and more advanced deduction abilities than anyone
else.
Therefore, his guess was more reliable.
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