"Sirs, you must know that I am being chased again,"
said Austin.
"So, what's new? It's just normal now, isn't it?
You're always being chased!"
The old man in white chuckled.
"Yes, I guess you are right."
Austin smiled and nodded awkwardly.
"To tell you the truth, I'm not really surprised. After the destruction you have caused them, those
governing gods will not let you get away with it easily,"
the old man in grey said.
"You are right.
We are enemies after all.
We are bound to get in a clash one way or the other,"
Austin admitted.
"Sirs, I shall be cultivating in seclusion for a period of time.
However, there is a high chance that the governing gods of the Sword Cosmos will find me here one
day,"
said Austin.
"Don't worry.
Here in the Divine Sword Mountain, no one can hurt you,"
the old man in green pointed out.
"I am extremely thankful to all of you taking care of me,"
Austin said, his eyes glistening.
"Not at all.
Don't forget that you have rightfully passed the test of the Divine Sword Mountain and gained proper
recognition.
Because of that, you can't be attacked by anyone on the Divine Sword Mountain.
So don't worry about anything. Just go to your seclusion now and cultivate in peace,"
the old man in red said and gave his blessing.
"Thank you."
Austin nodded.
He then rushed into the palace left by Master Sword in the middle of the mountaintop.
Inside the palace,
Austin sat down cross legged and one by one, moved the semi-governing gods out of there.
He had caught five semi-governing gods in total.
Four of them were the superior elders of the Purple Sword Sect,
and the remaining one was from the Long Sword Sect.
However, only one of them had become Austin's slave, so far.
The other four had been beaten half dead by Austin and seriously injured.
They were so weak that they had lost all power to resist,
and were at the mercy of Austin.
Austin then began to use the Puppet Strings to control them.
Compared to how he had subdued other fighters in the past, subduing semi-governing gods was a little
more complicated.
Nonetheless, Austin had subdued a semi-governing god once before, so he at least knew what to do.
"Surrender and submit yourselves now!"
Austin shouted. Numerous red puppet threads shot out of his Soul Sea and forcibly drilled themselves
into the Soul Sea of one of the unsuspecting semi-governing gods.
"Aarrgghhh... What the hell are these? Get out of my Soul Sea!"
"Bastard, you are so vicious. You will pay for all these and you shall die a horrible death!"
the semi-governing gods screamed in pain.
"Stop struggling and just give in,"
Austin shouted back.
Time flew like an arrow,
and in the blink of an eye,
ten days had already passed.
Back in the palace in the middle of the mountaintop...
"Master."
The five semi-governing gods stood in a perfect line and respectfully greeted Austin.
"Good."
Looking at the five semi-governing gods in front of him, Austin was very satisfied and nodded.
They would be of great help to him in the coming days.
Unless he encountered governing gods, he could leave many tasks to these semi-governing gods.
"Hmm... I have also captured a lot of divine gods. This is the perfect time to subdue them as well."
Austin moved the five semi-governing gods into a human world within his body, and then teleported the
divine gods out.
As before, he began to use the Puppet Strings to subdue them.
Before he knew it, another six days had passed.
"Master."
In the palace, a horde of subdued divine gods bowed to Austin at the same time.
"Ha-ha, most of them were masters from the Purple Sword Sect."
Austin glanced at them and couldn't help laughing.
Now, standing before him were more than nine hundred divine god slaves.
Noticeably, now most of his slaves were from the Purple Sword Sect,
and four of them were superior elders!
It appeared like most of the senior members of the Purple Sword Sect had become Austin's slaves.
"If I were to walk in the Sword Cosmos with these divine god slaves,
surely the others would think that I am the leader of the Purple Sword Sect,"
Austin said with a laugh.
All of a sudden,
he felt something.
"Wait... I have
a faint feeling that I'm going to have a breakthrough very soon.
Is the Thunderstroke Doom coming?
This is awesome! I must take advantage of this opportunity and try to break through and become a
genuine premium-grade divine god soon,"
Austin said excitedly.
However, he was not going to undergo the Thunderstroke Doom directly. In fact, he was going to avoid
it.
He stood up and walked out of the palace.
"Sirs, I might have to avoid the Thunderstroke Doom soon,"
Austin announced.
Summoned by him, the five sword spirits appeared in front of him at the same time.
"Well, your fighting power is much stronger than any cultivator at your level. Nonetheless, you still really
need to improve your level,"
the old man in red said honestly.
"Is there any danger involved if I avoid the Thunderstroke Doom in the Divine Sword Mountain?"
Austin was a little concerned.
He knew that the governing gods of the Sword Cosmos would eventually come to the Divine Sword
Mountain, looking for him.
For his safety, he had to take the Divine Sword Mountain as his stronghold, every time he entered the
Sword Cosmos.
Those governing gods must have noticed the pattern.
"Don't you worry.
As I have said before, you have legitimately passed the test of the Divine Sword Mountain and gained
its legitimate recognition. You have earned your right to be here.
Here in the Divine Sword Mountain, no one can hurt you.
The five of us and the Divine Sword Mountain will make sure of it,"
the old man in red said.
"No one can lay a hand on you unless he defeats all five of us and the entire Divine Sword Mountain.
However, I doubt that there is anyone in the Sword Cosmos who has such an ability.
So, you have nothing to worry about,"
the old man in green reassured Austin.
"Thank you dear sirs. I really appreciate it.
I can now do this in peace.
Thank you very much,"
Austin said gratefully.
"You are most welcome.
Just make sure to focus on your cultivation goals and mind your own concerns,"
the old man in red said as a reminder.
"Okay. Again, thank you!"
Afterwards, Austin found a flat place on the top of the mountain and sat down to begin his business.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Soon, dark clouds began to gather above Austin's head, and powerful lightning bolts began to flash,
cutting through the thick dark clouds.
"The Thunderstroke Doom will be very intense this time. I can sense it!
It would be best if all the eighty-one Thunderstroke Dooms come at the same time.
Then I can complete the process in one go and directly become a genuine premium-grade divine god,"
Austin murmured to himself, staring at the dark clouds above his head with hopeful expectation.
"Avoid the Thunderstroke Doom, now!"
Austin began to hide his aura to prevent it from being detected.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
In the highly charged air, the lightning bolts were densely packed, constantly releasing a terrifying
destructive aura.
Austin could sense that they were all aimed at him.
Nonetheless, Austin tried his best to conceal his aura.
"I have to succeed. So many people are counting on me. I can't afford to fail!"
Austin tried to hide his aura with all his might.
At this moment,
around the Divine Sword Mountain,
more than a dozen warriors with terrifying auras walked out of the void and stared at the Divine Sword
Mountain.
They were all governing gods.
"There is no way that I can be wrong.
That brat must have escaped back here, to the Divine Sword Mountain.
For him, the Divine Sword Mountain is his sanctuary,"
pointed out one of the governing gods.
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