Whoosh!
As soon as he knew what he should do, Austin entered the army of the four major forces,
using his bodily movement skill so that none of them saw him arrive.
It appeared that the four major forces were struggling to hold on.
The array was powerful,
but it was extracting too much of their energy.
By now,
almost half of the energy in the body of each member of the four major forces had been extracted, but
they couldn't give up. If they wanted to win, they had to push harder.
In their hearts, they hoped that the battle would end soon.
"I can't keep going. Is it almost over?"
"I'm exhausted too.
I have lost two thirds of my energy. Look, my hair is turning grey.
This is a disgrace! I'm the most handsome man in the Xi'men Clan!"
"I've been cultivating hard all my life, but most of my swordsmanship has disappeared!"
Just when they thought that it couldn't get worse,
something terrible happened.
"Oh, no! My body is cracking!
I'm going to explode!"
"My vital organs are shattering!"
"Ah! I can't hold on any longer. I'm dying!"
In an instant, the weaker cultivators cracked and fell apart. Their remains vanished into thin air.
Boom! Boom!
The rest of them exploded, creating a show of bloody fireworks in the sky.
The scene was very tragic,
and it discouraged the others.
They had gained the upper hand in the battle but
it came at a cost.
"This is cruel!
War is bad for the weak.
Just look at how many people died.
In order to win, those old men have to sacrifice their disciples.
They are heartless!"
Austin said to himself, shaking his head.
"No!!!
Is there something wrong with the array of your Flying Immortal Sword Sect?
Why else would we lose so many people?"
"You told us that this array would only temporarily extract the energy of our people. You said it wouldn't
be harmful.
Why is this happening?
A group of our disciples have died, and both their souls and bodies have been destroyed!"
"Is this a scheme to weaken us three sects?"
Now that many had perished, the other three sects were becoming hesitant.
"What are you talking about?
Our people are also in trouble.
You're not the only ones suffering a loss.
I think there might be a small mistake in the way we set up this array.
After all, it's our first time doing it,"
the leader of the Flying Immortal Sword Sect said angrily.
"Stop arguing.
We need to focus.
Remember, we are fighting with the Divine Sword Mountain.
There is no backing out now.
If we can't defeat, control, or kill the five sword spirits,
it will be impossible for us to rule the Divine Sword Mountain.
Plus, we don't want them to live and come after us,"
a senior governing god said.
"So,
even if many of us die,
we have to fight until we win,"
he emphasized.
The other governing gods were silent.
They knew that the governing god was right.
They had to swallow their fear and continue fighting.
"Tell all our affiliated forces to send an elite army to help us! Now!"
the governing gods ordered,
pointing at their subordinates.
Not long after,
groups of people set out from all directions of the Sword Cosmos, heading towards the Divine Sword
Mountain.
The four major forces had their own territories and a large number of affiliated forces in the Sword
Cosmos.
After receiving the order, all the affiliated forces obeyed. They sent their best warriors and cultivators to
appease the governing gods.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Dark clouds billowed in the sky and numerous people dropped from them.
Each one of them had been carefully selected and had extraordinary fighting power.
Having already been informed of their task,
they immediately sat with their legs crossed.
The large array above the Divine Sword Mountain released a massive amount of white silk threads and
attached themselves to the newcomers.
Austin could see now that they were actually tubes.
They extracted energy from the people and put it all into the array to strengthen it.
"I can't let the array extract any more energy.
The five sword spirits can't hold on any longer."
Nodding his head in determination, Austin ran through his plan one more time in his head.
Whoosh!
Austin rose into the air.
The space ahead was covered with densely-packed, white tubes. They constantly sucked energy like a
well-oiled machine.
Austin waved his hand.
Whoosh!
A plain sword-light entered the maze of white tubes and slashed at them.
Immediately, tens of thousands of white tubes were cut off from the array.
Since Austin had used the Ultimate Mind Sword Skill, they didn't stand a chance.
Seconds later,
something unexpected happened.
The severed white tubes developed spears on their ends and reared themselves at Austin.
"What?
The array can automatically defend itself!"
He had expected the tubes to lie dormant after they had been cut off.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Tens of thousands of white tubes darted towards him.
"Wow!
Their sword auras and sword intents are so pure!"
Just as he was about to defend himself, he stopped.
The energy was extracted from the bodies of the people of the four major forces through the white
tubes and
they were all sword cultivators.
Most of the sword energy they had cultivated in their lives contained a large amount of sword auras
and sword intents.
"This is great!
The energy of swordsmanship is just what I need right now.
Perhaps this array can help the world of swordsmanship in my body come together."
Austin was overjoyed. Instead of dodging, he let the violent energy hit his body.
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