Whoosh!
Sword Son Curry merely waved his hand in response and immediately, a beam of dazzling sword-light
shot out from his hand. He hadn't spoken a word and whatever he was doing was indescribable.
After a moment,
they could hear several explosions that seemed to be happening all around them, though they were not
visible.
Endless pressure of swordsmanship continued to spread in the sky above the Divine Sword Mountain.
The increased pressure somehow caused the wind around them to roar.
Austin's gaze followed the sword-light all the way to the top.
He saw a long sword of a simple appearance floating in the air.
The only unusual thing about it was the dense pack of mysterious sword runes which were wandering
around the blade freely.
Each of them contained thousands of different sword skills and was strong enough to distort the
surrounding space and time.
Though the sword was of common appearance other than the runes, as soon as it appeared, the space
around the Divine Sword Mountain fell silent.
Its very existence had frozen energy and laws all around it in one single moment of time.
"That's incredible!"
Austin said in an awed voice.
"Ha, ha! Yes, it is. And I'm lucky enough to help you refine the flying sword as I promised.
Now, it belongs to you,"
Sword Son Curry replied with a smile.
"Really?
Thank you so much, sir. This is really awesome,"
Austin replied with a nod that suppressed the immense joy he was feeling.
It was not until now that did he understand the origin of this long sword.
When he had entered the Sword Cosmos in the past and came to the Divine Sword Mountain, he had
also visited the palace of Master Sword. There, he had obtained thirty-five million famous swords
Master Sword had left behind. He had handed them over to Sword Son Curry as soon as he got back.
Sword Son Curry had once promised that he would help Austin refine these swords into a single flying
sword.
Austin hadn't expected him to actually make it but here it was.
The flying sword floating in front of them was perfect.
"Wow!
That's one hell of a sword!"
Even the five sword spirits approved of the flying sword.
"Austin, this weapon will make you stronger than ever before,"
Sword Son Curry told him. He himself was also very satisfied with the flying sword he'd produced.
"Sir, what do you think would happen if I confronted Humphrey after refining this flying sword?"
Austin suddenly asked.
In fact, Humphrey was the main purpose Austin had entered the Sword Cosmos this time.
He wanted to increase his fighting power in order to deal with Humphrey.
One could say this was what Austin desired the most at present.
Hearing Austin's question, Sword Son Curry fell silent for a moment.
The five sword spirits didn't say anything either.
They were not interested in anything that took place outside the Divine Sword Mountain. Therefore,
they weren't going to even comment on this matter.
"Austin, these things are hard to explain.
In simple terms, I am afraid you are not as powerful as him yet,"
Sword Son Curry replied after a moment of silence.
"I know."
Austin nodded.
"It is true that your strength has improved rapidly.
However, Humphrey has been improving constantly as well.
From what I've heard, I think he has obtained an egg of the chaotic sky-devouring beast.
After that beast hatched, he took the body of that chaotic sky-devouring beast.
That alone, might have been manageable. However, the hatchlings of this beast have infinite potential
for growth.
The chaotic sky-devouring beast is an exceedingly rare and terrifying legendary beast from the
Absolute Space Sea.
It's said to be immortal so killing it is next to impossible."
Sword Son Curry sighed as he explained the difficulties that lay in Austin's path.
"Does that mean the Sea of Chaos will fall into his hands sooner or later?
Is there no way to defeat him?"
Austin asked.
"I won't say there is no way. But it will be extremely difficult,"
Sword Son Curry responded as he shook his head.
"Remember Austin, any kind of power is relative.
You can always find someone stronger and he can defeat Humphrey,"
he added.
"That's true.
All measurements of strength are relative,"
the old man in yellow, who was among the five sword spirits, interjected suddenly. He was looking at
Austin with encouragement in his eyes.
"I see."
Austin nodded.
'Humphrey, you just wait and see.
I am coming for you someday,'
he swore in his heart. There was a cold flash in his eyes as he thought of his enemy.
"Austin, refine this flying sword first!"
Sword Son Curry reminded him.
"Oh, yes.
Thank you very much, sir!"
Austin replied gratefully.
The flying sword attracted him greatly and he was looking forward to cultivating it.
"Hmm... I'll send it into my master's palace.
You can go inside and refine it there,"
Sword Son Curry told him as he pointed at a building nearby.
Whoosh!
The flying sword turned into a beam of sword-light and rushed into Master Sword's palace, a majestic
structure situated at the top of the mountain.
The flying sword had been produced by Sword Son Curry, so it was natural he knew how to control it.
"I'll cultivate in seclusion, sirs!"
Austin informed the sword spirits, and then followed the flying sword into the palace.
Inside the palace,
he saw the sword was floating in the void and releasing endless amounts of mysterious sword runes.
He sat down cross legged and began refining and comprehending the flying sword.
Through tremendous practice, he was very proficient in Flying Swordsmanship.
However, this flying sword had been produced from the melted combination of more than thirty million
famous swords.
There was no way of telling what level it had reached.
On his very first try, Austin saw how difficult it was to refine the flying sword and make it his own!
No matter how hard he tried, and no matter how many spiritual sense marks and laws of sword he
infused into the flying sword, there was no response.
'I am not going to give up so easily!'
he muttered to himself inwardly and tightened his fist with determination.
Time passed slowly as he kept on trying.
One day, two days, three days...
One month, two months, three months...
Before he knew it, Austin had spent more than a few months in his endeavor to refine the flying sword.
Outside the Divine Sword Mountain, people could now be heard discussing his absence and current
location.
"There's no point in asking. I am sure Austin is hiding somewhere in the Divine Sword Mountain."
"Yes, I am sure of it. I have searched a lot and deduced that he is lurking somewhere in there only.
He entered the Divine Sword Mountain quite a while ago."
"Humph! The five old men are very protective of Austin.
And they make things difficult for us when he is concerned.
And since the man is hiding on the Divine Sword Mountain, we can't do anything to him."
The governing gods who wanted to get their hands on Austin were hiding in the void and secretly
communicating.
"The last time we went there, we had a big altercation with the five old men. The two of us had a huge
falling out and now,
it'll be even more difficult for us to enter that mountain again.
We'll just have to hide here and wait for Austin to come out."
"You're right. That's the only way."
"Never mind. We'll just wait."
The governing gods discovered that they had no choice but to wait and see.
Luckily for them, this wasn't a problem since their lifespan was limitless, and they could literally wait
forever.
They wouldn't lose even a fraction of their lives even if a year passed before news of Austin came.
Whilst they were waiting patiently, Sword Son Curry and the five sword spirits were chatting casually on
the top of the Divine Sword Mountain.
"Sirs, if I'm not mistaken, only your help could have allowed Austin to make such rapid progress in
swordsmanship skills in such a short while,"
Sword Son Curry remarked with a smile.
The five sword spirits were mysterious creatures and getting information out of them was impossible.
Even Sword Son Curry, who knew them for a long time now, knew very little about them.
He always wondered why they were so nice to Austin.
"Ha, ha, please don't inquire about our affairs.
Our business is ours to take care of. However, we won't be rude to you.
It is enough for you to know that we do think highly of Austin,"
the old man in yellow answered with a smile.
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