For Austin, it was beautifully satisfying to enslave both Warner and Emmet. The idea elated him a lot.
Now, the first item on his agenda was to learn their secret skills. Since they were his slaves, he knew
that they would teach him willingly.
Once they taught him, he would be able to absorb a large amount of great cosmos force in the eye of
the cosmos!
So far, almost all the energy Austin had cultivated inside him was the chaotic energy.
Even though the chaotic energy was very powerful, the great cosmos force was a notch stronger.
If he were able to replace the chaotic energy inside him into the great cosmos force, his strength would
be improved considerably. It would be like he'd completely upgraded himself.
Austin estimated that mastering the duo's secret skills would enhance his fighting by at least ten times!
"Warner, Emmet, I need something from you,"
Austin said.
Now that they were his slaves, he had no scruples at all when addressing them.
"Master, we will give you everything you want!"
They approached him with great respect.
"I have heard that you two have mastered a special method which allows you to absorb the great
cosmos force from the eye of the cosmos.
I want to know if that is true.
And if it is, can I have your secret manual?"
Austin directly asked them for the manual, looking first at Emmet and then at Warner with expectant
eyes.
"Yes, master.
We have learnt such a method."
Even though they were his slaves, what Austin was asking about wasn't something trivial. Therefore,
there was a moment of hesitation before any of the two answered in affirmative.
This was because the secret method in question was the real reason behind their dominance over the
Ethereal World. It had allowed them to live in peace till now and everyone had feared them because of
it.
Warner and Emmet hadn't always been this popular. Originally, they were nobodies.
Their lives were miserable and they were often considered losers.
Later, they had inadvertently obtained this special method which allowed them to absorb the great
cosmos force into their bodies. After getting their hands on this method, they had come to the Ethereal
World so that they could cultivate this skill further and fully master it.
With time, their strength had seen a tremendous increase, and they had shocked the entire Sword
World with their power. Pretty soon, the infamous method had allowed them to rise to incredible fame
and become villains feared throughout the cosmos.
So this special skill was the sole reason behind their current reputation and status, which made it
extremely precious to them.
They valued it as much as their lives and would have been unwilling to pass it to anyone.
In fact, such an idea would have been impossible before today.
As fate would have it, the situation was different now.
Austin was now their master. Their minds and souls were always engaged in the thoughts of Austin's
interests. He was their first priority and
meant everything to them.
Therefore, Warner and Emmet didn't hesitate for a long time.
They knew what they had to do next.
With hands tied behind his back, Austin looked at his two slaves, waiting for their reply.
"Of course you can have our secret skill, master.
Everything, including our lives, belong entirely to you!"
Emmet answered in a tone brimming with respect and humbleness.
"I feel the same way, master.
You can have whatever you want from us,"
Warner nodded along.
Despite their momentary hesitation, the duo had agreed to give up their most precious resource for
their master. This was all thanks to the Puppet Strings!
"Wonderful!
Teach me right now!"
Austin was overjoyed.
"Yes, master. But please listen to us first.
It's important that you know this. About half an era ago, the two of us accidentally entered the Absolute
Space Sea and found an ancient cave.
Inside, we were thrilled and surprised to find a secret manual. Just one!
Every part of that cave looked extraordinary, and it was evident that the secret manual was no
exception.
Unfortunately, the two of us had a falling out at that moment because we both wanted to possess the
manual and take it for ourselves. A fierce battle ensued.
It raged on for almost a month, and eventually, the secret manual was torn into half, and each of us got
a part.
We agreed to keep it that way so naturally, whatever method we have been practicing till now is
incomplete. Each of us only cultivated half the secret skill,"
Warner explained.
"I see.
No wonder I heard rumors that the cultivation methods you two have mastered are incomplete.
I'd always thought you two had been unable to find the complete version. Turns out you had half the
manual each.
It's funny, actually. All this time together, and yet you two are still unwilling to teach each other your half,
aren't you?"
Austin asked with a slight grin.
"Please don't make fun of us, master.
It is true that we don't want the other to learn our part of the skill.
The secret manual is priceless and we can't let the other one have our half.
It is as precious to us as our lives. How can we give that up?"
Emmet added drily.
"Hmm. Anyway, if you two are only practicing one half of the secret manual, I guess that means if
I combine both of those halves, I'll be able to get the full manual.
Then the skill will be complete as well!
Ha-ha, I'm really lucky.
But you two! You really should have thought this with your minds instead of with your egos.
Even after mastering only half of the secret skill, you are so powerful today.
Imagine if you two had been generous enough to share the manual with each other and cultivate
together. Your powers would have increased several folds and much would be different.
In fact, I think then you would have been strong enough to dominate the entire Sword Cosmos.
Didn't you ever think of it this way?"
Austin shook his head and sighed at their stupidity.
"We did, master. We thought about it quite a bit. But a balance needed to be maintained.
We both had some misgivings.
Once we put our halves together and cultivated it together, then there were a few caveats we needed
to think about.
If one of us had better talent and comprehension ability than the other, then his strength would have
eventually reached a higher level and he'd have become stronger.
And even if both of us managed to reach the same level of strength and become equally powerful,
there still would have been a fundamental question of who.
And we could never find a satisfactory answer to that.
If both of us became the strongest cultivators in the Sword Cosmos, then which one should have
become the ruler?
Inevitably, the tussle would have put us against each other and we would have become enemies for the
sake of power.
After careful consideration, we decided not to share our halves with each other,"
Emmet explained with furrowed eyebrows.
"Hmm. Fair enough! I really don't know what to say to that.
I guess it's true that people's minds are complicated things. I'd think you two are idiots for not sharing
the power,
but you are cruel and cunning warriors and it's natural for you to have those worries,"
Austin was still laughing.
"Rest assured, master, that we are loyal to you.
Cruel and cunning or not, we serve you and will never dare to put you in jeopardy,"
Warner and Emmet obediently assured him.
"I believe you.
Anyway, since you don't need to hide anything from me.
Give me your respective half of the secret manual!"
Austin eagerly demanded. He couldn't wait anymore.
"Yes, master!"
Warner and Emmet had already made up their minds and agreed without hesitation.
Shoop! Shoop!
The two of them sent Austin spiritual sense messages which instantly entered his Soul Sea.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
As the two streaks of communication entered, there was a huge flow of information in Austin's Soul
Sea.
Combined, the secret manual was incredibly powerful and had a strong aura.
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