Austin confidently approached the governing god from the Blade Cosmos, but the latter didn't dare to
accept his challenge at all.
Unfortunately for him, he had no choice in the matter.
The bright flying sword that came whizzing towards him almost grazed his waist, making him sweat in
fear.
With his high cultivation base and years of experience, he had keen senses and a knack for estimating
the opponent's strength. Most importantly, he knew when to walk away from a battle. He could easily
tell that nothing good could come out of him continuing to stay here. However, he was being forced by
Austin to fight back.
"Austin, you have offended both the Sword Cosmos and the Blade Cosmos.
Aren't you afraid of the consequences you'll have to face?"
he roared in a desperate attempt to intimidate Austin.
But to no one's surprise, Austin remained calm.
"Even if you both join hands to take me down,
I won't be afraid."
As soon as Austin finished his sentence, his bright flying sword zoomed towards the governing god
again.
The sword aura surged through the air, carrying a terrifying amount of great cosmos force.
The speed and power that Austin possessed startled the governing god to the core. He had no desire
to face Austin head on, so he tried to run away again.
Boom! Boom!
Every spot that the flying sword made contact with broke the void into pieces.
It slashed the governing god on his shoulder,
causing half of his body to explode on the spot.
The energy that Austin was using now contained a considerable part of the great cosmos force, and its
power was horrifying.
"Boy, don't push me too far!"
the governing god of the Blade Cosmos cried, still trying to act like he was only letting Austin attack him
because he was being the bigger man.
"I know you came to the Ethereal World with evil intentions. I won't let you leave until you spit out the
truth,"
Austin said coldly.
Once again,
the bright flying sword zoomed forward and made contact with the governing god.
Like a vast ocean,
the sword radiance flooded his body.
"Arghhh!"
He let out a miserable scream before his body exploded into pieces and blood splashed everywhere.
He couldn't believe that he had been defeated so miserably by this boy in front of him.
He didn't have the strength to even defend himself.
"Austin, just wait and see. The Blade Cosmos will never let you go!" he cursed one last time before
burning his divine body and turned into a beam of blade radiance.
Before Austin could react, the governing god flew into the depths of the void and escaped. At the same
time, his aura disappeared.
In his desperation to escape, he had used a secret technique that most creatures wouldn't as it
consumed a large amount of original divine blood.
"Humph! Guess it's your lucky day,"
Austin sneered. He wasn't in any hurry to chase after the governing god. Anyway, he knew that the
fight would come to him soon enough.
Instead, he thought about the battle just now, when the governing god hadn't even been able to make a
move against him.
On top of that, he had been very relaxed while attacking the governing god. It had taken him only a few
moments to defeat his enemy and make him flee.
All in all, Austin was very satisfied with his current power.
Suddenly, Warner and Emmet appeared in front of him.
"Master, we spotted spies from the Blade Cosmos coming to the Ethereal World these past few days!
It seems that they are still interested in invading the Ethereal World," they both reported in unison.
Austin nodded sagely. "The eye of the Sword Cosmos is here.
It's the place where the great cosmos force is born, so of course, they would not give it up so easily.
It doesn't matter though. Let them come!
Even if they don't, I will go to them sooner or later,"
Austin sneered in response.
The pair was glad to see how confident Austin was. "Master, we've transformed the Ethereal World
completely like you ordered.
We have also announced to the public that from now on,
the Ethereal World will be the headquarters of the Curry Sword Sect,"
Emmet said.
"Very good, very good.
There is one more thing that we need to take care of. We need to activate all our strongholds.
The Curry Sword Sect should be able to operate normally soon."
In the past,
the Curry Sword Sect had held several strongholds.
But they had been attacked by their enemies, so Austin had ordered all the people guarding those
strongholds to retreat.
He had made the call to prioritize his people over property. As a result, almost all the strongholds of the
Curry Sword Sect had been deserted.
"Master, almost all the strongholds of the Curry Sword Sect are now occupied by other sects,"
Emmet informed him meekly.
"Anyone who dares to take over our property shall face death,"
Austin said coldly.
"I see."
Emmet and Warner both nodded, understanding his order at once.
Meanwhile,
the news that the Ethereal World was now the headquarters of the Curry Sword Sect caused a great
sensation in the Sword Cosmos.
Since ancient times, the Ethereal World had been regarded as a dangerous forbidden area by all the
other people in the Sword Cosmos.
What was more, the leaders of the Ethereal World, Warner and Emmet,
were notorious for being terrifyingly cruel, not to mention powerful.
Even the governing gods of the four major forces had never dared to provoke them, choosing to keep a
distance from them instead.
So naturally, everyone was surprised that such a dangerous place had suddenly become the
headquarters of the Curry Sword Sect!
It just didn't make sense.
All the creatures in the Sword Cosmos were having a heated discussion about this new piece of
information.
"What happened?
Isn't the Ethereal World guarded by Warner and Emmet?
How did it suddenly become the headquarters of the Curry Sword Sect?"
"We all know that the real leader of the Curry Sword Sect is Austin, right?"
"Yes. But in that case, doesn't it mean that Austin has taken charge of the Ethereal World?"
"That doesn't make sense! What about Warner and Emmet?
How would they willingly give up the Ethereal World to a young man?"
Countless creatures speculated about what could have happened to cause such a tremendous change
in the Sword Cosmos.
Moreover, this piece of news involved the Ethereal World and Austin, the two most popular topics in the
Sword Cosmos recently.
The news undoubtedly reached the senior leaders of the four major forces as well. They hurriedly
gathered together and launched into their own discussion.
"Is it possible that Austin, Emmet, and Warner have joined hands?"
"No matter what,
we can't just let those three people do whatever they like!
Otherwise, they'll pose a great threat to our four major forces.
The sooner we get rid of the three of them, the better."
"Okay.
Contact the people of the Blade Cosmos and get ready to fight against Austin, Warner, and Emmet!"
They all finally agreed to ally with the Blade Cosmos and prepare for battle.
Unknown to them,
a similar discussion was being carried out in the headquarters of the army of the Blade Cosmos.
"Austin is a huge threat. We must get rid of him as soon as possible!
Let's go to the Ethereal World now!"
a tall and strong governing god with domineering blade radiance said loudly.
Meanwhile, in the Ethereal World,
Austin sat cross-legged in the void, twisting his hands up and down as he practiced a few formulas that
belonged to a very ancient secret skill of deduction.
He had learned it from the statue master in the Fallen Divine Valley.
It contained the answers to profound mysteries concerning space and time.
Suddenly, he sensed something and smirked to himself.
'The people of the four major forces are coming!
And the army of the Blade Cosmos is also heading here.
How thoughtful of them.
Now that they're all coming here at the same time, it will be much more convenient for me to deal with
them.'
What he had sensed was countless horrifying figures sneaking into the void and heading towards the
Ethereal World.
Each of them emitted a tremendous amount of pressure,
causing cracks in time and space wherever they passed.
"Master, the situation is not good.
Many governing gods are heading for the Ethereal World,"
Warner and Emmet reported to Austin at the same time, appearing in front of him.
Having guarded the Ethereal World for a long time,
the two of them were very familiar with the place.
They could notice even the slightest change at a glance.
"Don't worry.
We will act accordingly,"
Austin replied calmly.
"Once the war breaks out, your main task is to protect the Ethereal World from being damaged.
I'll deal with those guys,"
he added.
"Master, are you going to deal with them all by yourself?"
Both Warner and Emmet were shocked by Austin's casual declaration.
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