"Boy, you're a monster!
You will die a horrible death for all the terrible things that you have done!" cried a governing god from
the Blade Cosmos.
His bodily movement skill was relatively slow, so he was the next one to be targeted by Austin.
As he spoke, he twisted his body and turned into a beam of blade-light before soaring off into the
distance.
Unfortunately for him, escaping from Austin was not such an easy feat.
"Don't ever try to run away!" Austin barked, using his Shadowless Movement to catch up with him.
With the help of the great cosmos force, his speed had increased by several times. As a result, the
governing god he was chasing was no match for him.
Each step he took was so unpredictable and elusive that even his shadows could not catch up with
him.
In a flash, Austin appeared in front of his target, causing him to stop in his tracks.
The governing god was stunned, but he knew that he could not afford to let his guard down for even a
split-second.
"Get out of my way!" He lifted his hand, and a sharp and domineering blade radiance whizzed out.
The overbearing blade radiance grew bigger and bigger as it moved forward.
Every inch of space that it touched seemed to crack and break apart. Even the stars couldn't hold their
ground, and instead rolled away.
But to Austin, this attack was nothing. With an unimpressed look on his face, he just stretched out his
hand and flicked his finger.
The next moment, a plain sword-light hurtled out of him and destroyed everything in sight.
Fueled by the terrifying great cosmos force,
the sword-light contained overwhelming power.
The seemingly domineering blade radiance exploded in the void and turned into dust after colliding with
Austin's sword-light.
"Boy, are you really going to push me so hard?"
the governing god shouted when he saw how easily Austin deflected his attack. His face was pale and
he was already breathless, indicating that he had already used most of his strength.
Austin merely sneered in response.
Just as he had expected, this governing god was an easy target.
He channeled the mighty great cosmos force into the long sword in his hand before slashing out at the
governing god again.
"Boy, you've gone too far. I'll fight you to the death!"
the governing god roared and rushed at Austin, waving the long, thick blade in his hands. His long hair
flew behind him as he charged forward.
He was determined to fight with all his might.
A frightening amount of power burst out of him. The dazzling blade radiance that exuded out of his
body was like a vast sea that instantly drowned the void around him for millions of miles.
The chaotic void collapsed in on itself,
and time itself seemed to be about to break apart.
However, in the eye of the cosmos, Austin was still much stronger than him.
Although it seemed to take forever for the two of them to charge at each other,
their weapons finally collided.
They slashed against each other over and over again, and a series of ear-splitting metallic clangs rang
out.
A horrifying aura pervaded the air as the two fought against each other fiercely, and countless Divine
Ruling Chains intertwined around them. The law of sword and the law of blade entangled with each
other, emitting billions of beams of light.
"Huh, not bad," Austin commented casually.
It seemed that he had underestimated this governing god after all. The latter was much more capable
than he had originally expected.
Although his speed was a little slower, he still had a lot of combat power, and was even a little stronger
than other governing gods.
Nevertheless, after a few moves,
Austin had the upper hand.
His long sword cut through the air and sliced into the body of the governing god in one swift motion,
causing him to explode and shatter into pieces on the spot.
"Damn it! I won't let you go!" A voice came.
The next moment, the governing god's body was successfully reconstructed and stood a little distance
away. For a moment, he stared at Austin with resentment.
However, when Austin zoomed forward to charge at him,
he turned around and fled as fast as he could.
He had already exerted all his energy on fighting Austin until now. He knew that he couldn't hold on any
longer.
But it was too late for him to change his mind now.
With his superior bodily movement skill, Austin caught up with him in just a few steps.
He once again slashed at the governing god.
This time,
the sword in his hand emitted millions of dazzling sword-lights as it cut through the air and chopped the
body of the governing god into pieces.
Soon, there was nothing but a cloud of blood mist where the governing god had stood.
"Argh! You are too cruel!"
he screamed in pain as his body rematerialized.
"You guys are the ones who came here as a group to kill me. And you still expect me to show you
mercy?"
Austin sneered.
Then, he pressed on with his attacks, chopping the governing god's body into pieces again and again.
At the same time, he released countless puppet strings to attack the governing god's spiritual soul.
"Old bastard, go to hell!" Austin roared before slashing forward his sword,
which left a dazzling trail that looked like a bright river filled with shining stars.
"Such a cruel boy will meet a cruel end,"
the governing god cursed even as he screamed in pain.
By now, his body had been destroyed countless times, and his spiritual soul was also under constant
attack.
Soon, his breaths, and even his screams, became weaker and weaker.
Finally, he stopped reorganizing his body.
His spiritual soul burst into flames that swirled around and turned into a blazing ball of fire.
His aura instantly increased due to the self-destruction of his spiritual soul.
Then,
he employed a strange secret skill that Austin had never encountered before.
As his spiritual soul was disintegrating,
it split into dozens of beams of blade radiance and escaped in different directions.
However, the injuries that he had sustained so far were almost fatal.
Both his physical body and his spiritual soul were hurt essentially.
He couldn't even imagine how much time and energy he would need to completely recover.
"What a miraculous escape technique!"
Austin marveled to himself. As usual, he was not angry that he had let his opponent slip through his
fingers, because he was sure that they would meet again in the future. To Austin, it was always fun and
productive to face an old opponent who had increased in strength.
"Austin, just wait and see. I will definitely avenge myself sooner or later!"
The governing god's voice came from afar.
"Anytime!"
Austin fired back.
By this time, all the other governing gods had run away from the Ethereal World, frightened to death by
the ferocious battle they had witnessed. It was very clear to them that if they stayed, they would only
suffer defeat at Austin's hands.
Austin didn't go after them.
He had already reflected on the battle and realized that killing a governing god was too tedious at his
current strength.
He had fought the governing god from the Blade Cosmos for what seemed like ages, but he still hadn't
managed to kill him for good.
Every governing god had only reached that position by cultivating their body and soul for a long time,
so not only were they invincible, but they were also almost indestructible.
Austin himself had an indestructible body, so he understood why it was so difficult to kill the governing
gods.
While he was pondering over this, Warner and Emmet appeared next to him.
"Master, you're awesome!
Your attacks are out of this world. You beat those guys to a pulp!" Warner said excitedly.
"Master, I'm guessing that after this battle, no one will dare to invade our Ethereal World again,"
Emmet said.
Austin nodded thoughtfully.
The fact that the governing gods of the Sword Cosmos and the Blade Cosmos had retreated so
hurriedly spoke volumes about their strength.
It was clear that they wouldn't return any time soon.
Besides, they hadn't dared to come to the Ethereal World at all when Warner and Emmet had been
guarding it.
This time, they must have only come out of pure desperation.
But now that they had witnessed his strength firsthand, Austin was sure that they would not dare to
step into the Ethereal World, let alone the eye of the cosmos!
In fact, this was exactly what he had wanted to establish, but he hadn't expected that it would happen
so soon.
Since he had appointed the Ethereal World as the new headquarters of the Curry Sword Sect, he
wanted to keep it as safe as possible.
Moreover, Austin had another plan. After conquering the entire Sword Cosmos, he wanted to go back
to the Sea of Chaos and bring the creatures of the three thousand big and small universes to the
Ethereal World.
After all, the Sword Cosmos was a supreme universe. The energy and laws present here were much
more advanced than those in the other parts of the Sea of Chaos, which made it a better place for
cultivation.
"Well, I'm going to cultivate in seclusion now,"
Austin said.
He had gained a lot in this battle, including new knowledge and insights.
He needed to cultivate in seclusion so that he could effectively absorb them.
Shooting Warner and Emmet a serious look, he added, "I'm leaving the Curry Sword Sect in your
capable hands.
The semi-governing gods under my control are the elders of the sect. Ask them to help you take care of
the affairs of the sect while you supervise them.
I want the Curry Sword Sect to be the most powerful sect in the Sword Cosmos.
As for the specific strategies to achieve this, the two of you can discuss them with the elders.
We can also recruit young, talented creatures that we come across in the Sword Cosmos to be new
members of the sect."
Warner and Emmet nodded solemnly and replied in unison,
"Master, please rest assured.
We will do our best!"
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