"Let's see how you handle this!"
one of the governing gods suddenly shouted and charged at Austin.
Then, before his voice trailed off,
a short black sword darted out of his body.
It was only three inches long, but it seemed extremely sharp. It emitted boundless murderous will that
could make anyone shiver at just a glance of it.
Surrounded by black runes and enveloped by a deathly aura, it soared to the sky before diving towards
Austin.
With such great momentum, Austin's heart almost skipped a beat when he sensed how powerful it was.
He could tell that the black sword was unique in many ways. It didn't only release gloomy and deathly
energy, but it also seemed to have a strong restraining effect on one's spiritual soul.
It could be said that creatures with weak spiritual souls would be easily suppressed by the aura of the
short sword.
Fortunately, Austin's spiritual soul had already grown to an astounding level that even governing gods
were not a match for him.
Moreover, the four secret weapons were tightly protecting his spiritual soul in his Soul Sea.
Because of this, this short sword shouldn't be much of a threat.
Whoosh!
The short black sword continued to pierce through the space and shot directly towards Austin's head.
Swish!
With his fast reflexes, Austin swung his sword to deflect the incoming attack.
His long sword was refined from tens of millions of famous swords, thus its overall degree of power
was beyond anyone's imagination.
Boom! Boom!
At the same time, a wild vortex of energy swirled within his body. It released dense great cosmos force,
which instantly infused into the sword in Austin's hand.
Wherever the sword slashed, space and time shattered and collapsed.
Clang!
With a huge impact, Austin's long sword collided with the short black sword.
The clash resulted in a terrifying energy wave that splashed in all directions, making the area within
several miles tremble violently.
Receiving the impact from Austin's full-blown strike, the short black sword shook rashly.
Then, Austin found out that this short sword contained strange spiritual energy that could really be
dangerous for spiritual souls.
However, its attacking power in all other aspects, such as physical attacks, was much weaker.
'Hmm. This sword is engraved with a very brilliant law of spiritual soul. It's a useful magic treasure,'
Austin thought to himself as he examined the short sword closely.
Swoosh!
All of a sudden, Austin stretched out his hand and enlarged it to instantly engulf the short sword.
"Hey, brat! Stop that!"
The governing god, who was the owner of the short black sword, was shocked as he saw this. His face
turned pale as he screamed at Austin.
This sword was his finest magic treasure that had a great restraining effect on spiritual souls. Even his
fellow governing gods were wary of it once it was used against them.
However, the young man confronted its strike head-on and even managed to grab it.
Boom! Boom!
In a state of panic, the governing god unleashed countless streaks of sword radiance all over his body,
like pillars that supported the sky and slashed at Austin.
In response, Austin waved his long sword and blocked off all the attacks hurled at him.
Eventually, he was able to grab the short sword with his hand.
"How dare you?! You shameless brat!"
At this point, the governing god became very anxious. This sword was his trump card against his
enemies, and it was too precious to just get stolen.
Swoosh! Swoosh!
At the same time, the short black sword struggled desperately in Austin's hand as if it was really alive.
But the truth was it was the governing god who was controlling the short sword and was trying his
hardest to get it out of Austin's grasp.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Then, under the control of Austin's mind, he unleashed his overbearing spiritual energy that surged like
a gushing river and used it to subdue the short sword.
Since this weapon specialized in dealing with spiritual souls, it meant that the best way to confront it
was through using spiritual energy.
At the same time, Austin activated another secret skill.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Countless red strings shot out of his Soul Sea and swallowed the entire sword.
Splash!
Austin also commanded the spiritual tree to launch an attack.
Its green branches and leaves stretched out one after another and entangled the sword to completely
suppress it.
Apart from this, Austin used the spiritual heart to release several runes related to spiritual souls to help
restrain the short sword.
Finally, under the simultaneous attacks, the short black short calmed down and stopped struggling.
Without wasting any time, Austin started refining it.
"Stop that brat! He's doing something with my sword!
We can't let him have my God-slaying Sword!"
The governing god clearly knew the consequence if such a weapon would fall to Austin's hands.
Therefore, he quickly turned to the three governing gods and asked for their help.
"Brat, don't even think about it!"
"Austin, how dare you to continue wreak havoc in the ancestral land of the Ximen Clan?!"
"Bear the anger of our clan, impudent bastard!"
The other three governing gods roared and hurriedly rushed towards the young man.
At this point, the four governing gods all felt humiliated. They were going all-out to deal with Austin, but
they couldn't bring him down.
Furthermore, their own ancestral land was being desecrated.
It symbolized the majesty, glory, and status of the entire Ximen Clan.
Normally, no matter who came here, they should pay their respects and be careful of their actions.
After all, this is the place where their ancestors were laid to rest.
One must strictly observe and maintain the peace and order at this place at all times.
But now, someone broke in and also caused a fierce battle, turning the sacred ancestral land into a
bloody and chaotic battlefield.
However, the four governing gods, who were supposed to be responsible for guarding the area, had no
way of restraining the intruder at all.
Austin was incredibly powerful at this point, and he was also determined to destroy the Ximen Clan.
Even though the four governing gods worked together, they didn't even gain a slight advantage.
"Argh!"
Under such an extreme sense of grievance, the four of them had no choice but to fight desperately.
Streaks of sharp sword radiance continued to illuminate the entire place.
They exerted all their strength without any reservation, creating a momentum that was mind-blowing.
The surging sword energy turned into overlapping waves that rushed and lashed around.
The four governing gods, like four sharp swords out of scabbards, burst out all of their killing intent.
Every move they unleashed cut the void into pieces, making the surrounding space to collapse.
At their maximum strength, one would be flabbergasted with their combined power.
After all, they were the most fitting warriors to guard the ancestral land.
Each one of them was supposed to be stronger than the other governing gods in other parts of the
Sword Cosmos.
"All right. Come on! Change my mind into thinking that the masters of the Ximen Clan aren't just so-so!"
Austin's voice reverberated in the void. He was prepared with everything that they were going to throw
at him. His eyes looked at them with burning killing intent as he waited for their move.
Swoosh!
At the same time, a vast amount of great cosmos force gushed out of his body.
The space and time within hundreds of millions of miles around them trembled violently, unable to bear
the overwhelming pressure that the great cosmos force continuously released.
Boom!
As Austin took a step forward, the immense great cosmos force hovering in his body erupted.
"Hey, old men! It's time we end this battle!"
Austin roared mightily.
Just like the four governing gods, he unleashed all of his powerful skills.
They were planning to settle this in one go, so he was not going to hold back.
He activated the Mind Sword Skill, the Ultimate Mind Sword Skill, and the Puppet Strings.
At the same time,
three identical versions of Austin suddenly appeared.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
He had just employed the Triple Avatar Skill.
In dealing with multiple opponents, this was one of Austin's most powerful trump cards.
Since Austin was now more powerful than ever, his Triple Avatar Skill was getting more impressive and
stronger as well.
Once he used this forbidden skill, it would instantly increase his combat prowess by several times.
"This is the end for you, old-timers!"
The three Austins rushed forward at the same time. The combined auras of three were extremely
overwhelming.
Earlier, the four governing gods of the Ximen Clan were barely able to fight against one Austin.
Now, with the sudden appearance of two more versions of himself, they were simply helpless before
the might of the young man.
Without any viable option, they were forced to step back.
Then, out of nowhere, a short black sword flew out of Austin's hand.
It emitted a mortifying aura and slashed forward with an intense momentum.
"It's the God-slaying Sword!
Did you just refine it that easily?!"
the former owner of the sword roared in shock and exasperation.
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