Once before, the ancestral land of the Xi'men Clan was one of the most sacred places in the entire
Sword Cosmos.
But after what happened, it was now in a state of total chaos.
At this very moment, all the masters of the clan felt regretful.
They began to admit to themselves that they shouldn't have provoked the young man in front of them.
However, even if they thought of that, it was already too late. They wouldn't be able to bring back the
former state of their ancestral land.
Moreover, the Xi'men Clan and Austin had established such animosity between them.
There was no way that this overflowing hatred could be mended anymore.
"I'll kill all of you!"
The fierce battle still raged on. Austin's fighting spirit was surging and seething from his body. He
dashed and attacked the eight governing gods repeatedly, making them unable to retaliate.
Boom!
Tremendous energy waves exploded here and there. The sword lights lashed around and huge violent
mushroom clouds rose into the air.
"Austin! Don't think that the Xi'men Clan will be satisfied until we see you dead on our feet!"
one of the reclusive elders of the Xi'men Clan roared furiously.
Swoosh!
Right after speaking, he saw a small black sword rapidly darted towards him. In an instant, it thrust in
between his eyebrows, catching him off guard.
Fortunately for him, he had quick reflexes. Extremely frightened, he retreated from the sword using his
best effort.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
At the same time, under the control of Austin's mind, he displayed the Mind Sword Skill. The invisible
swords wreaked havoc into the body of the reclusive elder and mercilessly cut him into pieces.
Although he was able to dodge the small black sword, there was no way he could evade these vicious
mind swords.
Swoosh!
Austin brandished his long sword that contained a vast amount of great cosmos force. He held it in one
hand and forcefully slashed it forward.
The appalling energy from the great cosmos force merged with his brilliant swordsmanship and was
able to produce such a devastating blow.
The laws and energy roared together, emanating radiant lights all over.
Splat!
Receiving the full-blown strike of Austin, the body of the reclusive elder exploded on the spot and
suffered heavy injuries.
"Who's next? You?"
Austin's eyes revealed a fiery murderous intent. He rushed to another governing god and waved his
long sword, cutting off the space in the blink of an eye.
Splat!
The governing god was cut in half before he could even dodge or react. His blood splashed as his body
separated from each other.
"Argh!"
Due to the impact he sustained, the governing god couldn't help but scream in pain.
Furthermore, Austin hit both his body and spiritual soul, making the damage even more serious.
"Ha-ha! Is this all you've got? I thought the Xi'men Clan was more powerful than this."
Austin burst out laughing after enjoying his time decimating his opponents.
At this point, even if they were fuming in anger, none of the governing gods from the Xi'men Clan could
fight back anymore.
Hearing the condescending laughter of the young man, the eight governing gods fell silent. All they
could do was clench their fists and grit their teeth because they didn't dare to say anything.
They felt extremely aggrieved and helpless at the same time.
A young man was able to suppress all the masters of the Xi'men Clan. As they pondered on this
thought, some of them were about to go insane.
They hadn't experienced such humiliation before. After all, they were a noble clan that ruled the Sword
Cosmos.
"Everyone! Today, we shall fight to the death to defend the honor of the Xi'men Clan!
We can't let this arrogant brat to continue disgracing our integrity, or we cannot face our ancestors
resting here in our ancestral land!"
the head of the Xi'men Clan finally shouted in a serious tone.
However, each of the governing gods still looked dejected. Although they knew the importance of what
their leader was saying, they couldn't bring themselves to fight a losing battle.
They were so overwhelmed by the fact that a noble clan like them was useless in the face of a single
young man who wasn't even a semi-governing god.
"Fight to the death? Even your comrades know that it's useless. Just look at their faces!
Your reign in the Sword Cosmos shall end today!"
Austin let out a defiant sneer.
"Take this!"
All of a sudden, the great cosmos force within Austin's body gushed like a mighty torrent, pouring out
and shaking the surroundings.
Swoosh!
Then, the long sword in his hand began shining brightly. The next moment, the light from his sword
illuminated the entire area, annihilating every hint of darkness and chaos.
During this long and tedious battle, Austin's experience had increased greatly. He was able to merge
the great cosmos force and his swordsmanship perfectly.
Even before, the young man's swordsmanship had already reached an outrageous level.
Now that he was also able to readily absorb and refine the great cosmos force around him, his strength
grew to an astonishing degree.
Therefore, since he was able to merge these two components in perfect harmony, the combination
became extremely exceptional.
The force that he could unleash was simply unstoppable.
Splat!
In a flash, the sword light cut off the head of one of the governing gods.
Swoosh!
As the long sword moved indistinctly, it pierced through the air and shattered another governing god's
body. His flesh and bones scattered all over the sky and his blood poured over the area.
"Austin!"
The head of the Xi'men Clan couldn't contain his anger anymore and directly rushed towards the young
man.
Boom! Boom!
Seeing this, Austin launched his most powerful attacks. He summoned all kinds of secret skills and
used them all to attack the leader of the clan.
Boom!
Unable to dodge, the head of the Xi'men Clan coughed up a lot of blood and staggered backward.
His body was instantly cut into pieces, and it was a nasty scene to behold.
"Ha-ha! I feel like a bunch of governing gods will die today!"
At this point, Austin's body was covered with a layer of brilliant sword radiance, and the terrifying great
cosmos force was rolling in all directions.
His voice sounded superior as it echoed throughout the entire ancestral land.
This kind of domineering fighting spirit immediately made the eight governing gods of the Xi'men Clan
tremble and cower in fear.
Undoubtedly, Austin had gained the upper hand in this battle.
Even the strongest masters of the Xi'men Clan were completely suppressed.
They all wanted to get out of this mess, but they couldn't do anything about it.
Even if they tried their hardest, all their efforts would be in vain.
After all, Austin's power was way beyond one could imagine.
"Are you not going to fight back?"
Austin became more ferocious with each passing minute. The long sword in his hand exhibited
incomprehensible power and invincibility.
Swoosh!
As the sword slashed, another governing god's body was instantly cut off.
At this moment, a large amount of divine blood gushed everywhere, dying the surroundings with a tint
of bright red.
Boom! Boom!
Immediately after, another governing god fell victim to the might of the long sword. His limbs and head
were all cut off.
"Argh! Damn it!"
This governing god was also a reclusive elder. As he let out a painful scream, he felt very bitter in his
heart.
After all, he was experiencing great shame.
A long time ago, he was able to make a name for himself in the entire Sword Cosmos.
He became famous and everyone knew about him.
However, he was extremely vexed by his current condition. He was completely overpowered and didn't
have the strength to fight back anymore.
He just couldn't accept that things would turn out this way.
"Ha-ha, are you ready, old man? You will be the first governing god to die.
Don't worry. Everyone in the Sword Cosmos will remember you!"
Austin laughed maniacally as he mocked the governing god.
Generally speaking, governing gods were almost immortal beings. That was, of course, until they were
killed.
Therefore, their death was an extremely big deal.
The death of one would definitely be news that would spread like wildfire in every universe.
"Go to hell!"
As Austin waved his long sword, he employed all kinds of powerful and secret skills in order to kill the
reclusive elder.
The moment the elder's body began reconstructing, Austin attacked him again.
"Brat! If I'm going to die, I'll take you with me!"
Then, he waved his hands and hurriedly formed sword arrays to resist Austin.
Swoosh!
As their attacks collided, Austin's long sword shot directly into the elder's head, making his blood
splash everywhere. With the damage he suffered, he was forced to step back while screaming in
agony.
Swish!
At the same time, the small black sword rushed out and pierced through the elder's spiritual soul.
"Argh! No more!"
The elder was almost at the end of his wits.
He was seriously injured, and it would really be bad if he sustained more damage.
"This is hopeless! Retreat! All of you!"
Left with no other choice, the head of the Xi'men Clan swallowed his pride and ordered his men to
retreat.
Obviously, it was one of the hardest things that he had to do. However, he still had to restrain his
emotions and decide smartly for his people.
At this point, it was clear that Austin trampled over them.
Even with the most powerful members of the Xi'men Clan, they had suffered a crushing defeat.
Choosing to continue the fight would just be suicide.
"Patriarch, this is the ancestral land of our clan. If we retreat, where else can we go?"
one of the governing gods asked.
"I'm afraid that if we retreat now, it means that the Xi'men Clan will be utterly destroyed,"
another governing god added.
"There's still a way. Let's seek refuge in the ancestral coffin!
I know how you all feel, but we have to admit that there's no winning this thing.
Moreover, if Austin really kills us, that will be the real downfall of the Xi'men Clan.
It will never be rebuilt."
The head of the Xi'men Clan thought for a while and finally made up his mind.
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