"To hell with you!"
Austin roared, ramping up his wild assault.
Boom!
Donovan's head was sliced across from every angle and exploded into a cloud of bloody mist.
Boom!
The sword swooshed through the air once more, hacking Donovan's body off.
"Ah!
How dare you have the audacity to come at me like this, brat! I won't let you get away with it!"
Donovan yelled out through his pain.
Bang!
Without a word of response, Austin struck out with his fist, landing a solid blow, shattering his body to
pieces again and creating another puff of blood floating in the air.
"You're doomed now!"
Austin activated all his spiritual soul energy and spiritual sense to crush Donovan's Soul Sea by force.
"Ah!
Brat, you will die a violent death for this!"
Donovan growled.
Puff!
His Soul Sea blew up and dissipated into nothing
like a popped bubble.
Boom!
His body then shattered to tiny bits as well.
The battle came to a stop and the smoke in the air gradually faded away.
The twisted and shattered space around them slowly became normal again and time began turning as
before.
"All done!"
Austin announced, standing in the void, totally relaxed as if nothing serious had just happened.
"Now come here!"
Austin snatched at the ancient altar with his massive hand, holding onto it with a firm grip.
Although the battle had been fierce and highly destructive,
much to Austin's relief, the ancient altar was untouched. There wasn't even so much as a scratch on it.
"I've finally gotten the teleportation array,"
Austin said through relieved chuckles.
"Goddam!
It seems that Supreme Grandmaster Donovan is dead!"
The eight governing gods of the Blade Cosmos were off in the distance and finally snapped out of the
daze they seemed to be in.
The battle was too brutal and the fighting energy that erupted was too terrifying for them to ignore.
They were only able to catch glimpses of two figures engaged in heated battle, unable to see anything
more specific about the fight.
Thus, they had not witnessed Austin killing Donovan.
Only now were they sure that Donovan, the number one warrior in the Blade Cosmos, had been killed!
"How can this be?
This is impossible!
Supreme Grandmaster Donovan is invincible. How could this guy have taken his down? This doesn't
make sense."
"I must be daydreaming. I just can't believe this!"
The eight governing gods were struggling to come to terms with the fact that Donovan's avatar had
been murdered.
They had seen him as omnipotent and untouchable. This did not line up with what they knew of him.
Even an avatar of his couldn't be killed!
"You're not dreaming.
I killed that old man.
And soon, your turn will come too,"
Austin said coldly, casting menacing glances at them.
However, he left them alive for now, not yet giving them what they deserved.
This was because the people of the Sword Cosmos were in quite a disadvantageous position in the
battle going on outside.
Whoosh!
Austin used his bodily movement skill and darted out.
In just a single step, he exited the headquarters of the army of the Blade Cosmos.
"Sword-converging Skill!"
Austin cried out.
Whoosh!
A small sword immersed in terrifying energy slashed out at an astonishing speed.
Puff! Puff...
Everywhere the sword went, it was followed by exploding creatures of the Blade Cosmos, their souls
being destroyed along with their bodies.
Boom!
Austin swung his long sword swiftly,
using the Flying Swordsmanship.
With his current swordsmanship level, when he performed the Flying Swordsmanship, the power he
could generate was terrifying.
Boom! Boom! Boom...
The long sword swept across the sky, releasing tremendous white sword radiance that spread out
further and further, seemingly like it would never stop.
Puff! Puff! Puff...
No one from the Blade Cosmos could stand up to the flying sword.
"That's a saber array, isn't it?" Austin wondered.
In a flash, he bolted ahead and stopped in front of a battle array.
Many such arrays were laid out in the battlefield.
Each battle array consisted of ten thousand blade cultivators.
An ancient saber floated above each array, constantly slashing out with incredible power.
It was these battle arrays that had forced the people of the Sword Cosmos into an unending retreat and
stopped them from being able to fight back.
"Well, let me put this to the test. I'm curious to see just how powerful the battle arrays of the Blade
Cosmos are,"
Austin bellowed, punching a saber floating above the array furiously.
His fist grew larger and larger as the surging great cosmos force was applied to it.
"Oh no! There's a seriously tough enemy attacking!" the ten thousand blade cultivators who formed the
array screamed in terror.
It was only now that they noticed Austin.
Boom!
The blade above the battle array was activated and slashed out savagely at Austin.
His fist then collided with the blade
with a heavy thud.
Boom! Boom! Boom...
His fist and the blade froze in a stalemate for a moment. It looked as though neither was able to
overcome the other.
Puff!
The blade then shattered to little shards, gliding through the air as a picture of destruction.
"Ahhh..."
The battle array was destroyed along with the blade and this took its toll on the ten thousand blade
cultivators. Their faces were pale and horrific, and they vomited blood as they staggered around.
"Our array has been broken! How could this be?"
The blade cultivators were utterly shocked and perplexed. They could not believe what had happened.
It was no secret that even a governing god would find it difficult to break these battle arrays.
And yet, someone had managed just that with only a punch!
"Humph. It's not that powerful at all!"
Austin sneered disappointedly.
In another flash, he arrived at a second battle array.
"Break!" he roared.
He then struck a heavy blow, instantly smashing the second array as well.
He used his bodily movement skill to dart here and there, back and forth throughout the battlefield,
destroying every array in his path, one after the other.
The army of the Blade Cosmos relied more on these battle arrays than anything else.
With their eradication,
the combat prowess of the Blade Cosmos' army dipped significantly.
More importantly, the army's morale was greatly shaken!
The people of the Sword Cosmos on the other hand, were overjoyed to see Austin and the rampage he
was on. Their morale had been boosted astronomically.
Seeing Austin taking down one battle array after the other excited them even more. Their spirits were
high and fueled them on as they began their vicious counterattack!
For a moment,
the battle seemed to have flipped on its head.
The Sword Cosmos had been on the back foot earlier and had now turned the tables.
"I have terrible news! Supreme Grandmaster Donovan is dead!"
The eight governing gods of the Blade Cosmos rushed out of their headquarters.
Donovan's avatar here had indeed been killed
and they had only now confirmed it!
It might have only been an avatar of Donovan, but it was still a big deal.
It was still an especially heavy blow to the army of the Blade Cosmos.
The avatar of Donovan was their trump card and now they had lost it.
"What?
Supreme Grandmaster Donovan is dead?
How is that possible?"
"Good heavens! Supreme Grandmaster Donovan is supposed to be invincible. How could someone kill
him?"
This news felt like a bomb being dropped on the Blade Cosmos' army, sending waves of shock and
terror through them all!
Their morale now took even greater battering. They had been completely demoralized.
"Kill!"
Those of the Sword Cosmos were a stark contrast however, their spirits high as they rushed forward
with blatant disregard for their own safety and any consequences.
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