The re-appearance of members of the Sky Sword Sect caused quite a stir in the entire Sword Cosmos.
The governing gods of the three super forces were watching the scene from afar.
They were interested in seeing what Austin's course of action was going to be.
The four major forces were presently hiding in embarrassment.
Although they were still there,
they had been forced into keeping a low profile and being extra vigilant because of Austin.
The man was weighing like a heavy mountain on their shoulders and they were under tremendous
pressure these days.
The four super forces had once been the rulers of the Sword Cosmos.
And now, they were in one of the most awkward possible situations ever.
As the battle continued,
the governing gods of the Sky Sword Sect went all out against Austin, and yet, they failed to gain the
upper hand.
Austin dodged and resisted all attacks. Then he suddenly used his bodily movement skill and rushed
towards one of the governing gods.
In the blink of an eye, he delivered a punch at the master, sending the latter flying away. Where
Austin's punch had landed was a gaping hole on the governing god's body, and blood was gushing
forth like a geyser.
Before the governing god could reach the ground, Austin was over him like a ghost and then stomped
on him, shattering his body into a million pieces.
"Stop that!" roared the leader of the Sky Sword Sect in frustration.
Giving off a strong sword aura, the leader dashed towards Austin with a silver sword in each hand.
He waved the weapons at Austin, producing a silver sword radiance that rushed towards its target
eagerly.
With a sneer, Austin strode forward and swung his own sword at the leader.
Clang! Clang!
The three weapons collided and there was a dull, metallic clang.
The leader was forced to step back due to the impact and his swords were thrown into the air.
As he steadied himself, he saw a black sword approaching his head rapidly.
There was an air about the sword that made his hair stand on end and
the leader let out a terrified scream.
He gathered all his spiritual sense to protect his Soul Sea and summoned numerous secret spiritual
soul weapons. As soon as they were activated, they flew out of his Soul Sea to withstand the incoming
blow.
As the sect leader, his inventory was remarkable, to say the least.
However, all his efforts were useless.
With a sword in his hand, Austin dashed towards him with a look that showed his determination.
Nothing was going to stop Austin as he inched closer rapidly, with his sword emitting a dazzling light.
He had infused the sword with the great cosmos force and the energy of swordsmanship.
Puff!
The leader was cut into half like butter.
The next moment,
the black God-slaying Sword hit his spiritual soul as well.
"Ah!"
the leader let out a horrific scream.
Damage to the spiritual soul caused him extreme pain.
"Sir, let us help you!"
Four governing gods of the Sky Sword Sect rushed towards the leader; or rather, what was left of him
in the form of his spiritual soul.
"You can't even save your own skin. How do you plan on helping him?"
Austin scorned.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Within just a few moments, he had sent the governing gods flying away. When he fought at his full
might, these stupid cultivators were nothing to him.
Boom!
Austin employed several secret skills simultaneously and merged them into a single strike. The
combined power formed a streak of lightning which cracked into the body of those governing gods.
With a thunderous roar, blood was splashed all over the sky.
The battle raged on further.
Austin activated his bodily movement skill, and was suddenly everywhere, dashing from one opponent
to the next and within moments,
they had all suffered heavy injuries.
Austin had beaten them up and they were in very bad shape.
If their wounds had been solely physical, the governing gods would have simply healed themselves.
The problem was that
their spiritual souls had suffered terrible injuries.
"It is likely that a few governing gods will perish here today."
Austin's indifferent voice spread through the space and shook it violently.
The murderous will that emanated out of him from then was so cold that it caused a severe
temperature-drop all around him. An icy wind began to blow.
As Austin spoke, the long sword in his hand flew out with a loud noise.
Several beams of sword radiance burst out from the sword and overlapped with each other, like silken
strands folding in on themselves.
This was the Flying Swordsmanship.
With Austin's current level of excellence and mastery of swordsmanship, its power was frightening.
Under his control, the flying sword rushed across the sky and dragged surging waves of sword aura
behind it.
An eye-catching, almost hauntingly beautiful shockwave followed its course.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Wherever the sword went, the void exploded into nothingness and very soon, only billowing clouds of
dust and smoke were visible.
"Move!"
The governing gods frantically tried to dodge the attack.
The enormous amount of energy that Austin's flying sword contained
made them realize that they would be crushed by its shockwave alone.
However, the flying sword was faster than them; much faster!
All their efforts were in vain and soon, the folds of sword radiance caught up to them and sliced their
flesh into confetti which were scattered across the battlefield.
"Oh dear god!"
The onlookers who were witnessing the battle were too horrified to say anything.
Even governing gods of the Sky Sword Sect seemed so weak in front of Austin that
they couldn't even dodge the attacks, let alone defend themselves.
"This is not good.
Our leader and elders are in trouble. They need our help. Come on!"
The people of the Sky Sword Sect rushed out of the star where they were hiding to come to their
leader's aid.
They jumped up and flew towards them, hoping to save them.
"No! Go back!"
their leader shouted as soon as he saw them.
'Even governing gods like us are no match for Austin.
These people are only going to get themselves killed,' the leader thought to himself. He decided it was
best for them to stay out of this.
However, by the time he shouted the order, it was too late.
Five semi-governing gods had taken the lead as they left the star. They drew out their swords and
rushed towards Austin at full speed.
"You're digging your own graves,"
Austin mocked them with a sneer.
Then he concentrated with his mind.
Shoop! Shoop! Shoop!
Numerous red colored strings appeared out of thin air and shot towards these semi-governing gods like
sharp arrows. The strings entered their Soul Seas and tied up their spiritual soul.
With all the spiritual soul energy Austin had at his disposal, the power of the Puppet Strings he had just
unleashed was terrifying.
Entangled by the red strings faster than they could react, the semi-governing gods froze in their paths.
Few seconds later, their eyes became meek and obedient.
"Greetings, master!"
They bowed to Austin simultaneously.
The governing gods of the Sky Sword Sect absolutely lost it at the sight of their juniors turning on them
like this. However, there was nothing they could do.
'Not only does this young man possess astonishing strength, but he has also mastered a secret skill
that allows him to control spiritual souls. He is really amazing!' they thought to themselves.
Despite their hatred for Austin, they had to admit the limitless reaches of his capabilities.
In fact, they already knew that Austin could manipulate people's spiritual souls
because they had noticed that almost half of Austin's slaves were from the four super forces of the
Sword Cosmos.
"Stay put. Don't come any closer!"
the leader of the Sky Sword Sect roared.
He gathered his vital energy and formed several giant hands.
Under his control, the hands flew forward and pushed back those members of the Sky Sword Sect who
were rushing to come to his aid. Then, he turned towards his opponent.
"Austin, I surrender. You can do whatever you want to me.
Just leave my people alone."
The leader let out a helpless sigh.
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