'Well, I didn't expect this guy to be this powerful,'
Austin thought to himself as he felt a little disappointed.
He anticipated that after coming back from the Sword Cosmos, he would at least be able to stand a
chance against Humphrey.
However, he didn't expect that he had to run away as soon as they met.
'If we fight seriously, I might not be defeated by him right away, but that isn't enough,'
Austin pondered as he shook his head.
The main reason why Austin didn't want to engage with Humphrey, for the time being, was that he
hadn't figured out the real background of this man.
If he forced to fight right now, he wouldn't be a match for Humphrey and he would just suffer major
losses.
"Austin, you coward! Stop running and face me!"
Humphrey roared in rage as the huge chaotic sky-devouring beast chased after Austin.
At the same time, the entire Sea of Chaos shook as the beast moved.
While this was happening, countless creatures were trembling in fear. They were paralyzed on the
ground and weren't able to move an inch.
Then, countless masters came out of their cultivation just to see what was going on.
"Damn it. It's Humphrey!"
"Just mind your businesses! Otherwise, if you catch his attention, you might get caught up with this
mess!"
The powerful masters conversed with each other secretly.
Currently, every powerful warrior was actually very afraid of Humphrey.
"Did you just hear that?
Humphrey is calling Austin's name! Is he back already?"
"Yeah, I think it's really Austin!
That guy has been missing for like a hundred years. I didn't expect that he'd suddenly show up!"
"Well, it turns out that Austin is still alive!"
As the powerful warriors in the Sea of Chaos heard Humphrey's roar, they began to whisper among
themselves and speculated that he must be dealing with Austin right now.
This should be huge news. After all, Austin had once shocked and made a noise in the Sea of Chaos.
Back then, before he disappeared, Austin was able to hurt Humphrey more than once.
With that, Humphrey chased Austin in every corner of the Sea of Chaos.
However, later on, the young man and all the creatures in the three thousand big and small universes
suddenly disappeared, and no one knew what happened to them.
For more than a hundred years, there was no news about Austin's whereabouts.
But then unexpectedly, all of a sudden, the creatures heard Austin's famous name, and it was actually
Humphrey who uttered it.
"Heavens! Is Austin really back?"
At this moment, these powerful warriors unleashed their spiritual sense in order to scan the entire Sea
of Chaos and search for Austin's aura.
"It is indeed Austin's aura! I cannot be mistaken!"
Somewhere in the Sea of Chaos, a voice rang out from a space that was similar to a bird's nest, which
emitted a strong demonic aura.
"Hmm. Has he cultivated in seclusion in the Fallen Divine Valley all this time?"
"Well, it's very likely.
Back when he confronted Humphrey and was able to cut his mouth, didn't Austin escape to the Fallen
Divine Valley together with all the creatures of the three thousand big and small universes?
Since he hasn't shown up for a long time, he must have been afraid that Humphrey will hunt him down
to get his revenge."
"If he made his appearance already, does it mean that he could confront Humphrey head-on now?
Has he become that powerful in just a hundred years?"
The creatures from the space filled with demonic aura continued discussing the situation.
At the same time, this was also happening in various areas in the Sea of Chaos.
They speculated the meaning behind Austin's sudden appearance.
In just a few moments, Austin had already caused quite a stir in the Sea of Chaos.
After all, he was one of the most famous cultivators back then.
Soon after, Humphrey had finally lost sight of Austin.
It turned out that the young man was able to return to the Fallen Divine Valley safely.
'Whew! I'm finally back.'
Austin heaved a sigh of relief as he felt secure in returning to this place.
In the Fallen Divine Valley, his statue master, the twelve zodiac animals, and all of the creatures of the
three thousand big and small universes were all waiting for him.
In fact, Austin even moved the Earth into the Fallen Divine Valley just to protect everyone he cared
about the most.
Thus, now, the Fallen Divine Valley was officially his home.
Swoosh!
In a single stride, Austin stepped into the depths of the Fallen Divine Valley.
This place was heavily guarded with a lot of arrays and restrictions.
Hence, it would be impossible for just anyone from outside to break into this area easily.
But since the arrays could recognize Austin's aura, he was able to freely go inside.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
As soon as Austin entered the Fallen Divine Valley, the twelve zodiac animals rushed out and
welcomed him.
"Austin!
You finally came back!"
"Well, let us take a good look at you. Have you improved over these past years?"
"If you didn't come back in a few more years, we've already decided to search for you!"
The twelve zodiac animals were very enthusiastic to see Austin again. They rushed up and surrounded
him to welcome him back and also to check his current strength.
When Austin left, the twelve zodiac animals knew that he was going to the Sword Cosmos to cultivate
in seclusion. But they had no idea what had really happened with him in that place.
"Hey, Austin. Come over and fight with me!
Let's see how much you've improved," the tiger from the twelve zodiac animals shouted as it seriously
punched Austin in the chest.
Discerning this, Austin's body reacted naturally. Then, the great cosmos force surged out and deflected
the tiger's paw right away.
"Oh? Awesome!
So you have already started cultivating the great cosmos force, huh?
Everyone, get out of here. I will now spar with him seriously!"
the tiger shouted as it let out a huge grin on its face.
The other eleven zodiac animals were also curious about the extent of Austin's strength, so they
quickly moved aside.
"Wait, sir." Austin suddenly let out a bitter smile.
He just came back, but he was forced to spar with the tiger out of nowhere.
"Huh? What are you afraid of? Don't tell me that you've lost your confidence.
Don't worry. I will be gentle and be sure to not injure you," the tiger sneered.
Without waiting for Austin's response, the tiger suddenly dashed and made its move. Then, a tiger claw
came at Austin that contained powerful energy.
Boom! Boom!
The tiger claw began to expand in the air and eventually filled the sky.
"All right. All right."
Austin sighed helplessly, just wanting to end this as quickly as possible.
Swoosh!
In response to the attack of the tiger, Austin threw his fist.
Crash!
In an instant, the attacks from the two collided.
The other zodiac animals were stunned to see that Austin didn't even budge at all.
On the other hand, the tiger was clearly forced to take a few steps back.
"What great strength!
I didn't expect that you already possess such a vast amount of great cosmos force!
No wonder I lost." The tiger finally admitted defeat.
At the same time, it felt a dull pain in its paw.
"Your strength is also awesome!
I didn't expect that you've already attained the strength equal to a governing god!"
Austin was also thrilled for the tiger.
In the past, the strength of the twelve zodiac animals was only equivalent to that of semi-governing
gods.
But now, he had clearly felt that the tiger's strength had reached the level of a governing god. It was a
huge accomplishment for it.
And if the tiger had already reached this level, then Austin assumed that all of the other zodiac animals
did the same.
"Ha! All of us used to be governing gods, you know? We were just greatly injured, which is why our
strength was reduced.
Over the past years, our master has personally helped us speed up the healing process, so that we
could also recover our strength.
So now that we've almost fully recovered, we also got back our previous powers," the tiger explained.
"I see. That's great news then."
Austin was overjoyed to hear it.
It meant that right now, twelve masters that were as powerful as governing gods were guarding the
Fallen Divine Valley.
"Humph! Again!"
As soon as the tiger finished speaking, it rushed towards Austin again. Its movements caused violent
winds to emerge, making space and time tremble.
The fur of the tiger shone brightly and emanated a domineering aura. At this moment, the space and
time in their surroundings were already collapsing.
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