After Austin's delightful reunion with Ivy, Sue, and the three mermaids, his other friends came forward
one by one to greet him. The first in line were his slaves.
"Master!"
They eagerly rushed up, and knelt down on one knee to salute him.
"Please stand up, everyone."
Austin nodded.
Then, his friends and elders came forward.
"Elder Sharp, you have broken through and become a divine god!"
Austin exclaimed in pleasant surprise when his gaze fell on the superior elders of the Flame Holy Land.
Austin had dug them out from the mining area of the Divine Continent. Their bond had grown stronger
and ever since they had gained their freedom,
they had been serving as superior elders of the Flame Holy Land.
"Ha-ha, we are far behind you,"
Elder Sharp replied with a modest smile.
"Elder Brendan, Elder Leder, Elder Damian, you have also become divine gods!"
Austin looked at the other three elders and said with a smile.
When Austin had just come to the Divine Continent, the Flame Holy Land was on the verge of
perishing. It had been declining for the past several years and the three elders were trying to make the
best out of this dire situation.
Fate had intervened when Elder Brendan, impressed by Austin's talents, had recruited him into the
Flame Holy Land. With his constantly increasing power, the Flame Holy Land had also increased in
power accordingly.
Now, there was a large group of divine gods here, and it was a bustling and thriving community.
"Elder Murray!"
Austin hurried to greet Murray.
He considered the man as his benefactor.
"You have also broken through to the Divine Realm!"
Austin was overjoyed when he sensed Murray's strength.
"Ha-ha, I have your friends to thank for this. They provided me so many great cultivation resources,
which has pushed me to such a high level,"
Murray replied with a smile.
Kevin was aware of how much Murray meant to Austin and therefore, had provided Murray with the
best cultivation resources. This had caused a rapid growth in the latter's strength.
Finally,
Austin's parents and his brother also arrived.
"Mom, Dad, Chad."
Austin hurried forward to greet them.
"Austin, this is your sister-in-law,"
Austin's mother told him, pointing to a woman standing beside Chad.
"Nice to meet you!
And you two finally got married! Congratulations!"
Austin grinned.
Chad and his wife had been together for a long time, though when Austin had seen her last time, they
were still not married.
"Tin, I missed you so much!"
Suddenly, an extremely excited and strong young man was seen rushing towards Austin from a
distance. He was coming in so fast that he would have knocked Austin clean off his feet on collision.
"Watch it!"
Austin flashed aside to dodge the bullet-like arrival.
"Evan, I told you not to be so rude. Tin's a gentleman now."
Another young man arrived behind Evan with a frown on his face.
Needless to say, these two young men were Evan and Herbert.
Behind them, a few more of Austin's friends arrived.
Austin had been away for more than a hundred years now.
His sudden return had caused quite a bit of sensation in his home land and everyone wanted to see
him.
"Alright, Austin. Let's go sit down somewhere and talk about everything at leisure,"
Elder Sharp stepped forward and said.
This small world had already become the headquarters of the Flame Holy Land, and Elder Sharp was
playing the host here.
"Austin, aren't you forgetting something?"
Austin's mother stepped in his way and asked with a raised eyebrow.
"What can I be forgetting?"
Austin was struck dumb and asked with a frown.
But then... "Caroline!"
He realized what his mother meant.
"Is she cultivating in seclusion?"
Austin asked.
That was the most likely explanation of her absence here since Caroline had broken through and
become a divine god.
That was also the reason why Austin hadn't enquired about her whereabouts when he didn't see her
just now.
He already knew where she would be. But then, he remembered something far more important.
Caroline was pregnant the last time he'd been here.
Austin had once read the baby's fortune and told Caroline that she would have to carry the baby for
quite a while before it would finally be born.
Therefore, Austin assumed that she would still be pregnant.
"Looks like you do remember your wife, huh?"
Austin's mother snorted.
"Where is Caroline?"
Austin immediately used his spiritual sense to search for Caroline.
His powerful spiritual sense allowed him to perceive every corner of this little world in an instant.
"I've found her!"
he exclaimed excitedly.
Caroline was basking in the sunlight and walking around in an exquisite courtyard, situated atop a
delicate mountain far away from them.
She was holding a baby in her arms and playing with his hands.
"Wow. Is that... my baby?"
Austin asked his mother in a trembling tone.
"Are you out of your mind? Who else's would he be?"
Austin's mother glared at him.
"Wow!
I'm a father now!"
A sense of extreme ecstasy came over Austin.
Whoosh!
He activated the great omnipotent skill related to space and arrived at the courtyard where Caroline
was in a single step. Coming to a halt in front of her, he took a look at the baby in her arms with glowing
eyes.
"Julian, let's see who's here,"
Caroline said softly and raised her head.
She already knew that Austin would reach her in an instant as soon as he found out about the baby, so
she was not surprised to see him at all. She tweaked at the baby's nose softly and drew closer to her
husband.
"Is that his name? Julian?"
Austin stepped forward, gently stroked the baby's smooth face, and asked.
"Yes, my father chose it. Do you like it?"
Caroline replied.
"As long as you like it."
Austin touched the boy's face and held his waving hands. There was an indescribable feeling in his
heart right now that had never washed his heart, even with the strongest of his victories.
"Can I hold him?"
Austin asked.
"Of course. This is your child,"
Caroline replied with a smile.
She naturally understood Austin's feeling of being a father for the first time.
The man was incredibly nervous. He held the child in his arms gingerly, as if he were holding
something incredibly fragile and rare. He was afraid that he would hurt the baby if he did something
wrong.
He was even more nervous than he would be while confronting dozens of governing gods
simultaneously.
"Relax. Don't be so nervous."
Seeing his trembling feet, Caroline burst into laughter.
"Who do you think he looks like?"
Austin looked at the baby in his arms and asked.
"Why don't you see for yourself?"
Caroline said with a smile.
"Wow. His nose is just like yours. But he got my mouth,"
Austin muttered softly, gently rocking the baby back and forth.
By that time, Austin's mother, and his other wives also arrived at the courtyard.
"Waah..."
Suddenly, the baby in Austin's arms let out a small cry.
"What's wrong, Julian?"
Austin immediately went into panic mode, having no idea what to do now.
"He's hungry.
Even as an adult, you are so ignorant."
Austin's mother rushed over and gently took the child in her arms.
"Caroline, here you go. Little Julian's hungry."
She handed him over to Caroline.
Austin merely smiled awkwardly.
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