"Okay, I'll take you to see them,"
one of the beasts said.
"Thank you, sir,"
Austin replied politely.
He quickly conjured up an avatar and sent it to the Sea of Chaos to keep an eye on Humphrey.
"Come with me,"
the beast said, leading the way.
"Thank you!"
Austin immediately nodded and followed the beast.
The two of them strolled into the palace,
which was filled with boundless grey fog.
Austin stuck close to the beast so that he wouldn't get lost amidst the surging grey fog.
To his surprise,
the beast's bodily movement skill was very mysterious, something he had never encountered before.
The beast's movements were neither fast nor slow, but with every step it took, it seemed to leap
through space and time.
Moreover, the space and time around it were constantly fluctuating.
Austin had to use all his efforts just to keep up with it.
But instead of being weary and exhausted, he was excited that he had to exert such effort.
He couldn't help but marvel over the beast's ability. After all, his own bodily movement skill was much
more powerful than that of an ordinary governing god.
But right now, he was simply no match for the beast!
Soon, with the beast's guidance,
Austin found himself in front of an ancient altar that exuded what could only be described as the
residue of mottled time.
The malicious beast stepped on the altar, and Austin followed suit.
For a moment, there was complete silence. Then, a strong force swept over the whole altar like waves,
drowning it.
The two of them were teleported away to a dark void.
"Here we are." The beast's voice echoed throughout the space, which was so dark that they could no
longer see each other with their eyes.
There seemed to be no source of light at all.
Fortunately, they could perceive each other with their spiritual senses,
so it didn't matter to them.
Nevertheless, Austin felt that the space they had arrived in was dull and depressing.
There seemed to be almost nothing worth noting in their surroundings.
In fact, he was confused as to why the beast had brought him here.
"That's where they are,"
the beast said, pointing at a tall stone wall in front of them.
There was a stone door embedded in the wall, seemingly leading to nothing but the space past the
wall. The whole structure seemed meaningless.
However, Austin found himself surprised when he tried to perceive how big the stone wall was. It
seemed to extend endlessly, without any edges.
"Inside this stone wall is actually a supreme universe. That's where all your friends are,"
the beast told him.
"What? So the Buddhist saying is true?
Everything—a flower, a blade of grass, a grain of sand, and even a piece of stone—is actually a
universe of its own?"
Austin exclaimed in great shock.
Once again, he had learned how amazing the laws of space and time were. Although he had extensive
knowledge, he constantly made new discoveries that came as a surprise to him.
"Yes, the laws of space and time are indeed amazing.
Even a governing god cannot dare to say that he has a thorough understanding of the laws of space
and time.
Perhaps only by reaching the ultimate step can one truly understand the mystery of the space and
time,"
the beast explained sagely.
Then, it stepped forward and walked towards the stone door,
motioning for Austin to follow.
Once they were in front of the door, the beast murmured a few foreign words, casting a spell. The stone
door instantly swung open of its own accord.
After they entered through the doorway, Austin found himself greeted by a crooked passageway.
On both sides of the passageway were white stone walls, engraved with mysterious patterns.
They walked along the passageway for a long time before finally reaching the end.
When they strolled out of the exit,
they were suspended in a chaotic void that was tinted with light blue fog for billions of miles around.
There were many bright stars densely packed together, forming a dazzling galaxy like silver sequins
floating in the boundless void.
"It really is a supreme universe!
And it seems to be much stronger than the other supreme universes I know of."
Austin marveled as he looked at the vast chaotic void in front of him.
"Yes, you're right. It is indeed stronger than those supreme universes connected to the Sea of Chaos,"
the beast remarked with a nod.
"I would never have thought of creating a supreme universe within a stone wall."
Austin shook his head with a sigh. Although he was seeing it with his own eyes, he still couldn't believe
it.
"This method is certainly inconceivable to the best of us, but to the gods of chaos, it's not even worth
mentioning,"
the beast explained with a smile.
"Then... are the legends true?
They say that every supreme universe is nothing but the place where a god of chaos once cultivated in
seclusion.
So all the supreme universes were actually created by the gods of chaos,"
Austin said slowly, recalling the stories that he had heard.
"Yes, that's true." The beast nodded with a slight smile.
This new piece of knowledge was so exhilarating that Austin almost laughed out in awe.
It seemed that all the supreme universes were really created by gods of chaos!
He had heard this legend from Sword Son Curry,
but now, he had gotten confirmation from this beast.
Considering the beast's extraordinary background and its powerful abilities,
Austin was sure that any word that left its mouth was highly credible.
"Well, let's summon your nine friends here,"
the beast said.
Then, it sent out nine spiritual sense messages to the respective creatures.
A few seconds later, nine figures appeared in the distance.
They turned into nine tiny dots of light and zoomed over.
Austin took a closer look and found that they were indeed the gnome and the Eight Stone Saints.
They were all equally excited to meet Austin again.
"Austin, it's you!
You're really here!" the gnome explained, rushing over in his delight to see Austin.
As for the Eight Stone Saints, they had their jaws open in disbelief.
"Is our eyesight all right?
Is that really Austin in front of us?"
"How is that possible? Isn't Austin in the Sea of Chaos?
How did he find this place?"
"Yes, it's Austin. Let's hurry up to meet him!"
They were shocked to the core, but their initial surprise soon turned into genuine excitement. Even
before reaching Austin, they began to roar and shout happily.
"Austin, it's really you!"
After arriving in front of Austin and confirming that it was indeed him,
Boyd threw a punch on his shoulder to express his excitement.
"Austin, long time no see!"
The other seven Stone Saints also came forward and surrounded Austin. They hugged him firmly and
occasionally sent affectionate punches his way.
Fortunately, Austin's body was so hard that he didn't feel any pain even after being hit by the Eight
Stone Saints.
"Hey, I'm so proud of you guys.
I can see that you've all become genuine divine gods now—
and not just any ordinary genuine divine gods, but premium-grade ones!
That's so great,"
Austin exclaimed with a bright smile after sensing their abilities.
"How did you manage to make so much progress in just a hundred years?"
he added curiously.
"Austin, you're underestimating us.
Besides, look at you! You've already become a semi-governing god, while we are only genuine
premium-grade divine gods now.
What's so surprising about our progress?"
the gnome said, pouting.
"We have achieved such achievements mainly because of their help over the years,"
the Eight Stone Saints said as they looked at the beast with great respect.
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