Standing next to Julian, Austin was greatly surprised and pleased as he clearly felt the energy of the
laws of space and time from his son.
"How is this possible?" Austin couldn't help but exclaim.
He was very certain that Julian had never practiced the laws of space and time, thus it only meant one
thing.
"He was already born with the knowledge of the laws of space and time?! That is inconceivable!"
Austin wasn't too sure but it could be the only logical explanation behind this phenomenon.
"Moreover, he is already living in this world for more than two hundred years.
By now, he should be at least old enough in terms of his physical and mental capabilities.
However, it seems like time isn't moving along with him.
Both his body and mind are equivalent to a mere three-year-old child.
I don't really understand what is going on.
There are a lot of abnormal things happening here."
Austin kept murmuring to himself as he examined his son carefully. He was trying his hardest to make
sense of the unusual things that he was seeing for the first time.
At the back of his mind, he wasn't really sure if he should be happy or worried about the condition of his
son.
"Caroline, Julian is here."
He then sent a message to Caroline through his spiritual sense.
A few seconds later, Caroline was seen rushing in a hurry.
Whoosh!
However, the moment Julian saw her, he tried to run away.
Unfortunately for the little one, his mother was much faster than him. Before he could even get away,
he was grabbed by the ear.
Smack!
Instantly, Julian felt a crisp slap on his buttocks.
Because of this, he started bursting into tears.
His chubby hands covered his face as he continued to sob.
Soon after, several divine gods also arrived one after another.
"We found him. He's here!"
These divine gods were actually Austin's slaves, and they were all genuine divine gods.
Since Julian was no ordinary child, Caroline asked Austin's divine god slaves to take care of her son.
No other child must have experienced being taken care of by several genuine divine gods full-time.
After a while, Austin approached Julian, picked him up, and held him in his arms.
He gently rocked the child and said, "Don't cry now.
And I can see that no tears are coming from your eyes, so stop faking it already or your mother's really
going to get mad."
Seeing Austin, Julian was actually overjoyed. He immediately stopped his fake crying and wrapped his
arms around his father's neck.
"Dad!"
Austin's divine god slaves were surprised when they saw their master. They immediately knelt and
bowed as they greeted.
"Master!"
His slaves didn't actually expect that Austin was here.
Austin had become extremely powerful that even his divine god slaves weren't able to easily detect his
aura even if he was nearby.
"It's fine. Get up, all of you."
Austin gestured them to stand and leave for the time being.
With Julian still in his arms, Austin and Caroline went back to the hill where Caroline lived.
At the same time, Ivy, Sue, and the three mermaids were also very happy to know that Austin was
back. Without wasting any time, they rushed over to meet him.
The three mermaids who were once very shy in his presence had finally relaxed before Austin. They
even took the initiative to hug and kiss him.
Austin knew that these three loved him with all their hearts. Actually, he had already accepted them as
his wives.
Soon enough, Austin's family also came to celebrate their reunion.
In an instant, the small mountain became a lively place with all the people currently present in there.
Hearing the news that Austin was back, his relatives and friends also came over one after another.
Every time Austin would be back, he would receive a warm welcome. After all, these people didn't
usually get the chance to see him.
These friends and acquaintances of Austin's were relatively weak.
Thus, they couldn't accompany him when he was travelling around.
While Austin was away, they would just stay in their own place and cultivate according to their paces.
Only Austin had the ability to wander and go to places that might be a bit dangerous.
Suddenly, a gorgeous figure rushed over and landed on the small mountain.
"Master. I finally have the chance to see you!
Gosh. I missed you so much!"
It was Violet. She was so happy to see Austin as she stared at him with her captivating eyes.
Over the past years, Violet had spent her time cultivating in seclusion.
Even when Austin had the opportunity to come back, there were times that he hadn't seen Violet.
When Austin was still a grunt disciple of the Sun Sect back in the Prime Martial World, she had already
become his loyal companion.
Over the years, she got stronger as she traveled with Austin. They had been through tough times, and
they would never leave each other behind.
At this moment, Violet was almost in tears as she finally saw Austin after being away for such a long
time.
"Why are you crying?
Come on. There are so many people here,"
Austin teased her a little, and then comforted her.
At the same time, Julian reached out his tiny hand and touched Violet's face. "Hee-hee. She's crying."
Julian let out a cute but naughty laugh.
"What? How dare you laugh at me because I'm crying? You're the one who does it all the time!
Come here little boy! I'm going to spank you!"
Violet said as she got her hands on Julian's face.
Then, she started tickling the child's face.
Unable to pull himself away from Violet, Julian burst into laughter.
"Ha-ha. Take that.
Oh, by the way, master, how is the gnome doing now?"
Violet asked out of nowhere.
"Well, he's doing fine. He's currently cultivating in a far place, but you don't have to worry about him.
I'm sure that you'll also get a chance to see him in the near future,"
Austin replied with a faint smile.
"I see. That's good then.
So, how strong is he now?"
Violet asked out of curiosity.
"He's actually a genuine premium-grade divine god now. Just a little more and he could finally become
a semi-governing god,"
Austin answered.
"What? No way!
He's that powerful already?
Humph! Here I thought I might have done a better job in cultivating,"
Violet snorted out of disappointment.
"Why are you mad? You're already a genuine medium-grade divine god. That's actually very
impressive!
At your rate of progress, you will soon be able to catch up with the gnome's level,"
Austin said as he encouraged Violet.
"Moreover, I'm very proud of you two. You are descendants of ancient beasts, and your cultivation
speed is fascinating! I know that you'll still improve a lot."
There was a sincere tone of elation in Austin's voice. He felt very proud of the attainments of both
Violet and the gnome.
"Well, yes! I also noticed that my cultivation speed seemed to get faster over the years.
It seems that the blood power in my body was responsible for this. I'm glad that it's working well on my
favor,"
Violet answered cheerfully.
Soon after, a few more figures began rushing over towards the small mountain.
"Tin! You're back!"
Austin heard a familiar voice and saw that it was Evan, together with a few of his other friends.
Among them were Herbert and the other young men and women from the Divine Continent.
They were Austin's companions when he was traveling back in the day.
At this moment, a lot of people from the different timeline of Austin's life gathered in the small mountain,
creating a lot of hustle and bustle.
A day after the celebration, the mountain gradually quieted down. One by one, the visitors left after
spending some time catching up with Austin.
In the end, only Caroline, Ivy, Sue, and the three mermaids remained and accompanied Austin.
"Caroline, I think it's the best time to ask this. What happened to Julian?"
Austin asked with a worried expression on his face.
At the same time, he was still trying to examine his son's body in detail.
"Well, I know that you'll ask about it. I was just waiting for you to do so,"
Caroline briefly replied.
"There's something unusual in his growth pattern. He will be awake for a year, and then he will sleep
for a hundred years. That's the cycle of his life.
So, even though he was already born for more than two hundred years, he has only stayed awake for
about three years.
Furthermore, when he sleeps, all his body functions would stop, including his growth. That's why he still
looked like a three-year-old kid.
Actually, I still can't figure out why this is happening and when this unusual cycle is going to stop."
Caroline heaved a sigh as she finally told Austin their son's condition.
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