A moment later,
Austin followed Warner to a world in the Blade Cosmos.
The army of the Sword Cosmos had occupied this world.
"There are indeed many blade shrines,"
Austin remarked after he released his spiritual sense and discovered numerous blade shrines in this
world.
In fact, there were so many blade shrines that almost every land in this world had their discernible
presence.
"Master, these blade shrines are unusual as even a governing god can't destroy them.
Besides, it seems like all the blade shrines are connected,"
Warner stated.
"Even a governing god can't destroy them? Are they so powerful?"
Austin asked, wide-eyed with wonder and curiosity.
"I want a closer look at these shrines,"
Austin remarked as he walked toward the nearest land in the world.
The vast land quietly floated in the starry sky.
Numerous creatures inhabited the land, and almost all of them mainly cultivated blade skills.
However, at present, many forces of the Sword Cosmos were stationed on the world and maintained
control over it, including this piece of land.
After landing on the land, Austin and Warner made their way toward one of the blade shrines.
They could tell that it was an ancient ancestral shrine from the solemn and austere aura it emitted.
Streaks of blade aura crisscrossed around the shrine as well.
Each blade aura seemed to contain supreme omnipotent skills. The murderous will released by these
blade moves was intense!
The blade auras also had domineering and savage momentum that warned passersby of their
invincible power.
As an added deterrent, each blade aura emitted an invisible but overwhelming mental pressure.
'They are indeed very powerful,'
Austin thought with a contemplative nod.
If a blade cultivator were to stand here and observe, he would make significant progress.
The longer Austin stood in front of the blade shrine, the more he felt that it had some kind of connection
with the blade where Donovan had hidden.
'Sure enough, the blade shrine is delivering energy to Donovan. Since he is an incomplete spiritual soul
mark, he is using this method to heal himself.
Donovan is really wise.
No wonder he is the spiritual soul mark of a god of chaos. He knows so much.'
Austin couldn't help but nod imperceptibly.
'If I destroy the blade shrines, Donovan will lose his source of energy.
Then, even if I don't kill him, he will become very weak.
After all, the energy of an incomplete spiritual soul mark will be consumed slowly, and the spiritual soul
mark will only become weaker and weaker.'
After observing for a while, Austin understood how vital these blade shrines were to Donovan.
'No wonder Donovan sent his men to invade other supreme universes. He wanted to obtain more
territories and enslave more creatures. That way, he could build more blade shrines and collect more
energy to heal himself.
Unfortunately, he met me.
It was not unusual for him to collect energy to repair himself. After all, anyone in his situation would
have done the same.
However, his methods were too cruel.
Over the years, he has invaded the Sword Cosmos and killed countless creatures.
Letting him live was tantamount to dealing injustice and disaster to other creatures in the world.'
Austin rationalized with a sneer.
"I'm going to try to destroy the blade shrines that even governing gods are unable to expunge."
With no reason to hesitate, Austin stepped forward, stretched out his hand, and slashed forward. A
dazzling sword-light flew toward the blade shrine.
Boom...
The blade shrine shook slightly as dazzling blade radiance burst forward to resist Austin's sword-light.
Boom! Boom!
The terrifying impact energy exploded continuously and spread out.
Swish! Swish!
Austin persistently used his Reincarnation Sword Skill and slashed out several times in a row. As a
result, a dozen dazzling sword-lights festinated toward the blade shrine.
Boom! Boom!
The blade shrine resisted by releasing more and more blade radiance, which repeatedly collided with
Austin's attacks.
'How is this possible?'
Astonishment was evident in Austin's expression when he discovered the blade shrine's power.
It was known to all that Austin's strength was much stronger than that of an ordinary governing god.
And yet, he was unable to destroy the blade shrine.
'There's something strange about the blade shrine.
And there are a considerable number of similar blade shrines in the Blade Cosmos.
It's a terrifying thought that just one of these blade shrines alone possesses the power to fight me.'
Austin couldn't help but shudder at the thought.
'Did Donovan do something to these blade shrines or set up some array to give them such strong
resistance power?
Perhaps I will find the answer if I study them some more.'
Austin smiled bitterly.
The blade where Donovan hid was so powerful that Austin couldn't approach it.
The best way to deal with Donovan was to start with the study of the blade shrines in front of him.
What continued to perplex Austin was that these blade shrines were so challenging to deal with.
"I need to scrutinize this blade shrine,"
Austin told Warner.
"I see, master.
I won't bother you."
Aware that Austin would need some time, Warner left.
Austin sat cross-legged and began to examine the blade shrine in front of him.
He released his mental power and manipulated it to approach the blade shrine slowly.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
Despite his cautious approach, streaks of sharp blade radiance continued to slash at Austin's spiritual
sense, trying to cut it into pieces.
Austin frowned when he noticed that several blade radiance also targeted his spiritual soul along with
his spiritual sense in a desperate attempt to destroy his spiritual sense.
The closer Austin's spiritual sense got to the blade shrine, the more violent the blade radiance, blade
intent, and blade aura became in their attacks on Austin.
'It's just a blade shrine, but it has such an astounding defensive ability,'
Austin sighed.
However, as Austin was not in a hurry, he patiently studied it.
What motivated him to continue was the hunch that these blade shrines might be the key to deal with
Donovan.
A little while ago, Austin had sensed that Donovan was angry, flustered, and scared when he learned
that Austin was going to visit the blade shrines!
It meant that the blade shrines were important to Donovan.
Time passed slowly.
Before he knew it, a few months had passed.
Most of the territory of the Blade Cosmos was already firmly controlled by the Sword Cosmos' army.
As a result, the whole Blade Cosmos was filled with creatures of the Sword Cosmos.
In the past few months, Austin's spiritual sense had inched closer and closer to the blade shrine.
'Another five hundred meters before my spiritual sense can enter and sense the inside of the blade
shrine. Then, I will know everything about it, including what is contributing to its impressive defensive
abilities!
Once I destroy this blade shrine, Donovan will soon be doomed.'
Austin sneered.
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