After all his time spent cultivating, Armstrong had grown much stronger than before. He was a level-
four governing god now. Despite that, he was still much weaker than the creature in front of him.
Meanwhile,
the leader of the Reincarnation Palace was consumed with exploring a secret place.
She had sensed the law of reincarnation somewhere in this area.
Straight away,
she thought that a fragment of the road of reincarnation was nearby so she wasted no time getting
there.
She initially had been with Diego, Tanya, Jadiel, and the other successors of the reincarnation race, but
they had run into the army of the darkness race. After a fierce fight, she had been forced to part ways
with Tanya and the others, intending to find them later, but they were nowhere in sight.
Now, she was stuck exploring the Absolute Space Sea on her own.
'I wish Austin were with me.
He is so powerful. If I explored this place with him, I wouldn't get into trouble.
I guess I should look for him instead.
It would be a lot more fun traveling around the Absolute Space Sea with him by my side.'
The whole time she searched for the fragment in the secret place, the leader of the Reincarnation
Palace couldn't stop thinking of Austin.
In fact,
he had been in her mind for years.
"Over there! That's some strong law of reincarnation!
Is the fragment of the road of reincarnation over there?
I hope so! I've been looking for ages!" the leader of the Reincarnation Palace exclaimed.
She activated her bodily movement skill and rushed forward.
Out of the blue, a very tall figure appeared beside her.
The moment that he appeared, a tremendous amount of energy pressed on her body.
She tried to take a step and wave her arms but was completely unable to move. She stood still, unable
to even move her fingers.
'It's a god of chaos!'
the leader of the Reincarnation Palace thought, holding back her gasp.
"Sir!"
she called out respectfully as she looked at the tall figure in front of her.
"Are you the leader of the Reincarnation Palace?
Do you know Austin?"
the tall man asked flatly as he squinted down at her.
"What?
I don't understand what you want from me, sir."
The leader of the Reincarnation Palace peered at her toes.
She didn't answer his question because the mysterious man could be either a friend or an enemy.
"You hesitated for a while.
You must know Austin! You are the leader of the Reincarnation Palace I am looking for," the tall figure
said with a sneer.
Then he stretched out his hand, grabbed her, and left.
The leader of the Reincarnation Palace couldn't fight back because she was still as frozen as an ice
sculpture.
At the same time,
Tanya, Diego, and the other successors had no idea what had happened to the leader of the
Reincarnation Palace once they had parted ways.
Even though they weren't together, they continued to explore another space sea in the Absolute Space
Sea.
All of a sudden, a strange creature appeared in front of them.
"Do you know Austin?"
the strange creature asked impassively as he glanced at the group.
"What?
Who the hell are you?
What do you want from Austin?"
Diego snapped, glaring at the creature.
"So you are the ones I want," the strange creature said with a sneer.
Without another word, he stretched out his hand and grabbed Tanya and her companions. Then he
turned and was gone in an instant.
Not long after,
Briggs returned to the palace and approached Bartholomew.
"Sir, we've got all Austin's friends.
I have also sent our men to spread the news throughout the Absolute Space Sea.
Austin will hear about it soon.
Now let's sit back and see if Austin will come to save his friends!"
Briggs reported to his superior.
"You've done a good job.
Let's see what happens,"
Bartholomew responded briefly.
"Rest assured. Austin's character is steady. When he hears the news, he will be here within seconds to
save his friends,"
a wizard cut in.
"That would be the ideal result,"
Bartholomew replied with a smile.
"Thank you for your hard work!" he said, turning to face the wizards. They bowed in response.
"Now go and get the rewards I have set out for these wizards!" he ordered his men.
One by one, his subordinates walked up to the wizards of the darkness race with an armful of
treasures.
The wizards happily accepted all the gifts.
The reason they had accepted Bartholomew's invitation and helped him locate Austin was because
they had wanted these treasures.
At the sight of the gifts, the wizards laughed loudly.
"We are happy to help, sir.
Thank you for the gifts!" one of the wizards said.
He and his companions grabbed their fair share of treasures, smiling the whole time.
Meanwhile,
the news that Austin's friends had been captured by Bartholomew
spread like wildfire in the Absolute Space Sea.
It was said that if Austin wanted to save them, he would have to come to Bartholomew.
After a few hours, the news finally reached Austin.
"The leader of the Reincarnation Palace and the others are being held captive,"
Austin said, narrowing his eyes.
"Austin, I think this Bartholomew guy is using them to lure you.
There will be a trap waiting for you there,
so you have to think carefully before you go,"
the chaotic sky-devouring beast warned.
"You are right. Bartholomew must be after my Magical Polarity Token.
And let's not forget that I stole his Time Ship,"
Austin responded.
"But I can't just leave the leader of the Reincarnation Palace and the others from the reincarnation race
to fend for themselves.
If I don't come to their aid, they will die.
Bartholomew won't show them any mercy,"
Austin said after he thought for a while.
The chaotic sky-devouring beast fell silent.
He had understood right away that if Austin didn't go to save them, they would be killed,
but it was too risky for Austin to rescue them.
The Time Chamber Sect was only slightly weaker than the darkness race.
If they were to go there and the Time Chamber Sect sent several gods of chaos to assault them, Austin
would be in a lot of trouble.
Austin and the chaotic sky-devouring beast were incredibly powerful. Not even a level-nine governing
god was a threat to them.
But they were nothing compared to a god of chaos.
Hence, Austin felt troubled and didn't know what to do.
'What should I do? Save them or leave them behind?'
Austin wondered, frowning deeply.
The chaotic sky-devouring beast watched him and sighed. He knew that Austin would decide to come
to his friends' aid in the end.
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