At this time, Austin was quickly travelling underground.
He used his spiritual sense to communicate with the Earth Energy. Through this, he could decipher the
situation from a distance.
Since he was proficient in the Earth Exploring Technique, he could perceive the situation that was
much further than he could do on the ground.
Half a day passed.
Austin found a new batch of earth dragons to supplement his storage.
His previous battles had been fierce, and in consequence, plenty of his earth dragons perished along
the way.
With his newfound batch of earth dragons, he found that he now had eight hundred earth dragons
under his control.
The natural energy in the Fallen Divine Valley was abundant, and the Earth Energy was also copious.
Earth dragons thrived in these conditions; hence, a large batch was born.
With this on his arsenal, Austin had the upper hand.
He summoned his Earth Exploring Technique as he traveled underground, communicating with the
Earth Energy. Not long after, he had set up several arrays.
The arrays weren't just any regular ones—they were special.
They had some similarities with the ordinary array, but they differed in some parts. This particular kind
of array Austin set up mostly consisted of Earth Energy. It was made for a specific type of topography,
forming all kinds of laws that restricted each other, thus, creating all sorts of strange and terrible
energy.
The ancient Earth Masters, who had attained the summit of Earth Exploring Technique, were very
powerful. They could use secret techniques to communicate with the Earth Energy in a flash, instantly
change the appearance of the earth and mountains, and set up all kinds of terrifying lands of death.
Unlike these proficient masters, Austin had to spend time traveling underground to set up these traps.
At the same time, more than a dozen teams were desperately searching for Austin above the ground.
There were even instances that he was directly underneath these teams. Had these groups had been
more observant, they could have found his location. However, Austin managed to escape by taking
advantage of Earth Energy.
His presence was blanketed by the abundant Earth Energy. Hence, the medium-grade divine gods
marching above the ground couldn't perceive his proximity even though he was literally under their feet!
In fact, this was why Austin was undaunted despite the amount of medium-grade divine gods looking
for him.
He was absolutely at an advantage.
On the other hand, Hare and Otis led their team to hide in the headquarters.
More than a dozen earth dragons were lurking around the base camp. They were standing guard for
the members, so this place was very safe. There was no need to worry that someone would suddenly
come to them.
Finally, Austin was almost done with his task.
"Great! It's nearly finished. Setting up this Five Elements and Four Beasts Array is exhausting! This
should be powerful enough to deal with them!"
Under the ground, Austin's face was pale because of the tiring work, and he was breathing heavily. He
felt like a fish struggling on land.
"This array is probably the most powerful one I can set up with my current level of Earth Exploring
Technique!"
he murmured to himself proudly. Despite the fatigue, Austin beamed.
He sat down cross-legged and took out a batch of treasures from heaven and earth, as well as some
divine pills which could help him replenish himself. When he found a comfortable position, he began his
refinement and restoration.
These treasures and magic pills he was using were all obtained in this competition battlefield.
Some of them were rare in the outside world, so they were very useful and precious.
After a while, Austin was full of energy, and he had returned to his peak state.
"I am all fired up! No one can stop me anymore!
I will make the last stage of this competition even more enjoyable!"
Austin's eyes lit up. He was itching to try his strength.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
He returned to the base camp with his eight hundred earth dragons.
"Austin!"
As soon as Hare and Otis saw Austin come back, they scampered towards his direction and
immediately surrounded him.
They had been waiting for more than a day in the base camp and had been restless. When they saw
Austin finally come back, they were overjoyed.
"We can finally take action.
The last battle is coming!
We will fight against more than a dozen teams. If we manage to make it out alive in this battle, we will
leave the Fallen Divine Valley with glory as winners!"
Austin boosted his team's morale. He scanned the crowd confidently, fearless and hopeful.
"Fuck!
That's the spirit, Austin! Your speech is getting us all enthusiastic.
You're making me want to rush out and kill everyone in my way!"
Magee burst into laughter.
"Austin, you are young and brave. I've made the right decision to follow you!
My admiration for you is beyond words!
Just give us the order, Austin. I will follow whatever you say and do whatever you ask me to do, even if
it means risking my life!"
Luban was sucking up to Austin. He stared at him with exaggerated worship in his eyes, which made
Austin's hair stand on end. He felt a bit disgusted, to be honest.
"Ha ha, a decisive battle is indeed coming, and this will conclude the competition."
Hare, Otis, Keysley and the others were much calmer.
"While I was setting up my array today, I have also carried out a detailed investigation of those teams,
including Alston's.
There are fifteen groups in total.
Among them, the team with the least number of members has around one hundred and fifty members.
The team with the most number of people, of course, is Alston's team. He has more than two hundred
and fifty people.
The other teams have around one hundred and seventy or one hundred and eighty people.
Among the fifteen teams, five of them have the chaotic magic treasures.
There are a total of three chaotic magic treasures in Alston's team.
Alston alone controls two such treasures, and one of his capable fighters, Lude, controls the other one.
Alston's team has the most members, and they also have the most chaotic magic treasures. Overall,
they are our most formidable enemy.
My plan is to avoid Alston's team and attack the other four groups who own the chaotic magic
treasures first.
Our objective is to collect the other groups' chaotic magic treasures.
This way, our team's strength will skyrocket before we face Alston's team.
We can deal with other teams easily this way."
Austin laid out his plans. Everyone was listening intently to every word he said.
"Well, let's grab the chaotic magic treasures of those four teams first. This plan is a good one!"
After discussing for a while, they all agreed.
"Great! Let's move!"
With a wave of Austin's hand, more than one hundred and sixty earth dragons emerged from the
ground. They carried them from the field and disappeared into the distance.
Now, the number of Austin's team members had reached more than one hundred and sixty.
Many of them were gods of light from the three thousand big and small universes.
Not long after, traveling under the ground, Austin's team had approached a team marching on the
ground.
They had more than one hundred and eighty persons. Their leader was a strong man in black with a
ferocious look on his face.
Based solely on his outward appearance, he seemed to be a very tough guy.
"This is our target!
Be careful and cooperate with each other according to our previous plan!
After all, the most important thing when we take action is to do it in the quickest way possible!
Otherwise, things will be troublesome when other teams come here to assist them!"
Austin warned the others seriously under the ground before they began their sneak attacks.
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