"Austin, I see you've finally finished your training.
Make your way to the stronghold now."
Austin listened in on the voice message from Peterson.
"Got it."
In a second, Austin activated the Reincarnation Token and teleported himself to the stronghold of the
gods of light.
"Austin!" Peterson called out as Austin entered.
"Come over here and greet Parker and Alethea."
'It's Parker and Alethea.'
Austin grew anxious as he looked at the two who sat crossed legged in the center of the hall. It took
him a while to move, but as soon as he regained the strength, he came forward and bowed.
"Haha! You must be Austin Lin," Parker said. "I've heard much about you. You're an outstanding young
man."
Parker was very kind.
"He is a talented young man."
Alethea nodded in agreement after she looked Austin up and down for a while.
"I'm flattered," Austin bowed again.
He couldn't believe what was happening.
Parker and Alethea were the prestigious, powerful legends of the three thousand big and small
universes.
But right now, they were praising Austin right before his eyes.
Out of curiosity, Austin used his spiritual sense to see Parker and Alethea's strengths.
"Awesome!"
To his surprise, he discovered that the spiritual sense he released disappeared into the space as if it
had been absorbed by a black hole.
Aside from Parker and Alethea, he had also come close to many other legendary figures
such as Dwight, Keira and the Big Dipper Immortals.
When he still lived in the Brilliant Kingdom of the Earth, Austin heard much about those divine gods.
Never in a million years did he expect to be face to face with them.
As Austin's master, Peterson was pleased to introduce Austin to the divine gods.
He was proud of Austin and felt like he had to be shared with others.
The divine gods had heard the stories about Austin, so they were nothing but friendly to him.
After all, their leaders, Parker and Alethea, showered him with compliments.
Meanwhile, in the stronghold of the gods of darkness.
Ace sat cross-legged as he
practiced an evil skill in a secret room.
Evil spirits screamed and laughed from within.
A member of the beast race with a strong demonic aura arrived and stood at the door of Ace's
chamber.
"Sir, Austin finally showed up," he reported with a bow.
"Oh? So he finally revealed himself.
Very good. Ha-ha! Austin, just wait. I have a surprise for you,"
Ace murmured with a vicious sneer.
"Baham, how did it go?"
Ace asked through his spiritual sense.
"Well, Silas and I bribed an old subordinate of Thad and asked him to figure out where Caroline is.
Then, we will take her secretly.
As long as we are careful, Thad will not be able to find us,"
Baham answered confidently.
"Good.
But what if Thad does find out that you kidnapped that woman?
He is short tempered and attaches much importance to his descendants. I'd assume that he'd come to
you to teach you a lesson,"
Ace responded.
"Ha-ha! Even if he finds it, so what?
We were afraid of him then, but things have changed. Our lords, Hackett and Elliot returned. Thad is
nothing compared to them.
Besides, we did all of this for the greater good.
I don't think That has the nerve to lay a hand on us.
We never saw eye to eye... that selfish bastard!"
Baham sneered.
"Good.
Don't worry, Baham.
I have your back. You don't need to fear That one bit.
I don't believe that he would provoke Beast City."
Ace let out a roaring, evil laugh.
"Thank you, sir!"
Baham couldn't help but gush.
"Well, cut the crap.
Be quick and bring that woman to me,"
Ace ordered.
"Rest assured, sir. Everything will be done as planned,"
Baham assured him.
In the stronghold of the gods of light, after Peterson's introduction, Austin and the divine gods got to
know each other.
Soon after in the hall, the divine gods discussed the current situation of the three thousand big and
small universes.
Austin stood aside and listened intently at their discussion.
"It has been a while since Hackett and Elliot returned and yet they haven't made their public
appearances.
In the past few days, nothing has happened. The gods of darkness and the creatures of the isolated
alien spaces didn't take any action.
That is odd.
I wonder if they are up to something,"
the Jade Emperor said as he exchanged a worried look with Parker and Alethea.
"I have already had a few rounds with Hackett,"
Parker suddenly said, smiling.
'What? You and Hackett already fought each other?'
The other divine gods gasped and looked at one another in confusion.
A fight between two formidable beings like Parker and Hackett could cause serious destruction among
the universes.
However, it was odd that the divine gods in the hall had not sensed anything.
"Hackett launched a surprise assault on several important members of ours with a secret spiritual soul
skill. I found it, so my spiritual soul fought with his,"
Parker explained slowly.
"I see,"
the other divine gods responded and nodded.
'It makes sense now... A fight between their spiritual souls, ' they thought to themselves.
"Hackett has grown much stronger since the last time we've seen him.
Over the years, I have concentrated on my cultivation and made quick progress. I thought it was
enough for me to defeat Hackett and Elliot alone.
But after that duel, I have realized that Hackett is not weaker than me,"
Parker said seriously.
"What's worse, the people from the Beast City got involved.
Since then, I have found a handful of powerful members of the beast race that lurked around the three
thousand big and small universes.
Ace and Lloyd are mere vanguards. The Beast City must have sent some powerful senior men here,"
Parker continued on.
"The main reason why Hackett and Elliot have not made a move is because they are waiting on the evil
baby to come to the world.
That infant matters to them most.
On top of that, I think the guys from the Beast City have their eyes on the evil baby as well.
Because we don't have big issues with Beast City, I doubt they'll send any men here to bring us down.
I figure they are here for the evil baby, not us.
This only means that the infant is more powerful and mysterious than we could even imagine,"
Alethea said.
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