Austin couldn't contain himself. The excitement was evident in his eyes.
He had successfully turned another genuine medium-grade divine god into his slave! Previously, Austin
had experimented taming one from the beast race. It took him multiple attempts, but he had
successfully done it. And now, he had transformed another one.
'I see. There are six genuine medium-grade divine gods left. I will tame them all, '
Austin figured as he scanned each of his enemies.
Then, he quickly bolted towards one of the genuine medium-grade divine gods.
Austin avoided launching fatal attacks. Instead, he unleashed the law of illusion to trap them in all kinds
of illusions.
He ignored the genuine preliminary-grade divine gods for now. Instead, he first dealt with the more
powerful ones. Since he had figured out the proper way to subdue them, he had triumphantly controlled
the other six genuine medium-grade divine gods easily—he was now their master!
Austin's victims made attempts to resist the crimson strings wrapped around their spiritual souls, but
they failed miserably. In the end, they still ended up becoming slaves.
'Well, it's time to handle these genuine preliminary-grade divine gods.'
Austin looked at the genuine preliminary-grade divine gods who were still stuck in illusions.
He did a quick headcount
and found that there were over ten of them.
Initially, plenty of genuine preliminary-grade divine gods were found among the crowd of the Novel
Court and the Beast City.
But most of them had perished at Austin's hands.
'I should have kept those genuine preliminary-grade divine gods alive.'
Upset, Austin felt a pang of regret for wiping them all out. If he kept them, he could've had a battalion of
genuine preliminary-grade divine gods by now.
'But, ' he told himself, 'there's no point in regretting what is done.' He eventually snapped back to his
senses and dealt with what was on the table.
It was indeed much easier to control the genuine preliminary-grade divine gods compared to the
genuine medium-grade divine gods.
After a while, all the genuine divine gods in the yard alive had become Austin's slaves.
More than twenty genuine divine gods stood in front of Austin in a line.
"Master!" they greeted in unison and bowed.
Austin nodded at them, looking very calm.
But deep inside, he could practically jump up and down out of sheer happiness.
Over twenty genuine divine gods were at his disposal, and seven of them were genuine medium-grade
divine gods.
They would be Austin's competent subordinates.
"Au... Austin... What happened to them?
Have you turned them into your slaves?" the mermaid asked in a trembling voice. Her eyes were wide
in surprise.
The look in her face would explain that she couldn't believe what had just happened. She felt
astonished, and if she was being honest, he was frightened of Austin's capacity.
"Yeah. I am their master now," Austin answered nonchalantly.
He looked at her and gave her a quick nod.
"What? You... what?
P-Please don't turn me into your slave."
Meeting Austin's gaze, the mermaid was so scared that she took a few steps back. Her body trembled
and her face turned pale with fear.
Witnessing what had just happened, she was terribly shaken up.
She would've taken it much lighter if Austin had killed all the genuine divine gods instead.
But no, he had turned them into his servants!
On top of that, seven of them were genuine medium-grade divine gods.
These once arrogant genuine divine gods were now a complete opposite of who they were before—
they were obedient and respectful.
They looked at Austin with loyalty and worship in their eyes. Apparently, they truly regarded him as
their master.
Their eyes looked blank. It seemed like they were brainwashed.
Looking at the docile genuine divine gods, she felt a chill creep up her spine.
'This young man deals with his enemies in an odd manner.
He is really something, ' she thought to herself.
"Oh?
Are you afraid of me now?
Ha-ha! A gorgeous girl like you could be a handy servant," Austin quipped as he looked at the petrified
mermaid.
He knew that she was horrified with what she saw, so he pretended that he had intentions to turn her
into a slave.
"Ah!
Leave me alone!
You can't control me and make me your slave!" the mermaid screamed in terror. The color on her face
drained.
She crossed her hands over her chest, which displayed her trepidation.
She was aware that turning her into his slave was a piece of cake for Austin. If he could quickly
transform genuine divine gods into his servants that easily, she was sure that he could subdue her with
a snap of a finger.
"Forget it. It's boring.
We have to go.
Don't worry. There is no enmity between us. I wouldn't do that to you."
Austin didn't have the heart to scare her further. He turned around and made his way towards the exit
of the courtyard.
More than twenty genuine divine gods who had become his slaves followed him closely.
"You did that on purpose. How could you scare me like that?"
The mermaid glared at Austin. She realized that Austin was simply playing tricks on her.
"Are you coming with me or not?"
Austin's voice came from outside the yard.
"Wait for me!"
The mermaid gritted her teeth and ran out of the courtyard in a hurry.
Without Austin, it would be impossible for her to walk around the maze on her own. She needed him.
It would also be much safer to stay with him since he had over twenty genuine divine gods under his
command. Austin might jest or annoy her, but she knew that he was a good person.
"Humph!
Don't scare me like that again!
I really will get mad."
The mermaid pouted after she caught up with Austin.
"Oh, yeah?
I've never seen you get angry. Now, I kinda want to see it,"
Austin responded with a playful smile.
"Humph! You are mean!"
The mermaid rolled her eyes at Austin and looked away.
However, as she followed behind Austin, she would throw worried glances at his direction. She couldn't
quite shake the image of him dealing with those genuine divine gods.
The mermaid found Austin remarkable—in a good way. He made a deep impression on her.
She couldn't get Austin out of her mind even though they were practically inches apart.
Then, an idea came across her mind.
A long time ago, one of her confidants asked her what kind of man she would marry in the future.
She said that her husband must be an invincible young man, a super hero that she would fall head over
heels in love with. In a word, she wanted to marry the most powerful man among the young generation.
Her best friend joked that no good man would even want to be with her because she wasn't attractive
enough.
They would usually laugh after those conversations. The mermaid smiled softly as this memory came.
Now, this idea couldn't seem to be removed from her mind. She would steal quick glances at Austin
every now and then. She couldn't help but feel a little bit flustered.
'I guess he is the most powerful person among the young generation. Also, he is cute.
Although he is just an ordinary preliminary-grade divine god, he could easily handle the genuine divine
gods at a higher level!
He is the most talented young man I have ever seen in my life.
Moreover, he saved my life.
Is... is he my Mr. Right?'
The mermaid blushed profusely at the thought of this. Her breathing hitched.
While she was lost in her own romantic thoughts, a man suddenly came bolting towards them.
"There you are!
This is a relief!"
the stranger gushed.
"I am so glad that I finally found you!"
Realizing who that man was, she ran to him as quick as she could.
"Are you all right?
I have been looking for you since I lost you!
I was worried about you.
I'm glad you're safe.
From now on, we must stick together.
This maze is dangerous; we shouldn't act alone when we're dealing with it.
Don't worry. I will take good care of you,"
the man mentioned.
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