Austin had spotted a large group of people from the Novel Court.
At this point, they were already in a relic found on the continent.
In there, the buildings had decayed and collapsed. The whole place was littered great husks of old
buildings, grimy roof with broken tiles, and crumbled mortar and stone. A silent and desolate
atmosphere enveloped the place.
In the depths of the relic, wisps of dazzling light would occasionally soar into the sky, illuminating the
entire space. Music could be heard from the corners of the whole place.
"Wait! What is that?"
An illusory projection above the relic caught Austin's attention.
Using his spiritual sense to check it, he found that it was a human-shaped creature.
As he perceived it further, Austin found that figure's physique seemed to be made of metal, looking
hard and streamlined. No heat could be sensed from its form.
The creature reflected a very dazzling luster, isolating itself from spiritual sense.
This made it difficult for Austin to see this creature clearly.
At this point, the group of the Novel Court had locked down the relic.
These genuine divine gods roamed around the relic as if they were desperately looking for something.
'Apparently there is a rare treasure in this place, ' Austin figured.
He scanned the place to know what he would be dealing with.
"There are two genuine premium-grade divine gods. It's not easy to fight with them over the treasure."
Austin frowned.
The team searching for the rare treasure was led by two genuine premium-grade divine gods.
'As long as these premium-grade divine gods are around, my odds remain low.
The only thing I am better than them is my spiritual sense and spiritual soul energy.
I'll hide first and see what treasures they will find.'
Austin laid down his plans. Since his adversaries were stronger, he had to be wise with his tactics.
Hence, he immediately communicated with the Hallucination Bead in his Soul Sea.
The bead then released the illusions, enveloping Austin, his slaves, and the three mermaids.
These hallucinations created by the Hallucination Bead were potent that they could even fool the
genuine premium-grade divine gods.
Last time, the genuine premium-grade divine gods were trapped in the maze. It was not until they
collected the Illusionary Tokens did they manage to get out of it.
Austin already knew that the Illusionary Tokens were produced by the Hallucination Bead too.
The existence of these tokens was seen as salvation by the creatures who were stuck in the maze.
From this point of view, Austin thought that this particular queen had no intention of taking lives.
Or that she didn't want to cause trouble due to the dire situation she was in.
With so many illusions covering for Austin and his companions, they wouldn't be exposed.
With great caution, they made their way into the relic.
Finally, they lurked at the edge of the relic, motionless.
Under the command of the two genuine premium-grade divine gods, the Novel Court people used all
kinds of methods and secret techniques to search every inch of the relic.
After a day of thoroughly searching the place, they finally found something.
The two acting leaders of the search group worked together to hit the same spot in the relic, causing a
huge crack.
Everyone waited with bated breath, including Austin's team.
Then, a brilliant magic spring with bright golden lights slowly flowed from the surface of the crevice.
Colorful mist and vapors emerged from the spring.
The humanoid creature that was floating above the relic jumped into the spring.
As it turned out, this humanoid creature was a projection of this magical spring.
"Ha-ha! Here we go.
This spring is an asset.
It must be some amazing treasure!"
The people from the Novel Court were so excited that they laughed in glee. It took them a day, and
now, they found something.
"Hmm, this is odd. It seems that the liquid in the spring is melted metal.
What kind of treasure is this?"
someone exclaimed in confusion as he gave a peek inside the spring.
However, everyone else around him was just as confused.
"Is it possible that this is a magic liquid?
I guess you won't know its effect until you take it,"
another man speculated.
While the rest of them were lost in thought, someone's loud shriek brought them back to their senses.
"Look!
What's that?"
Portions of the liquid inside the magic spring suddenly condensed. It gathered together as if it was
trying to form something.
To everyone's surprise, a humanoid creature made of liquid emerged from the spring and stood on its
surface.
As they gave it a closer look, they realized that it was a man made of metal.
After it took shape, its body turned solid.
Its body was hard and cold due to its structure.
Its eyes seemed soulless, empty, and emotionless.
Moreover, the metal man held a long spear in its hand.
Its weapon was also made of the same material he was—hard metal.
Whoosh!
The man made of metal jumped up and thrust its spear at a genuine divine god of the Novel Court.
Its target was a genuine preliminary-grade divine god.
Startled, the genuine divine god waved his sleeve and a three-story pagoda flew out. It emitted white
lights while it rushed towards the spear to protect him.
Crack!
The pagoda was instantly broken into two million pieces.
The metal creature kept attacking the genuine preliminary-grade divine god with its spear at an
astonishing speed.
As soon as it stabbed its victim in the shoulder, it lifted him with its weapon.
"Ahhh!"
Covered in blood, the genuine divine god let out a painful scream. The metal man shook its spear,
which created numerous holes in the divine god's body. What was worse, the power which was as cold
as the metal was hitting his spiritual soul. His spiritual soul was about to explode due to the attack.
The rest of the group was dumbfounded. This creature was so swift and strong.
"Humph!
Stop this shit, you bastard! I'm not going to let you lay a hand on my men!" a genuine premium-grade
divine god shouted with a stern face.
He stretched out his hand, which produced a tremendous amount of energy that came at the metal
man like a torrent.
Boom!
The metal man was blown up, and so was its spear.
Metal liquid splashed everywhere due to explosion.
Everyone watched as all the metal liquid returned to the magic spring. They were dumbstruck!
Then, a scene that made everyone astonished happened.
The metal liquid in the spring began to surge.
Then, to their astonishment, five metal men took shape this time.
"Ha-ha! Great! That's great!
I didn't expect that we would get our hands on the legendary treasure.
What a good day!
It proves that luck favors our force.
In the future, I am certain that we are bound to be the most powerful force in the Sea of Chaos,"
the other genuine premium-grade divine god gushed as he stared at the spring with thrill.
'Oh? It seemed that this old man knows something about that magic spring.
It might be an awesome treasure!'
Austin figured when he heard one of the masters of the Novel Court.
'Ha-ha! It looks like it's a very rare treasure. I will not let it fall into the hands of other people.
I will get it at all costs.'
With determination in his eyes, Austin vowed to take it no matter what.
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