In the distance, Austin spotted Kevin and Cole waiting for him in the starry sky.
"What happened?"
Austin asked, slightly out of breath as he reached the two of them.
"Listen carefully," Kevin said.
He waved his sleeve and a jade slip flew out.
"Master Kevin, I got lost. What the hell? Where am I? Am I not in the three thousand big and small
universes anymore?
Damn it! What the hell are these damn things? Leave me alone.
Eight Stone Saints, run now!"
A panicked voice came from deep within the jade slip.
"Gnome was with the Eight Stone Saints!"
Austin exclaimed.
"Yes.
The nine of them set out to travel together.
They reached a bottleneck in their cultivation so
they planned to explore the worlds to toughen themselves,"
Kevin explained.
They had told him this before they left since he was the master of this cosmos and no one could leave
without his permission.
Plus, he always kept tabs on the people who were close to Austin.
"Do you have any idea where they went?"
Austin asked.
"It's a forbidden area among the three thousand big and small universes. It's called the Divine Tomb.
I bet you have heard of it,"
Kevin replied.
"Oh, yes.
I've not only heard of it, but also went inside it once.
But that place is not dangerous," Austin said, shaking his head.
The Divine Tomb was one of the most famous forbidden places in the three thousand big and small
universes.
"Of course you would not find it intimidating.
But gnome and the Eight Stone Saints are much weaker than you. They might get into trouble in there,"
Kevin reminded him.
"That's true. Okay. I'll pay a visit to it,"
Austin responded.
"Master, I'll go with you,"
Cole cut in.
"Fine. Let's go." Austin nodded in agreement.
He took a step and disappeared from the Fallen Immortal Cosmos.
Cole hurried to activate his bodily movement skill to follow him.
Austin and Cole moved fast and it didn't take them long to arrive at the Divine Tomb.
"Master, I heard that this place was an ancient battlefield,"
Cole said.
"That's right.
In the ancient times, a horrible war broke out between the gods of light and the gods of darkness.
They fought here.
But there is nothing special about it. There are many battlefields left from the ancient times in the three
thousand big and small universes.
Come on. Let's go look for them."
Austin immediately walked inside, leaving Cole to follow closely on his heels.
It was a vast space. All around them was a grey mist.
The mist was formed by evil aura which could erode people' flesh and even break into their Soul Sea.
Austin knew that the evil auras were left behind by the ancient war.
After the battle was over, the residual waves of energy, the murderous will, and the will of some
powerful fallen creatures mixed together, and as time went by, they formed the dangerous evil aura.
Austin and Cole felt safe, however, because they were divine gods now and the auras couldn't harm
them.
As they walked, the evil auras dodged them.
They saw many creatures on the way.
In addition to the evil aura, there were magic treasures, formulas, precious natural resources, and other
valuable items left from ancient times.
All of these items were what drew creatures to explore it.
There weren't any powerful beings here, just the weak who could benefit from the low-level treasures
here.
Legend had it the Divine Tomb was a battlefield where the divine gods had fought during ancient times.
Hence, the divine gods would not come here. If divine gods wanted to improve their strength, they
would usually go deep into the Sea of Chaos.
Austin and Cole decided to hide their auras to avoid displaying their real cultivation base while they
were searching for the gnome and the Eight Stone Saints.
All around them, creatures fought fiercely over treasures, and each of their moves was lethal.
Their actions fully showcased how cruel and ruthless the world where the cultivators lived was.
As he watched them fight, Austin was reminded of how tough it was when he first started out.
Once he came down from his daydreams, he unleashed his spiritual sense, and in an instant, he
scanned every inch of the Divine Tomb.
However, there was no sign of the gnome or the Eight Stone Saints.
"It's weird, master. I got nothing. There is no trace of them,"
Cole said with a confused expression.
"Me neither. Let's move around to see if we can find something," Austin suggested.
Since he didn't find them straight away, Austin began to feel nervous.
Austin had regarded the gnome and the Eight Stone Saints as his important friends, so he didn't want
anything bad happen to them.
Using their bodily movement skills, Austin and Cole searched every crevice of the Divine Tomb;
however, they still failed to track down the gnome and the Eight Stone Saints.
"We need to ask someone about them,"
Austin said.
Looking to their right, they spotted a group of cultivators coming toward them.
The group consisted of over twenty people.
The head of the team was a young man who was wearing a silver armor. He was tall and had a full
forehead. Judging by his attire and mannerisms, Austin could tell that he was from a powerful family.
Before Austin could inquire about his friends' whereabouts, three big guys dashed towards him.
"Hey! How dare you get in the way of our young master, you scumbags? Are you blind or something?"
one of the brawny men yelled as he pointed at Austin and Cole.
Austin raised his eyebrows at these insulting remarks. He found that the team was weak and he didn't
want to engage.
Both Austin and Cole had concealed their auras, meaning the group couldn't sense their true powers.
"I am looking for my friends. I am wondering if you have seen them,"
Austin replied.
"Fuck you. Who do you think you are? You can't just pop up and ask our young master questions.
Get down on your knees and kowtow to our young master one hundred times. Maybe then he will show
you mercy and spare your lives,"
a strong man ordered.
"Do you have a death wish?"
Cole asked in a sullen tone.
"Screw you, old man! How dare you talk back? You are dead meat!"
The strong man flew into a rage and swung at Cole.
This big guy was an earth immortal, and he was stronger than most cultivators of his level.
Being the team leader's trusted subordinate, he liked to bully the weak and was always the first to start
all the fights.
Cole frowned at him but he didn't fight back.
The instant the strong man's fist made contact with Cole's body, his whole arm exploded.
"Ah!"
The strong man screamed in pain and stepped back in horror.
Quickly, he realized that he had messed with the wrong person.
"Protect our young master!"
two heaven immortals beside the young leader shouted.
The two of them were the young man's bodyguards, and it was their duty to keep him safe.
And now they knew that the two in front of them were dangerous.
"Friends, you've gone too far. You will regret provoking our young master.
Surrender now!"
the two heaven immortals shouted in chorus as they made their way towards Austin and Cole.
"The game is over. Stop right there. I will ask you a question, and you will answer honestly," Austin
demanded.
He pointed at the team, and a law power enveloped the young leader and his men, rendering them
immobile.
With a wave of Austin's hand, pictures of the gnome and the Eight Stone Saints materialized in front of
his prisoners.
"Have you seen them?"
Austin asked in a rough voice.
"What? You are looking for these bastards? I am also searching for them.
They beat me up. I will not let them get away with it,"
the young leader snarled angrily as he saw the portraits of the gnome and the Eight Stone Saints.
"So you saw them!"
Delight swept over Austin.
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