"Go to hell!" Austin cursed.
Neither Elder Vernon nor Austin was willing to wave a white flag. They both rushed forward fiercely.
"Austin, although you are a genius, you are still too young.
I don't believe you can defeat me!"
Elder Vernon roared. As he charged forward, his hair fluttered in the wind, and a whirl of black mist
surrounded him. The strong murderous will emanating from him implied that he wouldn't stop until he
killed Austin.
Whatever he had seen of Austin's fighting power so far had come as a great shock. It seemed that he
had underestimated this young man until now.
Not only did he hold a grudge against Austin, but he had also begun to feel threatened by him. He
couldn't let such a young talented man continue to grow.
Otherwise, both he and the entire Annihilation Mountain would have a formidable enemy that would
keep them on their toes at all times.
Austin was just a young genuine preliminary-grade divine god, but he was able to hold his own against
a semi-governing god.
This was unprecedented in the Sea of Chaos.
As Elder Vernon prepared to attack, the only thought in his mind was that he had to kill Austin
somehow.
He began chanting, holding both of his palms forward. From his left hand shot out countless dark sword
auras with a thunderous roar, flying towards Austin.
At the same time, a dazzling white light that was as bright as the sun shot out of his right hand, aimed
right towards Austin's head.
The black represented obscurity while the white symbolized brightness.
The combination of these contrasting powers caused a strange change in the atmosphere, as if they
had triggered a terrible momentum in the nether world as they hurtled towards Austin.
Unbothered by this, Austin focused on using the Mind Sword Skill to continuously attack the internal
part of Elder Vernon's body.
The Mind Sword Skill was notoriously difficult to defend against.
It was intangible, but sharp and accurate. The speed at which it moved was the same as the speed at
which the wielder could think.
So whatever target Austin thought of, the sword would hit accurately without any delay.
There was almost no defense against such a secret technique.
As a result, Elder Vernon struggled against it even though he was a powerful and experienced warrior.
Only after the sword pierced through a part of his body could he sense it in the first place. Then, he had
to gather all his energy to force the sword out. And since Austin was attacking him continuously with
the sword, he had to focus on forcing the sword out of his body continuously as well.
This greatly restricted his ability to attack Austin.
During this fierce battle, a long spear suddenly pierced through his left shoulder.
Blood spurted out, instantly staining more than half of his body red.
"You bastard! Go to hell!"
Elder Vernon roared. He was so enraged that his blood literally began to boil, and the original blood
essence began to burn. Even the laws he had cultivated were ignited and turned into fire snakes.
While wildly burning the original blood essence and laws, he gathered and shot out a surging tide of
energy that attacked in all directions.
Elder Vernon was undoubtedly powerful.
He was a senior elder of the Annihilation Mountain, and he had been a semi-governing god for a long
time.
Now that he was deploying all his strength, it was an extremely terrifying sight to behold.
The chaotic space of hundreds of millions of miles around him instantly turned into nothingness and
everything was destroyed.
There was only a vacuum left.
However, Austin used the Secret Reincarnation Skill to dodge at top speed.
At the same time, with the help of the Time Reversal Skill, the Mind Sword Skill, and other secret skills,
he continued to attack Elder Vernon.
All of a sudden, dark sword auras shot out from all over Elder Vernon's burning body.
There were hundreds of thousands of them swirling together, vanishing into thin air as soon as they left
his body.
"Austin, watch this!"
Elder Vernon roared.
Runes related to the dark law crackled and seethed like bubbles on the surface of his body.
'What in the world is he doing? Is this the dark law?'
Austin wondered. Upon seeing something unexpected, he instinctively felt threatened.
The dark law was mysterious and difficult to guard against.
He immediately used the Secret Reincarnation Skill and moved to another position in an instant.
But it was no use;
at that exact moment, the hundreds of thousands of dark sword auras reappeared, evenly distributed
throughout the chaotic void, covering almost every inch.
No matter where Austin tried to move to, he couldn't escape.
Caught off guard, he found himself stabbed by more than a dozen dark sword auras.
A number of bloody wounds appeared on his body.
What was worse, the parts of his body that had been pierced by the dark sword auras were vital.
Anyone else would have found themselves on the verge of death after sustaining such an injury.
However, Austin had the Chaotic Heaven Body and the heaven metal race's body. In an instant, his
wounds were recovered.
And yet, something that he had never encountered before happened. 'What? There are quite a few
dark laws left in my body, and they're destroying me from the inside!' he thought in surprise.
Although the sword auras in his body had been erased, it was much more difficult to remove the dark
laws.
With his mind, Austin activated the law of reincarnation to attack the remaining dark laws in his body.
After a few moments, they were finally removed without a trace.
In the chaotic void covering an area of hundreds of millions of miles, Austin and Elder Vernon stood
face to face.
Strangely enough, both of them remained still without launching an attack.
In the fierce battle just now, both of them had gotten injured.
Although their injuries were not serious, they were now well aware that they were equally powerful.
"Impressive.
Austin, I have to admit that you are the most talented young creature I have ever seen in my life.
You are also the only young creature that has ever been able to go up against me,"
Elder Vernon said slowly.
There was shock, amazement, jealousy, and even undisguised killing intent gleaming in his eyes.
If he had the ability, he would definitely go forward and kill Austin right now.
However, after the fierce battle just now, he knew that he couldn't kill Austin.
At the same time, Austin came to a similar conclusion. 'Semi-governing gods are really powerful.
Moreover, this Elder Vernon is one of the most outstanding semi-governing gods.
It will be hard for me to defeat him, '
he thought to himself.
"I'm flattered.
I have to admit that you are also powerful, old man,"
Austin said with a faint smile.
In the boundless void, the two regarded each other with a mixture of respect and hesitation.
"Retreat!"
All of a sudden, Elder Vernon flashed back to the team of the Annihilation Mountain and ordered a
retreat.
Without question, the people of the Annihilation Mountain immediately left.
"Austin, do you want us to stop that old man?"
the sky-devouring dog said to Austin through spiritual sense.
If the twelve zodiac animals took action, it would be a piece of cake for them to deal with Elder Vernon.
"Not now.
You can't expose yourselves too early,"
Austin replied.
By this time, the people of the Annihilation Mountain had disappeared to a faraway place.
Austin returned to the warship and gave the command to move on to the Ice Palace.
Then, he headed to a secret room in the warship.
"I have gained a lot in today's battle..."
Sitting down cross-legged, Austin recalled every detail of his battle with Elder Vernon. He had truly
learned a lot.
After all, this was the first time that he had fought against a semi-governing god head on.
It had been a precious experience for him.
Therefore, he immediately chose to cultivate in seclusion to comprehend what he had just obtained
from the battle.
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