Austin, who had just disappeared a split-second earlier, was already standing not far away with Esther,
his hands behind his back. There was an indifferent expression on his face.
"You! You! You're back again?!"
"How the hell is that possible? I saw you disappear just now! But how did you appear again like that?"
Everyone was rendered speechless and could merely stare at Austin in horror.
It was known to all that these masters of the spiritual race were the ones with strong spiritual senses.
They cultivated all kinds of brilliant secret skills of the spiritual soul, and their sensibility was far
stronger than that of the creatures of other races.
However, although Austin showed himself freely in front of them, he also disappeared and reappeared
in the blink of an eye.
They could not even follow his movements at all.
This kind of bodily movement skill was too terrifying and utterly beyond belief.
Without a doubt, Austin had impressed everyone with his amazing show of strength and skill.
"How... How did you do that?"
the old man in cyan asked, dumbfounded.
"This is just a small track I can do. It's not really a big deal,"
Austin replied flatly.
"You..."
The old man couldn't even utter a word as his blood boiled with fury.
What did this brat mean that it was not really a big deal?
It was totally not the case in reality. The truth was that he could walk freely across the whole Spirit
Cosmos without any obstacles! There were no tricks involved.
"Prince Rondo, you haven't answered my question yet.
Do you really think that your people have the ability to keep me here?"
Austin stared at Rondo and asked.
"No, I don't think they can do that.
Gio, your bodily movement skill is much too terrifying.
I am unable to follow you while you move,"
Rondo replied faintly with a bitter smile.
"What conditions do you need for you to join us?
Just speak them out. As long as your requirements are feasible, I will do my best to satisfy them!
Besides, when I take control of the Spirit Cosmos in the future, I can appoint you as the leading general
of this cosmos. At that time, apart from me, you will become the most powerful entity in this corner of
the cosmos,"
Rondo added seriously as he looked Austin in the eye.
"No way, Your Highness!
That would be too much!"
the old man in cyan immediately cut in, shocked at what seemed like a reckless decision coming from
Rondo himself.
"Although this guy seems capable, he doesn't deserve such a high position. I beg you to reconsider,
Your Highness!"
The other masters of the spiritual race all nodded in agreement.
"Ha ha. It seems that you are still not convinced of who I am and what I can do!
Well, let me show you how powerful I am!"
Austin teased and laughed wildly.
He owned both the spiritual tree and the spiritual dragon, so his spiritual sense was undeniably
stronger than that of an ordinary semi-governing god.
What was more, the spiritual tree was a holy treasure that the spiritual race had been searching for, for
a very long time. The purpose of its existence was to suppress and restrain the power of all the
members of the spiritual race.
The so-called masters in front of him were still light years away from reaching the level of a semi-
governing god, so they were insignificant in Austin's eyes.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The sphere of spiritual sense that resided in Austin's Soul Sea began to spin rapidly.
Like a raging tide, walls of overwhelming energy poured out from Austin.
At the same time, thousands of red silk strings shot out in all directions.
Under the violent vibration of the terrible energy from his spiritual sense, Rondo's mansion shook and
trembled as if it was about to crumble at any moment.
"Arrgggh!" "What the hell is happening?"
All the masters of the spiritual race were frightened to the core and almost lost control of their spiritual
senses.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Some of the weaker ones were even blown away like dried leaves being swept away in the wind. The
impact was so powerful that they spurted blood from different places in their bodies and screamed in
pain.
Miserable cries and whines filled the place. Everything turned to a huge mess.
"No, please calm down, Gio,"
Rondo blurted out at once as a hint of horror flashed through his eyes and cold sweat dripped from his
forehead.
"My friend, let's have a nice and peaceful talk!"
Even the old man in cyan spoke calmly to appease Austin. His arrogant attitude towards Austin earlier
had disappeared.
Instead, he became more gentle as he faced Austin.
His arrogant stance was replaced with a sense of fear towards this young man, because he knew
within himself that he was inferior, facing the strength that Austin had displayed!
'How is that possible? This guy's strength is actually stronger than mine!'
It was painful for the old man to accept this fact.
But this was something that could not be denied.
"That was good enough, wasn't it? Who else is not convinced?"
Austin asked with brutal eyes as he scanned the people around him, withdrawing his spiritual sense
energy.
Everyone couldn't help but lower their heads when they were met with Austin's horrible eyes. They
couldn't dare to look at him at all, anymore.
"I think they are all convinced now.
Your show of strength has proven that you are a powerful divine god in our spiritual race. And I believe
that even the ordinary divine gods in the spiritual race may not be a match for you.
Of course, as you can see for yourself, they are all convinced to the core."
Rondo stepped forward to settle everything, flashing a smile.
"Prince Rondo, I can help you.
But I have one condition,"
Austin said calmly.
"Great!
And what would that be? Just tell me what it is and I promise I will do everything to meet your
condition,"
Rondo replied promptly. He was overjoyed to hear Austin's response, indicating that he was willing to
compromise.
"I need secret skills of the spiritual soul energy. The more, the better.
When I left the Spirit Cosmos, I was very weak, so the secret skills that I mastered were very inferior.
Especially, I am essentially unskilled when it comes to the spiritual soul skills at the divine level.
Besides, I'm also interested in all kinds of advanced cultivation methods related to the Puppet Strings.
If you could do your best to collect them for me, I would be very grateful for it.
That is my condition,"
Austin said gently and slowly, careful not to be misunderstood.
"The members of the spiritual race will master the methods related to the Puppet Strings after they
become divine gods. Why would someone need to learn them like this?"
the old man in cyan said in surprise.
"Well, I just wanted to explore the full potential of this brilliant skill. That won't hurt, right?
As you may know, everyone would have a different understanding of those advanced skills derived
from to the Puppet Strings.
In my case, I want to learn more,"
Austin replied calmly.
"That's a good answer!
You are so insightful!
No wonder you have become so powerful.
It's all because of your thirst to explore more,"
Rondo praised.
"Okay, I agree to your condition and will see it done!
From now on, I will try my best to help you collect all kinds of secret skills related to the spiritual soul
energy, as well as all kinds of advanced skills derived from the Puppet Strings,"
Rondo assured him, patting Austin's chest.
He now attached great importance to Austin.
As previously established, Austin was more powerful than the old man in cyan.
In effect, the prince felt like he had obtained a precious treasure, when he was able to recruit Austin
into his team.
Therefore, it was easy for him to agree to Austin's request.
He was a prince of the Spirit Cosmos, so it was no surprise that he had access to a lot of resources. He
was also sure that he could fulfill Austin's single condition.
"That's good. I hope that our cooperation shall remain pleasant and shall continue for a long time.
Worry not. I will do my best to help you control the Spirit Cosmos,"
said Austin.
"Ha ha, you are a straightforward person! I like it! Come! Let's enjoy the wine and have a good time!"
Rondo burst into laughter upon hearing Austin's words.
After the banquet, Austin requested that a secret room be prepared for him.
In the secret room, Austin sat cross-legged. Esther, meanwhile, sat in a corner in the room. She asked,
"What is your purpose for coming to the Spirit Cosmos?"
"Don't ask anything that you shouldn't be asking,"
Austin responded without looking at her.
"Humph, fine! I won't ask anything more!"
Esther pouted her lips. She then turned her head away, angry and disappointed.
After all, she was the princess in the Elf Cosmos. Wherever she went, she would attract a lot of
attention like a moth to a flame.
Moreover, she was a famous beauty in the Elf Cosmos. All kinds of men had been trying their best to
win her affection. They would never treat her coldly like what Austin had been doing to her.
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