After a while, the group reached the center of the continent.
They paused in their tracks when an alarmingly huge, ancient altar appeared in front of them.
The altar was engraved with various patterns, including mountains, rivers, animals, humans, gods,
ghosts, different other creatures, and mysterious symbols they didn't know.
However, the thing that grasped their curiosity the most was the countless coffins that floated around it.
All at once, their eyes fell on a figure sitting cross-legged in the middle of the altar.
He was a Taoist priest.
A robe was draped over his shoulders, a fly whisk was clutched in his right hand, and he was sitting
quietly with his eyes closed.
The Taoist priest's body was covered in a thick layer of dust. It appeared he hadn't moved in a very
long time.
Chapman had walked onto the steps leading to altar, but he stopped too.
Turning around, he flashed them a triumphant smile.
"Hey, guys, how brave are you? This altar is a part of the road of reincarnation.
Any fights here will result in trouble,"
he said with a grin.
'Whoa. This altar is a part of the road of reincarnation,'
Austin repeated in his mind.
'I bet Chapman has entered the Land of Void before. That must be the reason why he recognizes this
altar.'
Atticus' spiritual soul slowly climbed the steps to reach Chapman's level.
"Chapman, are you sure that they can't attack us?
We are surrounded by them again,"
Atticus asked, his voice trembling.
Normally, he was strong, but he had sustained serious injuries.
He couldn't rebuild his flesh because he only had a little energy left.
"Don't worry. They can't lay a hand on us here,"
Chapman reassured him with a calm look on his face.
Then he sat cross-legged on the step of the altar, took out a large number of top-grade natural
resources, and swallowed them to begin healing himself.
"Chapman, don't try and scare us!
It's just an altar. There's nothing dangerous about it,"
a governing god snapped, rolling his eyes.
Over the years, mysterious legends regarding the road of reincarnation had spread throughout the Sea
of Chaos.
These governing gods had heard the old saying too. "No one can stir up trouble on the road of
reincarnation."
However, they were the top-notch masters in the Sea of Chaos.
They were convinced that everything was under their control.
They were smart enough not to take risks, but they didn't think that the road of reincarnation actually
posed any threat.
After all, nothing terrible had happened yet.
Therefore, they thought that the legends had exaggerated the danger of the road of reincarnation.
"Chapman, I'm taking your life."
When the governing god spoke, he formed a large palm to hit Chapman.
The palm doubled and then tripled in size,
coming at Chapman while he sat there, looking like a tiny ant.
The hand released an overwhelming amount of energy and brilliant law powers.
"Chapman, we need to run now!"
Atticus' face turned pale with fear.
If he wanted to escape, he needed Chapman's help.
"Calm down.
As I said, they can't hurt us here," Chapman replied.
He remained motionless, not even bothering to open his eyes.
When they talked to each other,
the gigantic hand got closer to them.
Atticus was trembling like a leaf, but he still had faith in Chapman.
Out of the blue,
the Taoist priest who had been sitting cross-legged suddenly took action.
He raised his head and opened his eyes with piercing light.
"No one can stir up trouble on the road of reincarnation,"
the Taoist priest said.
Then he raised the fly whisk and whipped it forward.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
On the altar, the strong reincarnation energy surged into the sky. In an instant, it transformed into an
old machete and slashed at the governing god.
The governing god roared and took a couple steps backward.
Under his control, the giant palm spun around and blocked the machete.
The collision of the two created a
horrible energy turbulence that spun in circles.
When it approached the altar, the Taoist priest sent dazzling runes after it to halt the turbulence.
After the collision,
a deep cut had appeared on the governing god's palm and blood gushed out from it.
The Taoist priest had wounded the governing god with one move.
Since the area was too dangerous, the governing god walked away from Chapman and Atticus,
deciding to attack them another time.
Fortunately, he was a governing god and the injury he had sustained was minor. In an instant, the
wound on his palm had healed.
'There's no doubt that this is a part of road of reincarnation,'
Austin confirmed in his heart.
He recalled his trip to the supreme universe in the Ninth Evil Valley.
In that supreme universe, he had encountered a mysterious altar with a monk's corpse on it.
Because Austin possessed the Reincarnation Token, the monk had communicated with him.
The monk had also taught Austin the Secret Reincarnation Skill and entrusted him with a Buddhist
scripture.
This altar looked eerily similar.
"We need to work together!
A dead Taoist priest is nothing against all of us!"
the governing god of the beast race who was covered in green law power shouted in a deep voice.
"Okay.
We'll try."
The other governing gods nodded in agreement.
As the governing gods who ruled the Sea of Chaos, they thought highly of themselves and didn't fear
anything.
Although they knew that the road of reincarnation was mysterious,
they didn't flinch.
"The dead should stay out of worldly affairs. Earth to earth, dust to dust, ashes to ashes.
What is so interesting about battling the living?"
a governing god shouted at the Taoist priest.
More than ten governing gods surrounded the altar, and each of them unleashed their best moves. Due
to the impact, the space shook violently.
"Austin, I need you to help too.
Don't just stand by and watch!"
the governing god of the beast race said as he looked at Austin and the twelve animals.
"You heard what he said. No one can stir up trouble on the road of reincarnation.
You might not be afraid but I am.
If you want to fight, just do it. Don't involve me,"
Austin replied flatly.
"Humph!
Austin, don't forget that we are partners now,"
the governing god of the beast race reminded him, narrowing his eyes.
"Oh, is that so?
Our relationship doesn't seem very solid," Austin responded.
Austin had witnessed these governing gods just stand by and watch as he fought with Chapman on his
own.
"I told you that we can't trust this brat.
Just ignore them for now. Let's finish off Chapman and Atticus. Then we will deal with him!"
another governing god shouted.
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