There was a large space floating aimlessly in the void, like a ship lost at sea.
Inside this space was the Flame Holy Land.
"Now!"
Austin ordered with a wave of his hand.
A strong force of time and space slowly dragged the space into Austin's body and stored it in one of his
human worlds.
At the same time, Santos appeared in front of him.
"Austin, most of the living beings in the three thousand big and small universes agreed to leave,
and we've kept them all in the spatial magic treasures.
However, the rest are reluctant to flee to safety. They insist on dying together with their homeland.
The divine gods didn't want to force them into coming along, so they just let them stay there."
Austin nodded, listening to Santos' report.
"Good. Tell all the divine gods to follow me at a certain distance.
Once the situation is critical, I will take everyone to safety,"
he said firmly.
"Got it."
Santos nodded. He knew that Austin was capable enough to keep his word.
Austin looked around the void with a sigh.
"After we leave, Humphrey will definitely come here and destroy the three thousand big and small
universes," he lamented, already feeling as if he had lost something dear to him.
"Yes,
but there's no point in staying, either.
We won't be able to save the three thousand big and small universes.
Humphrey is too powerful for us to go against.
Trying to fight him is akin to committing suicide,"
Santos pointed out with a sigh.
Of course, Austin already knew this, but he couldn't help but long for another alternative.
"Well, we're almost near the end. Given the circumstances, we'll have to go with the flow."
As the two of them mourned over the imminent annihilation of the three thousand big and small
universes,
a large number of divine gods popped up one by one and rushed towards Austin, calling him by the
different names that they were accustomed to.
"Austin!"
"Leader!"
"Master!"
They were all carrying a large number of spatial magic treasures which contained almost all the
creatures from the three thousand big and small universes.
Soon, Austin was surrounded by thousands of divine gods who were gazing up at him like he was the
sun.
Somehow or the other, he had become the core of the three thousand big and small universes.
"Well, I believe all of you are clear about the current situation.
We are ready to leave the three thousand big and small universes at any time,"
Austin said slowly, glancing around at the divine gods. Although he spoke softly, his solemn voice
carried to each and every divine god, even the ones standing at the back of the crowd.
"It's a pity that our beautiful homeland is going to be destroyed.
Austin, will we ever have the chance to come back here?"
Parker asked sadly.
As one of the oldest divine gods in the three thousand big and small universes, Parker had a deep
attachment to this universe community.
In ancient times, in order to protect the three thousand big and small universes, he had led the gods of
light to fight against the gods of darkness. Their legendary adventures had paved the path for what this
universe community was today.
Therefore, it was no wonder that it was of great significance to him,
and he just couldn't accept the fact that it was about to be destroyed.
How could he not be sad?
"What's the point, Parker?
Humphrey will completely destroy the three thousand big and small universes.
Even if we come back here someday in the future, all we'll see is ruins,"
Alethea, who was standing beside Parker, replied.
She was equally grieving for the three thousand big and small universes.
More than the rest of the divine gods, these native divine gods were in low spirits. They had seen the
universe community grow from its infant stages to what it was now. Seeing it destroyed was akin to
seeing their own child killed in front of their eyes.
"I understand how you're all feeling, but in the current situation, we have no choice but to retreat,"
Santos said, trying to comfort all the divine gods.
At this moment, Austin opened his mouth, and his words were like a ray of hope to all the divine gods.
"I promise you all, we'll definitely come back in the future,
and we'll rebuild the three thousand big and small universes, from the scratch if we have to.
We're just leaving for the time being. We're not abandoning our homeland,"
he said confidently.
Upon hearing this, the divine gods livened up considerably.
"Okay, Austin. We trust you!
You are the pillar of our universe community, and our only hope!" they gushed.
Just then, a divine god rushed in from the void with an urgent report.
"Humphrey and his army are almost here!"
he cried.
These words weighed heavily on all the divine gods.
For a moment,
there was solemn silence as their gazes pierced through the space and into the distance.
"All hail Master Humphrey! Unify the whole Sea of Chaos!"
Loud shouts came from the chaotic void in the distance,
sending a tremor through the three thousand big and small universes.
There was a heavy rumbling as the mighty army marched forward like a torrent of steel.
These countless soldiers were densely packed in the air,
and they all had cold and murderous looks on their faces, as if their only purpose was to kill.
Most of the forces in the Sea of Chaos had already surrendered to Humphrey,
so the size of his army had expanded considerably.
Wherever the army went, the area surrounding them trembled under the force, and the light around
them dimmed.
At the very front of Humphrey's army marched a semi-governing god carrying a huge flag on his
shoulder.
The flag fluttered with the hurricane of time and space,
shattering the surrounding void.
The flag carried two characters that read "Humphrey's Army," giving off an intimidating aura.
These two characters looked like malicious beasts that were about to pounce on their prey.
As the flag flew, it cut against the wind like the beat of a drum, enveloping everything in an intense
atmosphere.
This was the power of Humphrey's army.
"All hail Master Humphrey! Unify the whole Sea of Chaos!"
They kept shouting these slogans as they marched forward, striking fear into the hearts of the civilians
they were approaching.
Humphrey's procession was exactly the same as the ancient emperor's visit in the mortal world.
He couldn't help but feel proud and satisfied of himself at that moment.
He was sitting in the center of his army on a throne, enjoying the roaring slogans with his eyes half-
closed.
His throne was surrounded by mountains of treasures,
among which were things like rare crystals, divine pills, and spiritual herbs.
These were all tributes paid by different forces that he had accumulated over the course of this war.
Every force that he had bent into submission had to regularly hand in a large amount of resources to
him.
This was his main purpose for conquering the Sea of Chaos —he could control all the resources and
use them at will.
"Master Humphrey, we're reaching the three thousand big and small universes,"
a semi-governing god respectfully reported to him, bowing in front of his throne.
"Inform Austin to come out and kneel before me.
Otherwise,
I will directly attack and wipe out the entire three thousand big and small universes!"
Humphrey ordered coldly.
"Yes! I'll do it right away!"
the semi-governing god hurriedly answered. He knew that one misstep could awaken Humphrey's
anger.
Soon, they reached the outside of the three thousand big and small universes and surrounded it from
all sides.
"Austin, you brat! Come out right now and greet Master Humphrey!"
"Austin, you're such an arrogant bastard!
Master Humphrey is here.
Do the smart thing and surrender immediately so that he can spare your lives!"
"Austin, our leader has said that if you come out obediently and kneel down in front of him, he might
forgive your past misdeeds.
Otherwise, both your body and soul will be smashed to pieces and your three thousand big and small
universes will be annihilated completely until there's nothing left!"
The soldiers of Humphrey's army all cursed aggressively and urged for Austin to show himself.
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