Another year passed.
The peace in the Sword Cosmos continued to grow more unstable as the Curry Sword Sect's fight
against the four major forces grew more and more frequent with each passing day.
Battles between the two sides would sometimes occur out of nowhere.
Warner and Emmet both commanded the Curry Sword Sect to attack the troops of the four major
forces whenever they had the chance.
This struck the nerves of their enemies.
The leaders of the four major forces all suffered severe injuries in the battle of the Ethereal World a few
years ago.
They spent the last few years recovering.
This forced them to stay clear of the Curry Sword Sect until they were back to their full strength.
Even still, the Curry Sword Sect was on the offensive. They hunted down every member of the four
major forces they could find in order to further weaken them.
For the four major forces, this was like adding salt to their wounds.
They couldn't accept being humiliated by their enemy. After all, they were once the proud rulers of the
Sword Cosmos.
Ever since Sword Son Curry left this place, they banded together in order to gain absolute authority.
Wherever they went in the Sword Cosmos, they were respected and feared.
But now, they were nothing but a laughing stock.
"Did you see how the Curry Sword Sect humiliated the four major forces?
I thought they were supposed to be powerful. Could it be possible that they're weakening?"
"The Curry Sword Sect is developing so fast that it's now on par with the four major forces!
Only a fool wouldn't see that they're going to challenge the four major forces' rule over the Sword
Cosmos!"
"I heard that Sword Son Curry is actually with his sect and is secretly supporting them.
He may actually rule the Sword Cosmos once again!"
"Maybe that's true. After all, he is Master Sword's disciple. Only a fool would underestimate his power!
It seems that the rule of the four major forces might actually be nearing its end!"
The Sword Cosmos buzzed with news about the ongoing war between the two sides.
Slowly, people started to lose faith on the four major forces.
They no longer had supreme rule over the people!
"No way!
If it goes on like this, the four major forces will surely be wiped out!"
"The Curry Sword Sect isn't letting up.
If this goes on like this, how could we rule over the Sword Cosmos?"
The senior leaders of the four major forces were all fuming with anger.
"It's all because of that brat Austin!
He must have done it on purpose!
Also, that retched Sword Son Curry is supporting him!
Obviously, he wants to take back the Sword Cosmos because we took it from him!"
They all gnashed their teeth in anger.
The mere thought of Austin would light a raging fire of anger in their hearts.
They wished for nothing more than to kill him with their bare hands!
However, whenever they remembered Austin's tremendous powers, their rage would quickly turn into
fear.
Austin made his statement that he was the most powerful when he won against over fifty governing
gods in the eye of the cosmos.
The scene of the battle would sometimes make its way into the minds of the four major forces and they
would all quake in fear whenever they remembered the gruesome fight.
Although they wanted to kill Austin, they all felt powerless to stop him.
Everyone knew that Austin was in the Ethereal World.
However, no one dared to challenge him again.
It would be like knocking on death's door.
"Damn it!
How could such a young man embarrass us like that?
Will the four major forces be really destroyed by one man?"
The senior leaders of the four major forces felt utterly frustrated.
"We can't go on like this.
If the Curry Sword Sect continues to develop like this, it will only be a matter of time before our four
major forces lose control over the Sword Cosmos."
"Sword Son Curry is our mortal enemy.
And Austin is his successor!
In other words, Austin is now also our mortal enemy.
Even if we surrender, there's no way that he'll keep us alive.
It's either him or us!"
"That's right. We can't just sit here and watch him slowly defeat us!
Let's launch a counter attack!
Let's destroy the Curry Sword Sect once and for all!"
The senior leaders of the four major forces all rallied themselves.
"From what I could tell, Warner and Emmet had taught Austin their skill.
In the Ethereal World, Austin made use of the great cosmos force in the eye of the cosmos to enhance
his fighting power, just like what Warner and Emmet could do.
That is why he has become so powerful.
So if we were to have a chance at defeating him, we first need to lure him out of the Ethereal World.
I think that once he leaves the Ethereal World, his power will greatly weaken and then we'll have a
chance to defeat him.
Meanwhile, we will gather our people to surround and kill him.
This way, our chances of success will surely increase!
The best way to lure Austin out is to attack the Curry Sword Sect.
If we cause panic and kill enough of his people,
Austin will surely come out to save them!"
a governing god said slowly.
"Yes, this could work!
Should we attack them now?"
The other governing gods grew restless as they heard this.
While this was going on,
in the eye of the cosmos in the Ethereal World,
Austin sat cross legged, still cultivating.
It had been several years since he started his cultivation.
Such a period of time was nothing to divine gods. It was only a blink of an eye for them.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
A huge whirlpool of energy suddenly formed inside Austin's body. As it slowly turned, it emitted a hot,
scarlet-colored steam.
A steady stream of great cosmos force was being absorbed by the vortex into his body, which was then
refined into his own.
Wisps of pure and rich great cosmos force flowed into his body nonstop.
The great cosmos force was so pure that it contained no impurities at all.
The energy released by Austin's body grew stronger and stronger with every passing minute.
His physical body also became stronger.
Golden runes related to the body mystery ran through his flesh, bones and energy meridians.
His body shone as bright as a star!
At the same time, his spiritual soul also evolved because of the large amounts of great cosmos force
that entered his body!
In his Soul Sea, his spiritual soul also shone brightly. It emanated an endless stream of powerful aura
while it sat in the middle of his Soul Sea.
"The great cosmos force in my body almost makes up 40% of the total energy now!"
Austin felt that he was unprecedentedly powerful!
"The great cosmos force is really amazing!
Now, with this kind of fighting power, I can defeat most of the governing gods!"
he murmured to himself.
"My fighting power has increased at least a hundred times!"
His eyes widened with joy and excitement.
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