Hearing what the sect leader of the Sky Sword Sect had to say, Austin laughed with his long sword
pointed at the leader.
"Your Sky Sword Sect tried to assassinate me.
If you had had the chance during that battle, you would have sprung into action.
And now, since you are at my mercy, you want me to let it go just like that? Do you really think I'm the
kind of person who lets go of grudges so easily?
Do you think I'm that benevolent?"
Austin asked.
The sect leader held his head low in silence.
The governing gods of the Sky Sword Sect and the other five governing gods who didn't belong to the
sect stood in dismay. They had no will to fight.
"Austin, what would you have us do? What do you want from us? Do you really want to annihilate our
entire sect?"
the sect leader of the Sky Sword Sect asked Austin humbly.
"Austin, please tell us what you want. If you let us live, we will follow you for the rest of our lives and
obey your orders without question."
One of the five governing gods that didn't belong to the Sky Sword Sect begged for some sort of
negotiation.
The five of them had been persuaded by the Sky Sword Sect to join them in plotting against Austin.
Now, they regretted their decision.
They had no one to blame except themselves for their fate.
The consequence of provoking Austin was too much to bear.
"Words are meaningless.
I don't trust you, and I never will,
unless you make the Heavenly Vow and surrender to me right now,"
Austin said flatly.
The Heavenly Vow was an ancient secret skill that had long been lost. Austin had learnt it from the
supreme grandmaster of the Long Sword Sect.
Once a Heavenly Vow was made, it could not be broken without serious consequences.
Once the vow was broken, the person would no longer be able to cultivate or use any law.
For a governing god, that would be equivalent to losing at least half of his fighting power.
So, powerful warriors at the level of governing gods would not dare to break the Heavenly Vows they
made.
Contrary to that, this kind of high-level secret skill did not have much binding force on weaker
creatures.
And Austin's secret skill of the Puppet Strings would be useless against a governing god.
Herein, came the Heavenly Vow. It was the best way to keep all these governing gods under his
control.
"The Heavenly Vow?!"
The color drained out of their faces as the five governing gods gasped in shock.
The senior leaders of the Long Sword Sect were fated to follow Austin's every word because they had
made a Heavenly Vow.
Every governing god in the Sword Cosmos had heard about it.
"Yes.
Why? You're unwilling to do so?"
Austin asked with a scoff.
The governing gods looked at each other hesitantly.
What could they do?
Once they made the Heavenly Vow, they would have to earnestly follow Austin's orders.
Even the thought of that hurt their pride.
Governing gods were the most powerful existence in the universe. It was them that always ordered the
others to do their bidding and not the other way around.
However, they didn't seem to have much choice in the current situation.
"Don't waste my time.
I am not known for my patience,"
Austin said coldly.
Considering his current strength and the trump cards in his possession, these governing gods meant
nothing to him.
If they surrendered, he could send them to run errands for him at best.
If he couldn't subdue them, he'd rather just kill them, or mutilate and lock them up for good.
"Hurry up! I don't have all day!
Will you take the vow or not?"
he urged impatiently,
and pointed his sword at the five governing gods, making no secret of his killing intent.
"We will!"
they agreed in unison.
Austin was too terrifying. If they continued to go against him, it would not end well.
Moreover, Austin had already brought the Sword Cosmos under his control and become the sole ruler.
If they wanted to survive in the Sword Cosmos, they had no choice but to bow to Austin and submit to
him.
Otherwise, even if they did manage to survive this unlucky day, they could never live a peaceful life in
the future. Austin would not let them be.
So, after much deliberation, they realized that there was no better choice than to submit to him.
"Well then, shall we begin?"
Austin asked with a smile.
Then, he taught the five governing gods how to make the Heavenly Vow through his spiritual sense.
The governing gods gritted their teeth and took the vow together. They swore that they would submit to
Austin and follow his orders without question.
Once they were done, the five governing gods stood aside with their heads low, dejected and listless
about their future.
They were powerful warriors at the level of governing gods. They had once been the rulers of this
cosmos. They could get whatever they wanted and give orders to everyone other than another
governing god. How majestic they had been!
But now, they had to follow someone else's orders, a man who was not even a governing god.
The truth tasted bitter, but they had to swallow their pride and follow this path.
"Now...
What should I do with the Sky Sword Sect?
The right thing to do is to kill you all,
based on how you tried to kill me,"
Austin said in a cold voice, looking at the governing gods of the Sky Sword Sect.
Their faces turned pale. They were already injured during the battle with Austin earlier.
But compared to their injuries, the mere pressure from Austin's words caused greater agony.
As one of the former rulers of the Sword Cosmos, they used to be superior to all.
But now, they were at the mercy of this one man.
"Don't kill us! We will make the Heavenly Vow as well and follow your orders from now on.
Please, just let us live,"
the sect leader of the Sky Sword Sect finally said, gritting his teeth to cover his shame.
The other governing gods of the Sky Sword Sect looked deathly pale and didn't say a word.
"Oh?
The powerful Sky Sword Sect will surrender to me?"
Austin asked, his voice laced with sarcasm.
Their response was within his expectations.
The governing gods were in no shape to fight him,
and even if they were, it would be impossible for them to defeat him.
The Sky Sword Sect had existed for such a long time. The senior leaders of the sect would not want
the sect to be wiped out.
"Yes, we will surrender to you.
As long as you let us live, we will do whatever you want,"
the sect leader said with his head held low.
"All right.
I don't like killing people indiscriminately, after all.
But remember this.
If you ever break your vow, I will kill each and every one of you and annihilate the Sky Sword Sect from
the face of the Sword Cosmos,"
Austin warned.
The, he told the governing gods of the Sky Sword Sect how to make the Heavenly Vow.
They followed his instruction and did as told.
And from that day, much like the Long Sword Sect, the Sky Sword Sect was under Austin's beck and
call.
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