"It wasn't Donovan's doing?
Mr. Lin, did you find anything else at all?" one of the masters around Austin asked.
The rest of the masters looked at him, their eyes boring into him with anticipation.
After all, Austin was the strongest cultivator in the Sword Cosmos. These masters had confidence in
his abilities and put great trust in his judgment.
There was an image of a certain master that came to Austin's mind.
"I have a suspicion that some master from the Sea of Chaos is responsible,"
he declared after a moment of thought.
"What? That's impossible.
The Sea of Chaos is a small, decrepit place.
I doubt that there would be such a strong master there,"
a master from the Sword Cosmos said.
However, he immediately realized that he was wrong.
It suddenly occurred to him that Austin also came from the Sea of Chaos.
'Could it really be that Austin isn't the only great master in the Sea of Chaos?
How did the once weak Lower World suddenly acquire a good deal of excellent cultivators?'
the masters of the Sword Cosmos thought to themselves as they darted shocked glances at one
another.
'This aura is a little familiar. Is it Humphrey who's trying to penetrate through the doors?'
Austin thought, eyebrows lowered in contemplation.
The aura that emanated from each strike at the entryway was terrifyingly familiar to him.
'Just how strong is he now?
Can I handle him on my own with my current strength?'
Austin's face fell into a scowl.
Although he had become very powerful,
he still did not dare underestimate Humphrey.
Humphrey was an old creature that could possess any living creature. He was currently possessing the
body of a chaotic sky-devouring beast.
One way or another, Austin knew that the old master's strength must have been quickly improving.
"Don’t fret, Austin.
No matter how strong the intruder is, I'm sure we can deal with him.
We can handle this ourselves—we are much stronger than you imagine,"
the elder in yellow robes abruptly assured Austin through his spiritual sense.
'Huh?'
Austin furrowed his brows in confusion.
'What is he trying to say?
Is there something else about the Sword Cosmos I don't know?'
he wondered.
He was certain that he caught a hint of something conspiratorial in the elder's words.
"Sir, is there some other secret that I don't know about the Divine Sword Mountain?"
Austin asked, letting the curiosity get the best of him.
He was suddenly overcome with the feeling that there was more to the Divine Sword Mountain than
meet the eye.
In fact, until now, he didn't really know much about the five sword spirits.
He had no idea why the five of them had been guarding the Divine Sword Mountain, never leaving.
What exactly was the reason?
Austin had once guessed that the five sword spirits couldn't leave
because they were guardian spirits born in the Divine Sword Mountain and they were a part of the
mountain.
However, Sword Son Curry told him that the five sword spirits were not guardian spirits of the Divine
Sword Mountain.
He did not know the background of the five sword spirits either and that was the only thing he was
certain of.
As a result, Austin still found the five sword spirits as mysterious beings even though he had known
them for a long time.
"Ha-ha! Austin, you don't need to know much about the Divine Sword Mountain for the time being.
But rest assured, no matter how powerful the intruder is, it would not end well for him if he continues
his attack on the Sword Cosmos.
Every supreme universe has its own advantages.
You don't have to worry about the Sword Cosmos."
The yellow-robed elder's tone was so confident, Austin immediately felt reassured.
"Okay. I trust you,"
he responded.
A supreme universe was not one that would fall so easily.
Rumor was that each supreme universe was most likely a place where the god of chaos once
cultivated in seclusion.
Everything related to the god of chaos was mysterious and complicated; most creatures would usually
steer clear from it and avoid it if possible.
It was also the reason why Austin left the creatures from the three thousand big and small universes
in the Fallen Divine Valley—a god of chaos was living there in seclusion.
Even an injured god of chaos was a formidable foe that no creature would dare to mess with.
Austin thought that surely even Humphrey would be no match against his statue master.
"Everyone, don't worry.
Ease up and go back to your own things.
Even if there is really a peerless master who wants to harm the Sword Cosmos, there is nothing to
worry about.
The Sword Cosmos is a supreme cosmos. It won't be that easy to be broken into,"
Austin reassured to the masters of the Sword Cosmos.
"Fine. Now that you said so, we should go back."
"As long as we have Mr. Lin on our side, we don't need to be afraid of anyone."
"I assumed that even Donovan can't defeat Mr. Lin."
Because Austin was now the best cultivator in the Sword Cosmos and was basically its backbone, the
masters heeded his advice and took their leave.
Once everyone left, Austin stepped forward and approached the space barrier of the Sword Cosmos.
He then unleashed his spiritual sense.
It only took him a short while before he found the weak spot that led to the Sea of Chaos.
He wasted no time and made his way towards the weak spot.
Austin was much stronger now compared to the first time he set foot in the Sword Cosmos.
Therefore, it was much easier for him to pierce through the space barrier this time.
After a while, he successfully returned to the Sea of Chaos.
"It is indeed Humphrey!"
The gateway to the Sword Cosmos led to many different places,
one of which was the Sea of Chaos.
As soon as he arrived at the Sea of Chaos, Austin caught sight of Humphrey.
At that moment,
Humphrey was standing in front of the old gates of the Sword Cosmos, pounding hard at them.
Each punch caused the gates to shake violently.
The earsplitting sounds echoed throughout the Sea of Chaos.
Countless creatures lurked in the dark, secretly watching Humphrey's terrorizing actions.
The instant he saw Humphrey, he immediately turned himself invisible and hid his aura.
He unleashed all kinds of original chaotic laws, including the law of reincarnation, and had it cover his
whole body. This way, he was successfully able to cut himself from his surroundings.
"Humph!
These two damned gates are really solid!"
Humphrey grunted in displeasure and stopped his continuous striking at the doors.
Although he was able to make the gates shake, his effort to break them was a failure.
"I will break these doors sooner or later!
Ruling the Sea of Chaos isn't my only goal—I will conquer every single supreme universe within this
domain!
Ha-ha!"
Humphrey's booming arrogant voice rumbled in the void of the Sea of Chaos.
Humphrey's laugh was the only thing that could be heard as no other creature dared to make a sound.
'It seems that the Sea of Chaos is under Humphrey's control.
I wonder how those super forces are doing now,' Austin thought to himself.
He released his spiritual sense to check how bad the situation was.
As he did so,
Humphrey whipped his head around towards the direction of Austin's hiding location.
"What?"
Humphrey narrowed his eyes, suddenly cautious about his surroundings.
It seemed that he had found something.
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