"That's right.
In fact, the members of the face race don't have the ability to enter the Longevity Valley.
Despite them living in this cosmos for a long time, the holy treasure in the Longevity Valley has always
been out of their reach,"
a governing god from the wood puppet race explained.
"Even a governing god may never enter this abyss and comes back alive,
and that's why the maternal tree chose you,"
another governing god from the wood puppet race added.
"Okay. I understand now,"
Austin replied, nodding his head slightly.
He had eagerly agreed to complete this task because the maternal tree of the wood puppet race was
willing to exchange the holy treasure with the law of life and the mind power, which were the two core
inheritances of the wood puppet race.
Without Austin's help, it was too difficult to get the holy treasure.
Even though the wood puppet race and the face race, who were both super forces, tried for many
years, they still could not obtain it.
Looking ahead, Austin could see why they had had so much trouble in the past. The huge abyss at his
feet was the answer.
Walking closer, Austin used his spiritual sense to examine its contents.
The abyss was so deep that it appeared bottomless, as if it was able to devour any soul that got too
close.
It was like a vast, black ocean.
As Austin explored, the gnome, the Eight Stone Saints, and the eight governing gods from the wood
puppet race also released their spiritual senses and joined him.
The abyss was opaque,
and even with the help of their spiritual sense, they could see nothing but darkness.
"Back up!
This abyss is strange,"
Austin warned in a loud voice.
Suddenly, a strange wave appeared at the bottom of the abyss, spreading out like ripples.
Both the gnome and the Eight Stone Saints keeled over. They clutched their chests as if their spiritual
souls were about to collapse or explode.
Even the eight governing gods from the wood puppet race could not bear it, clutching onto the backs of
their necks and bowing their heads.
The aura the abyss gave off was terrifying. It surged all the way from the ground to the sky, enveloping
everything in between.
Puff! Puff...
Immediately, the gnome and the Eight Stone Saints bent over, spatting blood on the ground. The
pressure on their spiritual souls was so intense that they felt as if they were going to explode.
Seeing this happen, the eight governing gods from the wood puppet race retreated until a great
distance had been put between them and the abyss. Their originally green faces had turned as white
as paper.
Austin released his powerful spiritual sense to resist the strange fluctuation that was coming from the
bottom of the abyss.
In Austin's Soul Sea, four secret weapons of the spiritual soul released a large amount of spiritual soul
energy to form a protective layer around his body.
The protective shield crept outwards until it covered the gnome, the Eight Stone Saints, and the eight
governing gods from the wood puppet race.
They all immediately sighed. The pressure had gone and they could relax.
"That was so scary. It finally makes sense why the face race could never enter this abyss,"
a governing god from the wood puppet race commented, sighing again to release the lingering fear in
his body.
The strange fluctuation that had just occurred was too strong for a governing god to resist.
"Are you guys sure that the holy treasure is in this abyss?"
Austin asked the eight governing gods from the wood puppet race. His face was completely serious.
Austin had powerful strength, but the abyss still had an effect on him. Now he understood why the
wood puppet race was so terrified of it.
"Yes. We are sure.
The holy treasure of our race is right under this abyss.
In order to reach it, we must enter this abyss.
But this abyss is too horrifying. If we enter it, I'm afraid we will die!"
The eight governing gods from the wood puppet race nodded in response as horror crossed their
faces.
"Really? You said the holy treasure of 'your race' is down there?
I don't think so,"
Austin replied with a sneer.
The members of both the wood puppet race and the face race all referred to the object in the abyss as
the holy treasure of their races,
but Austin had figured out for quite a while that the holy treasure was probably ownerless.
It was very likely that the ancestors of these two races had known about the existence of the object, so
they ordered the members of their races to fight for it.
The members of the face race became the first to control this cosmos,
while the members of the wood puppet race tried everything they could to enter it.
This was the reason why the armies of the two races had fought for many years.
And although the members of the face race occupied this cosmos, they had never been able to enter
the abyss.
Therefore, neither of the races had obtained the object and claimed ownership of it.
Now Austin was here. The wood puppet race saw the opening and they managed to seize it.
"Well, now that we're here, we can't give up now.
Let's go down and have a look,"
Austin said.
"What?
Young man, you're going to enter the abyss?"
the eight governing gods from the wood puppet race asked in surprise.
Only moments before, the wave from the abyss had shocked them.
"I might not want to, but I have to go in and see what's there. The eight of you have to join me.
Don't forget that it was an order from your maternal tree to collect this holy treasure,"
Austin reminded them in a calm voice.
The eight governing gods were speechless at Austin's order.
Eventually, they turned to each other and nodded, agreeing that what Austin said was reasonable.
The maternal tree needed the holy treasure, so they had to enter the abyss along with Austin no matter
how afraid they were.
Otherwise, their task would remain incomplete.
"Austin, this abyss is very dangerous. Are you sure you want to do this?
It's not a joke,"
the gnome said.
"I need you to trust me.
If I take you in, I will bring you out safely."
Austin nodded affirmatively.
"Come on. Let's enter the abyss now,"
Austin ordered before he approached the abyss.
Since they were still hesitant, Austin released a powerful spiritual soul energy from his mind that
enveloped the Eight Stone Saints, the gnome, and the eight governing gods from the wood puppet
race.
Strange waves continued to sweep out of the abyss every so often, but now that they were under
Austin's protection, the others felt safe.
Austin pressed forward into the abyss and the others were forced to follow if they wanted to stay
protected.
As they walked deeper, everything around them became dark. With the help of their spiritual sense,
they could see small areas around them.
"Be careful. Protect your own spiritual souls.
If you don't, you will be attacked and possibly explode,"
Austin reminded them.
Boom...
The deeper they went, the more things they triggered. Soon, a terrible wave of energy surged and
rumbled, spreading up from the bottom of the abyss.
The wave of energy aimed at them. It charged over and slammed against their bodies.
Crack! Crack! Crack...
Austin turned around. All bodies but his own were making crisp sounds and blood was slowly
pooling.
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