"Miss Flora, is that really you?"
Austin asked as he stared at the woman in white clothing.
"Hey, young man. Do you know her?
How could that be?
You're not even from this universe."
The eight governing gods of the wood puppet race were shocked when they heard Austin utter the
woman's name.
Their eyes opened wide and they couldn't believe what they heard.
After all, the maternal tree of their race told them the situation at the bottom of the abyss a long time
ago.
And according to the maternal tree, the woman in white must have been here all this time.
She had been guarding the piece of wood at the bottom of the abyss, so there was no way that Austin
met her in some other place.
There had to be some mistake there.
Most probably, the young man must be mistaking her for someone else.
"Young man, you can't possibly know her. You're just mistaking her for someone else.
She has been in this place for a long time. I believe that she's even far older than your great
grandfather. There's no way that you have met her before.
Come on. We already got the holy treasure. Let's go back now.
This place is very dangerous.
We should leave as soon as possible,"
one of the governing gods continued to persuade Austin.
The pressure that they felt from the bottom of the abyss was too great and became more unbearable
with each passing second.
Although Austin aided them in withstanding most of the enormous pressure, they were still enveloped
by fright and felt like something wrong might happen at any time.
Especially after they saw the woman in white who was standing there, looking like a fierce beast
waiting for her prey, their hearts were racing due to extreme fear.
The moment they saw her, they had a strong feeling that she might devour them if they didn't leave
right away.
"Miss Flora, it's me, Austin. Don't you recognize me?
What are you doing here?"
Austin called the woman a few more times. He was so sure that she was the woman he knew, so he
didn't want to give up until she recognized him.
Currently, his spiritual sense was much stronger than that of any ordinary governing god.
Hence, he was convinced that the aura he was sensing from the woman in white was the exact same
one from Flora.
However, no matter how many times Austin called to her, the woman didn't respond.
In fact, she didn't even bother to look at Austin.
It made him feel a little frustrated and doubtful.
"Am I really mistaken?
If it is really Miss Flora, there is no way that she'd ignore me..."
Austin murmured to himself with furrowed brows.
"Young man, we already told you. You've got the wrong person.
Come on. We have to go now.
None of us can stand this place any longer,"
another governing god started to urge Austin.
"All right. Let's get out of here first,"
Austin finally agreed to them.
"Great! Let's hurry up!"
The eight governing gods were relieved to hear Austin's response.
They were actually starting to worry that Austin would insist on staying at the bottom of the abyss and
engage with the woman in white.
"Do you believe us now?
She might just have some similarities with the woman you know. Don't think too much into it."
"That's right.
There are countless beauties in the world. With your strength, it won't be hard for you to meet someone
more beautiful than her.
Don't waste your time on such a peculiar woman."
"Indeed!
How about this? After we go out, I'd ask my clansmen to look for a large number of human beauties for
you. Then, afterward, you can make your choice.
For now, the most important thing is for us to safely get out of here as soon as possible."
The eight governing gods were rattled and consumed with anxiety. They blurted out things that didn't
make sense already.
All they had in mind was to convince Austin to leave that place.
On the other hand, they also wished to immediately ask the maternal tree for rewards, now that they
already obtained the holy treasure.
The wood puppet race had been longing for this holy treasure for such a long time.
Long ago, the maternal tree gave them the order to acquire the holy treasure no matter what the cost
was.
Over a hundred years had passed, and in order to attain this holy treasure, the wood puppet race had
fought countless wars with the face race.
Just for this mission, they had invested a lot of manpower and precious resources.
Finally, after several years of waiting, they had fulfilled their mission.
Therefore, at this moment, there was nothing the governing gods wanted but to get back and reap the
rewards of their hardships.
"Hey, you don't know what you're talking about.
If you dare to offend that lady in front of me again, I will leave you here. You'll have to get out of here by
yourselves,"
Austin said coldly.
Upon hearing this, the eight governing gods were obviously startled.
They immediately shut their mouths and didn't utter another word.
They could tell that Austin was being serious. They didn't know what really the connection between him
and the woman was, but they didn't need to pry further.
After all, if the young man got pissed off, they would never be able to get out of the abyss by
themselves.
They could just imagine that they would be instantly suppressed by the terrifying energy pressure,
disabling them to move even an inch.
Even if they were able to survive, there was no guarantee that they could leave. They might be forever
suppressed and stuck in this place.
At the back of their minds, they knew this very well.
"Miss Flora, I will come back and see you again another time,"
Austin said softly to the woman in white.
Then, he finally turned around and left with the governing gods of the wood puppet race.
"Let me take this piece of wood for now,"
Austin said out of nowhere. He then reached out for the holy treasure and held it in his hand.
The wood was originally being held by one of the governing gods.
But because Austin declared it, no one dared to refuse him.
"Young man, what do you need it for?"
The faces of the eight governing gods suddenly turned pale, and their hearts throbbed rapidly.
After all, this holy treasure had great significance to them.
"Come on. I'm not that type of person. I won't run off with your holy treasure.
I just want to give it to the maternal tree myself,"
Austin said straightforwardly.
Hearing this, the governing gods quickly understood what he meant.
Austin was actually afraid that the maternal tree would suddenly turn against him.
Previously, they formed an agreement and Austin agreed to help them obtain their holy treasure.
Then, they went into the bottom of the abyss and finally acquired it.
However, if the governing gods were the ones who handed it to the maternal tree, and it suddenly
broke its promise to Austin, things would certainly get troublesome.
But if it was Austin who personally gave the holy treasure to the maternal tree, this could be prevented.
Austin had to at least play it smart until the maternal tree held the end of the bargain.
"Hmm... Young man, I'm afraid it's kind of inappropriate."
The eight governing gods all stopped and wore a long face.
"Well, I'm also afraid that you have no other choice but to deal with it.
Don't you want to get out of here?
I can go out by myself if that's what you want,"
Austin said flatly.
"All right, we understand."
At this moment, the eight governing gods had no choice but to give up.
First, they couldn't defeat Austin even if they worked together. Moreover, without his help, they wouldn't
be able to get out of the abyss.
Thus, their lives were literally in Austin's hands.
Soon after, Austin left with the eight governing gods.
A moment later, they had finally come out of the bottom of the abyss and returned to the edge.
"It seems like the Longevity Valley is much more horrifying than what legends said it to be."
The governing gods still couldn't shake off the fear that they experienced when they encountered the
crushing pressure at the bottom of the abyss.
Right after getting out, they stopped in their tracks.
Then, they looked at Austin all at the same time, wearing serious expressions on their faces.
"What's the matter?
Are you going to try to take this piece of wood away from me?"
Austin asked coldly, knowing what was running in the minds of the governing gods.
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