"Go shove your stinky face somewhere else! Did you come all this way to snatch the holy treasure?
Well I'm warning you, this thing belongs to me, so don't even think about it!
Leave this place now or I'll be forced to teach you a lesson you won't soon forget!"
yelled the agitated maternal tree sourly.
"Ha-ha!
It's been a long time since I last saw you. Somehow, surprisingly, your temper's only gotten worse.
Look, I'm already here. There's no way I'm leaving empty handed, not easily at least.
Besides, who made the rule declaring this thing as yours?
I say we compete for it fairly to decide who gets it,"
said the old face, erupting into a wicked laughter.
Austin was stuck between the two of them, unable to move at all. His mind was spinning; it was high
time he found a way out of this.
The two creatures he was faced with were both very powerful. He knew that if he were to fight them
head on, on his own, he would stand no chance.
'They're both quite skilled at the ultimate law.
They will no doubt use it the moment I make a move to escape and block me off.
If I want to have any hope of getting away, my only option is to break free from the restriction of their
ultimate laws.
The only problem is, it's probably too powerful for me and will be very difficult to get rid of,'
Austin thought to himself, his eyebrows furrowed together tightly.
"Young man, I see you're deep in thought trying to figure out a solution to the predicament you find
yourself in.
I assure you, it's pointless even trying. You'll never escape me, you might as well hand over that piece
of wood now," said the maternal tree, growing rather impatient.
It stretched a branch out in front of Austin expectantly.
"Young man, don't be afraid of her!
Give me the piece of wood and I will help you take her down.
Plus, I'll even teach you the legacy and ancient skills of my race.
You may rest assured. I will not break my promise like that stinky tree over there," the wrinkled face
butted in, drawing close as well.
They seemed like two cunning witches trying to lure in an unsuspecting victim.
They both released terrifying energy pressure, crushing Austin from both sides and overwhelming him
to the point he felt short of breath.
Crack! Crack!
A sharp pang of pain shot through his body like an electric shock. He felt as though his body was about
to collapse, even hearing the crisp snap of his bones cracking.
Fortunately for Austin, his body was very tough as well as indestructible. He could still bear this
staggering pressure being exerted on him.
If not for his mighty body, he would have been crushed to smithereens by such a horrifying energy and
turned to a thin layer of dust, vanishing in the air.
"Shame on you! Do you really wish to compete with me? Your disrespect is beyond anything I've ever
seen. I will not let this stand,"
the maternal tree roared, bursting into a rage.
"Treasures throughout this supreme universe belong to everyone equally. Whoever sees them, has a
share in them. I do not know where you got this crazy idea that it must belong to you.
You stinky, stubborn tree, why can't you at least be reasonable with me?" the face growled, now also
twisted horrifically with anger.
Their arguing went back and forth, neither willing to give in.
"Fine then, I suppose I'll have to show you what I'm made of!"
the maternal tree could no longer contain its irritation.
Splash!
Countless branches rolled up and darted out at the face with unstoppable speed.
The density of branches enveloped the entire space and time in an instant.
It appeared to have been transformed to a vast sea of greenery.
"If it's a fight you want, I will have no trouble giving you one. Don't think for a second that I'm afraid of
you!"
The face roared heroically and opened the massive mouth wide. A thick column of energy gushed out,
like a bright rainstorm falling down on everything.
The attacks launched by the two frightening creatures shook the whole space violently.
Kaboom!
A series of explosions erupted, filling the air with huge mushroom clouds of energy rising up.
From afar, they looked like fireworks flying deep into the dark sky. The reality was far more terrifying.
"Hey, old timers! Go ahead and fight each other, just aim away from me, would you?" Austin cried out.
He was trapped in the middle of their battle and many of their attacks landed on him accidentally. He
winced in pain as his flesh was ripped and scarred, his body covered in blood as he yelled his protest.
But the maternal tree was too engrossed with the heat of battle and ignored Austin completely. The
noise from the huge explosions drowned out his shouts, rendering them useless.
The two fighters continued their relentless attacking, colliding with each other over and over again.
Austin screamed in anguish, stuck right in the middle of it all.
'I can't go on like this. This is torture,' Austin thought to himself, gritting his teeth.
He needed to escape and he needed to do it now.
'They leave me no choice but to fight back with all I have.
Since their strongest skill set is the ultimate law, I will just have to use the law power to get rid of them.
Among all the laws I cultivate, my most powerful one is the law of reincarnation.
I have to try my luck now. I'll use the law of reincarnation to break out of here. Surely that'll be enough.'
Austin bit down hard, his mind made up.
The next moment, he put his thoughts into action. He had no time to waste.
Without hesitation, Austin released a powerful force of the law of reincarnation.
At the same time, he employed another trick to distract and mislead his enemies.
The Reincarnation Token was activated as well.
His plan was taking shape just as he had thought it would.
Three identical versions of Austin appeared, rushing out in three different directions.
It was a matter of life and death and so Austin had pushed the law of reincarnation to the extreme.
Seemingly from nowhere, all manner of scenes of reincarnation materialized in splendid fashion in the
air.
The birth of creatures, growth, aging, death, the change between seasons, the rise and fall of the sun
and moon, and the prosperity and decline of all kinds of forces in the universe were shown vividly and
with great detail for all to witness.
Suddenly, three winding old roads appeared at the feet of the three Austins.
It was no coincidence that Austin himself was heading in the direction the paths lead.
He felt at that moment as if he had stepped into another strange space and time. A heavy sense of
mutations, modifications and transitions in time and space and its history overtook him, leaving a thick
lump in his throat.
Austin seemed to have seen this old path before, and a sense of sadness rose in his heart for reasons
he could not explain.
A chill ran down his spine as he bounded at full speed along the path. He wanted to roar, vent his
anger and throw aside anything that got in his way.
But he did not know exactly what it was he should vent about or fight against.
Nonetheless, he let out a deafening roar as he continued ahead on the old path.
His roar was filled with abundant energy that spread out in all directions, causing the space and time to
shudder.
"How is this possible? He's stepping on the road of reincarnation!
Did this young man have anything to do with the road of reincarnation? What is going on here?"
The maternal tree and the face creature were both shocked at this incredible, mesmerizing and scary
sight. They stood motionless, staring at the old path under Austin's feet with fear paralyzing them.
Austin felt faster than usual as he advanced on this old path.
In a flash, he had gone far, far away from the maternal tree and the face.
More importantly, the ultimate law they released, could no longer hold him down.
To everyone's great surprise, Austin had managed to escape.
It was truly a miracle!
"Hey, you two! Ha-ha, we'll never meet again so... So long!" Austin said tauntingly.
He did not want to be here a second longer. He summoned all his strength and used all sorts of
powerful skills and methods at his disposal to distance himself from them.
"Not a chance in hell!
We can't let him get away with that piece of wood!"
the face snarled.
"This is all your fault. If you hadn't gotten in my way, I would have already obtained the sacred wood!"
snapped the maternal tree, all its branches trembling with fury.
"Oh cut the crap! If you hadn't stopped me just now, I would have gotten it myself!"
yelled back the wrinkled face at the top of his lungs.
"We can argue later! First let's stop that brat!
After him!"
The gigantic, tedious body of the maternal tree moved quickly from the space it stood, dashing in the
direction Austin had gone with a strong puff of wind.
"Stop right there, you bastard!"
The face caught up as well. Together, they chased Austin down as if there was no tomorrow.
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