An old man sat cross-legged on a star of some distant space in the Sea of Chaos.
It was none other than Humphrey.
His eyes were gloomy as he looked in the direction of the Fallen Divine Valley.
'I can't believe that bastard Austin managed to steal my chaotic sky-devouring beast egg,' he thought
bitterly.
'With that egg, my strength would have reached incomparable heights!
I must recover that egg. It must never be hatched while he has it...
With his ability, it would take him at least a thousand years to hatch the egg—unless a god of chaos
helps him.
But where would Austin find a god of chaos in this space sea? There are none.'
Humphrey scowled, thinking, and repeated to himself, 'I must recover that egg! I need to find a way to
get it back before it hatches.
But Austin has shown he can be very, very cunning. He has hidden himself for so many years.
Still, he can't hide from me forever!'
That last thought caused a grim smile to form on Humphrey's face.
"My friends will arrive soon.
Once they come, I'll be able to deal with Austin," he said aloud,
and his smile broadened with sinister intent.
At that moment, in the Absolute Space Sea not far from the Sea of Chaos, five extraordinary creatures
appeared.
Each of them had a cruel look. Their eyes were dark and calculating, and they leered at their
surroundings. They emitted evil, fearsome auras which struck brutally outwards, continuously
shattering the space and time around them.
One of the creatures looked around with a sneer. "It seems we are approaching the Sea of Chaos. I
can't believe that Humphrey has been hiding in such a remote space sea for all these years,"
he said.
His ferocious features twisted with disgust.
"He was badly injured. What option did he have, except to hide somewhere remote while he healed?
Should he have strutted around and announced his whereabouts?"
snapped another creature coldly.
A third creature spoke up. "That's right. After all, it's not like the five of us have fared any better, have
we?
For years we have been hiding like wounded dogs, afraid of getting beaten while we can't fight at full
strength. No one can imagine the hardship we have suffered while our injuries heal...
Whenever I think of it, it makes me angry enough to kill!"
he declared, baring his teeth in a snarl.
The fourth creature said, "Yes... like Humphrey, I have spent years hidden away, concealing myself in a
remote space sea. But I did not waste my time! The sea had resources that I could use.
I ruled over that space sea, and I took all the cultivation resources there for myself. I even swallowed all
the creatures in that space sea as a source of energy.
That helped me to recover a little bit of my strength—
but my healing took longer, because I was even more grievously injured than Humphrey."
As they spoke of their difficult past, the aura exuded by the five creatures grew even more menacing.
They all wore vicious looks, as though they would kill for no reason anyone unlucky enough to cross
their path at that moment.
Finally, the fifth creature said, "Well, let's cut the crap. Let's go and get Humphrey. What the hell is
wrong with him, anyway?
How is it that he can't even conquer such a remote and backward space sea? He actually asked us to
help him!
Pathetic, but it will be to our advantage. The five of us can carve up the cultivation resources in this
space sea among ourselves. After all, since Humphrey invited us here, he must be willing to pay the
price.
Now, I will tear apart the space barrier of this space sea!"
He took a few steps forward and reached the space barrier of the Sea of Chaos. He placed his hands
on the barrier and forcefully stretched out his arms, ripping the barrier open.
Without hesitation, the five creatures walked through the large gap and entered the Sea of Chaos.
"It's just an ordinary space sea," said the first creature disdainfully. "I really don't understand why
Humphrey hasn't conquered this space sea when he's been here for so long. It seems that he has
encountered more than he can handle.
But what's in here? Is there anything strange in this space sea?"
They probed the area surrounding them but sensed nothing in the Sea of Chaos. They shook their
heads.
"Well, Humphrey will tell us what's going on,"
said one of the creatures. "Come,
we must let Humphrey know we've arrived."
With that, he waved his hand and sent a message into the void. The signal soon locked in on
Humphrey's location, and he was able to receive the message.
On his star in the Sea of Chaos, Humphrey was still meditating. When the message reached him, he
felt a rush of joy and expectation.
"The five of them are finally here. Let's see how Austin handles it when I have creatures like them on
my side," he muttered.
He stood up and vanished from the star.
A moment later, he reappeared in front of the five creatures.
"You guys are finally here!" he said,
rushing towards them.
The creatures laughed.
"It's been a long time since we last saw you when you were injured.
I thought you were dead.
What a surprise it was to learn that you had survived,"
said a creature to Humphrey, a cold smile on his ferocious green face.
"Didn't you almost die as well?" Humphrey shot back.
"Even your spiritual soul was almost destroyed, with only the faintest trace remaining.
I didn't expect you to survive and recover either, so it's really a miracle."
The green-faced creature laughed loudly. "I can't be killed that easily!
As long as I'm still breathing, I will do everything I can to stay alive,"
he answered.
One of the creatures stepped forward, looking impatient. "Well, Humphrey, cut the crap.
Why did you call us here? What's in this space sea that you can't deal with on your own?"
Humphrey flushed with anger. "There's a young man here... he's extremely difficult to handle.
I had managed to obtain two eggs of the chaotic sky-devouring beast when he interfered.
He stole one from me!"
he explained, his voice full of hatred.
"What?" said a creature incredulously.
"You had actually obtained two chaotic sky-devouring beast eggs? You were so damn lucky!
So, is your current form actually the body of a chaotic sky-devouring beast? Did you snatch a chaotic
sky-devouring beast's body?
Incredible luck, Humphrey!"
A few of the other creatures nodded, but the others frowned and glowered at Humphrey.
"Are you being serious, Humphrey?
You can't even handle a young human?
How could you fail to defeat a human while in possession of the body of a chaotic sky-devouring
beast?"
said one of the creatures, sounding exasperated.
"Don't underestimate that young man! Like I said, he is very difficult to deal with. He managed to inflict
serious injuries on me,"
Humphrey said through gritted teeth.
"Very well," said one of the creatures suddenly. "How about this? Give us that egg of the chaotic sky-
devouring beast when we're done.
Then we will help you get it back."
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