At that time, Austin, Otis, and their companions arrived at a vast mountain range and decided to take a
short break to catch their breath.
No other team or individual bothered them the entire day.
"I wonder when this competition will end,"
Bernie tiredly sighed.
Confusion flashed on everyone's face as they stared into the distance.
Back then, everyone was so excited to break into the Fallen Divine Valley and look for the so-called
great opportunities. Unexpectedly, they were trapped for a long time. Even now, they had to go through
this terrible competition before they could even dream of leaving the valley alive.
"Forget it, Bernie. Don't think about pipe dreams.
For now, the most important thing for us is to work hard and win this competition,"
Otis softly coaxed.
"At this stage of the competition, people who're still alive are very cautious and wouldn't expose their
whereabouts easily.
We have to get a move on to gather all the information we can get!"
Austin suggested.
"Austin's right. Let's move,"
Otis echoed and nodded in agreement.
At that moment, something unexpected caught them all by surprise.
"Stop! Go to hell!
We won't let you run away!"
Loud cries filled with arrogance echoed from afar.
"Something's wrong!"
Everyone in Austin's team quickly jumped into action and became alert the moment they heard the
voice.
"Seems like two teams are fighting. One team is running away and the other is chasing them down.
Let's quietly wait on the side and wait for their fight to finish. We're going to take advantage of them at
the end of their battle!"
Austin sent a message to his group through his spiritual sense.
All of them nodded in agreement.
As one, Austin and his companions quickly hid themselves. Once he was sure they were hidden well
enough, he immediately communicated with the Earth Energy and set up several arrays that could hide
his group.
Soon, two groups of people, one running while the other chasing, arrived at an area near their hiding
spot.
About thirteen to fourteen people were desperately trying to escape. Almost all of them were bleeding
profusely from various injuries.
Meanwhile, around thirty people were gleefully chasing after them like starving tigers and wolves.
There was a huge difference in the strengths between the two sides!
"Ha-ha! Go to hell! You can't escape!
Humph! We have to kill you today! Hyman already painted a target on your backs. No one can save
you!
We wouldn't have bothered chasing you for an entire day and night if it were not for his order. This is
really exhausting!"
A short fat man shaped like a white gourd let out loud laughter that reached them despite being at the
very back of the rear team.
"What? Hyman! In ancient times, he was also a god of light. Never would I have expected that he
would attack his own people. This is inhuman!"
A dignified man in purple robes let out various curses as he pushed his legs to run even faster.
"What? That's Keysley!
He's one of Heavenly Court's twelve great divine generals!
I didn't expect that he'd be here!
Not to mention those with him...
Austin, almost half of those being hunted are gods of light from the three thousand big and small
worlds!
All of them are our friends!
We have to save them!"
Fear filled the message Otis sent to Austin through his spiritual sense. Even his expression crumpled
when he recognized his friends.
"I see!
Then we're definitely saving them!
We can launch a sneak attack!"
Although his eyebrows furrowed at the situation, Austin still managed to give a calm suggestion and
signal to them with a nod of his head.
"Everyone, get ready!"
Otis called out to the others through their spiritual senses. As one, they all pulled out their magic
treasures or weapons and activated their skills one after the other, preparing themselves to make a
sudden attack.
At the same time, Austin communicated with the Earth Energy to make wisps of Earth Energy rise. A
mysterious atmosphere filled the air in an attempt to cover up everyone's breathing and aura.
With the improvement in his Earth Exploring Technique's cultivation base, Austin could now use all
kinds of omnipotent skills proficiently.
All of them waited with bathed breath!
Ten miles! Five miles! A single mile!
Both teams were swiftly getting closer and closer to where Austin's team was hiding.
"Ha-ha! It'd be better for you to stop running away. You're just wasting your energy.
Once I clean up all this trash, my points will reach a higher level!"
It seemed like the fat and short man was the group's leader. His loud laughter echoed from behind his
group and matched the greedy look in his eyes.
However, right before they could reach the other group and start the slaughter, something that beyond
any of their expectations happened.
Whoosh!
A hint of a shadow flashed through them.
Suddenly, a young man appeared behind the gourd-like man. Like a peacock spreading its tail, a bright
sword light instantly bloomed in a dazzling and shining show of power.
Streaks of extremely sharp sword-light constantly slashed at the fat and short man's back.
At the same time, a golden fist surging with chaotic energy, ballooned with infinite power. It was like an
entire mountain peak slammed into the back of the fat man's head.
All of these happened in the blink of an eye.
Due to the fat man's arrogance, he didn't consider that someone would suddenly appear behind him
and attack him like a ghost.
"That's painful! Who are you? I'm Alston's man. How dare you try to kill me?"
A desperate roar ripped out of the fat man before he died.
Bang!
Both his head and body then exploded at the same time the next second.
The moment Austin launched his attack, Otis and the others also rushed out from their hiding place and
activated their skills.
Under the sudden barrage of attacks, almost every one of the fat man's team suffered grievous injuries
or immediately met their maker.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Explosions echoed all around them as Otis, Magee, Bernie, and their companions proved that they
were truly powerful cultivators. Once they jumped into a fight, all of them would give their all even at the
cost of their own lives. As one, they took the advantage of the commotion and chased after their
enemies. All kinds of terrible killing divine skills were activated and each of them pulled out their most
powerful magic treasures to mercilessly attack their opponents.
"What?!"
Even the group being hunted couldn't help but be confused by this sudden turn of events.
"Guys, I'm Otis. We're on the same side.
Now's not a good time. Let's kill all the enemies first. We can talk about the good old days after!"
Otis shouted at them.
"It's Otis!
Otis! I didn't expect to meet you here!
Ha-ha! Everyone! There's no need to run away anymore. Let's fight back!
Fuck! We've been chased by these bastards for an entire day and night. I'm sick and tired of it. Go to
hell!"
All fourteen people who were escaping were filled with joy. As one, they all turned back around, ready
for a fierce battle now that they had the cavalry had arrived.
Whoosh!
In the battlefield, Austin activated the Chaotic Striding Boots and the Peerless Lightness Skill. No
ordinary medium-grade divine gods would be able to catch him with the speed of his bodily movement
skill!
Dozens of fierce earth dragons trailed after Austin's every step.
With just a wave of his fingers, all those earth dragons would swarm up and pounce on his enemies.
Since the earth dragons were formed by the Earth Energy, Austin could just catch more of them even if
they were destroyed.
Puff! Puff! Puff!
With his terrifying speed, he consecutively killed seven enemies without a pause.
Together with the team that were being chased earlier, Otis' side had a total of twenty-six members. In
sheer numbers alone, they were more or less equal to their opponents.
About an hour later, the battle finally came to an end.
All the pursuers were annihilated!
Austin alone killed ten of them!
"Ha-ha! I didn't expect to meet you in the Fallen Divine Valley, Otis!"
"Otis, you guys appeared just in time. If you were a little later, I'm afraid you'd have to bury our bodies!"
"Ha-ha! Keysley, we're good friends. There's no need to be so formal!"
After the battle, the gods of light immediately began to talk about their old days together. All of them
were eagerly holding each other's hands and patted each other on the shoulder.
"Otis, this young man is... I can tell that he's just at the Divine Realm. But I didn't expect he would have
such terrifying destructive power. I was really shocked by his fighting ability!"
It didn't take long for the newly joined gods of light to look at Austin with eyes filled with curiosity.
"That was right. A young man at the Divine Realm has shown such terrifying power. It's impossible for
us to ignore that kind of achievement! That's amazing!" another one echoed.
"Well, everyone, let me introduce him to you. His name is Austin. Like us, he's also a member of the
three thousand big and small universes."
Holding Austin's hand, Otis proudly introduced him to the crowd with a wide smile on his face.
"What? Really? This young man is also a member of us!
Excellent!
I couldn't be more pleased to see such a genius on our side!"
All the gods of light let out various surprised exclamations filled with joy.
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