After walking for hours, Austin and his companions paused in the depths of the forest.
They were in awe to find old trees towering above them, nearly reaching the sky. In the distance, the
growls of fierce beasts could be heard from time to time. Birds hovered in the sky. Austin couldn't
recognize many of them.
He saw a giant snake with one hundred and eight heads, a snail with four feet, a monster with a crab's
head and a human's body. If their looks weren't terrifying enough, their skills and strength were.
Some of them could also be found somewhere in the Sea of Chaos.
Once they stopped thinking about the beasts, they noticed that there were also many precious herbs.
"Wait!
Look!
There are many plants over there. They are emitting golden lights and covered by a mist made of
spiritual energy. They must be valuable,"
Sally said to Austin, pointing at the foot of the mountain in front of them.
Austin nodded, already having noticed them.
"Let's go and have a look."
With that, he marched towards the mountain, followed by his slaves and the three mermaids.
The stone mountain stood thousands of feet tall and had no plants on it. Dead silence enveloped it. A
large field of herbs was located at its foot. The herbs filling the air with their fresh aroma, and mist
formed by spiritual energy hovered above them.
"Oh my gosh! Those phoenix blood herbs over there have existed for millions of years!"
"Wow! It's the heavenly scarlet vine. They are at least five million years old!"
"Kirin flower! They are eight million years old!"
Brimming with anticipation, Austin and his companions gawked at the many rare and old magic herbs.
They gave off an intoxicating fragrance that spread throughout the forest.
Even Austin's eyes flashed with excitement as he stared at those precious herbs.
"Master, I'll get them for you!"
After seeing that Austin had his eyes on the rare herbs, several slaves who were genuine medium-
grade divine gods charged towards them.
"Be careful,"
he reminded.
Even though the area looked clear, he sensed that there were many dangerous beasts nearby.
Just as soon as he finished his words, a roar echoed throughout the area.
A creature pounced out from behind the stone mountain.
Its skin was grey all the way to its head where a pair of tentacles secreted a layer of mucus.
To Austin's surprise, it was a snail that was several thousand feet tall.
Its shell was brown, just like a rock.
Underneath it, there were four white feet.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Thousands of tentacles suddenly stretched out from the snail's shell and shot at Austin's slaves who
had stooped to begin picking herbs.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
Each tentacle secreted a large amount of mucus that corroded the space it touched, leaving wisps of
white smoke behind.
The pungent smoke spread over the area.
In addition, white runes were released by the tentacles and they locked down the space.
Caught off guard, Austin's slaves froze and couldn't move at all. Their faces turned pale with fear.
Their spiritual senses were far weaker than Austin's, so they hadn't sensed the presence of the snail.
As a result, they were attacked by it.
"Watch out!
The mucus is poisonous!" Austin shouted.
Because everything in its path was obliterated, this was the only explanation.
Acting fast, Austin waved his sleeve to wrap his slaves and help them dodge the attack from the snail.
"Beast, how dare you assault us?
Guys, let's go break its shell."
The slaves Austin had rescued were boiling with anger.
They weren't afraid of the snail since they were no weaker than it.
The reason they hadn't been able to detect it was because the snail had hidden behind the mountain
without making any sounds or emitting any auras.
Now, they stood a chance.
"Come on. Let's take it!"
Immediately, dozens of them closed in on the snail.
Austin didn't stop them because he knew that his slaves could handle the snail.
As his slaves were about to launch attacks at it, something changed.
"Stop! Don't move!"
Austin shouted at his slaves.
He waved his sleeve and rolled up his men and the three mermaids. Then he used his bodily
movement skill and walked backwards at full speed.
While he was retreating with his companions, the ground behind the mountain shook vigorously.
Numerous snails crawled out from behind it.
"That was so close!
It looks like we broke into the snails' place!"
the three mermaids exclaimed in shock.
"Let's get out of here.
These snails are highly poisonous. If we are hit by them, it will be difficult to recover,"
Austin said.
'It's a pity that I can't collect those magic herbs...'
Before Austin left with his companions, he looked over his shoulders, longing to stay and collect them.
"Master, the Land of Outlaw is as dangerous as we thought,"
Wilfred mentioned after materializing next to Austin.
"Yes, it really is,"
Austin responded with a nod.
The following day, Austin and his team continued to travel through the dense forest.
From time to time, they would come across unidentified beasts or traps.
Fortunately, Austin's spiritual sense was very powerful. He could always foresee danger ahead of time.
Therefore, they could avoid them by heading in a different direction.
After half a month's journey, Austin sensed that the number of creatures ahead of them had increased.
The creatures were from the powerful forces.
It seemed that they had reached their destination.
There was a good chance that they had arrived at the center of the world.
Therefore, they gathered and stopped there.
These creatures had come from the beast race, the underworld, the Novel Court, the Divine Corpse
Palace, the Heaven Beast Valley, and the Desolate River, among others.
Using his spiritual sense, Austin saw many people that he knew.
"Let's keep a low profile,"
Austin said to his slaves and the three mermaids.
Then, he activated the Hallucination Bead which released a large amount of illusions. The illusions
enveloped him and his companions, keeping them from being spotted.
After he knew that they were safe, Austin kept moving with his team.
Along the way, they bypassed the people from all the forces that Austin recognized.
Meanwhile, he noticed that more and more creatures had come to this area.
It was crowded with creatures.
Out of the blue, Austin paused in his tracks. "Something is going on up there. Keep your eyes open.
Stay close to me,"
he warned.
The area in front of them was shrouded in grey mist. Although the mist was not very thick, it still
blocked his vision.
On top of that, there was an evil aura in the air, making him restless.
"Oh!
Austin, look!"
Sally exclaimed as she pointed her slender finger forward.
Austin looked at where she was pointing at and saw an eruption of chaotic energy.
Behind it were tall mountains.
Austin unleashed his spiritual sense to examine them.
'Wait. They are volcanoes?
No! The interior of these mountains has been hollowed out!'
Austin looked back at his followers in shock.
All the mountains were the same.
Thick fog swirled and covered the sky above the mountains that could only be seen every once in a
while.
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