"What?
It's you? You must be kidding me!"
King Yates was surprised. He was so stunned that he stared at Austin for a long time, unable to say a
word.
"Long time no see, sir. Can you still remember me?"
Austin said with a smile.
"Of course! You are Austin,"
King Yates replied after looking at Austin up and down. He confirmed that the young man in front of him
was Austin.
"I am glad that you recognize me."
Austin nodded at him.
"But Austin, why are you with the troops of the livestock race?
Don't you know that they are the sworn enemies of our eight branches of pilgrims?"
King Yates asked in confusion.
Instead of answering him, Austin turned to the troops of the livestock race and shouted coldly,
"All of you, come over and salute to King Yates!"
With their hearts in their boots, the members of the livestock race all stepped forward. They then
bowed in front of King Yates.
The governing gods did the same, because none of them dared to defy Austin.
"Greetings, King Yates!"
they shouted in unison.
"What the hell... What is going on here?"
King Yates was totally at a loss. He stared blankly at the members of the livestock race, and then
turned to look at Austin with questioning eyes.
"Ha-ha! Just relax, sir. You have nothing to worry about. They are here to welcome the eight branches
of pilgrims home.
So it's okay. You can call out all your people.
I assure you, they can't do anything to harm you as long as I'm here,"
Austin said reassuringly.
"Are you serious?"
King Yates asked. It seemed that he had not recovered from the shock yet.
The livestock race had been pursuing the eight branches of pilgrims in the past few years. That was
why they had fled into the Abyss of Darkness to hide. Since then, they had suffered a lot.
The troops of the livestock race were too powerful for them. They couldn't take the risk of fighting.
So they had to hide their capacities and bide their time.
No wonder King Yates was in utter disbelief to see the submissive side of their deadly foes. He felt like
the universe had totally changed.
He still thought that it was too good to be true.
When he noticed the apprehensions on King Yates' face,
Austin said at once,
"Sir, please trust me.
I am telling you the truth.
You don't have to be afraid anymore."
King Yates nodded. "I trust you, Austin.
Of course, I believe what you said."
Finally, he managed to smile.
"By the way, Austin.
May I ask, what is your current strength?"
King Yates suddenly remembered to ask.
"Not so bad," Austin replied with a shrug.
He didn't give King Yates a specific answer.
"What do you mean not so bad?
I've actually tried, but I can't clearly discern it with my spiritual sense. You must have made great
progress already,"
King Yates said.
"We'd better not talk about it for now, sir.
We have to contact King Tobian and the others as soon as possible."
Austin changed the topic at once.
"Oh, right,"
King Yates agreed.
"Wait for me here. I'll go to them now,"
he added.
He then turned into a black light and went far away.
At this moment,
the other seven supreme leaders were leading the eight branches of pilgrims towards another remote
place in the core of the Abyss of Darkness.
"I wonder how King Yates is right now.
What I fear the most is that he would fight against the governing gods of the livestock race on impulse.
The consequences will definitely be unimaginable," King Tobian said.
He was so worried every time he thought of King Yates.
"I shouldn't have let him go."
He couldn't help regretting the decision he had made.
All of a sudden,
a streak of black light appeared not so far away from them.
King Tobian heaved a sigh of relief.
He knew that it was King Yates.
"Finally, you're back!
It's good to see you again."
King Tobian couldn't hide the joy on his face upon seeing King Yates in front of him.
"I have great news for you. Guess who I've met just now!"
King Yates shouted excitedly. Obviously, he was eager to share what he experienced just now with the
others.
"What great news?
We haven't heard such a thing for a long time.
Come on, tell us. Don't be too mysterious."
The other seven supreme leaders were confused with King Yates' behavior.
"You guys are really boring. All right. Do you remember Austin?"
King Yates said with a smile.
"Austin?
Of course, we do!"
King Lionel shouted excitedly.
"King Yates, what's with Austin? Why do you suddenly ask if we can still remember him?"
King Tobian curiously asked. His heart was beating abnormally fast.
"Well, he is here. I've met him just now,"
King Yates shouted.
"What? Are you serious?"
The other seven supreme leaders looked at each other, with shock written all over their faces. They
couldn't believe what King Yates had just said.
"That's impossible!
We're in a supreme world now.
And since Austin is trapped outside, he will be rejected even if he tries to enter here now.
How can you meet him?"
"He's right.
Although Austin is very powerful,
he hasn't broken into the Heaven Immortal Realm yet.
He has no ability to enter a supreme world at all.
You must only be dreaming, King Yates,"
King Tobian said, shaking his head.
"I'm not dreaming. I'm telling you the truth.
You have to believe me,"
King Yates said anxiously.
"I swear on my life,
I've really run into Austin just now,"
he added, throwing his hands up.
"Really?
Okay.
Then where is he now? Why hasn't he come with you to see us?"
King Lionel said, still in doubt.
"He is with the troops of the livestock race now.
He asked me to find you and meet him up there,"
King Yates replied.
"What?
Why is he with the livestock race?"
The other seven supreme leaders seemed not to like what they heard.
"King Yates, tell us.
What is really going on?"
Finally, King Tobian realized that King Yates wasn't lying.
"Everyone, listen to me."
King Yates heaved a deep sigh first.
Then he told them everything that happened to him just now.
The other seven supreme leaders were rendered speechless.
They exchanged glances, and didn't know how to react.
"Why do you think
Austin suddenly showed up with the livestock race?
I don't understand,"
King Tobian said in confusion.
"Is he one of them now?
Is he helping the livestock race?"
asked another supreme leader.
"No way!
From what I have seen,
those governing gods of the livestock race were afraid of Austin.
As a matter of fact, Austin ordered them to greet me, and they all followed him obediently.
Austin also told me that the livestock race will no longer be our enemy.
Instead, they all came to welcome us home.
And you know what? I felt that Austin's strength was unfathomable.
Perhaps he is stronger than us now,"
King Yates explained.
"How can that be possible?"
The other seven supreme leaders were in disbelief.
After all, they were all governing gods now.
"King Yates, have you really seen it clearly?
We can't deny the fact that Austin is talented.
But it has only been hundreds of years since we last saw him. Was it enough for him to become
stronger than us?
Besides, we've been cultivating in a supreme world and that's why we can achieve this level so fast,"
King Lionel said dubiously.
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