Austin's face turned pale and the hairs stood on the back of his neck.
He even felt an impulse to turn and run.
The leader of the Reincarnation Palace, the chaotic sky-devouring beast and Armstrong felt an
overwhelming pressure as well.
"Do not be afraid. I am right here with you!"
Old Lady Meng called out to calm their nerves.
Boom!
Without saying another word,
she released her spiritual sense and extended it into the black sea.
The sea immediately quieted down.
It was eerily quiet now.
But the black sea seemed to be a little confused and hesitant about something.
Old Lady Meng's spiritual sense was now communicating with it.
It began falling quieter and quieter.
It appeared it had understood something and recognized what needed to be done.
Time flowed on steadily.
Nobody realized how much had gone by.
Until finally,
Austin was surprised by a warm feeling coming from the black sea in front of him.
It seemed as though it had come to accept him.
Austin knew it must have been because this fragment of the Death River had recognized Old Lady
Meng.
It was probably his relationship with her that had given it a good impression of him.
Then,
sometime later...
"All right.
It will no longer show you any hostility, Austin.
You may refine it
and take it with you,"
Old Lady Meng said to Austin.
"Okay!"
Austin nodded, overjoyed and buzzing with excitement.
His spiritual sense then went deeper into the black sea.
It continued going, penetrating further down.
Once it reached the bottom, Austin was surprised to find a dark river fragment laying there, still and
quiet.
'It appears this fragment is the true Death River!
The black sea is just an embodiment of it!'
Austin thought to himself, surprised by this discovery.
His spiritual sense continued extending on into the black river.
And then the refinement began.
Of course, all this was done under Old Lady Meng's guidance.
Austin knew that without her it would be impossible for him to refine the fragment of the Death River.
Time ticked on slow as a snail.
After a while, a satisfied smile stretched across Austin's face.
He had succeeded in refining the fragment of the Death River!
Boom!
The fragment quaked gently and sent messages of kindness to Austin.
At that moment, a shout rang out from the distance.
"What's that, over there?"
There's a black sea ahead!"
The nine creatures had finally come across the black sea in the process. They rushed up to it, one by
one, once they had caught sight of the sea.
Then they detected four figures and stopped before them.
They stared at Austin, the chaotic sky-devouring beast, the leader of the Reincarnation Palace and
Armstrong.
"Who are you?
What are you doing here?"
shouted a tough-looking young man.
"What's it to you? We don't need your permission to come here,"
the chaotic sky-devouring beast said sourly.
The leader of the Reincarnation Palace on the other hand, looked at these nine new arrivals with
confusion.
She couldn't quite understand it, but they seemed to be giving off the aura of the law of reincarnation!
'Could they also be successors of the reincarnation race?
Are they here for the fragment of the Death River as well?'
wondered the leader of the Reincarnation Palace.
"Hey!
You two!"
The creatures had noticed the leader of the Reincarnation Palace and Austin.
"I sense the aura of reincarnation in you.
Who are you?"
one of the young people in white asked.
"You first.
Tell us who you are,"
the leader of the Reincarnation Palace replied.
She remained cautious of these strangers.
They could not afford to let their guard down. The creatures of darkness had just sent a large army out
in search of fragments of the road of reincarnation.
They often set traps for people of the reincarnation race; this could very well be one of them.
They could easily be fooled into dangerous situations if they weren't careful all the time.
Thus, the leader of the Reincarnation Palace remained vigilant.
"Okay.
I'll be straight with you.
We are of the reincarnation race.
What about you?"
a tall, beautiful woman spoke up.
"We are the same," Austin said and then stood up.
He had been sitting cross-legged in front of the black sea with his eyes closed, but this got him to open
them and get to his feet.
"Really! You are of the reincarnation race too!"
The tall woman was overtaken with joy.
The successors of the reincarnation race were scattered all over and rarely came across others like
themselves.
It wasn't easy for these nine creatures to have gathered and made it here together.
"Of course we are telling the truth. We would never lie about that,"
the leader of the Reincarnation Palace nodded and said.
It was cheerful occasion to meet so many other successors of the reincarnation race all at once and
together.
"This is amazing!
I hadn't expected to meet two more successors here.
Our team is just getting larger and larger!"
the tall woman said excitedly.
"Wait, I think we'd better confirm they are who they say they are.
Things have gotten too complicated and dangerous as of late.
We shouldn't be so trusting,"
the young man in white suddenly interjected.
"Oh?
Well they both have a strong aura of reincarnation. I can feel it clearly.
They don't have to prove anything, do they? Surely that's enough,"
the tall woman said kindly.
"You can't be too careful on this matter.
Well then, activate your law of reincarnation.
Let's see if you really are one of the reincarnation race,"
said the young man in white sternly.
"Oh?"
Austin frowned.
After what had happened with Ravi, he knew that it was possible for even other successors to be
scheming against each other.
He had decided he would no longer be quick to welcome in other successors he met ever again.
Figuring out who they truly were was of paramount importance. That should come before all else.
"I say you show us what you've got first.
Or we can all just go our own ways,"
Austin retorted calmly.
"Well..."
The leader of the Reincarnation Palace was stunned by Austin's forwardness.
But she had gotten used to letting him make decisions for the team.
"Humph!"
the young man in white snorted.
"Okay.
We'll go first then.
That's not a problem at all,"
the tall woman said casually.
She did not stand on ceremony
but immediately activated her law of reincarnation.
Many crystal chains of law, like colorful ribbons, continuously burst from her body and extended in all
directions.
"Yes.
That's without a doubt the most authentic inheritance of the reincarnation race."
Austin nodded.
This tall woman was definitely a true successor of the reincarnation race.
"Oh, dear..."
The sense of familiarity she got, filled the leader of the Reincarnation Palace with pure happiness. She
walked up to the woman and began talking to her right away, her feet moving without even thinking
about it.
"It's your turn now,"
Austin said, turning to the other eight creatures.
"Okay.
I'll go next!"
said the strong young man loudly as he stepped forward.
Then...
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Streams of powerful law of reincarnation flowed from his body.
"It's pretty clear he's one of us,"
Austin said flatly with a nod.
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