Austin used his acute spiritual sense to observe everything on the battlefield, closely noting everyone's fighting prowess.
The melodious sound of the ancient musical instrument in Violet's slim fingers carried above the din of battle.
Each musical note she played took a visible, glittering form before shooting out into the battlefield.
As the gleaming notes flew in every direction, they turned into lethal weapons, killing enemies on the spot.
They attacked not only physical bodies but also spiritual souls. The weapons could hack into the enemies' Soul Seas and destroy their very souls.
At this display of might, even those who had reached Immortal Saint Realm were forced to retreat, scampering away hurriedly.
'Violet has refined that ancient musical instrument and harnessed its power in such a short time, '
Austin thought, impressed.
Austin scanned through the battlefield and noted that all his friends, including Evan, Herbert, Stacy, the Peacock Princess, Isis, and the gnome, had made great progress on their abilities and had become much more powerful.
Most of them had already reached the Immortal Realm or the Immortal King Realm. He knew it was only a matter of time before all of them break through to the Immortal Saint Realm.
'It seems the Immortal End World has developed quite well in the past few years, '
Austin thought, nodding in approving silence.
Indeed, the rapid growth of this group of young people was a testament to the Immortal End World's progress in recent years.
Even the masters in the older generation had grown even stronger and now was exhibiting extraordinary fighting power.
Austin surmised that the Immortal End World was now at least dozens of times more powerful than before, when it was completely closed off and isolated from the outside universe.
In its current state, the Immortal End World could even already be ranked a mid-level world in the universe.
'At this rate, it won't be long before it grows into a high-level world!' Austin thought.
As Austin was lost in these reveries, the battle he was observing winded down.
Once the fog of battle cleared, it was found most of the troops of the Yaksha Palace and the Sword Palace were killed. Only a few of their troops were able to escape.
"The Yaksha Palace and the Sword Palace were defeated!"
As the realization spread, those onlookers were flabbergasted.
But it didn't really come as a surprise. The Yaksha Palace and the Sword Palace actually deployed most of their manpower to the Celestial Palace for the treasure hunting.
As most of their troops were looking for treasures in the Celestial Palace, only a small delegation had been left to face off with the Immortal End Alliance.
The Immortal End Alliance, however, were much the same. A large contingent of their troops, including the Eight Stone Saints, actually hadn't taken part in the battle. They, too, had been deployed to the Celestial Palace to search for treasures, and their current whereabouts were unknown.
The Celestial Palace, after all, was a vast area full of treasures and undiscovered potential. It was only natural most endeavors would focus on its exploration.
The freshly concluded battle was just an unexpected stumbling block.
"Let's split up in our search.
Send word if you find anyone from the Yaksha Palace and the Sword Palace. But show no mercy and kill all of them without any hesitation!"
Austin commanded his troops.
"Yes, sir!"
The response from the forces of the Immortal End Alliance was prompt and in perfect sync. The troops were clearly in high spirits.
Morale was at an all-time high after their victory in battle.
The wide expanse of the Celestial Palace was now crawling with warriors of the Immortal End Alliance, the Evil Shadow World, and the Ancient Celestial World, all racing against in their search for the most valuable treasures. Occasionally, the rival forces would come across each other and a skirmish would break out.
Another problem was that Evil Shadow King, Damon, and two other masters from the abyss demon race were seriously injured by the leader of the Yaksha Palace.
Presently, in a corner of the Celestial Palace, Austin was opening dozens of jars and bottles, checking their contents.
Austin had collected the containers from the building he had searched. If Sherman, the eldest of the holy trees, was to be believed, these containers were holding divine pills and omnipotent herbs.
Austin opened a jade bottle adorned with nebulous shadows of dragons and phoenixes, and found it contained more than a dozen red pills radiating immortal energy.
"These could be used to heal your wounds," Austin announced to his injured companions.
Austin took out four pills and gave one each to the Evil Shadow King, Damon, and the two demon race masters.
The four wasted no time consuming the pills.
The effects kicked in fast. "I can feel the healing power course through me!"
the Evil Shadow King exclaimed in delighted surprise.
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