"Oh, is that so?
All right, then, you can keep them under your control now," Austin replied, both surprised and delighted at this revelation.
He didn't expect that he could acquire part of his slaves' spiritual soul energy.
In that sense, the stronger his slaves were, the more beneficial it would be for his spiritual soul.
Austin began to understand why the members of the spiritual race had such strong spiritual souls. He also realized how they could dominate the universe by solely relying on their spiritual soul energy.
The reason was simple. All of the members in this race mastered the secret skill—the Puppet Strings.
"How dare you use the Puppet Strings to subdue us, Lange? I won't let you off the hook!"
The thirteen spirits were livid. They protested, aghast that they their own skill was being used against their own race.
However, no matter how much they struggled, they couldn't do anything since they were restrained by Austin's spiritual tree.
After a while, Lange kept the thirteen spirits under his control. He eventually became their master.
He looked at his slaves and laughed. He had waited for this moment for a very long time.
"You had never seen this coming, had you?
Back then, you were so mean to me. You robbed me of cultivation resources and tried to take me out. I even had to run away from you.
Humph! All of you get down on your knees now!" Lange commanded. He was in a particularly good mood right now, he even allowed a small smile spread through his lips.
Now that he finally had the chance to retaliate on the people that once bullied him, he felt elated and triumphant.
"Master, please spare us!
It was all our fault. We shouldn't have been so mean to you.
From now on, we will be loyal to you and serve you wholeheartedly!"
Scared for their life, the thirteen spirits knelt down and begged Lange for mercy.
Their lives were in his hands. Lange had them by the palm of his hand because they were controlled by the Puppet Strings. They had no choice but to swallow their pride and bow before him.
"You are wrong.
I'm not your master.
From now on, this gentleman is your master.
Pay your respects!"
Lange boomed on the thirteen spirits.
'How could it be possible? He is merely a human brat. Was Lange controlled by this guy?
That's impossible! The Puppet Strings is a secret skill specially made for our race. Technically speaking, we are the only ones who could master it.
Even if creatures from other races know how to practice it, they won't be able to grasp it.'
Terribly confused with the whole situation, the thirteen spirits ransacked their minds of possible reasons.
Right now, the best course of action was for them to obey Lange. After all, he had their lives at the palm of his hands.
"Master!"
They all kowtowed before Austin and approached him with utmost respect.
"How about you? What are you waiting for? You better come over here and greet your new master, or you will suffer grave consequences."
Lange looked at the creatures in the town and gave them a glare.
There were approximately more than one hundred thousand creatures in the town. All of them were slaves of the thirteen spirits. And now that the thirteen spirits have pledged allegiance to Lance, the rest of them were left with no choice but to answer to him as well. Moreover, Austin was Lange's master.
Therefore, there was a rigid hierarchy relationship between them.
Since Austin outranked them, they all had to serve under his command.
The creatures immediately comprehended the power dynamics between them. Hence, they swarmed forward and simultaneously knelt down before Austin.
"Master!" all the creatures called out in unison, respectfully regarding their new leader.
Lange, along with the thirteen spirits, also knelt down before Austin.
"Alright. Rise."
Austin waved his hand upwards, motioning for his slaves to stand back up.
"Seriously? We haven't been here that long, and yet you already have followers in this place?
Amazing! I can't believe even the members of the spiritual race have become your slaves,"
the Heavenly Majestic Pot exclaimed.
"I had never seen this coming as well.
But the credit is all due to the spiritual tree.
I didn't expect that the spiritual tree is a holy tree of their race.
If I did not have the spiritual tree, I could at most eliminate them instead of keeping them under my control.
Well, I feel like I have cheated in the second test of the Primordial Road with the spiritual tree,"
Austin quipped.
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