The twelve zodiac animals surrounded Austin, looking him up and down.
"Wow, you are always full of surprises, aren't you?" they praised. They were very proud of what Austin had become.
"Not always, ha-ha! Well, dear sirs, I'm going to see my master,"
Austin said, feeling uneasy being stared at like that. Nonetheless, he was happy that the zodiac animals were finally done fighting with him.
"All right, then. Go ahead."
The sky-devouring dog nodded.
"I will catch up with you all later!" Austin gushed.
He was glad that he could finally get away from them. He wasn't used to such kind of attention.
Whoosh!
Austin transformed into a ball of light and headed towards the depths of the Fallen Divine Valley where the square was located.
In a mere few seconds, he had arrived at the square.
"Master!"
Austin called out loudly as he knelt down in front of the statue in the center of the square.
"Austin, you're back!"
A voice came from the statue, sounding very pleased.
"You have made great progress these years, and I must say that I'm a bit surprised!"
the statue master exclaimed.
"It would be perfect if you have reached a higher vital energy realm,"
the statue master continued.
"Master, I've been working on improving my cultivation base, but it has been difficult to make another breakthrough,"
Austin admitted.
"I see. Well, you must have realized that it's easier to improve your strength than to advance and make a new breakthrough.
Do you know why?"
the statue master paused as he asked.
"I think that the vital energy is the foundation, and naturally, strength is based off of it.
If I fail to reach higher cultivation base, it will get in the way of my acquiring more power.
That is all,"
Austin replied.
"You are exactly right!
Now, you know what to do. Keep this in your mind. If you can't become a governing god, you will never reach that ultimate stage,"
the statue master advised.
"I will! As always, thank you, master!"
Austin replied.
He knew that being a god of chaos was what his master had referred as the ultimate stage.
"My enemy will soon find out that I am here. I don't know if I will have the chance to see you reach that level," the statue master said with a sigh.
His voice showed a hint of melancholy.
"Master, who on earth is your enemy?"
Austin asked curiously.
"I can't tell you his name now. If I do, as soon as I mentioned his name, he would sense it and he will be able to track us down in no time.
With my current strength, I won't be able to deal with him and live. I intend on hiding from him for the rest of my life. I would not take that risk."
The statue master shook his head.
"Sounds like a terrifying enemy!"
Austin exclaimed with his eyes wide open.
"A god of chaos has mastered innumerable brilliant omnipotent skills. What they can do is beyond your imagination,"
the statue master warned.
"Master, could you tell me through your spiritual sense?" Austin pleaded.
He was dying to know who that terrible enemy could be.
"No, I can't. And stop prodding.
A god of chaos would sense it, whichever manner you mention his name.
This is because the name of a god of chaos has become a spell, closely related to all kinds of laws.
Even if you mention his name only in your heart, he will feel it.
Like I've told you, this is one of the omnipotent skills that the god of chaos has mastered. Nothing that happens in all the cosmoses could escape him.
He can get to know everything that happens, even in a faint and tiny heartbeat,"
the statue master said.
"That's so cool!"
Austin remarked.
"Master, I think that this omnipotent skill you mention has a lot in common with the mind power.
Is this skill related to achieving the full potential of the mind power?"
The idea suddenly occurred to Austin.
"Yes, you are correct.
This omnipotent skill does involve the mind power. I can say that it is its advanced application.
But it is not that simple. In addition to mind power, the skill also requires one to master all kinds of ultimate laws,"
the statue master explained.
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