"Forget it, Jadiel. Their choice of companions is none of your business.
We are the successor of the reincarnation race, so we must stand united. We cannot let baseless doubts about each other destroy our hopes for the future," said the tall woman earnestly.
She gazed around and was pleased to see that everyone seemed to be listening closely. She added,
"Now, let's introduce ourselves, shall we?
It will help us to get to know each other better."
The group agreed and did as she had suggested.
"What exactly is this black sea?
I sense that it contains some brilliant law of reincarnation... Is that right?"
the tall woman asked. She looked out at the vast expanse of black that stretched out as far as the eye could see.
Her name was Tanya, and she was a level four governing god.
"This black sea is also a part of the road of reincarnation,"
Austin explained. "And so,
I'm preparing to collect it."
Tanya and the other people were overjoyed.
"Ah, so this black sea used to be part of the road of reincarnation!"
"No wonder it contains such a brilliant law of reincarnation!"
They started talking all at once and looked out at the black sea with new appreciation.
Tanya stepped closer to Austin.
"What are we waiting for? Let's try to collect it now!
I know it's not easy to collect the fragments of the road of reincarnation, but let's try it together and perhaps one of us will succeed," she proposed.
Austin smiled and shook his head.
"Thanks for the offer, but it's not necessary.
I've already succeeded in collecting it," he said calmly.
As he spoke,
he lifted an arm and waved his hand in the direction of the sea.
Tanya and the others watched with wide eyes as the surface of the sea began churning turbulently.
The whole black sea began to shrink, growing smaller and smaller with startling speed.
Finally, it collapsed down to the size of a black river,
and floated in front of Austin.
Austin studied the black water, recognizing it as a part of the Death River.
The black sea had been formed by this fragment of the Death River.
"Well, that's done, so let's go now.
There are many creatures of darkness in this space sea. We must be careful,"
Austin said to the others. He began taking the black river into his human world.
Suddenly, they heard a harsh voice admonishing them. It seemed to come some distance behind them.
"The dregs of the reincarnation race!" said the voice mockingly. "I see you have some tricks up your sleeves.
Do you know, I've been trying for so long to collect this fragment, but I haven't been able to do it? I've been watching you and I didn't expect you'd manage to do it.
But that's good for me! I don't need to waste any more time.
Now I just need to kill you and claim that fragment of the Death River for myself."
The unknown speaker laughed loudly, as though he found his own threat amusing.
A moment later, Austin, Tanya, and the others heard a series of explosions around them.
The rumbling, blasting sounds were coming from all directions.
To their surprise, a massive army materialized, surrounding them on all sides. The black-clad creatures formed a circle around Austin and his companions.
Austin thought quickly. He realized that the thick black fog that had previously covered the Black Fog Valley came from the fragment of the Death River that had formed the black sea.
Now, through his refinement, the fragment had shrunk,
and the black fog had disappeared.
This left the creatures of darkness free to surround and attack Austin's group.
"I must admit, it's a bit surprising to find eleven successors of the reincarnation race here...
Well, it's really too bad that you must die! I'll let my army kill you now,"
said the voice, which seemed to belong to the master of the creatures of darkness.
Austin watched as a figure in the distance began moving forward, until he was in the circle facing them.
'This creature of darkness is not a god of chaos. Still, he seems to be very powerful,' Austin thought, narrowing his eyes at the master.
"Austin, be careful," Old Lady Meng whispered beside him. "I can sense great strength coming from that figure.
This creature of darkness is quite powerful.
He is a level eight governing god, but his real fighting power is equal to that of a level nine governing god.
It's possible he's even stronger than the ordinary level nine governing gods.
In fact, I think his fighting power approaches the level of a god of chaos...
Ah, we have encountered a genius!"
She sniffed and glowered at the master of the creatures of darkness, but she looked worried.
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