Bang! Bang! Bang! The leader of the Heavenly Palace pounded the Universe Drum. It sounded like a roll of a distant thunder—steady as a clock but with a reverberating sound that echoed through the universe. For every beat, troops from various worlds shuffled their feet into position.
This time, representatives from most worlds in this universe were all present.
The corpse disaster had been their problem for a while now. The creatures hadn't found a solution for their shared problem just yet. Hence, they were all aware of how dire the situation was. The safety of the entire universe was at stake.
Obviously, the corpse soldiers' intention was to slaughter all of the creatures in the universe and convert them into monsters like themselves.
Terribly alarmed with the progressing situation, innumerable amount of troops that came from different parts of the universe gathered together and formed the Universal Allied Army.
The appointed leaders of the army were the leaders of the Heavenly Palace and the Yaksha Palace and a dozen other top-notch masters.
"First, we eliminate the main force of the army of the underworld," the leader of the Heavenly Palace suggested. "And then, we're going to the Tomb Star Cluster and break into their headquarters."
The masters had serious discussion on how they were going to take down the enemy. As they finalized their plans, they prepared for battle.
To make their plans effective, they divided their large army into teams. They all marched into various places where the troops of the underworld were.
There were millions of individuals that crowded the space as they headed into different directions.
Hundreds of thousands of riders rode away; their horses neighed and beasts roared; their armors glittered. This fight had been a choreographed dance of destruction for so long, tearing their worlds apart—they were determined to put an end to this once and for all.
The underworld, on the other hand, kept their forces moving. They looked as grotesque as they were before, if not more. Their bodies were torn, and their blood had turned in to a thick turbid brown and how their stomach slowly digested the flesh that was once their own. Once they finished slaughtering all the creatures in a world, they would waste no time and vanquish another.
However, some of them would take their time to collect the remnants of their victims once they wiped out their world.
The battle was about to begin. The Universal Allied Army was eventually facing the corpse army.
Both parties had an astonishing numbers of people.
They stood opposite of each other, occupying a large area.
With the staggering number of soldiers involved, it was practically impossible to have the battle in one place.
There were several battlefields.
Bang! Bang! Bang! The sound of the Universe Drum once again rang out.
For every sound the drum made, the morale of the Universal Allied Army was boosted. Soon, shouts and battle call
Austin countered back.
"I think the two elders are kept in that city. If we don't get inside it, we will have no chance to save them."
Conor thought that Austin was right. This was the only way for them to make this work.
"How about this? You stay outside and I will go in there myself,"
Austin offered.
After all, he didn't want to risk the lives of other people.
"What are you talking about? If you want to enter it, we will keep you company.
Do you think we are cowards?"
Asa raised his voice. He drew out a long breath and immediately calmed himself.
"I agree with him.
If you have made up your mind, then we will have your back!
Don't you dare act alone on this one! It's a very dangerous quest!"
The other members of the Eight Stone Saints smashed the table madly.
Austin gave a wry smile. 'The Eight Stone Saints have a short temper. If I try to stop them from entering the city with me, they will probably get mad at me.'
Eventually, Austin gave in and brought them with him. He teleported his crew out of the Slave Tower and delegated them their tasks.
He ordered one of the giant servants, eight holy trees, and most of his subordinates from the Immortal End Alliance to lurk outside the Tomb Star Cluster.
While another giant servant, the Eight Stone Saints, and himself were going to sneak into the city where the headquarters of the troops of underworld was located.
With the help of the Aura Disguising Skill, Austin pretended to be a corpse soldier.
Since his ability matched the sect ancestor's, he could achieve the full potential of the Aura Disguising Skill.
Even the great masters at the sect ancestor's level couldn't see through Austin's trick.
Top masters, like the Heavenly Palace's leader, if they failed to pay close attention, would miss Austin's skillful disguise.
In the Tomb Star Cluster full of death aura, Austin carefully headed towards the center of the star cluster where the city was located.