In the Black Hell City of the Tomb Star Cluster...
"What did you say?"
Ervin jumped from his seat in a sudden frenzy, his eyes bulging in disbelief. "All the men we sent to the Immortal End World have been slaughtered?!
Impossible! That place is peopled by weaklings.
There is no way they could have defeated our men."
He walked up to a black-robed man and asked, "Are you certain about this?"
"I am quite sure, Prince Ervin," the man answered timidly.
"I handled the investigation myself. Our men were indeed defeated by the creatures of the Immortal End World.
We can no longer discount them as a weak world.
There is fervent talk that Austin and the Eight Stone Saints' power had reached the sect ancestor level.
Austin also has two terrifying servants from the giant race siding with him.
Devil Ancestor Thanos of the Evil Abyss World, Evil Shadow King and Damon have stayed in the Immortal End World all this time.
At this rate, the Immortal End World is bound to rise as a great power in the universe.
If we want to destroy it, we need to send more powerful troops to launch the attacks."
"Even if you say that, I still do not believe that Austin had the ability to overpower all the men I sent there!"
Ervin roared, indignant.
"I sent about sixty sect ancestors to the Immortal End World!
I refuse to believe that he managed to vanquish them all!"
"Prince Ervin, the man is hunting our men down as we speak," the man in black said carefully.
"He is backed up by the army of the Immortal End Alliance. Their morale is rather high.
We must nip their forces in the bud and get rid of Austin. If we do not deal with him sooner, he will keep getting in the way."
"Yes, I see what you mean.
I would like to see what this Austin is capable of.
Send some top masters to assassinate the bastard!
Once he's eliminated, we can focus on dealing with this so-called Immortal End Alliance army.
I want you to send a message to the underworld. Tell them we need more masters.
I will turn this backward univer
il only their world and race remains.
We lack capable men. It will be a waste for us to lose a powerful man like this Austin, without making use of his skills.
We could reach an accord to have our men join together, to battle the common enemy. This will be a better option, I think. What say you?"
Some people expressed assent.
But of course, these people had no personal issues with Austin.
The leader of the Heavenly Palace was the first to retort.
"I have met Austin in the past. He is indeed arrogant, and quite domineering. He often hurts others at will.
We will be taking a huge risk if we let him become a part of our ranks. I fear none of us can rein him in if he decides to let his nature take over. I doubt he will even dialogue with us amicably, if we proposed an alliance.
For the safety and security of our universe, I vote that we should get rid of him as soon as possible."
His words carried much weight. He held great prestige among the masters, and was in charge of the Universal Allied Army.
It was no surprise that no one else offered opposing opinions.
"Since no one is objecting, I'll consider this matter settled,"
the leader of the Yaksha Palace announced with barely contained pleasure.
"I will send scouts to seek Austin out.
Once we have his location, we can make the necessary arrangements to commence the hunt!"