All of a sudden, the group of corpse soldiers drew nearer.
Austin could see a caravan floating mid-air, flanked by corpse soldiers.
Upon closer inspection, he realized that the carriage looked to be a coffin.
It was humongous, and gave out a formidable energy that danced all over the place like a violent hurricane.
The living creatures, pale and terrified, scrambled to make way for the horde.
The underworld was undoubtedly a great power in the universes.
No one had the mettle to mess with its members. Austin stood on the warship, silently watching the troops of the underworld as they began to vanish into air, far into the distance.
"What a bunch of divas!" he remarked with a sardonic smile on his face.
From where he came from, hundreds of millions of creatures were slaughtered by the troops of the underworld.
It wouldn't be hard to imagine that many other universes, and innocent creatures within them, had fallen in the hands of the underworld.
'In order to develop their strength, the leader of the underworld has instigated a bloody manhunt, ' Austin thought to himself.
'The underworld was behind numerous attack against weak universes, ordering their men to eliminate other life forms and collect their corpses. These are unforgivable crimes. The underworld is clearly an evil force!'
"I heard that Prince Camo of the underworld sits in that carriage."
Low whispers among the onlookers began to circulate, and Austin shamelessly eavesdropped using his strong spiritual sense.
"Remember that there are nine princes in the underworld. Rumor has it that four of them have come here for the door to the Gods' Hometown."
"What?! Four of them?? It seems like the leader of the underworld is hell bent on infiltrating the Gods' Hometown."
"And who can blame him? Entry to the Gods' Hometown comes with amazing adventures and priceless treasures.
No leader of any influential forces would pass up an opportunity." "So there are nine princes in the underworld, I see. But one of them has already fallen by my hand,"
Austin murmured.
"It is written in the rules of the underworld," the Heavenly Majestic Pot piped up.
"Each leader has to select nine princes.
They will all be vying for the position of the next leader of the underworld.
The leader has sent four princes this time around. He sure has his eyes fixed on the Gods' Hometown.
Humph! In this generation, one of nine princes has already perished.
How interesting it would be, if four more died."
"That sounds like a fun idea," Austin replied, his eyes taking on a sharp glint as he took a last glimpse at the fading entourage.
Just then a dazzling pillar
ispered carefully.
"His young brother was murdered, and his purpose in coming here is to hunt down the murderer."
Austin clicked his tongue, annoyed. "So this one turns out to be that guy's brother. I just got rid of that guy, and now I have to deal with his brother."
Secure within the warship, he took his time studying Dempsey.
From his vantage point, he was as good as invisible since the warship was protected by the Track-hiding Array.
The Heavenly Majestic Pot once called the array flags of the Track-hiding Array one of its old master's most powerful magic treasures.
It was proving to be quite brilliant, indeed.
When he had taken his fill of observation, Austin steered the ship toward the opposite direction, and flew away.
Less than a day later, the Purple Cosmos was abuzz with exciting news.
The notable forces had come to a decision, after strenuous discussions, to send their men to the Yellow Cosmos in two days. They would be using the secret passage they had found.
Apparently, a thorough investigation of the cosmos and the passage had been carried out.
Reports said that mysterious laws and terrifying energy existed within the passage. Although the creatures below the level of the earth immortal could go through it, they still had to face the danger.
Further inspections, however, enabled the stronger cultivators to devise calculated theories.
Their forecast showed that the treacherous laws and energy would be less fatal in two days, hence the much deliberated course of action.
The new spread like wildfire.
All of those who planned to go to the Yellow Cosmos were beset with excitement and trepidation, but were nonetheless focused on their purpose.
Austin was brimming with resolve.
"At last, the opportunity comes."