"Humph!"
one of the creatures from the beast race snorted.
It was no secret that their kind was familiar with the aura of the Divine Accomplishment Fruit.
Therefore, after entering the Land of Outlaw, the other forces sent men to tail after the people of the beast race.
They had sent spies to keep an eye on their movements so they could know their whereabouts. Everywhere they went, these forces would follow.
The masters of the beast race were smart enough to know that they were being stalked, but they let them. Besides, even if they tried to halt them, it wouldn't do much.
After all, there were plenty of masters from the other groups who were proficient at bodily movement skills and tracking skills.
The beast race masters would have a hard time dealing with them. It would be a waste of their energy and time if they took them one by one.
"Don't deny it," one of the masters from Novel Court cooed.
"I can see it in your face. This is definitely the Divine Accomplishment Fruit!" he guffawed, fixing a heavy and taunting gaze at the master from the beast race.
"You are simply too greedy.
Even on these Divine Accomplishment Fruits, you still have a plan to take them all.
Do you think we will let you get all of them? Do you think you can have all of the precious natural resources? This is preposterous."
A gloomy voice arose from the crowd of the Divine Corpse Palace.
Austin, still disguised, kept a close eye on the events. 'Plenty of masters have congregated in here, ' he observed.
Some of the prominent masters he saw were Ferdinand of the beast race and Elder Osbert of the Heaven Beast Valley. Also present was the elder in yellow robes from the Annihilation Mountain.
Apart from these masters, a dozen forces also sent their men to the Land of Outlaw. They also had premium-grade divine gods as their representatives.
Austin had used a massive amount of illusions to make himself, his slaves, and the three mermaids invisible.
All these masters were heavily fixated on the woods in front of them. Due to this, none of them noticed Austin's team lurking around.
"Get the fruits! Now!"
Ferdinand of the beast race ordered with maximum urgency.
As soon as he commanded, his team immediately rushed towards the woods at lightning speed.
Of course, the other forces wouldn't let them hoard all the fruits.
"Let's go! Let's get the Divine Accomplishment Fruits!"
The rest of the gathered crowd followed suit.
"Let's take action. Go get as many fruits
rom the other forces were totally immersed in their excitement.
They were busy collecting the fruits.
From time to time, some forces would even clash, and cause a ruckus around the area. Greed would overtake some of them, tempting them to steal the other team's collection.
It was a lively scene, and loud chattering noises were all around.
All of a sudden, a wisp of obsidian smoke emerged from the ground.
Its color was in contrast with that of the colorful fruits.
The black fog slowly condensed and transformed, and soon it turned into a human-shaped creature. Its skin was pitch-black, and its eyes were stark-white. It was eerie to look at.
As soon as this black humanoid creature materialized, the fruits changed their appearance.
'This is not good!'
Because of his strong spiritual sense, Austin was the first one to realize that something was amiss.
He chose a golden fruit and began to observe it.
The fruit's color slowly turned white.
Oddly, he could hear sounds of flapping wings from inside the fruit.
"Damn it!"
Austin was dumbstruck. Thankfully, he was quick to notice these things.
"Drop all the fruits that you've collected.
We have to go. Now!"
Austin urgently ordered to his slaves and the mermaids.
"Do as I say, right now!"
Austin stressed.
His companions were confused with his demands. But they could feel how frantic his voice was, so they did as they were told.
Immediately, they threw away all the fruits and quickly came to Austin's side.
As they gathered together, Austin sent them into the continent he had created. Without looking back, he ran as fast as he could so they could leave the woods.