"Something important? What is it?"
Austin flatly asked.
"You just came back from outside, Gio. You may not know the current situation of the Spirit Cosmos,"
Rondo stated.
"You are right. I really don't know much about the situation in the Spirit Cosmos,"
Austin replied, nodding in agreement.
As he said so, he used his spiritual sense to check the elderly man dressed in a cyan robe.
He found that he was still in Rondo's mansion.
He was in a secluded place in the depths of the mansion.
Using his spiritual sense, Austin could perceive his aura in there.
"As long as you concede to Prince Rondo's authority, I will not do anything to harm you, brat.
But if you don't, I can't promise you'll leave this place in one piece!"
In the depth of Rondo's mansion, the elderly man found that Austin's spiritual sense was spying on him. He looked at Austin and sneered.
"Well, Gio, let me fill you in with the details of Spirit Cosmos's current situation,"
Rondo offered.
"Okay."
Austin nodded.
The elder was still inside the mansion, so Austin was taking his time.
"Over the years, the Spirit Cosmos has been prosperous under the rule of our patriarch.
However, one fateful day, something unexpected took place.
Our patriarch got into a terrible accident and went missing."
Rondo told the story in a low voice, trying to emphasize the essential parts of the story.
The patriarch of the spiritual race was the supreme ruler of the Spirit Cosmos. Hence, throughout the entire Spirit Cosmos, he was heralded as the most powerful.
"Oh, he went missing? What happened to him?"
Austin curiously inquired.
"Yes, he met a red-haired monster in the chaotic region near the Spirit Cosmos.
During that time, he and several elders of our race entered the chaotic region together. The monster suddenly appeared and began to slaughter them.
Only one of them managed to escape.
Before he fled, the patriarch and the rest of their companions were in grave danger.
A few years have passed, and our patriarch hasn't come back. There is a huge chance that he already perished there,"
Rondo elucidated.
"I see,"
Austin answered. He rubbed his chin in approval, clarified with how things went.
"Since th
und, and the elderly man in the depths of the mansion were all stunned.
They couldn't perceive where Austin or Esther was.
Even with their spiritual senses, they couldn't decipher where they went. They scanned far and wide, but to no avail. It was like they disappeared in the Spirit Cosmos.
They seemed to have left the Spirit Cosmos.
"Elder Payne, what's going on?
How could the two of them suddenly disappear without a trace?"
Rondo was exasperated. He still hadn't recovered from the way they vanished into thin air.
The elderly man dressed in cyan came to his side.
A large number of masters of the spiritual race also appeared around Rondo, surrounding him.
The faces of these masters darkened.
Austin had escaped under their noses without even breaking a sweat. They felt a little depressed and dumbfounded.
"Prince Rondo, I have underestimated Gio. His strength is not inferior to mine,"
the elderly man in cyan commented seriously.
"The worst part is that I offended him.
There's a high chance that he'll join the opposing force.
He will surely become a huge problem for me,"
Rondo sighed.
Then, suddenly, a voice broke out.
"Surprised, aren't you?
As I said, it's impossible for your people to keep me here."
The voice seemed to be nearby.
Rondo, the elderly man, and the other masters of the spiritual race looked towards the direction where the voice came from.
"How is that possible? !"
Each of them felt a chill down their spines.