Chapter 4025 Take Action

'Ha! They're indeed plotting against me, ' Austin thought with a triumphant sneer as he eavesdropped on the conversation between Prince Rondo and Elder Payne with the aid of his spiritual sense.

He had already suspected as much, but now, he had confirmed it.

For privacy and security purposes, the prince's mansion was lined with isolation arrays that could prevent the perception of the spiritual sense.

However, Austin's spiritual sense was so incredibly powerful that it could bypass all those arrays.

So when Prince Rondo and Elder Payne suddenly showed up in his secret room together, he was ready for them.

He had already teleported Princess Esther into his own continent so that he wouldn't have to worry about protecting her in the battle that might ensue.

The prince walked up to Austin and stared at him eagerly.

"Hey, Gio!

Are you sure about what you said?

Do you really have a lead on the whereabouts of the spiritual tree?"

he asked impatiently.

"Yes, do you really know what the spiritual tree is?

This is no laughing matter. Don't lie to us, or the consequences will be very serious!" Elder Payne chimed in.

His eyes bore into Austin, trying to read his expression.

Unnerved by his threat, Austin just gave a hearty laugh and said, "Of course I know the whereabouts of the spiritual tree. I'm not making it up."

As he spoke, he conjured up a tree in the middle of the room using his spiritual soul energy.

"Yes!

This is the spiritual tree!" Prince Rondo remarked in wonder.

He and Elder Payne could barely contain their excitement. They had been looking for this for so long that they couldn't believe their eyes. For a moment, they just started at the phantom of the spiritual tree in awe.

The two of them had already seen a picture of the spiritual tree before, and they had even sensed its aura in the ancestral temple of the spiritual race. So, they knew the appearance and the aura of the tree, and had no doubt that it matched the phantom of the tree in front of them.

"Elder Payne, you see? He's right.

This is indeed the spiritual tree!"

Prince Rondo continued to gush, turning to Elder Payne.

He was so excited that he couldn't control the laughter bubbling out of him.

"It is!" Elder Payne nodded and turned to Austin.

"Gio, you must have seen the spiritual tree. Tell us, where is it?"

Elder Payne unintentionally shouted at Austin, feeling thrilled to the core.

He knew that Austin must have seen the spiritual tree, otherwise, he wouldn't be able to emulate its aura.

Noticing the greedy look on their faces, Austin flashed them a playfu

spot it, let alone put it into use.

And all these explanations weren't even the half of it; there were several other theories that people had put forward to explain the source and inner workings of the mysterious mind power.

In the end, regardless of what the mind power truly was, there was one thing that was widely acknowledged and agreed upon by everyone⁠—

the mind power had something to do with the spiritual soul.

Therefore, any skill that drew from the mind power could hurt spiritual souls.

Having studied the universe and tested various theories, Austin was more than aware of this fact. So, he unrelentingly attacked Prince Rondo and Elder Payne using the Mind Sword Skill.

At the same time, he conjured up red puppet strings to tie up the prince and the elder.

With no delay, the puppet strings tried to enter Prince Rondo and Elder Payne.

Austin had learned other uses of the Puppet Strings thanks to the jade slips Rondo sent to him. Hence, the power of the puppet strings he had unleashed was even more terrifying than usual.

Under his violent attacks, Prince Rondo and Elder Payne could barely react, let alone defend themselves.

However, being a prince of the Spirit Cosmos, Rondo knew lots of brilliant secret skills and even forbidden skills owned by the spiritual race. As a result, he wouldn't be controlled by the puppet strings that easy.

As for Elder Payne, he had the strength of a genuine premium-grade divine god, and he had also practiced many profound secret skills owned by the spiritual race. Thus, Austin couldn't turn him into his slave immediately.

"Ahhh!"

In the secret room, the two of them screamed, struggling desperately against the puppet strings and the slashing of the mind sword.