"Going somewhere else would be futile.
Now that he has sensed my aura, he will be locked on the whole Sea of Chaos.
Once I make any movement, he will know my exact location right away.
Besides, where else would I go?
It's safer that I just stay here quietly and from now on, I will try not to leak any aura. He can't find my exact location or I will be doomed,"
the statue said.
"That makes sense."
The twelve zodiac animals nodded in agreement helplessly. They wanted to help but it seemed like there was nothing they could do.
"Forget it.
I have lived for such a long time.
If he finds me now, I think that will be my fate. Though it means I will perish, it doesn't matter anymore,"
the statue added, sighing.
"Master, don't worry so much. It's not a big deal. We will fight him to the death!"
the big black bull shouted.
"But what could we use to fight?
In my current state, I wouldn't even be able to resist his easiest moves.
As for you twelve, he could defeat you all with one blow.
We have no power to resist him.
Let's just stay here.
I just hope that he won't find where I am for a while,"
the statue replied.
"I took Austin as my disciple because I saw his talent and potential and hoped that he could grow powerful quickly.
One day, I want him to be my right-hand man and help me fight against my enemy.
However, I thought we would have decades and even centuries to do so.
Austin is still so weak now.
He can't help me much,"
the statue continued.
"Master, Austin has made rapid progress.
He's even better than the twelve of us.
Right now, he's in the Sword Cosmos. There, he might gain something and improve his strength further.
He might be able to help. We don't know yet,"
the sky-devouring dog said in a soothing voice.
"None of it will matter.
My enemy is a god of chaos, after all.
No matter how much progress Austin has made, it's impossible for him to help me fight against a god of chaos with his current strength,"
the sta
ce. The light glowed brighter, absorbing all the sword-light and sword intent in this world.
It all blended together and expanded at a rapid speed.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Above them, clouds flew past and storms began to sweep over.
The aura of the sword-light rose continuously and no one seemed to be able to control it.
The light became stronger as
the surroundings became darker.
Not long after, the whole world was completely dimmed.
It seemed that all the power, law energies, and essence of everything regarding swords in the world had been extracted and put onto the hair-sized sword-light.
It drew everyone's eyes to it.
It seemed like the only thing existing in the world of swordsmanship at that moment.
"Marvelous!"
Austin couldn't help but praise as he watched the sword-light coming his way.
It was humongous in strength but it didn't worry him.
"My swordsmanship is not weak either!"
Without any fear, Austin stretched out his finger, which he would use as his sword, and slashed forward.
Whizzing!
An extremely strong, unparalleled sword-light flew out of Austin.
There was almost no flashy skill contained in this strike. It was a simple fusion of extremely strong sword energy and law of sword.
This sword strike could cut through any time and space in its way and could shake the whole world.