The Supreme God

"Austin, do you think Humphrey has improved much lately?"

the sky-devouring dog asked worriedly the moment it saw Austin.

"He has the body of a chaotic sky-devouring beast, and as time goes on his strength increases as well.

He will be serious trouble to deal with in the future,"

the tiger sighed, already exhausted just by the thought of it.

"You're right. Once the chaotic sky-devouring beast has grown into an adult, he's going to be extremely fierce.

My guess is he will swallow the entire Sea of Chaos in one gulp and just disappear, never to show up again,"

the big black bull said, sighing as well. It seemed to be filled with sadness.

"We need to find a way to take him down together.

If we don't, it won't be long before he makes his way to the Fallen Divine Valley to harass us and cause us hassle.

The twelve of us are definitely no match for him.

Unless our master shows up to fight Humphrey.

But if our master reveals himself to take action, it would only throw things out of control and cause more issues.

I'm sure that our master's enemies will find him and then things would get real troublesome,"

said the colorful rooster, shaking its head dejectedly.

The twelve zodiac animals all already felt defeated and demoralized.

"I'm sorry, sirs. I brought this trouble to the Fallen Divine Valley. It's my fault,"

Austin apologized, guilt consuming him now.

He knew Humphrey had made the Fallen Divine Valley his target because of him. He was the one Humphrey wanted, the reason he had come here.

"Don't do that to yourself, Austin. Humphrey would have targeted the Fallen Divine Valley sooner or later, with or without your presence.

It's not your fault. There's nothing for you to be sorry for.

All you should be thinking about is a way to kill him,"

the black bull said, trying to ease Austin's mind.

"Right now, we don't really have a way to kill him.

That chaotic sky-devouring beast, is still in its infancy, but we can't do anything to him.

I'm scared to even imagine what it would be like when the chaotic sky-devouring beast grows into an adult. It would most likely be impossible for us to kill Humphrey then,"

the tiger said slowly, looking off into the distance.

into a silent contemplation

"Humphrey!

Some way, somehow, I will bring you to your

great challenge ahead of him and he was determined to overcome

go now. I'm going to cultivate

said his goodbyes and left. He found a quiet spot within the Fallen Divine Valley, opened up a small

piece of wood and learn all he

small world, Austin sat calmly with his legs crossed. He retrieved the piece of wood

of the wood puppet race and the supreme grandmaster

were both quite eager to get their hands on

seems.

to study it carefully and see what

I can comprehend something useful

murmured to himself, as no one else was around. He was preparing himself to dive deep

and focused all his attention

slowly in his

two days, three

two

One year, two years...

time and the speed at which it operated all faded during the cultivation process. All that mattered,

not even realized it, and ten years

the small world, he

rock, focused like an old monk deep in mediation,

and neither

as a

ordinary wood. Is there really nothing more

the small world, a lone sound among nothing else

intensely at the wooden slab in front

a hundred years in

certain this is not just

peerless masters had been longing for it for ages. How could it just be ordinary wood to inspire

of the equation, I refuse to believe that it's

be that I have not yet fully comprehended it. There has to be more

I'll just have to keep

again only for his own piece of

then immersed himself in meditation

as time flowed on by and dust fell onto his unmoving, statuesque figure

in a state

hundred

Austin snapped out of it and regained his

sensed something; like

it could be nothing at

hell is

suddenly spoke, his face twisted in a frown

was still floating in front of him and had not

years; a