After a certain slumber at Gold Level, Austin originally thought that his body could resist the eerie flames caused by those "dandelions."

However, after several experiments, the facts proved that he was overconfident.

A few strange flames in the water could be barely endured, but when the quantity increased to thousands, breaking through the ghost grass blockade without the protection of the Legendary Domain was impossible.

It was precisely for this reason that Austin's previous attempts always ended in near failure.

But now, he has regained the confidence to venture again.

After arranging some basic strategies for the Dragon Nest Tribe, Austin began to infiltrate the lakes and reservoirs near the Dragon's Nest.

Starlit glimmers shone at the center of the lake, with clusters of ghost grass swaying with the currents, like flowing galaxies in the dark lake bottom.

Everything was exactly the same as several years ago.

No, something was different; the fish that lived nearby, and relied on the consumption of those rising "dandelions," had scales that began to emit a faint glow.

"Is this... mutation?"

Or perhaps, radiation change?

With doubts, Austin continued to dive.

As the massive shadow descended, the surrounding fish scattered quickly.

As they darted around, Austin seemed to sense an almost imperceptible ripple in space.

Was it an illusion?

Without lingering, he continued to dive deeper.

Soon, as he reached a certain boundary, countless ghostly blue "dandelions" below ignited like exploding stardust, transforming into a tsunami of torrents rising toward Austin.

"These damned plants again."

Watching the dense ghostly blue starlight rise from below, reminiscent of previous embarrassments, Austin's expression turned grim.

The current momentum was far more terrifying than before.

However, he was no longer his former self.

Crash!

The sound of waves surging suddenly came from below the water, and numerous Divine Swords faded out from the void, their energies interconnecting to form a spatial field.

Austin did not unleash the Law Divine Sword's accumulated aura, which he'd nurtured for more than half a year. The power of the Four Spirits Sword Array was far from its peak, achieving only about thirty to forty percent of its combat strength.

But at this level, it was enough.

Roar roar roar...

Dense starlight impacted the space of the Four Spirits Sword Array, erupting in countless ghostly blue flames outside, like a wildfire aiming to consume everything.

Yet beneath these flames, the surrounding waters showed no sign of boiling, indeed peculiar.

These blue flames were not mere fire.

Seeing the Four Spirits Sword Array begin to shake under the impact of the blue flames, Austin didn't linger, directing the sword array deeper inside.

At the lake bottom,

The ghost grass grew like strands of hair, extending tens of meters long, rooted below like fur.

Austin rushed into the lake bottom, as if entering a world of blue fibers.

Each strand of ghost grass seemed stimulated, twisting towards the space of the Four Spirits Sword Array as if trying to bind and strangle the intruder.

Without delay, he continued to plunge at high speed, escaping the pursuit of the ghost grass above.

In just a breath, he reached the bottom.

Here, he was at least five hundred meters deep, facing unimaginable pressure.

Yet what lay before him shocked Austin greatly.

The ghost grass above was not growing in the lakebed soil but sprouted from the void, rooted in the void eating space's power as nourishment!

As Austin descended, the space at the bottom rippled visibly, spreading waves outward.

Before Austin could react, as if drawn by the spreading swamp, it swallowed him and the Four Spirits Sword Array instantly.

The ghost grass surrounding hesitated momentarily after losing its target before dispersing.

Quite soon, tranquility was restored, as if nothing had happened.

...

Like being sucked into a vortex, the dense spatial power around constantly squeezed Austin's body.

The violent tumbling almost made him dizzy.

Instinctively, Austin was about to unleash the Four Spirits Sword Array to break free.

Yet in the next moment, everything spun around, and he found himself in a wondrous space.

The entire space seemed like an enormous vortex tunnel, with vacuum distorted by a peculiar power, forming a massive dome overhead.

"Where is this..."

Austin's gaze suddenly focused.

Because at the far end of the space, a door appeared.

The door was only a phantom, yet it stood before him, gathering the essence of myriad paths, with light shining from the end of the world, accommodating all beauty and grandeur, like the world's limit, the end of all things.

Staring at the gate in the distance, Austin's eyes glimmered.

The door was incomplete, only a substantial base remaining, with cracks like dog teeth, webs stretching upon it, unimaginable conflict must have been severe to cause such destruction.

Yet even with just a base, it still conveyed the sense of being a door.

Upon seeing it, one could immediately sense that it was a door.

As if etched into time, it wasn't in the past, present, or future.

After pondering briefly, Austin slowly walked toward the base.

Until he stood before it, still nothing changed, only brilliant light converging in the void, flashing indescribable profound glow.

"Is this the Gate of Truth?"

Even if incomplete, one could still feel its dreadful divine might.

It's hard to imagine its full state back then and the miraculous power it held.

"Let's leave this here and ask the Elf Mother Tree later about using it."

Deciding so, Austin thought it best to let the Gate of Truth's base remain here.

Who knows if this thing poses a danger? Better secure the usage method and investigate further.

After all, it's been submerged for years unnoticed; safest to leave it as is.

Who knows if bringing it back to the Dragon's Nest might evoke spatial fluctuations sensed by enemies, attracting great foes?

Austin is a cautious dragon.

But just as Austin was about to turn and leave.

Suddenly, the gate seemed pulled by some force and swooped toward Austin.

"What!"

Startled, Austin's pupils contracted.

However, as the Gate of Truth moved, the surrounding space and time seemed frozen, compressing him into immobility.

As if traversing through multiple spaces, the door then penetrated Austin's body, settling into the deepest realm of the spirit sea.

There resides a soul wholly distinct from this world.

Boom!!!

With a flicker in the Gate of Truth's base core material, the gate crashed there directly.

"Damn!"

With this final thought conveyed, Austin's consciousness fell into an endless abyss of darkness.

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