Apotheosis

Zen was stunned when he saw the gentle smile on War King Wind's face. What did his smile mean? Why was a dignified war king acting so polite to him? He was a nobody.

Though curious, Zen felt grateful. Turner had protected him time and time again. He bowed to Turner and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Turner shook his head and said "There's no need for you to thank me. In fact, I should be the one thanking you. On behalf of the people of the Harlen Divine Kingdom, thank you!"

Zen fought in the battle representing Lord Randy and the Harlen Divine Kingdom.

The battle between him and the little monster had ended and Zen had been victorious. From now on no one would ever dare to challenge him again.

Zen was able to neutralize a full-powered strike from a Soul Sea Realm master, which was an extremely powerful move. So now none of the warriors at the Virtual Tribulation Realm would dare to fight him. If any of them did, they would suffer great humiliation.

Besides, this battle had been an evaluation of the warriors without involving any interest from any of the parties.

Lord Randy suddenly asked with a smile, "Father, since Zen won the battle, what reward will you offer him?"

"A reward? But of course! How could I forget?!" Turner turned to Zen and asked, "I hear you have an urgent need for life stones, am I right? We have a few left in our treasure house. Those..."

Zen interrupted Turner refusing his offer, "Thank you, Your Majesty, but I don't need the life stones now."

Zen didn't know exactly how many life stones were in the Harlen Divine Kingdom. He had been told that most of the life stones would be used up instantly after they were discovered and because their stock wasn't large, a dozen life stones wouldn't be enough to save Letitia's life.

Zen decided to go looking for more life stones on his own in the Feather Holy Sea.

He was now mostly concerned about Lavender, who had fallen into a deep sleep. Her weak soul was now like a candle in the wind. It could be extinguished at any time so he had to work fast.

He needed to find a piece of Soul Nurturing Wood in order to save her.

"Are you sure, my friend?" Turner was surprised. He knew Zen had been eagerly inquiring about the life stones but now he was rejecting his offer without a second thought. He couldn't figure out why. "Since you don't want the life stones, what can I offer you instead?"

Zen cupped his hands and begged eagerly, "Your Majesty, I would like a piece of Soul Nurturing Wood."

"Soul Nurturing Wood?" Turner raised his eyebrows and stared at Zen with a curious look. The Soul Nurturing Wood served as a container for souls. Under normal circumstances it was useless. Why would Zen want it so eagerly?

Turner didn't have any Soul Nurturing Wood but that didn't deviate his curiosity.

He sighed

uld help him to cover up his lie.

"What's the matter? Is it such a hard question to answer?" War King Wind asked with a smile.

Zen gritted his teeth. He tried to think about something to offer War King Wind to trade for the Soul Nurturing Wood. Anything would be better than revealing his secret.

To his surprise, Fiona suddenly broke the silence and said, "Father, it was me who told him about it."

"What?" War King Wind couldn't believe her words and looked at her with an astonished look. "You told him? When did you do that?"

"Just a few moments ago when Zen asked his king about the Soul Nurturing Wood, I used my life vitality and whispered it into his mind," Fiona said with a graceful and calm smile on her face.

"Is that so?" War King Wind asked as he stared closely at Zen.

This was unexpected but since she offered to help him he wouldn't be so stupid and deny it. He immediately nodded and said, "Yes, your daughter told me that you had a piece of Soul Nurturing Wood."

Even though this excuse was far-fetched, it could work if both of them confirmed it.

However, War King Wind didn't believe Fiona's words at all. He knew his daughter very well and, with just a glance, he could tell that she was lying. He was only curious about Zen's secret, and since his daughter had stepped in, he would not make things more difficult for Zen.

He passed the Soul Nurturing Wood to his daughter. Fiona walked towards Zen and handed the Soul Nurturing Wood to him.

"Thank you!" Zen said with gratitude as he took the Soul Nurturing Wood and his hands trembled with excitement. Now he could help save Lavender's soul.

Fiona blinked and gave Zen a soft smile before she turned around and returned to her father.

War King Wind had witnessed all his daughter's acts and expressions. He raised his head to look at the sky. No one knew what was going on in his mind.