Apotheosis

Zen stared at the Goddess Statue for a long time before finally opening his mouth and asking, "Who is this goddess?"

Clueless, Aleyna and Kelsey shook their heads in response.

This was the first time that they had entered the Time Sea Forbidden Land, too. Although they had done some research beforehand and known that the Goddess Statue was here, they didn't know much about it.

"People have two conjectures about the identity of this woman," Reginald said. "One, she might be the leader of the Sun Blind race."

"The leader of the Sun Blind race?" Zen raised his eyebrows slightly.

The leader of the Sun Blind race never revealed her true face to others.

In the past countless divine eras, no one had seen her true face, not even the Holy Beings.

As the one who had control over the Time Sea Forbidden Land, it was indeed possible for the leader of the Sun Blind race to put a statue of herself here. However, it was difficult to think of a reason why she would do that.

"The second guess is that she is the leader of the Time Guardians," Reginald continued. "However, this is just a wild theory. No one knows exactly what kind of race the Time Guardian is. All we know is that there is a race guarding time, but the existence of this race hasn't been verified."

"So that's how it is," Zen said in a low voice.

Reginald knew more about the Time Sea Forbidden Land than almost any of the True Gods, so if he wasn't able to give a definite answer, it was safe to say that it would be hard to confirm the identity of the Goddess Statue.

After answering Zen, Reginald went to set up the Star Doors with Pascal.

Noticing the disappointment on Zen's face, Aleyna blinked her eyes and asked, "You think this goddess looks familiar, don't you?"

Zen gave her a strange look. "How do you know that?"

"By the expression on your face. You seem to have met this woman before. Or does she look like your family?" Aleyna smiled.

Zen was a bit taken aback by how easily Aleyna had read him, but then he nodded reluctantly.

"I don't know who this goddess is, but look carefully at her face. Don't you think she looks a bit like you?" Aleyna asked gently.

Zen took another look at the face of the Goddess Statue and realized that Aleyna was right.

The goddess did look like him.

Of course, considering that she looked almost exactly like Yan, it wasn't strange at all.

After all, there was some resemblance between him and Yan since they were siblings.

But Aleyna's words sowed another doubt in Zen's mind.

It couldn't be a coincidence that the Goddess Statue looked so much like Yan.

Was it possible that this goddess was their mother?

Although he was looking only at a statue, Zen was sure that he had

their deaths are very difficult to handle. Make sure you're not surrounded by them," Reginald warned.

Four groups of Rhyme Butterflies fluttered in through the four entrances of the valley and moved toward the Goddess Statue in spirals. With their continuous movement, the rhythmic breathing sound became more and more intense.

"Go!" As soon as Reginald gave the order, he rushed out first.

The True Gods around the Goddess Statue also rushed toward the Rhyme Butterflies, and Zen was no exception.

"Humph! Just Rhyme Butterflies. You look as if you're facing a formidable enemy. I've wandered through the Dark Fire Forbidden Area several times. These butterflies are not even worth mentioning!" Langston smiled coldly and formed a claw with one hand. Then, with red light flashing from his fingertips, he raised the claw above his head and waved it.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

Several thin blood lines spiraled in the air like waves, forming countless irregular curves in the air. They formed a thin net that covered the group of Rhyme Butterflies in front of him.

In a flash, the Rhyme Butterflies that had come into contact with the blood lines were cut into pieces, and their broken black wings flew in all directions.

At the same time, Langston quickly made his retreat.

Swoosh! Swoosh!

In an instant, the dead Rhyme Butterflies behind him exploded into blazing flames.

Just as Reginald had said, the Rhyme Butterflies weren't very powerful, but after their deaths, flames named "Spirit Burning Fire" erupted. Spirit Burning Fire could cover a range of several miles, and it was difficult to avoid it. Even a True God could be devoured by the fire.

Langston was experienced and chose to retreat immediately to avoid being swallowed by the flames after killing hundreds of Rhyme Butterflies.