Apotheosis

Located in the south of the Seven-Star Province, the Star City was deemed to be the smallest city in the area. In the whole city, the Star Tower, which was over a thousand feet tall, caught the attention of most people.

Built by the Sword Light Palace, the Star Tower was an outpost position which was heavily guarded by the Stinger Guards all year round.

Many divine citizens in the Star City hoped to be an apprentice to the Stinger Guards. Although the Stinger Guards didn't accept disciples, the divine citizens still hoped that the latter could give them some valuable advice, and that was enough for them.

Annoyed by the persistence of the divine citizens, the Stinger Guards felt that they had no choice but to lock the Star Tower.

On top of the tower, two men clad in cyan leaned idly against the cushions. One of them complained, "I've been on duty here for only one month and I'm already at wit's end! I can't stand this any longer! Imagine, I'll have to stay on duty in this tower for three more years! Is this the life of a Stinger Guard? How could it get so boring?"

The man who spoke was named Chester Qiu. Six months ago, he passed the assessment of the Sword Light Palace and became a one-star Stinger Guard.

Being a new Stinger Guard, Chester thought that he could go to other provinces to exorcise demons with the other Stinger Guards. However, he thought wrong for he was assigned to guard the Star City for three years.

"Oh, come on. Quit ranting. You should be contented. That's only three years compared to my five-year stay here. I've been staying here and will stay for more years in this barren place! By the time I get out, I guess that I won't have any recollection of what the Seven-Star City looks like," the other young man replied.

The other young man was Hasan Yuebai, also a one-star Stinger Guard.

After being promoted to Stinger Guards, the disciples of the Sword Light Palace had their first task???to guard the major cities in Seven-Star Province.

Since the Lofty Sword was there to protect the province, few nonhuman demons dared to cause chaos, making the guards' jobs so boring.

Rumble!

While the two guards were talking, there was a low and sudden rumble that came from the ground. The rumbling even caused the Star Tower to shake.

"What happened?" Hasan curiously asked as he felt the ground tremble.

"Is there an earthquake?" Chester asked back, frowning.

At that moment, the ground continued to rattle more violently and so did the Star Towe

oved towards the north, leaving the now chaotic city full of mess and appalling holes.

Tens of thousands of miles away, the thick Lofty Sword would have never been made possible if it weren't for Athemar's painstaking efforts.

Many magic arrays were set in the sword. One of them monitored the entire Seven-Star Province. In fact, it was said that no nonhuman monster could ever escape it.

But this time, the Lofty Sword did not sense the attack of the Man-eating Demon Flowers.

Now the Sword Light Palace and the Seven-Star City still remained at peace.

Meanwhile, on the Sea of Truth, both Zen's and Dorothy's Truth Boats propelled forward at an increasing speed.

At that moment, the anger burning in Dorothy's heart had already vanished.

As a chatterbox, she had been blabbering nonstop while she was behind Zen.

Occasionally, some people would drive their Truth Boats and follow behind Dorothy. In this way, they could try and save some of their remaining soul energy. However, she had almost instantly driven them away.

After about an hour, Zen heard something from not far away. Listening closely, he interpreted the sounds as cries of some strange insects.

"Hush! Listen, do you hear that? What's that sound?" Zen said as he put his finger near his mouth as a sign of silence.

Upon hearing the instruction, Dorothy complied and stopped talking. She listened attentively as she heard the sounds of insects from the soft waves.

"Look over there!" Zen reminded in a low and soft voice.

Dorothy looked into Zen's direction. She saw some Truth Boats that were about half the height of a man floating on the sea not far away from their right.