Apotheosis

It would appear as though Zen was not fully in control of the Soaring Snake Sword anymore.

The sword was trembling violently as he held it in his right hand. To him, it seemed like it was struggling really hard to break free.

He attempted to tighten his grip on it even more.

Buzz!

The sword continued to vibrate furiously. Suddenly, dark golden strands started to radiate out of it.

Simultaneously, the blade of the Soaring Snake Sword became enshrouded by a small snake shadow. Its eyes opened and glinted for a moment. Almost at once, it silently disappeared.

However, as it vanished, small snake heads emerged on the ends of the dark golden strands.

Every single one of the strands looked like long and slender snakes. It was almost as if they were truly alive.

"What's happening? Is this some kind of trick?"

This fearsome display left the man from the Black Armor race effectively stunned. Instinctively, he brought his Other Shore Token out.

He acknowledged that the aura emanating from Zen's sword was indeed remarkable and powerful. Nevertheless, Zen was merely a consummate True God in his eyes. It did not matter how strong Zen was. The man was absolutely confident he wouldn't be able to break the invisible shield.

After all, he was entirely covered by the shield shadow.

The long and slender snakes were approaching his position very swiftly. There were thousands of them now and their movements caused a loud rustling noise.

There were many rocks and ancient trees that existed for thousands of years within the area. But as the snakes rushed towards their enemy, they were all chopped cleanly in half. The cuts were as smooth as glass.

The man felt a chill run down his spine.

All of a sudden, he noticed that there were cracks all over the shield shadow now. They were starting to spread quickly to his body too.

The snakes were not even close to where he was. He began to lose consciousness as dark blood spilled out from the cracks in his body. After a short while, he collapsed into the ground.

Rustle! Rustle!

Meanwhile, the snakes continued to move. They demolished and obliterated everything across their path. The man of the Black Armor race had previously created an open area. The snakes had burst out of its boundaries now.

Every single snake could be compared to a harbinger of death. As thousands of them gathered, they brought about a surge of utter devastation.

"What on earth are those things?"

"Halt!"

As Beldene a

"A short while ago, I only saw a figure clad in white and nothing else. All of a sudden, the man of the Black Armor race was slashed cleanly apart."

"Amazing! That powerhouse is extremely powerful!"

"Maybe that person can take Reynald on!"

"Still I wonder if this powerhouse would agree to fight against Reynald."

With this, the disciples saw a glimmer of hope once more. They hoped that a strong and superior powerhouse would come and save them from all these evils and therefore save the Sword Light Palace.

Nevertheless, Zen knew that they were just getting their hopes up.

Dong!

Out of the blue, they heard a muffled sound coming from the sky.

A shadow of a huge sword appeared across the sky. Suddenly, two figures plummeted down and landed in front of the disciples.

The two figures were actually Laura and Ingram.

Ingram had lots of wounds all over his body. His legs were chopped off and blood spurted out of the cuts.

Laura, on the other hand, was half-naked. Her colorless skin was covered with numerous sword marks.

As this scene unfolded right in front of them, the disciples started to run to them.

Moments after the two figures fell, a space wave flashed in the air and Reynald promptly appeared before it. He was holding a long sword with a cyan blade. Then he spoke heartlessly, "It's useless to struggle. You finally found your father's tomb after searching for so many years. So now, it's time for you to go to hell and join him for eternity. Ha-ha..."

Laura looked at him with utmost contempt and defiance. She gently tapped the space between her brows. Soon after, a ball floated out. It was a Latent Theurgy.