Apotheosis

After a warrior reached the Other Shore, they would meet with the Stage One.

Everything regarding Stage One had somewhat become general knowledge among the people.

Everyone was aware of how many divine megaton of force contained in the Crimson Golden Sand, the Heavenly Cyan Stone, and basically, any Other Shore Token. One would be considered lucky if they were to stumble upon one of the rarer ones, like the Spiritual Fire Seed.

However, there was a limit to the amount of force within these Other Shore Tokens, which ranged from one divine megaton to four.

All things considered, the most highly regarded Other Shore Token in Stage One was the Magic Cloud Crystal they had witnessed just now. As this token was extremely rare, it was not normal to encounter it in Stage One.

However, Zen's sword strike had a power that surpassed warriors in even the third stage of the Other Shore Realm.

All this information buzzed around the heads of all who witnessed this feat. Naturally, a sense of awe filled them. What Other Shore Token had this guy obtained?

Just as Zen turned around to take his leave, the handsome man stopped him. "Hello, friend! You are also a beginner at the Other Shore Realm, right? What Other Shore Token have you obtained?"

Normally, discussing Other Shore Tokens was taboo for most people. Unless one was willing to boast their tokens in front of others, it was considered indecent to ask someone about it so frankly.

This etiquette was displayed when Monica kept quiet when she found out that Zen had already made it to the Other Shore Realm, not daring to ask him about his Other Shore Token.

"This question should be hard for me to answer, shouldn't it?" Zen gazed at the man coldly, smiling mirthlessly.

The handsome man was taken aback for a moment, but the corners of his lips twitched upwards in a forced smile. "Allow me to introduce myself." He cleared his throat. "I am Normand of the Chu Clan from the West Vanity Lake. If you don't mind, we can explore the Other Shore together!"

The Chu Clan was popular in the West Vanity Lake. Normand smirked, thinking Zen would be shocked to find out his identity. However, Zen just smiled at him nonchalantly, replying, "If there is a chance, then, sure."

Zen then abruptly turned around and left without waiting for a response.

Normand was flabbergasted at Zen's perfunctory response. Few people reacted this way whenever he revealed his identity. 'Either he comes from an even more prominent clan, or this guy is just reckless...' Normand huffed in frustration.

Watching Zen leave, Normand's expression darkened.

It only took Zen half a day to take the test before the red stone. Upon completing this, he headed for the Sword Tower.

Zen found Sellers stati

pills from his space ring. He gently fed the pills to the two severely injured people lying on the ground, and watched intently as the pills worked their magic.

Suddenly, Beldene's and Faegan's wounds began to bubble as new flesh magically started to form. With a low hiss, muscle fibers began weaving together, healing their wounds quickly and producing new limbs.

"How did this happen? Tell me the details," Zen barked.

Gant then began to explain the sequence of events.

Annually, newcomers flocked to the Dragon City in between winter and spring. Many would try to cross the Sword Wall at this time, thus, the demand for Sword-reading Liquid would skyrocket at this time of year.

Usually, the price of the Sword-reading Liquid would increase by 30%, or even more.

However, for some reason, the price didn't rise this year — in fact, it even dropped. Now, it was only about ten thousand divine crystals per bottle!

The old sellers scratched their heads at this predicament, and decided to investigate the matter. Not long after, they found out the reason: there was a new seller of Sword-reading Liquid right outside Dragon City!

There was absolutely no way they would tolerate such a thing. Consequently, they recruited a team of hatchet men to cause trouble for this new seller.

On the other side of the coin, Beldene and Faegan had concentrated on purchasing Heavenly Pure Liquid and selling Sword-reading Liquid, minding and running their own business.

Although Beldene had taken measures to keep a low profile, the other sellers still managed to find him.

Unprepared for the sudden attack launched by his competitors, he was no match for them at all.

Fortunately, their enemies had decided to spare their lives, albeit barely. Even Gant, who had attempted to rescue them, had come out of it slightly injured.