Apotheosis

The merit points of the warriors, who entered the Dragon City, would accumulate only once they reached the Other Shore Realm.

The Flag Masters usually brought their subordinates to the Dragon Shadow Pavilion for tasks.

The condition was that both the Flag Masters and their subordinates had to at least reach the Other Shore Realm. Those who didn't meet this criterion had to practice in or near the Dragon City.

Zen had been with the disciples of the Sword Light Palace in the Dragon City for a short time now.

Even the most outstanding disciples among them, like Beldene and Elgin, were still lingering at the periphery of the Sea of Truth. Therefore, they, too, were not qualified.

In the Dragon Shadow Pavilion, a lanky, middle-aged man looked Zen up and down for a while before placing a square board in front of him.

There were notes on the board with the various corresponding merit points.

"Twenty merit points for a one-star task.

Sixty merit points for a two-star task.

One hundred and eighty merit points for a three-star task.

Nine hundred merit points for a five-star task!"

Zen read out the instructions on the board and turned to Gant. "How many merit points do I need to become an Alliance Chief?"

"Nine hundred," Gant replied flatly.

"I'd like to start with a five-star task," Zen announced to the middle-aged man with a confident smile.

"Ahem!"

Gant and the middle-aged man coughed at the same time.

Zen looked at the middle-aged man suspiciously. The middle-aged man realized that he had been rude so he quickly became serious. "A five-star task is very difficult. Usually, only the Alliance Chiefs can fulfill it."

In order to undertake five-star tasks, one had to be as strong as the one-star Oneness Guards.

"Are you saying that I am not allowed to undertake a five-star task as a Flag Master?" Zen inquired.

"You can, but..." the middle-aged man responded reluctantly.

"But what?" Zen stared at him anxiously.

He was not a fool. He could sense that some people were trailing him in the Dragon City, but since they had hidden themselves well, he did not want them to affect his judgment.

The middle-aged man was still hesitating but suddenly his expression became very strange. He smiled and said, "Forget it! You're free to undertake whatever task you want. It's just that the five-star tasks are very dangerous, and even the Alliance Chiefs get severely injured in the process. As a mere Flag Master, you need to evaluate the risks and think it

ace.

Now that the Mountain Viewing Province was in trouble, a large number of people had showed up as volunteers for help.

When these guards saw the token in Zen's hand, they were filled with envy.

Zen was from the Dragon City; he wasn't one of the Oneness Guards. People from there were the only ones qualified to become the Oneness Guards and represent the palace.

"Thank you for the warning," Zen said as he took back the token. After the guard checked the tokens, the others followed Zen and boarded a giant flying ship, which would take them away from the space barrier.

There were about a thousand people aboard the flying ship. Some were worried about their future, while others were very excited. As a result, there was a deafening din in the flying ship.

Zen and Gant stood speechless in the back of the ship.

Finally, an hour later, the flying ship passed through the space barrier.

Before everyone could witness the scene in the Mountain Viewing Province, a small black dot came into view. It flew from the distance.

Ripples appeared on the enchanted barrier of the flying ship as it got penetrated by the black dot.

Click!

The black dot landed right in the middle of the flying ship.

Zen's gaze landed at the black dot as he saw a three-legged black bird.

The bird's body was as black as night, and its three legs were as shiny as gold.

Zen looked at the bird and sensed that the energy within its body was quite violent, very similar to when the Ways-blending Energy exploded. His expression changed suddenly and he shouted, "Watch out!"

As he spoke, he grabbed Gant and retreated backwards to the tail of the giant flying ship.