Apotheosis

Gant wasn't listening to the man; instead, he was looking at Zen cautiously.

He couldn't care less about what the man was talking about because he knew he wasn't strong enough anyway. He was just waiting for what Zen would say and how he would react.

He had followed Zen to Blue Cloud City because he wanted to find someone and at least know how the person was doing. No matter what the result was, he was ready to accept it.

But Zen was different; he came to Blue Cloud City to obtain merit points.

All the Alliance Chiefs of Dragon City had the opportunity to become one-star Oneness Guards.

With his full strength, Fergus was definitely on par with the Alliance Chiefs who had become Oneness Guards, and yet he was no match for Zen.

Based on that alone, Zen could probably defeat one-star Oneness Guards.

Gant narrowed his eyes, as he gave the Oneness Guard in front of them a searching look.

He glanced at the Oneness Token hanging from his waist, where a single star was carved.

In terms of strength, this guy was not necessarily Zen's rival, but he was going to kick Zen and Gant out of his team because of their low cultivation levels. Gant wondered how Zen was going to deal with the situation.

As soon as the Oneness Guard finished his words, he pointed at the other eight people and said, "You can go with me."

He proceeded to ignore Zen and Gant and turned to leave. Zen raised an eyebrow and said to the Oneness Guard, "It's not fair for you to judge us simply by our cultivation levels. Don't you think so?"

The Oneness Guard, who was about to leave, turned back in surprise when Zen said those words. He gave a mocking smile at Zen and asked, "Huh? You are only in the first stage of the Other Shore Realm. You are courting death by coming to the Mountain Viewing Province. I don't think you'll be of any help on the battlefield."

In the eyes of the Oneness Guard, the warriors who came to the Mountain Viewing Province were all cannon fodder.

Although these warriors were at the Other Shore Realm, most of them had poor Other Shore Tokens, and their actual combat experience was next to none.

This particular Oneness Guard was in the fifth stage of the Other Shore Realm, but he was able to defeat people in the sixth stage or seventh stage of the Other Shore Realm.

On the other hand, Zen had barely reached the first stage of the Other Shore Realm, and thus, he was hardly worth mentioning in the Oneness Guard's eyes.

He saw them as burden, and he didn't want to bring them, lest they just pull the whole team down.

He was aware that there were a few geniuses in the Oneness Sky Palace who were extremely powerful despite their low cultivation l

apsed buildings lurked at every corner. Pillars of black smoke rose at the distance.

Zen glanced subtly at Gant, who had stood up at the sight. A flash of excitement and grief crossed Gant's face, just long enough for Zen to notice, and then it quickly disappeared.

Zen had long figured out that Gant must have come to Blue Cloud City because of something personal, but he never probed. In his mind, he knew that Gant would tell him about it when he was ready and willing to talk.

They both looked out when the flying ships descended lower and were met with the sounds of wailing and grief.

When the flying ships finally landed on the ground, they saw numerous old women and children that loitered around. They were gathered together and were begging the Oneness Guards to bring them out of the city.

Blue Cloud City, who had been flourishing years ago, was now a dangerous and ruined land. All its citizens were scrambling to leave at once.

The Oneness Guards didn't even deign to look at them, and they left with their own followers without even a backward glance.

Not long after, Maxim brought Zen and the others to the southern corner of the city. He hurriedly commanded them to wait and then left.

While they waited for the Oneness Guard to come back, they wandered on top of the city wall and looked outside. The sight of corpses piled high outside the city walls met them, and the smell of rotten flesh wafted from below.

Quack! Quack!

Five black Sun Crows were hovering like vultures over the dead bodies, and they dived periodically, pecked, and feasted on the bodies.

The Sun Crows looked up intelligently at them, their weird glass-like eyes studied them, only to turn back and feed on the corpses. It felt like a provocation, as the crows stared at them and fed.