Apotheosis

The warriors hadn't been so surprised even when they had witnessed Zen kill the Sharp-winged Sun Crows.

The Sharp-winged Sun Crows didn't possess strong defense abilities. Their strong suit was their fast movement and that they were difficult to track.

Besides, Zen had the Flow Strike. Once he grasped a few methods, he had been able to kill the birds. The other warriors understood that.

But now, Zen was facing the Blood Sun Crows.

Even Other Shore Realm warriors could not break the defense of the Blood Sun Crows. Only Oneness Guards could take them head-on.

Even Maxim was frustrated under the siege of the three Blood Sun Crows.

However, Zen had just cut off a Blood Sun Crow's head in one strike, which meant that he possessed as many divine megatons of force as a one-star Oneness Guard did. The other warriors suspected that Zen might be even stronger than a one-star Oneness Guard.

'Where did Dragon City get such a powerful warrior? Even a Flag Master is stronger than a one-star Oneness Guard. Has Dragon City become this powerful?' they wondered.

Gant was the only one among them who kept his calm.

He knew that Zen wasn't showing his full strength yet.

He wasn't sure how powerful Zen actually was. But the strike that Zen had let loose outside the Dragon City had impressed Gant.

The remaining two Blood Sun Crows were cawing to each other, talking in their own language.

Nobody knew what they were talking about.

Their wings unfurled suddenly, the force they emitted surging wildly.

Two identical Other Shore Tokens appeared on their heads. They were white feathers and gave them an aura of holiness.

"Are those their Other Shore Tokens?" Zen was slightly stunned.

"Yes, they are feathers from the Sunset Temple," Maxim said, nodding.

"Why are their Other Shore Tokens exactly the same?" Zen noticed that a similar white feather had surfaced on the head of each Blood Sun Crow not far away.

"Since they have occupied the Sunset Temple, they distributed all the Other Shore Tokens in the temple to their race,"

Maxim patiently explained to Zen, surprised that Zen didn't know such basic knowledge.

"The Sunset Temple has been occupied by the Sun Crow race?"

Upon learning this, Zen wanted to ask if the Oneness Sky Palace also had a temple.

But the two Blood Sun Crows were in no mood to let him ask

of the high wall and flew south.

He recited loudly, "The spring sunshine is as bright as ever. We're here to worship the Eastern Emperor. The host touches the jade on his sword. The jade pieces clink like a singer."

He had used "Nine Songs," a poem extolling the virtues of Eastern Emperor Taiyi.

All the Oneness Guards knew this poem.

The other guards and soldiers, on hearing his recitation, swelled with pride and began to recite the poem, their voice firm and loud.

"The spring sunshine is as bright as ever. We're here to worship the Eastern Emperor. The host touches the jade on his sword. The jade pieces clink like a singer. The grass mattress has jade on its corners. The fragrance of the flowers makes everything sweeter."

The people were like an arrow, moving south.

It was risky to deploy the army when the two races were fighting so fiercely. One slip could lead to a heavy loss.

Satchel Yan kept boosting the morale of the soldiers and at the same time, managed to artfully make the army retreat.

Cailen was shocked at his performance, thinking that Satchel Yan had great talents as a leader.

Maxim's army base faced the south.

Once Zen and Maxim worked together to get rid of the two Blood Sun Crows, they heard an order sounding from within the high wall. Zen glanced at Gant, and then they looked up at the same time.

Following Satchel Yan's lead, Sebert Yan and the weapon refiners also flew out of the city. Gant recognized his father and spotted Eira, who was now on Ableson's back. But he was not sure if she was alive or dead.