Apotheosis

Zen thought admitting he had killed her son would make her furious.

Surprisingly, however, any resentment she did have seemed to disappear in the blink of an eye and she was calm again.

The expression of the beautiful woman in red made Zen restless and uneasy.

Something didn't feel right when he was captured by the old man in black.

If the old man really wanted to kill him to avenge Marco's death, he could have done it on the Oneness Mountain and Zen would not have been able to fight back. If there really were people secretly protecting Zen, even they would not have been able to get to him in time.

But the old man had brought him here. The people of the Vastness Mountain had to be up to something.

"Marco was my favorite son. You have to give me an explanation for his death," the woman said coolly.

"An explanation?" Zen retorted, his eyebrows raised and his voice rife with derision. "He tried to kill me on several occasions. This time, at the Ripple Pavilion competition, he lured me into the arena and tried to kill me again. If he wasn't so weak, I'd be dead. And now you want an explanation? Are you kidding me?"

"Even if what you say is true, it's not you who died, but my son," she replied indifferently.

It sounded somewhat reasonable.

Marco had lost his life, while Zen stood here safe and sound. Relatively.

It seemed rational enough that his mother had him brought here, wanting an explanation.

"Enough beating around the bush. What is that you want?" Zen asked impatiently.

The woman stood up and strolled gracefully to Zen's side. Her gaze was so sharp that it seemed as if she could see through him. Finally, she revealed her true intention. "I heard that you stood out in the Seven Mountains Meeting and showed extraordinary strength. It seems that your victory had something to do with the Truth of Godly Way, right?"

Zen stood still and silent.

"The runes that Athemar created are all made of the Imperial Sword Seals. Even if you are a genius capable of Instant Enlightenment, you should not have performed as you did. What did you rely on?" she asked with a smile.

Now Zen finally understood her purpose—she wanted the Truth Enlightenment.

He sighed inwardly at her quick change in attitude.

She didn't appear sad at all. It seemed that Marco's life or death didn't really mea

I can write them down," Zen added.

Since the one hundred and fifty words had already been released, sooner or later, they would be passed down like the Truth of Eternal Sword Intent to the entire Oneness Sky Palace disciples, and even to all the humans. He didn't mind writing them down again.

"That's not enough," the woman said, staring intently at Zen with a devilish smile. "I want the complete version."

Zen shrugged his shoulders, embarrassed. "That's not possible. I haven't deciphered the complete chapter myself. How can I give it to you?"

The woman shook her head and said, "I don't believe you. There are only two ways for you to get out of this. Either you write down the complete version yourself, or..."

She flicked a glance at the men in black robes.

One of the men stepped out of the line. A shadow appeared above his head, green mist rose and a green arm faintly materialized from it.

"It is an Other Shore Token from Stage Seventeen of the Other Shore. It's called the Soul Searching Hand. He won't hurt your soul. However, he is able to shuffle through your memories, bit by bit, with the Soul Searching Hand," she said with a grimace.

The Godly Ways such as the Great Dominance Technique had little effect on the powerful Other Shore Realm warriors. As long as Zen resisted, it would be difficult to search his soul.

However, there were some Other Shore Tokens that were able to deal with warriors' souls, and one of them was the Soul Searching Hand.

In the face of the green Soul Searching Hand, Zen's face darkened.