Apotheosis

Zen's thunderous voice shook the Souls of Light to the core.

His words shocked everyone, especially the three old men from the Abyss Spirit race

The three did not show it but what just happened made them worry greatly.

If Zen came here to make trouble for no reason, then they would be in great trouble. However, if he had some reason to do what he did, things would be different because that meant that they had a chance of negotiating with him.

The leader of the three old men bowed respectfully to Zen. "My friend, please calm down and wait a moment. I shall go and ask the Separate Abyss race regarding this matter."

With this, the eagle beneath his feet let out a shrill cry before descending towards the temple.

There was a bit of a five-minute wait before the old man returned, still atop the eagle, and faced Zen. "I apologize for what the members of the Separate Abyss race did. They were the ones who broke the rules and inconvenienced you. As compensation, we will be giving you a hundred million soul pills."

That amount might seem like a terrible loss at first, but they could easily earn it back. One hundred million soul pills was just the toll fee of ten thousand creatures after all.

Zen's rampage in the city cost no less than a hundred million soul pills, but it was important to placate him now, or they would risk paying a bigger price if he continued his destructive ways.

What the old man was worried about was the possibility of Zen going back on his word.

"Send one hundred finger-size chunks of soul crystal instead of one hundred million soul pills to the human race's star ring in Stage Twelve," Zen ordered.

Given his reasonable demand, the three old men of the Abyss Spirit race raised no more objections against him.

Once an agreement had been reached, Zen finally shrank back to his normal size.

With this problem taken care of, the young man turned away to take his leave. The old man of the Abyss Spirit race, however, stopped him. "My friend..."

Zen turned around, an eyebrow raised in suspicion. "What is it?"

The old man hesitated for a brief moment but went ahead to ask his question. "As far as I know, the body refining skill of the ancient gods has long since lost its effect and no real body could enter the Other Shore. Just how were you able to enter with that body of yours?"

Truth ruled the whole chaos. It was greater than everything and the old man believed that it was also unbreakable. Zen's existence right now was an enigma. How exactly did this young man do it? The only explanation

dangerous it was. Six or seven native races lived in this stage along with other strong and dangerous creatures that still hadn't formed their own tribe. It was easily the most perilous stage in the entire Lust World.

Several great forces had made numerous attempts to control the Ethereal Glorious Stage, much like how the Separate Abyss race managed to gain control of Stage Eleven. However, all of them failed. The natives of this stage fought with each other quite violently so there was no way the Souls of Light from the Source World could come in and take control.

When Zen reached Stage Thirteen, he was a bit taken aback to how different it was from what he initially imagined. "I thought Stage Thirteen would be desolate. I didn't expect it to be quite a busy place."

Star rings from all races were strewn about here and there. What was most peculiar was the fact that despite the co-existence of all sorts of creatures, they got along rather harmoniously.

Souls of Light who had the ability to step into Stage Thirteen were usually Indigo Souls or one step away from that realm.

"Elite disciples of all races from the Source World gather here in Stage Thirteen. There are naturally more Indigo Souls here," Dorothy told him.

Unlike Zen, she didn't seem that surprised at the scene before them despite the fact that this was her first time here.

The two of them went past the randomly strewn star rings and headed south where they stumbled upon a one-floor building.

Dorothy sighed with relief. "It's here!"

No race ever built a temple in Stage Thirteen, instead, they constructed simple strongholds and the one in front of them was built by none other than the Oneness Sky Palace.