Apotheosis

The Nine Li members chose to believe Zen, irrespective of whether Zen was joking or not.

Zen had proved himself to be a member of the Nine Li race. They couldn't test his blood lineage on the Other Shore, let alone test his blood purity. But the best proof lay in the fact that he had three heads and six arms.

"Thad, you belong to the royal family. How did you become a member of the Oneness Sky Palace?" Sally's brother asked again.

Their curiosity about Zen had surpassed that about the Dark Region.

The Ear Mice had addressed Zen 'Thad' at the entrance of the Grand Sky Temple. Thus, those Nine Li members thought that that was his real name.

"It's a long story," Zen said cautiously. "I hope you will ask the elders of Nine Li race to come to the Oneness Sky Palace someday. I want to meet them if possible."

Both sides had tried to trust each other but were still far from reaching a place where they could share everything.

Sally's brother would not disclose the location of the remaining members of the Nine Li race, nor would Zen tell them where the divine land was.

"I will report this to the elders of our race," Sally's brother said.

If Zen was really Lorena's son and possessed such amazing abilities, the remaining members of the Nine Li race would fall over themselves to meet him in the Oneness Sky Palace.

The Nine Li race and the Oneness Sky Palace had never been enemies. The beliefs that they had chosen to follow were the same, which meant that the Oneness Sky Palace could still ensure their safety and peace.

These people then introduced themselves to Zen.

"My name is Hutton," Sally's brother said.

"My name is Sally. It's so nice to meet you, Thad," the girl said with a smile.

Once all the members had introduced themselves to Zen, Hutton said to him, "Thad, you can't break the wall with just brute force. Forcing it open will only lead you into fatal trouble."

Both Zen and Dorothy had been through what Hutton was describing.

Even Zen's corporeal body was unable to resist the two armors. A Soul of Light would definitely suffer grave consequences if fighting against the armors.

"Do you know how to get inside?" Zen asked Hutton.

"Yes," Hutton re

ay, Chaim questioned Zen about the whereabouts of the Ear Mice. Zen sighed and said, "They're all dead."

"The Ear Mice... All dead?" Chaim froze.

He couldn't believe what he was hearing. All the Ear Mice were cunning. Many of them had entered the Grand Sky Temple, but now they were all dead. How was that possible?

"Not only them. More than a thousand non-human Souls of Light also died in this basement," Zen said, and then proceeded to tell them what had happened in the basement.

Elvinia, Chaim, and the disciples stopped short, shocked at Zen's revelations.

If this basement was that dangerous, did it mean that anyone who entered it would be courting death?

"You don't have to follow us if you are afraid," Dorothy said as she turned to look at Elvinia. Her voice had a provoking bite to it.

Elvinia couldn't stand ridicule. She merely snorted and continued on her way.

Zen laughed. "Don't be nervous, Chaim. We are safe in the basement, because they've a solution," he said.

"The solution..." Chaim looked doubtfully at Hutton's group and asked, "Which force of the human race do these people belong to?"

Both the Bearing race and the Divine Farmer race had been expelled. All the other human forces were small ones. If these people really knew the way to the Dark Region, it was impossible that they were from those small forces.

Zen said with an easy smile, "Don't ask improper questions if you want to follow us to explore the Dark Region."