Apotheosis

Chaim laughed lightheartedly as he realized their delicate identities. Then he said, "They are all human beings. It really doesn't matter where they come from."

The Nine Li people, including Hutton, who stopped in their tracks, felt thoroughly relieved.

The entire basement had now been fully restored. There wasn't even a single indication of the previous mess. It seemed like nothing happened.

"Squeak... Squeak! Squeak..."

"Squeak! Squeak! Squeak..."

They heard squeaking noises from the corner of the wall while they walked along the passageway.

"What do you think that was?"

"They're mouse-shaped souls?"

"Indeed. They do appear like the souls of the Ear Mice! They look so weak and fragile!"

The disciples of the Oneness Sky Palace looked at the souls. A curious look registered upon their faces.

Those who entered Stage Thirteen of the Other Shore were probably either Indigo Souls or Souls of Light that were about to become Indigo Souls. However, the souls at the corner were almost invisible. They seemed like candles in the wind that would go out at any time!

The souls were back in their fundamental form. It was probably difficult for them to leave their bodies, let alone cross the Sea of Truth to reach the Other Shore.

"I think they really are... the souls of the Ear Mice," Zen murmured while staring at the faint souls.

Hutton nodded in agreement. He said, "They have been reverted to their initial form because of the hourglass."

The Ear Mice had found the basement behind the Grand Sky Temple even without any clue. It was highly likely that they had big plans for the Dark Region.

And for this mission, they had been prepared and had carefully worked out a plan.

As a matter of fact, they did an excellent job. They invited Zen to come with them and he had successfully broken the wall down by force.

However, they were not fully aware that breaking the wall would come at a great price.

When the two armors appeared, even Zen wasn't able to stop them. But then, the Ear Mice made a seemingly smart decision. They hid in a corner of the wall using a soul weapon.

The way in which they hid was extremely brilliant. The two armors, the Souls of Light of alien races, and even Zen did not notice them in the chaos that ensued.

Unfortunately, the Ear Mice didn't expect that everything would be restored in the basement after the armors left!

As the fog rose slowly, the Ear Mice immediately noticed that some

ll standing motionlessly on the platforms.

"Unbelievable! It worked!"

"Finally, we can get out of here!"

"The clues are completely right!"

A smile crept across the Nine Li people's faces.

Before they entered the Grand Sky Temple, they were very nervous. But now that they had moved the wall, they became quite excited.

Zen went out and walked around. His eyes fell upon the two armors. After he got another look at the patterns on the wall, he suddenly became enlightened. The mechanical device was designed to prevent someone from forcefully smashing down the wall!

"Are these armors really that powerful?" the disciples asked a bit skeptically.

"About a thousand Souls of Light of alien races were slaughtered. Tsk, tsk..."

"If only I could take the armor as my Other Shore Token," someone remarked regrettably.

A few disciples of the Oneness Sky Palace reached out their hands and tried to touch the armors. Chaim hurriedly warned them, "Don't just touch them randomly. If they come to life again, I doubt that any of you will survive!"

Those disciples quickly withdrew their hands as if they had been burned.

After these warriors passed by the two armors, they saw a wooden bridge ahead. The bridge was long and narrow. It seemed like it would only fit two people. It also extended all the way forward into the vast distance. They could vaguely see the three wooden huts in the darkness.

It was a little strange that there was no change in the wooden huts they saw in front of the temple and at the back of it. They should have been near the huts now, yet the huts still hung gloomily in the distant Dark Region.