Apotheosis

It all happened so suddenly that Elizabeth and Libby barely had any time to react.

All they saw were light dots fluttering by like restless fireflies, and then a pair of giant hands reached out to grab their heads.

Fortunately, Zen's superior reactions came to their rescue.

Over and over again, the giant hands were only inches from them. The girls felt incredibly unsafe and in serious danger.

But it all happened as quick as a flash and their astonishment didn't last long. When they had come to their senses, the giant hands had extended to their limit.

Dark cyan chain was wrapped tightly around the wrists of the giant hands, tingling and clanging.

At the same time, a rhythmic tune could be heard coming from the Cold Prison. It was as melodious and pleasant to the ears as singing, yet a hint of anger was clearly hidden within.

"That sound is very similar to the one from the soul cloud in the Soul City!" Libby remarked.

Zen nodded in agreement.

It had been many years since Elizabeth had passed through the Soul City and so this had not occurred to her immediately.

But Zen and Libby had just come from the Soul City and so it was still fresh in their minds.

"Bang! Bang! Bang! "

The pair of giant hands slapped down on the ice, sending waves of ice shards flying through the air with every slam.

They shot in all directions and flew like invisible weapons, one of them hitting Elizabeth in the arm. Even though she had already stepped in the Holy Soul Realm, the ice fragment still pierced her skin, causing her to let out a muffled groan.

"Get behind me!"

Zen turned the Divine Fire Shield around and stood in front of the girls to block them from the ice fragments.

The giant slapped the ground a dozen times before he finally tired himself out.

Such a terribly cold environment affected the giant as well. Due to this, a layer of white frost had condensed on the surface of his skin. Clapping the ice violently had actually created about a dozen cracks across his arms.

The pair of giant hands then slowly retracted into the Cold Prison.

To Elizabeth's and Libby's eyes, the hands turned to a stack o

once more, drawing a large arc as it slapped down towards the three of them.

"Retreat!"

Zen frowned and retreated under the cover of the Divine Fire Shield.

"Bang!"

The gigantic hand left a mark of five fingers on the solid ice surface. The bald giant snickered and slowly withdrew his hand.

"Your song must be very unpleasant to the ears," Elizabeth said with a cheeky smile.

Zen shrugged helplessly. "I suppose I don't sing the right way."

The giant's way of speaking involved multiple syllables.

Expressing it through a human's way of speaking was incredibly difficult.

It was possible that despite Zen singing for a long time, the bald giant didn't understand a word.

Zen tried a few more times, even asking the Primeval Lord of Heaven and the Snake Goddess to brain storm solutions, but all attempts failed.

The bald giant maintained a furious frown, reacting violently to Zen's every approach.

Feeling helpless, Zen had to give up, for now.

After bypassing the thirty-mile wide Cold Prison, they continued towards the other side of the upper ice field.

The Cold Prisons were in the center of the whole ice field. Once they left this area, moving forward would be easy.

Several hours later, they finally arrived at the other side of the upper ice field.

Elizabeth chose a spot and melted a cave a thousand feet deep beneath the ice.

Going down the cave, they reached the lower ice field.