Apotheosis

The lower ice field of the Blooming Jade Stage was still frozen solid and there were even snowflakes continuously falling from the sky.

Still, the cold here was more bearable than that at the upper ice field.

Even if they removed the Divine Fire Shield, the temperature remained pleasantly cool like they were in a breezy field in the middle of spring.

A circular ice castle loomed in the distance. It looked fantastical given its smooth, azure surface, as if everything about the castle was carved entirely out of solid ice.

The entirety of the Blooming Jade Stage was largely controlled by the Element Spirit race.

There was a total of six ice castles in the lower ice field, five of which were distributed in the middle of the ice field. All star rings were placed in this last one.

"Follow me!" Elizabeth said.

After putting away the Divine Fire Shield, she took Zen and Libby with her to approach the side of the ice castle.

Just as they were some distance away, she advised Zen and Libby to find a place to wait while she headed straight into the castle alone.

Zen took her warning to heart and was instinctively on guard as Elizabeth's figure disappeared.

The Blooming Jade Stage was the most important gathering place for the Element Spirit race and there was no way they were simply going to let Zen pass through peacefully. The race's defense must be at the maximum.

In fact, Zen's assumptions weren't wrong. The Element Spirit race had indeed dispatched a lot of soldiers to guard the first few ice castles.

However, they never expected Elizabeth to help him sneak into the last castle through the upper ice field.

Despite their sneaky efforts, however, Elizabeth knew that this last ice castle was heavily guarded and she did not want Zen to break in by force. In order to avoid any untoward incidents, she wanted to scope out the area and check the situation by herself first.

News of the Sun Crow race's defeat had already spread.

However, the matter that Elizabeth, Micah, and the other members of the Sun Crow race had switched sides remained a secret.

The Element Spirit race was not aware of these members' betrayal. All surviving members of the Sun Crow race told the same narrative: they survived the battle with the Oneness Sky Palace and then hid themselves after escaping from the Bloom Divine Province.

It was difficult to verify their claims so, in the end, the Element Spirit race still regarded Elizabeth as someone who could be trusted.

When she arrived at the gates, s

ture formed by this ball of lightning was called the Magical Thunder Slave!

Elizabeth was in trouble now. If the Chill Ice Slaves were already powerful, this Magical Thunder Slave was a few notches stronger!

Crack! Crack!

Before the deafening explosion could reach her ears, Elizabeth had used all her strength to roll forward.

"Boom!"

She felt a wave of power behind her as the explosion caused devastating ruin and created a deep hole on the ground. It was fortunate that she was able to get away.

There was no time to see the extent of the damage. She was able to dodge once but she had to keep moving!

"Kof, kof, kof..."

Streaks of lightning revealed the slave's face and his irregular smile.

From behind her, the Magical Thunder Slave had transformed into a bolt of lightning that was determined to strike her down. The face formed by the lightning quickly twisted and finally turned into a straight line, hitting her body precisely.

"Crack!"

There was a sickeningly loud sound that echoed through Elizabeth's ears as she was sent up into the sky by the lightning, rolling like a leaf in the wind.

Fortunately, she had achieved the Holy Soul so her injuries weren't so serious.

Had she only been an Indigo Soul then she would've already been shattered.

"Boom!"

As Elizabeth fell from the sky, the Magical Thunder Slave rushed towards her.

When she landed, she hit the ground hard and rolled thousands of feet before stopping.

"Those who betray our Element Spirit race never have a good ending..."

Elizabeth heard another thunderous roar as the Magical Thunder Slave's body gathered terrifying lightning energy and became blindingly white.