Apotheosis

Another human warrior at the Holy Soul Realm stood in an ice pavilion. It was Neal of the Divine Farmer race.

Neal was the equal of Reed in terms of strength. When Neal saw Reed being forced out of the Other Shore by Zen's punch, he was astonished, though he tried to conceal it.

Obviously, Reed had wanted to capture Zen so that he could ask for rewards from the Element Spirit race.

The Element Spirit race was known for the generosity of its rewards, which its members used as a means of controlling others and obtaining what they wanted.

However, not only had Reed been unable to catch Zen, he had also sustained serious injuries. Reed's failure convinced Neal that it would not be a good idea to go forward.

He quietly retreated. His human-shaped Soul of Light disintegrated into a series of slender threads, which shivered in the air like visible wind spreading into the depths of the ice city.

It would also be a great achievement to be the one to bring the news to the stage ruler, Hosea.

"That human brat defeated the Scale Lion race? And he threw a Holy Soul out of the Other Shore?"

"I know who he is! He is the one whom Master Hosea is hunting down. Many of the Five-Element Slaves have been killed while hunting him!"

"He is too arrogant! How dare he come to the ice city? You must catch him!"

The news of Zen's feats spread to the strange-shaped creatures of the Other Shore, and it caught their attention immediately. They were intrigued and wanted to know more about Zen.

They took an interest in Zen for the same reason as Reed. Since Zen was wanted by the Element Spirit race, his capture would lead to enormous rewards.

"Come on, let's go!"

Several short-statured creatures, shaped like giant beetles, were gathered by the side of the city gate. In a moment, they spread their wings and rose into the air, gliding along the ice wall and heading straight towards Zen.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

As soon as they drew nearer to Zen, to their shock, the shadow of a fist had approached and smashed them down along the ice wall.

But as soon as the giant beetles had been smashed down, dozens of birds appeared in the air, flying towards Zen. These birds were small, no larger than a human fist, but they had long beaks, at least three feet in length. They also flew much faster than the beetles. They zoomed like living arrows towards Zen. No ordinary creature could block such an attack by these deadly birds.

However, Zen was in possession of the Chaotic Source Spirits, which made his body an impenetrable fortress. If the birds tried to pierce him with their beaks, he knew that the consequences would be terrible for them—his body was like rigid stone.

Indeed

ed. He chuckled and said, "Well, why don't we see what strength I can summon?"

Zen was clearly unafraid, and his words caused murmurs and looks of confusion in everyone around him, even Hosea. At that moment, there was a loud crackling sound in the air above them.

Cracks were forming on the thick frost covering the upper ice field. In seconds, it splintered into shards that fell in heavy, razor-sharp shards onto the ground.

They heard a deep boom.

The huge ice piece shrouded an ice castle, which was also smashed into pieces. Some of the ice splinters landed on Other Shore creatures, killing them before they could react.

To everyone's shock, as the ice piece fell, a huge, hulking figure jumped down to stand beside Zen. There was a thud as his weight landed solidly on the ground. It was a bald giant.

The thick ice wall couldn't bear the force of his landing, and collapsed.

Many Other Shore creatures stared at the strange giant in open-mouthed disbelief.

A giant descending from the upper ice field?

How had such a creature survived in a land of extreme chillness without the protection of the Divine Fire Shield?

Just what kind of existence was this giant?

To their further astonishment, the giant moved his lips and began emitting strange words.

It seemed that the bald giant was singing without any recognizable tone or rhythm.

Zen listened attentively. The core of Heavenly Obsession Civilization had sent out the contents it had deciphered. Zen gazed at Hosea and said evenly, "This guy of the Colossus race told you that he'd met you again!"

Hosea's eyes widened in recognition and shock. He was astonished that the bald giant had escaped from the Cold Prison. Yet he was even more stunned that Zen was capable of understanding what the bald giant said.