Apotheosis

Below Zen, a great creature floated in the dark blue sea.

While most of its body was shrouded in darkness, a huge outline could be recognized vaguely in the water. Its torso was akin to that of a human's, but its limbs were tentacles several hundred to a thousand feet long.

It was none other than a Demonic Murloc — a very mysterious race on the Other Shore.

Very few members of this race existed, but each one was extremely powerful — they were the strongest creatures in this sea.

The outside world knew little about these creatures apart from a record that the Demonic Murlocs had once broken the biggest bone cave a long time ago, attacking the creatures inside.

Typically, they stayed in the deepest parts of the sea, rarely getting involved in the world outside.

As the Element Spirit race tried gaining their support, the Nihility race and many other races did so as well — they all wanted to rule the Sanskrit Light Stage with the Demonic Murlocs' help.

But these creatures refused them all.

Like the Garudas in Stage Twenty-nine, the Demonic Murlocs in Stage Thirty-one couldn't resign themselves to the outside world's power. Perhaps it was their creator's deliberate arrangement, or maybe it was a mere coincidence. So in the end, these races had no choice but to forfeit.

The Element Spirit race, however, saw a sliver of hope — even while the Demonic Murlocs remained at the top of the food chain, they weren't free from disputes of power within the race.

When the chance came, the Element Spirit race assisted a Demonic Murloc called Kendall to beat out his competitors and come to sit on the race's throne.

Even after Kendall became the Demonic Murlocs' king, his subjects still rarely displayed any friendliness to the Element Spirit race. Fortunately, the king himself had made a promise to the Element Spirit race, offering them a helping hand at a critical moment.

It was at this time that Kendall finally decided to fulfill his promise.

The Celestial Spear was a gift from the Element Spirit race — it contained terrifying power, and when Kendall wielded it, he couldn't help but be shocked by the sheer force.

For a long time, Kendall waited beneath the Land of Bone Tribulation because he couldn't attack the creatures within the land.

But once Zen left, he could attac

ring into the darkness, he asked, "Who are you?"

Unsurprisingly, Kendall gave Zen no reply. Instead, he remained silent and tried to pull the spear back.

But Zen's physical body had been greatly strengthened — he could display a considerable amount of the Civilization Artifacts' power as his physical body was already strong enough to withstand it.

Whoosh!

In an instant, he managed to snatch away the spear from the Demonic Murloc.

Then, he stabbed down, hacking into the water.

Over 50, 000 divine megatons of force erupted from his body before it turned the dark blue current into an intense tornado.

Like an invincible saber, the long spear chopped down.

Puff!

As the tip of the spear swiftly slashed against the water's surface, several tentacles were rapidly cut off before black blood spread widely into the seawater.

While Zen wanted to chase after Kendall, the Demonic Murloc was more familiar with the water than he was. He fled into the sea at a surprisingly great speed. In the blink of an eye, he completely disappeared from Zen's view — only darkness remained below.

"I bet the Element Spirit race sent him," Zen muttered with a shrug before swimming back into the light pillar.

Following the light pillar, he returned to the Land of Bone Tribulation. All the Other Shore creatures there gazed at him with wide eyes.

The power Zen displayed on the bone island made them both astounded and cautious. The fact that Zen cut off the Demonic Murloc's tentacles had everyone overwhelmed with fear and awe.