Apotheosis

"How can I enter the world contained in the second volume?"

Zen asked after strolling around the temple.

The temple really existed, but it was in the form of an exquisite image before Zen's eye.

Zen even saw three figures at the side of the temple. Perhaps because these three people were Souls of Light, their appearance was still indistinct.

Pearce held out his hand, and a dazzling-white light appeared on his palm.

He slapped his glowing palm hard on the bronze ground, and a bright white vortex burst forth from the ground.

"This is the entrance," Pearce declared.

"The light in your hand seems to be the same as that from the distance," Zen said. The mystery had piqued his interest.

"Yes," Pearce nodded and said. "The light coming from afar is to lead people into the painting. Through the Light Stone, we can gather and wield this kind of light. If we need it, we can release this white vortex and gain entry into the second volume."

Having explained, Pearce gently turned his ring and retrieved an oval stone from his Sumeru Space. It looked like a shiny cobblestone, and emanated brilliant snow-white light.

Whoosh!

Pearce gently tossed it at Zen and said, "All the most powerful warriors at the Holy Soul Realm who have entered Stage Thirty-two are required to journey to the temple and retrieve such a Light Stone. I have a spare. Here you go."

Zen held the Light Stone in his hand and examined it closely. Then Pearce continued, "You can try to forge an entrance."

"I see!" Zen nodded.

As the white vortex Pearce had created gradually dissipated, Zen also grabbed the Light Stone and slammed it onto the ground.

The light stored in the Light Stone immediately exploded from inside and struck the ground, creating a bright white vortex.

"You can step inside now," said Pearce, smiling.

As Zen entered the white vortex, the Grand Plain Stage seemed to have disappeared.

He had been transported to the world contained in the second volume. The sight that greeted his eyes was the temple built by the Oneness Sky Palace in Stage Thirty-two!

Pearce and Libby had also followed Zen into the vortex. They materialized in the world in the scroll painting instantaneously.

"The world within this scroll painting is a real world," Zen said. "So, the first volume in the sky of the

ve also constructed one here, right?"

"Of course, we did," the Primeval Lord of Heaven said with a smile. "We had created a lot of temples. We must have left behind more than 20 temples…

The human heroes like the Snake Goddess and Fuxi had been considered great forces within the 77th civilization. Upon reaching the Eternal Realm, they were naturally eager to build a temple for their own race. At that time, the human ancestor had also built a temple for the human race."

"Are these temples still standing in the Grand Plain Stage?" Zen asked hopefully.

"They've been destroyed," the Primeval Lord of Heaven said, a trace of regret in his voice.

"Destroyed?" Zen was stunned. "If those temples were destroyed by the Element Spirit race, then why didn't they demolish the temple of the Oneness Sky Palace?"

At that time, the human race had been a powerful force. As a ruling force, it had been much stronger than the current super forces like the Oneness Sky Palace, the Bearing race, and the Pear Hill.

Even the humans at that time were unable to remain in Stage Thirty-two, why did the Element Spirit race let go of the temple of the Oneness Sky Palace?

"Because there exists a set of protection rules for the creatures currently in the chaos," the Primeval Lord of Heaven explained. "Before the end of this round of chaos, no powerful Other Shore race, no matter whether it is the Nihility race or the Element Spirit race, can attack the temple of the Oneness Sky Palace or those of the Ear Mouse race and the Separate Abyss race."