Apotheosis

Zen's mouth corners curved up slightly into a wry smile. "You've engaged in so much trickery. What conclusion have you reached from all your observations?"

"The conclusion is plain as day." The smile on Claire's face slid off her lips, and she became serious in her countenance. "Joining our Element Spirit race is the only path forward for you. I will ensure that you rank above the big ten in standing. Only six members have ever held this level of authority in our Element Spirit race."

Claire's offer shocked the Other Shore creatures present into silence.

The Element Spirit race had always been an enigma, and their governing structures and divisions of power had always remained unknown to outsiders.

Even the Primeval Lord of Heaven, who had led the human race against the Element Spirit race for many years, only knew that the leader of the Element Spirit race was called the Eye Spirit.

However, the creatures of Stage Thirty-two were well aware of the big ten of the Element Spirit race. After all, all their dealings in the Grand Plain Stage were usually handled by the big ten.

Would they really grant Zen a standing above the big ten if he were to join the Element Spirit race?

This was an impossible thing to consider, and shock echoed in the hearts of many Other Shore creatures.

Some of the weaker Other Shore races rarely had the opportunity to witness one of the big ten even if they joined the Element Spirit race.

In local terms, only the Eternal Realm masters of the major forces were qualified to attend the Blood Assembly. It was not hard to envision the true power and status of the big ten then.

'Is she speaking nonsense?'

'What qualifies this human to be so valued?'

'She must be kidding...'

Most of these Other Shore creatures were considering these and other thoughts in their minds.

Although they disbelieved Claire's offer, they only dared to think so and would not risk speaking it aloud.

"After the Purge Way is successfully concluded, I will give you three hundred places among the survivors. If you desire more, you are welcome to ask for more," added Claire.

It was the plan of the Element Spirit race to delay the end of this round of chaos indefinitely.

However, the only way to delay the end was to restrict the expansion of the chaos.

To put it plainly, the plan was to purge all but ten thousand living creatures from the chaos, while destroying the rest.

Therefore, each of the ten thousand places for the survivo

the Element Spirit race!

However, if they were to unite under one banner, they would become such a powerful force that it could not be underestimated!

Pearce and Auden were astounded by this sudden turn of events. They had never expected that Zen's words would actually manage to illicit support from so many Other Shore races. This sort of thing was simply unfathomable to them.

"All of you, shut up!"

Claire abruptly roared in anger.

Her voice was so loud that it almost flashed like lightning through the air of the entire Grand Plain Stage. The power contained within the sound wave spread out in all directions like a living entity, flowing uninterrupted as if it was water. Her formidable strength was obvious.

"That's a terrifying energy flow!"

Zen's expression changed slightly when he witnessed the surging energy.

If not for the protection mechanism of the Grand Plain Stage, the roar alone would have crushed a vast majority of the creatures present into powder.

The Other Shore creatures were all shocked by this display of energy, and they immediately tumbled into silence. However, despite this the Grandmaster of Heaven still appeared calm.

Claire's anger was momentary, and a smile quickly appeared on her face again as she turned back to Zen.

She would stay on her determined course of action, and besides that, she had already reached consensus with the Eye Spirit.

Zen's refusal had humiliated her, but she still wouldn't relent.

"That's fine," said Claire, taking two steps back with her hands behind her back. "I won't try to twist your arm in persuasion, but, in the end, I believe you will change your mind."