Apotheosis

Not long after they entered the Flaming Maple Forest, Zen was shocked to feel a slight wave of energy that was coming from the ancestry-level bloodline.

Even though the energy fluctuation was extremely slight, it was still enough to cause a reaction in the Flaming Maple Forest.

Whoosh!

In an instant, the entire Flaming Maple Forest, which covered an area of a few miles, began to sway violently. It seemed that the shining maple leaves might fly and attack them at any time.

As Fuxi and the Snake Goddess saw the scene, their bodies froze and their faces turned pale.

If the Flaming Maple Forest really started attacking them, there would be no escaping it, and they would die a horrible death.

The Other Shore creatures that had been hiding behind the tree trunks somewhere in the forest thought that someone reckless had come. In fear that they would be caught in the trouble, they rapidly fled before the trees started attacking.

But after a few seconds, the light on the maple leaves gradually dimmed, and the energy reaction of the Flaming Maple Forest subsided.

When everything calmed down, Fuxi took a deep breath and yelled, "What do you think you're doing?!"

Earlier, the Snake Goddess had strictly warned Zen not to release any form of energy because that would awaken and disturb the Flaming Maple Forest. She knew that Zen wouldn't deliberately do something stupid.

"I'm sorry. The ancestry-level bloodline just got a little bit out of control that it caused an energy fluctuation," Zen explained with an apologetic face.

Fortunately, the ancestry-level bloodline didn't fluctuate further, or else they would have definitely died.

After a while, the ancestry-level bloodline stayed calm and showed no sign of making any trouble. Then, the three of them continued to go deeper into the Flaming Maple Forest.

"The Flaming Maple Forest is located in the western part of the Grand Pure Realm and extends all the way up to the Divine River. That's where Madam Yasamin and Eastern Emperor Taiyi are trapped," the Snake Goddess told Zen.

Previously, Zen didn't have the qualifications to enter Stage Thirty-three, so they didn't bother telling him the details about the situation of Yasamin and Eastern Emperor Taiyi.

The Divine River was a mysterious body of water that ran through the Three Purities Stage. It was said that the source of the river was at the Jade Pure Realm. Then, it ran through the Supreme Pure Realm and extended to the Grand Pure Realm.

Both Eternal Realm warriors and Other Shore creatures were extremely interested in the Divine River because of the things that they could find there. These precious items were often washed down from the Supreme Pure Realm or the Jade Pure Realm. Everyone had been fighting real hard for these treasures for the longest time.

Of course, the river was al

a stone table. On top of the table sat the piece of Gold and Silver Bone that she was referring to. It was most probably salvaged from the Divine River.

It was known that if there was a conflict in the process of salvaging, they needed to solve the dispute through hand-to-hand combat.

The one who won would have the right to claim the items at stake.

"I see that, but that's not my point. I mean, isn't it forbidden to fight in the Flaming Maple Forest?" Zen was further confused.

"It's not forbidden to fight. What's forbidden is the use of energy," Fuxi corrected him. "Likewise, we won't be attacked by the maple leaves if we just run, jump, and even fight hand-to-hand," he continued.

Thud! Splat!

Just then, a muffled sound came from afar. One of the two gigantic creatures was seized by the throat. With a sudden mighty pull, his head was completely separated from his body. The more powerful creature smashed the opponent's head to the ground and crushed it. Afterward, the winner raised his hand and roared in front of the rowdy crowd.

"Yes! That's it!"

The crowd burst into loud cheers. They actually enjoyed this kind of scene.

"Fighting hand-to-hand is allowed, huh?" Zen softly uttered as he raised his eyebrows.

"Well, this rule has always been disadvantageous to the human race. There are only few humans who are strong enough to battle those kinds of strong creatures," Fuxi said indifferently, shrugging his shoulders.

Even if the humans were lucky enough to spot a precious item in the Divine River, this would always be taken by the Other Shore creatures because they didn't have the strength to fight them.

On the other hand, the Yellow Thearch and the Divine Farmer were protected by the Element Spirit Civilization, so they had the advantage in this area. After all, a large number of Other Shore creatures followed the Element Spirit Civilization.