Apotheosis

"Hallet, Gus!"

Zen yelled when he saw them, bowing to both.

Hallet responded immediately, "Zen, how have you been?"

Zen and Augustus had had a very close relationship before.

He leaned forward, took a good look at him, and stretched his head out to smell his scent. "Zen, which stage of the Other Shore Realm have you reached by now?" he asked.

Zen said, "Huh. Which stage of the Other Shore Realm I'm at..."

Zen had no idea how to answer this question.

He'd been in Stage Thirty-three of the Other Shore, but he hadn't fused with an Other Shore Token in that stage. The levels of the Other Shore Tokens he had with him weren't very high.

It might not be accurate to say that he was at the thirty-third stage of the Other Shore Realm, but it was a fact that he was at the Eternal Realm.

"I'm at the twentieth stage of the Other Shore Realm!" Augustus said. "Since the Mysterious Yellow Tower was destroyed, I haven't obtained the Other Shore Token yet, but much to my luck, I've fused with a holy armor from the nineteenth floor," he continued, seemingly proud of himself.

He showed them the Other Shore Token as proof.

It appeared on him, causing a blue light to radiate from his body. The aura released by the holy armor was quite captivating. It looked as if it held a strong, mysterious power.

"It's an Other Shore Token of the mysterious type, isn't it?" Zen said, studying the token with his eyes.

"Yes!" Augustus said confidently. It was obvious he was very proud of his possession. "Do you want to have a try? But you better watch yourself. Even if you have infinite power, you won't be able to defeat me!" Augustus jested.

"Augustus, Zen's just returned. Give him a break," Bromley said, embarrassed at the behavior of his disciple. He always knew Augustus had something special in him, but sometimes, he did act like a complete idiot.

Hallet also looked at Augustus with a disapproving gaze. 'He's too haughty for his own good, ' he thought to himself.

Augustus, however, paid no attention to their reminders and stares. He had been waiting to battle Zen once he returned for too long.

Zen had the extremely formidable power, but Augustus wasn't ready to give up his challenge just yet.

"Augustus, if you so badly want to battle with me, then let your request be my command," Zen said, smiling smugly.

"Zen, the armor Augustus is wearing is extremely powerful. Even Rocher wouldn't be able to break from it if he were trapped by it. No matter how powerful you are,

explained, "Your father, Mike, carries the small butterfly. I have told him before."

Mike rolled his eyes. The Grand Supreme Elderly Lord was a man of few words and never told Mike that the butterfly would be so useful in leading his son back.

"So I'm guessing you two know each other?" Rocher asked, hints of amusement and surprise present in his voice.

Zen smiled faintly. "Actually, this is the first time I've met the Grand Supreme Elderly Lord! Although, I must say I'm sure that everything that's happened to me since I was in the Evolutionary Universe has something to do with him."

"Why do you say that?" Bromley asked in confusion.

Although the Grand Supreme Elderly Lord was the owner of the Ruin Graveyard and the Mysterious Yellow Tower, no one knew if he had anything to do with the divine land.

"The Grand Weapon Refining Method you gave me was not obtained by you accidentally but a special gift from the Grand Supreme Elderly Lord," Zen said with a smile.

Bromley raised his eyebrows, silently doubting what he just heard.

"It involves the entire chaos or maybe even a larger world. It's too complicated," Zen said.

At this moment, Rocher felt a slight vibration from the Lone Sword.

The vibration was subtle, but it had a certain rhythm. Rocher didn't know the reason for it, but the Grand Supreme Elderly answered his silent question for him. "It's the other end of the Lone Sword. Zen, that should be your son, Geoffrey."

"Geoffrey?"

"Geoffrey? Is it Geoffrey on the other side of the Lone Sword? Where is he?"

Not far away, Lorena and Rosie, who were listening to their conversation, felt excited at the mention of Geoffrey.