Apotheosis

Everyone who heard what Rocher said was surprised and confused.

'The chaos is such a huge world. How is it possible that they couldn't find it?' they all thought at the back of their minds.

"Why can't you find your way back?"

"Are you lost?"

"Be patient and look more carefully."

Zen, Fuxi, and the others were so anxious that they impatiently blurted what they were thinking.

Suddenly, the Snake Goddess interrupted them. "Calm down. Ziya is not a fool, and neither is Geoffrey. They wouldn't have come back to the holy pillar and asked for our help simply because they got lost. They must be in a more difficult situation than we can imagine. Let him talk," she kind of reprimanded everyone present.

Upon hearing what the Snake Goddess said, the people on the jadeite platform recognized what she meant. They quickly fell silent and stared back at Rocher.

"They are being pursued by a great number of enemies. Their sheer number is overwhelming that they couldn't defeat them all. Although Geoffrey gained incredible strength, he is now exhausted. They don't know how much longer they would be able to hold on." Rocher reported everything that Ziya told him.

Upon hearing this, Zen was suddenly alarmed. "Did he say who were after them?" he asked.

After a short while, Rocher replied, "A bunch of giants."

'Giants in the main world?' When Zen heard this, Pompeo immediately popped into his mind.

'If several members of the Colossus race are after them, then both of them are in grave danger, ' Zen thought with a worried expression on his face.

"What should we do now?"

Zen murmured to himself as he paced back and forth.

Right now, Ziya and Geoffrey couldn't come back and bring the Heavenly Ring Staff to them. Moreover, they were in a dangerous situation.

After thinking for a while, Zen stopped walking. Something lit in his eyes as he turned to the Snake Goddess. "The Eternal Scroll Painting! We can enter the Eternal Divine Courtyard through it. That's the fastest shortcut!" Zen exclaimed in excitement.

However, he didn't understand why no one gave a single response.

In the end, it was the Primeval Lord of Heaven who dared to break the silence. A wisp of his soul floated out of the Civilization Artifact and sighed. "Zen, the Eternal Scroll Painting is still closed. Furthermore, the Grand Plain Stage was already destroyed by the downgrader," he explained calmly.

Since the Grand Plain Stage was destroyed, it must also mean that the Eternal Scroll Painting vanished with it too.

Fuxi kept his head lowered as he furrowed his eyebrows, while the Snake Goddess pursed her lips. They couldn't say anything as they didn't want to be the ones to break it to Zen.

Not long ago, Geoffrey had just completed a very risky and difficult mission. However, they did

done," the green figure informed.

"Do you think it will work?" Zen asked, just to make sure.

The green figure actually didn't know what Zen was up to, but it still answered, "Yes, it will. But its efficiency might be very low."

"I see. Well, I'm going to the main world right now. I would need your help after I get there."

Zen instructed briefly and didn't provide much information since he was in a hurry.

Before the green figure could react, Zen already disappeared.

When he returned to the jadeite platform, Zen quickly sat down with his legs crossed and looked at Kincaid. "I'm ready."

Upon entering the Other Shore, they walked into the passageway.

Hilario immediately spotted the two and was baffled as to why they were there. Reading his mind, Kincaid said, "He wants to go to the main world…"

"What? Why?" Hilario got even more confused when he heard the reason for their sudden appearance. "What happened?" he couldn't help but ask.

Therefore, Kincaid filled him in on what had happened in the main world. As he explained the unexpected situation, Hilario fell into a deep thought. "The passageway does lead to the main world. But before you get there, you will need to pass through the Eternal Scroll Painting and face the brush-wielder," Hilario warned.

At the mention of the brush-wielder, Zen's eyebrows quickly raised.

From the moment that Zen knew the truth behind Cornelius's scheme and the alter, he realized that the brush-wielder was actually not on their side. He was the one who coaxed him into entering the alter in order to acquire the sword.

Judging from that, Zen speculated that the brush-wielder was, in fact, someone who worked for the downgrader.

Zen was able to pass through the Eternal Scroll Painting back then. But now, he thought that it might not be that easy since the brush-wielder might get in his way.