Apotheosis

As the downgrader floated in the chaos, his six pairs of compound eyes shone a bright, flashing orange. He sized up Zen.

When Zen noticed the downgrader, he was not threatened at all. If anything, he merely mocked him with a chuckle.

However, Zen's heart sank as he heard the downgrader's words. It seemed that he did not care about the death of the Snake Spirit King, which was not a good sign.

"It turns out that I can't control the primitive land by devouring it directly.

When a large primitive land devours a small one, this leaves the two controllers to have the same power. The Snake Spirit King is really a good-for-nothing bastard.

You must have known this secret and made plans accordingly," the downgrader nagged. "But because you were born in this chaos, you have limited knowledge. I can only assume that someone from the Bold Conjecture House told you this."

The downgrader always had a better understanding of nature than anyone else. With ease, he could quickly come up with the most accurate guesses and answers.

Meanwhile, Zen intently stared into the black light as he felt a great pressure of energy from it.

When he was in the Jade Pure Realm, he hadn't known the downgrader well. However, he had enough confidence to put up a fight against the downgrader and almost win. Now that Kincaid had woken up and Geoffrey had returned with the Heavenly Ring Staff, he gradually realized that the downgrader was more complex than he seemed.

Even if he disposed of the Snake Spirit King, it seemed that everything was still in the palm of the downgrader.

"So what?" Zen asked.

"Your resistance is notable and surprises me, but the effort you make is in vain," the downgrader pointed out.

"In vain?" Zen's eyebrows ruffled as he pulled himself together. "Don't forget that I am now the owner of the Burial Land. I also have the Extreme Form energies of the Deep Space while you are all alone!"

It seemed that Zen had the upper hand and he shouldn't fear the downgrader any more.

"Hahaha..."

The downgrader roared with frightening cackles and shrieks. "Your present struggle reminds me so much of the Sacred Spirit race. They were born as indestructible stone tablets. Would you like to guess how they planned to defeat me?"

Zen looked a

hen, black flames appeared at the center of the Burial Land too. With the irregular heavy sword in his hand, the downgrader roared his order, "Kill everything you see! That is an order!"

When the Troubled Creatures heard this, they roared once again and charged forward. At the hands of the downgrader, they actually disobeyed Zen's order without hesitation.

The downgrader looked at Zen with a grin across his face. "Look how weak your power is. What kind of controller are you?" he mocked.

Zen's face darkened at the downgrader's words. "These Troubled Creatures can't withstand even a single blow. What is it to you if you can control them?"

Without a second thought, Zen released a thousand avatars.

When he'd used an avatar before, the avatar wiped out a hundred million Troubled Creatures. Though the creatures were enormous, they were still considerably weak in battle.

This time was different, and it went beyond any of Zen's expectations.

As one of the avatars rushed towards the Troubled Creatures, he released invisible blades from his body. However, before the blades approached the Troubled Creatures, their bodies fluctuated. They charged and tore the avatar into pieces.

Likewise, they did the same to the other avatars before them. Within seconds, all the avatars were ripped apart by the Troubled Creatures, which puzzled Zen even more. His best counterattack stood absolutely no chance.

"I made a few light changes to them. Do you like it?" the downgrader said, smiling down at Zen.