Apotheosis

There were only eight people left. Each of them carried a soft stone piece with great care as they moved forward on the road.

The four-legged Earth Ghosts lived there all year round, so they were very familiar with the surrounding terrain.

But with the joint efforts of Zen, Jalen, and Leland, they never got the chance to approach.

Moreover, the Earth Ghosts were also afraid to die. At that point, streams of Lethal Fire Magma were shooting out everywhere in the cave. If they weren't careful enough, they could be burned to death.

Over a hundred of them had already been burnt before the attacks stopped.

They just kept creeping through the layer of soft stones, creating more and more holes to draw out more Lethal Fire Magma.

After an hour of moving forward against the magma, the group finally found an open space.

"Look! We're safe after we walk past the space ahead!" Jalen joyfully said.

It was a huge cave ahead. The four-legged Earth Ghosts had drilled holes on the wall while relying on the pressure generated by the Lethal Fire Magma.

There wasn't enough pressure in the open space, and the Lethal Fire Magma would also no longer be a threat to them.

As they approached the open space, the creatures stopped digging holes as expected.

They even stopped coming after the group and just hid under the layer of soft stones.

Leland then turned to Zen and saluted. "Thank you for saving us."

If it weren't for Zen, they all could've died.

Even Leland wasn't so sure how he could avoid the Lethal Fire Magma without help.

He gave up on the idea of killing Zen. Whether Zen came all by himself or followed them, he did a great job in saving their lives.

Zen nodded his head and said, "In situations like that, we need to look out for one another. I took action not just to save you, but myself as well."

Leland couldn't help the smile on his face as he nodded.

Given his cultivation base, Zen was a man of a broad viewpoint.

During countless years of exploration, many people had died of selfishness a

rd through gritted teeth.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

Zen flew out while everyone else followed closely behind him.

After flying for about a thousand feet, Zen said, "Stop!"

"Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!"

They all stayed still in the air.

"Splash!"

About seven pools around them erupted in unison, and only the one under their feet remained calm.

When the eruption was over, bubbles began to emerge from the deep pool below them.

"Plop! Plop! Plop!"

Zen's eyes flashed as he yelled, "Now!"

At that moment, no one questioned Zen as they all flew with him without hesitation.

Just as they had glided past it, the pool erupted.

They were all in shock, but were also secretly admiring the way Zen had led them to safety with his correct calculations.

They kept moving forward while alternately stopping, and they encountered no trouble.

About two hours later, they all had finally flown past the deep pools. A small black altar appeared on the side of the cave wall not far away.

A stone was pristinely placed on the altar.

It was a grey mouse that was intricately and beautifully crafted.

Zen's heart skipped a few beats as he saw it.

He knew very well that the mouse was not carved, but had grown naturally. It was the reincarnation of the Stone Mouse.

Suddenly, Zen started to smell something fishy and sweet once again.