[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-apotheosis-ascension-to-godhood":3,"chapter-apotheosis-ascension-to-godhood-apotheosis-ascension-to-godhood-chapter-2882":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Apotheosis – Ascension to Godhood",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1574519,2038,"Chapter 2868: The Truth","apotheosis-ascension-to-godhood-chapter-2882",2882,"\u003Cp>It looked like the man was telling the truth. He wasn't able to see who Zen was. Otherwise, he wouldn't have dared to attack Zen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, no ordinary Souls of Light could cause Zen any real damage. Attacking him was like courting death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It's okay,” Zen said, finally relaxing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack! Crack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two armors were nearly catching up. Any moment, they would be climbing out of the basement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zen wanted to run away right away. He was already exhausted from trying to lose them during the climb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“These two armors are strong. We have to go,” Zen announced as he dragged Dorothy's arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The members of the Nine Li race looked at each other and hesitated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They knew that the two armors could not leave the basement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The armors weren't supposed to be capable of climbing out of the basement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Nine Li people exchanged looks of hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl's brother reacted out of haste. “We have to get out of here right now! The armors are too powerful! Let's go! Hurry up!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The others reacted the same way. They pretended to be scared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they were about to leave, Dorothy halted in her tracks. “Wait,” she said, grabbing Zen's arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She felt that something was wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked at the crowd. They were acting strangely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the door of the basement was opened by the Ear Mice, all the Souls of Light of the other races had entered, but they stayed outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There might be two reasons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, they only came after the armors entered the basement. Perhaps they didn't want to enter it when they saw how bad it was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second, they might have stayed outside because they knew that something bad was going to happen in the basement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, Dorothy believed the first option. She thought the people were just passing by, clueless about the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Dorothy found it odd that they did not even flinch at the sight of the armors. They even hesitated to leave upon Zen's command.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was not until the girl's brother reminded them that they stirred into action.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dorothy could tell that they were acting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What's wrong?” Zen asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The members of the Nine Li race stopped in their tracks. They wondered what Dorothy was thinking of.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This only confirmed Dorothy's speculation. She snickered as she walked towards the hole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Be careful.” Zen followed behind her. It was unlike her to act recklessly. Zen was curious as to what Dorothy had in mind, so he did not stop her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dorothy stood by the hole and looked down. “Look,” she said, nudging Zen to look below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two armors were hanging five feet away from the hole. To Zen's surprise, they were not moving at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Buzz!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Buzz!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two armors raised their heads and their eyes flashed red. However, they did not move an inch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Curious, Zen squatted at the square hole and stretched out his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The armors were not willing to give up. One of them pulled out a rusty saber and brandished it into the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The saber was far away from Zen, so it couldn't hurt him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Be careful!” Dorothy warned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was afraid that Zen was being too risky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other armor pulled out two rusty sabers. This caused it to lose its grip and fall down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It dropped more than a thousand feet and, soon, its body was heard clanking against the ground. Zen and Dorothy looked and saw that it created a big hole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other armor did the same thing. However, just as soon as they got rid of the armors, something happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wisps of colorful fog gradually rose from the underground, completely blocking Zen's sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Look! What's that?” Something small was floating along the fog, but Dorothy was having trouble seeing it clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zen stared at it closely. “It's an hourglass,” he said, narrowing his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It floated amidst the thick fog—an hourglass the size of a fist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sand inside it was dripping quickly. Every time the top half emptied, it would automatically rotate and continue its flow again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each time the hourglass turned, everything in the underground room reversed back in time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two armors returned to the other side of the wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chains that already broke became whole again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the wall, which had already been partially broken by Zen, repaired itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The basement restored its original state. The collapsed passage floated and reconnected with the square entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nearly everything was restored. Only the dead Souls of Light remained in their dead state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zen took a moment to think about his next steps. Clearly, something was wrong. He turned his head to look at the people behind him. “You knew this would happen.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The members of the Nine Li race remained silent. It was difficult to explain, but they didn't want to admit it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you don't want to talk to me peacefully, then maybe we should resort to tougher means. What do you think?” Zen's voice became as cold as ice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could kill anyone in sight easily in the Grand Sky Temple. There was no place for them to run to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps the humans thought that Zen would spare them. They did not know that he wouldn't hesitate resorting to violence if necessary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We can't force the back door of the Grand Sky Temple open. If we do that, everyone will die,” the girl's brother explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was no use to continue tricking Zen. He had to tell the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is there a way to open it?” Zen asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone was silent again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they revealed the clue, they risked exposing their identities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would be as good as surrendering their lives to Zen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Say it,” Zen ordered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dorothy tilted her head slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I heard you talk about the Nine Li race outside the temple,” the girl chirped. “You don't intend to harm the Nine Li race, do you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sally!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are you talking about?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She then kept silent, not wanting to disappoint her companions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She knew she asked a foolish question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't a good time to ask such things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Zen had the upper hand. She was but a powerless being compared to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She nearly told Zen that they were from the Nine Li race.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone else stood tense and worried as Zen and Dorothy exchanged a meaningful look.\u003C\u002Fp>",1061,"2026-06-06T08:27:53.853Z",1,"novelbin.me","c9f76bcdbb37215929a2a413653394c15464c7c9cff8242efb0de86e1bb69779","apotheosis-ascension-to-godhood-chapter-2883","apotheosis-ascension-to-godhood-chapter-2881",3927,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fapotheosis-ascension-to-godhood-cover.jpg"]