Chapter 564: Chapter 564: The Seat

A bell rang in Zen's mind when he saw the woman's face. He recalled seeing her when he first stepped into the Tower of Sin.

The first time that Zen saw this woman, she was standing next to the human war general named Dylon. However, that time, she was completely silent during Zen's unpleasant encounter with Dylon.

The famous Purple Heart Sacred Place might be a prominent place, but it didn't leave a good impression on Zen. If the place was full of idiots like Dylon, he thought that there was no need to have further contact with any of these idiots again.

Therefore, when the woman approached him, he instantly felt annoyed and acted rudely.

The woman's name was Olivia Xia, and she was extremely angry at Zen's attitude.

She was a ninth level war general of the Purple Heart Sacred Place and deserved a better treatment. Yet, Zen regarded her as a prostitute. A woman of her status must be treated with utmost respect and she couldn't tolerate the disrespect of Zen towards her.

However, she also couldn't afford to lose her composure. She tried to suppress the fury in her heart. She took a deep breath and heaved heavily. Soon enough, the anger in her eyes disappeared. Then she suddenly started laughing, “Ha-ha! I'll tell you now, I don't think someone like you can afford me. I am quite expensive. Better yet, I am priceless!”

Olivia was more tolerant toward Zen's unfriendly manners. Unlike Dylon who was extremely insolent in front of Zen, she was treating Zen much better than Dylon had been with him. Zen was caught off guard by the “kindness” that Olivia was showing him. He thought that there was no need for him to continue with such vulgar joke and he wasn't the type who would be enchanted by a beautiful woman. He then said, “Cut the garbage! Who wants to see me?”

Sensing that Zen softened his tone, Olivia let out a sigh of relief. Dylon's rudeness had offended Zen earlier which made it difficult for Olivia to carry out her plans. In the end, she had to show up and solve the trouble herself. Fortunately, Zen softened his tone. It seemed that he hadn't taken it much to heart.

In the Central Region and the four divine kingdoms, humans had established the dominance over the others for their great number and powerful strength. However, the place was filled with internal strife, conflicts, and hatred among different parties.

In the Sea God Continent, on the other hand, humans were considered too weak. Only when they united could they confront more powerful forces. The powerful human talents represented the future of humans; therefore, they were highly valued. Currently, in the eyes of the ogres and other creatures, Zen was a pain in their rears, and they were all dying to get rid of him. For the human race, on the other hand, Zen was undoubtedly a talent that they desperately needed now. Zen was a rare talent that they wouldn't want to miss and they would give him the best training needed to make him stronger.

His performance on the first floor of the Tower of Sin had surprised all. Despite being a war fighter at the eighth level, he defeated a divine-level talent of the Demon Night with ease.

This had never happened before in the history of humans! It was unprecedented performance! Zen was now considered as the most powerful human who ever stepped into the Tower of Sin.

Humans had never played a crucial role in the Sea God Continent before, and they weren't even worth to be mentioned.

Even a cultivator from another race at a lower level of cultivation could challenge a human martial artist at a higher cultivation level. Humans were an inferior race that simply didn't deserve to compete with other races!

Every time the humans sent their best talents to the Tower of Sin, they would be brutally massacred by other races. This had been the case and only a few humans had ever made it to another floor because most of them would die in the first floor of the Tower of Sin.

These belief and news had a huge blow on the humans' confidence. The loss of confidence damaged the spirit of the human race. It was terrifying to see what fear could do to a race!

But now, Zen's appearance was the silver lining to the human war lords in the Tower of Sin. The news had quickly spread to the elders in the Purple Heart Sacred Place. Although those elders were war sages and they were unable to enter the Cursed Land, they still could offer their strategies to their people in the Tower of Sin.

Zen had no idea that the elders of the Purple Heart Sacred Place were watching his fight through a Picture Slab. The elders were happy to see a human finally standing up to the other creatures in the Tower of Sin.

To Olivia's knowledge, the elders of the Purple Heart Sacred Place had already given the order to support Zen and offer him the chance to receive better training for cultivation.

Once Zen became a war general, he might become the motivation for the younger generation of humans. His presence might give them the confidence to strive forward. And once Zen became a war lord, it might even help the humans to obtain a new seat in the Tower of Sin.

This was the only reason why Olivia Xia was able to tolerate Zen's rudeness towards her.

“It's our human war lord, Elder Jing, who wants to see you,” Olivia answered honestly.

Zen nodded and said, “Go on, lead the way! Let's get this over with!”

They followed Olivia and went forward. It was a long walk. There were a lot of turns through the living area before they arrived at a tavern.

The living area was well-equipped with almost everything one could wish for. Many races had businesses there that offered various services. There were taverns, gambling stalls, and brothels on practically every floor! Whatever you wanted, you could get in the living area. 𝐑ἈℕöＢÊ𝓢

When they arrived at the tavern, someone was already waiting for them.

The person appeared ordinary in his grey clothes. He appeared to be trying not to stand out by repressing his energy.

“Mr. Luo! I've heard so much about you!” the person greeted Zen in a surprisingly polite manner with cupped hands.

When the other martial artists in the tavern saw this, they felt very strange.

The terms war lord and war fighter sounded alike but they were different in status and realm. Zen was only a war fighter but why was he receiving a respectful greeting from a war lord?

Zen returned the gesture by bowing and asked, “You must be Elder Jing, right?”

“Please sit down first, and we'll talk.” Elder Jing waved his hand and motioned for them to take a seat.

Zen abided. After they all settled down, Elder Jing asked, “Mr. Luo, it's safe to assume that you didn't come from the Purple Heart Sacred Place, right?” Elder Jing asked directly. They had already investigated Zen's identity and some things about him before meeting him. There were many talented martial artists in the Purple Heart Sacred Place, but with Zen's remarkable talent, he couldn't have remained in obscurity if he was from the sacred place.

“Yes, that's right. I'm not from the Purple Heart Sacred Place,” Zen replied honestly.

“I see. Do you mind telling me where you came from?” Elder Jing asked.

In the Sea God Continent, other than the Purple Heart Sacred Place, there were also some sects scattered around. However, most of those sects were attached to the sacred places, otherwise, they wouldn't survive the attacks from other races.

“I don't wish to answer that.” Zen smiled.

He did not intend to hide anything from Elder Jing. Zen just felt that it wasn't the right time to tell the elder that detail about him.

Elder Jing respected Zen's decision and didn't push him. He smiled and nodded, “Since Mr. Luo doesn't want to talk about this, then let's drop it. However, I still want to ask if Mr. Luo is interested in joining our Purple Heart Sacred Place.”

The Purple Heart Sacred Place was a sixth-grade power established by the human race. When a sect reached the sixth grade, it would gain the sacred place status.

Zen was a Cloud Hall disciple and didn't have any plans to join any of sacred places of other sects.

Zen was also aware of the benefits of joining the Purple Heart Sacred Place, but it was not necessary for him to join the sacred place just now. It wasn't that Zen didn't want to give up the Cloud Hall. It wasn't the identity of the sect that bound the disciple to a certain sect after all.

Zen thought he didn't need the cultivation methods and other resources that the Purple Heart Sacred Place could offer. He didn't lack cultivation techniques or resources. He was just not interested in the responsibilities that a member of a sacred place would have to shoulder.

Also, Zen was firm with his purpose for coming here–that was to enter the bottom floor of the Tower of Sin. If he were to join the Purple Heart Sacred Place, it would probably take him even more time to accomplish his goal. Zen had plenty of time, but Yan couldn't wait. He couldn't afford to make Yan wait. He had to save her.

“I'm sorry, I'm already a member of another sect,” Zen replied.

Elder Jing wanted to ask which sect Zen was from, but he assumed that he wouldn't get an answer from Zen, so he gave up the idea. He came here today with the purpose to persuade Zen to join in the Purple Heart Sacred Place, and he was slightly disappointed when Zen had rejected his invitation.

“As far as I know, there are very few human sects in the Sea God Continent. And from those, only a few grade-two sects are scattered around. Nearly 90% of the humans are gathered in our Purple Heart Sacred Place. So, if Mr. Luo joins in the Purple Heart Sacred Place, we would make all efforts to cultivate you.” Elder Jing paused for a moment before continuing, “Mr. Luo, you should also be aware of our human race's position in the Sea God Continent. One should not only live for himself but also do something for the whole race!”

“I am very clear about what you have said. But please understand, if there is something I can do for the sacred place, I am willing to do it with all my heart. However, please forgive me but I just can't join in the Purple Heart Sacred Place yet.”

Elder Jing smiled in resignation. Then he shook his head and said, “Since Mr. Luo has no intention to join us, that doesn't matter. And I'm pleased to hear that you are willing to do something for us. Although our human race only has four seats in the Tower of Sin, we are still considered one of the fourteen great races. If you need our help, please do not hesitate to ask.”

“Seat? What is it?” Zen asked.

“The seat represents the right to enter the top of the tower. Only by obtaining a seat in the Tower of Sin would one have the right to enter the top of the tower,” Elder Jing replied. “But there is another responsibility for the ones who own the seats now, and that is to establish the rules and punishment of the Tower of Sin! On the fifteenth floor of the Tower of Sin, there are a total of 128 seats. Every so often, the seats will be rotated according to the strength of the cultivators. But unfortunately, we humans have only a few seats. We only take 4 seats out of the 128 seats.”

“The right to enter the top of the tower?” Zen's eyes glittered with excitement. This was exactly the goal that had driven him to travel thousands of miles and come to this Sea God Continent.