Chapter 610: Chapter 610: A Delicate Situation

The present situation on the Sea God Continent was extremely delicate. So much so that even the Tower of Sin was in a state of utter chaos, and the warriors were panicking hard.

Since the Cursed Land was filled with all sorts of races, the tower situated there was almost like a mini version of the Sea God Continent itself. In fact, the information one acquired from the Cursed Land was even more valuable and important. Some people even earned their bread and butter by collecting information from the tower and selling it.

Now, since the humans and the ogres had declared war on each other, the entire Sea God Continent looked like it had been hit by a massive typhoon. The Cursed Land itself seemed to be located in the center of that storm, and the Tower of Sin was the very eye of this cyclone.

Zen, who was inside the tower at this delicate moment, was very calm. In fact, he wasn't paying much attention to the events occurring outside the tower.

However, there was still one small problem that he was facing right now. He couldn't stay on the tenth floor anymore.

The Lucky Light he had accumulated from his numerous battles over the last few days had caused Zen to advance to a second-level war general. His strength was already tremendous and it had increased now.

The Tower of Sin really was a mysterious place. The pace at which he had advanced through the numerous cultivation levels was several times faster when done by utilizing the Lucky Light.

This was also the reason why all the races on the Sea God Continent placed so much importance on the Tower of Sin. As long as their warriors were strong enough, they could advance continuously in the Tower of Sin, and at the same time, get sufficient training and practice through battles.

At Zen's current training and advancement speed, perhaps it wasn't going to be long before he became a war lord.

And ever since he had defeated the level two orc war lord, the war generals on the tenth floor had finally come to their senses and realized they couldn't match Zen no matter how many stones they turned.

The divine-level talents from all the races were concentrated on the tenth floor of the tower. Although Zen had defeated Boris and several other powerful warriors too, there were still numerous cultivators who refused to admit that they could not defeat Zen. That was understandable since they were at the divine level and weren't willing to be considered inferior to anyone else. Apart from these talents, some cultivators who had just advanced from the ninth floor were there too.

Though the divine-level talents wanted to defeat him somehow, those who had just advanced from the previous floor knew that they weren't a match for him.

At Zen's current cultivation base, his opponent should have been a war lord, not a war general!

But the divine-level talents were willing to battle with Zen as they would obtain great honor if they managed to defeat him! For that reason, even though they knew that it was impossible for them to defeat Zen, they still headed towards the arena where they either gave up their lives, or gave up their Lucky Light.

Then gradually, the tables turned and no one dared to challenge Zen anymore. With that, he began to get default victories every day, without receiving any Lucky Light.

After obtaining the default victory for three days, Zen got the right to enter the eleventh floor of the Tower of Sin. However, he wanted to stay on the tenth floor for a while more right now as he wanted to accumulate more Lucky Light on the tenth floor before entering the next one.

However, nothing of the sort happened to him even after six consecutive days, and he kept getting the default victory, since no one wanted to fight him on the arena.

As this was going to be the case, then staying there was a waste of time for him.

Disappointed, all Zen could do was to choose to leave the tenth floor and enter the next one.

By this time, half of the grace period that Zen had given to the ogres had already passed.

News regarding their exchange and deal had already spread throughout the Tower of Sin at a gradual pace. Every single race was discussing it openly or secretly.

Some of the races were even talking about it in a delightful tone. In the past, no other race would have dared to speak out of anger against the ogres even though they had acted outrageously, but now that Zen was going to expel the ogres from the Tower of Sin, it was definitely a great thing for them. Many of the relatively weaker races were sure to clap their hands in joy if they saw the ogres leave the Tower of Sin.

As for the ogre members, they were obviously depressed.

Many of the ogres rarely went onto the arena. They even didn't dare to appear publicly in the Tower of Sin. Each and every one of them was very careful if they ever went out and would even lower their voices a bit while speaking.

This entire month was going to be very crucial for the ogres.

If they refused to give in, then the Demon Night, the Purple Heart Sacred Place, and even Zen himself were not going to go easy on them.

And if Zen refused to budge, every single ogre member would have to leave the Tower of Sin, including all of their war lords who were at the top level! ṝ𝒶𝐍ọ𝔟Ěṥ

The moment Zen stepped onto the eleventh floor of the Tower of Sin, two level three war lords from the ogre race walked up to him.

“You're Zen, right? You've finally reached the eleventh floor! Are you interested in competing in the arena right now?”

“You're just a second-level war general. And you are daring enough to climb up to the eleventh floor. You're really so reckless!”

The two ogre war lords tried to provoke Zen into a fight.

In fact, the ogres already understood clearly that they were unable to defeat Zen in the Tower of Sin. Even Bradley, the fourth strongest war lord among all, had been instantly killed by Zen. How could the warriors from any other races be a match for him!

This meant that there was only one way left for the ogres now, and that was to kill Zen on the arena.

That was just the way ogres were. Even though they weren't strong enough to stand up against Zen, they were still willing to fight him to the death. In addition to Boris, there were lots of other tenth-level ogre war generals on the tenth floor of the Tower of Sin too.

After Zen and Maurice's negotiations, many of the tenth-level war generals had volunteered to kill Zen on the arena. However, they had stopped trying to do that in the end.

Zen was a bit puzzled at first. Considering the nature of the ogres, it was highly improbable that they could refrain from challenging him on the arena. Since they were unable to kill him outside in the safe zone, it was a pretty safe bet that this impetuous race would try to deal with him legally.

In any case, he managed to land a default victory for the next several days and had no choice but to advance to the next floor.

However, when he saw these two ogre war lords, Zen understood that everyone on the tenth floor understood that it was very difficult for them to kill him, so they decided not to challenge him here and force him to advance so that more powerful warriors could deal with him on the arena.

There were fewer war generals on the eleventh floor and above. The vast majority of divine-level talents would stay on the tenth floor. Even if they had the qualifications to enter the eleventh floor, they still preferred to stay on since it allowed them to procure adequate amounts of Lucky Light and training. Only after breaking through and becoming powerful war lords, did they choose to enter the eleventh floor.

Even if Boris and Cheryl had the ability to fight against level one and level two war lords, they still chose to stay on the tenth floor and continuously absorb Lucky Light. They were bound to break through on the tenth floor eventually and then they would advance to the next floor.

Zen had no choice but to go up to the eleventh floor. In such a situation, the ogre war lords on the eleventh floor could now challenge Zen and try to kill him.

It was because of Zen that all the ogres in the Tower of Sin, including the top-level ogre war lords, had been forced into a passive state. Even the Flaming Ogre Sacred Place and the Dread Ogre Sacred Place were inactive these days, afraid that Zen would do something terrible to them.

For the ogres, anyone who managed to get rid of Zen was going to be their savior.

As a result, as soon as Zen entered the eleventh floor, two ogre war lords appeared, trying to be the savior of their race.

In the face of the provocation from these two ogre war lords, Zen merely gave a faint smile, and his eyes narrowed slightly. “I accept your challenge, but you must prepare yourself to give up your lives!”

“There is not a single ogre anywhere in the world who is afraid of death! What's more, you're just a second-level war general,” an ogre war lord sneered.

The other ogre war lord also gave a wild laugh and sneered, “That's right. As long as you don't use your trash ability, you're a dead man walking! Ha-ha...”

Zen gently raised his hand and responded, “Are you talking about this ability?”

As an intangible force wrapped the ogre war lord up, his expressions suddenly changed, the laughter morphing into an ugly, choked expression. Although news concerning the death of the top-level ogre war lord, Bradley, had not spread outside, the ogres themselves knew very clearly about it. Even if Zen's finger moved very slightly, the war lord would be torn in half!

“According to the rules of the Tower of Sin, you are not allowed to attack in the safe zone!” The ogre war lord panicked as his face turned pale.

“The safe zone?” Zen laughed coldly. “The rules of the safe zone were set by those who hold the seats in the Tower of Sin, but I think it won't be long before the rules become invalid!”

“All the races set these rules together. It wasn't just us. Aghhh!” the ogre war lord immediately replied, gagging for breath.

Zen's eyes were gleaming with contempt. With a slight movement of his finger, the ogre war lord fell to the ground with a thud. Zen then walked towards the arena, and announced as if people around him were his subjects, “I am going to set up some new rules for the Tower of Sin.”

When the creatures of the other races heard this declaration, they began to discuss among themselves.

“Zen is too domineering. He doesn't seem like a human being at all!”

“What Zen said isn't wrong. Putting aside his identity of a human, we can even say he is now the person in charge of the Tower of Sin. Who can stand up against him anyway? Who's going to stop him if he really sets some new rules? Esther? Maurice? Perhaps even they would get killed instantly. Zen could do that in the blink of an eye. This means that Zen is now the most powerful person in the tower and it won't be wrong for him to draw up the rules!”

“Whoever is the most influential and has the highest position in the tower has the right to make the rules for the tower. That is the foundation of the Tower of Sin! The Tower of Sin has operated according to this foundation for the past hundreds of years. Isn't that why when the ogres occupied the whole Tower of Sin, no one dared to question or challenge them?”

As the crowd continued with their discussions, Zen walked into the arena and pointed at the two ogre war lords. “There are still fifteen days left for the ogres. In these fifteen days, I will also give you the opportunity to challenge me!”

“I'm going to kill him!” The ogre war lord who had gotten up from the ground had a furious expression on his face. As he finished speaking, he rushed towards the arena.

For the ogres, there were only two options left. They could either attack and destroy the Purple Heart Sacred Place within the next fifteen days or kill Zen inside the Tower of Sin.

Otherwise, it was inevitable that all the ogres got expelled from the Tower of Sin. This was going to be the greatest disgrace and humiliation they would face ever since the establishment of the two ogre sacred places.