Chapter 220 - Ezekiel & The Myriad Paths! (2/2)

”Now, I have a question, young one.” Zhou Xiuhei's words perked Yan Zaizen's ears.

”Go ahead,” he had no qualms with Zhou Xiuhei, and even felt a warm inclination towards this middle-aged great grandpa. Whenever Yan Zaizen referred to Zhou Xiuhei in his mind, he would just replace his name with Grandpa Xiu.

”What is your relation with Ezekiel Zatanna Saintora?” A flash of light suffused within his violet pupils, but the intent was malicious, but more so concerned.

”Ezekiel Zatanna Saintora?” Baffled, Yan Zaizen tried to connect the name in his memory. Besides a faint trace of familiarity that seemed both real and unreal at the same time, there was no one he knew by that name. ”Who's that?”

”...” Zhou Xiuhei sharp gaze caught all of Yan Zaizen's reactions, but he couldn't help but feel skeptical. He looked towards the ethereal sub-dimensional ring on Yan Zaizen's finger. This ring was something he was wholly familiar with. After all, he and Ezekiel, as well as the other top-tier experts on the realm, held a connection that couldn't be denied.

The truth of the matter?

”Ezekiel Zatanna Saintora. This name, you will most definitely hear of it one day, but it's also a person I think highly of. I bestowed the Immortal Herculean Method to him.” Zhou Xiuhei was calm as he stated.

”!!!” Yan Zaizen nearly exclaimed aloud in shock. Was this the person who was absorbed by the swirling black hole? The owner of the sub-dimensional ethereal ring?! The owner of the Meteor Ring?

”Who is he?” The sheer amount of curiosity caused this question to explode with anticipation. To him, Ezekiel was both his attempted murderer and greatest benefactor. It was due to him, due to their fate, that Yan Zaizen could stably walk his current path.

”...” Zhou Xiuhei softly sighed. Yan Zaizen's genuine reaction of ignorance then surprise likely meant that something happened to Ezekiel. It's possible that Ezekiel had bestowed Yan Zaizen his sub-dimensional ethereal ring before death, leaving him his legacy and other materials. It explained why he had the Regalia of life and death in his possession.

”Ezekiel Zatanna Saintora is…” a flash of remorseful light flickered in his gaze, ”...was the direct descendant of the Chaos Origin Heavenly God. An extraordinary, heaven-defying talent that could've rivaled or even exceeded his family's legacy. After the death of the Chaos Origin Heavenly God, Ezekiel had departed with his entire race, which was outlawed beneath the 27th Heaven of the Rebirth Era as decreed by the Extreme Rebirth Heavenly God.”

”A hundred or so years ago, he suffered an unfortunate, unforeseen incident; his fate unknown. Before then, he had come to steal an object from the Black Sirius Heavenly Commander - Syi, directly stealing from the White Sirius Heavenly God's Palace, and enraging his entire lineage. This object was an offering from the current Extreme Rebirth Heavenly God, a unique Regalia of Life and Death.” His eyes gazed deeply into Yan Zaizen's as he explained.

”...” He understood. Ezekiel had stolen the Regalia of Life and Death from this realm. As the possessor of a Herculean Physique with both of these laws refined into his body, he must've had a direct connection with Ezekiel. After all, Yan Zaizen didn't have enough strength or backing to obtain a Regalia, let alone one from the current Heavenly God of the 27th Heaven!

There was also something bothering him if that was the case.

As if knowing his thoughts, Zhou Xiuhei said coolly, ”As a Guest Elder of my Xiuhei Earthly Moon, no one in this realm shall dare touch you without my explicit permission.”

Feeling somewhat comforted by this, he still became lost in his thoughts. A question popped into his head. This question kept itching at his brain. ”...How strong was Ezekiel?”

”...Ezekiel was a top-notch talent. The last I saw him, his Heavenly cultivation base reached the sixth-floor. However, if you defined him by just this, you'll be sorely mistaken. Mastering two World Laws to the Sovereign-level, Creation and Destruction, including the Mortal Law of the Sword. He was also a quad-cultivator, cultivating in Heavenly, Fiendgod, Source Soul, and Origin Path.” As he explained, his tone was filled with an inherent tone of respect.

”Soul Source Path? Origin Path?” Yan Zaizen was startled for a second, but he recalled the first. The Soul Source Path must be the conventional soul path that relies on introspection and development of one's soul. As for the Origin Path, he wasn't sure.

”Beneath the myriad heavens, paths are numerous and mysterious. The Origin Path is something even I can't properly explain, but it dealt with cultivating one's Origin Source and True Origin. Even to this day, I have yet to touch upon my True Origin. Even my Origin Source was only a tiny trace of it enhanced countless times by my own effort, but as for my complete Origin Source, I have yet to truly grasp it.” He deeply sighed, understanding that the Dao had a close connection to one's origin.

”This world truly is vast and awe-inspiring,” Yan Zaizen marveled.

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