Zero looked at the "path" that the beasts had specially left for him, hesitated for a moment, and then stepped forward.

The road was wide and soft underfoot, making him wonder if he was stepping on a carpet rather than a road.

As soon as Zero stepped onto the road, the strange beasts around him spontaneously and rhythmically followed him on both sides, one in front and one behind, one on the left and one on the right.

The fire fox and snow fox were on either side in front, with other exotic beasts following behind, giving the impression of "escorting".

This road is very peculiar; Zero seems to have never traveled it before.

Moreover, the surrounding environment was somewhat eerie, so quiet that it didn't feel like a forest, but rather like a closed space, seemingly isolated, leaving only this one place to walk.

After walking for a short while, the view gradually opened up.

Further ahead, the shadow of a palace could be vaguely seen.

Where did the palace come from?

The palace was enveloped in white light and shrouded in mist, giving it an ethereal feel. Gradually, the hazy mist dissipated, revealing several colossal pillars, each hundreds of feet tall, standing majestically.

The pillars are engraved with golden dragon patterns, which seem to be alive and about, coiling upwards on the pillars. They look as if they might burst out at any moment and roar to the sky.

At the end of dozens of pillars, there was a gigantic palace that appeared and disappeared in the mist. Upon closer inspection, the palace shimmered with golden light, radiating a golden glow amidst the clouds and mist.

At this moment, the surrounding beasts stopped in their tracks, raising their heads with utmost respect.

They gazed at the main hall for a long time, then slowly retreated, step by step, and left the place.

Seeing the strange beasts leave, Zero looked at the glittering golden palace, hesitated for a moment, and then stepped forward.

The interior of the hall was just as white as the outside. Even though you got closer, you couldn't see clearly.

Take a few more steps forward, and the figures on the hall slowly come into view.

"You've arrived."

A melodious voice rang out, filled with a sacred radiance.

Ling stopped and looked at the figure in the hall.

Illusory, ethereal, its face obscured.

As I approached, the figure seemed like scattered clouds, a white blur that passed right through me.

"You are...?"

Ling looked up somewhat awkwardly and asked respectfully.

This was a scene he had never imagined. Was she a goddess?

"I am Bai Guang, the Flower Goddess of the Divine Realm."

A gentle female voice came through, carrying an ethereal quality.

The realm of gods? The goddess of flowers?

Isn't he living in the apocalypse?

Zero remembers going to the Dimensional Capital to collect rare earth metals, and then being led by a group of strange beasts that didn't belong here, until they arrived here...

This is getting weirder and weirder...

"Yes, you are in the apocalypse,"

The Flower Goddess seemed to have guessed what Zero was thinking and explained:

"You originally came to the Apocalypse from the Fallen Cloud Realm. But you started out in the Realm of Gods."

"The reason you received a mission in the Fallen Cloud Realm and eventually came to the apocalypse is because in the God Realm, in order to help the God of Misfortune and make him less unlucky, you gave him a lot of God Points. As a result, even though you are an Elemental God, you have to go down to the mortal realm to collect enough God Points before you can return to the God Realm."

"In the Fallen Cloud Realm, your code name is 000. This is the number of God Points you have accumulated. Your God Points will continue to increase based on the tasks you complete. And your first task is to go to the apocalypse to save humanity."

The Goddess of Flowers paused, then said:

"Do you feel that the mission came suddenly, and that you were the only one sent to the apocalypse to solve the human crisis? The reason for all of this comes from the realm of gods. In fact, we know everything you do."

"The reason I brought you here is because only in the Dimensional Capital can I contact you. When you descended to the lower realm, your memories were sealed. As you can see, this is not my true self, but merely a projection of myself. I am here to remind you that you must complete the mission in the apocalypse as soon as possible; the Fallen Cloud Realm is causing some trouble..."

Flower Goddess, Realm of Gods, Divine Point, God of Mold, Elemental God... A flood of information overwhelmed Ling's mind, and it took him a long time to recover.

To summarize the information, he was originally an elemental god from the realm of gods. Due to a lack of divine points, he descended to the Fallen Cloud Realm, accepted a mission from the divine points, and arrived in the apocalypse. This led to the later Dimensional Capital, and ultimately, his encounter with the Flower Goddess here...

However, what is the meaning of the "trouble in the Falling Cloud Realm" that the Flower Goddess just mentioned?

Thinking of this, Zero asked.

The Goddess of Flowers shook her head and said:

"You can't solve the problems in Luoyun Realm right now. You need to deal with the apocalypse first, and then return to Luoyun Realm. I'll contact you again then. However, the situation in the apocalypse seems a bit strange..."

"Strange? How so? It's just a mutated species, parasitic humans, and the mastermind behind it all... I don't think it will be that difficult for me to handle."

Zero said somewhat dismissively.

"What I mean by strange is the person behind it all. I can't see the specifics clearly, but he doesn't seem to be from this world either."

Flower Shinto.

"If he is also from another realm, then things are not so simple. Even if your abilities seem unmatched here, if the other party is not from this world, what you encounter may far exceed the understanding of this world. I am in the realm of gods and cannot help you much, I can only give you a few pointers when necessary. Everything depends on yourself."

The Flower Goddess said with a touch of melancholy.

"It's alright, since we're here, let's make the best of it. Now that I know the situation and have a target, as for the person behind it all, I'd like to meet him..."

Zero's eyes revealed a resolute expression.

"Alright, be careful in everything."

After the Flower Goddess finished speaking, the white mist slowly dissipated, and the original palace gradually disappeared.

The clouds and mist dissipated, and the surroundings returned to their original state.

Is this... the inner edge of the forest?

Unexpectedly, after walking those paths, they directly led Zero to the inner perimeter.

That's good, it saves him a lot of trouble in collecting rare earth metals, since entering the inner forest would still disturb many strange beasts.

They thought collecting rare earth metals would attract some strange beasts, but nothing happened at all.

Perhaps the situation just now also affected them.

Without thinking further, after collecting the rare earth metals, Zero opened the spatial portal, entered the portal, and returned to the apocalypse.

He then turned around and entered the portal, returning to the Dimensional Capital.

The reason for using two teleportations was simply because Zero didn't want to travel from the inner perimeter of the forest to the outer perimeter, and then to the capital.

The time saved for him by teleporting through the portal was considerable.

After all, Zero had told everyone that he had a week.

During this week, he not only needs to collect materials in the Dimensional Capital, but also needs to ask the skilled craftsmen in the capital to help him forge some weapons.

Therefore, we should save time wherever possible.