Dunn's strength perplexed Rocky. He couldn't make sense of how Dunn's spiritual power be so
powerful, considering that he hadn't used any spiritual martial arts so far.
It was a natural reaction for Rocky to be confused. It was the first time they had met and he didn't have
any experience in fighting him. It would be a correct assumption to think he knew nothing about Dunn's
strength. To those who knew him, Dunn's special spiritual power was remarkable. He was really well
known among the members of the Crimson Dragon Group. Some talented Frontline Commanders had
learned their lessons about it from personal experience.
That did not mean he had no mystery in him. Even if he was well-known, no one knew how he'd
learned to master this special spiritual power. The only information would be the rumor that Dunn had
come from a mystical family and was trained under the family since he was a child.
Rocky soon pulled away from Dunn. He had mastered two spiritual martial arts, the Nebula Cloud
Transformation and Nebula Arrow Force, which enabled him to keep up in his fight against Dunn.
They traded dozens of blows and had reached an impasse.
On the other hand, the battle between Uriah and the Razor-claw Wolf Bear was one-sided. Uriah was
completely suppressed by the Razor-claw Wolf Bear, whose strength had reached the third grade of
the three-star level. Uriah couldn't freely use its power of Fire nature to attack since that consumed too
much spiritual power. It could prove to be a disadvantage later on if it was not able to defeat the Bear
quickly.
The Razor-claw Wolf Bear hit Uriah again and sent it flying back several feet. Uriah gave a long wail
and slumped onto the ground near Rocky with more cuts over its weakened body.
Rocky saw this and narrowed his eyes. He knew he didn't have much time left. The clock was ticking
and if he wanted to win this fight, he had to take a gamble. And then it hit him. He reached into the silk
bag he carried with him and took out the red spiritual crystal Lance had given him as a reward just this
morning.
"Eat it, Uriah!" Rocky threw it to Uriah swiftly before the Razor-claw Wolf Bear could interfere.
Uriah caught the red spiritual crystal in its mouth and swallowed without hesitation.
"Are you out of your mind? I can't believe you did that. Have you got any idea what would happen to a
spirit-manipulated beast if it eats spiritual crystals like this?" Uriah had swallowed the spiritual crystal
before anybody could intervene. Dunn could only stare at Rocky in astonishment.
The spiritual power stored in the spiritual crystals were extremely powerful but volatile. Even the lowest
level spiritual crystals could cause harm this way. Normally, it would take several times to absorb the
spiritual power in one spiritual crystal. There were too many risks for a spirit-manipulated beast to take
too much spiritual power at the same time. The advantages it could give were overshadowed by the
dangers it could cause, death included.
On the other side, the audience on the platform was watching the fight closely through the Illusory
Mirror. The duel of two talents, Rocky and Dunn, had turned a lot of heads.
Everyone was aghast as they saw how Rocky made Uriah swallow a red spiritual crystal whole.
"What is he thinking giving a whole red spiritual crystal to a spirit-manipulated beast?! Is he trying to kill
his own spirit-manipulated beast?" Isis murmured in disbelief. However, she herself doubted this
because she knew Rocky cared about his spirit-manipulated beasts too much to hurt them on purpose.
"Maybe he just doesn't know how to use the spiritual crystal. Maybe it's a mistake?" Marin looked
troubled. Rocky could have his spirit-manipulated beast killed by what he'd done.
"It seems that Rocky's making a desperate try. Dunn's spirit-manipulated beast has reached the third
grade of the three-star level. Rocky has a good spirit-manipulated beast, but not good enough to ignore
the level gap. Meanwhile, Rocky is weaker than Dunn and he wasted more spiritual power in the fight
than Dunn. No matter how smart or conniving Rocky is, he can do very little in this fight. Strength will
be the key to victory." Lance analyzed the situation, his eyes cold and grim.
"Father, do you think Rocky will lose?" Isis asked.
"The fact that he was able to enter the third round is already an achievement. I think he has already
passed my test. I have seen his potential and excellent performance in every aspect. He is definitely
the rarest genius I've ever seen in my whole life. I will take him in, regardless if he will win or lose this
match," Lance said, a determined glint in his eyes. Rocky was very talented, and he would greatly
improve if provided with the right guidance and opportunity.
People around him heard what he said and exchanged surprised looks. They had never seen Lance so
eager to get a talent.
"Commander Marin, I assume you won't have a problem with that, right?" Lance looked in Marin's
direction and asked.
"Rocky is a member of the northeast military camp. It's my honor that the Commander in Chief wants
him. I have no objections for that," Marin relied with a faint smile. She tried hard to sound proud and
pleased but the thought of not having Rocky around her in the future brought an odd, empty feeling in
her heart.
"Look at that spirit-manipulated beast!" Someone called out, capturing everyone's attention.
Everyone's eyes once again focused on the Illusory Mirror. Eyes widened and hearts thundered in
eagerness and suspense.
On the other side of the Illusory Mirror, Uriah had swallowed the red spiritual crystal. Its body had
begun to glow with bright red light, as if swallowed in flames.
It didn't bode well for Dunn. He ordered the Razor-claw Wolf Bear to stop whatever was happening, his
orders shouted frantically at the beast.
The Razor-claw Wolf Bear let out a deafening roar and charged at Uriah, who was then wrapped in the
red light.
Uriah was dimly visible in the light. Its face was distorted in agony. It whimpered and trembled
repeatedly as if it had lost control of its body. It was clear that it didn't have enough strength or control
to defend against the Razor-claw Wolf Bear.
Just an instant before the Razor-claw Wolf Bear's claws would've touched Uriah, an arrow of blazing
light cut through the air and plunged onto the ground right before the Razor-claw Wolf Bear.
Boom!
The explosion of light forced the Razor-claw Wolf Bear to back away from Uriah. A towering figure
emerged in front of Uriah. It was Rocky!
"You will have to get past me first." Rocky looked cold and devilish with his entire body shrouded in
spiritual power. His face was dark and shadows danced around him.
Dunn's face darkened. With a subtle gesture from him, he and the Razor-claw Wolf Bear both rushed
towards Rocky. The Bear reached Rocky first and pounced on him, its sharp claws struck him in a blur.
Rocky raised his hands and summoned spiritual power on his palms. It formed a huge shining shield he
used to defend against the attack.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
A dazzling light exploded in front of the Razor-claw Wolf Bear.
As Rocky defended against the Razor-claw Wolf Bear's attack, another figure closed in on him
menacingly like the gust of a strong wind. A massive wave of spiritual power engulfed Rocky.
Rocky reacted fast but was still sent flying back by the impact. As Rocky tried to recover, the figure
reappeared beside him. His hands clasped together and shimmered as they smashed Rocky's chest.
Spiritual light exploded where the strike had landed. Blood poured from Rocky's mouth, his chest a ruin
as if it had been stabbed and twisted multiple times by a knife. His body slumped on the ground,
sending up a cloud of dust.
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