Alexander, who was standing next to Geoffrey, immediately turned to him with an alarmed expression.
"Your Royal Highness, please wait for a moment," he said pleadingly.
"No! If we can't get the treasure, it will be more disadvantageous for us," Geoffrey answered at once.
"We have to control this guardian beast, as Alyssa and the others have done. Only then can we create
opportunities to break the enchanted barrier. Anyway, in terms of overall strength, we are still slightly
stronger..." He knew that it would be challenging to deal with the Ice Phoenix Eagle even with their
strength. If they didn't work together, they would never get close enough to the enchanted barrier, let
alone damage it. He was confident in the skills of his men, so he wasn't afraid that they would be
outshone. He immediately turned to Woods and said, "Woods, let us fight together."
Hearing this, Woods nodded immediately.
Thus, the two groups united as one. Their new team was exceptional, considering that they had
Alexander and Elder Brook, who were both spirit manipulators at the Divine Stage. Together, they
swarmed up and fought with the Ice Phoenix Eagle.
The other three princes saw that Geoffrey and Woods were working together, which gave them a bit of
hope. They looked at each other uncertainly, thinking that they might have a chance against the
ferocious beast if they worked together. They were afraid that Geoffrey and Woods would take the lead
to win the game, so they promptly ordered their men to follow them.
Only Algy and his treasure hunting team stayed there.
"You idiots! I'll just wait here, while you people throw away your lives. When you're done, I will take
advantage and get that treasure," Algy sneered arrogantly.
After that, a fierce battle broke out, and the five treasure hunting teams overwhelmed with numerical
strength. Five peerless masters at the Divine Stage and a dozen masters at the Supernal Stage fought
valiantly, while Algy stayed back, mocking them all the while. Logically speaking, their strength was not
inadequate.
However, most of them had already consumed more than half or even more of their spiritual power to
break the enchanted barrier. Then, the masters started to lose focus and kept on making stupid
mistakes. The Ice Phoenix Eagle was exceedingly powerful, and the five treasure hunting teams lacked
good cooperation and tacit understanding, so they could not coordinate their attacks well. They fought
like they were fighting by themselves. Therefore, they could not restrain the Ice Phoenix Eagle, and
most of them suffered severe injuries and even death.
More than one third of the spirit manipulators at the Heavenly Stage were incapacitated in less than an
hour, and most of them had lost their fighting capacity. Several spirit manipulators at the Supernal
Stage were seriously injured, and the rest could barely protect themselves.
The only ones who had some remaining strength were a few peerless masters at the Divine Stage.
However, it was apparent that they couldn't defeat the Ice Phoenix Eagle, let alone approach the
enchanted barrier.
All of a sudden, the Ice Phoenix Eagle spewed out a few ice balls, which exploded above several
powerful men at the Supernal Stage. Queenie, who was rushing forward, was violently thrown back by
the spiritual power that the explosion produced. She landed a few feet away, her face ashen and her
clothes spattered with blood. Her mouth opened to speak, but a mouthful of blood was spat out instead.
The Ice Phoenix Eagle seemed to have spotted her, as it turned toward her and charged like an angry
bull. She was helpless.
Her spiritual power was in a chaotic mess, and she could not move at all.
"Queenie!" Lucilla had been forced to retreat earlier, and she was horrified to see her sister in danger.
She wanted to rush over, but it was too late. She was too far away.
Seeing that Queenie was unable to dodge and was about to be hit by the Ice Phoenix Eagle, a tall
figure flashed to her side in time, holding her close. In the blink of an eye, he dodged away with her
delicate figure in his arms.
In the next breath, the Ice Phoenix Eagle landed on the place where Queenie had been lying. As it
passed, numerous sharp ice pillars rose from the ground in an instant, forming a thorny ice road.
Soon, the injured Queenie was sent to Lucilla's side.
"Thank you, Mr. Rookie," Lucilla sighed as she laid eyes on her sister's savior—Rocky.
Queenie didn't expect that Rocky would save her at this critical moment. She pursed her lips,
conflicted. It would be a lie to say that his action didn't move her. However, her arrogant personality
would not let her admit it. In the end, she just snorted at Rocky, who was looking at her.
"You two go back now. I'll think of a way..." Rocky instructed them, as his eyes studied the beast's
movements. He watched Alyssa, who was fighting fiercely at that moment. If they failed to break the
enchanted barrier, they would never get the treasure, not to mention that they would all be killed.
With this in mind, he touched the dragon-shaped jade hanging on his chest. His eyebrows were
furrowed in deep thought.
"I can break that powerful enchanted barrier with my strength, but I can only give it one blow. So you
have to seize the opportunity." At this time, the voice of the Dragon-shaped Soul Beast resounded in
Rocky's mind.
"Okay. I'll watch the timing." Hearing the Dragon-shaped Soul Beast's words, Rocky hesitated for a few
seconds then called back his beast, Ken. Under the watchful eyes of the public, he shouted, "Spirit
Possession!"
In the next moment, Ken turned into a streak of colorful light shrouded in clouds and merged with
Rocky. They shone even brighter than the sun. Afterward, Rocky seemed to have undergone a
dramatic change in his appearance.
At the same time, when everyone saw him activate the Spirit Possession, they were left speechless.
Several peerless masters at the Divine Stage also looked at each other, as all of them were surprised
that Rocky could reach the state of Spirit Possession.
In the entire Wild Spirit Land, there were very few spirit manipulators who could activate the Spirit
Possession with spirit-manipulated beasts. The requirements of the Spirit Possession itself were very
harsh, as the spirit manipulators needed very high qualifications. Moreover, they had to reach a tacit
understanding with their spirit-manipulated beasts, and they must have a profound connection with
each other. All these conditions were indispensable. Therefore, even an ordinary master at the
Supernal Stage might not be able to activate the Spirit Possession with his spirit-manipulated beast.
Besides, it was well known that Spirit Possession was a perilous skill because its process had severe
consequences. If there was serious injury while they were as one, it would damage the spirit
manipulator himself. Besides, Spirit Possession had an astonishing side effect. Thus, it could not be
used unless it was necessary.
The battlefield was thrown into chaos. Even though Rocky's sudden Spirit Possession was eye-
opening, his actions were confusing for the other masters. 'What was he planning?' the other masters
thought.
While everyone was still gaping in surprise, Rocky had turned into a shadow and flew towards the Ice
Phoenix Eagle. At the same time, he pulled out the Frozen Wind Dagger. He looked at the peerless
masters at the Divine Stage domineeringly and said, "Excuse me, everyone. Let me through."
Hearing Rocky's words, the several peerless masters at the Divine Stage looked at each other at once.
Although they didn't need to follow Rocky's orders because of their seniority, they were shocked by the
momentum that he was displaying. Their feet moved on their own to obey him.
After the peerless masters had retreated, he flew to the top of the Ice Phoenix Eagle's head. Then, he
made a chopping motion with a moon-shaped, colorful blade in the air, which was a direct hit at the Ice
Phoenix Eagle's head.
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