When Elder Duke and the two masters of the Divine Stage saw this, their expressions changed
instantly. They never expected their opponent to be so powerful that he could injure all four masters of
the Supernal Stage with a single move.
Once he managed to fend off the four masters of the Supernal Stage, Rocky rushed towards the three
peerless masters of the Divine Stage, including Elder Duke.
"Let me finish him!" one of the peerless masters of the primary level of the Divine Stage exclaimed. He
refused to give up even when Rocky managed to snatch the spiritual treasure before he could. As he
took the lead, his aura began to rise and as he waved his hands he shouted, "Water Dragon Column!"
Suddenly, a powerful water column shot out from the ground beneath Rocky's feet to try and block him
from rushing forward.
Rocky dodged left and right, swift and graceful like a flower petal riding the breeze. But then, the water
column exploded and countless water drops hovered in the air. The droplets then made their way
towards Rocky like an impending, intense rainstorm.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Once the water drops caught up with him, they began to explode out of nowhere. They were similar to
balls of steel that detonated and pierced the surrounding ice walls with their resulting shrapnel.
In that instant, Rocky's protective spiritual power crippled under the impact he endured from the water
drops. Just as another wave of ice beads was about to attack him from all directions, his eyes fluttered
open and a powerful flame burst out of and all over his body. This caused all of the ice beads closest to
him to evaporate instantly.
Rocky's aura suddenly erupted and overwhelmed the peerless master of the primary level of the Divine
Stage. He then summoned a fierce, colorful moon shadow out of thin air and began to close the
distance between them. Shocked at how quickly Rocky's aura suddenly surpassed his, the peerless
master hurriedly conjured a spiritual power water shield to defend himself from the moon shadow's first
strike.
The colorful moon shadow collided with the water shield with a deafening bang. Immediately, mist shot
out everywhere in the sky above and caused the entire enclosed area to shake. The peerless master
took a step back.
Once the mist dissipated, Rocky was nowhere to be seen.
"Damn it!" Elder Duke cautiously looked around and saw that Rocky passed through them and was
already headed for the enchanted barrier.
Seeing this, Elder Duke began to chase after him.
"Ferocious Cloud Tiger!" Elder Duke shouted with a turn of his hands. Several powerful white tiger
shadows began to appear around him. They roared ferociously with their bared teeth and brandished
claws as they chased after Rocky with astonishing speed.
Although they were all masters of the Divine Stage, Elder Duke's strength was far more powerful than
the other two. This meant that each move he made was as powerful as the toppling of mountains and
the overturning of seas. Instantly, a few white tiger shadows completely enveloped Rocky.
Rocky remained calm. His eyes turned cold as the spiritual light in his left hand grew brighter and more
powerful. He then summoned a dark purple vortex that instantly sucked the five white tiger shadows
into it. As he swallowed, a trail of blood made its way out of the corner of his mouth. It turned upward
and painted his face with an evil smile.
Elder Duke turned pale upon realizing that his spiritual martial arts moves were completely crushed by
Rocky. He had never witnessed anything similar in his entire life.
Then, Elder Duke saw Rocky suddenly push his left palm forward. The five white tiger shadows from
earlier then came rushing out of the vortex and charged towards Elder Duke and the two peerless
masters. The spiritual waves swelled.
"Go away!" Elder Duke pleaded once he realized the gravity of their situation.
Then, the five white tiger shadows burst, resulting in the entire passage to shake and the ice stones to
cascade. It would be a long time until everything settled and calmed down.
Once Elder Duke and the others rushed out, Rocky managed to break the seal they created.
The spirit-manipulated beast ice sculptures originally intended to chase Rocky. However, they soon
became entangled with Elder Duke and his two followers instead.
Once he was rid of the icy beasts, Elder Duke, and the others, Rocky quickly hid and made his way
towards the cave's entrance.
He was nearly out of the ice cave when suddenly, he heard the sounds of a vicious fight from outside.
"Are Sabina and the others fighting with the remaining spirit manipulators?" Rocky narrowed his eyes
as he concealed himself once more and rushed out of the cave.
Once he was outside, he saw two groups locked in a ferocious battle. One group was the spirit
manipulators who had retreated from earlier while the other was a group of powerful women. Among
the latter group were three old, silver-haired women of the Divine Stage who were exhibiting great
strength for their age. Among the group were several masters of the Supernal Stage as well. And their
overall strength was stronger compared to that of the spirit manipulator team which was lack of the
three Divine Stage masters.
Not long after, Rocky observed two beauties that were locked in combat. One of them took his breath
away. As he narrowed his eyes, he asked himself, 'Why is she here?'
It was no other than Erica.
She was fending off blows and strikes from Sabina, sparring with each other as if they were enemies.
Witnessing the chaos all around him, Rocky didn't want his identity to be exposed. Especially to Erica
who already caught a glimpse of him before in the Myriad Beasts Ground. She may or may not know
his real identity. So to ensure his safety, he flew to an area hidden behind the ice cave and unlocked
the state of Spirit Possession.
During his earlier encounter with Elder Duke and the other two peerless masters of the Divine Stage,
he not only increased his strength but also managed to absorb Elder Duke's substantial spiritual power.
However, this also came with a few injuries. As he did his best to heal himself, he waited to see what
would happen next.
Elder Duke, his two fellow masters, and the four masters of the Supernal Stage just emerged from the
cave and were greeted by the chaos in front of them. The awe on their faces was as clear as day.
"The audacity! How dare the Holy Dragon Empire enter the Nine-phoenix Demonic Land without the
Magic Phoenix Empire's permission?" Erica scolded Elder Duke and the others immediately after
putting a stop to her battle with Sabina.
"Stop fighting and then we'll explain," Elder Duke responded at once with a serious look on his face.
"First things first. Hand over whatever it is you retrieved from the ice cave," Erica ordered with
narrowed eyes. She reached out with an open hand to give them a hint. Soon, both groups ceased
their fighting. ...
"What do you mean?" Elder Duke asked, pretending not to know what Erica meant.
"Stop playing dumb." Erica wasn't gullible enough to believe him and the others.
"I promise you we took nothing out of the ice cave," Elder Duke responded with outstretched arms and
open palms.
At that moment, two beautiful figures flew out of the ice cave. They appeared in front of Erica and
bowed before saying, "Master Erica, it's no longer in its place."
"You said you took nothing? Nonsense!" Erica glared and shouted at Elder Duke once she listened to
her followers' report.
"Someone took it away first before we could. Didn't you see him emerge from the cave before us?" the
confused elder asked.
Logically speaking, the man responsible for snatching the spiritual treasure should have come out first.
But he was nowhere to be found.
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