This, of course, shocked everyone present, including the powerful patriarch and the elders of the Wood
Clan, and the members sent by the Heavenly Demon Clan.
"Alyssa, what are you doing?" the patriarch of the Wood Clan asked in a mortified tone.
"Patriarch, the Heavenly Demon Clan wants my legendary guardian beast, the Moon Fox. For that
reason, I refuse to become a part of their clan. But I do not want to bring shame to my clan either. So, I
will hand over the Moon Fox and will die to atone for my behavior," Alyssa said resolutely. She now
knew the Heavenly Demon Clan's intention—they wanted the Moon Fox, not her. If it was just her being
sent to the Heavenly Demon Clan, she might have reluctantly agreed. But the Wood Clan had already
agreed to exchange her and the Moon Fox for the spiritual treasure. There was no room for any
discussions at this point. Above all, she had no will to marry the patriarch of the Heavenly Demon Clan
because she had already fallen in love with someone else.
"What's going on here, Patriarch?" the elder of the Heavenly Demon Clan demanded. Alyssa was
playing some kind of drama, and he wanted to get over this as soon as possible. He was so close to
obtaining the Moon Fox, and couldn't afford to let this woman destroy everything at the last minute. If
his patriarch hadn't ordered him to bring Alyssa and the Moon Fox back together to his clan, he
wouldn't have bothered to care whether she was alive or dead.
The patriarch of the Wood Clan tried to pacify the elder. "Elder, please give us a moment. Let us talk to
her."
He then turned to Alyssa. "Alyssa, think about this carefully. This alliance is of great importance to the
Wood Clan," the patriarch said, trying to reason with her.
"Yes, Alyssa, let's talk about this! Think twice before you take this step," the elders of the Wood Clan
echoed.
The alliance between them and the Heavenly Demon Clan was indeed a cry for help. The Wood Clan
failed to get the half of their spiritual treasure, and Alyssa's Moon Fox wouldn't evolve to become a true
legendary guardian beast either. An alliance was the only way to delay the oncoming war.
"There is no need for more talk." Alyssa shook her head firmly. She had made up her mind; her
sacrifice was inevitable. It was better to end her life than to endure humiliation and burden for the rest
of her life. She was lucky enough to meet the person she had wanted to see the most in the end. She
had no regrets. If there was one, perhaps, it was that she could not express her innermost feelings to
that person before her death.
Alyssa gathered her spiritual power and opened her Magic Spiritual Space. As the mortified crowd
watched, she drove the dagger towards her chest.
In that instant, a figure appeared silently beside Alyssa and grabbed her hand. Next to the figure was a
beast, shrouded in mist. It emitted a colorful light, and its aura was as strong as that of a guardian
beast.
There was an eerie silence. The people of the two clans stared at the man and the beast, who had
come into their territory without being noticed by anyone.
Alyssa was the most surprised. When she saw the face of the man, her body trembled.
"Wha—" she stammered, staring at the man. "Why are you here? I asked you to leave!" she yelled,
panic-stricken.
"I knew you would do something stupid like this!"
Rocky said, taking the dagger from her hand. He looked at Alyssa with a cold frown. He had figured
that something was wrong with her after hearing her words earlier. He knew her all too well. She was
not the kind of person who would easily sacrifice herself, and he believed that she meant to sacrifice
herself.
Alyssa bit her pink lips guiltily, but she was more worried about him now. The crowd had already
realized that he was a human being. They were still surprised and wondering why a human would
appear in their midst without their notice, and not to mention, with a spirit-manipulated beast whose
aura was similar to a guardian beast.
This was practically impossible. A guardian beast was born from the transformation of a supernatural
beast. The power of a supernatural beast was beyond the control of a human spirit manipulator. So, a
human spirit manipulator could never transform a supernatural beast into a spirit-manipulated beast of
the spiritual race. Thus, it would be impossible for a human to have a spirit-manipulated beast at the
level of a guardian beast.
Rocky surveyed the surroundings. He was once again in the middle of a spiritual race gathering. He
had been hiding with Ken till now, while the elders had been focused on Alyssa. But her actions gave
him no choice but to interfere.
"Who are you?" the patriarch of the Wood Clan shouted angrily. He saw that Rocky was dressed like
one of the escorts who had brought Alyssa's dowries earlier. But no ordinary human being could
possibly show up so easily without their noticing.
"An uninvited guest, I suppose," Rocky replied casually.
"Guards! Get this rude human out of here!" the patriarch ordered. He had no time to deal with the man.
Right now, he was most concerned about Alyssa's matter.
Soon, a few spiritual slaves surrounded Rocky.
"Patriarch! He is my friend. Please, let him be!" Alyssa stood up to protect him.
"Your friend?" The patriarch looked Rocky up and down once. He noticed that his aura was very
unique. He couldn't identify if he was weak or strong. However, there was a very strong power hidden
within his body. The patriarch was now curious about the human's identity.
"Run!" Alyssa whispered to Rocky.
He just smiled. Turning to the patriarch, he said, "You must be the patriarch of the Wood Clan. Let us
make a deal, shall we?"
"A deal?" the patriarch smirked. Not only did this human trespass into his clan, but now, he wanted to
make a deal with him. He was either very brave, or very foolish.
"I have something that your clan wants," Rocky continued.
"How could a mere human have something that we want? Ridiculous! Get him out of here!" an elder of
the Wood Clan roared as he waved his hand angrily.
"Don't you at least want to see what I have to offer?" Rocky asked as he took out the Mysterious Spirit
Raw Gemstone which should have been embedded on the spiritual treasure of the Wood Clan.
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