While Rocky was raising the spirit-manipulated beasts that could produce treasures, he still tried to
reproduce them as much as he could. These types of spirit-manipulated beasts were rare, so he
wanted to produce and raise various kinds of them. However, it was not easy to reproduce a large
number of these beasts. If one wanted to have a high success rate, he needed to find a very consistent
gene alignment.
Fortunately, Rocky didn't need to worry so much about the resources because the Timber Deity Empire
and the Holy Dragon Empire had established lots of beast hospitals in different cities and even in other
countries. The success and the benefits that could be acquired from these beast hospitals were
overwhelming. Some countries had started to wonder who the originator of this plan was. A lot of beast
hospitals were constructed in just a few years.
The mastermind behind this brilliant plan was Rocky, the famous Prince Crimson of the Wild Spirit
Land, though he didn't really want to take much credit from it.
For him, he didn't care much about fame and fortune. His vision had always focused on the
development of the gene technology and the advancement of his researches.
A few months ago, he used the genes of Marcia's Holy-blood Dragon King and his own Dark Magic
Insect to cross-breed a few Nigel Dragon Insects through asexual reproduction. The result was more
than gratifying because they were growing up healthily. Rocky was looking forward to seeing the kinds
of treasures that these Nigel Dragon Insects would produce after they grew up.
Furthermore, huge progress had been made in the genetic modification of the four legions' spirit-
manipulated beasts. After taking the newly developed genetic medicine, the rejection and death rate
exhibited by the spirit-manipulated beats was less than five percent. This was an astonishing feat,
meaning that the development had a high success rate, and its effect could be readily observed soon
after. However, Rocky's target was to bring down the rejection and death rate by one percent. He knew
that even though the progress was great, there was still a lot of room for improvement. In terms of
science, research, and development, Rocky was a perfectionist who didn't want to settle for less.
Two months ago, the four legions' spirit-manipulated beasts that had undergone the genetic
modification process were sent into battle. Upon observation, they all exhibited surprisingly good
results. Their speed and strength increased dramatically, and they could use their capabilities to their
fullest potential. Those beasts that were especially used in combat were invincible. In the face of these
superior spirit-manipulated beasts, the army of the other countries trembled in fear.
As the spirit-manipulated beasts became more powerful, the casualties in battles were also greatly
reduced. Even if there was a lack of soldiers in the field, the overall combat prowess of the army was
still solidified.
Obviously, all of the other countries noticed that the sudden increase in the abilities of the four legions'
spirit-manipulated beasts was completely extraordinary, raising an urgent concern. However, the
genetic modification process was carried out in secret, and thus, no one outside the Holy Dragon
Empire knew that the changes exhibited by the beasts were due to genetic enhancement that was
carefully studied and performed by the Prince Crimson himself.
Of course, the other countries also had brilliant doctors and scientists, so it would only be a matter of
time before they realized that the upgrade of the spirit-manipulated beasts was due to genetic
modification. However, it didn't pose a threat or concern to the Holy Dragon Empire, because
throughout the entire Wild Spirit Land, Rocky was the only one who had completely mastered the
genetic technology. Even though he had assistants, he was the only one who knew the final process of
producing the medicine for genetic modification; thus, there was no way that the secret of the medicine
would be leaked.
Through the smooth implementation of the genetic modification, several countries had started to fear
the Holy Dragon Empire. After battling the empire for more than a year, these countries suffered heavy
casualties without making any progress. They realized that they were just wasting their lives and
resources all this time. Therefore, some countries had already withdrawn from the borders of the Holy
Dragon Empire. Although there were still some countries that stayed and tried to push their luck on
besieging the empire.
Therefore, the originally tense situation all over the empire was gradually alleviated. As the battles
decreased, the borders became relatively peaceful. However, they had no time to relax yet.
The entire Wild Spirit Land was still not peaceful and could break out wars at any minute because of
the existence of the spiritual treasures.
More than a year ago, the clans of the spiritual race in the Wild Spirit Land had begun to diligently
search for these spiritual treasures. At that time, only two of the nine spiritual treasures had not been
found yet. The Sunrise Magic Dragon Bow was in Rocky's possession, while most of the spiritual
treasures were in the hands of the clans of spiritual races who had originally possessed them. The
Wood Clan, the Phoenix Master Can, the Butterfly Divine Clan, and the Ghost Master Clan, which were
the four major spiritual race clans, had all found their own spiritual treasures. On the other hand, there
was one clan that possessed two spiritual treasures and was quickly making a name for itself in the
Wild Spirit Land—the Heavenly Demon Clan.
Although the Heavenly Demon Clan kept a low profile, it wasn't a secret to everyone that they had two
spiritual treasures. Moreover, some of the prominent spiritual race clans, including the Wood Clan and
the Phoenix Master Clan, were aware that the Heavenly Demon Clan had been growing stronger and
stronger in the past few decades. However, they just turned a blind eye on them because they couldn't
risk unnecessary deaths in their clan. The clans of the spiritual race were facing a dilemma in terms of
their reproduction. Their number was growing smaller as time passed by. If a war started between two
clans, the consequences would be dire. The involved clans would suffer great damages, and the other
clans might take that opportunity to take advantage and overpower them. Everything would eventually
be in disarray. Because of this, the major clans of the spiritual race weren't able to move freely and take
action against the Heavenly Demon Clan like they did to the Butterfly Divine Clan back then.
On the other hand, the Heavenly Demon Clan was pretty smart. They were so careful with their actions
so as not to provoke the major clans of the spiritual race. Previously, they even set a plot to ally
themselves with the Wood Clan. However, that plan was ruined by Rocky. It was pretty obvious that
their main goal was to acquire the legendary guardian beast of the Wood Clan. Unlike the other
spiritual race clans, the Heavenly Demon Clan didn't have its own legendary guardian beast. Even if
they possessed two spiritual treasures, they weren't satisfied. After all, spiritual treasures were not
something that could be readily used by any member of the spiritual race. Only powerful spiritual
masters that were recognized by the spiritual treasures would be able to use them. Therefore, even
though they had two precious spiritual treasures, there was still a possibility that they might not be able
to use them.
In comparison, it was more practical to seek for legendary guardian beasts. Although they might not be
as powerful as the spiritual treasures, they could be enhanced over time and reach a level that was as
powerful as a half-god or even stronger.
For example, the descendant of an ancient spiritual beast without a soul possessed by Rocky was so
powerful that the spiritual masters of the Wood Clan couldn't do anything to defeat it. In the end, they
could only resort to taking its soul away. The legendary guardian beasts were transformed from the
nine strongest ancient spiritual beasts that were born in the same era when the spiritual race was born.
To say the least, such beasts were extremely powerful that they were coveted by
many.
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