"Whenever I remember that battle last year, I feel so ashamed! I've always wanted to fight you again,
but I never found the chance. I know that I'm not as strong as you are right now, but I wouldn't go down
without a fight." Erica was indeed a stubborn woman. She hadn't let go of the fact that Rocky had once
defeated her. Truth be told, his victory was only a fluke. However, she wouldn't be satisfied until she got
a rematch. As long as she remembered the embarrassment of losing, it would be a nightmare that
would continuously haunt her. She was surprised and frustrated that Rocky didn't participate in the
martial arts contest. After all, outstanding spirit manipulators from various empires were expected to
gather and join the martial arts contest.
"Then, there's one more reason why I can't fight you. What if you lose again?" Rocky retorted as he
raised his eyebrows, wearing a faint smirk on his face.
"Just fight me, okay? One round is enough! If I lose again, I won't appear in front of you ever. I swear!"
Erica argued in a serious tone.
"Such a stubborn woman..." Rocky had seen countless beauties before, but it was his first time seeing
a delicate face with such an unyielding attitude.
Hearing what Rocky said, Erica just got more impatient.
"Just give it up. I won't fight you." Rocky clearly knew that he would gain nothing from fighting her.
Thus, he stood by his decision and dismissed her right away.
Realizing that Rocky wouldn't agree no matter how much she convinced him, Erica also made up her
mind. She narrowed her eyes and clenched her fists as if planning something. The next moment, she
waved her arms, and a strong spiritual power immediately rushed towards Rocky from that very close
distance. She attacked him without warning so that he would have no choice but to fight back.
"Why, you..." Rocky's face darkened with Erica's unexpected attack. However, due to his fast reflexes,
he was able to step back and dodge her attack with ease.
At that moment, they were actually in the middle of the royal palace's road where many people passed
by. The spirit manipulators from various empires were also around.
Therefore, the scene that Erica made quickly attracted the attention of the people in the area. The spirit
manipulators instantly recognized her and became interested in the developing fight.
"Isn't that Erica, the talented spirit manipulator of the Magic Phoenix Empire?"
"Yes, it is her! I have heard that her strength is almost at the Divine Stage now."
"What? Really? I remember that she has just broken through to the Supernal Stage about a year ago.
How did she get that strong in just a year? What a fascinating talent!"
"I heard that she has undergone extensive training in the Phoenix Master Clan within that time."
The spirit manipulators who saw Erica and Rocky couldn't help but discuss with each other.
However, they only knew Erica, and nothing about the person she attacked. Thus, naturally, the
onlookers got curious about the person.
Therefore, the people started to make a variety of guesses.
"Has he molested her? Doesn't he know who he is dealing with? That guy is courting death!"
"I don't know, but he looks very weak. I will be surprised if he even reaches the Earthly Stage."
"Is that guy really going to participate in the martial arts contest? I bet that Erica will beat him up
shortly."
While the number of spirit manipulators watching was steadily growing, Erica kept launching fierce
attacks against Rocky in a close distance. However, Rocky didn't retaliate and just warded off her every
attack.
Seeing that she still couldn't make Rocky fight her seriously, Erica became more aggressive. She
gritted her teeth as she gathered a huge amount of spiritual energy to open her Magic Spiritual Space,
summoning her Glint Phoenix out.
As soon as the Glint Phoenix rushed out from the space, it caused a massive uproar. The people were
very familiar with the spirit-manipulated beast since it was owned by Erica.
Currently, her Glint Phoenix stood as a five-star beast with a strong aura. It was considered very
powerful in the eyes of ordinary spirit manipulators.
Upon seeing that Erica even summoned her spirit-manipulated beast, Rocky knew that she was really
serious. He didn't want to fight her in that situation, but it seemed that she wouldn't give up unless he
accepted her challenge. While pondering on that, Rocky still hesitated because he might hurt her in the
process.
However, after thinking for a while, he also gathered his spiritual energy and opened his Magic Spiritual
Space.
As soon as he opened the space, several disdainful voices echoed. They didn't think that Rocky would
be able to summon any powerful spirit-manipulated beast that would compare to the Glint Phoenix.
They just assumed that he was some pretentious guy that had no chance of winning against Erica.
However, only Erica knew that Rocky possessed several exceptional spirit-manipulated beasts. Even
the spirit-manipulated beast of the best spirit manipulator from the Magic Phoenix Empire might fail in
comparison, let alone her Glint Phoenix.
Then, from the Magic Spiritual Space, the tall and burly Robin slowly emerged. Its hair fluttered in the
wind while exuding a vicious aura that suddenly silenced and shocked everyone.
All of the spirit manipulators were stunned at the sight of Robin. They couldn't believe that this
seemingly weak guy was able to summon a spirit-manipulated beast that surpassed at least the six-star
level. Robin's true strength had actually exceeded the seven-star level. However, there were no
peerless masters among the spectating spirit manipulators, so none of them could perceive its real
power.
Right after Robin appeared, it immediately rushed towards the Glint Phoenix. It was incredibly fast that
they weren't able to notice that Robin had already grabbed the Glint Phoenix in just the blink of an eye.
Robin held on tightly, rendering the Glint Phoenix completely motionless.
"Do you still want to continue this?" Rocky turned to Erica after seeing that the Glint Phoenix was
incapacitated.
However, Rocky had underestimated Erica. This much wouldn't be able to make her give up. Then, she
snorted and said, "Spirit Possession!"
Suddenly, the Glint Phoenix, which was held by Robin, turned into a ray of colorful light, flew directly at
Erica, and instantly merged with her. The next moment, she emerged in front of everyone with a
completely different appearance.
Earlier, she was dressed in pink clothes, but as she merged with the Glint Phoenix, she appeared in a
colorful blazing phoenix robe. Her beautiful yet cold face was covered with fiery spiritual marks, and her
eyes glowed brightly. As she transformed, the most noteworthy part was the flaming and shining wind
wings rising from her back.
The spectating spirit manipulators were extremely astonished to see Erica employ the Spirit
Possession. The unique skill was not something an ordinary spirit manipulator could master. Only the
high-level ones with superb talents would be able to manifest it. Moreover, they were flabbergasted at
the fact that Rocky was able to push Erica to such an extent that she needed to use the Spirit
Possession skill. All he did earlier was dodging her attacks, and then he suddenly summoned such a
high-level spirit-manipulated beast. Everything they were seeing was inconceivable. Now, they were
curious at how far this guy could surprise them as his battle with Erica raged on.
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