The Ice Phoenix Queen was so attracted by the magical saliva in Rocky's palm that its eyes were fixed
on it. When Rocky was just a few inches away from it, it leaned its head forward and observed the
magical saliva with vigilance.
With patience, Rocky reached out his hand to the queen. However, it had some doubts about whether
to trust Rocky or not. After a few long stares and scrutiny, the queen finally felt that Rocky was not a
threat. Soon after, it stuck out its tongue and licked Rocky's palm, quickly devouring a few drops of the
magical saliva.
While it was busy drinking the magical saliva, Rocky took advantage of the opportunity to pet its head.
After easing its hostility, Rocky began to do a regular check up on it.
After finishing the examination, Rocky found that the queen was oddly healthy, at least in the physical
aspect. However, he found something rather unusual in its body—a bizarre and very amazing evil aura.
Despite being sealed, the aura was still faintly visible and was constantly spreading out of the queen's
body.
After a moment of thought, he turned around, walked a few steps and then said to the elder of the
Phoenix Master Clan through the enchanted barrier, "I want to take some blood samples from the
legendary guardian beast to study, but doing so may make the beast hostile. No matter what happens
later, please stay calm and do not make a move."
Hearing this stunned the elder immediately. Without delay, she witnessed how Rocky opened the
Magic Spiritual Space and took out the special syringe that was created through the current refining
technology. The syringe looked a little rough around the edges, but at that time, it was still considered
to be a very advanced product of the era.
Right after preparing his tools, Rocky went to the side of the Ice Phoenix Queen again. With the syringe
in his hand, he quickly stabbed the syringe into its neck as fast as he could and drew out some of its
blood essence.
Of course, the legendary guardian beast felt immense pain. As a result, it suddenly roared again out of
distress and its huge body stood up straight, spreading its four phoenix wings hastily. In an instant, the
strong icy wind shrouded the entire lair, freezing everything within dozens of meters.
At once, Rocky was stuck in the lair, facing the raging beast.
On the other hand, the elder saw this and sensed that something was not going well. However, she
didn't dare to open the enchanted barrier and enter to see what was going on. Instead, with a little bit of
hesitation, she immediately vanished from where she stood.
Meanwhile, Rocky's eyes narrowed as soon as he noticed the beast launch an attack. Not long after, it
let out a loud howl that echoed all throughout the atmosphere. Its wings shook violently, sending
countless ice cones flying towards Rocky, like sharp knives.
Puff! Puff! Puff...
The ice cones were shot in the air and fell on the ground with loud and striking explosions, causing ice
debris to shoot in all directions.
Naturally, Rocky tried his best to dodge the explosions that kept on being launched at him one after
another. But since the whole lair was frozen, he was also completely trapped in the domain of the Ice
Phoenix Queen. At that moment, whenever he dodged a wave of ice cones, several thick and long ice
thorns shot out from beneath his feet.
Since the queen was enraged, Rocky didn't dare make a single move. Otherwise, it might end up being
more hostile to him.
A few moments later, the matriarch and three elders of the Phoenix Master Clan, along with several
ordinary spiritual beings, Felicia, and Erica, also rushed over to where Rocky was. They were
bewildered to see Rocky trapped inside with the savage legendary guardian beast.
"Oh, no! Basil..." Seeing Rocky's situation, Erica couldn't help but want to save him.
"Don't go up there. It's very difficult to deal with the Ice Phoenix Queen once it gets angry." The
matriarch immediately grabbed her hand and stopped her from making a mistake.
"But if this goes on, Prince Crimson will most certainly die from the beast's wrath," an elder said in a
matter of fact.
"It seems that only I and the three elders are the only ones capable of helping Prince Crimson," the
matriarch decided.
However, just as the matriarch and three elders were about to subdue the beast, the Ice Phoenix
Queen suddenly quieted down. For some reason, it appeared that Rocky had already worn a colorful
robe. He placed one hand on the forehead of the beast, and his whole body started to glisten with
strange light!
Needless to say, the matriarch and the other members were astounded by what they saw. They all
exchanged confused looks as they never knew how Rocky was able to do it. Perhaps, they couldn't
imagine that it was possible for a human being to calm down the angry legendary guardian beast.
After the Ice Phoenix Queen calmed down, the ice around it gradually disappeared. Not long after,
Rocky came out holding a vial containing the blood essence of the Ice Phoenix Queen.
"Are you okay? Are you hurt?" Erica immediately walked up to him, showing a tinge of worry.
As a response, Rocky shook his head and walked calmly to the matriarch.
"You were able to calm the violent Ice Phoenix Queen down! How did you do it?" the matriarch asked in
astonishment as she faced Rocky.
"It was nothing. I've just done my usual trick to make it docile," Rocky replied coolly. In fact, he had just
used Ken's ability to control spirit-manipulated beasts through hallucination and the Mysterious Beast
Transformation Skill. He activated the two skills simultaneously until he managed to get out of danger.
"You're amazing. You can even do that with your human body..." At that time, the elders and the
ordinary spiritual beings seemed to have a new appreciation of Rocky.
"Can you remember if anything has happened to the legendary guardian beast before?" Rocky asked
the matriarch as he gazed at her grimly.
"Why does it matter? It's none of your business. You just need to do your job well." The matriarch was
obviously hiding details from Rocky.
"All right. Then please prepare a separate room for me!" Rocky requested politely and didn't inquire
further.
Soon after, the matriarch arranged what Rocky asked of her and had Rocky taken to a vacant room.
There, Rocky entered the room, opened his Magic Spiritual Space and analyzed the blood sample of
the Ice Phoenix Queen in the lab.
After his analysis, he soon found that the queen actually had two types of genomes. One was originally
owned by the queen itself, and the other was not completely formed yet. However, the form of the other
genome was almost exactly the same as the non-human genome analyzed from the spirit manipulators
who had mutated, and it was even more perfect.
"How could this non-human original genome be completely the same as the new genome in the
legendary guardian beast's body?" Rocky's eyes widened in surprise. Of course, he understood that it
couldn't be a coincidence.
A while ago, he was convinced that the Phoenix Master Clan was hiding something about the
legendary guardian beast from him. In fact, they chose to omit the fact about what had happened to the
beast, and this made him feel a little suspicious. Now, he was sure that the spirit manipulators who
underwent the transformation in the martial arts contest must have something to do with what
happened to the legendary guardian beast.
"What is the Phoenix Master Clan hiding from me?" Rocky mumbled to himself with a serious look.
Meanwhile, as he walked out of the room, he found Erica patiently waiting for him outside for a long
time.
"So, have you found a way to cure the legendary guardian beast?" Erica immediately asked as soon as
she saw Rocky come out.
"We need to meet the matriarch first." Rocky didn't answer her question. Instead, he left directly,
followed by Erica.
Not long after, the two entered the Phoenix Dance Hall. The matriarch, three elders, the ordinary
spiritual beings, and Felicia were also present in the said venue.
"Is there any progress, Prince Crimson?" the matriarch asked upon seeing Rocky come in. Despite not
pinning any hope on Rocky, she was still looking forward to hearing some good news from him. After
all, Rocky was their last hope, because the seal on the Ice Phoenix Queen's body, which was used to
seal the original soul of the most powerful ancient demonic beast, was about to expire
soon.
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