The spiritual race beings who had just arrived appeared to be an allied force comprised of different
clans of the spiritual race. Most of them were from weak and small clans that had been annexed by the
Heavenly Demon Clan.
As soon as this army of various clans landed on the ground, they immediately lunged and attacked the
Phoenix Master Clan members who had been trying to restrain the demons from approaching the Ice
Phoenix Queen. At that moment, the members of the Phoenix Master Clan didn't have any choice but
to shift their focus to this makeshift army. In an instant, it became attrition between the two clans.
Due to the interference of the newly-arrived army, the demons were able to get past the preoccupied
members of the Phoenix Master Clan and waltzed towards the Ice Phoenix Queen. Soon after, they
turned into numerous remnant souls that were quickly absorbed by the legendary guardian beast.
As a result, the demonic aura surrounding the Ice Phoenix Queen surged at an astonishing level. The
red light all over its body rose sharply, and the evil gust of wind continued to rampage throughout the
land, wrecking an area of about hundreds of meters in radius.
Thick dark-red clouds appeared above the entire Fog Demon Plain, swirling rapidly as if forming a huge
vortex. Red bolts of lightning flashed among these gloomy clouds, followed by deafening roars of
thunder.
Both members of the spiritual race and the human race that saw this scene sensed that a horrifying
aura had engulfed the Fog Demon Plain. It was like a disastrous omen that the most powerful ancient
demonic beast was coming back to life. If this really happened, they knew that terrifying chaos would
reign over the entire Wild Spirit Land.
Also noticing the inauspicious signs of the rebirth of the strongest demonic beast, Jill angrily turned
towards Townsend and snapped, "What the hell do you want to do?!"
"I've already told you. I am going to subdue the demonic beast. After all, your meager clan doesn't
have that strength. You and all your underlings should just step aside and quit on struggling,"
Townsend said proudly as if acting like the most powerful demonic beast in the ancient times would
automatically be under his control once it came back to life.
Jill couldn't help but wonder where Townsend was getting all his confidence to say that the Heavenly
Demon Clan would surely subdue such a powerful beast.
"As if we'd let that happen!" Jill retorted firmly. Almost all creatures feared this demonic beast. It was
said that its strength was so overwhelming that it could bring catastrophe to both humans and the
spiritual race. Once it was subdued by the Heavenly Demon Clan, all the other clans of the spiritual
race would definitely suffer. Furthermore, the Phoenix Master Clan wanted to do everything they could
to prevent the demonic beast's birth, because it would be born using the body of their clan's legendary
guardian beast. It meant that the Ice Phoenix Queen would perish and there was no assurance
whether it could still be reincarnated again or not.
"Don't make this too hard on your part. The mightiest demonic beast is going to come back soon. There
is nothing you could do to stop it," Townsend blurted sternly. At that moment, he could be actually right.
It seemed like no one had the ability to stop its rebirth anymore.
The Ice Phoenix Queen had already absorbed too many remnant souls that it seemed like it had
already reached its limit. Its huge body that crouched in the middle of the Fog Demon Plain began to
undergo a sudden transformation. Unsightly red muscles and flesh started growing from within the Ice
Phoenix Queen, and they were spreading around its body at a rapid rate. The beast looked up in the
sky and roared frantically. The vibrations from its raging growls shook the land. The next moment, its
evil and violent aura gushed out in all directions, affecting everyone that was within its range. The
spiritual race beings that were too close from the Ice Phoenix Queen began screaming insanely. It was
as if they were possessed by some kind of malevolent and demonic power. Their eyes turned red and
their behavior became ferocious. They lost control of their minds, attacking everyone around them,
whether friend or foe.
Upon seeing that the horrible situation was still getting worse, the human spirit manipulators, who were
able to do nothing but watch from the safe zone, trembled in fear while their faces turned as pale as a
ghost.
"What are we supposed to do now?" Marcia asked worriedly as she looked at Rocky. They were still in
the middle of the area that was affected by the demonic aura of the Ice Phoenix Queen. Even with their
powerful strength, they weren't able to resist it head-on, so they had no choice but to keep on
retreating.
"The Phoenix Master Clan is already being overpowered. I don't think we can count on them anymore.
If we wanted to make sure that the most powerful demonic beast in the ancient times would not be
reborn, we have to find a way by ourselves," Rocky said as he clenched his fists.
"How are we going to do it? The spiritual masters of the Phoenix Master Clan failed miserably even
after using the forbidden skill. What else can we do?" Alyssa shook her head, thinking that Rocky
wanted them to do the impossible.
"I think Her Royal Highness is right. We'd better stay out of it before it's too late," Sabina agreed
immediately and convinced Rocky.
"Basil, I know that you want to help them, but there is no need for us to risk our lives. This is a battle
between the clans of the spiritual race! We can opt to not get caught in it," Lucilla also persuaded as
much as she could.
"It's not as simple as you imagine. The members of the Heavenly Demon Clan are a cunning bunch.
They must have planned this for a long time. They should be the ones who deliberately released the
soul of the demonic beast. Think about it. A lot of things that happened in the past were all connected
to them. Moreover, if they really got a hold of such a disastrous demonic beast, the consequences
would be unimaginable! It's not just about the spiritual race anymore. Even humans will surely be
affected by this." Rocky concluded these things with certainty in his eyes.
"So, what now? Do you have any idea on how to stop their plan? The forbidden skill should have been
the last resort, but it still failed. What else can we do now?" Shirley asked straightforwardly as she
glared at Rocky.
"I don't know, but maybe…" Rocky hesitated for a moment and then suddenly shouted in his mind,
"Hey, old guy! Can you help us? Is there any other way to extract the original soul of the ancient
demonic beast from the body of the legendary guardian beast?"
They all stared at Rocky with confused expressions on their faces as he seemingly talked to himself.
However, they were surprised when Rocky's chest suddenly lit up. A strange yet warm aura started
emitting from him.
"Yes, there is. But I'm afraid that you cannot employ it with your current strength." The Dragon-shaped
Soul Beast's voice echoed in his mind, giving him both good and bad news.
"It's fine. Just tell me about it, and I'll handle the rest," Rocky answered urgently. In his mind, it was
clear that this wasn't the time to hesitate. If there was even just one percent of making it succeed, he
would take that chance without thinking twice.
"Fine. The Soul-extracting Array of the Phoenix Master Clan is a powerful secret skill that was
established in the early years of the spiritual race. It can readily extract souls of ancient spiritual beasts
from their bodies. It will have no problem dealing with ordinary ancient demonic beasts. However, the
soul of the most powerful demonic beast in ancient times is on a whole other level. This demonic beast
is much stronger than you can imagine," the Dragon-shaped Soul Beast warned him.
"Hmm, it sounds like you know the mightiest demonic beast very well. Did you encounter it before?"
Rocky asked out of curiosity. Since the Dragon-shaped Soul Beast seemed like he had much
knowledge about the demonic beast, he assumed that the old beast must have encountered it before.
"In the past, when the soul of this demonic beast was sealed into the Demonic Soul Cauldron, it took
extremely great efforts to accomplish it. What I will teach you is more powerful than the Phoenix Master
Clan's forbidden skill. However, it should be partnered with the Demonic Soul Cauldron. The original
soul of the demonic beast would become very atrocious after it was extracted from the body. You must
restrain its power as fast as possible, or it would just return to the body of the legendary guardian
beast. The Demonic Soul Cauldron was the best option to seal the original soul of the demonic beast,
but since it's not here now, we still have to find a plausible substitute." The Dragon-shaped Soul Beast
just continued with the explanation, ignoring Rocky's remark and question.
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