However, Rocky couldn't help feeling a bit surprised, because all these things appeared to intertwine
together like the red thread of fate. And he was at the center, surrounded by all these countless
mysteries.
"Father, you said that the holy treasure of the Dragon Master Clan possesses mighty power. I was
wondering how strong it is exactly," Rocky asked the emperor of the Holy Dragon Empire, his face full
of doubt.
"It is said that the holy treasure is a Spiritual Weapon in the shape of a mask, often referred to as the
Holy Mask. Although I haven't seen it before, I heard from the previous emperor that anyone who
wears this mask would become brave and wise in battle. It is also rumored that the Holy Dragon
Empire's earliest emperors all had the Holy Mask in their possession," the emperor revealed, as a
somber expression took over his face. Hearing this, Rocky was confused. Since the Holy Mask was so
powerful, and it was the relic of the Dragon Master Clan's first patriarch, the patriarch should've worn it
all the time.
However, according to Moira, the Dragon Master Clan had failed to find their first patriarch's corpse,
which meant that they didn't know the Myriad Spirit Tomb existed. If the Dragon Master Clan warrior he
saw in the Myriad Spirit Tomb was indeed the first patriarch of the Dragon Master Clan, why was the
Holy Mask in the hands of the Dragon Master Clan? And why were the patriarch and the other myriad
spiritual race beings buried in the tomb as if the spiritual race had never discovered them? No matter
what, Rocky could not make sense of it.
'Is it possible that someone discovered the Holy Mask in the tomb and returned it to the Dragon Master
Clan?' This theory suddenly occurred to Rocky, and he thought it was the only possible explanation. It
would also explain why the Holy Mask was regarded as a relic. But why didn't that person return their
first patriarch's corpse along with the Holy Mask? That was another enigma.
If his conjecture was right, did the bearer of the Holy Mask have anything to do with the death of the
myriad spiritual race beings? If that person was involved, why didn't he or she die? Moreover, it looked
like that person had deliberately concealed the existence of the Myriad Spirit Tomb. Perhaps, he should
figure out this person's identity, as it was likely that he or she would lead him to the answers that he
sought.
As Rocky pondered over it, he felt that the death of the myriad spiritual race beings was not as simple
as he had thought. Not to mention, whether it had anything to do with the astonishing secret that the
spiritual race had. The existence of the Myriad Spirit Tomb and the Heavenly God Temple had already
exceeded the scope of knowledge of humans and even many spiritual race beings.
According to what Glutton said, the twelve statues in the Heavenly God Temple might be the answers
he was looking for. But what were the origins of these twelve statues? He had no idea who were the
people they were built for.
The only information Rocky had about the past was that the Witch of the Holy Dragon Empire had
disappeared with the Holy Mask. In fact, she had deliberately hidden the Holy Mask to leave some
clues about the Myriad Spirit Tomb for the descendants. Moreover, she had left nine colored pearls as
the clues, hoping that the descendants would find the Myriad Spirit Tomb and inherit her will to guard
the entire Wild Spirit Land and stop the Divine Spiritual Source from reappearing in the world.
That meant that the Divine Spiritual Source was another matter altogether. According to that Witch, the
formidable power of the Divine Spiritual Source far exceeded the range that the spiritual race could
possess. It was also the origin of the nine spiritual treasures and nine legendary guardian beasts. It
indicated that the Divine Spiritual Source did not belong to the spiritual race initially, and its power could
surpass that of the spiritual race.
Therefore, the origin of the Divine Spiritual Source was another significant mystery, as well as the story
of how the spiritual race came to obtain it.
'Wait. Is the fragment I got from that treasure box also a colored pearl?' Rocky suddenly remembered
that he had obtained a strange fragment from a treasure box he discovered in the Myriad Spirit Tomb.
"Basil, what's wrong?" Marcia couldn't help but ask out of curiosity when she saw Rocky lost in thought.
"Nothing. I was just a little surprised," he responded lightly. He had decided not to tell the emperor and
Marcia that he had found a treasure box left by the Witch of the Holy Dragon Empire. For now, it was
better if they didn't know about the fragment. Rocky felt that it was not appropriate for him to tell the
truth for the time being. Not only did he have a lot of things to explain, but he also felt that it was better
to keep the Myriad Spirit Tomb a secret. His decision was reinforced because after he went to the
Heavenly God Temple, he found out that there was an even bigger secret hidden in the Myriad Spirit
Tomb.
"Father, how many colored pearls have you found?" Rocky asked.
"A year ago, Chief Bryant found six colored pearls for our Holy Dragon Empire, so only three are
currently missing. But we found some clues that indicated two of them have fallen into the hands of
other countries," the emperor replied. Rocky's eyes narrowed in interest. He had been able to find the
Myriad Spirit Tomb only because of the treasure map that the Roaring Flame Empire should have paid
tribute to the Timber Deity Empire.
If the Witch of the Holy Dragon Empire had left that treasure map, it meant that the Roaring Flame
Empire could also possess a colored pearl. "Alyssa seems to know something about the holy treasure
of the Dragon Master Clan. When we first met, and you helped me, I fought with Alyssa for a treasure
box with the colored pearl.
So perhaps the Timber Deity Empire also has a colored pearl..." Marcia added. Of course, this was
only her conjecture, and this was also the reason she was still hostile to Alyssa.
"Alyssa, huh?" Rocky nodded to himself, his head lowered in reflection.
"Basil, it seems that you are very interested in the holy treasure of the Dragon Master Clan. Am I right?
Will you help to find the remaining three colored pearls? I will give you the other six pearls," the
emperor said firmly. Rocky's eyebrows shot up in surprise, as he didn't expect his father to offer that,
but he nodded anyway.
"Yes, I'm interested. But, Father, since the colored pearls are important clues to the holy treasure of the
Dragon Master Clan, you should keep them with you. Don't worry. I will help you find the other three,"
said Rocky casually, waving his hand. Even if he wanted to find more information about the secret
behind the holy treasure, he had to find the holy treasure first. He decided not to show his real purpose
too obviously for now.
"Speaking of which, the first Witch of the Holy Dragon Empire seems to have left some records about
the holy treasure," Lena, who had been quiet all this time, suddenly remarked.
Hearing that, Rocky looked at her and asked, "Are the records still with us?"
"All the records of the Holy Dragon Empire's Witches have been kept in the secret room of the Witch
Palace," Lena replied with a nod.
"Can I have a look at them?" Rocky stared at Lena with barely hidden interest. He didn't want to show
them how eager he was, but it was difficult to hide.
"Normally, this is not allowed. But if you want..." Lena answered with a gentle smile. If Rocky wanted to
see them, she would try to find a way even if it wasn't allowed.
Rocky smiled warmly at her, a grateful expression on his face.
"You can go first. I need to talk with His Majesty," Marcia said to Rocky and Lena, gesturing for them to
leave first.
Therefore, Lena took Rocky's arm and left with him.
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