"I won't tell you his identity for the time being, but he told me how we could stop the nine calamity
beasts," Rocky said after thinking for a while.
"What did he say?" Everyone was curious about the answer.
"He told me that if we want to get rid of the calamity beasts, we must gather the power of nine spiritual
treasures and nine legendary guardian beasts," Rocky answered truthfully. He decided that everyone
should be well-informed because, in that way, he would have all the help he could get.
"So, we need the accumulated power of nine spiritual treasures and nine legendary guardian beasts?"
Everyone looked at each other with a blank expression. Obviously, they didn't know what it meant.
"Basil, do you mean..." At that time, Cherry suddenly spoke up hesitantly, as she had already guessed
what Rocky wanted to say.
"It is said that the nine spiritual treasures and the nine legendary guardian beasts owned by the
spiritual race clans were created by a higher power that is commonly known as the Divine Spiritual
Source. And this power is beyond our imagination," added Rocky.
The whole group quieted down at these statements. All of them had varying expressions of shock and
disbelief pasted on their faces, including Marcia. They looked like they could not believe their ears,
except, of course, for Moira and Cherry, who already knew all about the legend.
"I must admit that I didn't expect you to know the secret behind the Divine Spiritual Source. It's a huge
secret for the spiritual race. And besides, there are very few spiritual race beings who still know about
the Divine Spiritual Source." Moira actually understood what Rocky talked pertaining to earlier, but she
was caught off guard because she didn't expect him to know about one of the biggest secrets of the
spiritual race.
"Basil, how did you know about this Divine Spiritual Source?" Marcia couldn't help but ask, for she had
never heard of it from Rocky before.
"When I took out the Dragon Master Clan's spiritual treasure from the royal forbidden area of the Holy
Dragon Empire, I met the Witch who hid the holy treasure of the Dragon Master Clan. She attached her
soul to Lena and then told me some secrets about the spiritual race," replied Rocky.
Once again, his answer surprised all of them because it sounded bizarre. The Witch who had died a
long time ago borrowed a living body to return her soul, and she even told Rocky the secret of the
spiritual race relevant to the Divine Spiritual Source. Why would she even do all that instead of resting
in peace? Of course, they didn't know that Rocky knew more than that.
"I've always been curious about where the Divine Spiritual Source came from. Why was it so powerful?
This power is obviously not something the spiritual race can control..." Rocky wondered, looking at
Cherry and Moira immediately. After all, out of all of them, those two were the most likely to know the
origin of the Divine Spiritual Source.
In that instant, Cherry also glanced at Moira. Meanwhile, Moira was quiet for a minute, thinking, but
then she nodded at Cherry.
"I had not intended to tell you this because this is related to the future of the spiritual race. If humans
find out about this, the consequences will be unimaginable. However, it doesn't matter even if I tell you
now. After all, the calamity beasts were reborn, and the spiritual race will have to face an
unprecedented threat. Perhaps, the spiritual race and the human race have to work together to survive
this catastrophe..." Cherry said seriously.
Everyone, including Rocky, knew that this secret must be very shocking, or else, the spiritual race
would not be so fearful that humans would sniff out their secret. It also meant that this secret could be a
significant threat to the spiritual race.
"Actually, the spiritual race was once ruled by a stronger race, similar to how the spiritual race now
reigns over humans. Back then, the spiritual race was even in a position inferior to that of the current
human race. We were treated as slaves and lived under a brutal political power. Later on, as the
spiritual race grew stronger and stronger, more and more spiritual race members gradually formed their
own forces. And that was how the current spiritual race clans were formed. That certain powerful race
saw that the spiritual race was growing stronger day by day, so they began to suppress us with bloody
violence. In the end, all the spiritual race clans joined hands to fight back against that powerful race.
We stole the Divine Spiritual Source from that race and divided it into two parts, and then we created
nine spiritual treasures and nine legendary guardian beasts to deal with them..." Right then and there,
Cherry told them about the origin of the Divine Spiritual Source and the big secret hidden by the
spiritual race.
As they heard this, all the people present turned pale with fear. None of them expected that the spiritual
race, which now ruled over the human race, had once been enslaved by another race.
"So, that is the secret that the spiritual race had kept to themselves since time immemorial... If this
were true, then the spiritual race should not be afraid of letting humans know about it, because humans
do not have the power to fight against the spiritual race." Rocky couldn't help but comment. Honestly,
he doubted that this was not the entire story because he felt that things were not that simple. If the
death of the myriad spiritual race beings was due to that fight against that powerful race, it might be
excusable. However, the conversation within Holy Lord's memory clearly showed that there was a
bigger secret hidden behind the death of the spiritual race beings, which was related to the man called
the 'King.'
Besides, what did this so-called powerful race have to do with the twelve statues? He couldn't find any
answers in Cherry's story, so there must be something more.
"You are right. Human beings do not have the power to fight against us, but that powerful race left a
forbidden power in their relics. If the human race were to find this forbidden power, it would
undoubtedly pose a grave threat to the spiritual race," explained Cherry.
"The forbidden power? Do you mean the forbidden items?" Rocky guessed.
"Exactly! Back then, even Aaron, the most powerful patriarch of our Butterfly Divine Clan, was unable
to resist the forbidden item's temptation. In the end, bewitched by one of the forbidden items, he not
only destroyed himself but also nearly annihilated the whole Butterfly Divine Clan," Cherry narrated
seriously, conscious that she was telling Rocky something that he could use against them in the future.
"Then, in that case, it seems that the spiritual race is not afraid that the human race would know the
truth that a powerful race once ruled over you. You want to hide the existence of that powerful race and
the forbidden power they had left, which could resist the spiritual race. If the human race were to
discover the truth, countless humans would certainly search for this forbidden power, and it would pose
a threat to the spiritual race and repeat the tragedy of the past," Rocky concluded.
"However, with the human race's current strength, it won't be easy to obtain that forbidden power. I
think the spiritual race's worry is just unnecessary," Marcia said after thinking deeply.
"That's not necessarily true," Cherry contradicted while looking at Rocky meaningfully.
"Basil, we have to be on guard for the next few days. We are in a dire and horrifying situation right now.
I am sure the entire Wild Spirit Land will soon find that you have obtained the Sea God Hammer. At this
rate, I'm afraid you will become the target of different forces again," Marcia said worriedly. Currently,
Rocky had two spiritual treasures in his hands. Of course, not many people knew he had the spiritual
treasure of the Dragon Master Clan in hand. However, the spiritual treasure of the Water Master Clan
that Rocky just obtained was enough to attract the attention of the other spiritual race clans. And those
clans that wanted to get the spiritual treasure would definitely take action in secret.
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