After all that was said, Miguel fell silent, immediately pulling a long face.
Even Xavier stared at Rocky morosely. It turned out that he still held a deep grudge against Rocky
because of what happened during the competition.
Soon enough, the badly injured spirit warrior at the King Realm was taken back safely.
"His injuries look serious. We need to find a place where we can treat him first," Uriel said with a frown
after carefully checking the warrior's condition.
Then, he continued leading the team as they passed through the area. Fortunately, they didn’t
encounter any difficult obstacles on their way. About half a day later, they entered a jungle area that
seemed to be relatively safe. Eventually, they found a cave where they could rest for a while.
After they settled in, it was already late at night. Since they expected that many spiritual beasts
appeared at that time in the valley, Uriel arranged a group of disciples that would guard the cave in
turns while he and three of the warriors at the King Realm healed the injured.
At the moment, Rocky and Ramon, who were included in the same group, were hiding near the
entrance of the cave to monitor the situation in their surroundings.
However, Rocky soon noticed that Ramon seemed to be looking at him from time to time.
"Captain Ramon, if you keep staring at me like that, I might get the wrong idea that you like me or
something," Rocky said in a shy tone, teasing the captain.
Ramon just rolled his eyes and uttered, "I can’t help but wonder if you can really see through the
weaknesses of the spiritual beasts. That’s a pretty convenient skill if you ask me."
"Why? You don’t believe me?" Rocky asked with a faint smile on his face.
"That’s why I’m asking you. As far as I know, even a master at the King Realm who happens to
cultivate the Imperial Soul may not be able to do that," Ramon said flatly.
"Well, maybe some abilities are just innate. Oh, in other words, I’m a genius!" Rocky said proudly.
Ramon was at a loss for words when he heard Rocky’s arrogant yet slightly innocent remarks.
Normally, he wouldn’t believe that. However, after being with Rocky those past few days, he could not
refute that the young man really had several hidden talents and skills.
"Hmm. If you’re interested, I can share some of my experiences with you. Maybe you can get
something from it," Rocky suddenly offered.
"You’d really do that?" Ramon hesitated for a moment but ultimately showed interest.
"Of course! Aren’t we good friends?" Rocky said as he laughed in a carefree manner.
Ramon slightly shook his head and scoffed a little but didn’t say anything, as if he had agreed Rocky's
offer tacitly.
After that, Rocky taught some of his knowledge regarding spiritual beasts, and Ramon felt rather
surprised that he had learned a lot from him.
After midnight, it was the turn of Miguel, Tessa, and another warrior at the King Realm to stand guard.
However, instead of returning inside the cave and taking a rest, Rocky opted to stay outside and chat
with Tessa.
Because of Rocky’s presence, Miguel wasn’t able to approach Tessa, and he couldn’t drive Rocky
away either. He could only watch the two of them talking and laughing until dawn, infuriating him to the
extreme.
At daybreak, Uriel and the other three warriors at the King Realm had finally finished treating the
injured. After resting for another two more hours, they were ready to continue venturing into the depths
of the valley.
Taking the lesson from their previous encounter, Uriel didn’t dare to be careless anymore, so he
deliberately chose a more secluded route.
Although they met a few spiritual beasts at the King Realm along the way, they completely evaded
them and didn’t take the risk to fight any of them. They also collected some ethereal crystals and
spiritual treasures. It could be said that they gained a lot.
At the same time, Rocky also seized the opportunity to catch a few ordinary spiritual beasts in secret to
let Tessa cultivate the Mysterious Beast Transformation Skill with them.
Although it seemed that everything went well in the past three days, Rocky recognized that Miguel and
the other powerful warriors at the King Realm were actually isolating him. There were several times
that he was almost put in grave danger. If he wasn’t strong enough, there was a huge possibility that he
might have been seriously injured.
However, he just let it go. He thought that he still had many chances in the future to teach Miguel a
lesson.
Then, three more days later, Uriel and his team members finally reached the location of the Martial
Spirit Graveyard.
The Martial Spirit Graveyard could also be called the Spiritual Weapon Graveyard because the
graveyard that was surrounded by three cliffs was filled with more than a hundred Spiritual Weapons
that were just lying on the ground. Although the Spiritual Weapons already had a history of thousands
of years, their spiritual light did not decrease even a little. Moreover, all the weapons had been refined
to a very high level. Hence, ordinary warriors at the King Realm would be unable to control them freely.
"Listen. We have to be more careful now that we’re here. The martial spirits are well hidden in the
graveyard and they seldom appear. They will only come out when the spiritual fog emerges in the
graveyard. But once the fog appears, the visibility will be reduced to less than a meter. Therefore, be
sure that nobody walks alone. If one of you gets separated, you will become an easy target to be
devoured by the martial spirits. All of you, especially Miguel, should be very cautious at this point," Uriel
warned sternly.
"Yes, sir. We will follow you closely," Miguel replied immediately and nodded.
"For now, we can take a break first. We’ll enter the graveyard when the fog appears," Uriel said after
thinking for a while.
So, they stopped in their tracks and waited until the fog came.
After about a day, the whole valley finally began to emit a faint yellow spiritual fog, which instantly
enveloped the entire area.
"All right. It’s time. Remember what I told you and follow closely!" Uriel uttered in a serious tone.
Immediately after, they gathered around the elder and eventually entered the graveyard.
"Elder Uriel, what do martial spirits look like?" Rocky asked casually, as he hadn’t seen one yet.
"It’s just easy to recognize them in this spiritual fog. They have a shadow-like form, but they are not
completely a kind of entity, so we can’t attack them. Therefore, if you see one, there’s no need to waste
your spiritual power because it won’t have any effect on them," Uriel responded.
"Then, how can we catch one?" Rocky asked, a bit confused about what the elder just said.
"I see. Since it’s your first time exploring this place, you don’t know about the magic object that we
specifically use to capture martial spirits. Good timing. I can show it to all of you now," Uriel said as he
took out a hexagonal spiritual disk.
"This is the Spirit-restricting Disk, and there is a Spirit-restricting Array inside it that can restrain the
martial spirits’ movements. But it will need strong spiritual power to activate it," he explained further.
"I see. It’s an awesome item," Rocky said as he examined the disk.
"Everyone, pay close attention to your surroundings. If you notice any strange movement, inform me
right away," Uriel commanded.
Then, they moved forward while each of them was monitoring a specific direction, waiting patiently for
the rare marital spirits to make an appearance.
After a while, the spiritual fog in the valley became extremely dense.
Then, that was when Rocky suddenly noticed a blurry shadow floating nearby that looked like a ghost.
"Elder Uriel, is that the martial spirit?" Rocky asked as he quickly pointed at the shadow.
Uriel turned and looked towards the direction where Rocky was pointing, and his eyes immediately lit
up. "Yes, that’s it! Don't make a loud sound or you will alert it. I’ll get close to it first."
The elder tried his best to restrain his spiritual aura to a minimum as he slowly approached the floating
martial spirit.
When he got close enough to it, he began to chant the spiritual incantation. Then, the Spirit-restricting
Disk in his hand suddenly emitted a dazzling light and instantly flew towards the martial spirit.
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