After Rocky successfully brainwashed and manipulated the spiritual toad beasts one by one, they
became his subordinates that followed his every command.
At the sight of this, the soldiers were utterly dumbfounded. They were in great disbelief even though
Rocky performed it right before their eyes. After all, something like this was beyond their wildest
imagination.
On the other hand, the girl from the spiritual race was burning in anxiety when she realized that her
spiritual beasts didn't come back after they chased Rocky. However, she did not dare leave her position
and duty without permission from the higher-ups. Hence, she could only speculate and curse Rocky
from the bottom of her heart.
But not long after, the girl's eyes widened in shock.
Just as when she hoped that Rocky would show up in front of her, he actually did, and so did the dozen
spiritual beasts that chased after him earlier.
As soon as they appeared, the spiritual toad beasts quickly returned to the side of the girl from the
spiritual race. Obviously, the girl did not notice anything different from her spiritual beasts.
"Humph! I can see that you are still alive. You are such a persistent pest!" The girl gritted her teeth as
she cast an icy glare at Rocky.
"Well, what can I say? I was born lucky, so it won't be that easy to kill me," Rocky teased with a
provoking smile.
"Ha! Unfortunately for you, your luck will run out today. You will die without a burial place right here!" At
this moment, the girl seemed to be burning in anger because of Rocky. She wasted no time and
controlled the largest beast, which was also the most powerful one, to attack him. In fact, it had almost
broken through to the advanced stage of the Spiritual Infant.
However, Rocky had already anticipated her moves. He actually provoked her to make sure that she
would not easily detect that she had already lost control of her spiritual beasts. Then, he also took
action and deliberately engaged the girl and the big beast in a fierce battle.
At this time, Rocky secretly ordered the beasts that he had manipulated to sneak into the Mochy River
and get close to the boats which were about to pull into the shore
While the girl was very eager and only focused on killing Rocky, she did not realize that she had
already fallen into his trap. When she manipulated the big beast to continuously launch a barrage of
attacks on Rocky, the rest of her spiritual beasts swiftly approached the hundreds of boats that were
about to dock on the shore.
Deeming that the time was ripe, Rocky immediately ordered the spiritual toad beasts to launch a sneak
attack on the boats.
Although there were numerous boats, the spiritual toad beasts were huge and powerful enough to
knock down several boats with ease. Moreover, even though they were massive, they could swiftly
move in the water. Thus, with the joint efforts of the dozen beasts, all of the boats were overturned in
just a short time.
All of a sudden, loud screams and cries for help reverberated in the area.
Only then did the girl realize that something wrong was going on. As she turned around to look in the
direction of the river, she was stunned to see that all the boats were actually knocked over by her own
spiritual beasts. Not a single one was spared, and her mouth was left hanging upon seeing what
happened.
"You! What the hell did you pull off?" Obviously, if there was someone to blame, it had to be Rocky.
"Well, I stole your pets and let them work for me. Thanks to them, I was able to stop the army of the
spiritual race from crossing the river. They are indeed very useful," Rocky replied with a mocking smile.
"Damn it! I was careless!" Finally, the girl realized that all this time, her spiritual beasts were already
under Rocky's control. Because she was easily provoked, she played right into Rocky's hands.
However, the girl didn't know that it was just the beginning of his elaborate plan. When the boats were
knocked over, the spiritual toad beasts rushed and attacked the members of the spiritual race who fell
off in the water. Therefore, to save themselves, they had to swim to the nearest bank with all their
strength.
Unfortunately for them, Rocky had already predicted this beforehand. Hence, as soon as the beasts
knocked the boats, the army, led by Commander Ling, were already lying in wait at the shore for an
ambush to defeat all the soldiers and spirit warriors of the spiritual race that would come their way.
Then, the troops of the spiritual race, who assumed that they could already take the front line of the
western region, had instantly become headless flies that were lured into an intricate trap.
Seeing how the situation had immediately turned out for the worst, the girl from the spiritual race could
not help but hate Rocky to the core. However, at this point, she was fully aware that it would be much
more dangerous for her if she stayed longer. Thus, she quickly jumped into the river with the other
spiritual beasts that were not brainwashed by Rocky. She had nothing else to do but rush to the other
side of the river and save as many members of the spiritual race as she could.
After a while, it seemed that the human army had successfully stopped the spiritual race's troops from
crossing the river by dealing a fatal blow that caused them great losses. With that, the morale of the
soldiers was boosted to the extreme as they cheered on the bank of the river.
Soon enough, Commander Ling and the three deputy commanders cupped their hands in front of
Rocky as a sign of their deepest gratitude. "Thank you for your guidance and wisdom, Spiritual King
Basil. Without you, we would have already lost the frontline of the western region to the spiritual race."
"Well, you also played your part to make everything successful. So, it is not really a big deal," Rocky
said indifferently.
Hearing this, the three deputy commanders were all the more astounded. It seemed that this huge
challenge was just nothing for him. At the same time, it was also to be expected that every soldier in
the western army admired Rocky with all their hearts. They could just presume that Rocky was
extremely powerful that he could easily solve the crisis regarding the huge and mighty spiritual beasts.
"Well, after this huge loss, I believe that the spiritual race would not dare to easily send spiritual beasts
to attack the array. So, for now, I'm going back to the Tiger Whisker Pass." Rocky didn't plan on staying
in the front line of the western region for a long time. With their victory over the spiritual race this time,
he was sure that they would not act rashly from now on. Therefore, he had already completed his task
here.
"Do you really need to return right away? Why don't you stay for a few more days just to be safe?
Wouldn't they be agitated after incurring such a loss? There's a huge possibility that they would attack
again," Commander Ling said worriedly. Obviously, he was still worried about what might happen next.
Moreover, he did not want a talent like Rocky to leave just yet. He was actually jealous that Tucker had
an underling that possessed such brilliance in battle.
"Don't worry, commander. The troops of the spiritual race shouldn't be that stupid to attack us again in a
short time. But if they do, they're begging for their death," Rocky said with a straight face.
Hearing that, both the commander and the soldiers of the western army were flabbergasted. They
couldn't fathom where Rocky's confidence was coming from.
"See you guys later!" Rocky cupped his hands and immediately summoned the Purple-flaming
Phoenix.
As the Purple-flaming Phoenix came out from the Magic Spiritual Space, everyone present was
astonished. Although they knew Rocky was powerful, they did not expect that he would also possess
such a mighty spiritual beast. Moreover, they were dumbfounded when they realized that when he dealt
with the spiritual toad beasts, he did not even summon his spiritual beast. Hence, they could just
imagine that Rocky was indeed far more powerful than they imagined.
Under the watchful eyes of the western army, Rocky flew into the air while riding on the back of the
Purple-flaming Phoenix. At the same time, everyone could not help but stare at him with admiration.
It was just the evening of the second day when Rocky managed to get back to the Tiger Whisker Pass.
So, he decided to go to Tucker's camp first.
At this moment, it seemed that Tucker, Bertram, and the other deputy commanders were in the middle
of discussing something important. Hence, they were actually surprised to see that Rocky had already
returned. It was obvious that they did not expect him to come back so soon.
"What happened? Why are you back so soon? Aren't you able to solve the problem in the front line of
the western region? Did the commander there sent you back?" Deputy Commander Lin could not help
but ask in a doubtful tone. Since Rocky showed such strong leadership potentials the last time they
handled a dangerous situation together, he obviously had some scruples about Rocky. He also kept in
mind what Elliot said before about Rocky being a threat to him.
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