"It is happening. Grand Commander Phelps is going through a transformation! It seems that he is
finally going to take his opponent seriously!" Seeing what was happening with Phelps, the soldiers of
the spiritual race actually trembled in fear. It was known that once a spirit warrior of the spiritual race
transformed, his strength would drastically increase. However, the consequence was that he would
become so savage that he would not be able to distinguish between comrades and foes. In other
words, even the soldiers of the spiritual race would be in danger.
Perceiving the increase in Phelps's power, Rocky's eyes narrowed and turned cold. He knew what
would happen after Phelps transformed, so he began to become more cautious.
In the blink of an eye, Phelps, who had already finished his transformation, suddenly flashed and
appeared before Rocky. Then, the two Crescent Moon Blades emerged in his hands and danced as if
they were shadows of wheels. Immediately after, they whistled and rushed towards Rocky.
Rocky waved the Mystical Dragon Sword to resist the Crescent Moon Blades. The two weapons
instantly collided, producing a burst of spiritual power that spread within a hundred meters.
Such a fierce battle stunned both the soldiers from the human army and the spiritual race army.
"This is amazing! Spirit King Basil can fight head-on to someone whose Spiritual Infant is at the
advanced stage! He is indeed powerful!" Even Tucker was astonished as he witnessed the high-level
battle in front of him.
Phelps' current form was overwhelmingly powerful. Thus, Rocky also needed to exert all his strength
just to fight with his opponent on the same level.
However, due to the transformation, it could be obviously noticed that Phelps had the overall
advantage, and little by little, he was able to suppress Rocky.
At the same time, Commander Wei, who was fighting inside the Tiger Whisker Pass earlier, had
already rushed out of the city walls to attack the human army.
"Spiritual King Basil, we're running out of time!" Tucker immediately shouted at Rocky to warn him.
Hearing this, Rocky noticed that the army of the spiritual race inside the Tiger Whisker Pass had
already come out. Hence, he should finish his battle with Phelps as soon as possible.
Fortunately, he had come well prepared. Yesterday, Rocky spent his time in the Scarlet Heaven Jade,
and he was successful in challenging one of the masters there. From him, Rocky learned a secret skill
that could seal his opponent in one go. Although it sounded pretty handy, its downside was that his
opponent must be very close to him.
Therefore, the very next moment, Rocky withdrew his sword and exerted his spiritual power to the limit.
Then, he forced himself against the two Crescent Moon Blades and charged towards Phelps with the
protection of the Magic Icy Armor.
The moment Phelps saw that Rocky was making his way towards him, he roared mightily and firmly
held the Crescent Moon Blades on his chest. Then, a strong spiritual power surged out and rushed
towards Rocky.
At this moment, Rocky knew that confronting this attack head-on would also cause him to be injured.
However, this was his only chance to take his opponent down, so he charged without hesitation.
Boom! Boom!
Immediately after, the violent spiritual power came rushing towards Rocky that instantly transformed
into dazzling spiritual lights.
"Damn it! Spiritual King Basil! Are you still okay?" Tucker actually saw that Rocky was hit by Phelps's
attack. He was so shocked that his face turned pale. After all, if anything happened to him, all hopes
would be lost as well.
At the sight of this, the soldiers of the human race started to panic and their morale got very weak.
Then, just when everyone thought that Rocky might have been finished off, an arm suddenly stretched
out from the spiritual lights and quickly made nine seals on Phelps' chest. Of course, Phelps was
caught off guard and didn't even know what happened.
Soon enough, a flash of light appeared on his chest. Then, a mark reflected on his body, eventually
making his entire body stiff as if his spiritual power was being drained.
Without wasting any time, Rocky unleashed the Mystical Dragon Sword and decapitated Phelps in one
rapid motion.
"No! No! Grand Commander Phelps is killed?! This is a nightmare!" As the soldiers of the spiritual race
saw how Rocky beheaded their Phelps, they were all stunned. They were in utter disbelief that their
powerful grand commander would easily fall in the hands of some human spirit warrior.
Just as Rocky predicted, the moment Phelps died in front of them, the spiritual race's army immediately
lost their fighting spirit, and they were thrown into a state of chaos.
On the other hand, the soldiers of the human race were not able to contain their emotions. They
cheered loudly and their morale shot through the roof.
Commander Wei and the other commanders who had led the army of the spiritual race out of the Tiger
Whisker Pass were also shocked and astonished when they saw that Phelps' lifeless body at the feet
of Rocky.
"Your grand commander is dead. What are you waiting for? Scram!" Rocky roared as he raised Phelps'
head, signifying his irrefutable victory.
"No! No one is retreating!" Commander Wei trembled in anger and continued shouting, "Avenge Grand
Commander Phelps! Kill them all! Kill all of these imbeciles!"
Unexpectedly, all the soldiers of the spiritual race responded in unison. Their fear was instantly
replaced with burning rage.
Rocky's eyes narrowed and a serious expression could be seen on his face. Obviously, he never
thought that the members of the spiritual race would be this united.
However, just before Commander Wei led the army of the spiritual race for a counterattack, a mass of
people in black robes suddenly emerged from the southern side of the Tiger Whisker Pass. They were
charging furiously while shouting loudly. Upon closer inspection, this army was actually led by Eunice
and Bertram.
"Finally! They are back." Rocky heaved a deep sigh of relief as he realized that reinforcements had
arrived.
Tucker was greatly relieved too. With the combined power of the army of the Tiger Whisker Pass and
the other reinforcements, their chances of winning over the spiritual race army were greatly increased.
"Grand Commander Phelps is already dead and their reinforcements have just arrived. What should we
do now?"
"This is bad. We fell into the trap of the human army!"
"We should retreat for now! If we get surrounded, we are done!"
With the arrival of the army led by Eunice and Bertram, the tide of the battle shifted once again.
Obviously, the soldiers of the spiritual race were terrified because they just lost their grand commander,
and now, they were being outnumbered.
"Commander Wei, the reinforcements of the human race are coming. I think we'd better retreat. Since
Grand Commander Phelps is dead, the morale of our soldiers has fallen greatly!" one of the
commanders immediately advised.
Although Commander Wei was burning in anger and wanted to avenge Phelps' death so badly, he still
needed to be rational. He knew that if he acted rashly, they might suffer more losses. Hence, in the
end, he gave the order to retreat before they got surrounded.
With his order, the army of the spiritual race retreated together with all the injured ones.
At this point, the army of ten thousand that was led by Eunice and Bertram had finally reunited with
Rocky and the others.
"Spiritual King Basil, aren't we going to chase after them?" Tucker asked.
"No. There's no need for that. It is enough that we could make them retreat." As soon as Rocky
finished his sentence, he spat out a mouthful of blood. His face turned pale and his body began to
tremble.
"Basil!" Eunice was quite shocked and she hurriedly supported Rocky.
At the same time, Tucker and others looked pretty nervous. They realized that after receiving Phelps'
monstrous attack earlier, Rocky should have sustained some serious injuries.
"I'm fine. I just got some internal injuries. Don't worry, they will heal soon enough," Rocky said and let
out a faint smile. "Commander Wang, I'm sorry but I'll have to leave the rest to you." After saying that,
he left while being supported by Eunice.
Taking over the responsibilities, Tucker immediately ordered to count the number of the casualties.
Although they had successfully repelled the army of the spiritual race, the human army also suffered
some great losses. At this point, the number of remaining soldiers of the Tiger Whisker Pass was now
at five thousand. If Bertram, Eunice, and the reinforcements did not make it in time, it would have been
pretty difficult for them to beat the spiritual race army.
That was why even though it was very risky, Rocky poured everything just to kill Phelps. With their
grand commander gone, the spiritual race's army quickly lost their morale. This was the only way that
they could protect the Tiger Whisker Pass.
About two hours later, a spy came back and reported, "Commander Wang, the army of the spiritual
race has retreated about three miles from here."
"Hmm. It seems that they don't plan on attacking the Tiger Whisker Pass anymore," Tucker said as he
finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Yes, it is good news, but we can't let down our guards just yet," Bertram reminded.
"That's right. Anyway, let the soldiers rest and recover as fast as they can. Everyone needs to stay alert
until we make sure that everything is over!" Tucker ordered sternly.
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