"I've known from the start that you will never let us down!" Marcia said as she faintly smiled, making her
beautiful face a lot more attractive. Right now, she was feeling genuine bliss from the bottom of her
heart. Being able to see Rocky again gave her great comfort and courage. Ever since they got into the
Supreme Ether Land, she had been trying her best to protect their comrades. Hence, upon seeing him,
she thought that all her hardships weren't in vain.
"I'm also very happy that everyone is safe, but we don't have the time to celebrate yet. The most
important thing right now is to get you guys out of here." Rocky stressed. He had always been level-
headed and the kind that could easily weight the priority in any kind of situation.
Hearing this, Marcia regained her composure and calmly said, "Yes, you are right. So, how many
soldiers are there in the rescue team?"
"About ten thousand," Rocky quickly replied.
"Only ten thousand, huh?" Marcia repeated as she shook her head. Currently, there were about thirty
thousand soldiers from the spiritual race's army that besieged the Sky Fog Plain. On the other hand,
Marcia had already lost more than half of her people after the enemies attacked them. So, right now,
there were only about ten thousand soldiers left on her side. Therefore, even with the members of the
rescue team, they would still be outnumbered.
"Well, among those ten thousand members of the rescue team, three of them are spiritual kings whose
Spiritual Infants have already reached the advanced stage, and that includes me," Rocky said as he
tried to be optimistic.
"Oh, really? You have already reached that far?" Marcia answered in surprise. Those who possessed a
Spiritual Infant at the advanced stage were considered to be powerful masters among the human race.
Moreover, if they were able to reach the Emperor Realm, they would become even more formidable.
Since all of them had almost entered the Supreme Ether Land at the same time, Marcia was a bit
shocked to learn that Rocky already had a Spiritual Infant at the advanced stage. Of course, it was a
great feat that was not easy to accomplish.
"Why are you so surprised? Your Spiritual Infant should be at the advanced stage too, right?" Rocky
was confident about this because he was well-aware that Marcia's talent was not at all inferior to his.
Moreover, she possessed the spiritual race's bloodline, so she should have easily enhanced her
Spiritual Infant to the advanced stage.
With a faint smile, Marcia just nodded slightly.
"By the way, have you already integrated the martial spirit?" Rocky asked.
"The members of the spiritual race were born with a spiritual soul, so I didn't really need to fuse with a
martial spirit to improve my strength," Marcia replied straightforwardly.
"I see. Then what about Sabina?" Rocky asked again as he turned to Sabina this time.
"Well, encountering a martial spirit is very rare. So, no, I haven't done it yet," Sabina answered with a
bitter smile.
"Not a problem. Come with me to the Magic Spiritual Space," Rocky quickly urged.
"Huh? What for?" Sabina furrowed her brows and stared at Rocky in confusion.
"Just come with me. You will know when we get there," Rocky said with a faint smile and immediately
opened the Magic Spiritual Space.
Left with no choice, Sabina entered the Magic Spiritual Space with Rocky.
Then, upon entering the space, Rocky summoned all the martial spirits that he had hidden there.
At the sight of this, Sabina was obviously stunned. She did not expect that Rocky would be able to
gather all of these martial spirits. But then, after a while, she just smiled and thought that considering
how talented Rocky really was, nothing would be impossible for him.
"So, you have a lot to choose from. Pick a martial spirit that you think will be the most suitable one for
you. For now, I'm going to head out and discuss with Marcia how we could break out of the enemy
encirclement. I'll come back for you in a while," Rocky remarked.
Then, Sabina heaved a deep breath and instantly began to search for the best one among the martial
spirits there.
With this, Rocky left the Magic Spiritual Space first.
"I could see that you have experienced a lot of adventures in this world. Am I right?" Marcia asked with
a smile. After Rocky quickly offered Sabina to get into his Magic Spiritual Space, she was sure that he
should have gained a lot of things that Sabina could benefit from.
"Well, yeah. Sort of..." Rocky answered as he scratched his head lightly. Then, he continued, "Anyway,
your tactic to lure the enemy army into the empty valley is really brilliant. Because of the thick fog, the
spiritual race's army haven't noticed that you have already retreated from your original defensive
position yet. However, once they discover this and they attack, everyone will be in danger because of
this area's terrain."
"I had to take the risk. After all, these two days would be the foggiest ones in the entire Sky Fog Plain. I
highly doubt that the spiritual race's army would act rashly even if they have the advantage in number.
At least, I bought us some time for now." Marcia was indeed born a strategist. Although she knew that
the risks of her plan were great, she had faith that everything would work out well if she went all out.
Afterward, Rocky and Marcia had seriously discussed the strategy that they should take in order to
break out of the enemy encirclement. With their combined talents and experiences on the battlefield, a
bold plan came into fruition right away. If this plan succeeded, not only could they escape from the
claws of the spiritual race's army, but they could also deal a fatal blow on them.
"Well, I think Sabina should have finished choosing back in there. I'll go back and check on her." Soon
enough, Rocky entered the Magic Spiritual Space again.
At this time, it seemed that Sabina had already chosen a martial spirit to her liking—a dual-wielding
flaming swordswoman.
"All right. I'll guard for you. Just focus on fusing with the martial spirit. Also, you don't have to worry if
you are not able to do it on the first try. There're so many of them and you can always try again. I'm
sure that one of these martial spirits would be a good fit for you," Rocky said as he reassured Sabina.
Sabina nodded at Rocky's instructions and immediately sat on the ground with her legs crossed. Then,
she released her spiritual power and wholeheartedly tried to integrate it with the flaming swordswoman
in front of her.
About four hours later, she succeeded in fusing with the flaming martial spirit, in which she really felt
the connection at first sight. With that, her Spiritual Infant broke through and reached the first grade.
"Thank you very much, Prince Crimson!" Sabina exclaimed in excitement as she looked at Rocky
gratefully.
"I haven't heard that name in a long while. Well, you don't have to be so formal with me. I am still your
friend," Rocky reminded with a faint smile on his face.
Not long after, they left the Magic Spiritual Space. As soon as they got out, they saw more people in
Marcia's tent. Apparently, they were the elites from the Holy Dragon Empire, who had also escaped
from the Shura Race under Marcia's leadership.
"Prince Crimson! It is so great to see you again!" It could be seen that all these people were so thrilled
to see Rocky. They even bowed to him in unison to show their utmost respect.
"No need to be so courteous. Actually, we might get in trouble if others hear you saying that. After all,
I'm no longer Prince Crimson here. Right now, I am a deputy commander of the left army," Rocky said
as he waved his hand.
Of course, the elites of the Holy Dragon Empire understood the situation and nodded in
acknowledgment.
"Marcia, I will head back and meet with the rescue team first. I will make the necessary arrangements
according to our plan. Tomorrow afternoon, we will take action as soon as the smoke rose." After
Rocky finished his conversation with Marcia, he immediately left her tent, activated the Earth-diving
Skill, and returned to his other comrades.
Meanwhile, the rescue team, which was waiting at the edge of the Sky Fog Plain, started to worry since
Rocky had not returned yet.
"Deputy Commander Duan, Basil should have returned already. Maybe something bad happened. Let
me go look for him!"
"Calm down. This is Basil we are talking about. Have some faith in him." Of course, after everything
that Rocky had done and showed them, Moore was still very calm, waiting patiently for his return.
About an hour later, Rocky arrived and walked into Moore's tent.
"Oh God! You are finally back! We thought that something already happened to you!" Eunice
immediately complained as she glared at Rocky.
"Sorry, I was just delayed by something in the camp of the middle army. Don't worry. I have
successfully contacted them," Rocky explained.
"So, how are they doing?" Moore asked straightforwardly.
"They took quite a blow and there are only ten thousand soldiers left on their side. The problem is that
the spiritual race's army surrounding them possessed a force that is greater than twenty-five thousand,
hence the middle army is in a passive position right now. Fortunately, their commander brilliantly used
the foggy weather to their advantage to trick the enemy. So, currently, the spiritual race's army still
thinks that they are in the original defensive position. We don't think that the enemy would make a
move until the fog clears up," Rocky informed in detail.
"But in terms of military strength, even if we combine our soldiers, we are still at a disadvantage once
we engage the enemy army head-on." Moore analyzed.
"As for that, I have already discussed a plan with their commander on how we can help them break out
of the enemy encirclement. If it succeeds, perhaps we can kill two birds with one stone," Rocky said
with a cunning smile.
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