"All right then. If you still need anything, just tell me. I'll ask Eunice right away to arrange it for you,"
Colton reassured Rocky.
"Okay. Thank you." Rocky nodded, grateful for Colton's cooperation.
"By the way, I think I should let you know that we have decided to add another rule in the Spiritual
Emperor Contest. It means that the Spiritual Emperors who are not officially part of the contest can
challenge the participants. This way, more Spiritual Emperors will have the chance to take part in the
contest. I think that it will be a good opportunity for you to challenge more Spiritual Emperors using the
identity of Basil, so that you may carry out your plans better," Colton explained.
"Really? That will be really helpful." Rocky let out a smirk and thought that it was indeed a good idea.
"Well, it's time for me to leave. I am definitely looking forward to your performance in the contest,"
Colton said with a smile. Then, he put on his bamboo hat and eventually vanished into thin air.
Afterward, Rocky also left and headed back to his residence.
At the door, he found Eunice there, who had been waiting for him all this time. Then, she approached
him and asked, "What were you talking about with the chief? Tell me."
"It's a secret! Walls have ears. Someone might be listening out there." Seeing how serious Eunice was,
Rocky decided to tease her.
"Humph! You just don't want to say it!" Eunice snorted while staring at Rocky in disdain.
"By the way, I heard from the chief that they will add another rule to the Spiritual Emperor Contest to
accommodate more participants. So, I decided to use my identity as Basil to challenge more Spiritual
Emperors. Can you arrange that for me?" Rocky asked. This time, his expression eventually became
serious.
"I was just about to tell you that. I've already arranged it for you." As soon as Eunice said that, she took
out a jade token with the name Basil engraved on it, and showed it to Rocky.
"Wow. It seems that you really know how I think. I can see that you care for me so much," Rocky said
with a meaningful smile.
"What? You are so full of yourself! Can I smack you just once?" Eunice said with contempt as she got
flustered.
"Ha-ha. But seriously, thank you." Then, Rocky took the jade token from Eunice and went straight to
the gate.
"Damn it. That guy is super annoying!" Eunice's heart was still pounding as she stared at Rocky's back
with her eyes full of affection.
Three days eventually passed, and the Spiritual Emperor Contest arrived as scheduled.
Early on that morning, as expected, the square of the Boundless Manor was crowded with people. All
of the one hundred Spiritual Emperors gathered there. Of course, there were also people who came
from various places to watch the competition, including some senior leaders of the spiritual race.
Not long after, Colton appeared together with three elders and more than ten Spiritual Emperors from
the Di Clan. In fact, they were enough to make the audience gasp because of their majestic aura.
Then, after a brief impassioned speech from Colton, he began explaining the rules of the contest.
This year, the Spiritual Emperor Contest would not simply adopt the elimination system. In the first two
rounds, there would be all kinds of tests, and the participants would gain corresponding points by
passing them. The higher one's points were, the higher his ranking would be. After these two rounds,
the one hundred Spiritual Emperors would be challenged by other Spiritual Emperors who were not
originally qualified to enter the contest. If the points accumulated by the challengers reached the top
one hundred, then the original participants who fell in the ranking would be eliminated.
"The first round of the Spiritual Emperor Contest will test your abilities. Every Spiritual Emperor will
need to take a series of tests and obtain points from them. I hope that you will perform well so that you
can accumulate as many points as possible." Right after Colton finished speaking, the gongs and
drums in the square began to resound.
With this, the Spiritual Emperor Contest, which was held for the rapport of the human race and the
spiritual race, officially began.
Immediately after, the participants rushed to the test areas that were spread throughout the Boundless
Mountain.
"So, where is that apprentice pharmacist of yours? Did he not come?" Valeria walked towards Rocky
and asked him.
"I don't know. Maybe he just overslept or something," Rocky said perfunctorily. At the same time, he
saw Gloria, who had already disguised herself, not too far away. Upon seeing that he noticed her,
Gloria deliberately winked at him seductively.
"So, what will you do now? Shall we go together?" Valeria asked.
"I don't think that's a good idea. It will easily attract others' attention if we're together. Moreover, your
strength is already at the medium stage. It will be suspicious that you are with me during the tests,"
Rocky said, trying to refuse politely.
"All right. I'll go ahead then." Knowing that Rocky's words made sense, Valeria did not say anything
else and eventually left.
Then, as soon as Valeria was gone, Gloria came and approached Rocky. Although her new
appearance was not as beautiful and charming as her original one, she could still use her enchantment
technique.
"So, why didn't you go with Valeria? Are you not going to be her knight in shining armor?" Gloria
deliberately teased him.
"Why are you using your enchantment skill on me when you know that it would not have an effect? Do
you want others to find out your real identity?" Rocky scolded her immediately.
"Humph! So, what if they find out? I don't really care because I'm not afraid of them." Gloria rolled her
eyes, thinking that she should not be told off. After all, she was indeed confident that it would not have
any difference whether they knew that it was her or not.
"Fine. But don't tell me that I didn't warn you. Anyway, I'm leaving. I'll see you later." Rocky knew that it
wouldn't do him any good to talk too much to Gloria, so he tried to leave right away but also gave her a
warning.
It seemed that Rocky was not in a hurry to take the tests. Instead, he took his time and walked around
the test areas to know the contents of the tests. Then, he decided to take the test where one's strength
would be the focus. He showed his jade token to register and waited in line.
At this moment, there was a huge commotion going on in the area where Rocky would take the test.
"How is that possible? A Spiritual Emperor at the primary stage has broken a thousand-pound stone?
He is too powerful!"
"There's no wonder that he's the elite Spiritual Emperor of the Sovereign Pavilion! Moreover, it is said
that he's the nephew of the current Sovereign Pavilion's leader!"
"Moore Duan, the elite Spiritual Emperor of the Sky-suppressing Mansion also broke a thousand-pound
Strength Testing Stone. The thousand-pound stone should be the highest record for the Spiritual
Emperors at the primary stage. It means that he really is spectacular!"
As Rocky listened to the chatter in the crowd, he saw Holden on the stage. He was the young master of
the Sovereign Pavilion that the people were talking about, and they had met before in the small border
city. He was now in the middle of the stage, wearing a proud expression on his face.
'Hmm, I didn't expect that Holden would be so powerful. Fortunately, I never had any conflict with him
previously, ' Rocky thought, remembering his previous encounter with him.
Soon enough, Holden asked to increase the weight by another two hundred pounds. It seemed that he
was attempting to break the record for the Spiritual Emperors at the primary stage. Thus, this naturally
attracted the attention of the onlookers.
The area for the test of strength could accommodate ten participants at the same time, but since the
number of Spiritual Emperors participating at this time was rather low, the number on Rocky's jade
token was already called. It was also his turn to take the test while Holden was attempting to break the
1, 200-pound stone.
Then, Rocky raised his hand upon hearing that his number was called.
"Please go to the second test point on the left. Wait for further instructions when you get there," the
staff in charge said.
Rocky nodded and walked towards the second test point. On the sideline, he saw the recorder that
would assist him.
"Okay, you can start. How many pounds do you want to challenge first?" the recorder asked right away.
"One thousand," Rocky said without a shred of hesitation.
At this time, the onlookers at the area who heard this were all stunned. They saw that Rocky was only
a Spiritual Emperor at the primary stage, but he dared to challenge the highest record for his level right
away.
Of course, even the recorder was dumbfounded. He had confirmed from Rocky's jade token that he
was indeed a Spiritual Emperor at the primary stage. He had been recording the test results for more
than half a day, but it was his first time encountering a Spiritual Emperor at the primary stage who
wanted to challenge the highest record right off the bat.
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