Unexpectedly, an uproar suddenly burst out that caught Seth's attention, as well as his followers. When
he turned around, he saw that the audience was intently looking at the progress board while yelling
excitedly. Curious as to what was happening, he took a closer look and was surprised that someone
had already made it to the forty-eighth pass, which was just a single pass away from his record. At the
same time, there was also another spiritual emperor at the forty-seventh pass, who was quickly
catching up.
"That number ninety-nine does not seem to be from the spiritual race. Does anyone of you know who
that is?" Seth asked with an unpleasant expression on his face while he stared at Rocky's number on
the progress board. He felt rather annoyed that someone else was about to touch the record that he
had just set.
"I've already inquired about him, and he is indeed not from the spiritual race. It seems that he is one of
the participants from the Di Clan. The Di Clan is the most powerful clan of the human race," one of
Seth's attendants, who was also looking at the progress board, replied.
"A Spiritual Emperor from the Di Clan? But I didn't hear that someone as strong as him will be
participating this time. Are you saying that just a normal disciple like him is on par with my abilities?"
Seth murmured to himself, obviously anxious upon finding out about Rocky's background. All of the
Spiritual Emperors who weren't on the peak stage were allowed to become a participant in the contest.
Moreover, the Spiritual Emperor Contest this time didn't adopt the knock-out system, meaning that
Spiritual Emperors of different levels would have the possibility of facing each other. Of course, Seth
got a bit worried that if someone like Rocky existed, his chances of winning the contest would be
reduced.
"Well, we don't know about that yet. There is still a possibility that he was just lucky enough to reach
this far," the attendant said as he tried to appease Seth.
However, all of a sudden, the spectators watching the progress board suddenly began to get restless
again.
This time, when Seth checked what the commotion was all about, his eyes instantly widened in shock.
At the progress board, he saw that Rocky had already entered the forty-ninth pass just a moment ago.
"What the hell? That's too fast! There's no way that he just got lucky to be able to get to the forty-ninth
pass that quickly! I need to pay more attention to this guy. It seems that he's bad news!" Seth could not
help but grit his teeth after seeing that Rocky had already reached the same level as him.
At the same time, not only Seth but everyone from the human race and the spiritual race was
flabbergasted by the sudden turn of events. After all, the forty-eighth pass was not that easy to get
through. In fact, even Seth spent four hours before he surpassed it. Therefore, it was indeed mind-
boggling that Rocky was able to do it in just an hour. "Is he the one from the Di Clan?"
"That is right. But I haven't heard of him before! Who knew that he would possess such amazing
strength and talent?!"
"It's not that uncommon to have hidden talents from the Di Clan, but this guy is beyond expectations! It
might not be an exaggeration to say that this guy is the best yet…"
'Humph! If he is not restraining himself, these fifty passes are nothing to that guy!' Eunice let out a
sneer while watching the progress board among the noisy crowd.
"Hey, Eunice! That Spiritual Emperor from your clan is really amazing! I think I want to meet him and
compete with him soon. Maybe I can learn a lot from him," Carla said with a huge smile on her face.
Her curiosity and competitive spirit were easily aroused after watching Rocky's astounding
performance.
"Well, it's up to him. If you want, I can ask him later. Anyway, are you still going to stay here and watch?
The potential test will be up next. You should also take a rest while you can," Eunice remarked
indifferently, knowing that Rocky would have no problem reaching the fiftieth pass.
"You can go ahead. I think I'll stay for a while longer to see what will happen," Carla replied. In fact, she
was a bit confused that Eunice did not want to know how her fellow clan member would do in the test.
"I see. Then, I'll go back to the Di Clan first. See you later," Eunice said before she eventually left.
Another two hours passed swiftly, and to everyone's surprise, the unthinkable finally happened.
Rocky's number on the progress board jumped again and already reached the fiftieth pass,
successfully breaking the record that Seth was holding just a few hours earlier. At the same time,
Rocky also broke the previous highest record that was held by the Di Clan.
At this moment, the spectators were just rendered speechless. They were actually waiting for it to
happen, but when it was already in front of them, they were in utter disbelief.
Right now, it was pretty evident that a dark horse had emerged, and this should have a great impact on
the overall rankings of the primary-stage Spiritual Emperors in the contest.
Therefore, several Spiritual Emperors, who were present there, were lost in thought. They thought that
they should only look out for the famous ones, but they didn't expect the appearance of these dark
horses.
Besides Rocky, who had already entered the fiftieth pass, Gloria was still just behind him and had
already reached the forty-ninth pass.
However, after entering the fiftieth pass, Rocky immediately gave up and chose to leave the Myriad
Illusionary Array.
But because no one really knew what Rocky looked like, no one noticed him as he got out of the array.
They did not know that he was the one who had just set the newest record for the primary-stage
Spiritual Emperors.
On the other hand, this was what Rocky wished. After all, he did not like to be the center of attention.
Hence, he just quietly squeezed out of the crowd without being detected.
However, unexpectedly, a delicate figure suddenly appeared after also squeezing out of the crowd to
leave. When Rocky saw her, he had almost committed the mistake of calling out her name.
It was none other than Carla.
"Wait! You must be number ninety-nine. Am I right? Congratulations on making it to the fiftieth pass,"
Carla congratulated Rocky in a soft voice so as not to attract the people's attention.
"Ha-ha. How were you sure that it's me?" Rocky slightly scratched his head and smiled in surprise.
"Well, I instantly noticed that you deliberately avoided the crowd, so my intuition told me that you must
be the one who had just set the highest record in the Myriad Illusionary Array," Carla explained as she
shrugged her shoulders.
"You are so observant to notice that. By the way, may I know your name?" Rocky politely asked.
"Oh, it's Carla. Nice to meet you," Carla greeted cheerfully.
"So, you are the famous talent from the Sky-suppressing School! Nice to meet you too, Miss Carla!"
Rocky exclaimed, pretending that it was his first time meeting her.
"It seems that you know me, huh?" Carla was not at all surprised. After all, it was a basic strategy to
know one's competitor in this kind of contest.
"Of course. I pay close attention to remarkable talents such as yourself," Rocky seriously answered.
"That is why I am kind of ashamed. It is so ignorant of me not to know a powerful Spiritual Emperor like
you from the Di Clan." However, Carla was still confused and a little bit suspicious that she did not hear
of him before.
"Ha-ha! Don't say that, Miss Carla. I'm just an ordinary Spiritual Emperor who happened to be a bit
lucky in the most recent test. It's nothing to brag about," Rocky replied and tried to sound modest.
"I actually never liked people whose humility is out of place. If you really are strong, then just admit it.
To me, you sound more arrogant if you say that." Like always, Carla spoke her mind straightforwardly
and did not try to sugarcoat anything.
"Fine. I admit that I may be more talented in some aspects than the other Spiritual Emperors." Rocky
also knew what kind of person Carla was, so he just had to be himself.
"That's more like it. I actually asked Eunice if she could introduce you to me, but it seems that it's
unnecessary now. Anyway, let me get straight to the point. Will you let me compete with you sometime
later? Maybe we can use that opportunity to learn from each other." Carla always had a strong desire
to win. Thus, meeting a powerful Spiritual Emperor like Rocky meant that it was a chance for her to
improve further.
"Of course. It will be my honor to spar with you, Miss Carla," Rocky quickly agreed.
"You don't have to call me Miss Carla. Just Carla is fine." Carla was not the kind that put on airs.
Besides, she knew very well that Rocky was more powerful than her, so she thought that he did not
need to be so polite to her.
"All right then. If you want us to be more intimate with each other, I don't have a problem with that,"
Rocky said, finding the perfect opportunity to tease her.
"You!" Of course, Carla recognized that he was teasing her, so she immediately glared at Rocky.
However, she was not the type that would quickly get upset over something like that, so she did not
care too much. "Humph! Whatever. I'm leaving now. Maybe I'll just see you later," she added.
"Carla, wait a minute." Rocky actually hesitated for a moment but also decided to call out to her.
Hearing this, Carla stopped on her tracks and turned to Rocky.
"What is it? Do you have anything else to say?"
"You are a friend of Basil, right?" Rocky asked with a serious expression.
"Yes… How do you know him?" It had been quite a long time since Carla last saw Rocky, so she was
utterly taken aback when someone asked her about him.
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