"If that is the case, then I can activate it with my blood," Layla said, feeling lucky that she met the
requirements to make the teleportation array work.
"Yes. However, I have to warn you that it may cost you a lot of blood," Rocky informed. "Anyway,
please follow me." Then, he led them into the depths of the ruins.
Soon enough, Layla, Valeria, Vivian, and the other warriors of the Shura Race followed to where Rocky
headed.
Not long after, Rocky stopped in an open place deep in the ruins. One could clearly feel that beneath
their feet, there was an astonishing surge of spiritual power.
Then, Rocky waved his right hand, releasing a spiritual force that swept and blew away the sand and
soil that covered the ground. Not long after, a strange sculpture was revealed. They saw that several
runes intertwined on the ground and were densely packed.
"Princess, if you are ready, please give me your hand," Rocky said calmly.
Nodding in response, Layla immediately stretched out her hand to Rocky.
As soon as Rocky held Layla's hand, a stream of spiritual power gushed out from his hand that
instantly made a cut on the princess's wrist. With this, her bright red blood started dripping to the
ground.
Then, the blood flowed through the runes on the ground and continued to spread throughout the
pattern.
When Rocky saw that there was already enough blood to cover the entire pattern on the ground, he
took out a jade bottle that contained Kohen's saliva. Then, he put a drop of it on the cut on Layla's wrist
to instantly heal it.
"Everyone, please take a few steps back," Rocky ordered firmly.
Then, everyone, including Rocky, retreated from the pattern on the ground and watched how Layla's
blood covered every inch of the pattern on the ground.
About five minutes later, the princess's blood finally filled the entire pattern to its brim.
The next moment, the blood-soaked pattern lit up and shone with a dazzling light.
Soon enough, the pattern turned into a huge circle of light.
"The teleportation array has been activated, but it will not remain open for too long. Please step into it
so that we can get out of this place as soon as possible!" Rocky said loud and clear.
Hearing this, the others exchanged looks and nodded at each other.
Then, they followed Rocky and stepped into the luminous circle.
When everyone got inside the ring of light, they instantly vanished and not a trace of them was left.
The next moment, as Rocky opened his eyes, he noticed that he was not back to the Shura Race.
Instead, he was standing in the Peach Blossom Forest where he always met with Mikayla. Moreover,
he was not alone. Vivian was there with him.
"What is this place? I can remember that this is the exact place that I saw in the dream that I told you!"
Vivian could not help but exclaim in surprise.
"Well, you will soon find out," Rocky could just vaguely answer since he wanted Mikayla to handle the
rest.
Shortly after they arrived at the Peach Blossom Forest, a golden light descended from the sky, mixed
with a bright pink aura. Then, a graceful figure walked out of the light, which was none other than
Mikayla.
"It's nice to see you again, ma'am," Rocky greeted respectfully.
"Wait! I'm pretty sure that she's the person I saw in my dream. So, are you telling me that she's a
goddess?" This was actually Vivian's first time meeting a goddess, so she was greatly surprised.
"Yes. It was indeed I who visited you in your dream to ask for your help," Mikayla admitted. "Thank you
for doing a good job. I was right to pick you for this task!"
"Well, even if I did not go and help him, he would still have safely come back on his own," Vivian said
indifferently after regaining her composure.
"Of course, I believe in his strength. But I had to send you just in case something bad happened."
Although Mikayla was really confident with Rocky's strength and abilities, she was still worried about
him. Even if she didn't admit it, he was very important, so she could not afford to let anything
unfortunate happen to him.
On the other hand, Vivian could not help but pout upon hearing Mikayla's response.
"I have also seen what you have gone through in the Demon Sealing Palace through the Heavenly
Jade Mirror, which constantly monitors the Ghostly Demon Land. I know that your journey this time has
been very hard for you. But despite that, you did a marvelous job. I am very elated that you did not let
me down!" Mikayla told Rocky with a warm smile.
"Well, I have no choice but to do my best and accomplish it," Rocky replied with a sigh and a faint
smile.
"The only problem is that we still cannot determine which demoness possessed the woman that
manipulated Enoch. She may have failed this time, but I don't think she will give up that easily. I can
only assume that she will certainly find a way to get a hold of the Purgatorial Tripod at all costs,"
Mikayla said with a frown.
"Then, why don't I leave the tripod here with you? Wouldn't it be much safer?" Rocky immediately
asked.
As she shook her head, Mikayla answered, "No. That is not possible. If Phillip's soul returns to the
Holy-Evil World, it will just help him recover faster. Hence, it will be better if it stays with you. Moreover,
when the perfect time comes, you will need to help us seal it again."
"I see. I forgot how complicated this is." Rocky remembered Mikayla telling him that Phillip's soul could
not be kept in the Holy-Evil World, which was the sole reason why he was sealed in the Ghostly Demon
Land in the first place. Now that he managed to get Phillip's soul out, it seemed that he would still need
to guard it with his life.
Then, Mikayla looked at Rocky seriously and said, "In the meantime, you have successfully stopped
the demonic race from releasing Phillip's soul. However, now that the Purgatorial Tripod was taken out
and the Demon Sealing Palace was destroyed, his soul would probably become more eager to come
out. What happened in the Ghostly Demon Land was actually a bit unexpected. News about that
incident will inevitably spread out very soon. When the demonic race gets a hold of this information, I
am sure that they will start acting more aggressively in order to reclaim and release Phillip's soul."
"What does this exactly imply?" Rocky was kind of confused about the information that Mikayla just
said.
Mikayla tried to be as blunt as possible and answered, "What I am trying to say is that you need to be
extra careful from now on. The demonic race is going to come after you, the one who bears Phillip's
soul."
"Hey, that sounds too dangerous!" Rocky could just let out a bitter smile upon hearing what Mikayla
said. It seemed that he was now deeply involved in the dispute between the divine race and the
demonic race. Furthermore, he knew that he could not get out of it anymore.
"Let me get this straight. It will be the best course of action if you become the king of the Shura Race.
That way, you can order them to work for you," Mikayla advised. However, from her tone, it was as if
she was ordering Rocky to do it.
"I don't think it will be that easy." Rocky averted his gaze, thinking that he was not qualified to inherit the
throne of the Shura Race.
"What are you talking about? The Purgatorial Tripod is in your hand. If anything, according to the new
rule set by the king, you are the only one who met the requirement to become the next king," Mikayla
said, hinting that he should do it.
"Even so, I'm afraid the members of the royal family won't accept me. After all, I am just an outsider
without any trace of royal blood," Rocky answered. Although he knew that the king explicitly told that
this time, any powerful warrior could become a legitimate candidate, he still had a lot of doubts about
taking the role of the next king.
"You are destined for this role. Think about it. As soon as the royal family learns that Enoch colluded
with the demonic race, there will be inevitable chaos. I assume that Enoch will soon openly rebel
against the royal family. At the same time, you know Zain's attitude. Those two will eventually clash,
making the entire royal family or even the Shura Race fall into a serious mess. At that time, someone
must take a stand and save everyone from this perilous situation," Mikayla said rather firmly. She
seemed to have already foreseen that this tragedy would occur in the near future.
"I can see that it is very possible. Since Prince Enoch colluded with the demoness, he has
automatically lost his chance to take over the throne. Now, his only means to achieve it is to forcefully
take it and incite a rebellion." Rocky's face darkened, knowing that Mikayla was absolutely right.
"The entire Shura Race will soon be engulfed in a bloody civil war. You should rise and stop its
destruction without hesitation," Mikayla strongly urged.
"Can't you do something before it comes to that point?" Vivian asked in confusion. Of course, she
thought that since Mikayla was a goddess, she had the capacity to manipulate things from the
background.
"I'm afraid I can't. It is impossible for the entities of the Holy-Evil World to get involved with the affairs of
the Shura Continent. Once we do it, it will destroy the laws of the world, eradicating the power that
maintains the balance in both the Holy-Evil World and the Shura Continent," Mikayla explained in a
gloomy tone.
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