"Humph! You may have inherited his power, but you are still far inferior to him. With your current
strength, it's impossible for you to seal me again!" After saying that, the martial spirit instantly rushed
out of the room, as if it was trying to escape from the Heavenly Demon Tower.
But of course, since Rocky knew that there would be terrifying repercussions if he let the martial spirit
escape, he immediately chased after it.
However, in the current form of the martial spirit, it could freely travel through things without being
hindered. It quickly wandered around the floor, leaving Rocky unable to figure out its track at all.
But after chasing it for a while, Rocky noticed that the martial spirit seemed unable to leave the floor.
Although Rocky had deactivated the enchanted barrier that sealed it in the previous room, each floor of
the Heavenly Demon Tower had their own enchanted barrier, and only those who met the requirements
could enter and leave at will. In Rocky's case, because he tried to conceal his real strength earlier, he
could not enter the fifth floor. But as soon as he revealed his true strength, which was near the God
Realm, the barrier recognized him and let him pass through.
"Damn it! I should have known that I cannot leave this place that easily!" Now that the martial spirit
realized that it could not find the way to leave, it instantly became exasperated.
"Well, I can see that you cannot escape by yourself," Rocky said flatly. At this time, he finally caught up
with the martial spirit. He stood in front of it, making the situation fall into a stalemate again.
"Ha! In that case, I just have to take over your body!" The martial spirit was sharp enough to recognize
that its only way of escaping was to control and use Rocky's body. Of course, the fact that Rocky had
the God-killing Sword also made it extremely cautious. However, if it really wanted to obtain its
freedom, it had to make some cunning moves in order to suppress Rocky.
"Let's see how you deal with this!" In an instant, the martial spirit shone brightly, and its eyes flashed
with a dark red light.
The moment Rocky looked at the eyes of the martial spirit, his entire body was frozen stiff as if he was
petrified.
'Damn it! I was too careless!' He did not expect that the martial spirit would possess such a strong
demonic skill. Now, he fell into its trap and could not move a muscle.
Eventually, Rocky's entire body was unable to move. Although he had a powerful divine body, it was
still susceptible to this kind of demonic skill that did not really harm one's body.
Upon seeing that the petrifying skill worked perfectly, the martial spirit approached Rocky, but it still
stayed on guard against the God-killing Sword in his hand. As long as it could stay clear from the
sword, it could easily occupy his body.
At the same time, Rocky started to get anxious. He knew that something bad was about to happen to
him, but he could not do anything since he had been petrified. He could not even use his spiritual
power to free himself. After thinking of more ways that he could try, he thought of his newly cultivated
Fighting Soul.
For strong warriors, a soul could be utilized as an avatar. Once it materialized, it could also possess a
fighting power to deal with its master's opponents.
However, most warriors only cultivate their souls when they reached a certain level. After all, the soul
was far more difficult to cultivate compared to their own physical strength.
But although Rocky's soul was not strong enough, he could use it to stall the martial spirit and give him
some time.
As he pondered on this thought, Rocky waited for the moment that the martial spirit got close enough to
him. He knew that the martial spirit would take action before the God-killing Sword could react on its
own, so he needed to make a move before that happened.
At the perfect timing, Rocky released his Fighting Soul.
After breaking through, it had grown much bigger. Then, as it rushed out of Rocky's body, it
transformed into a strange light and rushed towards the martial spirit.
Although the Fighting Soul was not able to hurt the powerful martial spirit, it still managed to nullify the
petrification spell that bound Rocky.
Finally, Rocky regained control of his body.
Right after he recovered his mobility, he quickly retreated and avoided looking at the martial spirit as a
precaution.
On the other hand, the martial spirit was surprised that Rocky was able to display that trick. Obviously,
it flew into a rage and rushed towards Rocky again.
'At this point, I am not a match for it. I cannot fight it head-on, and I need to find a way to somehow
outsmart it, ' Rocky thought to himself. Right now, he assumed that it would not do any good if he tried
to confront the martial spirit without any concrete plan. Eventually, he thought that since it could not
leave the Heavenly Demon Tower anyway, he could just proceed to the sixth floor.
After making up his mind, Rocky waved the God-killing Sword and unleashed a sword aura that
contained the divine power. In the blink of an eye, the martial spirit did its best to dodge since it knew
that the attack from the sword would be fatal.
While the martial spirit was busy dodging the sword aura, Rocky took the opportunity to go to the
entrance of the sixth floor with the help of Corey's memory. He thought that as long as he could enter
the sixth floor, the martial spirit would not be able to follow him.
However, it seemed that martial spirit had read Rocky's mind. It would not let its only chance to escape
from the tower get out of its grasp, so it immediately chased after him. Rocky was able to find the
entrance and was about to enter it, but the martial spirit had caught up with him. Then, without wasting
any time, it used the Heavenly Demon Voice, a burst of ominous laughter that could interfere with
someone's mind. It was the most powerful skill of the giant demon race, and Rocky also had difficulty
dealing with it back in the Ghostly Demon Land.
The moment the Heavenly Demon Voice reverberated, Rocky's mind was instantly affected. As a
result, he lost control of his body again.
Although the power of the martial spirit had not been fully restored, it was gradually feeding off the
spiritual power in the tower. Hence, the moment it got out of the room where it was formerly sealed off,
its strength was becoming stronger. Therefore, the longer it took for Rocky to deal with it, the more
disadvantageous it would be for him.
Now that he became incapacitated again, Rocky wanted to enter the palace and take some divine
treasure that could help him deal with the situation. However, the martial spirit was moving so fast that
it had already arrived in front of him. At this point, it might successfully occupy his body before he could
get the divine treasure.
However, just as Rocky was starting to feel helpless, a pair of eyes with demonic charm suddenly
opened amidst the flickering light on the top floor of the tower. Then, an invisible force instantly spread
throughout all the floors and rushed towards the hostile martial spirit.
After being hit with the invisible force, the entire body of the martial spirit twisted. It was as if it was
being forcefully ripped apart.
"Who the hell is doing this?!" the martial spirit yelled in agony. It did not expect that such an
overwhelming force would appear and disable it. However, it was certain that this astounding power did
not come from Rocky.
Rocky was also confused because he didn't know where this power was coming from, and why it was
only attacking the martial spirit.
While Rocky was still in a daze, the God-killing Sword lit up as if it had sensed something. The next
moment, Rocky heard a strange noise that sounded like it was calling for something.
Immediately after, a vortex-like circle of light appeared behind Rocky. Before he could even react, he
was sucked into it.
Afterward, the vortex ring of light turned into a wave of light that illuminated the entire fifth floor,
removing any shadow in sight.
Then, by the time the luminous light dissipated, Rocky had already vanished without a trace.
"What the hell happened? Where is he?" Utterly confused at the sudden turn of events, the martial
spirit could just exclaim and express its frustrations.
Meanwhile, Rocky was taken into a void space.
"What is this place? Is this still a part of the Heavenly Demon Tower?" Rocky narrowed his eyes, trying
to figure out what was happening right now.
But soon enough, a voice echoed in the space. "Corey! We meet again." As Rocky looked in the
direction of the voice, he saw a pair of huge eyes with dim light in them. It appeared as though they
were possessed by a deity or a demon—a set of eyes that could see through everything.
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