Tod and the other spirit manipulators lay sprawled on the ground in a state of bewilderment. They could clearly see who had snuck up on the voracious Centipede-snake, but thought, 'How on earth could it be him?' Tod's sentiment was the same as the rest of the group: Rocky had seemed to be just a low grade spirit manipulator. He had no power or presence. He merely followed along.
Just then, Rocky turned to Tod and said, "First, help them get all those poisonous stings out."
Rocky, who had appeared so weak just moments before, was now decisive and direct. A powerful charisma emanated from his body. He had been fearless in the face of the massive Centipede-snake, which was easily ten meters high.
This night-and-day personality change took them all by surprise.
Rocky turned and noticed that the Centipede-snake was again about to reap chaos. He knew that he had critically struck it already - he had even put the Centipede-snake's venom on his Frozen Wind Dagger, hoping that it was not immune, fighting fire with fire. He had been partly successful. It had not lost its power of action, but the toxic reaction had reduced its strength.
Spiritual light suddenly appeared around Rocky's body. In a flash, his power climbed to the first grade of the Earthly Stage. Why did he just not show his full strength - the third grade of the Earthly Stage? Because he wanted to keep his real power hidden, as a secret weapon, just in case. It seemed the only viable plan to acquire the rare treasures without in-fighting amongst the other spirit manipulators.
When Tod and the other spirit manipulators felt Rocky's power manifest, their faces appeared dazed and they rubbed their eyes in shock. They were almost in a stupor in how Rocky had suddenly changed from a loser to a master in a blink of their eyes.
"It turns out he was a hidden master!" Tod remarked to the others. He had only brought Rocky along with the group through pity, yet by doing so the decision had saved all of their lives. Else, they would be as dead as the previous group of spirit manipulators.
Rocky rushed forward armed with his Frozen Wind Dagger and activated his Vast Nebula Skill, bringing even more spiritual power into play. This created a star aura of power swirling around him. His figure was hard to follow as it was quick as a dancing flame and in the blink of an eye he was in front of the enraged Centipede-snake.
It responded by standing straight up and shooting out its poisonous stings like a storm, rapidly and densely right at him.
Rocky raised his hands saying, "Nebula Cloud Transformation…" Suddenly, a hazy nebulae glow surged forth from his chest.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Tod and the others could see the poisonous stings moving with incredible speed throughout the sky. They zeroed on Rocky but impacted with the star nebula glow.
Seeing this, everyone was even more shocked. They would not even have attempted to battle this wild spirit-manipulated beast which was already in the second grade of three stars. The Centipede-snake was completely beyond their ability to handle. Generally speaking, even a spirit manipulator in the Earthly Stage may not be able to handle such a beast. And to see Rocky battling it, with no sign of fear or trepidation, caused them to admire him not only for his superior strength, but also his amazing courage.
While Rocky was fighting with the Centipede-snake, Tod hurried toward the other severely injured spirit manipulators and removed the poisonous stings from them. Before long, they had recovered enough to move themselves.
"Tod, who the hell is this guy?" Archer asked. "He is obviously a master, but why did he hide his power and just come with us?" The feeling showing in his eyes was no longer contemptuous nor derogatory but respect. On the other hand, his heart was full of chagrin and fear due to the way that he had treated Rocky before.
Hearing what Tod said, Rocky froze for just a moment then continued to focus on the Centipede-snake.
Tod still waited for a moment when he saw that Rocky didn't reply. However, Archer was still pushing to leave. Finally, he made up his mind and led Archer and the other spirit manipulators go on their way, continuing in the direction that the light had shone.
After Rocky saw the rest of the group leave, he cast a glance at the Centipede-snake and whispered with a chilling smile on his face, "Let the games begin." Abruptly, he turned and suddenly rushed in the same direction.
Seeing Rocky's attempt to escape, the Centipede-snake gave a shriek. It shook out its long and thick body and rushed right after him. Everything in its path was knocked down, as if a heavy tank had steamrolled right through.
Simultaneously, where the light shone, in the center of the Spiritual Fairyland, there were already seven or eight teams of spirit manipulators gathering. Among them, there were two that had been sent by the Crimson Dragon Group. Obviously, they were a step above the strength of the other teams.
Apart from them, the cultivation of the strongest person in all of the other teams was at the first grade of the Earthly Stage. He had red hair - and Rocky would recognize him, especially since he had framed him when the red haired man had snuck up on the northeast military camp outpost with a team of mercenaries.
At this very moment, at the top of the cliff in front of every spirit manipulator's eyes, there was something special. It sprayed colored light. In size, it was half the length of a man's arm. What was more amazing, was that it was shaped like a lotus flower and was layered. This rare treasure was like a pool of beautiful flowers in a fountain. However, the most attractive thing was not the colored light, nor the amazing shape, but the strong spiritual power which emanated from it.
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