Rearing up and garnering all its power, the Nether Dragon King launched a more violent attack at Rocky, making everyone gasp.
"I'll go help him!" Vivian exclaimed, taking a step forward. She was having a hard time standing back and watching Rocky struggling.
"Please don't. He told you to get the guard team out of here, so he must have a plan. If you go over there, you could ruin everything..." Valeria said, holding out an arm to stop Vivian from advancing.
Even though Vivian thought what she had said was reasonable, she was still a little anxious. After all, the Nether Dragon King had enough power that it could kill Rocky.
Of course, that idea excited the other Godly Geniuses. They wanted Rocky to be killed by the Nether Dragon King. To them, it was like they were watching an entertaining performance.
Rocky and the Nether Dragon King had been in a stalemate for a long time when Rocky found an opportunity to approach the Nether Dragon King. As he walked towards it, he activated the Mysterious Beast Transformation Skill and sent his spiritual sense into the Nether Dragon King's.
"Nether Dragon King, do you recognize me?" After his spiritual sense entered the Nether Dragon King's, Rocky released the royal power that he had been storing inside his body.
When the Nether Dragon King felt its presence, it asked in a trembling, excited voice, "What? Your power is the same as my master's..."
"That's because I have inherited your master's power," Rocky explained.
"That means that you are my new master..." The Nether Dragon King stepped forward and bowed its long head.
"Then you need to listen to me. From now on, you must act as a guardian beast like you are and go back into your lair!" Rocky ordered.
"Master, I thought you needed my help," the Nether Dragon King said with a longing look on its face.
"Not yet."
"Okay." The Nether Dragon King didn't want to anger its master so it fell silent.
Satisfied, Rocky withdrew his spiritual sense from the Nether Dragon King.
Then, something unexpected happened. Under the watchful eyes of the public, the Nether Dragon King dropped to its knees and kowtowed to Rocky. Then, it slowly turned around and started gathering all the beasts to return them to the lair.
"That's not possible. The Nether Dragon King is actually submitting to Odin!"
"It's incredible. How did he do it?"
"Yes. I want to know what method he used to make the Nether Dragon King surrender."
Naturally, all the members of the four guard teams were shocked to the core.
But the question that was pressing on their minds the most was why the Nether Dragon King had returned to its lair after surrendering to Rocky.
For a moment, no one could figure it out.
After the Nether Dragon King had led the beasts back to their lair, Rocky joined Vivian and the others.
"That was super reckless!" Vivian yelled at Rocky when he reached them.
"Oh, please don't be angry. I'm fine," Rocky said with a smile.
"If something bad had happened to you, how could I explain it to my brother?" It was clear from the tone of her voice how worried she had been about Rocky.
"Miss Vivian, he is standing right in front of you, alive and kicking. Isn't it enough? What did you want? For him to get injured?" Gloria spat, crossing her arms over her chest.
"Miss Gloria, why are you even here? Hand over the engagement covenant," Vivian demanded, holding out her hand that was shaking from pure rage.
"I can't give it to you because I'm determined to marry Odin!" Now that she had witnessed Rocky in action, Gloria wanted to win him over.
"But we already return the engagement covenant to him," Purple said, tilting her head to the side.
"No one else knows that," Gloria said as she curled her lips.
"But..."
"Enough with the questions! Let's go back!" As soon as the words left her lips, Gloria summoned her ride and left with Purple.
When they were gone, the guard teams of the Primitive Fief, the Elite Fief, and the Purgatory Fief looked at each other cautiously. They were afraid to stay any longer, so they all retreated.
Meanwhile, Vivian had led the team out of the Nether Fire Land, and they were headed for the Ghost Fief.
"Godly Genius, you subdued the Nether Dragon King. Why did you let it return to its lair?" Vivian asked Rocky as they walked next to each other.
"I have my reasons but I would like to keep them secret," Rocky answered with a small smile on his face.
"But did you complete the task or not?" The most important thing was whether or not Rocky had completed the task.
"It doesn't matter if I fulfilled the task or not. I benefited a lot from the trip to the Nether Fire Land," Rocky answered. He was the only one who knew the hidden meaning behind his words.
Vivian raised her eyebrows. She didn't know what he had meant when he said he had benefited.
Rocky turned to Valeria and said, "Miss Valeria, because you didn't fully recover from your previous injury and you were injured while fighting against the Nether Dragon King, you will have to rest more when we get back. If you are not in a hurry to go back to the Flower Fief, you can stay in the Ghost Fief and my master can heal you..."
"Okay." It never occurred to Valeria that Rocky cared so much about her. It was a new experience.
Saying nothing further, Rocky closed his eyes and rested.
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