Most of the people were surprised that Rocky would show up out of the blue. But instead of his usual aura of being the savior of the day, he appeared to be an evil monster that hated by most of the people present.
His appearance prompted an uproar from the crowd around him. Not long after, they pointed their fingers at Rocky and started to exchange their thoughts with each other about how much he had changed.
But Rocky just ignored the whispers around him. He focused his eyes on the figure in the red robe and said distantly, "Alston, you don't have to hide anymore. You're just waiting for me, aren't you?"
"Ha ha..." The figure in red suddenly burst into loud laughter upon hearing Rocky's words. He took off the hood that covered his face, instantly revealing his true identity in front of everyone present. Contrary to what people were expecting, his face was not from a spiritual race being but rather from just a normal human.
Seeing this, the crowd boiled up right away. At that moment, everyone's jaws were agape and had their eyes wide open as they could not find the right words to express their astonishment.
Every single person present was completely discombobulated after realizing that Alston, who had resurrected, had the strength and power to fight against the top masters of the Holy Dragon Empire—Bryant, Marcia, and several elders of the royal family.
The several strong masters had been well aware that Alston was still alive. Despite this, they still could not believe that it was real until they saw it with their own eyes.
"Alston!" Lena shouted in anger as she clenched her fists and gritted her teeth.
"Since when did you have your human body?" Rocky questioned grimly. Shock crept Rocky's veins. Last time he saw Alston, he was still in the body of a fish monster from the spiritual race. But of course, the most important takeaway from the entire scenario was that Alston's strength seemed to have changed. Seeing Alston in this body, Rocky felt that he had obtained a more intense kind of power.
"Why? Are you saying that I can't have this body?" Alston laughed audaciously.
But this was not Rocky's immediate concern at that moment. In fact, he knew deep inside that Alston planned this all along. Rocky believed that Alston was trying to lure him out by stirring a commotion about the succession ceremony. Moreover, he thought that Alston came alone, without any backup, this time. If this were the case, then Alston would find it very difficult to single-handedly take away the Divine Spiritual Source from Rocky's possession. He believed that Alston also knew his own handicap, so he suspected that Alston might have other purposes for his unwanted presence.
"If you just want to get back at me because of our feud, we will find another place to settle it. It doesn't need to happen here. There is no need to hurt the innocent," Rocky said cautiously.
"The feud between us won't end so lightly. I still want to see you betrayed by your friends and families and lose everything you have. I will take everything from you and let you taste despair!" Alston shouted savagely.
"I'm all alone now. There's nothing to be afraid of. I have already left behind everything that I have. Now, I am an emotionless evil king, free of all constraints and attachments," Rocky scorned.
Needless to say, his words surprised everyone present, especially the three women, Marcia, Isis, and Lena. Clearly, they couldn't believe that such words could come out of Rocky's mouth.
"What are you talking about, Basil? I... I don't understand..." Isis furiously shouted at Rocky.
"In other words, I have nothing to do with the Holy Dragon Empire from now on, nor am I Prince Crimson anymore," Rocky announced in a calm tone.
The audience heard this and again, burst into an uproar. No one had expected that Rocky would give up the identity of the Prince Crimson and would detach himself from his duties in the Holy Dragon Empire. This was obviously beyond anyone's comprehension.
"Ha ha... Do you really think that I'll believe you?" At that moment, Alston already knew that Rocky only said that to protect the Holy Dragon Empire and its people.
"I don't care whether you believe me or not! From this day forward, everything in the Holy Dragon Empire has nothing to do with me!" Rocky replied flatly.
"So does that mean that you will be indifferent even if I kill Isis and her son?" Alston pointed out while a sinister smile crept all over his face.
Hearing this, everyone went quiet. All they could do was look at Rocky's reaction and wait for something to happen.
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