Rebirth of the Prime Dragon Master novel Chapter 970

The next morning, Rocky went to the ruins of the ancient temple within the capital's suburb. He excavated the crystal that had absorbed spiritual power for seven consecutive days and nights. Once it was revealed, the entire crystal overflowed with strong spiritual light.

As Rocky bent over and picked it up, he could feel the abundance of spiritual power the crystal contained. Because it was still in its early form, the spiritual power couldn't be released yet. Next step for it would be to enter the second stage of refining.

A spiritual crystal usually needed to undergo years of testing before it finally became powerful. The same went for the artificial spiritual crystal.

According to the refining notebook's records, the crystal that sealed the spiritual power needed to be refined for three consecutive days and nights after the completion of the spirit absorption stage. The refining would be done under the conditions of the two opposing forces in nature: extreme Yin (the negative, feminine energy) or extreme Yang (the positive, masculine energy) to rid the crystal of impurities.

So now, Rocky needed to find a place that with the most suitable refining conditions to carry out the crystal refining process.

After some inquiry, he heard that three miles away from the north of the capital was the Fire Wave Mountain which was named for its extremely high temperatures. Supposedly, there was a fire cave located on the mountain's hillside. The innermost part of the cave was the hottest area. It was scorching to the point that it could burn human flesh.

Rocky had initially planned to go directly to the cave. However, Woods had sent a messenger to inform him that he was needed at his mansion regarding an urgent matter.

He had no choice but to head to Woods' mansion first.

Being a sophisticated person, Prince Woods' mansion naturally reflected his elegant magnificence. The entire mansion was a picturesque park filled with singing birds and fragrant flowers.

Rocky was led through a peach blossom forest before finally arriving at the lakeside pavilion where Woods had been waiting for a long time.

Upon entering the pavilion, he sat down without asking for permission. He looked at Woods and asked, "I assume you sent for me urgently because of something important?"

"My brother, Geoffrey, sent me a message yesterday. It said he was ready to challenge me." Woods nodded with a serious face.

"Challenge you? What is Prince Geoffrey challenging you to?" Rocky looked at Woods seriously.

"The beast fight," the prince replied.

"The beast fight? Prince Geoffrey must surely have a lot of masters under his command? Wouldn't he be better off fighting you instead of competing with your beasts?" Rocky teased.

"Although the competition among princes would be quite a spectacle, it's taboo to kill each other. Moreover, the emperor has issued a ban on this to prevent princes from ignoring the brotherhood to become the successor. Anyone discovered committing this will immediately have his title of prince removed," Woods explained.

"It appears the emperor anticipated this." Rocky nodded.

"So any grudge that occurs among the princes will be resolved through a beast fight," the prince further expounded.

"Are you confident you'll succeed, Your Royal Highness?" Rocky asked.