"Different forms?" As though something crossed his mind, Rocky's eyes narrowed at the enchanted barrier that had appeared when the spiritual shadow collided it. Then, he gently pressed his palm against its center.
All of a sudden, with Rocky's palm at its center, spiritual power rippled outward like waves. Gradually, the ripples spread across the threads of the spider web that was formed by the spiritual shadow.
Under the impact of the rippling spiritual power, the enchanted barrier began to tremble violently. Moments later, the vibrations intensified, til hairline cracks began to appear.
"Ah!" Rocky exclaimed, popping open his eyes. Suddenly, a strong spiritual power surged out from his palm and onto the enchanted barrier. With a loud bang, the whole enchanted barrier shattered into countless pieces, like broken glass. In the blink of an eye, the barrier had vanished without a trace.
Once the enchanted barrier was broken, Rocky immediately brandished the Frozen Wind Dagger, slashing at the wooden fence. Then, he rushed to his father, the emperor of the Holy Dragon Empire.
As he got closer, Rocky could see the state the emperor was left in. Long wisps of silver hair framed his hollowed cheeks. His eyes were sunken, as though he barely slept. His torn-up robe revealed emaciated hands and feet.
"Father..." Rocky couldn't help but tremble with mixed emotions at the sight of his mistreated father. Yet, he was not supposed to have such emotions.
"Don't worry, my child. It's lucky enough that I am still alive. What matters now is that I lived to see you again," the emperor said calmly. His old wrinkled face revealed a thankful smile, his eyes brimming with tears of gratitude.
"Let's go." Rocky abruptly turned around to let the emperor mount his back. Together, they left the cave as fast as they could, flying straight down.
On the other side, Bryant and Marcia were fighting side by side against the ordinary spiritual beings of the Dragon Master Clan.
"General Marcia, what on earth do you want?" Bryant suddenly asked, his eyes seething with bitterness.
"What on earth do you mean, Chief Bryant?" Marcia shot him a confused glance as she finished off an ordinary spiritual being.
"Prince Basil proposed taking this huge risk to rescue His Majesty just because he missed his father so much. But as a general of the Holy Dragon Empire, you should've tried your best to stop him! But you didn't. This is not your style," Bryant growled in a low voice.
"You didn't stop him either, did you?" Marcia retorted.
"Although I didn't stop him, I have secretly gathered the elite forces of the Ximen Clan to follow us. They can support us after Rocky rescues His Majesty. I believe you might have already noticed it. That's why you took us to the heavily guarded Dead Valley. In fact, you knew where His Majesty was imprisoned from the very beginning, didn't you?" Bryant looked at Marcia accusingly, as though he had figured it all out.
"You deserve to be the chief of the Ximen Clan." Marcia shot back coldly, making no attempt to refute his claims.
Marcia was scheming and shrewd. She knew it was dangerous to rescue the emperor from the Dragon Master Clan. She also knew very well that even if she led an entire army here, chances of winning were slim.
Even so, Marcia still supported Rocky's suicide rescue operation. All this seemed completely unreasonable!
"Why did you let this happen? If you plan to manipulate His Majesty and Prince Basil, I won't let you." Bryant continued to interrogate the general. Although he had noticed her unusual behavior prior, he was a bit dubious and was curious to see how it would play out. Only when they came to the Dead Valley did he realize that Marcia had something up her sleeve.
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