With Rocky able to pass through the cave, Seth and the other candidates also tried their luck. Unfortunately, they were blocked; they couldn't enter the cave. Left with no other options, they were forced to turn back and explore other routes.
Rocky, on the other hand, pressed onward, overcoming any and all challenges that came his way. He moved at an astonishing speed, leaving most of the middle-grade Spiritual Emperors and all the low-grade Spiritual Emperors behind. On the other hand, he gradually closed the gap between himself and those ahead of him.
"Seems like I'm near the end of this path. I wonder what kind of trial will be waiting for me there," Rocky murmured to himself when he roughly calculated where he was.
A couple of minutes later, just as he had expected, he came across a strange stone path. The path extended downward, terminating in a huge, dark cave. On either side of the stone path stood various ghost statues, each one with a unique hellish, distorted face.
Making his way along the path, he soon heard noises from up ahead. From afar, he could see two high-grade Spiritual Emperors and five middle-grade Spiritual Emperors were fighting a giant beast. The beast's massive body blocked the entrance to the huge cave and was emitting an ominous black aura.
"It's a diabolic beast!" Rocky exclaimed in disbelief. Although it was no secret that the Holy Heaven Palace was home to countless strange creatures, it was still shocking to see a diabolic beast here.
Moreover, this diabolic beast in particular was as powerful as a high-grade Spiritual Emperor.
Despite their combined forces, these participants didn't seem to be gaining any advantage over the diabolic beast. It was obviously giving them a tough time.
Rocky squinted, trying to make out the warriors. To his surprise, he found that Isabel and Lilith were there.
After a few more rounds of futile fighting, some of the warriors began to look discouraged. One by one, they began to retreat.
Towards the end, only two Spiritual Emperors at the premium stage remained, along with Lilith and Isabel. However, things didn't look so good for them.
At some point, the diabolic beast injured both Lilith and Isabel, one after another. The two girls retreated temporarily, long enough to heal themselves.
When they saw what had happened, the other two high-grade Spiritual Emperors realized that it was a futile battle, so they too retreated and left.
The diabolic beast guarding the cave, on the other hand, did not chase after them. Instead, it stood firmly and vigilantly watched the horizon for incoming intruders.
Rocky took this as his opportunity to show himself to Lilith, handing her some medicine.
"Who are you?" Lilith asked warily. Rocky hadn't revealed to her his identity as Basil. "Oh, I'm a Spiritual Emperor of the Di Clan, a friend of Basil's," Rocky told her reassuringly.
"Oh, I see, Basil's friend." At the mention of his name, Lilith immediately relaxed.
"Take the medicine already, before your injury gets worse," Rocky urged.
"I have brought my own medicine with me," Lilith replied stubbornly.
"This is no ordinary medicine," Rocky insisted.
"Really?" Lilith accepted it albeit a bit dubiously. After eyeing it carefully, she popped it into her mouth.
Almost instantaneously, she felt a stream of spiritual power explode and surge within her, quickly spreading all over her body and repairing her damaged meridians.
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