In the third round of the matches, Rocky was up against Lilith. However, to everyone's surprise, the latter gave up right at the start of the match, deliberately giving the victory to Rocky.
Therefore, after the first three rounds of battles, Rocky and Israel were tied for first place.
At the same time, all sorts of speculations and arguments were circulating among the crowd. Most of them knew that Basil had a mysterious past when he was still in the Sky-suppressing School. Then, not long after, he disappeared without anyone knowing where he had been to. But now, he had suddenly reappeared in the Spiritual Emperor Contest, astounding everyone with his brilliant performances. No wonder people had been so curious about him.
On the other hand, this was exactly what Rocky wanted. He planned to enter the final battle using his identity as Basil in a grand way. Then, of course, he would do everything to defeat any opponent, and win the championship.
This way, not only could he make the other Godly Geniuses return to the Shura Race in crushing defeat, but it would also be convenient for him to launch his plans in the future using the identity as Basil.
However, it was inevitable that as he became more popular, more candidates felt jealous of him and threatened by him. Even just after his third win, many candidates already viewed him as a thorn in their flesh. They felt like they were being overshadowed and treated as inferior to him.
Likewise, the other Godly Geniuses also looked at him to be an additional, formidable enemy.
Then, later that night, someone unexpectedly came to Rocky's quarters and knocked on his door.
"Who is it?" Rocky asked with furrowed brows. He was actually in the middle of improving his Imperial Soul, and he was not expecting anyone to visit him.
"It's me! Don't you remember my voice? We just met yesterday." Upon hearing the voice from the other side of the door, Rocky instantly recognized that it was very familiar.
He was indeed right because it was none other than Gloria.
In fact, Rocky had already assumed that she might come to him soon enough. Afterward, he slowly got out of bed and opened the door. There, he saw her wearing purple clothes, and her hair was still a little damp as if she had just taken a shower. At the same time, a strong fragrance of flowers welcomed his nose.
Obviously, Gloria had come there planning something, and her seduction ploy was already at work.
Fortunately, Rocky had always been on guard against it. After all, he was well aware of how good Gloria's enchantment skill was, which could easily make weak-minded people lose their minds.
Then, after taking a deep breath and calming himself down, Rocky asked with a serious face, "Isn't it a little too late for you to visit me? What can I do for you?"
Rocky still had to ask, although he already had a hunch that Quentin and Drew asked her to come and seduce him.
In other words, he had already seen through their plan.
"Oh, nothing specific. I actually just happened to pass by. So, I came to see if you have already rested well. But since I'm already here, I might as well chat a little with you." Then, Gloria leaned towards Rocky and said flirtatiously, "Won't you invite me to your room?"
"I'm afraid that is not a good idea. It's already the middle of the night, and people might get the wrong idea if they saw us enter my room together." Rocky immediately made an excuse to refuse her.
"Do you really care what other people might think? We are just going to talk. It's their fault if their minds are so malicious," Gloria replied while pouting. At the back of her mind, she was actually a bit surprised that Rocky could say no to her. Logically speaking, a normal human being like him should be defenseless against her enchantment skill. In fact, even powerful members of the Shura Race could be affected by it.
"Well, I just don't want to get into any trouble. So, if you have anything to say, we can talk right here." Of course, Rocky clearly knew what Gloria was planning. Thus, he would not give her any chance to take advantage of him.
"Fine. I want to ask if you would like to cooperate with me." Gloria sensed that Rocky was not willing to give in, so she already came straight to the point.
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