The main reason why Rocky chose to save Quentin was that he could make use of him in the near future. Moreover, he also modified the pill and added some ingredients that could hasten one's recovery. This way, once they returned to the Shura Race, Rocky would have a huge chance of pulling Quentin to his side.
Then, just as the spectators were waiting for Quentin's final moment to arrive, he suddenly found that his injuries had somehow started recovering. In fact, even the disordered spiritual power in his body had gradually calmed down and was put at ease. Although his meridians remained to be seriously damaged, this did not hinder the healing process.
"What the hell is going on? You deceived me. Just what on earth did you really feed me?" Quentin asked as he stared at Rocky with his eyes wide open.
At this time, the spectators were also shocked by the turn of events. They all thought that Rocky was so ruthless that he would poison Quentin to death, but it seemed that after taking the strange pill, Quentin actually recovered, and his complexion was much better now.
'There's no way that it is poison. Did he just give me some kind of healing pill?' Quentin thought to himself. He was utterly confused and couldn't fathom why Rocky would do this.
"When we meet again soon, you are going to understand." After saying this, Rocky cast Quentin one last glance, turned around, and left the scene right away.
Obviously, at this moment, Quentin was in the dark about what Rocky's real intention was. Moreover, although he had taken his life back, he did not realize that he was now actually at Rocky's mercy.
After all the ruckus, the battle between Rocky and Quentin had finally ended. But of course, because of the unexpected ending, it caused a huge commotion, and various discussions could be heard around the square. Some people thought that Rocky committed a mistake, believing that Quentin would definitely come for him in the future to retaliate. However, some chose to be open-minded, hoping that Quentin would actually become grateful that his life was spared.
"What is Basil thinking? He could have killed Quentin already!" Perhaps, the most disappointed ones were the Godly Geniuses. It was their chance to have one less competition, but Rocky did not finish the deed. Israel was a smart guy, and he instantly suspected that Rocky must have an ulterior motive for letting Quentin go. The problem was he did not know what it was.
Now that Rocky had defeated Quentin, he had taken the last spot in the final battle, which also meant that he would face Israel on the top of the Boundless Mountain.
Since Rocky had shown the strength of a Spiritual Emperor at the peak stage, many started to claim that he had chances of defeating Israel and winning the championship.
At the same time, Rocky had already returned to Valeria's quarters, disguised as Odin. When he arrived, she had already woken up, but her consciousness still seemed to be somewhat unclear.
"Odin? What's wrong with me? This is strange. Why can't I feel any spiritual power in my body?" Valeria asked anxiously the moment she saw Rocky.
"You have been seriously injured when you fought against Israel, which greatly affected your meridians. In order to repair them, I had to temporarily seal your spiritual power," Rocky explained in a low voice.
"So, you saved me again." Valeria remembered how bad her condition was. Hence, she knew that the only one with the medical skills to do this much was Odin.
In response, Rocky just let out a faint smile.
"It seems that my debts are just growing bigger." Valeria could not help but pout, thinking that she owed Rocky something big yet again.
"Why do you mind? Given our relationship, isn't it just normal?" Seeing that Valeria was somewhat doing fine now, Rocky was also relieved that he decided to tease her already.
"What relationship are you talking about? I don't have anything to do with you! Have you forgotten that everything is just for show?" Valeria got so defensive and her face blushed hard.
"Really? You are still saying that? Well, is that how you feel? We can cancel the engagement once we go back then," Rocky suggested in an indifferent tone.
"Why do you keep bringing that up?" It seemed that Valeria did not want to come to that point. After all, their engagement was the symbol of their fiefs' alliance. She tried to stand up, but she immediately felt a sharp pain all over her body, preventing her to move freely.
"You don't want me to have anything to do with you, right? Then, we can make things easier and cancel the engagement. After that, you can finally have your freedom back," Rocky replied with a shrug.
"Then, what about our alliance? We can't just decide that for ourselves." Valeria quickly found an excuse. In fact, she might have instantly agreed if it was before, but now, she inexplicably resisted the idea of canceling the engagement.
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