"Where did this guy come from? Is he planning to confront the Ice Phoenix by himself? He must have a death wish!"
"That's right! Did he not see that we were not able to break through its defenses even after joining hands for a few hours? What makes him think that he can do anything alone?"
"This guy is a fool. That is the only explanation!"
The spirit warriors sneered at Rocky, thinking that he was just wasting his life.
At the same time, under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Rocky approached the Ice Phoenix without a hint of hesitation.
Seeing that Rocky was bravely rushing towards it, the Ice Phoenix was not too amused. It increased its spiritual power and flapped its wings harshly. Then, an incomparably cold wind rushed out in an instant, which was enough to freeze everything in the vicinity.
Meanwhile, as Rocky was in midair, he also felt that his speed had drastically slowed down under the influence of the ice wind and cold air.
The next moment, he activated his Devilish Phantom Skill, creating several avatars. Then, the avatars dispersed in different directions in order to distract the Ice Phoenix. This way, Rocky could find a chance to break through. However, the Ice Phoenix seemed to be smarter than he expected. It was completely unmoved and remained very calm.
'That's strange. This spiritual beast's power is not as strong as I initially thought. It seems that someone just summoned it, ' Rocky thought to himself, furrowing his brows. Soon enough, he noticed that his speculation was getting clearer, but he still continued to test it.
After about five minutes of being in a stalemate, Rocky found that although the Ice Phoenix wasn't that strong, it didn't give him any chance to approach the divine treasure. Left with no choice, he eventually returned to where Alex and Vivian were.
"Hey! Don't pull a stunt like that ever again!" Vivian yelled, pretending to scold Rocky.
After all, it was impossible for a Spiritual King to break through the defenses of a spiritual beast whose strength was equal to a Spiritual Emperor at the peak stage. If Rocky didn't want his real strength to be exposed, then he had no way of getting the divine treasure that easily.
"We can't just give up. Besides, I just tested out the strength of the Ice Phoenix. Based on what I noticed, this spiritual beast should be a beast spirit that has been summoned," Rocky said with his eyes lit up.
"It is a beast spirit?" Alex and Vivian could just look at each other after hearing what Rocky said.
"Yes. If I am not mistaken, this beast spirit must be summoned by the divine treasure. Hence, it seems that the treasure must be really unusual after all." Rocky's eyes narrowed as he took a glance at the Ice Phoenix again.
"Are you sure? That's amazing!" Vivian responded, though she had a lot of doubts at the back of her mind. After all, if Rocky was indeed correct, the treasure that they were looking for was extremely outstanding.
"Do you want to get a hold of this treasure?" Rocky turned to Alex and asked.
"Of course, I do. Obtaining it is the best that I could wish for. However, I am also sure that the risk is just too huge. Thus, you can already forget it." Although Alex was obviously hopeful and tempted to acquire the treasure, she still remained very rational.
"What are you talking about? As long as you want it, I'll be sure to get it for you," Rocky replied with a confident smile.
Immediately after, he entered the palace with his mind and asked the guardian for a divine treasure that could hide the user's aura. Upon having it, he quickly returned to reality.
"All right, this is what we're going to do. I will try my best to attract the attention of the spiritual beast. At that time, Tripp, take Alex with you and go get the treasure in the beast's lair," Rocky instructed firmly.
"But how? The spiritual beast's Spiritual Domain is very large. I'm afraid that it will discover us right away as soon as we get close to the lair," Vivian asked with a disapproving expression on her face.
"That's why you will need this. Use it, and you won't be discovered by the beast spirit." Then, Rocky took out the magic treasure that he had taken from the palace and handed it over to Vivian. "This treasure can easily hide your aura. However, you can only use it once. So, I trust that you can utilize it at the perfect timing."
Rocky knew that since Vivian's strength was close to the God Realm, she could use an imitation of a divine treasure without any problem.
"I see." Seeing that Rocky is very confident with his plan, Vivian didn't say anything more and just took the divine treasure from him.
"Rookie, be very careful," Alex reminded, showing a very worried expression.
"Don't worry about me! Just focus on getting the treasure." Rocky smiled calmly as if the Ice Phoenix was not a big threat.
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