The Medallion novel Chapter 38

"Surely, if you succeed in lifting the bronze tripod, it means your physical qualities including your strength and power are good enough to qualify as a spirit manipulator. In other words, you no longer need to participate in the early stage of your training," Mia glanced at Rocky and nodded as she announced.

"I'll give it a try," Rocky smiled. If he could lift the bronze tripod, he would be exempted from training for a month. This would give him time to dig into the Beast Evaluation Skill. With this in mind, he walked through the crowd towards the bronze tripod.

"Humph. Even I couldn't lift it. I don't believe that piece of shit can do it. He just wants to show everyone that his power is at the second grade of the Mortal Stage. What a narrow vision. If he didn't fuse with the Holy Dragon Bead with his sheer dumb luck, he would've been just a nobody," Bear yelled deliberately to embarrass Rocky in public.

All of a sudden, the other young men kicked up a fuss and laughed at the idea of Rocky seeking the limelight.

"What if I could lift it?" Rocky sneered as he gave Bear a cold stare.

"If you do, I'll call you grandfather. But if you fail in lifting the bronze tripod, you have to run ten laps around the dragon field while barking like a dog." Obviously, Bear was still holding a grudge against Rocky, so he immediately seized the opportunity to provoke him. Although Mia could hear them, the bet was within reason.

And sure enough, she turned a blind eye on Bear's behavior.

"Remember what you said. Stay right here and prepare to call me grandfather," Rocky growled as he pointed at Bear.

In an instant, everyone burst into laughter.

Bear's face turned blue but soon he regained his composure when he imagined Rocky running ten laps around the dragon field while barking like a dog.

"Are you sure you can lift the bronze tripod? I told you that a man at least at the fifth grade of the Mortal Stage can lift it and currently, you are only at the second grade of the Mortal Stage. The gap might be too big to ignore. I don't think you should be overestimating your strength. You might be disgraced!" Mia urged with the best of intentions.

Upon hearing that, Rocky was reminded of the bet they had. Now that he was at the third grade of the Mortal Stage, he could now ask her to a date if he wanted to. The moment Rocky remembered this, he instantly lit up with joy. He believed Mia's expression would be very interesting by then.

Feeling Rocky's weird eyes, Mia had a sense of foreboding. She felt herself like a prey that fell into the hunter's trap as Rocky's eyes were glued to her.

"Hurry up. Your training is about to start," Mia reminded seriously. Anyway, she held on to her belief that Rocky wouldn't be able to lift the bronze tripod.

Rocky smiled at Mia as the Dragon Spirit Mark on his left arm appeared. However, in order to hide the truth that he was at the third grade of the Mortal Stage, he had to lower his spiritual power on purpose. Moreover, his dragon spiritual power was so special that no one was capable of sensing its strength unless he released it.