Rocky and Lucilla, who hid in the dark, were both surprised. They caught a glimpse of movement from
the huge ice-covered spirit-manipulated beast in front of them. It was like a ferocious horse, and the
ground trembled as it trampled the ground.
On instinct, Rocky wrapped his arms around Lucilla's waist and quickly stepped back to avoid being
hurt by the ice-covered spirit-manipulated beast.
Before long, all the ice sculptures in the entire ice forest came to life. Ice-covered birds with various
shapes and sizes flapped their frozen wings and rushed towards the spirit manipulators nearest them.
Meanwhile, the ice-covered spirit-manipulated beasts that were on the ground gathered in the direction
of the ice stone like wild animals. Their strength and speed were breathtaking!
The team of spirit manipulators were too stunned to move. The scene that unfolded before them was
unbelievable. The sudden attack of the ice-covered spirit-manipulated beasts left the entire team in
chaos.
What terrified them the most was the magnitude of the attacks launched by the ice-covered spirit-
manipulated beasts. They were strong and deadly. Even the spirit manipulators at the Heavenly Stage
that were in the team did not match the strength of the spirit-manipulated beasts at all. In a flash, many
spirit manipulators were severely injured or ended up dead.
Terrified, the three supreme masters at the Divine Stage, including Elder Duke, summoned their own
spirit-manipulated beasts and deployed an array.
"Retreat to the south! Now!" Elder Duke commanded in a loud voice. He looked around and saw that
the situation was hopeless.
The team wasted no time and quickly retreated to the south of the ice forest. Then, with the mutual
effort of the three masters at the Divine Stage and the masters at the Supernal Stage, a defense barrier
was successfully set up in a solid area to resist the attacks of the ice-covered spirit-manipulated
beasts.
The only thing they could do now was to shield themselves and prevent the attacks of the spirit-
manipulated beasts from hitting them. Countless number of spirit manipulators would be killed or
injured if they would force themselves to move out. They were surrounded by a dizzying number of ice-
covered spirit-manipulated beasts that it was impossible to break out of the barricade. Furthermore,
because of the sudden attacks launched by ice-covered spirit-manipulated beasts, Elder Duke did not
have enough time to melt the ice stone completely and failed to take out the spiritual treasure that was
sealed inside.
"Fortunately, we did not act on impulse." Rocky and Lucilla breathed a sigh of relief as they saw the
ice-covered spirit-manipulated beasts terrorize the spirit manipulators who were on the other side. They
were grateful they were not on that team.
The team of the spirit manipulators drew the attention of all the ice-covered spirit-manipulated beasts.
Thus, it was an excellent opportunity for Rocky to seize the spiritual treasure.
"Wait for me here. I will get the spiritual treasure while the spirit-manipulated beasts are all busy
bullying those people!" Rocky said to Lucilla.
"Be careful!" Lucilla shouted. Her face was suddenly filled with worry.
Rocky then summoned Ken and disappeared in an instant. As still as a mouse, he approached the
spiritual treasure that was visible from the ice stone.
At the exact moment, Elder Duke asked a peerless master at the preliminary level of the Divine Stage
to sneak out of the barrier alone. He wanted to make sure he would get the spiritual treasure first.
Rocky and the peerless master at the preliminary level of the Divine Stage approached the spiritual
treasure at the same time.
The peerless master sensed the presence of an aura. It drew near, and he felt something dreadful was
about to happen. As he moved forward, a figure suddenly appeared in front of the ice stone. Soon after,
a dark, angry flame surrounded the entire ice stone. It lingered until the ice stone melted and exposed
the entire spiritual treasure.
Taken by surprise, the peerless master at the Divine Stage launched an attack of the spiritual martial
arts at the Divine Stage. Instantly, an enormous water whale appeared out of nowhere. It moved back
and forth, then lurched towards the figure in front of it.
A dreadful sound was heard as the spiritual whale collided with the figure. Spiritual light illuminated the
sky and caused a ripple in the air. Furious winds swept through the ground and stretched in all
directions. It was a terrifying display of supernatural power.
The power of the spiritual martial arts at the Divine Stage was so forceful that it turned the entire land
into shambles. The spiritual light drifted into the air and soon vanished. The figure and the spiritual
treasure were also nowhere to be found.
"Where is he?" The peerless master at the Divine Stage was puzzled. He looked around, but it was just
him and his shadow.
Just as the spiritual treasure disappeared, the large group of ice-covered spirit-manipulated beasts
attacking the team became distressed and abruptly raced in another direction.
The spirit manipulators led by Elder Duke were at a loss. They could not believe what just happened.
"Elder Duke, someone stole the spiritual treasure!" The peerless master at the Divine Stage returned to
his group with a terrified look on his face.
"What?" Elder Duke shouted. He was silent for a moment, wrapped up in thoughts. Before long, his
face lit up, and he gave out instructions. He asked two peerless masters at the Divine Stage and four
masters at the Supernal Stage to follow him, then commanded the other four masters at the Supernal
Stage to guard the entrance of the cave. This should prevent the thief from escaping.
Elder Duke, together with the two peerless masters at the Divine Stage and four masters at the
Supernal Stage, then chased after the large group of ice-covered spirit-manipulated beasts.
Meanwhile, Rocky did not have time to celebrate. He needed to run out as quickly as possible, and it
took a lot of energy. The large group of ice-covered spirit-manipulated beasts rushed towards him, and
they were obviously furious. The entire cave trembled, and they were so huge that the ground fractured
with their every step.
"Oh my Heavens!" Rocky was thrown off balance, but he soon realized that the ice-covered spirit-
manipulated beasts were most likely triggered by the spiritual treasure in his hands. He figured that as
long as he held the spiritual treasure, the spirit-manipulated beasts would continue to chase him.
However, there was no way he was going to return the spiritual treasure.
With no time to think, Rocky rushed back to Lucilla and summoned Robin. He then instructed Lucilla,
"Go with Robin and find Sabina. Then wait for me outside the cave. I will get rid of these beasts first."
Without another word, he disappeared.
Lucilla nodded her head, then swiftly jumped onto Robin's shoulder. Robin turned into an icy figure and
vanished.
Afraid of being captured by the spirit manipulators evacuating the cave, Rocky had no choice but to
move towards the deeper part of the ice forest. The entire ice forest was surrounded by steep rocks,
and there seemed to be no way out.
He knew the large group of ice-covered spirit-manipulated beasts were still after him, and he was left
with no choice. He had to use his trump card.
Rocky gathered his spiritual power and sent a message to the dragon-shaped jade hanging on his
chest with his spiritual sense. Without delay, a giant black dragon phantom appeared in his Magic
Spiritual Space. The black dragon phantom emitted a powerful aura that resulted in giant shock waves
that caused the ground under Rocky's feet to collapse.
Elder Duke and his companions who were following the large group of ice-covered spirit-manipulated
beasts also saw the giant black dragon phantom and felt its powerful aura.
As they fixed their eyes on the giant black dragon phantom, it opened its large mouth and fired a beam
of striking light that reached over a great distance.
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