After seeing that Carla and Eunice were able to acquire a secret manual from Rocky, the other Spiritual
Emperors began to get pumped up. They also wanted to try fighting Rocky with all their might, hoping
that they could get something good in return.
Eventually, several Spiritual Emperors attacked Rocky one after another.
On the other hand, Rocky was able to deal with them with ease. At the same time, he pointed out all of
the shortcomings of these Spiritual Emperors so that they could improve their skills further.
During this activity, Rocky had a good understanding of the individual strengths and weaknesses of the
Spiritual Emperors. After giving his assessments, he also gave secret manuals suitable for their
respective cultivation.
"How about you, Michelle? You are the only one left," Rocky said after noticing that Michelle seemed
not to have any intention of fighting him.
"I don't need to fight you just so you can help me improve," Michelle replied coldly, letting out a frown.
"Why not?" Rocky asked, raising his eyebrows. It seemed that Michelle wanted her own way of doing
things.
"I am not your opponent, so it's meaningless to fight with you," Michelle answered haughtily while
crossing her arms on her chest.
"Then, what do you think would be meaningful? Feel free to give your suggestion."
"Give me the cultivation method of your most powerful spiritual skill. Perhaps, the swordsmanship you
used in the Spiritual Emperor Contest. After I cultivate it, let's see how far I can improve," Michelle
bluntly said.
Hearing this, the Spiritual Emperors present could not help but look at Michelle with surprise. They did
not expect that she would be bold enough to make such a request.
"Ha-ha! I always know that you are a cunning person. Unfortunately, I really don't have a powerful
spiritual skill. However, if you are referring to the swordsmanship that I used back in the contest, it must
be the Thousand-star Swordsmanship of the Sword Spirit Sect. If you are interested, I can teach it to
you. After all, it might be suitable for you to cultivate," Rocky said as if it was not really a big deal.
"That is the Thousand-star Swordsmanship? But I heard that half of its cultivation method was already
lost! Moreover, the lost half is the swordsmanship's essence! How could you have fully comprehended
it?" Apparently, Michelle was well aware of the Thousand-star Swordsmanship of the Sword Spirit Sect.
Generally, it was a very powerful and unique skill among the spiritual skills at the Emperor Realm.
"Is that more important right now? Do you want to learn it or not?" Rocky asked straightforwardly.
"Yes, of course!" Michelle nodded immediately, not daring to miss this rare opportunity.
"I see. Then, I'll write down the cultivation method for you later." "No need for that.
Just tell me. I can remember all of it," Michelle replied eagerly, waving her hand.
Rocky was actually impressed at her keenness, so he spoke out the cultivation method of the
swordsmanship just as what she wanted.
"Did you get all of that?" Rocky asked to make sure.
"Yes, I did." Then, all of a sudden, Michelle manipulated the spiritual sword of the Spiritual Emperor
near her, which instantly rushed into her hand. Immediately after, she wielded the sword properly
according to the cultivation method of the Thousand-star Swordsmanship.
Soon enough, countless star lights appeared in the sky and bolted out towards Rocky.
At the sight of this, the Spiritual Emperors were flabbergasted that Michelle could learn the secret
swordsmanship this quickly.
At the same time, Rocky let out a smile as he easily blocked all the sword radiance hurled against him.
"Good comprehension ability! However, even you know that this is still too shallow. You'll have to spend
more time improving it. Cultivate it further after today's session." Although it was still far from what he
could do, Rocky was taken aback that Michelle could exhibit such a promising performance. He could
see that with her amazing comprehension ability, it was not impossible for her to execute the whole set
of the Thousand-star Swordsmanship in the near future.
"All right, that is it for today's training. Tomorrow, we will proceed with the basic array training. If any of
you still have little knowledge about arrays, I hope that you can spend the rest of the day learning more
about them. If you have something that you don't understand, come to me and I can answer your
questions. I don't want anyone to fall behind tomorrow." After giving them his final instructions, Rocky
dismissed them and eventually left.
In the next few days, Rocky spent time training the Spiritual Emperors all about basic arrays,
mysterious military arrays, and military tactics. Because of this, the Spiritual Emperors benefited a lot
and recognized that his knowledge about these things was outstanding. Gradually, they also began to
admire him.
On the eighth day of their training, Rocky divided the Spiritual Emperors into several groups and
assigned them to lead the members of the Di Clan. This time, they were to act as commanders while
carrying out actual combat exercises.
After a while, the first teams to have a go with it were the groups led by Michelle and Carla.
At the same time, Colton and Rocky were intently watching the training on the high platform directly in
front of the training ground.
"What you've done is really remarkable. I didn't expect that in just a few days, you could make these
Spiritual Emperors, who had insufficient experience on the battlefield, become powerful enough to act
as commanders," Colton praised while witnessing the performance of the Spiritual Emperors in their
mock combat exercises.
"All of them are gifted. They just needed a little more guidance and experience to become successful,"
Rocky replied humbly.
"So, when are you going to the front line?" Colton suddenly asked.
"Actually, it is almost time to go. When will the thirty thousand soldiers I need be ready to set out?"
"They are ready to go at any time. In fact, they are already stationed in Moon City not far from the front
line. You just need to go there and command them."
"I see. But how is the battle going at the front line?" "The spearheads of the Shura Race have been
deploying their troops one after another to test our defense line.
Since then, just a few small-scale battles broke out. It seems that the Shura Race is more cautious
than we imagined," Colton elaborated.
"Hmm. Maybe they are planning something else..." Hearing Colton's report, Rocky felt that something
was wrong with the way the Shura Race acted on the battlefield.
"What do you mean? What are they trying to pull off?" Colton immediately asked.
"I have actually been studying the deployment of our current defense line during the past few days, and
I noticed that there is a huge flaw in it. If the Shura Race notices it and takes advantage of the situation,
our defense line will probably collapse in less than three days," Rocky said bluntly.
"What? Then, why didn't you tell me this earlier?" Colton's face darkened. If what Rocky was saying
was true, many lives might be lost.
"It will make no difference. With our current defense force, the soldiers on the front line won't be able to
resist the attacks of the Shura Race. Hence, our defense line is really doomed to collapse sooner or
later. However, it's not really a bad thing if it is destroyed much earlier," Rocky stated, hinting that there
was a better way to fight back against the Shura Race.
"What do you have in mind?"
"Give the current defense line up and order everyone to retreat. Let the spearheads of the Shura Race
break through. After they are already in our territory, we will find a way to deal with them," Rocky
answered after thinking for a while.
"All right. I'll do as you say." Colton had complete trust that Rocky must have a better plan to handle the
situation. So, even though he had not heard the whole strategy, he already agreed to it.
Three days later, Rocky's special training for the Spiritual Emperors had come to an end. However, it
seemed that they were yearning for more because they had really learned a lot these past few days.
"Everyone, we will set out for the battlefield tomorrow. Once we are already there, things are going to
be hard to predict. Hence, you should be ready and adapt to the changing circumstances. You are the
elites of all the sects, so I have high hopes for you. However, if any of you still want to back out, this is
your one last chance to do so. If you choose to go to the battlefield but run away later, I will punish any
deserter according to the military law!" Rocky declared sternly.
When they heard this, the expression on the faces of the Spiritual Emperors became serious. They
knew how hard it would be, and their lives would be in grave danger. However, most of them were also
prideful and did not intend to give up at this point.
"Good! Do not give up and continue striving for victory. Now, return to your quarters and get ready."
Rocky immediately waved his hand and dismissed the Spiritual Emperors.
When all of them had already left, Rocky went to see Eunice and Carla.
"I have a favor to ask from you two. I need you to lead the Spiritual Emperors to the Moon City
tomorrow and meet up with the other soldiers," Rocky said straightforwardly.
"It's fine. But what about you? What are you going to do?" Eunice asked out of curiosity.
"I need to go to the front line to collect some more information. When I'm done, I'll meet you in the
Moon City later," Rocky explained.
"Okay then." Hearing this, the two girls agreed without any objection.
Afterward, Rocky returned to his own place to make some preparations. He also took some of the pills
that Esteban refined for him during the last few days. Immediately after, he left the Di Clan and went
directly to the front line.
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