Chapter 66 Neck And Neck

Before she came here, Felicia had already known that the new spirit manipulators in the Holy Dragon
Empire had just completed the process of fusing with the power of Dragon Master Clan. She could
imagine that the Holy Dragon Empire wouldn't be so strong as the Magic Phoenix Empire, and for this
reason she asked Tasha to hide her true force.

But she never expected that Rocky would appear and turn the situation around. To win the honor for
Magic Phoenix Empire, she couldn't ask Tasha to hide her real power anymore.

The emperor of the Holy Dragon Empire narrowed his sharp eyes, because he understood that Tasha
has been promoted to the seventh grade of the Mortal Stage. The higher the grade, the greater the
disparity between two grades. It was almost impossible for Rocky to win. But he pursed his lips
thoughtfully. For some reason, he felt that there might still be hope.

He was not alone in feeling this way. Almost everyone present seemed to be expecting another
miracle.

Both of the competitors had the war beasts at the second grade of the three-star level whose power
was on par. This meant that it was mostly up to either Rocky or Tasha to win. But obviously, at the
moment, it seemed that Rocky's own strength was still slightly inferior.

Rocky looked at Tasha, whose whole body glowed faintly with spiritual light. Suddenly, he burst out
laughing, his eyes growing cold. "It seems that you are better than I thought, little girl. Show me your
real strength now, why don't you?" As he spoke, the Dragon Spirit Mark on his left arm suddenly
flickered, and his body began to shine with spiritual light as well. At first, it was the sixth grade of the
Mortal Stage, but in the blink of an eye, the spiritual light increased dramatically, reaching the seventh
grade of the Mortal Stage.

The entire place broke out in a frenzy.



"The seventh grade of the Mortal Stage! What!? How!?" "He has also reached the seventh grade of the
Mortal Stage!"

"Oh God, is he still human? He is much more powerful than we ever imagined!"

"He deserves to be recognized as the royal spirit manipulator who has fused with the Holy Dragon
Bead. His power is amazing!"

All sorts of cries of surprise followed.

The emperor of the Holy Dragon Empire and others were surprised to see Rocky's strength improve
once more. Meanwhile, Felicia appeared to be worried. She hadn't expected Rocky to hide his strength
of the seventh grade of the Mortal Stage.

"He indeed has the blood of the royal family," Felicia said deliberately, shooting a meaningful look at the
emperor of the Holy Dragon Empire.

At this moment, the emperor couldn't help but let loose a smile. His son was winning glory for the Holy
Dragon Empire. If not for him, their empire would have certainly been disgraced then and there.

"Unbelievable... The seventh grade of the Mortal Stage!" Priest Dean couldn't believe his eyes.

"Is he still the Basil I know?" Even Lena, who had been happy before, was utterly surprised. She
couldn't imagine that Basil, who had tried to fuse with the Dragon Spirit Bead for five years and failed,
suddenly possessed strong qualifications and talents after fusing with the Dragon Spirit Bead. It was as
though the power in his bloodline had been awakened. Of course, she didn't know that the real Basil
was long gone, and that he had been replaced by one of the best and most credible genetic scientists
in the modern world.



Alston's heart was filled with jealousy, and his eyes flashed with a malicious glint. He couldn't believe
his little brother was stealing the spotlight now. In the past, he hadn't paid any attention to his brother at
all. After all, he was an embarrassment to the family! But today, he proved to everyone that he was not
an embarrassment, but a gifted and qualified man who even surpassed Alston!

The original good-for-nothing suddenly became his biggest rival. Suddenly, Rocky had become his
biggest obstacle to his position as heir of the Holy Dragon Empire. His father's silence at Felicia's
words regarding to successor had infuriated him, while simultaneously scaring him. Although, with his
current strength, he could still assume the position of heir; but his brother, who had successfully fused
with the Holy Dragon Bead was a ticking time bomb. He couldn't allow such a threat to exist.

By this time, an evil idea had arisen in Alston's mind.

At this moment, the charming figure standing in the crowd slowly took off her cap and showed her
resplendent face. She stared closely at Rocky and said to herself, "It took only half a month from the
fourth grade to the sixth grade of the Mortal Stage. What methods did he use to cultivate himself? Even
with spiritual power gathering crystal and the help of miracle liquid from nowhere, it's still impossible to
make such an amazing progress."

She was Marcia, the very same person who had insisted on ordering Priest Dean to arrange for Rocky
to compete.

Marcia had discovered his hidden strength of the fourth grade of the Mortal Stage when she tested his
nature in the dragon field. She had sensed something unusual about him. Because of the Holy Dragon
Bead, she not only changed her original intentions and dispositions towards him, but also gifted him
many useful items. She was extremely keen to see what surprises Rocky could bring her.

And now, she was very satisfied with his amazing performance. She smiled to herself, knowing that her
decisions had been proved to be right all along.



At the center of all the commotion, Rocky and Tasha were competing with their spiritual power. The
actual battle hadn't commenced yet, but the scene had reached a white-hot point.

Tasha was shocked that Rocky had the strength of the seventh grade of the Mortal Stage, because
currently she was the most talented among the new generation of phoenix spirit manipulators in the
Magic Phoenix Empire. She was an outstanding success who had been praised by everyone. At a
young age, she had stood at the very top, and because of countless praises she had grown a little
arrogant. For a long time, she thought that no new manipulator could be stronger than her.

However, today she came face to face with a royal spirit manipulator who matched her prowess. Of
course, she felt a little unsteady, as if she had just been toppled from the top.

"I must defeat you. I'm sure I'm better than you." Tasha's big eyes suddenly flashed with rage. Her stout
persistence drove her to execute an amazing move.

Tasha suddenly put her hand on the three-tailed fox beside her. The spiritual mark on her left face
flashed suddenly as the fox abruptly screamed. Its three tails stood up, and the fur spiked outwards as
if it were cold.

The beast turned into a red light and gradually fused with Tasha.

Everyone who watched this scene was stunned.

"Spirit Possession... A spirit manipulator at the Mortal Stage who can even conduct Spirit Possession!"
Exclamations broke out.

Spirit Possession was a kind of magic that the spirit manipulator could fuse with spirit-manipulated
beasts and possess the power of them, which could instantly enhance the power of spirit manipulators.
However, this was a very dangerous process, because the power of the spirit-manipulated beast had



not entirely been manipulated. Once the Spirit Possession was carried out, if the spirit manipulator
couldn't control the power of the spirit-manipulated beast, their lives would be put in great danger. So
typically, ordinary spirit manipulators only dared to try after the Earthly Stage. But this kind of magic
was not appreciated by the spirit manipulator, because it was too dangerous.

It was absolutely risky for Tasha to use her strength at the seventh grade of the Mortal Stage to fuse
with a three-star war beast. Because the strength of a three-star war beast was absolutely on par with
the manipulator, it would make it even more complex and difficult to control it.


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