Chapter 1178 Never Return Empty-handed

"I think it has started..." As Rocky saw this, he knew that the Nether Butterfly Queen had begun to
pupate.

At the same time, the old man in the purple robe raised his eyebrows as he saw this scene. Without
hesitation, he suddenly rushed towards the Nether Butterfly Queen, which had just started to pupate. It
was pretty obvious that he intended to take the legendary guardian beast with him.

However, Rocky wouldn't let the old man have his way. He acted quickly and rushed over while
activating the Hexagonal Netting Dragon Ring on his finger. As the ring suddenly lit up, a stealthy
spiritual shadow flashed, instantly turning into a spiritual net that immediately enveloped the old man.

Caught off guard in Rocky's trap, the old man shouted in a deep voice, unleashed his spiritual power
that was at the Immortal Stage and forcefully broke through the net. However, due to his speed being
slowed down, Rocky quickly caught up with him.

While the old man continued to approach the Nether Butterfly Queen, he and Rocky engaged in a
fierce battle, displaying their extremely fast speed in the process. Currently, Rocky's strength was
inferior to the old man's, but with the aid of the Frozen Wind Dagger and the Hexagonal Netting Dragon
Ring, he was able to almost fight equally with his opponent. That was why even when their battle
dragged on, the old man wasn't able to easily get rid of Rocky.

"Eat this! Thunder Sword!" The old man seemed pretty irritated that the young man was able to keep
up with him. His wrinkled face darkened as he forcefully waved the dull sword in his hand again.

The next moment, the dull sword soared high into the sky. It gathered the spiritual light, which turned
into a huge sword. Then, at the old man's signal, it darted straight towards Rocky, like a flash of
lightning.



Seeing this, Rocky squinted his eyes, knowing that the old man must have put all of his tremendous
power in this attack.

As the huge sword continued to rush towards Rocky with such great momentum, the thunder radiance
coming from it was also shooting in all directions. Immediately after, the dazzling sword landed on the
ground where Rocky stood. The thunder radiance exploded and enveloped a radius of dozens of
meters. The impact of the strong spiritual power could be felt even from hundreds of meters away.

Soon after, the area covered by the explosion of the thunder radiance sank about ten feet beneath the
ground, creating a huge crater. All things within it were burnt to ashes. The damage inflicted and the
power it displayed were extremely destructive.

There was a satisfied grin on the face of the old man as he saw the result of his vicious attack. He was
confident that even Rocky would never be able to withstand such a degree of destructive power. Thus,
he quickly turned around and headed for the Nether Butterfly Queen.

However, the devastating thunder radiance that engulfed the huge area was suddenly dispersed by a
blazing gust of wind. Then, a figure rushed out, unleashing a surging aura that kept growing stronger
and stronger. The Evil Flame surrounding his body burst out and surged strongly. The aura of the
Frozen Wind Dagger in his hand became even more overbearing.

"Fire Dragon Strike!" A cold expression flashed from Rocky's fiery eyes as his aura immediately broke
through to the Immortal Stage. He swung the Frozen Wind Dagger in his hand with all his strength, and
a ginormous and ferocious fire dragon suddenly emerged, dashing towards the old man in the purple
robe at an astonishing speed.

The old man was extremely shocked by the fact that Rocky was able to resist his previous attack, and
even had the strength to launch a counterattack. Moreover, this wasn't just ordinary power. The young
man was attacking him with the strength of the Immortal Stage.



The old man was also currently at the Immortal Stage, but he was only in the second grade. In the Wild
Spirit Land, spirit manipulators who had reached the Immortal Stage were considered to be very
powerful. Even the lowest grade was difficult to achieve, let alone the higher ones. Thus, being a
master at the second grade of the Immortal Stage was pretty amazing.

In total, there were nine grades within the Immortal Stage. It was said that almost all spirit manipulators
who had reached this stage must have lived in seclusion all their lives and didn't care about anything in
the world except for improving their strength. Therefore, few people knew which grade those secluded
spirit manipulators of the Immortal Stage had actually reached.

Among all the existing spirit manipulators of the Immortal Stage in the Wild Spirit Land, only a few were
able to surpass the fourth grade. Most of them were just stuck below this level.

Even Bryant, a noteworthy general of the Holy Dragon Empire was only at the fourth grade of the
Immortal Stage, and the several elders of the royal family were all between the third and fourth grade of
the Immortal Stage. It was rumored that the current strongest spirit manipulator in the Wild Spirit Land
was able to reach the sixth grade of the Immortal Stage. However, he was already too old and no one
had ever seen his face for decades. No one knew if he was actually alive or dead already.

Since ancient times, among the spirit manipulators at the Immortal Stage in the Wild Spirit Land, there
were just five of them that were able to surpass the sixth grade. One of them was the fifth emperor of
the Holy Dragon Empire, who was also the former owner of the Hexagonal Netting Dragon Ring. He
was one of the two most powerful spirit manipulators in the Wild Spirit Land whose monstrous strength
had reached the peak level of the ninth grade.

However, humans were mere mortals. No matter how powerful they got, they wouldn't be able to
escape from the aging process that would degrade their bodies. Even the fifth emperor of the Holy
Dragon Empire died after he lived for three hundred years. But, he still held the record for the oldest
human to have lived in the Wild Spirit Land.



Therefore, while it was true that the strength of the old man in purple, being a spirit manipulator at the
second grade of the Immortal Stage, was indeed amazing, Rocky was on a different level. Since he
possessed the power of the Holy Dragon Bead, he could acquire the power that exceeded the Immortal
Stage. However, it was too dangerous for him to exhibit it because his body might not hold on and it
was no different from committing suicide. Since he learned from Marcia's father that his soul was not
that intact, he couldn't risk using too much power.

However, the spiritual soul container in Rocky's body could help him generate more power when
necessary. He should just take note of the limitations since it would put a huge toll on his body.
Nonetheless, this method was much safer than him directly unsealing the higher layers of the seal.

Currently, the seventh layer of the evil power circulating within Rocky's body had been unsealed. Once
he fully fused with the power of the seventh layer, his strength would definitely exceed the second
grade of the Immortal Stage. Rocky clearly understood the consequences of using too much power, so
only when he was in a very dangerous situation would he employ this omnipotent power.

This time, with the old man's shattering move, Rocky had no choice but to use it as a last resort. He
readily unleashed the corresponding power to resist and fight back at the same time.

As the enormous fire dragon rushed out, the old man was greatly flustered. He had almost used up all
his strength but he was still overwhelmed. He clearly knew that he couldn't resist the attack head-on,
so he tried his best to evade it.

At the same time, Rocky seized the opportunity to rush in front of the Nether Butterfly Queen.

At that moment, the queen continued to shrink in size. Even the original light membrane had also
turned into a light pupa.



After bursting out the power equal to the Immortal Stage, Rocky instantly felt a little exhausted. More
than half of his spiritual power had been consumed with the attack he created.

The face of the old man grew pale after barely dodging Rocky's intense attack. When he turned to look
at the young man, he discovered that he was already in front of the Nether Butterfly Queen, blocking
his way. He became frustrated and agitated. He didn't expect that a spirit manipulator at the Immortal
Stage like him would be toyed by a young man and would even be pushed back to such extent.

Even the other spirit manipulators of the Rain Demon Empire couldn't believe their eyes that the old
man was having such a hard time dealing with Rocky.

However, the old man wouldn't give up, even after the spiritual treasure was already taken by Rocky.
He thought that he should at least bring the Nether Butterfly Queen back. Originally, he had been
entrusted with the significant task of obtaining the spiritual treasure. Patriarch Townsend promised him
a lot of rewards and benefits once he completed his task. Therefore, after all the struggles that he had
suffered and undergone, he wasn't going to settle on returning empty-
handed.


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