Ascent of Hero on the Dragon Throne

"I know you have doubts about me, and you are suspicious about my motives for being here. But if you have any ounce of trust in me, please do as I say. Of course, I won't hurt you or make things difficult for you, even if you give the whole spiritual treasure to the Timber Deity Empire behind my back. You may not believe me, but you are one of the reasons that I am doing this. Keeping this Mysterious Raw Gemstone will be beneficial for you too. Who knows? Maybe you will need it at a critical moment someday, and it could save your life," the woman from the spiritual race explained lengthily. Amazingly, she was able to address most of Rocky's concerns as if she had seen through his mind.

"Since you have given me a choice, allow me to think about it for a while. However, I have one question. How did you know that there is a hidden power in my body? Is it because you touched me before?" Rocky asked with a frown.

"I'm afraid you have too many questions, and I don't have the time to answer them one by one. If you have any other requests, tell me now," the woman said impatiently. Rocky was quiet for a while, as he thought about his options.

"Can I have a drop of blood essence from you and your guardian beast?" he asked.

"Mine and my beast's blood essence? What are you going to do with that?" the beauty from the spiritual race asked in confusion.

"Nothing important. I just need them for something." Rocky thought that it was better if she didn't know the particulars.

It seemed that she was in a hurry because she didn't ask any more questions. Instead, she promptly disappeared as soon as the word passed from Rocky's lips. She reappeared a moment later with two drops of sweet dewdrops in each hand. She handed the blood essence in the dewdrops immediately to Rocky.

"Are you satisfied now?" The beauty of the spiritual race looked at Rocky.

"Yes. Well... Almost." Rocky was not a greedy person, but the beautiful woman from the spiritual race was willing to do whatever he wanted. He had a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity in front of him, so he would not dare waste it by being reckless and impulsive.

The woman seemed to understand his intention, for she reached out and handed him the gemstone that Rocky had taken. "Put away this Mysterious Raw Gemstone first," she instructed.

After Rocky got it from her, he opened the Magic Spiritual Space and called Robin. Then, he asked it to take the Mysterious Raw Gemstone to the laboratory.

"Has your spirit-manipulated beast eaten anything so that it has the qualification of a guardian beast?" the woman asked curiously. She was eyeing Robin intently, not taking her e

looking around the place. But Alyssa only shook her head and said, "Now isn't the time.

Let's talk about it later." Of course, it was because Alyssa didn't want to make a scene, especially when a stranger had just stolen half of the spiritual treasure. If the other princes found out, they would surely make a fuss about it. That would put Woods in a bad light. Therefore, it was better to hide the truth and explain it to the emperor in person.

However, since several masters at the Divine Stage had come at the same time as Alyssa, they also saw the beautiful woman from the spiritual race. Thus, as soon as the treasure hunting teams had retreated out of the flame mountain, the other princes found out about it quickly, and they all went to Alyssa to ask what had happened.

Alyssa kept her explanation short. She only told them that a spiritual race being had attacked Rocky and Queenie, but the spiritual treasure was safe and sound, and she had already put it away.

The princes were skeptical at first. Fortunately, they were too preoccupied with the contest, which Woods must have won because it was Queenie that had snatched the spiritual treasure. Woods' victory meant that he had the highest chance of succeeding the throne. Of course, the other princes didn't want to admit defeat, especially Geoffrey, because he had put in a lot of effort to win the throne. None of them had expected Woods, who was behind them, to catch up.

However, Geoffrey still hated Rocky the most, because he also realized that Rocky must be his nemesis. He thought that ever since Rocky appeared, he had never surpassed Woods. Besides, Woods would never have won today without the help of Rocky, and Queenie was able to grab the spiritual treasure with Rocky's help as well!