Ascent of Hero on the Dragon Throne

The golden figure gleamed as it appeared. It was none other than the Holy Lord.

"Well, have you accomplished your task? Can you now return to the Star Divine Race and inherit the rest of my power to become a true Holy Lord?" The golden figure didn't waste a second before he spoke. His voice sounded firm, which reflected on the serious look on his face.

"Why the hurry? Subduing all the nine calamity beasts and sealing them in the Divine Land took me a long time and great effort. I would appreciate it if you could allow me to take some rest first. Besides, it hasn't been long since you came back to life. If you pass your power on to me so soon, you might die again before you know it. Anyway, I've promised you that I would take over your position, remember? I have even inherited some of your power. Do you really still have doubts that I'd run away?" Rocky replied, his brows pushed into a frown.

He heaved a sigh after realizing he had already exhausted his strength after his battle with Wraith King Sebastian's soul. His body felt weak and feeble. After he had through everything in the world, all he wanted was some peace and serenity for the rest of his life. All that, however, had been interrupted by something he did not expect. Not long ago, the calamity beasts had come back to reality and started harming livin

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"Why would this gate start to show itself in the Wild Spirit Land? Don't tell me—" Rocky wasn't able to finish his sentence as a dreadful thought struck him which was actually a possible answer to his question.

"This gate is opened from the other world by force so that it could open from this side. There are usually only two cases when the gate appears and is opened. One is that one world is about to collapse and the people there have no other choice but to escape to the other one to survive. The other one is that the creatures from one world opened the gate by force to invade the other," the Holy Lord explained further.

"So, which is the case for the Wild Spirit Land now?" Rocky asked hesitantly, vaguely knowing the answer already.

"You know that the Wild Spirit Land is already fated to perish. Even though you managed to stop the calamity beasts, you can't stop its original destiny. Now, the Wild Spirit Land is to be invaded by the alien land from the other side of the gate. So, to answer your question, both of the reasons are happening right now," the Holy Lord said straightforwardly.

"What kind of creatures are there in that alien land? Since they possess the power to forcibly open a gate like this, I can't begin to imagine how powerful they are!" Rocky exclaimed as he was overcome by anxiety.