The Medallion

Chapter 1752 Suspect

"No. It was not canceled. They just need to double-check it," Rocky immediately corrected.

"Ha-ha! Are you just trying to comfort yourself? You'd better expect the worse already. Otherwise, if you found out that you cannot make it to the next round, you will just be more disappointed," Gloria teased, trying to get Rocky's spirit down.

"Why does it sound like you don't want me to advance to the next round?"

"Of course! After all, you might be one of the biggest obstacles that I have to face in this contest if I want to win," Gloria replied with all honesty.

She knew how powerful Rocky was, and she assumed that he would be an even greater threat than Israel in the latter part of the tournament. After he exhibited such high potential in the Imperial Soul's potential test, it only proved how frightening he was. Although they said that it needed to be double- checked, she thought that it was not just a coincidence. Hence, if there was a chance that Rocky would drop out now, she would be more at ease.

"Ha-ha! So, you're saying that you are afraid of me?"

"Do not be mistaken. Of course, I am not afraid of you. What I am afraid of is that I might become hesitant if I have to face you in the final round. Can you see what you did to me? You should actually take responsibility for it," Gloria said with a wink, immediately leaning close to Rocky to cling unto him.

However, right at this moment, the door of the room suddenly flew wide open. Then, Valeria rushed in and happened to see the intimate moment between Rocky and Gloria.

"W-what are you two doing?" Valeria stammered so hard and could not help but have some inappropriate thoughts in her mind.

"Don't you know how to knock? You disturbed us!" Gloria was so annoyed that her moment with Rocky was interrupted.

"I'm sorry. I thought Odin was the only one here…" Valeria said embarrassedly, not able to look them in the eye. She was actually in a hurry to find Rocky after she heard that his performance at the Imperial Soul potential test was canceled. She wanted to comfort him because she thought that he would not be able to participate in the contest anymore. Material © NôvelDrama.Org.

"Oh, you are here for me? Come on. Let's talk outside." Rocky immediately took the chance to pull himself away from Gloria. Then, he quickly got out of the room.

Seeing this, Valeria also followed him right away.

"Humph! What does he think of me? Am I just an annoying fly? How dare he avoid me deliberately?" Gloria complained nonstop after Rocky and Valeria got out of the room.

"I am really sorry. Did I interrupt something just now?" Valeria was still fidgeting in awkwardness as she asked Rocky about what just happened when she entered the room earlier.

"Hey, what exactly are you thinking about? My assistant is just a little weird and clingy at most times," Rocky immediately tried to clear up the misunderstanding because he could guess what was running on her mind.

"Humph! You're so dense. I think it's more than that. He definitely has some special feelings for you!" Valeria could not take it anymore and voiced out her speculation.

"Well, unfortunately for him, I am not into guys! So, he should learn to respect some boundaries," Rocky replied with hints of irritation in his voice.

"I see…" Valeria was actually relieved upon knowing that Rocky was not into some shady hobbies.

"By the way, why do you want to see me?" Rocky asked, remembering that she was in a hurry when she got into the room.

"Hmm, nothing serious. I just heard that something went wrong with your performance in the Imperial Soul potential test. So, I came to ask what happened."

"Oh, that? Well, they are actually double-checking it right now." Then, Rocky continued, "If I am not mistaken, you must have controlled your potential to show at the premium grade of Earth Stage, right?"

"Yes, that's right. I really tried my best to control it, but the result still showed that I am at the primary grade of Heaven Stage."

"Really? It's just like what happened to me! I made sure that I suppressed my soul potential, but that still happened." Rocky surmised that he might have encountered the same incident as Valeria did.

"Well, maybe. However, my test result was not canceled or needed to be double-checked."

"Can you blame them? I am only supposed to be primary-stage Spiritual Emperor but my soul potential actually reached the medium grade of Heaven Stage. Of course, it is kind of questionable. Anyway, it is good that you ranked high among the primary-stage Spiritual Emperors. You are sure to proceed to the next rounds," Rocky remarked.

"Yeah, I'm not worried about myself. Right now, I'm more concerned about the rankings of the other Godly Geniuses." Since the other Godly Geniuses must have disguised their true identities as well, we don't know who they are or what their rankings are.

"I've also been looking into that. I believe that I can soon find out their identities in the coming round. Now, all you need to do is focus on preparing for the next round. Be sure to get some good rest. We'll never know when you might face one of the Godly Geniuses," Rocky urged.

"You're right. I will do that. Thank you." With just a simple nod, Valeria went straight back to her room.

Then, two days later, the formal results of the potential test were announced, and it took the crowd by storm.

Among all the participants, seven of them showed a potential at the primary grade of Heaven Stage. As expected, Rocky was not among them.

These seven were Michelle, Valeria, Seth, a medium-grade and premium-grade Spiritual Emperors from the human race, and two Spiritual Emperors from the spiritual race.

For several people, it was not really surprising that many people showed a soul potential at the Heaven Stage. After all, these Spiritual Emperors were the elites of the human race and the spiritual race. It was just normal for them to be this powerful and talented.

However, in the eyes of the discerning ones, the results gave a major hint. For example, Valeria was just a new Spiritual Emperor that no one had heard about before this contest. After the first two rounds, she was deemed as a dark horse because of her brilliant performances. Moreover, she was able to have a soul potential at the Heaven Stage even though she was just a primary-stage Spiritual Emperor.

Therefore, the other Godly Geniuses in the contest already suspected her to be one of them.

Meanwhile, in an abandoned house in the Boundless Manor, two figures suddenly appeared out of nowhere. They both wore masks as if they were trying to conceal their true identities.

"Hey, Quentin. I saw that you did a good job in the first two rounds!" one of them commented.

"Well, you are not bad yourself, Drew!" the other figure responded.

"Ha-ha! It's not like those trivial tests can pose a problem to us. No wonder the human race and the spiritual race are so weak! They already consider those tests as something very challenging! However, we cannot be rash, so we have to hide our real strength. So far, in the potential test, I have controlled and suppressed my potential right below the Heaven Stage. Those other Godly Geniuses should have no idea about identifying me," Drew said with a devious smile.

"Yeah. I did the same. By the way, I've been doing some careful observations in the first two rounds, and I have listed some of the suspicious ones. If my hunch is correct, some of the Godly Geniuses must be disguising as these people. For example, Israel might be this high-level Spiritual Emperor from the human race," Quentin took out the list he was talking about and handed it to Drew while elaborating his speculations.

As Drew looked at the names of the people on the list, he bluntly suggested, "How about we kill them all? Not only can we reduce the number of our opponents in the contest, but we won't also have to waste our time dragging them out one by one."

"I already thought about that, but I'm afraid that it's not the wisest thing to do. After all, we are in the territory of the human race. Even though they are supposed to be weaker creatures, there are several powerful masters here in the contest. With just the two of us, our strength might not be enough to fight all of them at once. I say we seek the best opportunity to wipe them out one by one without being noticed. It will take longer, but the rate of success will be higher. Anyway, we will definitely find a lot of opportunities in the next rounds, so let us not be too hasty," Quentin explained his plan in detail.

"All right, I agree. However, I still think that we should prioritize searching for the Godly Genius of the Ghost Fief. Right now, that brat is in the limelight and he enjoys the highest reputation. Even Israel won't be able to compete with him. If we can eliminate him first, then everyone else would be an easy target." From Drew's statement, it seemed that he really wanted to deal with Rocky as soon as possible.

"Don't worry. In fact, I already have a suspect in mind. However, it is still quite a long shot," Quentin said after thinking for a while.

"Really? Who is it?" Drew asked impatiently.

"Do you remember the Spiritual Emperor who showed a soul potential at the medium-grade of Heaven Stage? They said that the result was canceled and was now being double-checked. However, I have a feeling that it was not a simple coincidence…"