The Medallion

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!" This is the property of Nô-velDrama.Org.

"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.