As the dust dissipated, Robin slowly emerged forward with a swagger. In the pit behind it lay the Ghost Lion, badly mangled with countless wounds all over its body. It let out several pained howls before finally dying. Once the Ghost Lion went silent, Robin arrogantly looked around at the crowd, and then raised its strong front limbs in a victorious gesture.
Upon seeing this, the spectators began cheering and applauding wildly. They could not believe that they had just witnessed Robin, a spirit-manipulated beast at the third grade of the three-star level, defeating a spirit-manipulated beast at the third grade of the four-star level. What was more, this particular Ghost Lion was far superior to the other Ghost Lions at the same level!
'Whoa, I won the reward of three hundred thousand taels of gold.' As he watched the crowd go crazy over Robin, Rocky raised his eyebrows and smirked.
"It seems that there is more to your spirit-manipulated beast than what meets the eye. What is its background?" Woods asked curiously, his brows furrowed in confusion. The way Robin had fought with the Ghost Lion made it look as if its master had been there to control it. However, the truth was that it had easily defeated its opponent, a spirit-manipulated beast whose strength was one whole star higher than its own, by itself.
Of course, what Woods and the other spectators didn't know was that Robin's strength could no longer be measured by the regular spirit-manipulated beasts' standards set by human beings, because after the transformation, Robin's potential far exceeded those standards. Even most of the spiritual beasts would be no match for it.
As a matter of fact, Robin's actual strength was at least above the third grade of the four-star level. So naturally, it was a piece of cake for it to defeat an opponent like the Ghost Lion.
Plus, with its increasing combat experience, Robin's strength would continue to rise. Even Rocky didn't know how much progress it could make in regard to its strength. But according to the previous assessment, if it continued to participate in similar combat, it would be able to reach the fourth gra
tables. Although the guests were all dressed casually, it was obvious from their demeanor that they were powerful figures.
Hearing Woods and Rocky walk in, the men sitting there immediately looked back at them. As soon as they saw Woods, they stood up and saluted him.
Woods simply waved his hand and motioned for them to sit down. After that, they all continued to listen to the music.
"These are highly-ranked officials, right?" Rocky asked casually after sitting down in a secluded corner with Woods.
"The one in the colorful robe is from the military department. Sitting next to him is a member of the royal family. These are all important officials of the Timber Deity Empire," Woods explained briefly.
"What on earth is this place?" Rocky asked curiously. No matter how he looked at it, this place didn't look like an ordinary brothel.
"It's a place where officials come to have fun. But it is much safer than other brothels. Besides, most of them come here for the beauty who is playing the zither behind the curtain." Woods turned his gaze to the front of the room.
Rocky followed suit and saw a beautiful figure sitting behind the gauze curtain. Her slender fingers were carefully plucking the zither. For some reason, she looked really familiar. When he recalled the plaque he had seen before coming in, he immediately realized who this beauty was. He smiled lightly and turned to Woods. "Why is she here?"