Led by several ordinary spiritual beings, the several members of the Wood Clan took flight and hovered near the Mysterious Cave. They saw that the cave was moving back and forth, and it terrified them.
As the cave trembled, many spiritual slaves descended and knelt on the ground. With their bodies hunched, they stretched their hands and bowed their heads as if imploring the divine gods for help.
"What are they doing?" Rocky asked curiously.
"They're praying. It's a tradition of the Wood Clan. When they see something bad is happening, they will kneel and pray to the heavens," explained Alyssa.
"We cannot escape whatever is bound to happen. But if praying comforts them, I will let them be." Rocky shrugged and smiled.
As the spiritual slaves finished praying, the Mysterious Cave also stopped trembling.
The ordinary spiritual beings who led the group felt the surrounding atmosphere, and noticed that the ground had settled. Right away, they were about to take the spiritual slaves away.
However, a pillar of black light blasted out from the bottom of the cave, and covered the entire cave with unearthly darkness. It surged out of the cave and rose into the sky like a giant fountain.
The members of the Wood Clan who surrounded the cave were too shocked to make a move. They stood there with their mouths wide open and watched as the cave continued to spew the terrifying black light.
"This is..." The look on Alyssa's face changed.
"Did the ancient spiritual beast break the seal?" Rocky asked jokingly.
"Shut up! The ancient spiritual beast is sealed at the deepest part of the cave. This is a bizarre phenomenon, and this should not be happening!" Alyssa scolded Rocky. If the seal was indeed broken, the consequences would be beyond imaginable.
"Wait for me here and don't do anything stupid!" As soon as she finished her words, she took off and flew towards the ordinary spiritual beings. She appeared in front of them in an instant and drew them together for a talk.
When they saw Alyssa, they all bowed their heads to show respect.
After a short huddle, several ordinary spiritual beings immediately took some spiritua
r!" the voice inside the palanquin answered.
"Elder, I understand now," the ordinary spiritual being answered respectfully.
"The most important thing right now is to find out why the Mysterious Cave threw a tantrum," the elder inside the palanquin ordered.
"I will lead a group, and we will try to find out as much as we can." After the ordinary spiritual finished speaking, he and the others turned around and left.
"Let's wait and see what that young man and Alyssa would do to save themselves." The palanquin was then carried back by the several spiritual slaves.
Meanwhile, after the fusion, Rocky now had the flying capability of Ken. Still, he kept falling deeper into the dark cave.
Unaware of how long he had been falling, Rocky suddenly noticed what was ahead of him. Right below him were tall stone pillars with pointed ends. If he crashed into one of them, he would definitely not survive. With this, he released just enough amount of energy force to stop himself from falling and hitting any of the pointed pillars.
The suction force at the bottom of the abyss was not as strong as before, so after stopping, Rocky stood and balanced himself in the air. He then saw a gap between two stone pillars and dived in. He jumped back and forth on the two stone pillars and was finally able to steady himself on the ground.
As he landed, Rocky examined his surroundings and felt that the suction force had disappeared.