Chapter 998 Delay In Rocky's Journey

Based on his previous experience, Rocky was certain he and this Fire Rock Turtle would end up in a fight. He was not worried, because his current strength was more than enough to deal with such a creature. Without a doubt, it would surrender or crumble under his power.

However, the fierce fight that he expected did not happen. The Fire Rock Turtle did not advance to challenge him. Instead, its body started to shrink and slipped back into the ethereal crystal which served as its shell.

Before long, the crystal gave off a strong spiritual power and became ablaze with radiant spiritual flame. It spread like wildfire and burned the ground several meters from where he stood. The flame was so fierce, Rocky could not go near it. The situation just became more difficult for him.

Rocky's head began to ache. He could not attack the ethereal crystal, even if it would force the Fire Rock Turtle to go out. Blasting the crystal would cause it to break and could hurt the Fire Rock Turtle. If that happened, all his efforts would be in vain. It was just too risky.

"What a weak creature! Shame on you!" Rocky felt so frustrated, he could not help but curse. Back when he tried to capture the Dark Heaven Insect, it required a lot of force. After all, it was a brutal confrontation. But it was not as irritating as this. This creature hid itself inside the shell and did not respond despite his efforts. Everything he did was pointless, and it annoyed Rocky.

Rocky needed to get on in his journey and hunt the spiritual treasure as soon as possible. He could not afford to waste so much time with the Fire Rock Turtle. With this, he focused his mind with the task at hand, hoping to come up with an idea on how he could seduce it to come out. A moment later, he took out the few magical saliva he had kept, and placed the bottle right in front of the turtle. If it relented and dared to come out, he would knock it out at once.

However, the Fire Rock Turtle was more cunning than he expected. It resisted the temptation of the magical saliva and did not made a single sound, let alone come out. It was

s Ken who made it all possible. It was Ken who discovered the cave, and it was its extraordinary ability that captured the turtle. If it wasn't for Ken, catching the Fire Rocky Turtle would remain a dream for Rocky.

Another day had passed, and there was still no lead to find the spiritual treasure. Rocky had to go on with his journey. After he had secured the turtle, he moved on to explore the Hell of Dragon Fang.

Meanwhile, the treasure hunting teams led by the six princes lingered around the Hell of Dragon Fang. They were scattered in different places in search of the treasure the emperor asked them to find. There were so many of them, that even the smallest team had more than 20 masters. The Hell of Dragon Fang was a habitat of spirit-manipulated beasts, and the treasure hunting activities disturbed them.

Soon, all the teams were too exhausted to continue hunting. They had fought all kinds of spirit-manipulated beasts, and several men were wounded or had died. The teams led by two princes suffered the most, because of their lower strength.

No one really knew what kind of spiritual treasure they were looking for. It was a dark and extremely dangerous place. As if they were looking for a needle in a haystack. Grand masters like Lucas could only assume the location of the treasure based on their experience and training. Nothing was certain, and it was impossible to succeed.