"Even though there is no enchanted barrier nor powerful guardian beasts protecting this spiritual treasure, I don't think it will be that simple and easy to get it..." Rocky's eyes narrowed slightly, with a thoughtful look on his face. He was remembering his previous experience in the Hell of Dragon Fang. He believed that this spiritual treasure must be well guarded since it was sealed here. Moreover, when he entered the ice forest just now, he noticed that ice sculptures of spirit-manipulated beasts could be seen in every direction.
"So, what should we do then?" Lucilla asked hesitantly, noticing that Rocky had some concerns regarding the situation.
"I am sure that it will be inevitable for the first person who wants to eat the crab to be clamped by its claws a few times. So, I suggest we find a place to hide first, then we check the situation from there first." Rocky finally decided after careful consideration.
"Alright, let's go then." Lucilla nodded. She was confident in Rocky's decision.
With that, the two immediately left the ice stone that had sealed the spiritual treasure. After walking for quite a while, they came across a dense ice tree and a huge ice sculpture. They hid behind the massive structure and used it as their cover. Now, the only thing they needed to do was to patiently wait for the right moment.
And just like that, a couple of hours had passed already.
"They are rather slow; don't you think? It took them so long to deal with just a group of monkeys. I reckon even turtles would be faster than them in getting here." Rocky could not help but playfully tease the spirit manipulator team as they did not show up yet.
Lucilla could not help but burst into laughter when she heard Rocky's playful comments.
As Rocky looked at her smiling face, he felt his heart become tender. Only half a year ago, this woman in front of him had given up the position as the chief of her clan just to protect him. She gave up her rightful position which was coveted by countless people. Moreover, she had left her own hometown and returned to the Holy Dragon Empire with him. He had not seen her for more than half a year, but he still felt the familiarity and connection between them. From her every move to every inch of her body, he could clearly feel
he leader, "Elder Duke, this should be the one that we are looking for, correct? But what in the world is this? It looks like a spiritual weapon..."
Duke was an elder in the royal family. With this, Alston must have attached great importance to this mission since he even sent out a peerless elder.
The other spirit manipulators also whispered and discussed with each other. They looked like they were guessing what treasure was in the ice stone.
"I have no idea. But since His Majesty asked us to find it, it must be extremely important. Now if we take it out, we can complete the task." As Elder Duke spoke, he immediately turned his left palm, and a wave of strong spiritual power of Fire nature burst out in an instant. It immediately turned into a fire wave. Then, he directed it to the ice stone in front of him. Under the intense high temperature, the ice stone began to quickly melt.
When the ice stone was completely melted and the spiritual treasure in it was about to appear, the spiritual treasure suddenly flashed with a blinding light. The whole ice forest suddenly trembled as if it had been hit by a colossal thing. Then, a wave of spiritual power surged out from the ground of the ice forest and filled the whole ice forest in an instant.
The spirit manipulators had no clue about what just happened. Then, the ice sculptures of spirit-manipulated beasts that spread all over the ice forest suddenly moved like living creatures, one after another. The whole scene was extremely spectacular to behold!