Very soon, Rocky and the three women followed Erica into a vast hall. They saw a coquettish woman, easily over forty years old, and overlaid with makeup, sitting on a gilded throne at the end of the hall. She looked much like a prostitute, but was actually the queen of the Magic Phoenix Empire.
On a seat to her left sat Felicia, who was the imperial preceptor of the Magic Phoenix Empire, and also happened to be Erica's master.
A few other women with gray hair were sitting on the other seats. They seemed to be elders of the empire, and their strength ranged from the premium grade of the Supernal Stage to the Divine Stage.
"Your Majesty, Prince Crimson is here!" Erica bowed respectfully to the queen, then walked towards the side and stood still.
"Pleasure to meet you, Your Majesty, and Preceptor Felicia." Rocky stepped forward and bowed slightly.
The three women followed suit.
"There is no need to be so courteous. After all, you are the famous Prince Crimson of the Wild Spirit Land. I must say, you are younger than I thought of you to be." The queen smiled charmingly at Rocky, though her eyes seemed like he were her pray.
"You were quite conspicuous the first time I met you. Even so, I didn't expect you to grow to such a high level in just a few years. It's really unimaginable!" Felicia had long heard of stories about Rocky in the Wild Spirit Land. Moreover, she had also heard from Erica that it was Rocky who had managed to retrieve the spiritual treasure of the Phoenix Master Clan from the Nine-phoenix Demonic Land. Therefore, she was very curious about him. At the same time, a part of her was wondering what kind of experience he had had in the past few years that had made a man of just about twenty years old such a prominent figure in the Wild Spirit Land.
"I'm flattered you thin
about a year.
With that cultivation method in her repertoire, she had done a lot more than what would be expected of her. Otherwise, she would not have finished the cultivation in such a short time. Usually, it took people about a dozen years to do that. Naturally, she had drawn support from the Phoenix Master Clan as well. Otherwise, it would have been impossible for her to make such a shocking improvement. Just like Sue, it had taken her only about three years to reach the level that a human would need at least twenty or thirty years to reach, all because she had the help of the spiritual race.
And it was not like she had it easy. Theoretically and practically, it was extremely risky to improve one's strength with the help of the spiritual race. The chances of a person dying in the process were high, and it was difficult to do it without talent and perseverance.
Erica had managed to grow so fast because of Rocky. She was rather encouraged by his abilities.
"What did you want to talk about?" Rocky knew that Erica had something to say.
"I want to fight you," Erica said, biting her lips and looking at him hopefully.
"I have no reason to fight you." Rocky shook his head with a smile.