"Basil and my master are there..." Sabina, accompanied by two other women, was the first to spot Rocky, Marcia, and Bart. Her face turned pale when she saw that they were besieged.
Hundreds of members of the Dragon Master Clan and the Butterfly Divine Clan, led by Moira and Cherry, rushed forward and cleared a bloody path toward Rocky and the others.
"Basil, master, are you all right?" Sabina was the first to rush forward and ask. Concern reflected in her tone and expression as she turned her gaze at Rocky and Marcia.
"We are fine," Marcia replied with a shake of her head.
"Marcia, you go first. I'll cover you," Moira, who had just arrived, instructed Marcia and Rocky.
"No, you leave with Marcia and Sir Bart first. I'll take care of the rest..." Rocky refused firmly as he glanced at Moira.
When Alston saw reinforcements of the Dragon Master Clan and the Butterfly Divine Clan appear, his expression turned grim, and fury coursed through him.
"What are you waiting for? Kill them all!" Alston thundered.
Soon, thousands of members of the Heavenly Demon Clan, led by several elders and spiritual masters, rushed forward like a tide.
"Leave now!" Driven by a sense of urgency, Rocky turned and called out to Moira and the others. Then he summoned his two beasts to welcome the dense charging crowd of the Heavenly Demon Clan.
"Master, what should we do..." Sabina appeared anxious as she looked at Marcia.
"Listen to him," Marcia said at once as she nodded to Moira and Cherry.
The next moment, Marcia and the other women, and hundreds of members of the Dragon Master Clan and the Butterfly Divine Clan rushed toward the borders of the Heavenly Demon Clan's territory.
"Two patriarchs, please hold him back. Once I gather the power of the Dark King Mace, I will give him a fatal blow!" Now that Rocky was alone, Alston grabbed the chance to instruct the patriarchs of the Ghost Master Clan and the Giants Clan. A sinister smile tugged at the corners of his lips as he thought how devastating his attack would be.
The two patriarchs looked at each other and exchanged a subtle nod. A split second later, the patriarchs, the elders, and the spiritual masters of the Heavenly Demon Clan rushed toward Rocky to suppress him.
Rocky, however, seemed prepared. After Marcia and the others moved a few hundred meters away, the black flame behind him surged, transformed into wings, and rose into the sky. Suspended in the air,
the Giants Clan's patriarch. Never in his wildest dreams had he imagined that Alston would be cruel enough to absorb the spiritual soul of the other patriarch. What shocked him more was that this was not something that a being from the spiritual race could do.
"I will give you one chance to save your life. You know what to do, don't you?" Alston stated as he turned to the remaining patriarch. The sinister grin tugging on his lips morphed his handsome features. He couldn't have looked more monstrous if he tried!
The patriarch's eyes widened, and his mouth fell open. He shot a terror-struck glimpse at his mummified companion before looking at the Dark King Mace in Alston's hand. Then he fell to his knees and said, "From now on, the Giants Clan will submit to the Heavenly Demon Clan!"
"That's good." Superiority and victory glimmered in Alston's eyes as he burst into laughter. He faced Rocky and ordered, "If you hand over the Divine Spiritual Source, I might consider sparing your life."
"Killing me is not that easy." Rocky's eyes turned cold. It was evident that he wanted to fight to the end of his life. Even though his current strength was insufficient to defeat Alston, Rocky was unwilling to compromise.
"Then, let's try." Alston's anger rose sharply when he saw that Rocky was still defiant.
Suddenly, the two figures were face to face. Their gazes locked, and a flash of intense light burst forth.
"You two are still as hostile as before!" Right at that tense moment, a voice echoed in the space a split second before an icy light descended from the sky. An astonishing aura of ice enveloped the two men.