Chapter 253 Bringing Back The Envoys


    Unbeknown to him, Rocky saw the source of the rich spiritual power he had felt, when he carefully


    picked up the glinting package and opened it. He beheld an exquisitely embellished brocade box. He


    could not believe that he was holding it in his hand! Apart from the box, he saw the package also


    contained a book and a map.


    cing the brocade box securely in the package, Rocky scrutinized the book whose pages were frayed


    at their corners, because it was obvious that countless hands had turned them. It was titled, ''Demonic


    Fire Codex''. Now that he had taken a closer look at it, he grasped that it was about a spiritual martial


    arts skill, and meant for the spirit maniptors, who were at the Heavenly Stage. Next, he opened the


    creased and dusty map and began studying it, after he had smoothened the lines and blown the dust


    off. Initially, he was confused by the many marks around, what looked like a route on the map. Then,


    his focus shifted, and he noticed a cross that was drawn in one part of the map. From what Rocky


    could see and put together, it seemed like was a treasure map.


    Now that he had seen the book and the map, he picked up the brocade box with much trepidation. Its


    well-crafted magnificent exterior told Rocky that something even more splendid was inside. It was in


    that its contents were extremely significant - otherwise, why would anyone get such a magnificent


    container? He could discern that it contained important things, but what were they - that was the


    million-dor question. Curious to find out, and get his answer, Rocky slowly opened the brocade box.


    While he was doing that, he was blinded for a few seconds, when a scarlet ray surged from the narrow


    opening and illuminated the surroundings. However, his eyes quickly adapted to the bright light. When


    he looked inside the brocade box, he was surprised to see a giant scarlet pearl, the size of a ping pong


    ball. Also, besides being colorless, it was transparent. Rocky was bewildered by what he saw next -


    bright mes dancing inside the scarlet pearl! Those rising mes were indeed sending out a forceful


    spiritual power.


    Amazed and moved, "What''s this?" is what Rocky could say. To take a closer look, he then, took the


    scarlet pearl out of the box. He could not still figure out its significance, even though he had been


    observing it for a while. However, what he could tell, was that it was much more than a rare treasure,


    like a Dark Heaven Egg or Heaven Divine Lotus Seed, which could be refined.


    Now that Rocky had understood that the scarlet pearl was unique, he channeled his spiritual power into


    it to study it further, andprehend what it was all about. Most unexpectedly, within a few seconds, it


    auto-ignited in his hand, and before he knew what was happening, leaping mes began rising towards


    the cave''s high ceiling. Also, they were growing bigger by the minute. Shortly after that, the pearl


    gradually rose and flew into the air with the upward thrust the congration had created. Magically, like


    shape-shifters, the mes took the forms of several formidable dragons, started flying around the pearl,


    and lit up the entire cave, from top to bottom, leaving no dark corners. This scene of the fire,


    incandescent light, and spiritual power held Rocky spellbound.


    However, that did not continue for long. Soon, the mes around the pearl disappeared, and it started


    falling down from the air. But the ever watchful Rocky did not let it hit the ground, and he caught it


    midway.


    "I wonder if this a Spiritual Weapon like the Frozen Wind Dagger?" Rocky murmured to himself. With


    his focus then shifting to the corpse that was in front of him, countless questions bothered him, he


    thought, "Who is this? Why did this person carry these treasures to the cave? Why, and how did this


    person die?"


    Unfortunately for Rocky, he could not figure out the answers to the questions that puzzled him.


    Therefore, collecting his thoughts, he put the three treasures into his pocket. Then, noticing a token


    around the corpse''s waist, he nced at it. When he reached out to take it, he recognized the me-


    shaped sign on it. Rocky was convinced that he had seen it earlier, for otherwise, its sign could not look


    so familiar.


    "Could it be the Roaring me Empire''s sign?" Rocky could not stop himself from thinking about it.


    Nevertheless, he soon remembered that once he had seen the sign at the Beast Evaluation Contest


    that had been held at the Super Beast Farm. It was the same Roaring me Empire''s me-shaped


    sign, that Carter had used during the event.


    "Most probably, this person is from the Roaring me Empire?" Rocky thought as he looked at the


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    dead body once again.


    Apart from the token around the corpse''s waist, Rocky could not see any other signs that would reveal


    its identity. However, he was sure about one thing, that the person had been a great spirit maniptor.


    Rocky could deduce that from the three treasures he had recovered from the bag. A brilliant spirit


    maniptor dying in the cave did not augur well.


    All of a sudden, a sonorous sound from above, interrupted Rocky''s thoughts. On looking up, he saw a


    huge and long shadow appear above him. The dark apparition''s eyes emitted hellfire and were fixed on


    him.


    Seeing the dangerous light sparkling in the shadow''s eyes, Rocky ran for his life. Horrified, he could


    see a colossal mouth, its gigantic, jagged jaws wide open, with blood oozing from its innards, descend


    on him. Rocky wished his feet were wheels, and he could push them at the speed of light.


    Nevertheless, he was running as fast as he could, when he felt that something long, wet, and slippery


    had grabbed him. He realized that he was in the coils of the shadow''s tongue, which was taking him


    into its cave-like mouth. When Rocky was inside, he was terrified, as it seemed to him that he was in a


    ce of never-ending darkness.


    Around the time, Rocky was getting hurled inside the monstrous shadow''s mouth, a g, with ''Timber''


    written on it, was fluttering in front of a military camp in the Gehenna Border area that the Timber Deity


    Empire defended.


    "What did you say? Three envoys from the Roaring me Empire have disappeared. They went


    missing on the Gehenna Border, while they were on their way to pay tribute. What the hell happened?"


    An angry female voice roared in the enormous military tent.


    The person who had just shouted angrily at themanders was a charmingly charismaticdy with


    delicate features. Her annoyance only highlighted her chiseled cheekbones, and the blood that rushed


    to her face, made her look like a princess, with a snowy skin that had been delicately painted in the


    most subtle crimson hue. Her exasperation only highlighted her exceptional beauty, even as she stared


    at themanders who stood in front of her. In that state too, her eyes shone like almond-shaped


    diamonds and heightened their attractiveness. No man in the world could resist them, and every man


    wanted to drown in their depths. Each of themanders who stood in front of her inwardly was


    smitten with her. Though they stood respectfully, her words did not register with them. Their heads


    were filled with her image, in their hearts, they were making love to her, and their pouted mouths were


    kissing her, already.


    Had Rocky been present, he would have been shocked to see her and learn that she was thedy in


    blue who had fought Marcia for the treasure box.


    "Your Royal Highness, we have sent our men to search around the Gehenna Border. Rest assured, we


    will find them soon. I request you not to be upset," a grim-facedmander addressed her, while he


    held his cap and bowed to her.


    The othermanders also bowed to her, and jointly urged her not to get angry regarding the three


    missing envoys. Though they mustered the courage to address her, yet they were afraid of her wrath,


    and cold beads of sweat were shining on their faces.


    Thedy who had such power that she could make might armymanders feel like truant boys,


    waiting for their punishment, was none other than Alyssa Mu, the king''s favorite, and the Timber Deity


    Empire''s princess. Alyssa Mu''s talent became obvious early in her childhood. When she was five, her


    father, the king, sent her to the Timber Deity Empire''s spiritual race, and its head became her teacher.


    With his help and guidance, Alyssa practiced the spiritual race''s power, and started on her cultivation


    path. Besides that, she had been taking all kinds of rare elixirs and exotic treasures for a long time,


    therefore, it took her no more than thirty years to reach the Divine Stage.


    Alyssa and Marcia were the only two spirit maniptors, who had reached the Divine Stage before


    their thirties on the Wild Spirit Land. And both of them were female. However, there was a lot of


    mystery surrounding them in the Wild Spirit Land.


    Most of the spirit maniptors wondered how the twodies reached the Divine Stage before they


    were thirty, as there were only a few spirit maniptors of the Divine Stage in the entirend. It was


    therefore, surprising that they could achieve such a high level at such a tender age. Spection and a


    Indeed, how Alyssa Mu and Marcia aplished so much so early was a secret, which made them an


    enigma for all. Were the mystery surrounding how they achieved their elevated status, and became


    powerful in the Timber Deity Empire to be addressed, the answers would shock the entire empire.


    "Find the three envoys at once, and bring them back here. The tribute they took from the Roaring


    me Empire is priceless. There is an important map, a book on a rare spiritual martial arts skill, and


    the Dragon me Pearl, a special spiritual weapon. We cannot risk other countries finding them and


    taking them away, especially the Holy Dragon Empire. Keep their search a secret. We have to


    safeguard our alliance with the Roaring me Empire and not let other empires know about it. We


    have to keep it secret. Therefore, mind you all - I will not spare anyone who makes a mistake, or


    causes an ident that jeopardizes our treaty," a worried Alyssa, spoke those words seriously, and


    meant every word she had uttered.


    "Yes, Your Royal Highness!" themanders answered in unison.


    "Then, why are you still here? Go, find the Roaring me Empire''s envoys and bring them back,


    safely! In case, you cannot locate them, you must bring back the map, as that is crucial for our


    sess. And mind - in case you fail to do so, all of you will be beheaded!" Alyssa angrily yelled at


    them, when she saw that they were still standing there, and not moving out to fulfill their mission.


    Scared out their wits, themanders fled out of the tent at once.