Chapter 256 To Ovee Or To Die
''This has to work!'' Rocky said to himself as he exerted his spiritual power to connect with the Dragon
me Pearl in his chest.
But, the Dragon me Pearl was not activated even after he almostpletely drained his spiritual
power from exertion.
''Can I make this work? Or am I doomed here?'' Rocky''s will started to slip. Thoughts of hopelessness
and defeat gued him. He started to think about giving up and surrendering to the Goddess of Fate
as the minutes passed by. He thought about the times when he escaped the grip of death rtively
unscathed before. But, s, this time, it seemed that luck had deserted himpletely.
As the thoughts of defeat hovered ever closer, the image of Lena forced itself into his mind. A powerful
emotion suddenly filled his entire being. His heart thumped with renewed energy. He realized that he
could not allow himself to perish. He knew that he needed to survive for the one who cared deeply
about him.
Rocky braced himself with renewed determination. He took a deep breath and slowly, carefully drew
forth hisst reserve of spiritual power to once again attempt to activate the Dragon me Pearl. He
steeled his mind for only one eptable possibility -- he would seed! At this point, he prepared
himself for both absolute defeat and absolute sess and held nothing back!
Beads of sweat trickled down from his forehead. His body reverberated from the intensity of his
concentration. At length, Rocky''s strength started to ebb and give in to the enormous strain. And just as
he was about to copse, a magnificent me burst forth from his chest. The scorching heat almost
melted his skin! The flesh threads that bounded his chest gave out, unable to contain the power of the
Dragon me Pearl. The pearl then flew into the air as several smaller streaks of fire surrounded it.
The entire area looked as if dragons with bodies made of pure me shed in fiery waves of orange,
yellow and red and yed around with the pearl.
"Go!" Rocky eximed as he moved his head upward and urged the mes forward. He was surprised
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that the Dragon me Pearl followed his instruction. It flew directly into the flesh pir. The shroud of
fire grew magnificently to engulf the flesh pir in its searing mes.
A thundering sound filled the area as the flesh pir disintegrated under the zing assault of the fire
streaks of the Dragon me Pearl.
Loud groaning sounds filled the air that came from the spirit-manipted beast as the flesh wall
shuddered violently from the assault.
The white flesh threads stopped feeding on his spiritual power. Its grip loosened which allowed Rocky
to move more freely. He reached for his Frozen Wind Dagger topletely free himself of the white
flesh threads by cutting them off. Without warning, as if it read his mind, a powerful surge of spiritual
power flowed through the white flesh threads and into his exhausted body.
In an instant, Rocky felt the spiritual power from the white flesh threads as it mmed into his body like
the waves of the ocean during a storm. But Rocky''s body did not have the strength nor the sturdiness
of stones that stood stoically by the shore even on the direst of storms. And thatst attack almost
brought unconsciousness to Rocky''s weakened self. Rocky knew that he could not endure more of this
kind of attack.
"Fuck! Do you really believe you can beat me this way? I will not let that happen!" Rocky cursed under
the tension of the situation. He knew that he was helpless from the attacks of the spiritual power. He
simply had no way to stop its attacks on him.
He knew he had to do something. He realized that the surge of spiritual power assaulting him would
soon overload his weakened state. He imagined that his body would be like a balloon with too much air
blown into it, bursting when it could hold no more.
He never liked that thought. A regr person under these circumstances would have given up a long
time ago. Yet, Rocky was never a regr person. He was always so stubborn that he never gave up no
matter how hopeless the situation was.
Rocky needed a way to stop the strong spiritual power that assaulted him. He soon deduced that the
only chance he had was to somehow control the alien spiritual power and then convert it into a form
that benefited him. He knew that if he failed at this objective, then he would be truly and undoubtedly
doomed. The power of the Holy Dragon Bead was lost to him. He no longer had the option to use it to
tame the alien spiritual power.
Only one option was left to him. A single choice that increased the danger that he was in or saved him.
He had to use his will to tame the alien spiritual power that assaulted him. Rocky knew that a n that
took time and prolonged exposure to this strong spiritual power brought with it the danger of damaging
his body too much. He knew that if his body became too injured while he executed his n, then it was
over for him. It was like he fought a giant with but a single needle.
If his n seeded, then he would live. If it failed, then he''d die.
Rocky forced his exhausted self into a cross-legged position. He slowly took out the small bottle
containing magical saliva and drank half the contents of the bottle. Then he bore the attack of the alien
spiritual power as it fiercely assaulted him. He then meditated as he cultivated.
Anyone who suffered the same circumstances would have copsed a long time ago. Repeated
assaults such as this were not something that a spirit maniptor''s body was made to endure for
extended periods. It was fortunate that the magical saliva reinforced Rocky''s spiritual constitution. His
meridians became more resilient than that of a normal spirit maniptor, even that of a royal spirit
maniptor.
He redirected his will and consciousness to the parts of his body where the spiritual power barrage had
hit him as he braced himself for repeated assaults. Rocky fortified himself against the repeated
assaults and focused on melding his will with that of the alien spiritual energy. He eventually bent the
spiritual energy attack to his will. Each assault of the strong spiritual power collided with Rocky''s
determined will and he sessfully altered the attack. It subsequently flowed and merged itself
harmlessly with Rocky''s own spiritual power.
Rocky''s enhanced spiritual constitution held together long enough as hepleted his n
sessfully. The battle was now at a deadlock. Rocky met each of the dreadful attacks with his finely
honed will that redirected and merged the alien spiritual power attack with his own spiritual power. A
spiritual me formed from his spiritual aura due to the increased amount of spiritual energy that flowed
in his body. What started as a pale luminous glow that surrounded Rocky''s body slowly became
brighter and brighter with each sessfully absorbed attack.
Rocky had no idea how long the cycle went on. The spiritual light around his body started to ze
magnificently as he transcended to the fourth grade of the Earthly Stage.
But the spiritual power attack never ceased its assault. Whenever the spiritual power attack sted
forth, he had to be inplete concentration and attentiveness. So that he could sway it to his will at
the precise moment. The slightest miscalction meant his death. For the spiritual power that flowed
inside his body was in a delicate bnce that could be tipped towards the side of harm with the
slightest mistake. And considering the amount of punishment that Rocky endured up to this point, his
body would not be able to survive another direct hit!
Two days and nightster, the spiritual light around Rocky''s body zed forth once more even brighter
than before.
He transcended to the fifth grade of the Earthly Stage!
Rocky''s defensive n brought him to a higher level but he was not aware of this development even
though it happened within his own body. It was dangerous if he lost even the slightest concentration.
So he was aware of nothing else but the defense that he erected against the alien spiritual energy that
bombarded him.
He maintained his cross-legged posture and his deep meditation as his will elevated into a state of
defense as he subdued the alien spiritual power to his will. As he absorbed it into his own reserve of
spiritual power, his cultivation base was expected to elevate to the sixth grade of the Earthly Stage.
Two more days and nights passed and he went on the same spiritual battle with his attacker.
But the intensity of the spiritual power attacks weakened as the hours flew by. Rocky felt the end of the
struggle drew near. The assaults continued with decreasing intensity until itpletely sputtered to a
halt.
Rocky opened his eyes slowly. He feltpletely rxed, calm and rested despite the amount of time
that had passed. He felt so full of spiritual power. He looked around him and saw the wilted flesh
threads that once attached to his body. Even the flesh pir grew pallid and drooping.
Rocky sat in meditation for a few moments more. He then scrutinized the spiritual me that zed
inside his body. It was then that he realized he had almost reached the sixth grade of the Earthly Stage.
He jumped from a mere fourth grade in a few days.
The danger that came with such a progress was just as enormous. Rocky realized how great the peril
and how close he was to death during the entire time. He hardly believed that he was able to survive
each danger that blocked his way.
Rocky eventually stood up from his cross-legged position and walked steadily to the side of the flesh
pir. He bent down and then picked up the Dragon me Pearl lying silently there. He felt rxed as
the pearl rested in the middle of his palm. "This is a truly valuable treasure for it had saved my life even
though I did not expect it to do so!" he whispered to himself.
Rocky was suddenly greeted by a wave of cold air that surrounded him and overwhelmed him.
Everything around him was still dark yet he was sure that he had exited the abdomen of the spirit-
manipted beast. Every breath he took now seemed like the freshest air that he had ever breathed.
He felt relieved. It was like finally waking up from a very bad dream!