Chapter 970 Geoffrey’s Challenge
The next morning, Rocky went to the ruins of the ancient temple within the capital''s suburb. He
excavated the crystal that had absorbed spiritual power for seven consecutive days and nights. Once it
was revealed, the entire crystal overflowed with strong spiritual light.
As Rocky bent over and picked it up, he could feel the abundance of spiritual power the crystal
contained. Because it was still in its early form, the spiritual power couldn''t be released yet. Next step
for it would be to enter the second stage of refining.
A spiritual crystal usually needed to undergo years of testing before it finally became powerful. The
same went for the artificial spiritual crystal.
ording to the refining notebook''s records, the crystal that sealed the spiritual power needed to be
refined for three consecutive days and nights after thepletion of the spirit absorption stage. The
refining would be done under the conditions of the two opposing forces in nature: extreme Yin (the
negative, feminine energy) or extreme Yang (the positive, masculine energy) to rid the crystal of
impurities.
So now, Rocky needed to find a ce that with the most suitable refining conditions to carry out the
crystal refining process.
After some inquiry, he heard that three miles away from the north of the capital was the Fire Wave
Mountain which was named for its extremely high temperatures. Supposedly, there was a fire cave
located on the mountain''s hillside. The innermost part of the cave was the hottest area. It was
scorching to the point that it could burn human flesh.
Rocky had initially nned to go directly to the cave. However, Woods had sent a messenger to inform
him that he was needed at his mansion regarding an urgent matter.
He had no choice but to head to Woods'' mansion first.
Being a sophisticated person, Prince Woods'' mansion naturally reflected his elegant magnificence. The
entire mansion was a picturesque park filled with singing birds and fragrant flowers.
Rocky was led through a peach blossom forest before finally arriving at thekeside pavilion where
Woods had been waiting for a long time.
Upon entering the pavilion, he sat down without asking for permission. He looked at Woods and asked,
"I assume you sent for me urgently because of something important?"
"My brother, Geoffrey, sent me a message yesterday. It said he was ready to challenge me." Woods
nodded with a serious face.
"Challenge you? What is Prince Geoffrey challenging you to?" Rocky looked at Woods seriously.
"The beast fight," the prince replied.
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"The beast fight? Prince Geoffrey must surely have a lot of masters under hismand? Wouldn''t he
be better off fighting you instead ofpeting with your beasts?" Rocky teased.
"Although thepetition among princes would be quite a spectacle, it''s taboo to kill each other.
Moreover, the emperor has issued a ban on this to prevent princes from ignoring the brotherhood to
be the sessor. Anyone discoveredmitting this will immediately have his title of prince
removed," Woods exined.
"It appears the emperor anticipated this." Rocky nodded.
"So any grudge that urs among the princes will be resolved through a beast fight," the prince further
expounded.
"Are you confident you''ll seed, Your Royal Highness?" Rocky asked.
"It''s hard to say. Like you just mentioned, Prince Geoffrey has multiple masters as well as powerful
spirit-manipted beasts. It won''t be easy to deal with them," Woods confessed.
"What will happen if we lose?" Rocky asked.
"These kinds of challenges alwayse with a bet. This time, Prince Geoffrey has bet on three cities,"
Woods revealed.
"Three cities?" Rocky echoed the prince as he frowned in confusion.
Woods then ordered his men to take out a map of the Timber Deity Empire and exined, "Apart from
the capital, each prince has power over specific towns and cities. Generally speaking, a prince gains
more power once he controls more towns and cities. Prince Geoffrey controls the most number of cities
and towns while I''m in second ce. However, I''m only able to control this many towns and cities
because of my sister. I don''t have full control over that many towns and cities. I''m at a disadvantage in
that respect. Losing this fight will cost me dearly." Woods'' face was full of concern while he spoke.
"It seems Prince Geoffrey has backed you into a corner this time. What if you don''t ept the
challenge?" Rocky asked with raised eyebrows.
"If I don''t ept the challenge, they''ll consider me easily submissive. But it''s impossible to not ept
the challenge. After all, it''s a battle between princes. Easily admitting defeat will have a horrible
impact." Woods shook his head before continuing, "I also fear that Prince Geoffrey''s challenge may
have an underlying purpose. To get to the bottom of it, I''ll need to ept it."
"So, you have to win?" Rocky questioned.
"Yes," Woods confirmed.
"Then the Cao n will surelye in handy," Rocky said with a smile.
"I think so too. That''s why I called you here to tell you first," Woods revealed.
Then, the two of them began to analyze the current situation and nned various countermeasures in
preparation for Prince Geoffrey''s challenge.
Once he left Woods'' mansion, Rocky returned to the Cao n to reveal the news to Luci as well as
request for the Cao n to begin preparing. After, he returned to the big room where Queenie waited
for him. He remembered that he promised to teach her Beast Curing Skills yesterday.
Rocky began to teach Queenie some of the basic Beast Curing Skills, which meant he had no time to
rest.
At the same time, news of Geoffrey''s challenge against Woods began to spread throughout the entire
capital like wildfire. To no one''s surprise, it drew much attention.
Two dayster, it was the day of thepetition. It urred in the early morning and was attended by
other princes and other important figures from various ns. The entire beast arena was bustling with
excitement and anticipation.
Soon after, Geoffrey and Woods appeared with their respective entourages. This stirred up the crowd
within the arena even further.
Geoffrey was apanied by none other than the masters of the Qi n. Apart from Alexander, there
was also a peerless master of the Divine Stage as well as several masters of the Supernal Stage. To
say their group was powerful would be an understatement.
On the other hand, Woods'' entourage was led by the Cao n. They only had one peerless master of
the Divine Stage, Lucas. The power they emanated was less intimidating. Fortunately, they had two
masters at the high grade of the Supernal Stage, making their team not greatly inferior to Geoffrey''s in
strength.
Soon, the two groups met face to face on one side of the viewing tform. The suspense within the
beast arena intensified.