Chapter 1531 The Three Teamed Up


    "Basil, let''s go ahead first," Eunice murmured to Rocky, motioning for him to move forward. The two of


    them were highly likely to be in the same group anyway, and they couldn''t care less about how the rest


    would choose theirpanions. Thus, they might as well leave the rest behind.


    "All right. Let''s go," answered Rocky, nodding quickly. But as the two of them were about to leave,


    Ca suddenly intercepted them and called after Rocky straightforwardly, "Wait! Let me go with you!"


    Ca''s words made Rocky pause and look back at her. He was silent for a moment because he was at


    a loss whether to cry orugh.


    Meanwhile, the other disciples were shocked and envious that Ca wanted to team up with Rocky.


    They all knew that she rarely worked with any man since she entered the Sky-suppressing School, but


    now, she suddenly wanted to form a team with Rocky. It was unbelievable! They couldn''t help but


    wonder if there was a special rtionship brewing between Ca and Rocky.


    "I''m sorry, Miss Ca, but Basil already has a partner," Eunice rified shortly.


    She hadn''t expected anyone, let alone Ca, to directly ask Rocky like that, so she immediately shot


    her down.


    "That''s okay. I didn''t say I wanted to be his only partner. I don''t mind if there are three people in my


    group,"


    Ca insisted calmly, undeterred by Eunice''s answer.


    "No. I''m sorry, but we''re not epting anyone else into our group," responded Eunice firmly, her pouty


    mouth twisted into an annoyed frown.


    A tension so thick anyone could have cut it with a knife descended on the two women, as Eunice''s face


    darkened with increasing irritation. She was worried that if Ca joined them, she and Rocky wouldn''t


    be able toplete the task.


    "You can''t decide that on your own! However, if it''s Basil that tells me not toe, then I won''t,"


    asserted Ca.


    The two women heatedly red at each other before they finally turned to Rocky expectantly.


    On his end, Rocky could only look back at them helplessly. He felt like he was about to jump from the


    frying pan into the fire itself, but the two women were obviously waiting for his decision. Besides, he


    was incredibly bad at saying no to others, so how could he do that to such a beautiful woman like


    Ca?


    The other disciples realized that Eunice and Ca were butting heads over being in the same team


    with Rocky, and they couldn''t believe their eyes. They all wished they could be as lucky as Rocky, but


    deep inside, they knew he was on a different level than them. After all, he did win first ce in the


    neer contest.


    "Basil, let''s go. Just ignore her!"


    Eunice urged Rocky, subtly pushing him forward. But Rocky didn''t budge. He looked at Ca, then


    back at Eunice, saying,


    "Let here with us." "What?!" Eunice blurted out in shock. Thest thing she expected was for


    Rocky to agree, and his decision only served to stoke the fires of her wrath.


    Of course, Rocky had his reasons for agreeing. However, he wasn''t willing to disclose the reasons yet.


    Meanwhile, Ca nodded with satisfaction once he gave his approval.


    It became evident then that Eunice couldn''t do anything to change Rocky''s mind, so she had no choice


    but to give in.


    "Whatever!" she yelled, red murderously at Rocky, and then left in a huff.


    Rocky and Ca followed closely behind silently, and the three of them began to explore the Spiritual


    Sea Region.


    As for the rest of the disciples, Moore teamed up with a disciple at the medium stage of the Spiritual


    Infant, while the remaining three of them formed a team to avoid being left alone.


    And that was how the eight new disciples separated into three groups and headed in different


    directions.


    The Peculiar Beast Ind was considered a gateway ind, as it was located at the entrance of the


    Spiritual Sea Region, and there was no other way to enter the region without passing by the ind.


    As its name indicated, many strange spiritual beasts inhabited the ind, and most of them were


    considered extremely rare spiritual beasts in the Ethereal Region.


    Therefore, anyone who wanted to pass through the ind must have enough strength to contend with


    those spiritual beasts. Otherwise, they would be nothing but prey for those wild beasts.


    After Rocky and the two women set out, they promptly headed in the direction that the map indicated.


    All kinds of fierce and unusual spiritual beasts tried to block them along their way, but luckily, the three


    of them were just as formidable as those wild beasts, and they managed to overpower them without


    much fanfare. They also had the Purple-ming Phoenix with them, so they were as safe as they could


    be.


    However, the Peculiar Beast Ind held a more terrifying secret besides its spiritual beasts—its terrain.


    It had an exceedinglyplicated maze-like territory, which made it easy for people to get lost in the


    wilderness and get picked off by dangerous elements.


    Typically, when a group entered the Spiritual Sea Region the first time, it would take them around ten


    days or even half a month before they could go through the Peculiar Beast Ind.


    But it only took less than two days for Rocky and hispanions to travel through the whole ind.


    Thanks to Kohen''s help, they didn''t lose their way even once.


    "Wow, this little guy is pretty cool! I didn''t expect that it''d be so good with directions!"


    Ca blurted out, looking admiringly at Kohen, who had guided them the whole way while riding on


    Rocky''s shoulder. She knew for a fact that the Peculiar Beast Ind''s terrain was exceedingly


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    "Of course, it''s my pet!"


    Eunice possessively dered.


    "It''s Basil''s pet. How could it be yours?"


    Ca retorted sarcastically, rolling her eyes at the other girl.


    "Rocky is my servant, so whatever is his is mine as well!" replied Eunice proudly.


    "As if anyone would believe that!"


    snorted Ca.


    Her attitude annoyed Eunice so much that she couldn''t stop herself from snarling at her, shouting,


    "I don''t care if you believe it or not; it''s the truth!"


    Meanwhile, Rocky nced sideways at the two bickering women, vigorously pretending he wasn''t


    there. If he could blend into the surroundings, he would have! After all, who would want to interrupt and


    be dragged into an argument between two fierce women? It could only bring trouble and headache.


    Before long, another half a day had passed, and the three of them finally reached the end of the


    Peculiar Beast Ind. There, they came upon a huge arc stone that resembled an arched bridge,


    connecting the end of the ind and the Spiritual Sea Region. A thick white mist covered each side of


    the huge arc stone, and an unfathomable abyssy below them intimidatingly. Just the sight of that


    could frighten any traveler into changing their mind.


    A lion-shaped spiritual beast sat in front of the huge stone like a gigantic guardian, and its aura was at


    the advanced stage of the Spiritual Infant.


    The three of them exchanged nervous looks. Each of them was well-aware that if they wanted to pass


    through the bridge-like stone, they would have to go through the lion-shaped spiritual beast first.


    "I''ll ask the Purple-ming Phoenix to distract it, and then you can sneak past it once it''s preupied,"


    Rocky instructed after thinking for a while.


    Of course, Eunice and Ca automatically agreed with Rocky''s idea. They knew that even if the three


    of them worked together, they couldn''t defeat a spiritual beast at the advanced stage of the Spiritual


    Infant, at least without suffering losses of their own. Therefore, they needed to distract it with the


    Purple-ming Phoenix to avoid unnecessary loss and save time.


    With that decided, Rocky summoned the Purple-ming Phoenix and let it approach the lion-shaped


    spiritual beast and irritate it.


    But the spiritual beast didn’t respond at all. It hadn''t moved despite the Purple-ming Phoenix’s


    provocations,pletely ignoring the smaller beast hovering over its head.


    "I guess this spiritual beast is smarter than I thought!"


    Rocky remarked with a smile, shaking his head in resignation.


    “Why don’t we let the Purple-ming Phoenix attack it directly? I’m sure it would fight back then,”


    suggested Eunice as she waved her hand energetically.


    Rocky nodded approvingly at her and then activated his Mysterious Beast Transformation Skill so that


    the Purple-ming Phoenix would attack the spiritual beast directly. ording to his bidding, the


    Purple-ming Phoenix opened its sharp beak, and a strong me spurted out and shot towards the


    lion-shaped spiritual beast.


    However, something unexpected happened. The spiritual beast abruptly erupted in a blinding light, and


    the light gradually gathered into a circr pattern as if an array had appeared over its body. Once the


    mes from the Purple-ming Phoenix hit that circr light pattern, it vanished without a trace.


    Rocky and the two women were left dumbfounded. They hadn''t expected such power from the spiritual


    beast that it could withstand the phoenix''s attack without even shifting on its spot.


    After that, the phoenix attacked it several more times, but it failed to break through the circr light


    pattern that shielded the lion-shaped spiritual beast.


    "I think that the spiritual beast just performed a spiritual skill that is usually done by spirit warriors. I''ve


    heard of talk of it before. They said that a kind of spiritual beast could perform the same spiritual skill as


    a spirit warrior could do, but I haven''t seen evidence of it until now," Ca shared with the others, a


    marveling look on her face.


    "I feel like this beast is going to be difficult to handle," sighed Rocky as his eyes narrowed slightly.


    The spiritual beast was more powerful than he had expected, and it didn''t seem to be an ordinary


    spiritual beast at the advanced stage of the Spiritual Infant.


    Just as the three of them were about to lose heart, several senior disciples suddenly appeared one


    after another. Those disciples had left earlier than Rocky and the two women, but they had surprisingly


    arrivedter than them.


    Those senior disciples were astonished to see that three new disciples had reached the end of the


    Peculiar Beast Ind before them.