The Medallion

"Everyone can see that the spirit-manipulated beast is dying. Why can't they treat it well? They are real bastards without any conscience." Sheridan was visibly upset when he saw that the creature was breathing its last and would soon die.

Seeing the beast's condition, Rocky thought of an idea and his eyes lit up. With eagerness that he could not hide, he asked Sheridan how he planned to deal with the situation.

"The creature breathes, its heart beats, and it is a life form, just like we are. I will find a suitable place to bury it." And Sheridan was obviously grief-stricken.

"Sheridan, I am going out as I have an important task to attend to. I can bury it for you. You take care of yourself." After Rocky said those words, he picked up the spirit-manipulated beast, flung it on his left shoulder, and left the beast farm.

"What has come over him? I wonder why he is showing so much kindness today," Sheridan murmured to himself suspiciously, as he saw Rocky's receding figure.

What Sheridan did not know was that Rocky had not offered to bury the spirit-manipulated beast out of any kindness that he felt for it. He had other plans. Therefore, instead of doing as he had said to Sheridan, Rocky took it directly to the laboratory he had built.

Once there, he addressed the creature and said, "Do not worry. I will help you. I will make sure that you feel no pain." Rocky knew all too well that it was in unbearable pain and agony. Therefore, without any delay, he put the spirit-manipulated beast on the cold operating table. Having done that, he gathered a little spiritual power in his palm, placed it on its heart, and pressed it gently.

The creature could not live and predictably died soon after that, as its heart, its arteries, and its veins had been shorn into tiny fragments, and were now nothing but pulp.

With the spirit-manipulated beast dead, Rocky had obtained a free corpse to experiment on. He wanted to practice how to operate on its dead body, and conduct some experimental operations on it, as that would give him an edge in the future.

Before Rocky knew it, he had been experimenting for three days.

creature's corpse could not be preserved for long under normal temperatures, Rocky had no choice but to bury it - the first cadaver he had experimented on. Therefore, he carried what remained of it, found a large hole in the desolate forest that was

not happy for he could not experiment longer on the creature's body. Therefore, on his way back, he muttered to himself, "I need to find a new dead body to experiment on now," and started

without taking Rocky's permission. It was extremely unruly, and had it not been for Uriah's help, Rocky would not have

required a combination of harsh and mild tactics. A new hand, Rocky was inexperienced in taming spirit-manipulated beasts in real life. Although he had theoretical knowledge about it, as he had studied Beast Taming Skills, there was a tremendous gap between theory and practice.

of his innate talent, Rocky could not bring little Rubygon under his control. He could not break its spirit, as it resisted both strategies. Neither a severe nor a soft approach impacted it. No matter what Beast Taming Skills Rocky used, little Rubygon stayed the way it

you to be obedient. If I do not do that, I will take your name, and call myself Rubygon," Rocky said, and stared at little Rubygon. It seemed that he had

central field. Initially, both stared at each other peacefully. However, later, little Rubygon became impatient and got irritated with Rocky, so it started attacking him. Rocky

little Rubygon had become obedient. Even the expression in its eyes conveyed timidity. Gleaning from how Rocky had been treating little Rubygon lately, it seemed

he had learned, to tame little Rubygon. Additionally, he started taking it and Uriah to hunt for some menial wild spirit-manipulated beasts so that he could

gone, in the blink of an eye.

was told. Although,

a hare that it had hunted,

job! I am proud of you!" Rocky said, commending little Rubygon. Seeing that Rocky was happy with its achievement,

I refined the Dark Heaven Egg at the medium stage. Without a doubt, now I am very close to the fourth grade of the Earthly Stage. With two more Dark Heaven Eggs at the preliminary stage and the assistance of the Heaven Divine Lotus Seed, I am sure that I will reach the fourth grade, soon," satisfied, Rocky muttered to himself. Right now, Rocky's cultivation was impressively quick. Combined with the Dark Heaven Egg, the Heaven Divine Lotus Seed, and the magical saliva, he

of all that, Rocky still had a long way to go to reach the Heavenly Stage, based on his present speed. That was because the promotion was more difficult to realize at

seemed that there weren't any more Dark Heaven Insects in the northeast military camp's area, which implied that Rocky would have to venture to the other camps' jurisdictions. That, in turn, meant that he would need at least two to three days

to it. Also, his daily schedule was so packed that he found it difficult to extract himself

Rocky had imbibed from Sheridan, he combined the knowledge he had gained from him, with that of how surgeries were performed, using the techniques of modern science. Consequently, now, he was able to conduct a few basic surgeries on some spirit-manipulated beasts. Undoubtedly, what he had achieved was a breakthrough and enhanced the way effective operations could