The Medallion

Although Rocky couldn't wrap his head around it, he decided to complete the task solely because it was passed down to him by the gods. Trusting that the gods had some cryptic purpose behind commanding them to subdue the Nether Dragon King, Rocky rid his heart with all doubts.

However, he was more focused on finding a way out of this space to return to Valeria and the others. With Valeria's current strength, she wouldn't fare well in a fight against the other Godly Geniuses.

Now that the cave's ceiling above was blocked off, Rocky contemplated diving underwater to search for another exit.

Inhaling deeply, bracing himself, he nosedived into the water, exploring the new territory.

After he searched restlessly for a while, Rocky's efforts soon bore fruit when he came across a promising cave immersed with bubbles at the bottom of the water. Growing impatient from slowly running out of oxygen, he penned all his hopes on it to provide him with a safe exit without considering the risks involved in entering unknown grounds.

Upon entering the cave, he had to slip past a painfully long yet narrow opening. Time was of the essence since he was running out of breath. Soon, his vision began to blur, feeling dizzy from the lack of oxygen in his body before subtle flashes of light flickered before his eyes, signaling hope. Snapping out of his hazy state, he darted upwards, swimming as fast as he could. As he resurfaced, he swung his head back, gasping for air. Regaining his composure, he looked around to make sense of his surroundings but what stood in front of him left him shocked and confused.

Blinking several times, he found himself to have come out of a lake, surrounded by luscious green grass. The pasture extended to distances far and beyond what the eyes could fathom, and at the end of it stood a castle-like structure basking in the sun, majestic and tall.

Of course, what earned Rocky's shock wasn't the pleasant scenery in front of him but the fact that the serenity of it was secured within an enchanted barrier. Outside of the barrier was barren land, engulfed in flames, tattered, and in ruins.

'This might be the holy land of the Shura Race's royal family that Esteban mentioned before, '

he thought to himself. Rocky never expected to stumble upon such a place while looking for an exit.

Unbeknownst to him, sooner or later, this was bound to happen. Previously, the dark abyss Rocky fell into was actually a space transfer station. The royal bloodline flowing through his veins contributed towards leading him to the royal family's holy land, drawing him in its direction, almost like it was calling out to him to return home.

It wasn't a mere coincidence. This was part of his destiny!

"Since I'm here already, I guess it wouldn't hurt to go inside to have a look!"

the manor laying at the end of the lustrous meadows piqued Rocky's interest enough to not pass up on exploring it. After all, the Shura Race's royal

spiritual power and flew to dry land. Incorporating his spiritual

admire the hefty girth of it, realizing the challenge that stood before him. Second-guessing himself, he

after several failed attempts, the gate refused to

the members with the royal bloodline can enter the holy land. That is to

decided to study the patterns on the gate. Upon closer inspection, he noticed the structure of a three-eyed beast's head perched atop the center of the two doors.

thumb and smeared the closed eye with his blood.

the eye soaked in Rocky's blood. Reacting to the fusion, the head let out an agonizing scream, causing the doors to quiver

a bone-chilling cold breeze escaped from the other

side, he willingly stepped in, strangely feeling attracted to the unknown that laid ahead

got sidetracked from exploring the holy land, Valeria suffered alone

of them were at lower grades and could be disposed of with ease, there was only so much

she feared being overwhelmed, she would avoid them and remain out of sight. However, inducing such

a fair amount of energy, another appeared before her, fraught with

opted to retreat to catch her breath.

its mouth and sprayed the silk threads, aimed at the

last bit of strength she had left to fight this beast to ensure her

of their battle, Valeria was easily overpowering the beast. However, as it continued on for longer, it began to take a toll on her

its knife-like leg all the

beast and Valeria were fighting in close combat, her reflexes weren't quick enough to dodge it. It had struck her right abdomen

her teeth to keep herself from screaming, planning to summon the

figures planted themselves in front of her,

to be more capable than this. You can't even handle a medium-grade Emperor Realm beast!" one of the girls taunted, poking fun