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!"

up on exploring it. After all, the Shura Race's royal family was both the supreme ruling

made up, Rocky activated his spiritual power and flew to dry land. Incorporating his

the castle gate, he paused to admire the hefty girth of it, realizing the challenge that stood before him.

after several failed attempts, the gate refused to

the royal bloodline can enter the holy land. That

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. Two of its eyes were wide

he confidently bit his thumb and smeared the closed eye with his

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

doors opened up, a bone-chilling cold breeze escaped from the other side, grazing Rocky's skin, causing him to shudder in fear. At the same time, he could feel

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

got sidetracked from exploring the holy land, Valeria suffered alone in

her, powerful beasts were spread across the lair. Although most of them were at lower grades and could be disposed of with ease, there

However, inducing such stealthy tactics cost her a considerable amount of time, slowing

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

previous fight, Valeria opted to retreat to catch her

anticipated her action as it opened its mouth and sprayed the silk threads, aimed at

she decided to muster up every last bit of strength she

their battle, Valeria was easily overpowering the beast. However, as it continued on for longer, it began to take a toll on her since she hadn't recovered from her

beast caught on to her predicament and claimed its advantage. Swinging its knife-like leg all the

to dodge it. It had struck her right abdomen and pushed with force before pulling out,

gritted on her teeth to keep herself from screaming, planning to summon the wooden giant as her

in front of her, both petite

of the Flower Fief to be more capable than this. You can't even handle a medium-grade Emperor Realm beast!" one of the