Rebirth of the Prime Dragon Master
Chapter 1793 The Strange Woman

"Nothing serious. I think I just sprained my ankle,” the old woman replied, stretching out her footthat seemed to be rather swollen.

"Let me check it. I will identify how severe the condition is." Then, Rocky immediately squatted downand examined the old woman's foot. However, the moment he saw it, it was already pretty bad. Itwas so swollen that he thought even her bone might be injured as well. The problem was that Rockywas in his spiritual soul form. Hence, he could not treat her directly by using his medical skills.Moreover, there was also a chance that this old lady was not a living person. After all, she appearedin this creepy place that wasn't supposed to be a place for the living.

Although Rocky didn't know the real reason why the old woman was there, his instinct was tellinghim that she might be able to guide him in this place. "Madam, your injury looks really bad..." Rockyimmediately said without sugarcoating it.

"Oh no! Really? What should I do now? I have to go home by foot.” The old woman began toexpress her anxiety upon hearing Rocky's diagnosis.

"Hmm. If it is okay with you, how about I carry you home?" Rocky offered at once.

"But I don't think that's a good idea. I live somewhere far from here, so it will be troublesome foryou.” The old woman sounded gloomy as she tried to refuse Rocky's kind gesture.

"No, it's okay. Besides, I am also searching for a way to get out of here.” After saying that, Rockyturned his back on the old woman and knelt down to make her hop on his back. "I really appreciatethe thought, young man. But like I said, it is still a long way from my home. Are you going toaccompany me throughout the way?" the old woman asked, trying to give him a reminder before heregretted helping her.

"Yes. There is no problem. Actually, I am more durable than I appear to be." Although he was just inhis spiritual soul form, Rocky could still perform physical acts such as carrying the old woman.Moreover, the old woman was just short and thin, so he thought that it would not be difficult eventhough they had to go a long way. "Okay then.

But since you insisted on helping me, you cannot give up halfway. This is your last chance. Are youstill willing to do it?" the old woman asked with a serious expression.

"Yes. You can trust me." Based on what the old lady said, Rocky confirmed that this was a form testwherein he could not quit halfway or he would fail.

Then, he started carrying the old woman on his back. Just like he anticipated, the old woman didnot feel heavy at all. So, he thought that this task would be pretty easy to accomplish.

"Madam, where is your home?" Rocky asked before they set out.

"I will give you the direction along the way. All you need to do is carry me on your back. No matterwhat happens, you cannot stop from moving forward!" the old woman sternly instructed, not givinghim direct answers.

At the same time, Rocky understood that all he had to do was be mentally prepared for anythingthat might take place along the way.

Not long after they crossed the bridge, Rocky, along with the old woman on his back, entered anarrow path. It was winding and zigzagging, but Rocky could still walk fast without a problem.However, soon enough, he suddenly felt that his feet was gradually becoming heavier as if thegravity in the place were getting stronger. Rocky speculated that an unseen power must be at work,restraining his feet to make his movements more difficult.

Moreover, since he was in his spiritual soul form, he was unable to gather his strength to counterthe power that was suppressing him. Therefore, all he could do right now was grit his teeth and tryhis best to hold on until he could bring the old woman back to her home.

"Young man, are you still fine? Can you go on?" the old woman asked, expressing her concern asshe noticed that Rocky's movements became a little slower than before.

"Yes, of course. Don't worry about me!" Rocky had already experienced far more excruciatingsituations than this, so this was not something that would hold him down.

Then, after they got out of the narrow path, a thick fog emerged out of nowhere. His vision instantlybecame blurry and his visibility was totally hindered.

Due to the emergence of the thick fog, Rocky eventually lost his sense of direction.

"Young man, it seems that we are caught in a bad time. What accompanies this fog is theappearance of powerful ghosts. Be extra careful and please do not leave me alone," the old womankindly reminded him

Rocky just nodded and kept moving forward, not really minding her words. After all, he wasconfident that he could take care of anything that might suddenly show up.

Not long after, a looming shadow flashed away in the thick fog not far away. Seeing this, Rockyinstantly became wary. However, it seemed that the shadow did not emit any aura.

'Is this the ghost that she was talking about?" Rocky thought to himself. Right now, he was in a placesimilar to that of a nether world. Hence, Rocky deemed that if there was really such a thing asghosts in the area, it was not really a cause for alarm.

Eventually, more and more shadows appeared among the fog, but Rocky didn't really pay too muchattention to them. His goal was to send the old woman to her home as soon as possible, so hecould not waste his time on them.

Then, a moment later, he suddenly felt that the weight on his back became heavier again. This time,it was as if the old woman gained a thousand pounds.

"Madam, may I ask you a question? I know this might sound rude, but why did you become soheavy all of a sudden?” Of course, Rocky was certain that it was not just his imagination. He knewthat something else was happening.

"Well, this phenomenon is called the Ghost Lock. These lonely souls actually want to leave this place,so they attach themselves to any spirit that has incidentally entered this place, hoping that theycould be taken away from here,” the old woman explained while letting out a creepy smile."Madam, do you care to tell me who you really are?" Hearing this, Rocky's eyes instantly narrowed.Since the old woman knew what was going on, he demanded to know who she really was.

"Me? I used to be the leader of this place. I actually manage these lost ghosts,” the old womananswered bluntly.

"Then, can you ask them to stay away from us?"

"No. I don't have the ability to command them anymore. As I said, it was a thing in the past..." Theold woman could not help but sigh, sounding a bit dejected.

"Oh, what happened?" Rocky asked out of curiosity. This was such an unusual place, so he wasintrigued by what possibly happened in the past.

"I don't want to talk about it anymore. Besides, it was so long ago. Just forget it!" It seemed that theold woman had a bitter experience from it, so she did not want to have anything to do about itanymore.

Meanwhile, although the weight on Rocky's body was still increasing, he did not dare to stop in histracks.

"How is it going, young man? Can you still hold on?" the old woman asked out of concern.

"Yeah, I can. This is nothing," Rocky responded, not showing any sign of weakness despite thedifficult situation.

"All right then. Continue moving forward as fast as you can. My home should be just ahead of us,”the old woman said, finally bearing some good news.

Rocky quickly looked at the surroundings, but they were still surrounded by a thick fog. He actuallywanted to see further down the road so that he could get the feeling that he was getting nearer tohis destination. At this point, he wondered how long it would actually be before they reached theold woman's house.

However, it did not really matter if he could see or not. He had already committed to helping her, sohe would do whatever he could until he accomplished this task. He firmly believed that this oldwoman was not an ordinary person, and he hoped that when this was all over, he could hear someinformation about the Holy Heaven Palace from her.

Eventually, four hours already passed. The weight on Rocky's body had become so heavy that he feltthat he was about to reach his limit.

"Madam, it has been a long time since you first said that we were already near your home. How fardo we exactly need to travel to get there?" Rocky could not help but ask. It was a bit frustratingwhen one couldn't get a clear answer, so he wanted to be assured that they were getting closer."Don't worry. We are almost there!” the woman replied positively.

"Madam, are you really sure? Are you not just making things difficult for me?" Rocky complained alittle while letting out a bitter smile.

"I am not making things difficult for you! Why would I do that?" the old woman said in an innocenttone.

"But it has been so long already. How many times did you say that it should be just ahead? If that istrue, then we should have arrived at your home already.” Rocky had become skeptical of the placebecause he felt that they were just going in circles. However, he had no definitive proof of it sincethe thick fog was blocking his sight.

"Well, you are right. That is rather strange. All right, all right. Can you put me down first?"Immediately after, the old woman acted as if she was already too old to remember if she was rightor not.

Then, as she requested, Rocky instantly put her down.

Afterward, the old woman waved her hand. All of a sudden, some strange things happened in theblink of an eye. The thick fog completely disappeared, and they were welcomed with a bright sceneright ahead.

When Rocky took a closer look, he found himself in an extremely huge cave. Moreover, the entireground of the cave was filled with various flowers and plants. Then, in the depths of the cave, hecould faintly see something peculiar that constantly flashed as if unleashing an inviting aura.