Rebirth of the Prime Dragon Master
Chapter 1882 Argue

"Your Majesty, what is the meaning of this?" Gilbert was struck dumb by the king's sudden orders.They had just entered the hall, and this was what welcomed them.

"Didn't you know? Odin deliberately hid the fact that he had the Purgatorial Tripod, and he had nointention of handing it over to the royal family. That is enough proof of his attempt to incite arebellion. Do you not agree, Leader Gilbert?" The king was fuming in anger and continued, "ThePurgatorial Tripod that is sealing Phillip's soul is guarded by the royal family for generations now.Taking it without permission is strictly prohibited. Who knows what he will do with it?"

Hearing the king's argument, Gilbert was at a loss for words. This was what he was afraid of themoment Rocky told him about the tripod. Thus, he could just turn to Rocky and hint at the youngman to explain it himself.

"Your Majesty, it is true that I have the Purgatorial Tripod with me, but I did not mean to hide thetruth without any good reason. I was just afraid that things might get even worse if it was handedover to the royal family. I don't think it is a good thing if too many people know that the tripod hasbeen taken out of the Demon Sealing Palace!" Rocky argued with reason.

"Now, you are saying that you want to protect me? Then, why didn't you tell me that you have itwhen you and Layla met with me? If Enoch did not tell me that you have the tripod, when are youplanning to reveal it?" Of course, the king deemed Rocky's explanation as questionable. Themoment he hid the truth from the king, it had already somehow tarnished his integrity.

"Your Majesty, I don't see any need to hear more of Odin's nonsense! The fact remains that he andPrincess Layla concealed the secret about the Purgatorial Tripod, and the only logical reason behindit is because they want to plot against the royal family. Moreover, not only did they take the tripodfrom Zain, but they also cruelly injured him in the process. Now, they are trying to frame me up,saying that I colluded with the demonic race. What a ridiculous thing to say! Didn't these idiotsknow that it is impossible for a member of the demonic race to enter the Ghostly Demon Land?How outrageous! Fortunately, I was able to save Prince Zain and replace the remaining teleportationpoint in time to get back and expose their conspiracy. I cannot start to imagine what kind ofdisgraceful things they could have done if I was not able to return!" Enoch immediately seized theopportunity to pin the blame on Rocky and Layla. It seemed that he had already planned exactlywhat to say when this moment came.

"Your Majesty, Enoch is twisting the truth. It was him who colluded with the demonic race, and theirgoal is to free Phillips soul. That is the only reason why Odin was forced to take the PurgatorialTripod. He needed to protect it at all costs and prevent it from falling into the hands of those whowant to destroy the Shura Race!" Princess Layla could not suppress her emotions anymore and alsospoke up. At the back of her mind, if only Zain had not been seriously injured and beatenunconscious, they would not have to be falsely accused like this.

"Suppose you are telling the truth, I don't think that is enough reason why you did not tell me aboutthe Purgatorial Tripod," the king firmly declared.

"That is my own idea, and it has nothing to do with Princess Layla. I have called the shots since it ismy duty to protect the Purgatorial Tripod. I am just simply following orders.” Rocky bravely took theresponsibility and thought of a very good reason to defend himself.

"What did you say? Whose orders are you following? Is there anyone who's superior to the royalfamily?!" The king was instantly infuriated by Rocky's statement, thinking that he was being verydisrespectful to his authority.

"This is the order from the gods!" Rocky snapped back.

When these words left Rocky's mouth, the entire hall burst into an uproar. After all, if that was thecase, then Rocky really had more than enough reason to take the Purgatorial Tripod. A Godly Geniushad direct communication with the gods and they could indeed bypass the authority of the royalfamily.

Hearing this shocking revelation, the king could not help but frown. This was the perfect defense,and in this situation, Rocky's explanation did make sense.

"Your Majesty, this is a very convenient statement. How can we even validate it? Furthermore, theShura Race is full of talents and powerful masters. Why would the gods specifically ask him toprotect the tripod? Why not entrust that task to the royal family? Do we not have more capablemen to protect it?" Of course, Enoch would not just stand idly. He continued to do his best tomislead and cast doubts on everyone's mind.

Soon enough, everyone discussed among themselves again. They thought that what Enoch said alsomade sense. After all, Rocky was not the only Godly Genius. In fact, from what they knew, he wasnot even the most powerful one among them all. Thus, they could not help but also ask why thisimportant task was assigned to him.

"Your Majesty, the gods’ decisions are none of our concern. The point here is that Odin has alreadyexplained everything about the Purgatorial Tripod and his name should be cleared. We should moveon and focus on the fact that Enoch colluded with the demonic race. Both Zain and I, as well asevery member of my team, are witnesses. If anything, he should be the one who needs to berestrained.” Layla immediately stood up for Odin. Then, with a firm look on her face, she tried toshift the focus on Enoch.

"Ha! Please don't believe a word she just said. She wants to pass the blame on me while Zain is stillunconscious. This is all just a distraction so that you will not have to force Odin to hand the tripodover! Moreover, did not I tell earlier that they were the ones who injured Zain?" Enoch was surely agood actor. He appeared so indignant, easily making it look like he had nothing to do with whathappened to Zain and his men.

"Stop slinging mud at us, you big liar! How can you stand there and spout all this nonsense? Canyou tell everyone when did Odin hurt Prince Zain?" Princess Layla was so fed up with Enoch’s liesthat she could not help but shout and glare at him.

"Then, can you also explain how you were able to enter the Demon Sealing Palace in the first place?It is known that only members from the direct line of the royal family have the knowledge to bypassthe enchanted barrier that surrounds the Demon Sealing Palace. Hence, neither you nor I shouldknow about it. Among the three of us, only Zain knows how to open the barrier. If you did notthreaten him, then how did you know the method to enter the palace?" Indeed, Enoch was acunning man. He was able to make a counter at the critical moment.

Hearing this, Layla instantly turned to Rocky. The truth was that the enchanted barrier wasdestroyed because of the collision of powers of the holy treasures of the divine race and thedemonic race. Since Rocky possessed the God-killing Sword, he should be able to explain himselfout of this.

However, Rocky furrowed his brows as he was put on the spot. The God-killing Sword was a legacyfrom King Corey, and it was a lost divine treasure of the Shura Race's royal family. Obviously, hewould be in even greater trouble if he showed it. After all, they would all wonder how he got aholdof such a treasure. However, if he did not reveal it, he would not have enough evidence to prove hisability to enter the Demon Sealing Palace on his own.

Moreover, Gilbert had already seen the God-killing Sword before. If Rocky showed it in front of him,he would definitely recognize the weapon, and he might suspect his true identity.

Fortunately, Rocky was sly himself. He quickly thought of a perfect response and said, "Are you notlistening? I just said that I was ordered by the gods to protect the Purgatorial Tripod. Of course, theyalso told me the way to enter the Demon Sealing Palace. You may be a good liar, and you have todo better than that. You said that I harmed Prince Zain. So, are you saying that you saw it with yourown eyes? Then why didn't you stop me? All you did since earlier was falsely accuse us. If you haveany evidence to prove me guilty, then show it to everyone and don't just run your mouth!" Rockydid not hold back anymore and retorted coldly.

Enoch was rendered speechless, not expecting to hear this from Rocky. Obviously, he was in a picklesince he didn't have any evidence to prove that Rocky had indeed injured Zain. At this point, theywere in a stalemate. However, his main goal was just to force Rocky into handing the tripod over sothat he could have a chance to steal it.

"Prince Enoch, logically speaking, Prince Zain's strength and your strength should be above Odin's.Let's say that Prince Zain was caught off guard. Then, why did you let your nephew be hurt to suchan extent? Furthermore, you also let the culprit take away the Purgatorial Tripod? I thought you saidthat you were also at the Demon Sealing Palace at that time? So, did you just watch all of thishappen before your eyes?" Gilbert asked with inquisitive eyes.

Enoch gritted his teeth, knowing how shrewd Gilbert was. But of course, he would lie through histeeth just to get out of this predicament. "That's because he played a trick and then summoned amysterious helper! Don't dare accuse me that I did nothing while your Godly Genius was stealingthe tripod!” Then, he tried changing the subject and said, "Odin, if you really are tasked to protectthe tripod, then fine, you did your job. But now that you are back, you should hand it over to theroyal family. If you are still unwilling to give it back, then it just proves that you have an ulteriormotive for getting it!"

"I've had enough! Stop arguing, all of you!" The king eventually got annoyed by all the argumentsthat he heard. Enoch and Rocky had their own version of the story, and the only one who couldprove which one was lying was Zain. However, in his current condition, they could not do anything.Hence, the king eventually decided that they would have to wait until Zain woke up before he madehis judgment.