Rebirth of the Prime Dragon Master
Chapter 270 The New Emergency

The last time Rocky dealt with two Dark Heaven Insects at the same time was comparatively harder.His power was weaker the last time. This time he went against a four-star Dark Heaven Insect Queenat the third grade. Though he was already extremely exhausted for his present encounter, Uriah andlittle Rubygon were both more powerful so he had nothing to worry about.

Little Rubygon in particular had the potential to be a three-star spirit-manipulated beast at the firstgrade, an equivalent of a spirit manipulator at the Earthly Stage. Without Uriah and little Rubygon, itwas impossible for Rocky to subdue the Dark Heaven Insect Queen.

The Dark Heaven Insect Queen was at a disadvantage when one of its hind legs was injured. It triedto use its fierce spiked scorpion tail but to no avail. Rocky retaliated with a surprise attack that hitthe Dark Heaven Insect Queen. The Dark Heaven Insect Queen's most effective attack was disabled.Its movement was impaired and this made it easier to deal with.

But a head-on confrontation with the Black Heaven Insect Queen was still dangerous. So Rockydecided to approach it with a well-planned strategy.

Uriah, little Rubygon and Rocky all contributed to the victory. Rocky just recently improved from thesecond grade of the Earthly Stage to the sixth grade of the Earthly Stage. Most spirit manipulatorsspent several years to a decade in order to achieve a similar amount of improvement. But Rockyachieved that much improvement in a matter of a few months; an achievement that most spiritmanipulators considered impossible. Rocky's current power level was a major contributor to theDark Heaven Insect Queen's defeat.

A Dark Heaven Insect Queen laid eggs that hatched into larvae of Dark Heaven Insects. Similar tothree-star Dark Heaven Insects at the third grade, the Dark Heaven Insect Queen bred Dark HeavenEggs at the premium stage, and these were highly valued for their ability to assist in the cultivationof spirit manipulators at the Heavenly Stage. With the assistance of the Dark Heaven Eggs, theimprovement of spirit manipulators beyond the Heavenly Stage produced was close to twice theeffect with only half the effort. This was why many spirit manipulators at the Supernal Stagepreferred the Dark Heaven Eggs.

Capturing the Dark Heaven Insect Queen was like catching golden coins dropped from heaven.Although it required great effort to capture one, the benefits of a successful capture greatlyoutweighed the cost and risks.

"We're done here,” Rocky declared to Uriah and little Rubygon. His problem was how to transportthe Dark Heaven Insect Queen back. The last time he captured two Dark Heaven Insects, he wasfortunate to loot two lumber wagons. He then used the wagons to transport the two Dark HeavenInsects back with him. Without any means of transport, Rocky had no choice but to use an oldtransport method. Uriah made use of magical saliva and ran in front of the Dark Heaven InsectQueen to lead it back as the queen chased after Uriah.

Rocky was about to put his plan into action, when a thunder light rushed towards him from oneside.

"Who is there?" Rocky exclaimed as he quickly moved away from the path of the thunder light. Afigure with an aura of the Heavenly Stage appeared before Rocky.

"Are you a spirit manipulator from the Timber Deity Empire?" Rocky asked as he studied the figurebefore him. The appearance of a timber spirit manipulator from the Timber Deity Empire wasunexpected, especially not one with the power of the spiritual race that matched a royal spiritmanipulator of the Holy Dragon Empire.

The only thought in Rocky's mind was that he was in big trouble.

The newcomer was surprised when he saw a subdued Dark Heaven Insect Queen. The aura that hesensed from Rocky was very weak; he couldn't possibly have defeated the Dark Heaven InsectQueen.

The presence of Uriah and little Rubygon that stood at the ready on both sides of Rocky surprisedhim further. He assumed that the two were the spirit-manipulated beasts of Rocky. Under normalcircumstances, a spirit manipulator only had one spirit-manipulated beast at any given time. He hadnever seen nor heard of a spirit manipulator who controlled two spirit-manipulated beasts at thesame time. This realization brought him more awe than surprise.

"Who are you?" the timber spirit manipulator asked casually.

"Me?" Rocky replied smiling. It was folly to tell the timber spirit manipulator his true identity for hisspiritual power was almost completely depleted. He was no match for him at this state. At his best,Rocky had a good chance to beat the timber spirit manipulator before him. He wisely decided notto confront him at his current state.

A quick recollection of the items that he had with him gave Rocky an idea. He quickly brought out asmall token with a flame-shaped sign and flashed it before the timber spirit manipulator. He foundthe token together with three other treasures when he encountered the mummy. "I'm from theRoaring Flame Empire,” Rocky said while showing the marked token.

"You're from the Roaring Flame Empire?" the timber spirit manipulator asked skeptically. Hehesitated as he looked at Rocky one more time. Rocky's appearance did not fit a typical spiritmanipulator from the Roaring Flame Empire. Moreover, he was also perplexed with the token inRocky's hand. In addition to representing a citizen of the Roaring Flame Empire, the token alsoembodied the status of its bearer. The token that Rocky had with him told the timber spiritmanipulator that Rocky was a citizen of the Roaring Flame Empire who was held in great honor.The Roaring Flame Empire and the Timber Deity Empire had a secret alliance. The timber spiritmanipulator hesitated at the sight of Rocky's token. He was unsure if it was a good idea to reveal histrue intent. At length, he greeted Rocky and said, "I see. We are allies. What brought you here? Whathappened to that Dark Heaven Insect?"

'Allies!? The Roaring Flame Empire and the Timber Deity Empire are allied with one another!?' Rockyvoiced within himself in overwhelming surprise. He replied back in a neutral tone, "I'm a collectorthat specializes in gathering valuable materials from different spirit-manipulated beasts.”

"A collector?” The timber spirit manipulator was shocked for he had never heard of anyone who wasa collector.

"Were you the one who subdued the Dark Heaven Insect?" the timber spirit manipulator asked. Hestared at the Dark Heaven Insect Queen lying on its stomach, with greed in his eyes. His initialassessment told him that it was a three-star Dark Heaven Insect at the third grade, but he didn'tknow that it was a rare Dark Heaven Insect Queen

"Yes and no," Rocky replied playfully.

"What do you mean?" the timber spirit manipulator asked puzzled. He failed to realize that Rockyplayed with him.

"I found it in a weakened state. I believe it was dying. I took advantage of the situation and shot afew arrows to weaken it further. Now I am going to gather anything valuable that it has,” Rockyreplied calmly.

"Really?" The timber spirit manipulator was suspicious of Rocky's response. Avarice blazed in hiseyes.

A brief observation quickly revealed that the timber spirit manipulator was a merciless and wickedman. He merely waited for the slightest flaw in Rocky's statements and he would kill Rocky withouthesitation. The token that Rocky possessed granted Rocky a slight defense from the timber spiritmanipulator’s vigilance. He could not completely dismiss Rocky's words for the token signified thatRocky was a person of great honor.

The presence of the timber spirit manipulator complicated things for Rocky, however. Transportingthe Dark Heaven Insect Queen back was impossible while the timber spirit manipulator was in thevicinity.