The Medallion
Chapter 1546 Another Challenge

"Oh, I see. I just misunderstood you, sir. Please forgive my rudeness," Rocky immediately apologized.

"It's all right. Let me just tell you that judging from the overall potential of your Imperial Soul, I believe that you could really cultivate it to a high level. If you can develop an Imperial Soul in the next half a year, you will definitely be one of the most outstanding participants in the Spiritual Infant Contest. However, I should also warn you that even though you have a ridiculously high potential, it's not that easy to cultivate your Spiritual Infant to Imperial Soul. Since ancient times, countless talented warriors in the Ethereal Region died in the process. Therefore, you should be very diligent, and be sure to guard yourself against arrogance and rashness," Felton urged earnestly. Before, he had some unpleasant opinions on Rocky, but after he saw the young man's unexpected performances many times, his perception of him had changed a lot.

"Thank you for all your teachings, sir!" Rocky said as he bowed respectfully.

"You can go back now. After the other four representatives and three candidates are chosen, you will be allowed to go to the battlefield at the border for half a year's worth of training," Felton replied as he dismissed Rocky.

"I just have a question, sir. I hope you can answer it," Rocky suddenly said on a whim.

"Go ahead. What is it?" Felton responded as he wondered what it might be about.

"Well, as we all know, the wars at the border have been existing for several years already and everything happening in there is very dangerous. Aren't you afraid that an unfortunate accident would occur while the school sends us to train there?" Rocky asked straightforwardly.

"This is the most special method to train young talents in our school. We never give too much protection so that they could experience the most out of it. Just like when we sent you to the Spiritual Sea Region, we let you take extreme risks than secretly protect you. It's because we want you to fully train your ability to survive under dangerous situations and environments, which would also help stimulate your potentials. After all, strength is the most important thing that could protect you here in the Supreme Ether Land. No matter how talented you are, but if you cannot convert it into a survival skill, you are still just a weak person," the elder answered with a serious expression.

"I see. That makes sense." Rocky let out a faint smile as this was the answer that he really wanted to hear.

"Moreover, sending you to the border battlefield isn't just about constant fighting and facing dangers. It will also give you a huge chance for countless adventures. In the area of the border battlefield, there are three divine lands and many spiritual lands that are suitable for spirit warriors to cultivate," Felton added.

"Three divine lands?" Rocky immediately raised his eyebrows and was intrigued as he heard about it.

"They are the Purgatory Valley, the Kylin Peak, and the Kaleidoscope World. If you happen to enter one of them, you will have a higher chance of breaking through to the Imperial Soul. However, only those who have been pre-destined to enter those divine lands can have a chance to do so," Felton remarked.

"So, have you been to those places, sir?" Rocky asked on a whim again.

"Of course! I was lucky enough to enter two of them," Felton replied proudly.

"Wow! I hope I can also be that lucky when I get there. That way, my journey will be more worthwhile. Thank you again, sir. I'll be going now." Rocky smiled and was obviously excited about the upcoming events. Then, he bowed again before leaving the room.

'Hmm. I believe that this young man will be able to attain unimaginable achievements in the future. But there's still something strange about him that I cannot get off my mind. Is he really a disciple of the Di Clan? Why do I feel that he's still hiding something? It's as if he's got a more complicated background.' As Rocky left the room and closed the door, Felton couldn't help but be lost in thoughts regarding the mystery that shrouded Rocky.

When Rocky returned to the disciple dormitory, he saw Eunice there, standing in the courtyard with her arms crossed. It looked like she had been there all this time, waiting for him to come back. "What are you doing here? Aren't you going to prepare for the test tomorrow?" Rocky asked, trying to ignore the inquisitive look in Eunice's eyes.

"Humph! Yeah, I guess I should do that. After all, I'm not as good as you to be directly selected as one of the representatives for the Spiritual Infant Contest," Eunice replied coldly. She was just actually disappointed because she thought that she had already known Rocky very well because of the time they spent in the Spiritual Sea Region. However, she didn't expect that he was still hiding a lot of things from her and she was completely kept in the dark. Upon realizing this, she felt rather uncomfortable from the bottom of her heart.

She wasn't jealous of Rocky because of his accomplishment. Eunice just felt that she had already trusted him so much, thinking that Rocky should have also done the same and told her everything.

"By the way, I really didn't know anything about the potential of my Imperial Soul until I took the test earlier. I actually thought that you would be happy for me!" Rocky explained as he slightly frowned.

"Ha! How would I know if you're telling the truth this time? Actually, I would rather wish that both of us failed the test so that we don't have to go to the border battlefield and risk our lives..." Eunice suddenly said in a gloomy tone.

"It doesn't really matter if I passed the test or not. I will still go to the border on my own. But, of course, it's still better If I go there as a disciple of the Sky-suppressing School. After all, it would guarantee me a lot of conveniences. And as for you, it never flashed in my mind that you would fail that test, unless you deliberately do something to make you fail," Rocky said bluntly. "Fine. If you're that eager to go there, I'll make sure that I would also be chosen." After confirming Rocky's thoughts, Eunice had no choice but to believe in him.

"I'm going ahead to take some rest. You should also do the same," Rocky said with a faint smile as he entered the dormitory.

After going to his room, Rocky directly went inside his Magic Spiritual Space and checked upon Glutton, the Purple-flaming Phoenix, and Kohen first. Then, he went to his lab to work on his research for a few hours before deciding to enter the Scarlet Heaven Jade.

The Scarlet Heaven Jade had absorbed the martial spirit of the old woman that he fought in the Spiritual Sea Region, and it turned out that a nameless stone tablet was added among the other tablets. Apparently, the old woman's martial spirit was imprisoned into this stone tablet.

Rocky noticed that there should be a few days left before they left the Sky-suppressing School, so he planned on challenging another martial spirit master and trying his luck.

For a while, he strolled around the densely packed stone tablets, and eventually picked one and saw that the name "Augus" was on it.

Immediately after, the tablet began to shine. Soon, a middle-aged man in heavy armor showed up in front of him. He looked very mighty and heroic.

"I'm Augus, the king of generals. I should warn you that I've made a hundred domineering victories in a row. Do you want to challenge me?" Augus said in a haughty tone as his eyes were fixed on Rocky. "Before that, may you please enlighten me of your unique skill first?" Rocky asked straightforwardly as he cupped his hands.

"Fine. If you defeat me, I will teach you my unique mysterious military arrays. Hence, in the future, if you go to the battlefield, I can guarantee you that you will be able to use a smaller force to beat a larger one!" Augus boasted with confidence.

"Well, that sounds very useful," Rocky replied as he nodded. Since he was going to the battlefield at the border, he would inevitably be faced with enemies. Thus, it would be suitable for him to learn these mysterious military arrays. "How can I challenge you, sir?" Rocky immediately asked.

"It's very simple. Why don't we start now?" As Augus finished speaking, he waved his hand as if there were thousands of troops behind him.

At the same time, Rocky felt that the surrounding scenery had started to change. In the blink of an eye, they were transferred to a raging battlefield. The flames of war were scorching the land and there were scattered bodies of dead soldiers everywhere.

When Rocky came to his senses, he found himself in an army full of weak, disabled, and heavily injured soldiers. Furthermore, he was wearing the commander's armor and leading this dilapidated army, while they were being surrounded by the enemies. There were less than a thousand soldiers left in his army, but the number of their enemies was still about three or four times bigger than theirs. Rocky's army was obviously outnumbered and possessed low morale. At this point, the result would not be that hard to tell.

"Soldiers, listen to me! Launch an all-out siege to the southwest! Move!" Rocky didn't waste any time and decisively gave an order after carefully observing the situation and the formation of their enemies. He found out that the enemy's encirclement wasn't tight enough, so he led his troops to rip apart the weakest part of their formation.