CHAPTER 299 SUPERVISION ON ROCKY

Not aware that he was being watched, Rocky followed the spirit manipulator who was at the third grade

of the Earthly Stage. If everything went according to plan, the confused fighting would end in two hours.

If he could stay hidden and safe until the end of the two hours, he would be qualified to proceed to the

second round.

At that same time, in other areas of the bamboo forest, some spirit manipulators consumed much of

their spirit energies to launch powerful attacks against each other.

At the end of the first hour, three spirit manipulators below the skill of deputy commanders had been

eliminated for being knocked out or simply running out of energy.

But changes were unexpectedly happening within the bamboo forest.

Dunn of the east-southeast military camp combined forces with another spirit manipulator from their

camp. Dunn was a spirit manipulator of the ninth grade of the Earthly Stage and with their combined

strength, no one was stupid enough to dare go against them. A third spirit manipulator from their camp

soon joined them. At this rate, their group was likely to grab three of the seven positions who would

make it to the second round.

However, the three camps originally having two participants, including the northeast military camp, had

only one deputy commander left now. Therefore, the three deputy commanders agreed to join forces in

order to survive.

Two other military camps including the eastern mountain military camp that originally had three

representatives found themselves in dire situation for their individual members failed to find each other

in time.

Therefore, except Rocky and the spirit manipulator that Rocky used as bait, there were now four sub-

teams in total inside the bamboo forest. If they confronted each other, the number of participants would

drop sharply. Even if only the two teams with two spirit manipulators were eliminated, Rocky could

effortlessly manage to enter the second round.

However, if Rocky encountered any one of the teams except the team of three deputy commanders, he

would be caught in a grim situation.

And since only seven spirit manipulators would make it to the next round, once any one of the four sub-

teams encountered another team, they would fight fiercely to ensure their place among the seven who

would be qualified to enter the next round.

The spectators all knew what went on inside the bamboo forest in real time.

"Why is Rocky not allied with Deputy Commander Chen?" Marin asked in confusion as she heard

about the development of the contest.

"Does he act alone all the time? What is he thinking? Unless he is lucky enough to avoid the other

teams, he stands to lose no matter which team he encounters!" Isis exclaimed. She was surprised that

Rocky decided to fight alone. Based on the current developments on the situation, Rocky's decision

was not wise. But Rocky was a man who never acted based on what everyone else was doing.

Out of nowhere, the people felt a cold gust of wind. A figure suddenly appeared beside Lance and then

whispered in his ear.

This figure was Lance's personal bodyguard. The people who saw the figure assumed that Lance

might've sent him out to carry out an important mission and was now reporting back to Lance.

"That lad is so smart! He even uses another spirit manipulator as his bait to avoid more powerful

opponents. However, if he manages to enter the second round so easily, I will feel cheated!" Lance

paused for a moment and seemed to give the situation some thought. He then turned to the figure who

stood beside him, "Proceed as planned."

The figure nodded and disappeared without a sound.

Isis and Marin stared at each other when they heard Lance's voice.

"What are you up to, father?" Isis asked. She knew her father well and she knew that the primary

purpose of the competition was to discover Rocky's true skill level and potential and then to promote

him. It then stood to reason that Lance would not allow Rocky to move to the next round without a fight

in the second half of the first round.

"Father, you seem unsatisfied with his performance so far," Isis said thoughtful.

Lance turned to glance at his daughter. A mischievous smile was on his lips yet he said nothing. He

stood up without warning and stepped forward a few steps. His body was suddenly surrounded by an

intense bluish light that represented his intense spiritual energy which was at the Divine Stage. The

people who saw this display of power were immediately amazed.

In the blink of an eye, a gale materialized in the middle of the bamboo forest that shook everything

within the forest.

Lance then raised one of his hands and his spiritual energy moved like small waves that overlapped This material belongs to .

each other continuously.

"Water Mirror Illusion!" Lance exclaimed. The aqua blue spiritual energy that built up in his hand flew to

the air and formed a water mirror which showed an empty bamboo forest.

The commanders and the officials seated behind Lance were all startled and confused.

The Water Mirror Illusion was a spiritual martial arts skill that could be used at a range of a few hundred

meters. The mirror was formed from the moisture in the air of the bamboo forest to display what went

on inside the bamboo forest.

It consumed a large amount of spiritual power. Thus, Lance never used it under regular circumstances.

Those who knew about the mirror wondered why Lance used it now considering it consumed such a

large amount of spirit energy and now showed only an empty bamboo forest.

After a few moments, the figure of a man appeared in the water mirror.

"Isn't that the breeder from the northeast military camp?" someone said when he recognized Rocky in

the mirror.

The commanders and officials started to whisper among themselves. They never expected that the

purpose of using a technique that consumed a lot of spiritual energy was to merely watch Rocky.

Isis and Marin also looked puzzled. The suddenly had a feeling that something terrible was about to

happen to Rocky.