CHAPTER 658 THERE MUST BE ANOTHER SCHEME

"I can only temporarily seal the rampaging power inside your body. If the seal weakens, the sealed

power will erupt again. You mustn't overuse that power any more from now on. Otherwise, not even I

can help you. The deeper the crack of the Dragon Twined Wood is, the stronger the rampaging power

in your body will be," Sabina, who had taken a moment to calm down, said earnestly to warn Rocky.

"Really?" Rocky frowned. He knew how terrifying the evil power was. Before he could control the evil

power of the second layer of the seal, it was impossible for him to control the evil power of the third

layer. The evil power in his body was supposed to be unsealed step by step, but this process had been

thoroughly spoiled by him. Hence the evil power in his body was in an infernal state. He understood

this very well, but he could do nothing—desperate times called for desperate measures. Had he not

released the evil power of the third layer, he might have already become a goner by now.

One had to lose some to win some, so Rocky did not regret it at all. Nevertheless, he still had to man

up, face the aftermath, and find a solution to it.

"Is there any way to maintain the seal?" Rocky asked after giving the matter some thought. Sabina was

more experienced than him in dealing with the seal. Besides, he believed that Marcia had told her how

to deal with the rampaging power in his body.

"Yes, there is a way, but..." Sabina said hesitatingly.

"Just tell me. I'll find a way to do it no matter how difficult it is," said Rocky, who thought that it would be

hard to maintain the seal.

"Actually, it isn't difficult. If you use the power of the Dragon Twined Wood and the Sea Blue Magic

Jade to consolidate the seal, the seal can be maintained. However, only I know how to use the Dragon

Twined Wood, and there must be no mistake occurring when one's using it, so..." Sabina said with a

hint of hesitation.

"That's easy to solve. You should come with me then." Rocky smiled. He thought it would be very

difficult, but it wasn't.

"I thought you didn't want to see me." Sabina shot a death glare at Rocky.

"I've already apologized to you." Rocky squeezed out a smile.

"I have to think about it," Sabina said. Obviously, she was making things difficult for Rocky.

"Alright, but you don't have to follow me in secret. In any case, you are a master of the Supernal Stage

—don't act like a stalker," Rocky joked. This material belongs to .

"Do you want to die?" Sabina, feeling annoyed over Rocky's remark, warned.

"Haha!" With a laugh, Rocky turned around and left. Actually, he already knew what her answer would

be.

"Hey! Don't you want to tell me who you really are?" seeing that Rocky was leaving, Sabina shouted at

once.

"I'll tell you when I'm in a good mood." Without turning back, he waved his hand and vanished in a

flash.

"You are so..." Sabina said through gritted teeth as the fact that she had been played by Rocky dawned

on her.

After the misunderstanding was cleared up, Sabina seemed to feel less burdened. At least, she could

justifiably stay with Rocky and complete the task assigned by her master.

Nevertheless, she was also a bit restless inside. Following Rocky was an order given by her master,

but she was not sure whether she did so simply to carry out the order or because of other reasons.

When she arrived at the desolate village and saw Rocky's power going out of control again, she was

frantic. She was worried that Rocky might die, though she hid her worries well. Deep in her heart, she

came to realize that she had a special feeling for him.

The news that the Roaring Flame Empire had sent fifty thousand soldiers to support the Timber Deity

Empire was quickly delivered to the Palace City. The emperor of the Holy Dragon Empire was outraged

when he learned that the Roaring Flame Empire had colluded with the Timber Deity Empire and had

even sent troops to support the Timber Deity Empire. He immediately gathered all the officials to

discuss the matter.

The Grand Holy Hall was filled with military officials, who were all engrossed in a heated discussion.

"Your Majesty, the Roaring Flame Empire has formed an alliance with the Timber Deity Empire and

even sent troops to support the Timber Deity Empire. They obviously think that we, the Holy Dragon

Empire, are easy to bully. We should give a warning to the Roaring Flame Empire immediately."

"The Roaring Flame Empire is too arrogant. It actually intervenes in the war between the Holy Dragon

Empire and the Timber Deity Empire. It's clearly up to something we don't know."

"Your Majesty, I think it'd be better for us to solve the problem diplomatically rather than using force and

risking making more enemies. The damages the Crimson Dragon Army has suffered in this war are

quite grave. Nothing good will come to the Crimson Dragon Army or to the Holy Dragon Empire if the

war continues. Maybe it's better to sheathe the sword and negotiate for peace."

All the officials were racing to express their opinions to the emperor.

The emperor was sitting on the throne, solemnly listening to every opinion the officials had. After all,

this was a matter of great importance. The Roaring Flame Empire was just a middling kingdom that

was not as big as the Holy Dragon Empire, but if the Roaring Flame Empire and the Timber Deity

Empire joined hands, they would still be quite hard to deal with. So, he had to be thoughtful and

extremely cautious in making his next moves.

"It was absolutely not a coincidence that the Roaring Flame Empire suddenly sent fifty thousand

soldiers to support the Timber Deity Empire—it should've been long planned by the Timber Deity

Empire. But that being the case, the Timber Deity Empire provoking us into declaring war on it

shouldn't be incidental either. It's just one of the moves in the Timber Deity Empire's plan," said Marcia.

She was standing indolently against a pillar, looking rather arrogant.

"You mean… the Timber Deity Empire was purposefully causing a war from the very beginning? But

why? It would absolutely not benefit the Timber Deity Empire if a war broke between the Timber Deity

Empire and the Holy Dragon Empire," asked the emperor while looking at her.

"It's very simple—the Timber Deity Empire must have a scheme," Marcia replied.

Everyone in the Grand Holy Hall was shocked by her remark. If her guess was right, it meant the

Timber Deity Empire had led the Holy Dragon Empire by the nose from the very beginning, and the

Holy Dragon Empire was still absolutely clueless about the Timber Deity Empire's purpose even until

now.

"Father, I think Marcia is right. We mustn't show any weakness to the Timber Deity Empire. Instead, we

should show the might of our Holy Dragon Empire," Crown Prince Alston chimed in. Although he was a

calculating man, he was also very cautious when he dealt with state affairs.

"That's all for today. You may leave now. Let me think about it." The emperor could not immediately

make a decision. With a grave expression, he waved his hand and left the hall.

"Goodbye, Your Majesty." All the officials simultaneously bowed to see him off.

After the emperor left, all the officials also left the hall.

However, just right after Marcia walked out of the Grand Holy Hall, a delicate figure came towards her.