CHAPTER 925 SEE YOU AGAIN

As the dust dissipated, Robin slowly emerged forward with a swagger. In the pit behind it lay the Ghost

Lion, badly mangled with countless wounds all over its body. It let out several pained howls before

finally dying. Once the Ghost Lion went silent, Robin arrogantly looked around at the crowd, and then

raised its strong front limbs in a victorious gesture.

Upon seeing this, the spectators began cheering and applauding wildly. They could not believe that

they had just witnessed Robin, a spirit-manipulated beast at the third grade of the three-star level,

defeating a spirit-manipulated beast at the third grade of the four-star level. What was more, this

particular Ghost Lion was far superior to the other Ghost Lions at the same level!

'Whoa, I won the reward of three hundred thousand taels of gold.' As he watched the crowd go crazy

over Robin, Rocky raised his eyebrows and smirked.

"It seems that there is more to your spirit-manipulated beast than what meets the eye. What is its

background?" Woods asked curiously, his brows furrowed in confusion. The way Robin had fought with

the Ghost Lion made it look as if its master had been there to control it. However, the truth was that it

had easily defeated its opponent, a spirit-manipulated beast whose strength was one whole star higher

than its own, by itself.

Of course, what Woods and the other spectators didn't know was that Robin's strength could no longer

be measured by the regular spirit-manipulated beasts' standards set by human beings, because after

the transformation, Robin's potential far exceeded those standards. Even most of the spiritual beasts

would be no match for it.

As a matter of fact, Robin's actual strength was at least above the third grade of the four-star level. So

naturally, it was a piece of cake for it to defeat an opponent like the Ghost Lion.

Plus, with its increasing combat experience, Robin's strength would continue to rise. Even Rocky didn't

know how much progress it could make in regard to its strength. But according to the previous

assessment, if it continued to participate in similar combat, it would be able to reach the fourth grade of

the four-star level or higher soon. This meant that its strength would be similar to or even surpass that

of a spirit manipulator at the Supernal Stage.

"Damn it, who on earth is this spirit-manipulated beast's master?" A few seats away from Woods and

Rocky, a man stood up and cursed loudly with a livid expression on his face. The henchmen near the

man also put on a gloomy face.

Upon hearing this, Woods turned to Rocky and raised his eyebrows. "Well, I just remembered that

Robin's opponent belonged to a spirit manipulator of my elder brother. He won a lot of money with that

Ghost Lion, but I guess that he has lost his source of income now."

"Did you do it on purpose?" Judging by the smug look on Woods' face, Rocky could tell that he had

already known this from the beginning.

"Let's go. I believe my brother will find out soon, but there's no need to run into him now," Woods said,

standing up to leave.

Rocky shook his head with a smile and followed him.

Just as expected, the eldest prince, Algy immediately sent his men to investigate Robin's background

and soon found that it was related to Woods somehow. He wanted to confront Woods about it, but it

turned out that Woods had already left. The news of his younger brother's departure only made him

more furious.

Meanwhile, Rocky was on his way back with Woods after retrieving Robin.

It was already getting late, but Woods was suddenly struck by an idea.

"Oh, let's go meet someone!" he said enthusiastically.

"Who?" Rocky glanced curiously at Woods.

"You will know when we get there." Woods ushered Rocky into a carriage and relayed their destination

to the coachman.

As they headed to the northeast part of the capital city, Rocky took in the scenery outside and chatted

lightly with Woods.

Soon, the carriage came to a halt. After getting off, Rocky saw a magnificent two-story building with a

spired roof in front of him. The building was brilliantly illuminated, and the plaque above the door read,

"Laney Pavilion."

As soon as Rocky saw what was on the plaque, he thought of the Laney he knew.

"Come on in." Woods, who got off the carriage behind him, patted him on the shoulder and ushered

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In the hall on the first floor, there were many well-dressed guests who looked like they were nobles.

They were all enjoying the company of several pretty girls who looked much more refined and elegant

than the girls in ordinary brothels.

As he walked forward, Rocky heard the melodious sound of the zither coming from the second floor.

The melody flowed like water —at times as gentle as a stream, and other times as turbulent as a river.

All in all, it sounded quite mesmerizing.

"Your Royal Highness!" Just then, a man in expensive clothes appeared in front of them and bowed to

Woods.

"Are there any guests upstairs?" asked Woods.

"Yes, there are several distinguished guests. Should I report your presence?" the man asked.

"No, thanks. I've just brought my friend here to listen to the music." Woods gestured to Rocky.

"Yes, Your Royal Highness, sir, this way please," the man said, throwing a curious glance at Rocky

before turning to the stairs. He knew that Rocky must be someone significant to be referred to as a

friend by the prince, but he had never seen him before.

When they reached the second floor, Rocky quickly took in his surroundings.

Compared to the first floor, the second floor was decorated in a much more elegant way. There were

several luxurious sandalwood tables, and only one guest was sitting at each of those tables. Although

the guests were all dressed casually, it was obvious from their demeanor that they were powerful

figures.

Hearing Woods and Rocky walk in, the men sitting there immediately looked back at them. As soon as

they saw Woods, they stood up and saluted him.

Woods simply waved his hand and motioned for them to sit down. After that, they all continued to listen

to the music.

"These are highly-ranked officials, right?" Rocky asked casually after sitting down in a secluded corner

with Woods.

"The one in the colorful robe is from the military department. Sitting next to him is a member of the

royal family. These are all important officials of the Timber Deity Empire," Woods explained briefly.

"What on earth is this place?" Rocky asked curiously. No matter how he looked at it, this place didn't

look like an ordinary brothel.

"It's a place where officials come to have fun. But it is much safer than other brothels. Besides, most of

them come here for the beauty who is playing the zither behind the curtain." Woods turned his gaze to

the front of the room.

Rocky followed suit and saw a beautiful figure sitting behind the gauze curtain. Her slender fingers

were carefully plucking the zither. For some reason, she looked really familiar. When he recalled the

plaque he had seen before coming in, he immediately realized who this beauty was. He smiled lightly

and turned to Woods. "Why is she here?"