At that very moment, the disciples who laughed at Ricky started shutting their mouths.
Ricky forged a saber, which could collide with the meteor hammer, which was cast by Andrew. It
displayed that Ricky's saber was rather extraordinary, and measured up to Andrew's weapon.
In the current situation, if they continued to tease Ricky and think that he was over-confident, it would
mean that they'd just end up mocking themselves, as well as their obsession with faith in the casting
skill.
The disciples had no valid reason to laugh at Ricky. Instead, he began winning the admiration of
others.
Kayla, Bertha, and Theo were all shocked by the scene playing out in front of them.
Before, Kayla didn't admire or respect Ricky whatsoever. However, she wanted Ricky to win.
'This guy is incredibly gifted and powerful! It's incredible to think that he has even surpassed Andrew
within a few days, ' Kayla thought. Perhaps she finally fully understood why Elder Alexander thought so
highly of Ricky.
...
"It's impossible! I cannot believe what I'm seeing before my eyes! How on earth can your saber match
up to my meteor hammer?" Upon seeing Ricky's saber remain intact after ten powerful collisions,
Andrew roared manically.
He intended to seize the final round in the ring. He wanted to humiliate Ricky and prove that he was far
more powerful and excellent than Ricky could ever be.
If Ricky managed to defeat him, it would mean that he'd end up being a loser.
He didn't dare to imagine the possibility of being defeated by Ricky.
"Andrew, you seem to have gone back on the words you've said before the competition. It seems that
you are unable to prove yourself or humiliate me," Ricky said with a mischievous grin on his face. He,
of course, would seize the chance to sneer at Andrew at the very sight of his disappointed expression.
"Well, perhaps your casting skill is just exaggerated, and not that remarkable after all. It could be that
you might only have been promoted to be one of the top three disciples of the Casting Guild, as a result
of taking advantage of your parent's high status.
Or, did you merely fail to perform well today and forge your incredible weapon?
Or..."
"That's enough now, Ricky! Shut up!" Andrew interrupted before Ricky had the chance to finish his
words.
"Ricky, you should refrain from making such offensive remarks. It infuriates me! The only thing I'm
afraid of now, is that your saber will be crumbled by mine in a flash! It looks so vulnerable!"
Andrew gathered all his available spiritual energy and poured them onto the meteor hammer. After
revolving the hammer for over ten laps up in the air, Andrew unleashed his power and struck towards
Ricky with force with his hammer.
'Well, since you want to end this farce, then let's end it here, and now! No matter how you humiliate
me, I have to punish you in the same way and let you pay the price, ' Ricky thought angrily, with intense
hatred filling his eyes.
In Ricky's eyes, the fight was a mere farce that was caused by Andrew. In the beginning, he didn't have
any ulterior intentions. He only planned to participate in the competition and strive for the Magic Spirit
Stone. However, he never expected Andrew to take any chances to provoke, compete, nor ridicule with
him. Besides, Andrew tried to pester Bertha and even played a trick on Ricky during the inferior Mortal
Level Casting Appraisal, which only added to Andrew's indignity. At this point, Ricky was really set on
killing Andrew.
However, since he couldn't kill Andrew in that very moment, Ricky decided to win against him instead.
His goal was to turn him into a loser. He thought that if Andrew lost, it may be a greater torment for
Andrew than death.
Ricky also gathered all his spiritual energies and infused them into his saber for maximum effect. All of
a sudden, his feet slammed the ground, and with his aura forming an indistinct shadow of a tiger
behind him, he attacked Andrew with his saber.
Bang! With a loud thump, Ricky's saber and Andrew's hammer hit against one another.
All the disciples fixed their eyes on the battle, as they were sure about who'd win after the final collision
between the two weapons this time.
Time seemed as though it froze at that moment, with a tense atmosphere surrounding the battlefield.
Crack!
After a short while of stalemate and silence, there was a sudden loud cracking sound.
The loud noise immediately drew all of the warrior's attention, shifting their gazes, which were glued to
Ricky's saber and Andrew's meteor hammer.
They quickly noticed a slight crack that appeared on Andrew's meteor hammer. The crack began to
spread on the hammer, forming dozens of new cracks quickly.
Before the crowd had the chance to figure out what happened, Andrew's meteor hammer broke into
dozens of pieces, scattering on the ring.
As for Ricky's saber, it was still powerful and in perfect condition. Ricky swung it at Andrew's face but
stopped immediately. He knew he couldn't kill Andrew here, as Elder Alexander could get into trouble
for it.
"It seems that I've won against you!" Ricky said to Andrew in an arrogant tone, after withdrawing his
saber.
Then Ricky went down to the ring.
Suddenly, the all the disciples eyes were focused on Ricky. Andrew was still in a state of shock and
seemed to have been totally forgotten by others.
Genius! Overmatch! Those disciples all thought that Ricky was powerful and incomparable.
"Ricky!" Andrew suddenly snapped out back to reality. He then screamed aggressively, as he pounded
the ring with his fists into the air. Then he left. He had made some reckless remarks earlier, but now it
turned out that he was the one to be defeated by Ricky. He was ashamed of himself, and even though
he was thick-skinned, he didn't want to stay there and embrace his loss any longer.
At the sight of the frightening expression in Andrew's eyes, all of the disciples reckoned that Ricky had
officially become Andrew's biggest enemy. If Ricky managed to stay alive, Andrew would not continue
concentrating on his casting cultivation unless he killed Ricky.
"Who knows... When the test is over, Andrew might just take the chance to attack and kill Ricky. Since
Andrew's father is the casting master of Spirit Level and his mother is an innate spirit, I'm afraid that
Ricky might not be able to leave the Casting City alive!" Some warriors began to whisper about the
matter at hand.
"That's correct. Now that Andrew's parents are so influential, there could surely be many strong
warriors of Bone Reinforcement who are willing to work for them. That's why Ricky may be unable to
leave here safely, unless Zenith, the Snow Sect's sect chief, comes here to help him out of trouble
personally!"
"I never expected Ricky to be the final winner!"
"Is he the real casting genius after all?"
"We even jeered at him earlier. How could we be so ridiculous!"
Everyone kept on talking and commenting on Ricky's incredible skills.
...
Ricky, of course, ignored the discussions and started walking towards Bertha.
The moment she saw Ricky getting close to her, Bertha gazed at him with praise and admiration in her
eyes.
At the sight of this, Kayla snorted.
"Ricky, you're incredible. You are the most competitive warrior to strive for the Magic Spirit Stone yet!"
Theo uttered, with the best compliments.
"Ha! I just won by a fluke this time!" Ricky responded modestly.
"Ha-ha! I really hope I can be as lucky as you!" Theo laughed.
He was very satisfied and delighted at this point. Being a senior in the Casting Guild, he was used to
being belittled in front other of disciples, as he wasn't able to win against Ivan and Andrew in the
casting competition every time. This time, however, Ricky managed to defeat Andrew, which made
Theo feel less embarrassed but more pleased.
"You should not beat Andrew!"
Walking up to Ricky, Ivan shot a cold glance at him. "If you do, you'll surely have to pay a heavy price
for your victory!"
Although Ivan didn't utter these words in a tough tone, Ricky and Theo could sense his severely
murderous intent.
After speaking, Theo left quickly.
'What a horrible man!' Ricky thought to himself.
However, Ricky wasn't afraid of him, for someday he would be far more frightening than Ivan.
Right then and there, the fifth group's combat began. Most of the disciples started turning their attention
towards the competition.
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