"Volcano Fruit, the fire, the power! I hope you do not disappoint me!" Locking his eyes on the green fruit
with crimson shadows, Ricky exclaimed with excitement!
Then, he went straight to the Devouring Skill and started to channel the power embedded in the
Volcano Fruit.
Thanks to the devouring cultivation method he learned, he didn't have to take many of the Treasures
from Heaven Earth orally anymore. He could just go directly to the Devouring Skill and refine them
without any trouble.
As the refinement began, he felt that the flame and power inside his body strengthening and improving
simultaneously.
The improvement on his flames was less drastic due to the Chaotic Fire Zone. But he knew he was
getting stronger just by how his entire body felt.
For an ordinary warrior at the eighth grade of Blood Purification, his power was approximately five
thousand kilograms.
As Ricky went on with the refinement of the fruit, he felt his power increasing by at least fifty kilograms
every passing second.
'It seems that the fire from the Volcano Fruit isn't of much use to me. But maybe its fire can help me
fortify my power at the eighth grade of Blood Purification through the Devouring Skill!' Ricky thought to
himself.
It took Ricky a whole day to complete the refinement of the Volcano Fruit. As a result, he had reinforced
his current level of Blood Purification significantly.
After a hard day's work, he felt that his power grew by a thousand and five hundred kilograms! And
thanks to his stronger power, Ricky's strength would be no weaker than that of a warrior at the third
grade of Bone Reinforcement!
'You did not disappoint me, Volcano Fruit!' Ricky shouted eagerly in his heart as he initiated his internal
strength to feel his new gained power rushing through his body.
Now that he had reinforced his level at the eighth grade of Blood Purification, the power he obtained
was no different to the power of a warrior of Bone Reinforcement!
"My master, your next goal must be to take down an opponent who is three levels higher than you in
Bone Reinforcement. You are going to be a genius no one should take easily!" Alva suggested.
"Defeating someone at a higher level is a difficult task.
If you could take down someone who is three levels higher than you in Bone Reinforcement, it could
serve as a solid foundation for your breakthrough to the innate spirit! By that time, challenging
someone who is three levels higher than you in the innate spirit stage should no longer be a problem!"
"Take down someone who is three levels higher than me? Now that would be amazing! I've never
thought about that before!" Ricky responded.
"My master, be bold, please! You have every quality to achieve that. You own a peculiar fire and two
sacred fires. Add to that, the powerful mysterious cultivation method and the incredible spiritual
meridian! You are surely strong enough to take such challenge! There is no doubt in my mind that you
will succeed in it!" Alva expounded further to his master.
He was dwelling inside Ricky's body for several days. Now he had known some of Ricky's secret
weapons. As an ancient artificial, his knowledge had always been wider than others.
"Is that so? Ha-ha. I'm looking forward to it!" Ricky said as he laughed hysterically. He began to feel
confident about taking on the challenge Alva just proposed to him.
A great genius who defeated someone three levels higher than him! Ricky decided that he should be
the one!
He tidied himself and walked to Monkey Nine's place. Standing at the gate, he discovered that Monkey
Nine was still in seclusion.
"Although Monkey Nine is a warrior of Bone Reinforcement, it seems that he still needs more time to
refine the two Beast Fires. I guess I'll have to wait," Ricky mumbled as he could see from outside that
Monkey Nine was still silent.
...
It took Monkey Nine another whole day to complete his refinement on the Beast Fires. Finally, he
opened his eyes from the seclusion with a thrilled expression on his face. He could tell that his strength
had improved significantly.
'I did it! I did it!' he screamed excitedly in his heart.
He then proceeded to walk out of his place and saw Ricky hunkering down on the ground outside. He
approached Ricky and bowed to him. "Thank you so much!" he thanked Ricky with sincerity.
Judging merely by the way Monkey Nine looked at Ricky, it was clear that he respected him very much.
"I'm glad you're done with it. Next, we go to the Stone City!" Ricky said coldly as he stood up and
raised his head to look towards where Stone City was located. There was an overwhelming murderous
intent in Ricky's eyes that Monkey Nine who was a professional assassin shuddered in fear.
"So, you have already decided to do something to the Nan Clan?" asked Monkey Nine.
The Endless Shadow had been hunting Ricky for several months. As one of the members, Monkey
Nine knew the history between Ricky and the Nan Clan.
"Yes, I think it's time. I am a member of the Nan Clan. Of course I'm not going to kill everyone. I'm just
returning to confront those who have proven themselves to be my enemies!" Ricky said with coldness
in voice.
Then Nate's face showed up in his mind.
Ricky had decided that he must kill Nate once and for all. Otherwise, Nate would only continue to
traumatize him during his breakthrough to the innate spirit no matter how stronger he got.
And those leaders of the Bloody Gang! Along with Nate and Gilbert, they set Ricky's father up! They
were his targets as well.
"You've been evading death for quite a time. It's time for all of you pay for what you've done to me and
my father!" Ricky murmured in a deep voice with resentful eyes. "Yes, I got it! We better start moving!"
Monkey Nine said.
Ricky nodded to him and then the two headed for the Stone City.
The Stone City was nowhere close to the Snow Sect. So Ricky and Monkey Nine went to the market,
intending to find two horses. They also stocked up on some food in case they didn't get the chance to
stop for meals. When they were done with those necessitates, they hit the road. They advanced at
great speed but it still took them five days to enter the territory of the Stone City.
Along the way, they hid their real identities by wearing cloaks.
People in the Snow Land knew about what had happened in the Earth Fire Land. Everyone heard the
news that Ricky did not die. Therefore, almost all the organizations concluded that Ricky could have
obtained the great chance of that mysterious pagoda alone.
As a result, everyone was talking about Ricky and his experience. He was becoming a well-known
figure in the Realm of Wildness.
All those powerful organizations began to take actions by deploying search parties to look for Ricky.
And it wasn't Ricky that they wanted to get but the mysterious pagoda he owned! A pagoda who could
speak! It must be an advanced spiritual weapon! No one in the Realm of Wildness could probably resist
it. All of them were desperate to get their hands on it!
'The Snow Sect must be crawling with warriors from every clan and organization!' Ricky thought to
himself. He had been aware of the news they spread about him and was certain that people went to the
Snow Sect to search for him.
Ricky's prediction was right. On the second day after he left the Snow Sect, strong warriors from
various organizations in the Realm of Wildness visited the Snow Sect. Those from the Earth Fire Land
asked Zenith to surrender Ricky to them so that they could kill him and avenge their men. Those
among them who were from the Casting Guild who stood by Andrew and Ivan even threatened Zenith
and demanded him to surrender Ricky.
Fortunately, Elder Alexander led a group and came to the Snow Sect to provide assistance. Otherwise,
Zenith would have been unable to deal with all the chaos. Despite Elder Alexander's help, Zenith was
still put under a lot of stress.
Deep inside his heart, he cursed Ricky a thousand times over!
Autelan and other Ricky's friends also gradually understood why Ricky refused to stay and left in a
hurry.
...
Ricky did not spend too much time and energy on thinking about the harsh situation the Snow Sect was
in for the time being. He was focused on accomplishing his goal at the Stone City!
"Hey. I've heard them talking about you angrily. It seems that you did something really terrible in the
Earth Fire Land. It looks like that the entire Realm of Wilderness is now your enemy!" Monkey Nine
said to Ricky in a low voice. He had been holding back those words for quite a long time. He was finally
able to utter them.
"You know what? I'm regretting to promise to be your man now. I just came out from a trap and it
seems that I've fallen into a bigger trap. I'm sure that there's a whole lot crazier things waiting for me!"
Monkey Nine continued in a regretful tone.
"It's too late to regret now! Just follow me and be my man!" Ricky said as he rolled his eyes at Monkey
Nine. "The Stone City is our top priority!"
"What about those who are searching for you? Anyone who finds us could probably crush us like ants!"
Monkey Nine said as he furrowed his eyebrows, worries written all over his face.
"You should just keep them at the back of your head. Whether you are worried about being discovered
by them or not wouldn't make any difference. They are hunting for us either way. So just focus on our
priority for the time being," Ricky replied in a calm tone. He actually knew how Monkey Nine would feel.
However, he was not the same Ricky he used to be. Being treated as a traitor and an enemy by the
Nan Clan wasn't exactly new to him. What he had learned from that lesson was that he had to grow to
be a powerful man so that no one would dare go against him or his family and friends.
"Well, you are right! There isn't really anything I can do about it!" Hearing Ricky's rational words,
Monkey Nine couldn't speak and just let out a deep breath. He had accepted the fact that there was no
way he could escape working for Ricky.
They stopped discussing and kept riding towards their destination.
It wasn't long until they heard some beasts roaring ahead of them. Soon, they saw a group of people
heading towards them!
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