"Oswald! Long time no see, indeed. Nice to meet you the second time around. And I believe this will be
the last time we see each other," Ricky sneered in a loud voice upon hearing Oswald's regards.
"No doubt about that. I feel the same way! This will be the last time, Kenney," Oswald said, threatening.
Hearing their exchange of greeting, the warriors around could not help but react. Soon after, they
began to whisper, "Since when did Kenney have issues with Oswald?"
At that moment, they were still astonished by the Blue Water Mutant's presence. But there was nothing
they could do but to accept it from now on.
But when they saw more than a dozen men clad in black standing behind Oswald, their faces turned
pale as they had almost guessed what had just happened.
"I don't know, but it sounds like Kenney has already known about Oswald's Blue Water Mutant a long
time ago!"
"Well, I never expected that Oswald would be the one behind the men in black."
"I can't believe that Oswald managed to hide his strength so well. Plus, I never expected that he owns
an extremely terrifying mutant such as the Blue Water Mutant."
"Yeah, I feel the same way. He was already quite outstanding back when Carney was alive. But as it
turns out, Carney was more famous. He obviously outshone Oswald and drew everyone's attention to
him."
"So, maybe that's why Oswald also vanished when Carney died and Kenney disappeared! I mean,
there was no longer any genius to draw the attention that's why he did it."
"But right now, all we know is how strong those men in black are. In fact, they are all strong demi-
spiritual emperors at peak state. Although the Sky Palace is a spiritual-emperor force, it is impossible
for them to have so many strong demi-spiritual emperors in their palace."
"You're right. Plus, these men in black look quite young and agile. I just hope we can match their
speed."
"But the problem is that the disciples of the Sky Palace are not with Oswald right now. This only means
that he probably has established his own force."
"But these facts won't change a thing about our current situation. I know that he utilizes the suppressive
force on this island to break through the Thunderstroke Doom. Everything may seem okay now, but
who knows what will happen next?"
"All I can assure you is that this guy is really the owner of the Blue Water Mutant.
Look at him. He doesn't care about anyone else's life at all. Just himself."
"Kenney, may I just say that you are the very first genius in the entire Western Land who has attracted
my attention? And I have to admit that your growth and improvement in the martial arts has threatened
me quite a bit. Therefore, I have no choice but to kill you," Oswald intimidated fiercely after laughing
menacingly.
"In that case, I will have to kill you too!" Ricky responded savagely.
"Ha-ha! You must be dreaming! I have become a spiritual emperor now! How can you possibly kill me?"
Oswald mocked in contempt upon hearing Ricky's declaration.
"You're the one who's dreaming! You are not a spiritual emperor yet, because you haven't broken
through the Thunderstroke Doom!" Ricky said coldly. "And that means as long as you're not a spiritual
emperor yet, I can kill you with my bare hands!"
"Oh, is that so? But do you have any idea why I haven't begun to break through the Thunderstroke
Doom yet?" Oswald asked arrogantly.
"Why? Tell me."
"Because I want you, and everyone else around you to know that killing you, an ace genius who has
double mutants and cultivates the chaotic power, is as easy as slaughtering a dog for me even when I
am just a demi-spiritual emperor," Oswald scorned.
"Apart from that, this will be my chance to show everyone how powerful my Blue Water Mutant is! You
should be shivering in fear right now, Kenney. It's superior to all other kinds of mutants, including your
double mutants!"
"It seems that you have become more presumptuous at the thought of the upcoming breakthrough.
Perhaps this is the reason why you decided to showcase the Blue Water Mutant. Do you think you can
defeat all those spiritual emperors outside?" Ricky spat.
Truth be told, he was confused by Oswald's voluntary exposure of his Blue Water Mutant.
After all, the Blue Water Mutant was a kind of mutant whose existence was not allowed by the
creatures from the continent, similar to the situation of the devils. This time, even if Oswald succeeded
in becoming a spiritual emperor, his strength was still far from being comparable to the strength of the
spiritual emperors outside.
'Is it possible that there is another powerful warrior behind him, causing him to stick to this nonsense?
How could he be such a fool?' Ricky could not help but think to himself after seeing Oswald's
overwhelming pride.
"Ricky, it seems like Oswald is the one who trained those men in black. The way he disclosed his Blue
Water Mutant today indicates that there must be another powerful warrior behind him, making him
fearless of the consequences of his actions," the Dragon Intent Grass suggested.
"Well, that makes a lot of sense!" Ricky uttered in a low voice.
"Ha-ha. In the past, I regarded geniuses like Carney, Gerald, and Fein as my enemies. But in the end, I
found that I was wrong, totally wrong. In fact, they were nothing, and did not deserve my attention,"
Oswald pointed out.
"Gerald, in particular, still lost to you even after I secretly gave him a drop of my ruthless blood. His
defeat disappointed me too much.
After his loss, I realized that only you, Kenney, can be my opponent in the entire Western Land. I can't
leave this place in a high-profile way worry-free unless I have killed you.
And once I send you six to the underground, the Western Land would seem too small for me. So, of
course, I have to leave by then to seek greater opportunity.
Moreover, when I decide to leave, no one will be able to stop me! Not even those middle spiritual
emperors!"
"What? It's you who gave Gerald the relentless blood?!" Ricky asked Oswald, shocked by the truth.
"Yes, of course. Who else had the power to give him that? Otherwise, how could he cultivate to the
most ruthless state?" Oswald mocked.
"Why do I feel a very strange aura coming from Oswald?
He has changed. There must be something going on with him. He even has the ruthless blood!"
warriors from all around commented after hearing Oswald's admission.
"Oh, I see. So, that's why Gerald was so cold-blooded. It was because of the ruthless blood."
"However, Oswald is too arrogant for his own good. In fact, he has even become more arrogant than
Kenney.
How could he say that no one could stop him if he wanted to leave? It's like he meant that he belittles
all the spiritual emperors in the Western Land."
"Ricky, Oswald owns the ruthless blood. I'm sure that there must be another powerful warrior behind
him. And because of that powerful warrior's influence, Oswald has become unafraid of any spiritual
emperor in the Western Land," the Dragon Intent Grass said through telepathy.
"Well, I'm afraid that this is going to be very troublesome!"
"I never expected any of this, too," Ricky responded in a deep voice. "However, it appears that the
person behind him doesn't have the ability to enter the Complete Emperor Island.
I think it will be much easier for us if I kill Oswald at lightning speed before he becomes a spiritual
emperor."
"Right now, I think this is our only option," replied the Dragon Intent Grass. "But it is very difficult to pull
off. As long as Oswald wants the heavenly doom, it will come at any time."
"Well, let's leave everything to the fate then, whether it will come or not," Ricky said in a serious tone.
On the other side, Oswald continued, "It was just out of my expectation that Gerald, who had cultivated
to the ultimate ruthless state, was killed by you even before he could start to injure you seriously.
At that time, I understood that if I wanted to kill you, I had to do it with no one's help. I hope now you
understand."
"I'm more than honored to make you feel threatened and take action in person!" Ricky said with a smirk
on his face.
"Yes, you are not mistaken. You're greatly honored!" Oswald said in a condescending tone.
"But I just want to ask you one more time. Are you willing to surrender to me and follow me? If you are,
then you will have a brighter future. I can promise you this because I have a unique trump card that is
beyond ordinary people's imagination.
Take these men in black, for example. You already know their real bodies, but you still know nothing
more in detail about them, right?"
"Ha-ha, well, I have to admit. What you said actually made me curious and a little interested. But, I
prefer to create my bright future by myself and satisfy my curiosity through my exploration," Ricky said,
the smirk still resting on his face.
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