Just when the warriors were feeling desperate, a saint guardian came swooping in from out of the blue.
As it turned out, the powerful forces in the Middle Land did not forget about the fact that devils existed
and that these creatures had the ability to invade any continent anytime they desired.
"Just like what they all say, a saint guardian is available all the time whenever a devil does evil. The
only time they won't be able to respond is when evil no longer roams the world," the Dragon Intent
Grass said. "So, for now, we're safe."
"Dragon Intent Grass, where does the saint guardian come from? I haven't heard of such a creature
from any ancient book or record. How could they be unrecorded?" Ricky inquired.
"First off, the strongest warriors in each of the four lands are merely middle spiritual emperors, or upper
spiritual emperors at the most. For instance, we can all see how the devil race dispatched a demi-saint
in this area. We can clearly see that he is so strong that he can slaughter a large number of warriors,"
explained the Dragon Intent Grass.
"This is where the saint guardian comes along. That's why the super forces in the Middle Land, which
have once had spiritual potentates, secretly send a powerful saint to each of the other four lands to
seek justice and protect them. These super forces take turns in providing such saints, with each of
them serving for a term of about one thousand years.
The saints sent here are the saint guardians with the main task of guarding the citizens and other
creatures against the devils.
Second, they also impede any strong saint in the Middle Land from going to the other four lands to act
recklessly."
"Hmmm...I see!" Ricky nodded his head slightly. After hearing the Dragon Intent Grass' explanation, he
sure had a newfound admiration towards the saint guardians and to the super forces that had
dispatched them.
"In the four lands, the spiritual energy seems to be relatively thin. This greatly contributes to the
limitation of the possibility of existence of uppe spiritual emperors. Despite this, there have been
reports of many upper spiritual emperors in the area in the past countless years," the Dragon Intent
Grass continued.
"But now, you might ask how come there is no upper spiritual emperor or demi-saint in the four lands.
That's because once a warrior reaches this level, he or she would be required by the saint guardian to
leave the land and go to the Middle Land instead.
This is how peace is maintained in all the four lands."
"Well, I think that this method is good and well thought of!" Ricky nodded as he gave a little smile.
Suddenly, a question popped to his mind.
"Tina, when Doris and you first came here, weren't you stopped by the saint guardian in the Eastern
Land?" Ricky asked Tina curiously.
At this moment, he was already at ease, especially now that he knew that a demi-saint could not cause
any trouble in the presence of a real saint.
"Ah, that one. We met the saint guardian, but Doris just explained her intention," Tina replied.
"But Dragon Intent Grass, you remember what happened to me in the Nether Manor in the Eastern
Land. Why didn't the saint guardian in the Eastern Land show up? I am confused," Ricky clarified.
"It's not at all confusing. In fact, it's very simple. Although the members of the Nether Manor cultivate
the evil spirit, they are still considered to be creatures on the continent. It's either the saint guardian
didn't interfere in your conflict, or, the saint guardian still wanted to give the members of the Nether
Manor some chances," the Dragon Intent Grass answered.
"I never expected that saint guardians exist. I think it was a good call that I surrendered to you in the
first place. Otherwise, I would have been killed by the saint guardian long ago," the Evil Mandragora
said.
"So, in short, everything within a land's jurisdiction will be watched by the saint guardian in the same
land. Did I get it right?" Ricky asked again.
"I can't answer that one. Perhaps it depends on the mood of the saint guardian. If he wants to, then he
would. After all, it only takes a few days for him to travel to every corner of a large land, and know
everything that is happening within the land," the Dragon Intent Grass expounded.
"Impressive!
I never thought that saint guardians are real!" the demi-saint devil exclaimed in fear.
Trembling in anxiety and terror, all he wanted to do now was to run away.
"Crimson Flash!"
the demi-saint devil shouted. Soon after, his body directly exploded into countless blood drops and
disappeared into thin air.
Meanwhile, the saint guardian witnessed this directly and said, "I didn't expect him to be a creature
from the Crimson Devil tribe!"
On the other hand, the power activated by the saint guardian also quickly retreated from his body, and
he no longer made another move.
Seeing this made everyone around confused.
A spiritual emperor summoned up his courage. He walked up to the saint guardian and asked in a soft
voice, "Sir, why didn't you hunt down and kill that demi-saint devil?"
"It's because I have no other choice. I am just an ordinary saint, which means I can't destroy the
Crimson Flash of a demi-saint from the Crimson Devil tribe," the saint guardian answered in a whisper.
"But the thing is, once he uses this method to escape, he will become a dud forever. In fact, he will
never become a spiritual emperor no matter how hard he cultivates."
"Oh, I see!" Many warriors nodded upon hearing the answer.
At that moment, they understood that the so-called Crimson Flash was probably an extremely powerful
Omnipotent Skill used to escape. Of course, the demi-saint devil paid quite a high price for using it, so
that he could never have the chance to become a spiritual emperor.
"Well, all of you can leave now. I implore you to pretend that you have never seen me. After all, you
know how important it is to keep our whereabouts a secret," the saint guardian said as he waved his
hand.
"But wait! Sir, I have something to tell you!" The Sky-breaking Emperor—Arthur— stood out in a hurry
and tried to stop the saint guardian from leaving.
"Oh, okay? So, what's up? What do you have to tell me?"
In an instant, all eyes were glued to Arthur. But at that point, almost every single one of the warriors in
there already knew his concern.
"That guy—Ricky. We know he colludes with the devils," Arthur said sinisterly, just as the other warriors
expected.
"Yes, that's true. All the other warriors here can attest to that!" a warrior who was in line with the Sky-
breaking Dome and the Chu Clan immediately said, echoing with Arthur's concern.
"Well, I already know about that!" the saint guardian said monotonously.
"Since you are already aware of that, then I beg you to kill him!" Arthur pleaded respectfully.
"I'm trying to tell you that I will admire you if you can make a spiritual emperor devil surrender to you,"
the saint guardian said and challenged.
"Plus, I hate the thought of being used!"
At that moment, killing intent already filled the saint guardian's eyes as he spoke.
But this murderous intent did not linger for too long.
Nevertheless, it was this momentary killing intent that made Arthur and his companions feel like they
had fallen into a very deep abyss. At that moment, none of them dared to move at all, as if they were
frozen on the spot.
Meanwhile, the warriors who saw this gasped in amusement.
"I sense that the Sky-breaking Emperor must be blinded by anger. Even if it is true that Ricky really
colludes with the devils, he couldn't have gone that far as to attempt to make use of a saint to kill
Ricky," some warriors whispered to each other.
"Well, I didn't expect an incredible demi-spiritual emperor to appear in the current era.
You're doing good, little buddy!" the saint guardian said as he looked at Ricky with appreciation.
All the warriors around could not help but envy Ricky when they heard how the saint guardian
addressed and complimented him.
As for these lower spiritual emperors and middle spiritual emperors, they could also clearly see the joy
and honor on Ricky's face upon being addressed as a buddy by a respected saint.
At this moment, all of them realized that from that moment on, they could not provoke Ricky anymore.
Without a doubt, the saint guardian's appreciation of him was one of the reasons for this honor. But
more importantly, that was because of Ricky's own powerful strength and his status as an incredible
demi-spiritual emperor.
"Thank you, sir!" Ricky said respectfully. Of course, he could not hide the excitement he felt about
being treated kindly by the saint guardian.
"Ha-ha, no big deal! An incredible demi-spiritual emperor deserves all kinds of praise!" the saint
guardian said with a faint smile on his face. "Hey, little buddy, would you like to have a chat with me in
detail?"
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