However, no matter how greedy they were, they couldn't get their hands on the Blood Beast King.
"This Blood Beast King has the power of a two-star lower spiritual emperor at the peak state. How will
Ricky deal with it?" some warriors commented doubtfully.
"Although his real body is at his last breath, his two Shadowy Replications are definitely going to help
him hold on for a while.
Then once he recovers, the Blood Beast King will be like child's play for him."
Just as those warriors expected, Ricky's two Shadowy Replications helped him resist the Blood Beast
King for two hours. At this time, both Shadowy Replications showed great power, as both were close to
a two-star lower spiritual emperor at peak state.
Thankfully, they were enough to withstand the attack from the Blood Beast King.
Ricky recovered some of his strength later, so he wasted no time joining the battle. As soon as he
could, he immediately jumped in to help his Shadowy Replications fight off the Blood Beast King.
After several rounds, a blade light suddenly fell from between the Blood Beast King's eyebrows, and its
fighting instinct completely disappeared. It stopped moving and stood as still as a marble statue.
When Ricky saw this, he immediately jumped in with his Iron Justice Saber and slashed down again,
cutting the Blood Beast King in half.
He had intended to take half of its body for himself, while he reserved the other half for Edie and
Winifred, as promised. After all, Ricky had no intention of going back on his word. And besides, he
desperately needed the Wind-Mountain Alliance's Transmission Array, especially after he had killed
Lundy.
However, something extraordinary happened at this moment.
When Ricky parted the Blood Beast King's body into halves, a flag abruptly flew out from within the
confines of its body.
It was a five-colored flag, which appeared to be integrated with five different worlds. The five colors
respectively released the power of the five elements: gold, wood, water, fire, and earth. The flag was
also emitting some kind of majestic and intense power.
"Damn! Isn't that a sacred weapon?" Ricky blurted out in astonishment, and his eyes widened with
awe.
As a casting master close to the Demi-sage Level, Ricky could undoubtedly recognize a sacred
weapon.
"Yes, that is indeed a sacred weapon!" the Dragon Intent Grass responded, while Tina nodded and
hummed in agreement as well.
"Look! It's a sacred weapon!" Those onlookers watching from outside couldn't believe their eyes, and
once they realized what was happening, their eyes lit up with greed. Sacred weapons were precious in
everybody's eyes. Even the saints would try their best to fight for one, not to mention them, lower
spiritual emperors.
At this time, none of the warriors noticed Ashley's and Raylan's reaction.
At first, they looked exhilarated, as if they had seen something precious that they had lost for a long
time.
But the excitement quickly disappeared from their faces, and an expression of gloom replaced it, for
they realized that they would never get that flag.
"What an unexpected surprise!" Ricky also laughed in delight but didn't take the flag immediately.
After all, it was a sacred weapon, so it must have some hidden power.
The flag was currently floating in midair without any movements, looking harmless at first glance.
"Don't worry, Ricky. I don't think there is any hermit spirit in this flag," the Dragon Intent Grass surmised
after a few seconds of observation.
"I think so too. If there were indeed a hermit spirit in there, the flag wouldn't be reacting like this. Look, it
looks so confused as if it has no way to go," replied Ricky. "It seems that I am really very luck. It would
be much easier to subdue the flag without a hermit spirit after all."
Ricky leaped up without any hesitation at the next moment, and his ruling power turned into a big hand,
which suppressed the flag.
In turn, the flag resisted with all its might, but just as Ricky had thought, it didn't have any hermit spirit.
Even though it was a sacred weapon, it couldn't resist Ricky. Moreover, the flag seemed to have some
defects.
It wasn't long before Ricky obtained the flag.
However, it continued to resist him.
"Wow. Ricky easily subdued the sacred weapon. Is it really that weak?" All the onlookers were
astonished. At first, they didn't know which one to doubt: Ricky or the sacred weapon.
After all, a lower spiritual emperor should not have found it easy to subdue a sacred weapon, even if it
was at the lowest level.
"Is it possible that the flag doesn't have a hermit spirit? Or perhaps, it could have some defects?"
Soon, they began to voice out their own speculations.
"But I don't understand. Why is there such a flag in the Blessing Blood Tower? I have never seen or
even heard of it before."
"Yes, all the sacred weapons have been found in the ruins. For many years, geniuses came around
and took most of the sacred weapons for themselves, so the only opportunities left for warriors at our
level are the blood beasts and Blood Beast Kings."
"Could there be a sacred weapon in the body of each Blood Beast King? Maybe we didn't know about it
because this is the first time somebody cut it up in front of us.
If Ricky didn't divide the Blood Beast King into two, we would be none the wiser!"
Meanwhile, Ricky was still speaking excitedly with the Dragon Intent Grass. "Yes, I'm sure that it's a
sacred weapon. Unfortunately, it has no hermit spirit, but that won't be much of a problem. If I nourish it
with my blood essence, it will soon recover, and then I can cultivate a hermit spirit that belongs to me.
In that case, I'll have a real sacred weapon in my hands."
Ricky paused to breathe for a second and added, "This is a flag that contains the power of the five
elements.
It's a perfect fit for me because my Massacring Zone is of the gold element, the Chaotic Fire Zone is of
the fire element, and the Life and Death Zone is of the wood element."
"However, even without a hermit spirit, it won't be easy for you to subdue this flag completely. After all,
it is a real sacred weapon. So you just did an amazing job," the Dragon Intent Grass praised him.
"Ha-ha, that's for sure! Otherwise, it wouldn't be a sacred weapon," Ricky remarked with a smile.
Then, he took the Blood Beast King and the flag into the Massacring Zone.
After a while, the Blessing Blood Tower sent Ricky out and disappeared right after. It would reappear in
the next era, and by then, it would be time for the next Blood Beast King to be born.
Following that, the Giant Visible Swamp also vanished.
Meanwhile, all of the onlookers' greedy eyes settled on Ricky as soon as he came out. The Blood
Beast King or the flag alone could make them jealous, not to mention having both at the same time.
But in the end, their reason triumphed over greed.
They were well aware that they were no match for Ricky at all. They had all seen that he was even
more powerful than Lundy.
The possibility of their alliance was probably impossible because no one was willing to make the first
move. Moreover, they couldn't work together genuinely.
"Come on. Let's go now," Ricky said to Edie and Winifred as soon as he came out.
He was determined to leave the Emperor Beast Swamp immediately and head to the Middle Land as
fast as he could with the help of the Transmission Array.
Edie and Winifred knew precisely what he wanted, so they nodded quickly and turned to leave.
However, before Ricky could take a step forward, two figures had landed in front of him and blocked his
way. They were none other than Raylan and Ashley.
When the surrounding warriors saw this, they were overjoyed. After all, the only ones who could
threaten Ricky here were the two of them.
They could never win alone, but if the two teamed up to fight against Ricky, they might have a fighting
chance.
"Are you sure you want to steal from me?" Ricky asked coldly, startled to see them blocking his way.
He didn't expect that the two of them, especially Ashley, could be this kind of person.
Honestly, he was surprised and slightly disappointed.
"Hand over the Five-element Flag, or you won't be able to leave here today," Raylan ferociously
snarled as he pointed at Ricky.
"The Five-element Flag?" Ricky repeated and looked at him in surprise for a moment as if he didn't
understand what Raylan was saying.
And then, he rolled his eyes and seemed to understand something. "So, that flag is called the Five-
element Flag!"
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