Ricky thought about it for a while and then determined that he had the confidence to resist Hayes'
attack. Therefore, he chose to defend himself.
Of course, that wasn't his only reason. He wanted to see the full power of Hayes' flying sword and
witness the power of the Shadow Sword Mutant.
A moment later, Ricky stomped his feet against the air.
Then he stood completely still. His feet were planted like the roots of a tree, holding him so firmly in
place that it felt like no force in the world could move him.
Pressing his palms together, he allowed endless purple ancestral thunder to gush from his chest and
he used it to form the Ancestral Thunder Net.
The Ancestral Thunder Net could shatter and block an enemy's attack.
In addition, Ricky released several massacring runes, and sent massacring patterns to cover the
surface of the Ancestral Thunder Net.
And Ricky was still not done rounding up his defenses yet. The Source of Golden Body inside of him
stirred, and he activated the fourth level of Ultimate Golden Body to resist the attack.
Rushing through the air like an arrow, Hayes' flying sword tried to pierce through the Ancestral Thunder
Net, causing a crack to form. Then, it passed through the massacring patterns.
It seemed that nothing could get in its way. A loud crash resounded when the flying sword came into
contact with Ricky's Ultimate Golden Body.
As a result, several cracks formed like fine spider webs all over the Ultimate Golden Body.
The moment all of Ricky's defenses broke, the flying sword ran out of energy and disappeared.
Ricky spread out his hands to deactivate the Ultimate Golden Body. Then, he looked Hayes in the eye.
"Ricky, you blocked my attack. Why didn't you take your chance and fight back?" Hayes asked as he
lowered his right hand.
"I've learned the saber skills. It might be different from the sword skills, but both have a lot in common.
Because of this, I know that you haven't performed your best sword move yet, and you haven't
released your sword intent," Ricky responded with a smile.
"Ricky, does this mean that you are confident that you can withstand my most powerful flying sword
strike?" Hayes asked, raising his eyebrows.
"Try me," Ricky responded with a grin.
"Fine, if that's what you want. If you can handle my most powerful blow, you win. The power that you
cultivate is focused on attack, not defense. My attack is also my defense," Hayes responded.
"So if I can't break through your defenses, I will admit defeat.
But there is one thing you need to know first. I will not withdraw my flying sword before the fight is
over."
"I understand!" Ricky said.
Not wasting any time,
Hayes charged at Ricky as fast as his legs would carry him.
He released the power of the Shadow Sword Mutant and runic power formed. It was an invisible rune
used to communicate with the heavenly law. The heavenly power cascaded from the sky behind Hayes
like a waterfall.
Ricky tried to use his Golden Spirit Eyes but he couldn't see anything but countless flying swords.
The overwhelming heavenly power had targeted him until
every inch of his flesh was covered by the sword light.
The sword light had come from the heavenly law, not Hayes, which meant that he had successfully
communicated with the heavenly law using his Shadow Sword Mutant and now had its support.
"I hereby summon the Heavenly Flying Sword!" Hayes shouted.
Boom!
From the sky, the heavenly power continued to pour down. Eventually, a black shadow emerged. After
a few seconds, Ricky could see that it was a sword.
Hayes stood beneath the black sword and faced his upper body towards the sky. A moment later, his
spine turned into a flying sword, rushed out of his body, and merged with the black sword. Before their
eyes, the two swords formed a new flying sword.
Ricky looked back down but Hayes had vanished when the swords combined.
Before he could react to that, the brand new flying sword was coming his way.
It looked like a simple sword move.
However, Ricky could see how fatal the strike was because he was its target. The sword light
enveloped him, sending a chill down his spine. He knew that his life was now at stake.
Ricky wasted no time activating the Chaos blood power. But it was fruitless. The sword light pressed
on.
'Those whose realm is not much higher than Hayes' can't remove the sword light created by the
heavenly law,' Ricky thought. 'Because of the pressure from the sword light, I can only unleash ninety
percent of my strength.
If another warrior were in my shoes, they might lose thirty percent of their power. Thanks to the six
zones, the Chaos blood power, and the different types of sacred fire, I will only lose ten percent of my
strength.'
As he watched the Heavenly Flying Sword coming towards him, Ricky released his fighting intent.
This was the best strategy he had for fighting off the sword light.
Suddenly, his eyes filled with six different kinds of runes and he released six mutants.
The current situation had left him with no other choice. Hayes was a formidable opponent. If he didn't
reveal his six mutants, he knew that he would not be able to withstand the upcoming blow.
If his realm were higher, he could have shown two or three, but that was not the case.
"What? He has six...six mutants!" Every single disciple in the vicinity struggled to keep their wits about
them.
Even the elders who were demi-saints were stupefied.
They had already heard that Ricky possessed a few mutants, but everyone said it was three of them at
most.
It was impossible to even imagine that he owned six mutants.
"I will use the six mutant powers to match your power!" Ricky shouted, ignoring the comments of the
others.
He had to focus on resisting the incoming strike. If his defenses let him down, he would have to
unleash the chaotic power or the chromatic energy.
The problem was that these were the trump cards that he had planned on using against Mordechai.
Hayes might be far stronger than he had imagined, but Mordechai would be even more difficult to
defeat.
If he were to show the chaotic power and the chromatic energy now, he would lose his advantage in
the next battle.
So he activated the Ultimate Golden Body and the Massacring Holy Pattern again. The six mutant
powers formed six runes which eventually formed a six-colored lotus.
Finally, the Heavenly Flying Sword reached Ricky and slashed at the colorful lotus.
The two forces colliding caused an ear-splitting sound to rush across the Combat Space. It was
equivalent to an explosion.
All eyes were fixed on the shadows amidst the shock waves.
The Heavenly Flying Sword had managed to pierce through the lotus and it destroyed all the
massacring patterns.
Within seconds, it had even managed to break the Ultimate Golden Body.
Right after his last defense was broken, Ricky narrowed his eyes and gathered the chaotic power in his
palm.
But before he could fight back, the flying sword stopped. All the power it carried dispersed, including
the heavenly power.
Suddenly, Hayes dropped and half-kneeled in front of Ricky.
At this point, Hayes had used up all his strength.
He had fed all of his power into the Heavenly Flying Sword. Ricky's defenses were all shattered but
Hayes had no strength left to finish the job.
The round ended in a tie.
However, it was still a failure for Hayes.
He hadn't withdrawn his sword.
Now, he was like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered by Ricky.
"How can someone possess six mutants? This is unbelievable. I can't believe you manage to do that.
Anyway, I lost," Hayes said reluctantly, gasping for breath.
He was not the kind of person who would be ashamed to admit defeat.
"But it is not a shame to be defeated by a powerful freak like you."
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