As Claire spoke, she exuded a queenly aura that seemed to be able to command the admiration of
everyone in the vicinity.
Ricky and Michael watched her in slack-jawed surprise, their eyes shining in admiration.
She felt like a vastly different person.
'What is up with Claire? Her aura suddenly changed! If I were her opponent, I would have felt greatly
threatened.
That must be what Michael is feeling now,' Ricky thought, nodding to himself.
"Have you forgotten that Claire has the Polar Fish inside her? That's why you are feeling that way
towards her," the Dragon Intent Grass explained.
"Ah, yes. I see!" Ricky replied, looking pensive.
Before long, it turned out that Ricky had guessed it right.
Claire's aura was giving off such a commanding aura that it frightened and awed Michael at the same
time.
There could be two reasons that someone would feel this way. One reason could be that Clair was way
too powerful, and the other was that her blood power was too strong.
However, it was evident that Claire didn't fit any of those reasons.
Despite her powerful and intimidating aura, Michael wouldn't back down. A ferocious glare flashed
quickly through his eyes.
The mutant mark between his eyebrows released a dark light, which seemed to be communicating with
the depths of hell. The light intensified in an instant, as it enveloped Michael and helped him restore his
power.
As this was going on, Ricky also executed the skill of Resurrection.
Meanwhile, Claire remained still and silent as if she was giving Michael time to get his strength back.
She didn't launch a single attack, and before long, Michael's power returned to its peak.
But Michael didn't attack. Instead, he glared at Claire and asked, "What do you want from me?"
He didn't take action for two reasons. First of all, he thought that Ricky should be mostly recovered by
now. And secondly, he figured Claire's threatening aura must have some kind of source.
"I want you to give up and leave here now. The inheritances here do not belong to you," Claire
commanded.
"I admit that you are slightly intimidating with your aura, but if you want me to give up, that's not going
to happen. The only way you can win this is if you fight me and defeat me. And when that time comes, I
won't have any regrets even if I die at your hands," Michael declared firmly.
"If that's what you want, then I'll fight you," Claire answered shortly.
Boom!
In the next moment, she released all her momentum, which transformed her whole aura and made her
look like she had truly become a queen.
The light belonging to the queen's inheritance descended on her, and a shadow appeared behind her.
It was a woman wearing a golden robe and a crown. She was Claire's spitting image.
"She has the queen's inheritance! I can't believe that it could choose its master, and it actually chose
her!" Michael muttered in amazement.
His eyes were wide and gleaming, and for a few moments, he was lost in his thoughts.
'It's rare for the inheritance to choose its own master like this.
I guess the queen's inheritance had created that shadow, but why does she look like Claire?
Besides, based on the queen's will, Claire passed the test in the Illusionary Pool due to her special
identity. I wonder what makes her so special...'
Ricky wondered as he gazed at the shadow behind Claire.
'Hmm... Could it be that Claire was the queen in her previous life?' This bold assumption surprised him.
"You're right, Ricky. I think Peter, too, must have guessed that Claire was the queen in her previous life
and that she would have the inheritance. That's probably why he gave up and let Clair come here
alone.
And that means your fight with Michael is meaningless, since Clair is destined to be the one to get the
queen's inheritance," the Dragon Intent Grass uttered.
"Seriously? So, I was fooled by a woman again. I can't believe it!" Ricky grumbled with a trace of self-
mockery.
"That's normal. In the martial world, the most beautiful women with the highest statuses are usually
good at deceiving men, so you must be more careful. Don't look down on women, and don't put too
much faith in them.
Of course, you can trust those who entrust their lives to you.
Although Claire had lied to you this time, you are lucky that she is with your side and it didn't lead you
into too much trouble. I hope you can learn from that. Remember this: in the martial world, don't trust
anyone, and women are always more dangerous," the Dragon Intent Grass advised him.
"I understand," Ricky replied earnestly with a nod.
Seeing that Claire had merged with the shadow, Michael grew even more shocked.
"Who the hell are you?" he asked, gaping at Claire with terror in his eyes.
He wanted to attack her directly, but he could tell by the light she emitted that he was no match for her
now.
"That's none of your business. Now, I'll give you one more chance to admit defeat, and I might even
spare your life. Otherwise, you will end up dead!"
Claire replied with an icy glare.
A strong killing intent began to radiate from her body right after.
"I surrender!" Michael shouted all of a sudden. He was fully aware that he had no chance of winning
against Claire right now.
As soon as those words fell from his lips, a force appeared and took him out of the palace.
Once Michael was gone, Claire promptly began to comprehend and refine the inheritance.
Of course, it should be noted that she was actually taking her stuff back.
Meanwhile, Ricky sat down beside her with his legs crossed, waiting for her to finish her work.
About six hours later, Claire opened her eyes. She finally mastered and refined the inheritance! Ricky
had a feeling that her strength had increased so much that she could probably take him out with a
single strike.
He glanced at her with a smirk on his face as he got up and asked, "So you were the queen in your
previous life. How should I call you, your majesty or Claire?"
"The queen is long dead. Although I might have been the queen in my previous life, I am not her
anymore. I do resemble her a lot, and I have her mutants and some of her memories. Besides those,
I'm nothing like her, so you should not change your attitude towards me,"
Claire replied matter-of-factly.
"I understand," Ricky replied immediately, smiling at Claire openly.
Then he frowned as another question popped into his mind, and he asked, "Why did you let Michael
go? You could have defeated him easily, but you held yourself back."
"It was because our clan is only slightly stronger than the North Sect. On top of that, Michael is a
genius recognized by the Misty South Palace, and you know that no force in the Misty South can afford
to mess with the Misty South Palace. Also, the Misty South had recognized plenty of geniuses because
of their incredible talent, and these geniuses could help us a lot against the devil race.
Michael may be our enemy at present, but he hates the devil race no less than us. So..." Claire
stopped there and shrugged casually.
"I get what you're saying. However, for me, anyone who wants me dead is my enemy, and I show them
no mercy. It is a matter of strength after all. If I could be stronger, I would be able to strike him down,"
Ricky remarked.
"Well, if I had the support of a force more powerful than the Misty South Palace, I would have killed
Michael without any hesitation. However, I am curious about one thing. I kept the fact that I was the
queen in my previous life a secret from you, but you didn't get mad at me,"
Claire said pensively.
"Why? Do you think I should be mad?" Ricky answered with a smile. "I think everyone has a right to
keep their own secrets. However, I also believe that friends do not deceive each other. If you really
thought of me as your friend, you would not have hidden that from me."
"Is that so? It looks like you are not totally cool with that," Claire murmured gently as she studied
Ricky's reaction.
Ricky shrugged and looked at her flatly as if he couldn't care less about what she thought. "You can
think whatever you want," he said indifferently.
At that point, Claire seemed to realize something, and she abruptly became excited. Despite Ricky
claimed he did not really care, Clair could tell that he was actually a bit mad at her because of this.
She was delighted because the only reason Ricky was taking this seriously was that he already thought
of her as his friend. Just as he said, he wouldn't care that she had kept the truth for him if they weren't
friends.
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