When the air waves finally dissipated and the dust settled, Ricky and Mike were visible once more.
Both had been significantly weakened.
Ricky's golden body and his chest had collapsed completely. He had sustained serious injuries, which
had degraded his fighting power.
However, his injuries didn't hurt his life essence. Therefore, if required, he could recover completely
using the life power.
Although it was an option, Ricky decided not to unleash the skill of Resurrection right now. During his
fight with his River of Time persona, he had activated that skill and it had seriously hurt his life essence.
Granted that he had recovered with the help of the original energy, he still needed to avoid using the
skill of Resurrection at least for a while.
Activating it right now would hurt his life essence, which would make his recovery much more difficult.
Instead, he summoned the Devourer Zone and activated the Evil Devouring Mouth along with the
Blood Vitality Devouring Skill to heal his injuries.
His opponent, Mike, was in no better shape than he was. A gaping hole was visible between his chest
and his shoulder. This the result of Ricky's strike.
However, Mike had his own ways of healing and as he looked at Ricky with a serious expression, his
wound began to close up rapidly.
"That was a potent and powerful strike! The light contained the chaotic power as well as the eternal
power. I am curious, Ricky. How many powers have you cultivated?" Mike asked.
"Yes, both of our attacks were very powerful, but we tied in the end," Ricky said and sidestepped the
question. He then added, "That's not a bad result, but it's not what we want. We all desire to win and
tying with someone is not going to cut it."
"You're right. Let's end the battle with one big move. I am certain we both have several tricks up our
sleeves to heal ourselves, but I don't think we couldn't recover ourselves fully," Mike proposed with a
serious expression.
"Agreed!" Ricky nodded.
Boom! Boom! Boom! The next moment, their momentums collided once more. A second later, they had
gathered their powers and were ready for the fight. An oppressive atmosphere filled the entire Combat
Space.
"Sound attack!" Mike shouted.
Behind him, the eighteen-star shadows appeared. They merged and transformed into a strange
character which stood for the meaning of "sound". The heavenly law became visible as the heavenly
power fell from the sky.
The character behind Mike began to glow and the heavenly power merged with it. Hundreds of runes
emerged.
Mike had activated the Fortune-telling Mutant to the extreme. The fusiform mark between his eyebrows
emitted a dazzling light that hit the character.
The fortune-telling power was fully activated now. It turned into an audible sound which rang out
continuously.
As the sound waves crashed on his eardrums, Ricky felt like his mind was being compressed. It was as
if he were trapped beneath the endless gray cover of heavenly law. The fortune-telling power was
pressing down upon him like a crocodile's jaws.
He was being constantly squeezed and breathing was becoming increasingly difficult.
Meanwhile, the character was approaching him fast.
Mike had created this Omnipotent Skill by combining his own talents with the fortune-telling power and
the heavenly law. It was the best move in his repertoire. The character he had produced contained
every ounce of his power and will.
As if the fortune-telling power weren't enough, the Eight Diagrams with the heavenly power fell from the
sky and came at Ricky as well.
Outside the ancient battlefield, the onlookers began discussing animatedly. The fight was getting
interesting and it looked like an end was near.
"I think we'll soon know who's the strongest among those two," one of them remarked.
The saints were telepathically discussing the fight as well. "I wonder who the first winner will be. These
two young warriors are quite strong. What do you think?"
"It's hard to say. Although they are from the outer region, they are indeed incredibly powerful. Let's wait
and see..."
"Listen. Whatever skill Mike has cultivated is from the Eight Diagrams and is different from what Jasper
had learnt," the Dragon Intent Grass abruptly reminded Ricky.
"I don't have time to think about that now. I am kind of busy!" Ricky responded.
Wasting no time, he activated the Golden Spirit Eyes to the extreme. Then, he activated the Gale Zone
and burst out the power of the Gale Mutant. The heavenly illusionary power gushed out of his body and
began revolving around him.
The gale runes then rushed out and merged with his other powers.
'That's the heavenly illusionary power from the king. I knew it. He has a deep understanding of the
king's inheritance now.
Ricky, are we really meant for each other?' Claire thought to herself as she stared at Ricky inside the
battlefield.
"Heavenly Illusionary Palace, attack now!" Ricky shouted.
The Golden Spirit Eyes merged with the heavenly illusionary power and enveloped the entire Combat
Space. In an instant, hundreds of illusionary palaces were formed. They merged with one another and
came down like a furious tide.
There were easily a thousand palaces in the Combat Space now.
The Heavenly Illusionary Palace was an Omnipotent Skill which belonged to the king's inheritance. It
was connected to the heavenly illusionary power. Once the enemies were struck by this power, they
would get trapped in the illusions it had created and would go insane.
Each palace was a complete illusion in itself.
However, Ricky wasn't skilled enough to drive Mike insane just yet. Such power only came through
peak cultivation of the heavenly illusionary power.
But whatever knowledge he had could win him the fight.
Ricky was confident that victory would be his now.
It was evident that the power of the character Mike had created was declining, and on top of that, Mike
now had to deal with the illusions.
As a result, his strength and defenses were weakened.
'What an incredible illusion power!' Mike roared in exasperation inwardly.
He had to concentrate and focus on fighting this power. If Ricky got the upper hand even for a second,
Mike would be trapped.
It had to be said though, that he was indeed extraordinarily powerful since it only took him a few
seconds to break Ricky's spell.
But it was too late now. He had lost a lot of energy and was at a disadvantage.
To top it all, as soon as he broke through the illusions, he was confronted with the suppressing lotus
Ricky had created and he had no strength left to fight it off.
Only now did the stronger warrior among them was made evident. They were both incredibly talented,
but Ricky was just a tad more skilled and therefore, he was going to win.
Perhaps Mike could have survived this attack, but he didn't get enough time to activate an Omnipotent
Skill to strike back.
Neither did he have a body-refining cultivation method like the Ultimate Golden Body. Ricky had that
and it gave him an advantage.
"I admit defeat!" Mike announced reluctantly.
A dumbfounded silence fell when these words were uttered.
A couple of moments later, a heated discussion began.
"Oh my god! Mike was just defeated. The Mike... The number one genius!"
"I can't believe Ricky is this strong!"
"Perhaps Ricky really was a demi-spiritual emperor once. It's clear that there's a huge gap between his
and Mike's cultivation levels, yet he wins!"
"Yeah, he is just a lower spiritual emperor and Mike is a middle spiritual emperor. Ricky winning just
proves how powerful he is."
The saints also began talking about the battle. "Although Mike's fortune-telling power is incredible,
Ricky has variety on his side. And almost all his powers are as strong as Mike's fortune-telling power.
They might even be better."
"You're right. If they were at the same level, they wouldn't even have to fight. Ricky would undoubtedly
be the winner with a single blow."
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