"As far as I know, Ricky can cultivate almost ten kinds of power. Moreover, he has a deep
understanding of these powers. It's safe to say that he has a knack for comprehending powers."
"Perhaps, his six mutants have something to do about his mastery of the martial arts. Moreover, we
cannot deny the fact that he is better than most ace geniuses."
"You know what? With a power like that, I'm starting to believe that Ricky used to be an incredible
demi-spiritual emperor."
On the other hand, the other talented warriors from the middle and inner regions became envious upon
hearing how the saints praised Ricky and his prowess. From then on, these talented warriors marked
Ricky as their opponent.
At that moment, Ricky was unaware that his performance left a lasting impression on the saints who
witnessed him. Neither did he know that many of the other geniuses vowed to beat him one day.
Nevertheless, this was not at all what he had wished for himself. Initially, he did not want to make a lot
of enemies prior to being the top warrior. But now, he had to face the truth that he had become an
unsightly view to the eyes of other talented warriors.
Not long after, Ricky withdrew all his powers and politely whispered to Mark, "Hey, thanks for that. I
really enjoyed the fight."
"I really hate to admit it, but you did defeat me. Maybe I made a mistake somewhere in the fight. I
always thought that only the rest of the top ten geniuses were qualified to be my opponents. But I
guess I was wrong.
There are countless warriors in the world. And I thought that because I am regarded as one of the top
ten geniuses, I can beat them all. I know that there will always be warriors better than me. Perhaps, I
was too conceited this time," Mike responded gloomily.
"Hey, come on, Mike! Don't underestimate what you can do. If there's anything I learned, a fight can't
prove anything. If we fought each other to death, there is no certainty who would survive in the end,"
Ricky said as he comforted the lad.
"Ha-ha! But that does not erase the fact that I lost to you. I am no sore loser. And besides, I can clearly
admit that you are stronger than me. So, I bid you good luck!" Mike remarked.
Without a doubt, hearing Ricky's words made him feel better.
Soon after, he was pushed out of the arena by a strong force.
Meanwhile, Ricky wasted no time and began to sit cross-legged, adjusting his breathing to relax
himself.
He needed to feel composed and alert as he readied himself for the final battle.
On the other hand, Antony and Chad's clash was about to come to an end.
Swish! Swish! Swish! At that moment, Antony's mutant power encircled him while he controlled almost
a hundred swords at the Demi-sage Level to move around him.
Fifty-percent sword intent at the middle stage shrouded each sword, which was already close to
reaching the late stage.
Antony was surely going overboard what he could do, for most skilled swordsmen at his level could
only control about twenty swords at the Demi-sage Level.
For example, Ricky had been once an incredible demi-spiritual emperor which meant that he was an
incredibly talented warrior. However, compared to Antony's sword manipulation ability, Ricky was only
able to control thirty weapons simultaneously.
But now, Antony was able to control and keep a hundred swords at the Demi-sage Level running
around him.
That proved how good Antony was at sword.
Of course, he would not have been able to control that many swords without the support of his mutant.
What Antony had was the Sword Manipulating Mutant. From the day he was born, he had an innate
affinity with any kind of sword.
He could fully unleash the potential of the swords.
In addition, his Sword Manipulating Mutant's power came from his swordsmanship and his swords.
Antony could comprehend the level of the sword intent close to fifty percent of the late stage. This was
also the reason why he could manipulate a hundred swords simultaneously.
Meanwhile, a heated discussion broke out among the warriors outside the ancient battlefield. "The
warriors with the Sword Manipulating Mutant are born to deal with swords. They have a talent for
sword," one said with obvious envy in his voice.
"Alas! Let him be. Come on, he owns the Sword Manipulating Mutant. Our mutants related to the
swordsmanship is nothing in front of his Sword Manipulating Mutant."
"But somehow, I can't think of who will emerge victorious in this fight."
"Well, it's still hard to say. Take Mike, for example. Despite him being so strong, he still lost to Ricky.
There are just so many warriors in the world that are stronger than the top ten geniuses recognized by
the Misty South Palace. Who knows?"
Just across Antony, Chad looked calm and composed. His clothes fluttered in the wind, as he looked at
Antony as if he were not a threat. At that moment, Chad was shrouded in dark power. It was quite
common for most warriors to cultivate the dark power because it was not some rare power at all.
But at this point, only Antony could feel that Chad's dark power was kind of mysterious and powerful.
Many talented warriors who cultivated the dark power had already faced him, but their dark power was
nothing in front of Chad's.
However, Chad was yet to activate the power of his mutant.
Perhaps he didn't have any mutant at all.
Looking at how calm Chad was, Antony became serious and even stressed out. What stressed him out
the most was that he didn't feel this way when he fought Mike.
'This is odd. What kind of dark power is he releasing?' Antony could not help but wonder.
Apart from this, he also knew that it would be best to end the battle as quickly as possible.
"Sword array, attack now!" he yelled.
Not long after, his eyes burst out a blinding light as the sword intent covered the entire Combat Space.
Immediately, the swords around Antony arranged themselves into an array. Moreover, the lines
imprinted on the swords shone clearly.
At that moment, what he was executing was the power of the real array.
Antony was definitely not an array deployer. In fact, he had never even practiced deploying arrays.
However, he could utilize his Sword Manipulating Mutant to control the swords and let the sword
borrow immense array power from the heavenly law.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Soon after, the swords released the purple sword light, which was formed by the
sword intent and array power.
From that point on, the purple sword light spread. Antony believed that the purple light was invincible
and could destroy anything that it wished.
In the blink of an eye, the purple light transformed into a sword, slashing towards Chad at lightning
speed.
As the attack came rushing towards him, Chad's once calm visage turned into a serious one, at the
same time, retaining his confidence.
Later on, his eyes turned pitch black.
And dark smoke started to rise behind him.
"Dark land, come out!"
Upon being summoned, the dark power poured out from his body and entered the black smoke, turning
it into a real tangible land.
The dark land became more and more visible to the naked eye, and at the same time, Chad's dark
power increased.
Boom! Boom!
With a deafening rumble, two huge soil blocks sprouted from the land.
One of them changed into a shield, just like that of a turtle's shell, and came dashing towards the
direction of Antony's swords.
Of course, the other soil block followed suit.
"Shield of dark power!" Chad shouted.
Clung! Clung! An intense sound of colliding metal echoed throughout the space. Not long after,
Antony's sword crashed head-on with Chad's seemingly powerful shield.
Instantly, waves of power swept through the air, causing the Combat Space to tremble.
At that moment, the sword and the shield intertwined and kept attacking each other forcefully.
Meanwhile, outside the ancient battlefield, everyone believed that their attacks had somehow come to
a deadlock.
But only Antony knew what was really going on.
After a while, he began to raise his eyebrows in horror as he began to realize that Ricky's shield was
apparently absorbing his sword's power.
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