"I don't think a common warrior who cultivates the power of Eight Diagrams can be your competitor. Am
I right?" Ricky said, once he had processed what Jasper had said.
Jasper sighed, "You have no idea how many warriors are inheritors of the Eight Diagrams and how
fierce our competition is.
There are eight kinds of inheritances of the Eight Diagrams. And there are many geniuses belonging to
each inheritance.
Do you know how many inheritors of the Law of Change I met when I was in the Northern Land?"
Jasper cocked his head as he looked at Ricky.
"How many?" Mordechai piped up.
"Four! And each of them was ace genius," Jasper replied. He paused before continuing, "I obtained the
complete Law of Change after several narrow escapes.
There is only one person who can become the most powerful inheritor of the Eight Diagrams and also
master of them. I may be merciful to an enemy, but I can't show any mercy to a competitor when it
comes to the inheritance of the Eight Diagrams. If I do, I might as well hand my life on a platter to the
opponent."
"Looks like your path is bumpier than ours!" Mordechai said, his eyes widening at the impossibility of
Jasper's situation.
"I see," Ricky muttered, his eyes fixed on the ground.
He was even more uncertain now about whether or not he still had a chance to ease the tension
between Jasper and Mike.
He turned to Ryland, the leader of the five Two-headed Hyenas, and said, "Hey, Ryland, you must
know the power of Eight Diagrams. Can you sense if there is any other warrior nearby, other than Mike,
who also cultivates this power?"
"We have the answer you are looking for, but we want to make a deal with you. We will tell you
anything you need to know and take you there. In return, you must let us stay here for one year instead
of two years," Ryland replied.
Ricky was taken aback, but his shock quickly turned into a sneer. "I don't think you know the situation
you are in. You are our captives. Not the other way round. But I'm a reasonable person, really. If you
take us to that place, and the result is satisfactory to us, we can agree to your demands," he said.
"Deal!" Ryland exclaimed.
Led by Ryland, the group then made their way to the place that Jasper had sensed the warrior at.
A day later, they arrived at their destination, a deep circular pit so huge that even the middle spiritual
emperors couldn't feel its depth.
"The power of Eight Diagrams comes from here," Ryland said.
He added, "But I have no idea how dangerous it is inside. After all, I'm only a middle spiritual emperor.
My psychic ability is limited."
"Thank you very much!" Ricky replied with a short nod and then put Ryland into his spiritual space tool.
"Jasper, look closely if there is anyone in this pit," Ricky said.
"One minute," Jasper said before settling down cross-legged on the ground and releasing his power.
He began to probe the aura around them.
"The Law of Change—Derivation!"
Jasper then released his life energy and merged it with his power of Eight Diagram.
"The derivation skill in the Law of Change is also a kind of Omnipotent Skill that consumes life. It can
predict the future through calculations," the Dragon Intent Grass explained. "But he has already
obtained the complete inheritance of the Law of Change and since his strength is very close to the
heavenly law, it won't consume him as much as it would otherwise."
"It's good to have power which is this close to the heavenly law, then!" Ricky exclaimed.
An hour passed before Jasper got to his feet, his eyes glinting with excitement.
"Looks like there is something exciting down there," Ella said, laughing at Jasper's expression.
"Jasper! Tell us already!" Ricky said, but he couldn't suppress a smile either.
"After having used the derivation, I know that there is another kind of inheritance of the Eight Diagrams
in this pit. If I can get my hands on it, I will have two kinds of inheritance!" Jasper said, turning serious.
He continued, "With two kinds of inheritance, I will have many more opportunities in the competition for
the Eight Diagrams than other inheritors. My chance of becoming master of the Eight Diagrams will be
even greater!"
"Is that so?" the others exclaimed in excitement.
They knew how great this opportunity was and were all happy for Jasper. After all, the inheritance of
the Eight Diagrams was one of the top inheritances in the world.
Warriors who got the most ordinary inheritance of the Eight Diagrams could step into the ranks of
peerless geniuses. What was more, Jasper would then own two kinds of inheritance.
"Jasper, I can't promise you that I am able enough to help you get the inheritance, but I will do my
best," Ricky said solemnly.
Mordechai and Ella nodded.
"Thank you very much, my friends!" Jasper said gratefully.
He believed Ricky and as a result, believed anyone Ricky trusted.
"You're welcome, Jasper. But I'm curious as to what kind of inheritance of the Eight Diagrams it is this
time," Ricky said, puzzled.
"It is the Law of Universe from the Eight Diagrams!" Jasper answered.
"The Law of Universe?!" the others exclaimed.
"Yes. The Law of Change can deduce Nature's secret. The Law of Fortune-telling is mysterious and
unpredictable. But the Law of Universe covers and contains everything," Jasper explained.
"This means that it can be close to any major power, including the supreme chaotic power," he added.
"What? It can get close to the chaos?!" Ricky said, shocked.
"Exactly! But getting close to it is completely different from using the chaotic power," Jasper said, a little
smile on his face, "There are eight kinds of Eight Diagrams, which see no difference between the
strong and weak.
But all inheritors of the Eight Diagrams think that the Law of Universe is the first and the strongest of
them all."
"The Eight Diagrams are really vast, probably comparable with only the chaotic law, the ultimate
physical body which is the Sorcerous Combat Body, and the inheritance of various chaotic beasts born
at the beginning of the world!" Ella said, surprised.
In this moment, she felt isolated, and that the people before her were greater than she ever would be.
One was the inheritor of the Eight Diagrams, one had the Sorcerous Combat Body, and the other was
an ace genius who used to be an incredible demi-spiritual emperor and had cultivated the chaotic
power.
"I think we should go down right away. I really want to explore this pit," Ricky said. He then looked at
the others and continued, "I need each of you to give me a drop of blood essence to establish the
connection. This way, I can immediately pull you into my space whenever you are in danger."
"Okay!" the others said in unison and gave Ricky a drop of their blood essence.
Once everything was in order, they prepared to go into the pit to find out what exactly was going on.
They were about to jump into the pit when a sound caused them to stop and look across the pit. Four
figures were rushing towards them.
"It's him! I didn't expect to meet him so soon!" Jasper said, awed.
Two of these figures seemed familiar to Ricky. One was Mike, the first genius in the outer region, and
the other was Enoch, the sixth genius in the outer region.
Talking about the rankings, it was widely believed that Ricky was now the first genius in the outer
region.
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