Chapter 134 The me Zone
Casting skills honed by consistent and arduous trainings pulled Ricky to bring about an overwhelming
victory against his famed enemies, Andrew and Ivan. They were by no means of weak stature; far from
it, in fact, as they were hailed gifted in the field of magic. It was only unfortunate that they had faced an
individual gushing with an unforeseeable amount of potential and talent, thus securing them a crushing
defeat before Ricky''s mercy.
The great achievement earned Ricky the promised reward of the Magic Spirit Stone and the start of his
legend spreading all over the Casting City.
People of young and old marveled with eyes full of wonder upon hearing the tales of his
aplishments. Clearly driven with awe upon the news of his unrivaled strength, storytellers had
begun singing odes of his adventures while taverns overflowed with numerous citizens who spoke of
nothing but his venerated being.
His mysterious Pounding Skill became the main topic of the public''s conversation. Furthermore, his
acquisition of the Magic Spirit Stone spurred his reputation to quickly gain the title of a genius casting
master.
The rising poprity maized curiosity and loathing to trail after Ricky''s form wherever he went. As
long as he continued to walk out of the Casting Guild, he was bound to a fate of gazes observing his
every move. It would not be a surprise if he were to attract the attention of big organizations at some
point, especially the ones who fostered malicious intents for him. He had an item that was deeply
coveted, after all. Some men hired by elite families and groups were sure toe for him.
Privacy was a necessity that he no longer had; before long, Ricky''s identity had beenid out in the
open.
It became known that he was a disciple from the Snow Sect that possessed an iplete spiritual
meridian. A miracle to most, perhaps, given his formidable prowess that would have been deemed as a
talk of mere fiction before.
Masses believed that Ricky must have gained an outwardly experience. Theories of him being
instructed by an innate spirit or him receiving a rare magical treasure became their exnation for his
burst of progress within such a short period of time. However, they had no basis to prove their musings,
so they had only regressed into harboring an unquenchable thirst for more information regarding the
fascinating life of Ricky.
It was an oue that garnered varying forces to camp outside the house of the Casting Guild.
Countless had grown greedy for additional knowledge on the man, and had opted to use their influence
to even bribe some disciples of the guild for reliable data on him.
Soon, the insidework of the Casting Guild consisted of differing groups doing an undercover study
of the celebrated figure. It was no exaggeration to say that Ricky was now living under everyone''s
prying eyes.
...
A huddled group consisting of Ricky, Ka and Elder Alexander, resided in the elder''s room as they
engaged in a discussion on Ricky''s current predicament.
"Ricky, a lot of people are watching you closely outside. As you''ve probably noticed, some of them
have strong backgrounds to be proud of, but you''re clearly not afraid of them at all!" Elder Alexander
said with a slight smile while he looked at Ricky meaningfully. No one would doubt a notable person if
they were to grow afraid of their safety, but Ricky still wore an expression of calmness in response to
his dilemma.
"Yes, Elder Alex. I know what they''re doing, but I also can''t burst into tears because of the fear they''re
imposing on me," he replied humbly.
"Why not? It''s not shameful to cry,"
Ka interrupted, her soft tone providing Ricky some sense offort. He nodded in
acknowledgement and offered a grin of his own to her. She had already stopped from talking to him
with maliceced in her voice; a sign that she had grown to lessen her dislike for him as opposed to the
past.
"So, what do you n to do next? You can''t be as rxed as before, with those malevolent guys
hanging around,"
Elder Alexander asked.
"I''d like to cultivate in seclusion at your ce for a while. You won''t send me away, will you?"
Ricky stared at him, hoping fervently that he would allow it. It was his best choice for now. Although it
was a little awkward to beg, he happily threw away his pride to gather enough courage in making the
request.
He was aware that the moment he chose to step out of the Casting Guild, it would be the time he would
die immediately. A coalition of skilled assassins was certainly waiting for him outside, and if they were
his prime killers, his doom would surely be usible.
Elder Alexanderughed, jolting him with his sudden, carefree behavior. "You want to cultivate here? Of
course, you''d always be wee! I''m more than pleased to let you stay. We can even discuss casting
at any time!" He patted a hand at Ricky''s back, expressing his outright joy and excitement for thed.
He even wished that Ricky would choose to stay there forever!
"It''s not for free, you know. You need to pay for it,"
Ka said teasingly as she nudged an elbow to Ricky''s side.
"Sure, no problem. I''ll definitely pay," Ricky chuckled as he promised, taking the joke with a light heart.
A brief pause permeated the atmosphere when Ricky fell silent. Knowing that he had something in
mind, the duo waited until Ricky eximed, "Elder Alex, I''m afraid I have to ask you for another favor!"
He bowed his head in deference, his tightening fists curled in determination.
"Of course, please. I like you a lot so I''ll be willing to help you in any way that I can. What can I do for
you?"
Ricky''s embarrassed look made him furrow his eyebrows in understanding, coaxing the boy to feel at
ease in saying what he desired.
"Thank you so much, Elder Alex. I won''t forget your help."
He thanked him gratefully in lieu of Elder Alexander''s promise
and continued on, "Here''s the thing… I was wondering if you can escort the master and thedy who
came with me back to their ce."
Ka gaped at the presumptuous demand. "How dare you, Ricky! My master is the first elder of the
Casting Guild, an honorable casting master of Spirit Level, and a powerful spiritual king! He is not a
guard who''s supposed to work for you!" She stood up in anger, pointing an using finger at Ricky as
she denounced him. He flinched, cowering back at her screaming.
"Sit down, Ka!"
Elder Alexandermanded, effectively cutting off her wrath.
"I''m sorry, Elder Alex. She''s right, I was being too rude for having even thought of asking that of you.
Let''s just ignore what I said,"
apologizing regretfully, he stood up alongside Ka and formally bowed once again upon realizing the
gravity of his foolishness.
"Don''t worry! Did you forget it that fast? I stated that I''ll help you no matter what you may ask of me,"
the senior said reassuringly. "I''ll do this for you. It''s nothing serious anyway. I can also take this chance
to go sightseeing." Ricky beamed at his deration, his grin matching his uplifted spirits while Elder
Alexander pressed on, "Isn''t it a nice idea? It''s been a long time since I went out of the Casting City
too."
Ka''s eyes widened in bewilderment, not having presumed that he would have sworn to such an
absurd appeal.
She backed away from them both before leaving altogether. The door mmed behind her, showing
how she was clearly unpleased by the circumstances.
"Please don''t take it seriously, Ricky. Ka has a temper, and she''s always straightforward with her
emotions!"
Elder Alexanderughed in amusement at her dramatics.
"Of course, I won''t, Elder Alex. I''m still really grateful for you both,"
he huffed out a short breath of relief, a slight fondness smearing his tone as he agreed.
"So then, as per your request, I''m going to escort them to the Snow Sect now!"
He bade Ricky goodbye swiftly, having been ustomed to the practice of finishing his tasks as soon
as they came for him to act upon.
"Yes, take care!" Ricky called out to the receding figure. Finally alone in the room, he observed as the
elder eventually disappeared into the distance.
"Elder Alex is a really nice guy and a man of his words. I owe him a lot, though I''m kind of lost on how I
should repay him…" Ricky muttered, his mind going a mile a minute.
Elder Samuel and Bertha were people whose security Ricky prioritized a lot over anyone in the Casting
City. He did not want anything bad to befall on them during their trip back to the Snow Sect, and so, he
decided to stay here for the meantime to apany the pair. Unfortunately, his present situation
enabled it to be a suicide mission if he had stubbornly chosen to embark on the journey.
It was for that precise reason that Ricky had tried asking Elder Alexander to substitute in his stead. He
had gotten along with the man exceedingly well over the past few days, and had full belief on his
strength that would absolutely assure the both of their safety. It was unreasonable, yes, so he had been
prepared to wallow in his quandary when the elder had dly epted it.
It was truly an honorable deed that Ricky could not simply ignore. He had to pay back the kindness
Elder Alexander showed him by tenfold.
''Regardless of the reasons he may have for wanting to be close to me, I can''t deny that he willingly
partook in a request that would normally be taken as an offense, '' thought Ricky. He stopped his
anxious pacing and sat down on the floor again.
''Elder Samuel is strong, but there are too many people who can overpower him here. What''s more, that
stinky Andrew is keeping an eye on Bertha. They mighte after them because of me, but now that
Elder Alexander will escort them back, I don''t need to worry about them.''
He tapped a finger on his forehead, eyes narrowed in focus while he scrounged for a way to return the
favor. After an instant, he sprang up and walked to the desk in haste. He filtered through the cluster
until he found a pen, ink, and some nk papers.
A smile slipped on his lips at his small conquest before he took a deep breath and closed his eyes.
Holding the pen in hand, he activated his internal strength and picked out a Pounding Skill from the
Devouring Skill. After the initial procedure was done, he came to his senses and wrote down the
methods of the Pounding Skill on the papers.
Elder Alexander deserved this much, and it was one of Ricky''s principles to always return the
generosity one had shown him.
Hepleted his duty as nned and left the note by the desk. After this, he left the room and went
back to his own in preparation for practice.
He stayed at the center of the space as he focused and adjusted his breath ordingly. The exercise
warmed up his body for his intention on refining the Magic Spirit Stone. He had to start on it as soon as
possible, given that it was an item that attracted the teeming envy of all. Prolonging the attainment of its
power would be detrimental for him; he had to deplete it of its energy until it became an ordinary,
useless stone, or else he would have to deal with the increasing trouble.
"All of you want the Magic Spirit Stone. Fine, you can all just keep waiting! It will all end up in vain in
the end anyway,"
Ricky reproached as he simultaneously initiated the Devouring Skill.
To his surprise, his spiritual meridian responded strongly the second hemenced the Devouring
Skill. Powerful energy emerged from it and engulfed the Magic Spirit Stone in its embrace until it
sucked itpletely.
In a staggering epiphany, he felt that the Magic Spirit Stone had sessfully been devoured inside
him.
"God, this is incredible! It seems like my new spiritual meridian likes the stone a lot," he praised in awe.
He had plotted to refine the stone to transfer its purified power to his spiritual meridian. As per the
usual, he had already envisaged the miserable process he would undoubtedly be put through, but his
spiritual meridian had remarkably consumed it by itself. The startling operation had saved him from
spending his time and energy in enduring the unbearable pain.
The phenomenon caused his spiritual meridian to change afresh. A huge area appeared at the second
segment of it, mimicking the spaciousness of the Devourer Zone.
His mind integrated into the chasm and was greeted with a scenery of pure, scalding fire.
It frolicked around the zone. The strong heat emanating from the element danced cruelly as it projected
its scorching attacks to anything standing on its path. Luckily for Ricky, as the owner of the zone, these
mes would not affect him. In other words, he was immunized to the mes in his body.
Crimson runes emerged one by one amongst the sea of ze and floated in the air.
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"Seems like I''m going to gain another Supreme Skill!" Ricky shouted, rejoicing and thrilled at the sight
of the runes. He had gained one of the nine Supreme Skills, which was the Devouring Skill, when the
Devourer Zone had manifested before. Ever since then, he had believed that the nine Supreme Skills
followed the same pattern of presentation.
"Hum, this fire space… I''ll just call you the me Zone for now!" he hummed, unting a broad smile
while he wandered around the zone in examination of the weedndscape.
At the same time, he practiced with the aim of reaching the sixth grade of Blood Purification.
Until two dayster, Elder Alexander came back.