Chapter 476 The First Battle


    "Yes, I must collect more enlightening marks from others!" Ricky murmured as he put the mark on his


    left shoulder and the mark was immediately sucked into his body. An evil smile crept onto his lips


    because he obviously had a n on how to get more marks.


    He was really enjoying the game in a strange way, though it was cruel. A strong warrior was born to


    fight, after all. Ricky felt that his every nerve was delivering a message to him that said he must do


    something impressive in the Small World he was in. Despite the fact that he liked the hunting game,


    Ricky still had his own principles. He would never hurt the people or beasts badly, or try to kill them. He


    only needed to take away their enlightening marks to win.


    He would not feel guilty for stealing or robbing from others to get the marks. The rules were set by the


    Oriental College, after all. He could not object to it or even break any of the rules. As a matter of fact,


    he was quite merciful for the fact that he had decided not to kill his opponents.


    Some other warriors or beasts would do worse. They would not only take away other people''s


    enlightening marks, but they would also snatch everything they had before butchering them.


    Ricky was not a blindly kind-hearted man, though. If those warriors or beasts refused to give him their


    marks, he would make them hand their marks over by defeating them.


    Taking a deep breath, Ricky walked in the direction that he had felt there might be other warriors or


    beasts without any hesitation. There was determination in his eyes as he went.


    At the same time, he kept himself on high alert because he was well aware that he might be killed at


    any time, if he was distracted for even just one second. He was probably the only demi-immortal in that


    ce. Being surrounded by all those spiritual kings was very dangerous, especially when they were


    harboring evil intentions.


    When the war began on the battlefields, many disciples of the Oriental College stood at the entrances


    of the battlefields, on the other hand. They, of course, did not care about the recruitmentpetition.


    All they cared about was Ricky because he was a peerless genius.


    People could see the events happening inside the battlefields from the entrances. All the disciples out


    there were staring at Ricky.


    "What they said is right! A demi-immortal is on a spiritual king battlefield!" a disciple said in surprise. "Is


    he really a peerless genius?"


    There was an obvious hint of suspicion in his voice. Everyone, then, turned their eyes to look at the


    Heavenly Ape Demi-spiritual Emperor and the other twopleted spiritual kings. They wanted to


    know the answer too.


    "Just be patient and watch. You will see whether he is a peerless genius or not soon," the Heavenly


    Ape Demi-spiritual Emperor suggested with a smile. He did not reply to them with an affirmative answer


    because he knew that the young disciples would still doubt it even if he said yes. They wouldn''t truly


    believe that Ricky was a peerless genius until they witnessed his abilities first hand.


    In the Small World, which was also the spiritual king battlefield, two figures were standing somewhere


    in a valley. They stared at each other, a few yards between them. One of them was none other than


    Ricky. He had just met his first opponent in that world.


    The man he was up against was a young man wearing ck clothes. He had an ordinary face that was


    not very impressive. From the aura he was releasing, Ricky could tell that he must be a third-ss


    lower spiritual king.


    Ricky would have actually run away if he were not facing a third-ss lower spiritual king. He knew it


    might be difficult for him to deal with someone stronger than the man standing in front of him.


    "Nice to meet you. My name is York He. I never expected that you would be the first person I met here.


    I''m so lucky, yet also so unlucky," York He greeted Ricky in a helpless voice as he stared at Ricky in


    apprehension.


    "Oh? Please, tell me more. Why are you so lucky, yet also unlucky to meet me?" Ricky asked in


    curiosity.


    "I''m lucky because I don''t think you are very strong. You are still a demi-immortal, though you are a


    peerless genius," York He replied. "I''m unlucky because you are still a peerless genius.


    Even if you fail here, I''m sure many strong organizations will still want to invite you to be a member of


    them. It''s just a matter of time before you be stronger. If I defeat you today, I will be your enemy,


    and I know you wille after me sooner orter."


    "Oh, I understand what you mean," Ricky said as he nodded his head. "Now that you are confident that


    you are able to defeat me, why don''t you just kill me? You will not need to worry about all that if I am


    dead."


    "You know what, dude? I did think about that before," York He said. "But I saw the fight between you


    and Baron. I know that you are quite capable for the time being. I can defeat you, but I am not strong


    enough to kill you.


    If I really do defeat you here, hopefully you will not be so narrowed-minded as to hunt me down in the


    future. There is also another possibility, though—if you are killed by otherster, I won''t have to be


    worried that you will take revenge on me anymore."


    "Ha-ha! You are a very frank man," Ricky responded as he smiled. "What you said does make sense,


    but there is one thing I''d like to correct you about. You are being over-confident in yourself. So, are you


    really sure that you can defeat me?"


    Boom! Boom! Before Ricky''s voice faced, his aura burst out from his body all of a sudden. Golden


    lights were shining brightly from within him. He had just activated his method—the Nine-degree Body


    Refining Form—to its limit. Meanwhile, three types of runic power were emitting from him.


    "Well then, show me what a peerless genius is capable of!" York He said.


    Immediately, he also discharged his power and it gushed out like a flood. A small Ultimate Domain


    formed ordingly. It was the Ultimate Earth Domain. Being surrounded by the domain, Ricky could


    feel the overwhelming pressure from the dust. It was unbearably suffocating.


    The earth was thick, and thend, which consisted of earth, stretched on endlessly. So, the innate


    N?vel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive ? material.


    spiritual king who cultivated the method of earth nature was not afraid of the attrition warfare. He even


    had a real defense capability that was incredibly powerful.


    "The Ultimate Earth Domain? It''s kind of like Baron''s Gravitation Enlightening," Rickymended as


    he stared at York He with serious eyes.


    "Ricky, when you were fighting against Baron, I sensed that you have a strong body. To be fair, I will


    fight against you with all the strength in my body!" York He stated as he became set on a warpath.


    He was very excited to have a fight with a peerless genius.


    "Ha-ha! I was thinking the same thing," Ricky said before he burst intoughter.


    "The Earth Enlightening—the Earth Body!" York He shouted ferociously in the next moment. Then, he


    pushed his power to its limit. Endless yellow spiritual energy was mixed with the enlightening power.


    Then, the mixture sank into his body.


    Astonishingly, York He seemed to be a terra cotta man that was covered by a yellowish-brown


    color. Even his eyes turned yellowish-brown.


    Meanwhile, an overwhelming and strong sense of stress was thrown towards Ricky.


    Ricky felt the stresse at him, and immediately, he activated his Chaotic Fire Skill. The chaotic fire


    runes appeared and mixed with the ferocious powering from the Heaven Melting Fire. "The


    Ferocious Fire Attack!" he shouted at his enemy. His counterattack immediately overcame York He''s


    strike.


    The ferocious power from the mixture of the chaotic fire rune and the Heaven Melting Fire was the best


    choice he had to resist the pressure caused by the Ultimate Earth Domain.


    "The Triple Rune Fist!" Rickyunched his attack before he shouted out his next striking method.


    He clearly understood that he had to get the upper hand as early as possible in the fight. He was still a


    demi-immortal, after all. He would only be able to defeat his opponent more easily the earlier he gained


    control of the fight.


    Three types of runes rose from his body and mixed in the air. They then mixed together and turned into


    the shape of a dragon. The dragon circled around Ricky''s fists and arms as his body became stronger.


    Buzz! Buzz!


    A corridor was formed in front of Ricky. The corridor led to the location that York He was standing in.


    Right at that second, Ricky threw out a punch.


    ordingly, a giant fist embedded with devouring, ferocious, and massacring power was shot towards


    York He. Wherever the fist passed, the scenery around it was torn apart.


    "The Earth Shield—the Threeyered Shield!"


    York He''s soles mmed onto the ground. At that point in time, he seemed to be more powerful and


    grounded with thend beneath his feet. Meanwhile, his power of defending earth reached its peak


    level.


    Afterwards, he bent over and hit the ground violently with his fists.


    One could see that the ground in front of York He heaved upwards and formed three thick walls in front


    of him. There was thick and overpowering earth enlightening power sent forth by those walls.


    Visibly, endless earth power continued pouring out from the ground and attached itself onto the three


    walls.


    Boom!


    The next second, Ricky''s fist met York He''s three earth walls.