Chapter 496 Seeking Shelter From Danger


    "Do you remember Pearl, daughter of the president of Luxurious Chamber of Commerce? She and the


    geniuses from the threerge forces supported by demi-spiritual emperors are hunting for you


    throughout the Small World!" Madeline warned Ricky in a deep husky voice. Adding further, she said,


    "The warriors from the Luxurious Chamber of Commerce and some forces affiliated with those three


    To make things worse, we have reason to believe that all the warriors and spiritual king beasts within


    the Small World are hunting for you. This is because Pearl has promised that the Luxurious Chamber


    of Commerce would offer protection to any force that is able to report your trace to her."


    Ricky''s and Soar''s faces turned red as they gathered the news.


    Pearl''s revenge was the one thing they feared the most in the Small World. It was not Pearl herself that


    made them afraid. It was the power of the Luxurious Chamber of Commerce and her reputation as the


    prettiest female warrior in the Oriental Realm that truly terrified them.


    They were blown away when they found out how warriors from all the forces rushed to help her as


    soon as she offered that reward. She had that effect on everyone.


    "Which are the threerge forces that you just mentioned?" Ricky asked after a moment of silent


    thoughts.


    He only needed to be cautious about the warriors and spiritual king beasts from the threerger forces,


    not the other lesser powers.


    "Among these threerge forces, the most powerful one is the Ruin Leopard tribe," Madeline began


    exining.


    "Oh, it''s a tribe of spiritual king beasts," Ricky murmured.


    "This tribe ranks as the third strongest force in the whole Oriental Realm, with the Oriental College and


    the Luxurious Chamber of Commerce being the other two forces. The bloodline of the Ruin Leopard


    tribe is derived from the Ruin Emperor Leopard, the emperor beast," Madeline told Ricky.


    "Such an extraordinary bloodline!" Ricky was shocked. "But, why are they still at the demi-spiritual


    emperor level?" he again murmured, scratching his head with confusion.


    "It is because the bloodline of the Ruin Emperor Leopard residing in their bodies is too weak to help


    them be spiritual emperors. Their bloodline can only be strengthened when one of them makes a


    breakthrough and bes a spiritual emperor," Madeline responded.


    "Alright, then. Who''s the strongest genius from the Ruin Leopard tribe that participates in the selection


    of the Oriental College?" Ricky wanted to gather as much information as possible.


    "He''s called Bernard! In terms of his cultivation level, he is a second-ss lower spiritual king level. But


    in terms of hisbat strength, he is strong enough to fight against the most ordinary first-ss lower


    spiritual kings since he is a first-ss genius," Madeline articted further.


    "It''s a tricky situation though, since he has the equivalent power of a first-ss lower spiritual king,"


    Ricky said in a worried voice after understanding the strengths of his opponent.


    "Ricky, please allow me to spend more time on cultivation. I''m certain I can make a breakthrough and


    be a first-ss lower spiritual king beast soon. Then, we don''t have to be afraid of anyone," Soar


    said confidently.


    "Ricky, I can make a cultivation breakthrough too!" Madeline jumped up upon hearing Soar. Ricky was


    taken by surprise.


    "Great! We are not weaker than them!" Ricky boasted with a lot more confidence when he saw the


    willingness in his friends.


    "Okay then, which are the other tworge forces?" Ricky asked hastily.


    "One of them is the Bing n. They are one of the most longsting forces of this kind within the


    Oriental Realm. Almost all the n members have icy spiritual meridians since birth," Madeline


    exined meticulously.


    "The icy spiritual meridians of some of their genius disciples even reach the seven-star level. Their


    powers can bergely amplified.


    Unfortunately, for all these years, not a single member of the Bing n has ever be a spiritual


    emperor. But, despite their slow cultivation progress, the Bing n still maintains a high social status


    within the Oriental Realm.


    In the most recent selection held in the battlefield of the Small World, the strongest genius warrior that


    the Bing n has designated is called Louie Bing!"


    "Is Louie Bing a first-ss genius?" Ricky inquired.


    "Actually, there are very few first-ss geniuses worldwide, and he''s not one of them. He''s just an


    outstanding second-ss genius. His cultivation level is probably close to a first-ss lower spiritual


    king level!" Madeline went on answering his questions patiently.


    "Thank God! He''s not a first-ss lower spiritual king yet!" Ricky eximed with a slight nod.


    "Now let me introduce you thest force, the Jiang n. It''s a n of pill refiners," Madeline continued.


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    "Although they are not the strongest among the forces that supported by demi-spiritual emperors, the


    others forces exceeding them at both cultivation level and reputation always treat them with high


    regard.


    That makes the Jiang n the most tricky opponent."


    "A n of pill refiners!" Ricky''s face turned somber and dim.


    Ricky very well knew how terrifyingly a n of pill refiners could be, even without Madeline''s further


    exnation. The social status of a pill refiner is somewhat equivalent to that of a casting master.


    Various creatures woulde to ask a casting master or a pill refiner at a high level for help. The


    group in need of help was sorge that they could even be a troop. He could understand why the


    Jiang n, the n of pill refiners, was so highly respected.


    "Since the Jiang n is a n of pill refiners that even spiritual emperors would greatly respect, it''s


    quite unlikely that they will follow the order of the Luxurious Chamber of Commerce," Ricky surmised.


    "Your conjecture is reasonable, but one of them might go the opposite route. Hardy Jiang, the genius


    warrior from the Jiang n, will probably do whatever Pearl wishes for, as he is madly in love with her.


    They say, he could even die for her without any hesitation, if she orders him to do so," Madeline


    justified.


    "Is that so? Is Pearl really so attractive? She seemed like a regr girl to me when I tricked her once


    before," Ricky murmured.


    He had no idea why Pearl had such charisma. As for him, apart from her slight beauty and high social


    status, she was just a trivial and petty person with an evil heart.


    ''She probably just wants to forge links with therge forces with the help of the Jiang n!'' Ricky''s


    thoughts unfolded.


    "Oh, I see it now! You offended Pearl, so she started all this for revenge. Normally, she wouldn''t react


    so furiously, even though you are a peerless genius. You are the very reason for her abrupt


    aggression." Madeline finally understood theplete picture when Ricky''s words put all the pieces


    together.


    At the same time, she wondered what trick Ricky yed on Pearl.


    Pearl was the most influential warrior at her age. She was a little girl, and yet, no one at her age dared


    to trick her, not even once. But, Ricky did it. Madeline respected him for his wits and capabilities, and


    she also realized what that meant for Pearl.


    "It''s not a big deal. I just tricked her into giving me several million gold coins!" Ricky responded with his


    palms spreading out.


    "What? Several million gold coins! Not a big deal?" Madeline was shocked upon hearing him. "Several


    million gold coins ount for half the property of a force that supported by apleted spiritual king.


    This amount also means a considerable sum of money for a force supported by a spiritual emperor.


    If I were Pearl, I would not let you get away with it either," she added.


    Seeing Madeline''s agitated reaction, Ricky sneered faintly.


    He didn''t really care so much about the gold coins, and he didn''t think it would be a big deal for Pearl to


    lose that sum of money.


    "Can we please stop talking about them? Now, let us figure out how we are going to counter their


    aggressive acts!" Soar interrupted.


    "I have no idea about that. Just tell me whatever the two of you n. At first, I came here to protect you


    two under the hall leader''smand, but now I can''t even protect myself in the current situation, let


    alone protecting you two. So, now I can only follow your advice," Madeline responded.


    She was adept at countering othermon warriors, but she felt helpless in the face of Pearl''syered


    strategies.


    ''Ricky is such an awful nuisance, '' Madelineined in her mind.


    She could have remained a safe outsider in this picture. In order to protect them, she had to get


    involved inevitably.


    "What else can we do? Well, let''s just seek shelter from this danger for a while. You and Soar can take


    this opportunity to make breakthroughs in cultivation. Once both of you have made it to the next level,


    we will figure out a better action n," Ricky said with a faint smile.