Chapter 523 The Improvement Of The Runic Power


    The attacks of the enlightening mimic were so fast that Ricky barely saw theming. They struck


    him, sharp and electrocuting, before he could even block to defend himself. The pain was immediate,


    almost numbing his senses at once.


    Taking heavy breaths to regain hisposure, Ricky raised his fists in a fighting stance. The immense


    urge to strike back rose in his chest like white hot fire, but the rapid and continuous fire of the attacks


    was relentless and overwhelming, rendering him unable to stand his ground and fight back. He gritted


    his teeth as adrenaline rushed into his body.


    Boom!


    With the sound of the explosion, a massive force hit his chest and sent him flying into the air as if he


    had been struck by a cannon. To break the impact, he summoned fire around his hands and held on


    the space around him so he could regain his bnce.


    ''It is too fast. It seems like it did not just double its strength but also its speed, '' Ricky realized, still


    reeling from the immediate effects of the blow.


    Zap! Before he could even finish his train of thoughts, the space in front of him split open, revealing the


    enlightening mimic. In a sh, it morphed into the me Torrent and swept toward Ricky in full force.


    ''This Tower of Training is indeed daunting and extraordinary. I can''t believe it can replicate even my


    Omnipotent Skill—the me Torrent!'' Ricky thought to himself as a wide excited grin took over his


    face.


    As the battle ensued, it did not take long before Ricky noticed a certain limit to the enlightening mimic''s


    power. The replication of the me Torrent could only mimic Ricky''s power, but it could not add


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    different kinds of sacred fires like Ricky did.


    Ricky''s eyes shed with the light of fire just as the will to fight zed hotly in his chest. Without any


    hesitation, he used his Omnipotent Skill of the me Torrent and engaged the enlightening mimic


    head-on. The enemy was definitely strong, but Ricky refused to give up. This training was important for


    him as this was his ultimate chance in finding the w in his moves and improve himself. No matter


    what, he would never back down.


    Boom! The two me Torrents shed, and the entire room was suddenly engulfed by the endless


    fire. It seemed like an eternity had passed before the inferno died down and the two figures jumped out


    of the burning fire.


    As the smoke cleared, the differences in their level became more evident. While Ricky shot out of the


    fire in a rather awkward and ungraceful position, the enlightening mimic remained unfazed and handled


    its bnce well.


    Ricky wiped the sweat on his face and grinned. "Awesome! This is exactly what I need! Only a strong


    opponent like this can help me with my progress!" Although Ricky knew he was currently on the losing


    fence, his will to fight had never been stronger.


    "Smashing de Attack—Space Breaking!" With undivided focus, Ricky channeled all his power into


    the Iron Destroyer. Blinding streaks of gold light filled the entire room as the de went straight toward


    his opponent.


    As the de made contact, Ricky quickly used this chance to try out all his moves on the enlightening


    mimic. With every exchanges and shes, Ricky began to gain a clearer picture of his strengths and


    weaknesses and filed them in his memory so he could form an appropriate n to improve himself.


    On the second floor of the Tower of Training, the fight against the enlightening mimic continued for a


    long time.


    Soon, he managed to ovee his defeats and bring the battle to a draw. As more time passed, he


    grew even more powerful to the point that he could finally take on two or three enlightening mimics at


    the same time. By the time the tenth day arrived, Ricky could defeat four enlightening mimics.


    Ricky could feel in his gut that both his strength and speed improved significantly and exponentially. He


    couldn''t help but feel even more confident about his uing battle with Ray.


    "Ray, we still have many days left before our much-awaited fight, but I can''t wait to stomp on your body


    when I defeat you!" Ricky said ferociously as the image of Ray crossed his mind and fired up his strong


    desire to fight.


    However, Ricky knew that Ray would not just stand idly by while he improved his strength. Ray, too,


    must be busy in strengthening himself. He had the support of the Luxurious Chamber of Commerce, so


    Ricky would not be surprised if he had be a middle spiritual king.


    With this in mind, Ricky knew that he still had a lot of training to do. He needed to raise his power level


    even more so that he would have a better chance at defeating Ray. Although this battle was not a


    matter of life and death, Ricky refused to entertain even the slightest bit of possibility that he could lose.


    He would never give the Luxurious Chamber of Commerce a chance to look down on him—not even


    for a second. Just the thought of it was making his blood boil in disdain and disgust.


    "Luxurious Chamber of Commerce, I have defeated Pearl. I assure you that I can and will also defeat


    Ray," Ricky murmured, venom in his voice.


    He balled his hands into fists as he nned his next course of actions. "I shall improve my runic power


    in the following month."


    Ricky was still a casting master of the Demi-spirit Level. One month would not be enough for him to


    make it to a casting master of the Spirit Level even with his gift and the Chaos Manual.


    It was not an easy feat to achieve. After all, there was a huge unimaginable gap between a casting


    master of the Demi-spirit Level and one of the Spirit Level.


    Ricky knew where his chances stood, so he decided to just improve his runic power to the same level


    as a casting master of Spirit Level, instead of dreaming to be a casting master of the Spirit Level.


    Usually, creatures who were mildly gifted at casting tended to practice casting skills just because they


    wanted to enhance their power.


    This was exactly what Ricky intended to do. He wanted the runic power of the same level as a casting


    master of Spirit Level. This was much easier than he bing a casting master of Spirit Level.


    The rest was merely practicing his runic power. It was a fairly basic knowledge that the deeper one''s


    knowledge was, the higher the level one could achieve. It was also unnecessary to study the process


    of removal of impurities or refinement and cast over and over in search of the most suitable casting


    method.


    Time was of the essence and every second mattered to Ricky. After bidding his farewell to the


    Always the wary and careful type, he made sure to ask Soar and Madeline to stand guard for him


    before shutting himself in for more practice. Even though his focus was on his training, Ricky knew the


    risks and would not allow for any problems to rise regardless of where his attentiony.


    The training he submitted himself to was, as expected, severe and rigorous. In no time, his


    understanding of the three runes had reached the maximum limit of the Demi-spirit Level, with only the


    gale rune slightlygging behind. But that was expected as it was a newly-acquired runic power.


    If Ricky could manage to bring all four runic powers to the Spirit Level, then his over-all power would


    definitely soar high and reach the level of a middle spiritual king with the help of the Ultimate Golden


    Body.


    To attain the result that he wanted, Ricky chose to start with the runes that he was most familiar with.


    He knew that things would go smoother and much easier if the devouring rune and the chaotic fire rune


    were brought up to the Spirit Level first.


    Very soon, Ricky was deeply immersed in endless hours of study and training.


    Fortunately, the regained spiritual meridian and four zones made it quite easy andfortable for him


    to deepen his understanding of the runic powers.


    His constant studying yielded an astounding result. In just half a month, Ricky brought up the four runic


    powers to the Spirit Level.


    ''It is a pity that I do not have enough time. If I had been given two more months, my casting ability


    could definitely graze the surface of the real Spirit Level. My runic powers would be even more


    powerful then, '' Ricky thought, a look of mild regret passing over his face.


    But even though he was not a casting master at the Spirit Level yet, he was very sure of himself, and


    he was confident that he could defeat Ray no matter the tricks he might have up in his sleeves. Ricky


    was prepared for every scenario and every stunt Ray might pull on him. He trained so hard to make it


    so.


    ''After the battle with Ray, I should seek out and go to various ces where I can get more experiences.


    After all, I cannot practice here at the Oriental College forever, '' Ricky decided firmly.


    Another important reason why he wanted to leave was that he had a need for more money.


    Tina had been in his Chaotic Fire Zone for a while now. Although she couldmunicate with Ricky


    constantly through their telepathic connection, it was high time for her to leave the zone and go


    somewhere else.


    "Tina, hang in there. Ten more days, and I will take you out of here. I promise," Ricky said to Tina


    through their telepathic connection.


    "No problem. I have no doubts that you can definitely beat Ray!" Tina replied with confidence.


    Soon, three months had flown by, and the day of their much-awaited battle, which was known to all the


    disciples of the Oriental College, had finally arrived.