Chapter 178 Keep Challenging


    "How could he..." Elder Evan was at a loss for words as confusion engulfed him. Jaws dropped for


    everyone in the arena because none of them had expected the result of thebat.


    As a warrior at the seventh grade of Blood Purification, Ricky defeated Hector with andslide victory.


    His win validated his strength and power to the eyes of the disciples. And this only proved that The


    Misty South Faction was a force to be reckoned with and that his goals were achieved.


    Given his current victory, he did not need toplete one more challenge. He was already done.


    But, Ricky, being himself, being one of the legends in the history of martial arts, decided to take on


    more challenges. Not only did he choose to ept more fights, but he also chose to battle the top one


    and top two of the inner disciples at the same time. As the battle went on to two against one, Ricky


    could prove his strength and his worth not only to the audience in the arena, but also to the entire


    marital artsmunity.


    Generally speaking, if one, being at the seventh grade of Blood Purification, could defeat someone at


    the ninth grade of Blood Purification, then surely he would be renowned as a genius in the martial arts.


    And now, Ricky did not stop at merely defeating Hector. The insatiable thirst for more victories truly


    made him try to defeat two at once and those new opponents were both senior warriors at the ninth


    grade of Blood Purification, two grades above him. In those eyes of spectators, he must have been


    either wildly arrogant orpletely insane.


    This was the way Ricky''s brain was wired. He was vengeful. He would take down anyone who


    oppressed and look down on the Misty South Faction. To him, it was not enough that he got to keep his


    faction. To him, it was a must to knock all the enemies down.


    But after Ricky made his announcement of who he was about to challenge, the audience gasped and


    stared at Gennadi and Wyn, the top one and top two respectively. All eyes were on them as the


    disciples awaited the warriors'' response to the invitation.


    The top two inner disciples were shocked at the challenge. They never knew that Ricky could be so


    arrogant. They never expected Ricky to have that much greed and anger towards them for once


    opposing the Misty South Faction. To them, Ricky was crazy for revenge and dominance.


    Both Gennadi and Wyn were irritated by Ricky''s condescending action. It made them envious on


    Ricky''s journey to power and improvement that he could already match theirs. How could he reach that


    strength in such a short period of time? It also made them feel that they were underestimated by such


    an obnoxious warrior. How could a seventh grade of Blood Purification warrior beat two warriors both


    two grades above him at the same time? He must be dreaming!


    "So? Do you ept the challenge or not? Give me an answer!" Ricky asked once again, impatiently.


    "Ricky, you are too arrogant! We are certainly going to ept your challenge to make you know


    yourself better. But today, we don''t need to have a fight against you as you have consumed too much


    energy with your previous fights. At this time tomorrow, it is I, Gennadi, who will fight till you know why I


    am regarded as the best among others,"


    Gennadi replied coldly with a killing intent.


    "Ha-ha! Sure, since you are offering me an one-day break, I won''t reject it. See you at this time


    tomorrow!" Ricky said while he let out augh.


    Ricky was sure of Gennadi''s intention to move the fight for one more day. He was aware that Gennadi


    would take advantage of this break to talk to Hector in private so that he would know what kind of


    power Ricky was capable of.


    After all, it was quite bizarre that it was unclear what had defeated Hector. Even if Ricky''s power was


    over the top, surely, Hector possessed that as well. If they were at the same level, clearly Hector could


    have fought longer. He could not possibly be defeated in just one blow.


    This only meant one thing-- whatever Ricky did to attack Hector was so powerful and so instantaneous


    that Hector did not have any time to counter or even react. It was a quick and powerful blow, a clear-cut


    win.


    "Tomorrow, I assure you, would be the final fight!" Gennadi said fiercely.


    "Oh yes, I am going to challenge your mixed dual strengths. Don''t forget to bring Wyn along. I want


    both of you toe, not just you. See you at this time tomorrow," Ricky added as he walked off the


    arena.


    "Wildly arrogant! Conceited!" shouted the members of the Casting Faction and the Refinement Faction


    as they watched Ricky''s figure fading into the background.


    Ricky and the other members of the Misty South Faction all left with smug faces. Others followed suit


    while discussing what could happen in tomorrow''s big fight.


    ......


    Meanwhile, in a small room in the Refinement Faction''s courtyard, Hector had just woken up from his


    coma. The truth was, he never passed out during the his battle with Ricky. The whole fainting thing was


    just a sham because he was too ashamed of himself for being defeated by someone inferior to him.


    He opened his eyes and saw that Gennadi and Wyn were inside his room. They sat with him and


    waited for him to wake up. They have a lot of questions prepared for him as they tried to scoop out all


    the information they need for tomorrow''s battle with Ricky. There was no other person to ask but


    Hector, since he was the one who got the beating.


    "Oh, my dear seniors, I''m sorry that I lost the battle and brought shame to Casting Faction and


    Refinement Faction today. I feel so humiliated," Hector said heavily, with eyes full of remorse and


    anger. He felt more than just embarrassment from his defeat. He wanted to tear Ricky to the ground for


    what had happened. His eyes filled with tears as he said his apologies to his masters.


    "Hector, failure means nothing. We were just wondering why you suffered such a swift defeat without


    any stiff resistance," Gennadi asked warmly.


    "Oh yes. Tell us about that! So... what happened?" Wyn asked anxiously, too.


    "I can only tell you so much. Ricky''s power is quite strange as it actually epasses two different


    strengths. As soon as my power collided with his, most of my power was devoured by his first strength


    in a snap," Hector stated, still with a chill shock and fear.


    "While his first strength devoured my power, his second strength suddenly blew out and directly


    swarmed into my right arm, ready to bombard my inside spiritual meridian. I have never seen anything


    like his second strength! It was the most ferocious and aggressive power that I have ever encountered


    in all of my battles!"


    "I never had the chance to counter his attack toward my spiritual meridian. It all happened too quickly.


    He had already aimed for my body before I was able to do anything. Were it not for my timely reaction,


    my right arm would have been fractured and disabled by now..."


    "So during that time, I didn''t have extra energy to pay him back at all! I had no choice but to ept


    defeat."


    "He can control two strengths at the same time. One can devour, and the other is quite ferocious and


    aggressive!" Gennadi and Wyn''s faces were full of fear after they heard Hector''s statement.


    "Yes, that''s what I''m talking about. I could have made efforts to avoid the second attack. But, his odd


    devouring strength can hardly be resisted. He can only be defeated if there was a contender much


    more powerful than him," Hector said sadly, while he calmed himself down.


    "It seems that he is clinging on to this ace card of his. That''s why he has the gall to challenge two


    seniors of the ninth grade of Blood Purification at the same time! He is just so full of himself," Wyn said


    and almost did a flip upon realizing what kind of power Ricky had.


    "Gennadi, I think it was a good thing that you rejected his challenge today. And if you didn''t, you might


    have probably ended with another failure today."


    "Yup, I agree with you. So, ording to Hector, Ricky''s one-of-a-kind strength is very tricky to counter if


    you are not prepared for it. I guess we should thank you, Hector. We don''t have anything to worry about


    now since we know about how he is in the battlefield," Gennadi said, feeling ultimately relieved.


    "Gennadi, what is your ace card? I''m sure you''re going to devise a n to defeat Ricky tomorrow.


    There must be some tricks up your sleeve, right?" Wyn asked curiously after finding that Gennadi''s


    face showed a glimmer of hope, relief, and confidence.


    "If Ricky is inclined to devour his rival''s power with his strange strength, I will make sure that he


    devours as much as he can until he can''t contain the power anymore. When he''s done devouring, that


    will be my queue to take advantage and attack his weak spots," Gennadi said slightly, with a sinister


    smile emerging on his lips.


    ......


    Meanwhile, Ricky and his allies were in a circle in a small room in the Misty South Faction''s courtyard.


    "Ricky, you didn''t need to make such a brag today. It will be much more dangerous for you to deal with


    both Gennadi and Wyn at the same time. Think about it. By now, they must have figured out a way to


    beat you during the one-day break," Autn said.


    "And another point should be taken into consideration -- Gennadi is most likely to have almost made


    himself to Bone Reinforcement!"


    Autn warned Ricky. With their assumption of Gennadi''s power, Edgar and the others became


    anxious about tomorrow''s battle.


    The almostplete ess to Bone Reinforcement meant that Gennadi''s power had been utterly


    upgraded and even preceded the power of Blood Purification.


    "Autn, take it easy. I am well aware of his intent of rejecting today''s battle. And, he must fight against


    me for over one hundred rounds before he''ll know about my ace," Ricky replied with a kind of fearless


    confidence written on his face.


    "Wyn, he will not stand out to fight against me, because he needs to retain his pride and his title as a


    genius."


    "As for Gennadi, he is indeed a tricky figure to deal with. I didn''t know that he''s almost about to reach


    Bone Reinforcement. But, needless to say, I have no fear of any warriors of Blood Purification. He still


    belongs in this level anyway and hasn''t surpassed it. Why should I be bothered?"


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    Ricky said with a fearless tone. His courage blinded and shocked the people who were listening to him.


    All just hoped that nothing went wrong in the battle tomorrow.


    "You are one incredible guy...always so confident, and even arrogant!" Autnughed and said,


    shaking his head slightly at the sound of Ricky''s firm belief in tomorrow''s victory.


    Autn felt more relieved when he knew that his warnings were not in vain. Somehow he did believe in


    Ricky because the other day, some power inside of him was resonating with the red fire inside of Ricky.


    And that definitely wasn''t anything simple to deal with.