It could be said that the Holy King was defeated because of his death power.
If Ricky didn't have the Life and Death Zone and the life and death rune, he would have been hard-pressed to win, especially because he didn't want to reveal his blood power and chromatic energy.
Thankfully, he had the life and death rune, which rendered the Holy King's extreme nether death power useless.
As powerful as the Holy King was, of course, he knew why he was defeated.
Knowing, however, was very different from accepting, and he was very much unwilling to accept defeat.
"The Holy King's depression from defeat is indeed reasonable," the warriors murmured to each other.
"Maybe he is taking it hard that someone was able to defeat him, but I have to say that Kenney is indeed stronger than him. Otherwise, Kenney would not have defeated him only with the life and death runes. If that were the case, no trick could have helped him change the battle's outcome," claimed the other warriors.
"As they say, all is fair in love and war. The life and death rune is also Kenney's power."
They were discussing the battle with great enthusiasm as if they themselves had fought in it. They all watched Ricky like a hawk, wondering if he was going to kill the Holy King.
Truthfully, they wanted Ricky to kill the Holy King because small forces like theirs did not have many chances to develop due to the influence of the bigger forces. They could only get their opportunity if the bigger forces clashed against each other and defeated each other.
Unfortunately, this time, they would surely be disappointed because Ricky had already restrained his power. Obviously, he was not going to attack the Holy King anymore.
"You have defeated the Holy King! Judging by his domineering character, he is destined to become your enemy, so you should take this opportunity to kill him," the Dragon Intent Grass said to him telepathically.
"I know that. If I didn't have any enmity with the Sky-breaking Dome, I would kill him right now," Ricky answered. "But I really don't want to make more enemies of other big forces when I still have the Sky-breaking Dome to worry about.
I'm afraid that I am not yet that strong.
Now that the Holy King has been defeated, he is no longer my opponent. We don't need to worry about him anymore, for he is no threat to me.
Besides, I would have to reveal my chromatic energy if I wanted to kill him now, which I don't want to do at the moment. I will only reveal my chromatic energy when fighting for the Emperor Light. If I used the chromatic energy here, I would have to kill everyone here to make sure I don't have any witness."
"You're right!" The Dragon Intent Grass nodded in agreement, as it thought about what Rocky had said.
On the path of martial arts, one should advance courageously, but sometimes, they had to learn how to compromise. After all, you would not rush forward as usual when you knew that there was a cliff ahead of you.
Furious as he was, the Holy King knew very well that the reason that Ricky didn't kill him at that moment was because of the Holy Eagle Tribe, who would avenge him should he die.
If he continued to fight Ricky now, the latter would definitely kill him.
Moreover, he was already badly wounded by that recent blow, and he could not continue to fight even if he wanted to. Therefore, after thinking for a while, he decided to give up the blood essence pill. He took comfort in the thought that as long as he was alive, he could still seek chances to come back to Ricky. He and his followers hurriedly left like dogs with their tails between their legs.
When they saw the Holy King and his followers were leaving, but Ricky was not doing anything to stop them, the other warriors felt greatly disappointed.
"Now, everyone, who else would like this blood essence pill? Please come up and try to fight with me," Ricky said in a flat tone while looking around. "I promise I will not injure you... too much."
All of them heard Ricky's words, but none of them dared to step forward. They just shook their heads vehemently.
Some of them did want to fight, but they were afraid that Ricky would not stay true to his promise. After all, the force behind him was the Spirit Sect. So if he broke his words, they would have no ability to accuse him of anything. None of them would want to be the enemy of a powerful force like the Spirit Sect.
If they were defeated and Ricky wanted to kill them to intimidate others, it would be too late for them to regret it.
"Since none of you want it, I suggest that you leave this place now. I believe there must be a lot of blood essence in other places waiting for you," Ricky said lightly.
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