"Wait. Let me get this straight. We didn't kill the eight Rotten Thorn Men?" Mordechai clarified with widened eyes.
"That's right. If we had really destroyed them, then the lights containing the death power wouldn't have shown up. Plus, if we didn't kill them, then we should not have heard their awful growls. As far as I know, we only destroyed their bodies, but not their entire beings.
They could easily rebuild their bodies using the materials that are scattered around the place.
Therefore, it won't take them long before they reappear," Ricky responded.
"So, do you think that the lights we saw are the core part of the Rotten Thorn Men? In that case, then we need to destroy these lights so we can take them down and they will not regenerate anymore," Hayes said as he looked at Ricky with eyes full of hope.
"I tried to attack the lights, but unfortunately, they remained unscathed," Mordechai suddenly chimed in.
"Or maybe, your power isn't just enough to cause damage to them. Once we break those Rotten Thorn Men' bodies, we should join forces to attack the light balls. In that way, I believe that we can destroy them once and for all," Ashley heavily suggested.
Meanwhile, ferocious roars echoed again. After rebuilding their bodies from the scraps of flesh and thorny plants from the area, the Rotten Thorn Men immediately dashed towards Ricky and attacked the four of them once more.
Surely, their strength had improved with their new bodies, but they obviously were no match for the strength of Ricky and his friends. After engaging in a grueling battle, Ricky's team had once again successfully destroyed the Rotten Thorn Men.
Just like the first time, after shattering the Rotten Thorn Men, eight balls of light carrying the death power emerged in front of them.
Without apprehension, Ricky's team performed their most powerful Omnipotent Skills to the best of their abilities. At that moment, Ricky used his Golden Spirit Eyes and fused his Omnipotent Skill with that of his companions.
However, their combined attacks silently vanished into the ball of light instantly. Moreover, they found that the light ball was completely unharmed.
On top of that, Ricky had also unleashed the chaotic power and the chromatic energy, but this only caused the light ball to wobble a little.
"Interesting. So, apparently, my chaotic power and chromatic energy could restrain the light slightly, but they can't destroy it. I wonder how we can work around this. It's frustrating!" Ricky said as he furrowed his brows.
"This is it. We failed again! Does this mean that our joint power is not strong enough to destroy the light? Or is it because it is unbreakable? Are we never going to be able to take the smelly Rotten Thorn Men down?" Hayes said with a red face that fumed with anger.
"I have an idea. Ricky, why don't we try to destroy it using the eternal power?" Mordechai asked as soon as the idea popped into his head.
"Okay! That's not a bad thought. Let's just hope that the eternal power can finally destroy this pesky light," Ricky replied.
At that moment, both Hayes and Ashley were shocked to hear Ricky and Mordechai's conversation. "What? You possess the eternal power? How come we didn't know that?"
It was said that the eternal power was regarded as one of the strongest powers that one could hold, and one of the most difficult powers to cultivate. Based on how difficult it was to obtain the said power, there was no wonder that Hayes and Ashley were greatly taken aback by what they had heard.
Soon after, Ricky and Mordechai unleashed all of their eternal power, and the golden-purple light appeared in front of them.
The eternal power formed two blades, and the duo aimed their blades to slash the light that carried the death power.
But just as they had expected, the eternal power did affect the light.
The minute the two blades touched the light, it began to shine violently.
Unfortunately, this effect didn't last long. A moment later, the light reverted to its normal state, absorbing the duo's eternal power.
"It looks like this light ball can be affected by the eternal power. Despite this, the eternal power still was not able to destroy the light." Hayes scowled. "I guess that this ancient Land of Thorn reeks of not only powerful thorny plants but also death power."
"I have another idea. I can try and use the Heaven Illuminating Fire on it!" Ricky said with utmost determination. He would do anything to destroy these dead things, and giving up was not on his list.
Not long after, he activated the Golden Spirit Eyes and integrated all his powers into them. Using the eyes, he transformed his powers into the power of the Heaven Illuminating Fire. At once, black flames appeared and began to burn the ball of light.
As soon as the fire engulfed a small portion of the light, the light began to release a stronger death power, extinguishing the Heaven Illuminating Fire in the blink of an eye.
With disappointed eyes, Ricky was shocked and dismayed at the same time. Ever since the day he had used this fire, this was the first and only time he saw it put out only by sheer force.
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