At that very moment, the disciples who laughed at Ricky started shutting their mouths.
Ricky forged a saber, which could collide with the meteor hammer, which was cast by Andrew. It displayed that Ricky's saber was rather extraordinary, and measured up to Andrew's weapon.
In the current situation, if they continued to tease Ricky and think that he was over-confident, it would mean that they'd just end up mocking themselves, as well as their obsession with faith in the casting skill.
The disciples had no valid reason to laugh at Ricky. Instead, he began winning the admiration of others.
Kayla, Bertha, and Theo were all shocked by the scene playing out in front of them.
Before, Kayla didn't admire or respect Ricky whatsoever. However, she wanted Ricky to win.
'This guy is incredibly gifted and powerful! It's incredible to think that he has even surpassed Andrew within a few days, ' Kayla thought. Perhaps she finally fully understood why Elder Alexander thought so highly of Ricky.
...
"It's impossible! I cannot believe what I'm seeing before my eyes! How on earth can your saber match up to my meteor hammer?" Upon seeing Ricky's saber remain intact after ten powerful collisions, Andrew roared manically.
He intended to seize the final round in the ring. He wanted to humiliate Ricky and prove that he was far more powerful and excellent than Ricky could ever be.
If Ricky managed to defeat him, it would mean that he'd end up being a loser.
He didn't dare to imagine the possibility of being defeated by Ricky.
"Andrew, you seem to have gone back on the words you've said before the competition. It seems that you are unable to prove yourself or humiliate me," Ricky said with a mischievous grin on his face. He, of course, would seize the chance to sneer at Andrew at the very sight of his disappointed expression.
"Well, perhaps your casting skill is just exaggerated, and not that remarkable after all. It could be that you might only have been promoted to be one of the top three disciples of the Casting Guild, as a result of taking advantage of your parent's high status.
Or, did you merely fail to perform well today and forge your incredible weapon?
Or..."
"That's enough now, Ricky! Shut up!" Andrew interrupted before Ricky had the chance to finish his words.
"Ricky, you should refrain from making such offensive remarks. It infuriates me! The only thing I'm afraid of now, is that your saber will be crumbled by mine in a flash! It looks so vulnerable!"
Andrew gathered all his available spiritual energy and poured them onto the meteor hammer. After revolving the hammer for over ten laps up in the air, Andrew unleashed his power and struck towards Ricky with force with his hammer.
'Well, since you want to end this farce, then let's end it here, and now! No matter how you humiliate me, I have to punish you in the same way and let you pay the price, ' Ricky thought angrily, with intense hatred filling his eyes.
In Ricky's eyes, the fight was a mere farce that was caused by Andrew. In the beginning, he didn't have any ulterior intentions. He only planned to participate in the competition and strive for the Magic Spirit Stone. However, he never expected Andrew to take any chances to provoke, compete, nor ridicule with him. Besides, Andrew tried to pester Bertha and even played a trick on Ricky during the inferior Mortal Level Casting Appraisal, which only added to Andrew's indignity. At this point, Ricky was really set on killing Andrew.
However, since he couldn't kill Andrew in that very moment, Ricky decided to win against him instead. His goal was to turn him into a loser. He thought that if Andrew lost, it may be a greater torment for Andrew than death.
Ricky also gathered all his spiritual energies and infused them into his saber for maximum effect. All of a sudden, his feet slammed the ground, and with his aura forming an indistinct shadow of a tiger behind him, he attacked Andrew with his saber.
Bang! With a loud thump, Ricky's saber and Andrew's hammer hit against one another.
All the disciples fixed their eyes on the battle, as they were sure about who'd win after the final collision between the two weapons this time.
Time seemed as though it froze at that moment, with a tense atmosphere surrounding the battlefield.
Crack!
After a short while of stalemate and silence, there was a sudden loud cracking sound.
The loud noise immediately drew all of the warrior's attention, shifting their gazes, which were glued to Ricky's saber and Andrew's meteor hammer.
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