This time, the severe pain was not able to shake Ricky any more. Ricky had literally been numb to the severe pain he should have felt. The blazing flame was not burning Ricky. It was instead burning the thick layers of blood that covered him.
Reinforced by the two Supreme Skills, Ricky's mortal body was rapidly developing with every second.
After four hours of that burning intensity, the energy inside Ricky finally rose up again. A dim blue light bloomed instantly. It reached its zenith, and then immediately was replaced by brighter blue light. The brightness was not too overwhelming, but out of the energy of the explosion, the power was completely beyond the Fifth Degree of Nine-degree Body Refining Formula.
At that moment, Ricky had completely broken through to the Sixth Degree of Nine-degree Body Refining Formula.
Covered by that blue energy, the bloodstains on Ricky disappeared after burning off. All of it cracked off and a new layer of skin was born. Under the blue light the new skin was so glorious.
Ricky's hair was long and thin but much more elegant than before while his angular face had become more inviting and handsome. Ricky was like a newborn in that moment and the explosive power that was like an avalanche was swirling within him and affecting every part of him.
On the ninth stair, Ricky could no longer feel the burning pain he had felt before.
Growl! There was a gurgling growling sound, but it wasn't from any sort of beast, it was from Ricky's hungry stomach.
After a few days of hard work, he was really starving.
However, for him, the ninth stair was a natural barbecue platform. He took out a large piece of flesh from the storage bag, and soon after cooking it, he began to devour it.
After a satisfying meal, Ricky came out of the platform and put on his robe again.
In the light of the platform, Ricky entered another space, which was a huge battle platform that was covered on all sides by flames.
The flames were not ordinary flames. They were instead made up of various kinds of Beast Fires.
Seeing the Beast Fires, the Chaotic Fire Zone was immediately in eager, and couldn't wait to swallow all of them.
'These must be the Beast Fires that have not been claimed!' Ricky thought to himself.
"After so many days, I didn't expect to see you coming out of the channel. It seems your fate to be killed by me, Ivan!" a voice called out, surprising Ricky.
Immediately, Ricky looked over to the sound and saw Ivan on the battle platform.
'Ivan went through the Ninth Platform!' Ricky thought in surprise. Ricky was in such disbelief because he never thought anyone but himself could pass through the stairs.
He also knew how difficult it was to pass through. It was even impossible for the first grade warrior of Bone Reinforcement to pass through. He would already be dead if not for the Nine-degree Body Refining Formula and his two Supreme Skills
'It seems that I underestimated Ivan. Any person who is able to achieve a level like that, at the same time in the martial arts and casting, can't be average.'
It was more surprising to Ivan than it was to Ricky. Only he knew what price had to be paid to cross through the nine stairs.
Although Ricky was a few days later than Ivan, it looked like the ninth stair did not cause any harm to him. Moreover, he had a feeling that Ricky's energy had improved a lot since he had seen him last.
"Ivan, I was taken aback by that fact, too. It doesn't really matter though. Since the nine stairs didn't kill you, I will just have to take care of you!" Ricky said coldly.
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