Boom!
A strong and powerful force swept the area, wiping away all of the contents from the twelfth staircase going down. The deafening sound crackled all throughout that everyone watched closely as the fight happened. The powerful fire and the power of defending earth resonated and filled the whole area in a snap.
The clash was extremely loud, that it could have been heard by an elderly with poor hearing ability. And this massive racket was made by no other than Ricky and Miles as their raging fists collided with superior power.
"Crrrrack!" The snapping of numerous bones could be heard from a distance as the force was too much for Miles. Then, unexpectedly, he was overthrown by a strong invisible force which sent him rolling down from where they stood to the ground.
Tyson saw it coming, unlike the others who watched the painful fate that Miles had in store for him. Even the Chief of the Sky Manor stood up from her seat as she was appalled by the electrifying spectacle. Not a single soul present in the fight ever anticipated the sudden reverse of strength. This was because only moments ago, Ricky was at the weaker end of the spectrum and now, in just a blink of an eye, he defeated Miles and sent him to his doom.
'Damn! He is still hiding his strength! He definitely could do more than that!' the Royal Sky Guards said inwardly. The Royal Sky Guards were left thinking for a possible reason on why Ricky kept on hiding his true powers. Then, there was a light bulb moment. It suddenly hit their minds about what Ricky could've had all along. This realization brought their hearts closer to him and they couldn't help but root for him even more. They wondered why Ricky was stronger even than a warrior at the peak of ninth grade of Bone Reinforcement, which was the top strength anyone could have. And for proof, they saw with their own naked eyes how Ricky pulverized a warrior at that same level, which could only mean one thing.
"Is it possible? Could he really have the strength of a demi-immortal?" Some Royal Sky Guards spoke to one another as they speculated about his real strength.
"Damn it! This guy is really hiding his real strength!" Maxine said with loathing in her eyes.
"It's going to be alright, Maxine. Clam down." Lucas said. Lucas rubbed his hands at Maxine's back to show empathy towards what she was feeling.
Maxine's shoulders went down as a sign of relief after feeling her comrade's support. And to alleviate her own fear, she thought of how weak Ricky was when he encountered Lucas in a fight.
"Hmm...I wonder if Lucas can force Ricky to use his real strength," wondered by the Chief of the Sky Manor as she witnessed the impeccable surge of power from Ricky.
"Ha! Miles really bit more than he could chew. He definitely sought trouble when he decided to fight Ricky," Tyson said coldheartedly as he looked at Miles who retreated awkwardly after stumbling down the staircase.
"Chief, it clearly looks like I have passed this obstacle. I believe that I am now ready to step on the twenty-fourth stair!" Ricky cupped his hands, let a little bow and said to the Chief of the Sky Manor. He ignored his opponent's eyes that only spoke a deep-seated hatred towards him after being defeated.
"Of course! Whether you succeed or not next, I will let you choose a suitable intermediate Black Level cultivation method from the Cultivation Method Hall of our Sky Manor," the Chief of the Sky Manor nodded and said with a light smile.
"Thank you very much, Chief!" Ricky politely smiled as he jumped his way to the twenty-fourth step of the staircase.
"Who's next? Give it all you've got," Ricky turned around to his audience and asked loudly as if he swallowed a megaphone. After his announcement, he then turned his head and locked eyes with his next target—Lucas.
Lucas received this threatening look and glanced back at Ricky with such contempt. In response to Ricky's invitation, he swiftly stepped on the twenty-fourth stair.
'Russell... so young and fresh and has such powerful strength. It's such a pity that he got in trouble with Maxine, and now, Lucas. Once he starts this fight with Lucas, he will regret it. Everyone knows he will not have a good end. What a shame! He could have been the best Royal Sky Guard if he were just humble.' One of the Royal Sky Guards thought to himself as he watched how Lucas prepared for the fight. He and the other Royal Sky Guards also shared the same sentiments regarding Ricky's decisions.
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"Okay, so how do you want me to do this? Do you want to go straight down, or prolong the agony with a painful suffering? You choose," Lucas asked directly as he looked sternly at Ricky.
"You wish! It's you who will go down," Ricky responded with a smirk on his face.
"I knew you would say that. But I'm not so sure if you can keep both your arms and legs intact after this fight," Lucas said ferociously with a bigger grin on his face, after hearing the answer from Ricky.
"I guess you injured your head when you were born, didn't you? You knew how I'd respond to that and you still asked me the question? You're talking nonsense, you freak!" Ricky taunted his opponent and burned him verbally.
"Oh, you didn't just go there. You will pay for this you bastard!" Lucas got to his breaking point and started to get really angry upon hearing Ricky's harsh words. He huffed out air from his nose as he looked at his opponent angrily. Suddenly, because of all the resentment in his body, he burst out a momentum of demi-immortal power. The power then condensed into an invisible aura and aimed straight at Ricky in such an incredible speed.
As soon as the momentum sped towards Ricky, Lucas also moved a few steps as his tactic. He was so quick that before anyone could feel the vibration caused by his attack, he was already standing in front of Ricky. He then gathered up his strongest energy and condensed it into a bloody fist which directly hit Ricky.
"Get the hell out of here! Bloody Fist, destroy him!"
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