"Nice to meet you, too. My name is Jasper Zhang. I know you are a peerless genius and I am very desperate to test my strength against you. It seems that this is not the right time, though. I will wait for you until we can spar. When you become an inner disciple, we will definitely meet again. Would you really dare to fight against me?" Jasper asked in a straightforward manner with a smile on his face.
"Your challenge is accepted! I'm more ambitious than you can imagine. Now that you've said that you will wait for me, I will surely be able to spar with you in the future! When that happens, I will defeat you, so be prepared," Ricky told him in a distant tone.
"Ha-ha! I never thought you would be so ambitious and arrogant! I like your personality anyway. So, I can't wait until we get to meet again!" Jasper exclaimed in excitement. He was not infuriated by Ricky's attitude. Instead, he felt truly elated to have such a powerful opponent waiting for him in the future.
It had been a very long time since someone had acted so arrogant in front of Jasper in the Oriental Realm. Jasper had felt very lonely. But now that another peerless genius had appeared, how could he stop himself from being thrilled by it? He was longing for a fight against someone worthy.
He did not think that Ricky was just talking big. As a peerless genius, he could tell that Ricky could make horribly progress in a short time.
"Hopefully you won't make me wait for too long," Jasper said to Ricky again.
"I won't. You have my word," Ricky responded with a determined look on his face. His combat power was being released from his body because he was also eager for a fight.
Jasper wanted to fight against him, and Ricky happened to also want the same thing! He was looking forward to a battle against a genius that was just as powerful as he was!
"I'm very pleased to hear that! A promise is a promise!" Jasper said as he nodded his head.
Then, he walked over to his seniors and bade goodbye to them. He came there only in order to see Ricky with his own eyes. He would not have shown up there otherwise. A recruitment competition was not worth his attention.
Afterwards, Jasper gathered up his men and left.
The Skyward Sword Spiritual King and the Array-shattering Spiritual King exchanged looks and nodded as if they were determined to say something. "I totally agree that it is a good thing for the Oriental College to have two peerless geniuses. There are also some drawbacks to it though!" the Skyward Sword Spiritual King said to the Heavenly Ape Demi-spiritual Emperor.
"Yes, I agree with you. Things would probably get worse," the Array-shattering Spiritual King chimed in.
"Are you afraid that they will become enemies?" the Heavenly Ape Demi-spiritual Emperor asked.
"That's exactly what we are concerned about. We all know that one nation can't have two queens. There is no way for an organization to have two leaders," the Skyward Sword Spiritual King replied.
"I don't think they will become enemies, but we, as seniors, should instruct them carefully just in case," the Heavenly Ape Demi-spiritual Emperor explained.
"Yes, we understand," the two spiritual kings responded as the same time.
"All right! Let's get the competition started!" the Heavenly Ape Demi-spiritual Emperor said in an expectant voice. "I'm desperate to know how strong these geniuses who are joining us are!"
The two spiritual kings nodded in response. Then, they reached out their palms. There was an ancient stone rune that appeared on each of their hands, respectively. After that, they turned their hands up and down to deploy arrays. Immediately, two middle-sized swirls appeared in the sky.
Then, they threw their stone runes into the two swirls. Soon, they became two passages.
"These are the entrances of the demi-immortal battlefield and the spiritual king battlefield. Whether or not you become a member of the Oriental College depends on your performance on the battlefield," the Heavenly Ape Demi-spiritual Emperor announced.
"Once you enter the passages, you will be given an enlightening mark. You can also snatch other people's mark.
If you have your enlightening mark stolen, you will be deemed unworthy and fail to pass the test. You will be thrown off the battlefield. This is the best outcome for those who survive. It is also possible that you will be killed during the process. In that case, your body will stay there.
You have half a year, and you must protect your enlightening mark at any cost. Don't lose it, no matter what!"
'What a simple yet cruel rule!' Many warriors thought things like that to themselves when they heard the Heavenly Ape Demi-spiritual Emperor's words.
That was very useful though! Only those with amazing power could keep their marks and pass the test.
There was something that might be unfair though. Many warriors would probably team up and that was unavoidable. There was no such thing as fair in that world, though. The strong survived and the weak died.
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