The whole process began with the first enlightening mark. Three types of runes gushed out from Ricky's body. The main one was the devouring rune. He took that as a sign and activated his Devouring Skill to start the refinement.
He had already understood the enlightening power a long time back, at the Enlightening Cliff in the scattering land of the ancient battlefield. Wasting no more time and energy on it again, he swiftly moved on to the next aspect. He needed to refine the mark.
Ricky could see that the mark containing the enlightening power gradually became smaller and smaller while being pushed by the three types of runic power. Mingling and melting inside those runes, it spread across his regained spiritual meridian before it entered his three zones.
Only the real spiritual kings could use the enlightening power. So, Ricky, as a demi-immortal, couldn't just transfer it into his own body. His three zones were the best places the enlightening power could be stored. Having done that, one could say he possessed the enlightening power to some degree too.
Even though his flesh and blood were unable to contain the enlightening power, there was still something Ricky could benefit from. It was the spiritual emperor's comprehension left inside the enlightening mark, that he could still digest.
The spiritual emperor lived up to his fame as a real strong warrior. There might be only a very small part of his comprehension and experience left in the mark, but it was more than sufficient for Ricky. He would still gain a lot of useful information from it.
Sensing the power of a spiritual emperor, Ricky thought to himself, 'Is this what a spiritual emperor is capable of? When will I become a spiritual emperor? I can't imagine what it would feel like to possess that kind of power. I want that. I really do.'
Suddenly, Grace's face flashed through his mind. 'Master Grace! I will push all my boundaries. I will grow stronger so fast that it wouldn't be believable. Just wait for me! I will get you out of that place very soon!' His eyes glistened with determination and promise.
"What just happened? How could this be? He successfully refined the enlightening power as a demi-immortal. I've never seen or heard of such a thing before. This is impossible!" All disciples just stood there rooted to the ground, awestruck, as they witnessed the scene.
"Even Jasper could not make it when he was a demi-immortal! But now, this guy has done it! I must admit that I am extremely impressed," said someone at the back. Muttering sounds came from everywhere, as the crowd could no longer hold on to their thoughts.
It was just too good to be true. In that moment, those disciples of the Oriental College genuinely thought they were in a dream where impossible and magical things happened frequently. They were absolute geniuses judging by the fact that they were admitted by the Oriental College. They were also very well aware of that. But now, Ricky's genius made them feel weak and small.
"What's going on there on earth? I find it hard to figure out," the Skyward Sword Spiritual King and the Array-shattering Spiritual King asked the Heavenly Ape Demi-spiritual Emperor through telepathy.
"In principle, it is impossible," the Heavenly Ape Demi-spiritual Emperor responded in a calm, yet profound voice. "However, there are some high grade spiritual weapons and demi-spiritual sacred weapons which can be employed to store the enlightening power."
"What? Do you mean he possesses or has access to such a high grade spiritual weapon or a demi-spiritual sacred weapon?" Both the Skyward Sword Spiritual King and the Array-shattering Spiritual King jumped with curiosity.
"The enlightening power is only one kind of power. Although it is a confined space inside the Small World, the power can move freely in the battlefield. You both know how powerful a demi-spiritual sacred weapon can be," the Heavenly Ape Demi-spiritual Emperor continued explaining.
"He could not have done that without any help. I think this was done by virtue of some powerful inheritance."
"Oh, gosh!" they sighed together, nodding their heads in admiration and amazement.
Their righteous minds did not allow for any kind of ill feelings. One of their most important principles was that what was doomed to be theirs would be theirs, and what was doomed not to be theirs, they would dare not snatch it from someone else.
Ricky should feel fortunate that the three warriors watching him outside were all righteous and upstanding. If they were some other people, they would probably curse him or try to steal everything that belonged to him.
"A peerless genius! He is a true peerless genius! He has so many secret weapons under his belt. He is working exactly the same as Jasper used to. I'm certain he will always surprise us with his impressive performance," the Heavenly Ape Demi-spiritual Emperor sighed. He was impressed by Ricky as well.
The two spiritual kings also nodded in agreement.
Ricky, on the other hand, had no idea what they were thinking.
Even if he knew how they would react, he would have still chosen to refine the enlightening power. It improved his strength to a large degree and that was his ultimate motive.
It took Ricky three whole days to refine all the enlightening power contained in those enlightening marks he had taken from the others.
When he was finally done, he felt an enormous power gushing inside his three zones, flooding and running wildly. He could not have felt better than this.
Moreover, he had also comprehended all the information the spiritual emperor had left in the marks. Therefore, he had a better understanding of the martial arts.
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