Born Almighty Warrior novel Chapter 512

'Oh, my God! I can't believe fifteen days have gone by!' All of the disciples shared this thought when they discovered that both Ricky and Soar didn't come out of the Enlightening Pond after fifteen days had passed.

They threw secret glances at Louie, eager to see the expression flickering on his face at that moment. Fifteen days ago, he was so certain and made a bold statement that Ricky and Soar wouldn't be able to stay in the Enlightening Pond for fifteen days, but he was proven wrong as both guys had evidently exceeded his expectations.

Sensing the attention directed to him, Louie cast his head low, feeling the hot rush of shame creep into him. Flustered and embarrassed, he avoided everyone's gazes and wished for the ground to open up and swallow him whole. He knew he was wrong and shouldn't have said those arrogant words.

The disciples around him let out a small smile. They found his reaction so amusing that they had to bite their lips to stifle the laughter building in their chest.

Once their laughter subsided, they turned their focus on Ricky and Soar and wondered about their outcome. Everyone wanted to know the same thing: Now that they had broken the fifteen-day record, what level could the two have reached in the end?

It was easy to think that Ricky definitely broke the record initially established by Jasper. He was strong and capable, and they had no doubts that he could keep staying in the Pond for at least twenty-one days or more.

They had no misgivings about Ricky. What they were more curious to find out was how long could Soar stay in the pond.

"I'm telling you that Soar can definitely stay in there for seventeen days," a warrior declared, his voice teeming with confidence.

"Just seventeen days? Soar is powerful and strong. I bet he can stay there for eighteen days!" a second voice added in a more confident tone.

"You are too confident about him! But I think he can only stay there for sixteen days," another voice rebutted. The water in the Enlightening Pond was good for improving a warrior's cultivation base, but there was a terrible risk. The longer a warrior would stay in the pond, the more and higher pain he would feel. In other words, if you wanted to acquire immense benefits in the pond, you must bear the corresponding increasing pain. Most of the warriors who tried had been forced to get out and escape as the pain increased to the point that they could no longer bear it. In fact, a warrior almost lost his life due to the tremendous pain. He would have died if he hadn't been saved in time.

As he listened to their debates, Louie clenched his fists and kept his mouth shut, finally learning from his mistake. He couldn't afford to lose face again by having another wrong prediction. He seemed deep in thought, thinking of possible ways he could use to kill Ricky and Soar so that he wouldn't have to be humiliated in public again.

"Sir, how long do you think Soar can stay in the Enlightening Pond?" the Skyward Sword Spiritual King and the Array-shattering Spiritual King asked slowly. Having heard the heated discussion of the warriors, they found themselves becoming a little curious about the answer.

"Soar is talented. Not only is he among the first-class geniuses, but he also ranks at the top. I believe he could stay there for eighteen days," the Heavenly Ape Demi-spiritual Emperor responded in a smooth and calm voice.

"Sir, as for Ricky, can you take a guess?" the two spiritual kings asked again, their faces brimming with curiosity.

"One speculation is enough. I don't want to give many speculations and be proven incorrect. It will ruin my reputation," the Heavenly Ape Demi-spiritual Emperor said to the spiritual kings and shook his head.

It was not to say that he did not want to indulge them and take a guess. Ricky was simply always so unpredictable, always so difficult to understand and follow. He was not confident enough to give a prediction about Ricky's improvement, knowing that there was a chance that the lad could prove him wrong. Somehow, the Heavenly Ape Demi-spiritual Emperor even had a strong feeling that he could be wrong about Soar's days in the pond, too.

When the eighteenth day finally arrived, the warriors were waiting and anticipating his return, but Soar did not show any hint that he would be coming out from the pond soon.

Shocked at the turn of events, the warriors fell silent before bursting into another hot debate.

"Is Soar going to break Jasper's record too?" some of the disciples couldn't help but ask, wonder and disbelief etched on their faces. Jasper's record was twenty-one days. There were only three days left for Soar to break his record.

As Soar continued to stay in the pond without any signs of wanting to come out, they started to harbor more questions. 'How could he endure so much pain in the pond? Where is he getting all his strength?' they thought, unable to believe that he was able to surpass their expectations.

"No, it is impossible. Soar should be a first-class genius. There is a fundamental difference between a first-class genius and a peerless genius. Besides, these three days are very crucial. Insisting on staying in the pond for another day means that he will suffer more and more pain and his cultivation base will improve significantly!"

"It will become even more severe from now on. The more days he stays in the pond, the more difficulties and pain he will have to endure." The hot discussion among the warriors went on and on like this, each trading their opinions back and forth.

"It merely proves that my instinct is right. Fortunately, I didn't have speculation about Ricky; otherwise, it would surely ruin my reputation," the Heavenly Ape Demi-spiritual Emperor said in a quiet self-deprecating tone.

However, despite the self-deprecation, excitement flared even more in his chest. If it was possible, he hoped to exchange all his reputation for a more talented Soar.

"Sir, maybe Soar is going to become a peerless genius?" the Skyward Sword Spiritual King and the Array-shattering Spiritual King asked, the startled look on their faces clear as the day.

"I'm afraid I don't know as well. If he can stay in there for twenty days, it will prove that he has the qualifications needed to be a peerless genius," the Heavenly Ape Demi-spiritual Emperor responded, seemingly deep in thought.