Boom! Boom! Boom! Justin roared and erupted in a blinding flash of light. His eyes glowed white as he slowly rose from the shattered remnants of his Ultimate Ice Domains. He wiped the blood from his nose and mouth with the back of his hand, leaving a little crimson trail on the side of his face. Justin looked even more terrifying now than when he was wielding the power of ice and thunder. He looked like he was ready to exact horrible vengeance.
Ricky and Soar stood frozen and stared in mixed awe and horror. How could Justin possibly summon a new power after Terrence sent him crashing?
It was at that moment that they noticed Justin's lips. They were moving like he was chewing something. Whatever was in his mouth must be the source of his new power.
'He has taken some pill to enhance his strength, ' Ricky and Soar thought at the same time. Ricky and Soar exchanged looks. They were thinking the same thing.
...
Terrence charged at Justin with his bloody red sword. Then, a loud, crashing sound shook the room. Once again, Justin had summoned his double enlightening powers and turned it into a big shield. Terrence's bloody red sword crashed against it, but this time, Justin was able to stop his blow.
The impact was so strong that Terrence was knocked right back to his human form.
The clash had an equally terrible effect on Justin, too. And like a candle in the wind, Justin's new power got snuffed out. His light went as fast as it came. In a heartbeat, Justin was back to being the defeated. He sank to his knees. The power from the pill he took was only designed to fend off one last strike from Terrence, not to win the battle.
"It's over for Justin now," Ricky told Soar through their telepathic link. They both breathed a sigh of relief.
The moment Justin went down on his knees, warriors from the Bing Clan, including Louie, Casado, and Kevin all came rushing to his aid. They drew their weapons and surrounded Justin protectively. They would die before allowing Terrence to touch him again.
They were all young masters of the Bing Clan, but Justin was of a much higher position and was more important to the clan than they were. They were at Justin's service and if that meant dying to protect him, they would be more than happy to oblige.
"Would you like to take your own life? Or would you like me to do it for you, Justin?" Terrence asked coldly as he slowly descended. He had already recovered from the final strike and could launch another attack soon. It was true that Terrence looked down upon someone like Justin, but today Justin had proved that he was indeed a genius with his powers. Terrence was willing to leave him with the option to finish himself as he was able to earn his respect.
"Seriously? You really think you can kill me?" Justin asked condescendingly, mustering all that was left of his strength. He tried hard to rise to his feet as he continued to challenge Terrence.
Ricky, Soar, and Madeline were rather surprised by Justin's words. They looked at one another with confusion before turning back to observe Justin, waiting to see what he would do next. The genius from the Bing Clan was now looking at Ricky and his companions with hatred and disdain.
"Oh, how very interesting! Do you mean you have other tricks up your sleeve? Or are you merely threatening us with the formidable reputation of your clan?" Ricky asked, stepping forward.
"The name of our clan might be able to intimidate you all, but it won't change the fact that I just lost this fight," Justin answered. Surprisingly, he was quite sensible under the circumstances and did not go mad when Ricky tried to tease him. Even though he found it hard to accept, he did not lose his mind because of his failure.
"Seems that you can live up to being the Bing Clan's genius by handling your defeat well," Ricky said with a hint of appreciation. "But I do wonder what your next plan is. You see, the odds are against you now."
"Oh, they are, but you can be sure that the last trick I got up my sleeve won't disappoint you, for it will kill every one of you," Justin replied in a menacing tone.
Justin looked into the distance and then bellowed, "What are you waiting for, Henry? Are you going to play in that Virulent Sand Flow for your entire life?"
Ricky and the others followed Justin's gaze to the Virulent Sand Flow not far from where they were standing.
Bang! Before Justin's voice faded into space, Ricky and the others saw a stream of the poisonous sand shoot up into the air and form a tidal wave of wet, toxic sand. It was as deadly as it looked, fatal to every living thing on the Vitality Land.
Then, they saw a human figure at the top of the wave, riding the toxic tide that was coming straight for them.
"Impossible. Humans can't survive the Virulent Sand Flow, let alone summon it into a wave and ride it," Terrence exclaimed. Ricky, Soar, and Madeline were in utter disbelief as well.
It was just incredible that a human warrior could get out of the poisonous sand unscathed. Not only that, he still looked fairly powerful like the sand did not have any impact on him at all.
Without a doubt, this man was a big threat. Terrence, Ricky, Soar, and Madeline put on a grave expression at once. It was needless to say that only an extremely strong warrior could survive the Virulent Sand Flow, so Ricky knew instantly what was coming at them.
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