"I won't be able to kill Pearl because the spiritual emperor of the Luxurious Chamber of Commerce must have given her some life-saving treasure, just like Doris had left her spiritual hologram in the airship," Ricky revealed.
"You think a lot, but you are absolutely right," Tina nodded, grasping what Ricky had just said.
"If that's what you think, then I will accept the Massacring Sand," Pearl answered. She no longer insisted on refusing to accept Ricky's plan, and took away the other half of the Massacring Sand.
"That's wonderful!" Ricky nodded with a satisfied smile.
Back then, Ricky had already separated a part of the Massacring Sand that was stored in the Massacring Zone and went on to refine it.
Of course, his refining process was very slow. After all, he was not yet specialized in that particular skill.
That very moment, the Golden Light Array receded slowly. Ricky and Pearl returned to the Heavenly Passage again.
"Henry has already said that there are three tests, and we just passed the first one. In other words, there are still two more waiting for us. The so-called Massacring Antenna should be in the final test," Ricky said.
"We don't know how difficult this second test will be, especially in comparison with the Golden Light Array," Pearl murmured.
"It will definitely be more difficult," Ricky stated. He had already been expecting tougher and more difficult tests lying ahead of them.
The two of them walked side by side once more towards the depths of the Heavenly Passage.
About half an hour or so had passed, and the passage morphed into a portal. They soon found themselves being surrounded by the force of some array. What followed was the two were transported into a gloomy island made up of mostly rocks.
The color of the island was gloomy and gray. It was almost the size of a small city.
The area surrounding the island was completely dark. It was extremely notable how the full-bodied dark power gathered from all corners of the land and spread towards the island.
Moreover, the periphery of the island seemed to be shrinking. That was to say, the island was getting smaller by the second. Judging by the rate at which it continuously diminished in size, it might only take about ten hours before the gray island disappeared completely.
Once the island disappeared, he and Pearl would sink into the endless depths of the dark power around them.
From Ricky's perspective, the endless dark power only gave him the impression of death and danger.
"What is the test this time?" Ricky muttered.
Similar to what took place in the Golden Light Array, two messages appeared in the void and entered the minds of Ricky and Pearl.
"This place is called the Dark Nether Island, a place surrounded by the Dark Sea. If you get caught in it, you will vanish in an instant. Here, strength is paramount above everything else!" Ricky and Pearl read the message together, loud and clear.
"The Dark Nether Island? I estimate that this is to test our real power. We need to complete and pass the test before the island disappears!" Ricky attempted to gauge the current test that they were about to face.
"The dark power here is quite suitable for me to cultivate." Pearl's train of thought, on the other hand, was on a slightly different page than Ricky's.
"I forgot that you have the Feminine Mutant. While we're on this island, your strength will surely increase tenfold. You don't have plans of hitting me with a sneak attack, do you?" Ricky said half-jokingly as the words uttered by Pearl registered in his ears.
Pearl simply ignored her companion's light jest. Since the main objective was to work with him closely in order to overcome this difficulty, Pearl thought it was better to avoid any unnecessary dialogue with Ricky.
Seeing that Pearl was completely ignoring him, Ricky shook his head slightly in dismay. He had no choice but to concentrate on the upcoming challenges, instead.
Howl! Howl!
There were low and shrill roars that echoed from deep within the island.
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