Boom! Boom!
An intense aura emitted from Ricky and Pearl. Then, the fierce fight between them started in the blink of an eye. Suddenly, their Ultimate Domains crashed towards each other like waves, as they collided head-on with a deafening bang.
"Pearl, you'd better accept my offer. Otherwise, you are doomed to fail in this battle," Ricky said in a low voice. His eyes narrowed as he looked down upon her from his position in the air. Mighty rays of golden lightning crackled from within him, punctuating his cold stare.
Forcing a woman was not the kind of thing he would do, but he was left with no other choice.
"In your dreams! You are nothing but a loser in my eyes. Let me teach you a lesson!" Pearl's voice was tempered steel, her seething rage just as cold and sharp. The chill in her voice seemed to creep towards other parts of her body. Her eyes suffered the most dramatic change. An unnatural sheen fell over them as if a dark lake flooded and froze over her irises.
Her body changed too. The innate energy continued to accumulate inside her. Icy veins pulsed with the exertion, emphasizing the strain as her body reached its limit, and then it calmed. She activated her Feminine Mutant. Pearl transformed into a dark queen with a murderous aura. She took the form of a crystalline sculpture, colored only by the shadows trapped within her ice, her body brimmed with mighty power.
Amid the turmoil of the Dark Gloomy Enlightenment, great surges of dark water flowed freely from Pearl's body, flooding the surrounding area. The chilling air of the gloomy ice pervaded through the field.
"That's impressive. I can't believe she possesses the dark water. To the best of my knowledge, one can resist the attack of the dark ice only when possessing the Feminine Mutant," Jacob murmured to himself. His jaw dropped. It never occurred to him that Pearl might have had a few tricks up her sleeve.
"If my memory serves me right, the dark water is the prize when one passes the second test in the Heavenly Passage. There is a high chance the young man's life will be on the line this time.
I'm afraid that this battle would be long and fraught with danger since Ricky is not a spiritual emperor." he analyzed as his brows furrowed in worry.
"The Feminine Mutant is so powerful! I can't believe that you can activate the dark water in such a short amount of time," Ricky told Pearl as he sensed the strength that radiated from her.
"But one thing you should be aware of is that the dark water can't hurt me."
'What did he say? He doesn't fear the dark water at all?' Staring at Ricky, Jacob was completely dumbfounded by what he said. He wondered how a middle spiritual king would be able to withstand the dark water.
Suddenly, the raging sound of blazing flames erupted from Ricky's body.
Before they could blink, Ricky's body glowed brighter, as the Heaven Illuminating Fire erupted. The gloomy ice that was expanding retreated in great yards, faster than it had spread. It seemed to flee from the lick of fire that covered Ricky's body. It stayed still far away, and an eerie silence fell upon the scene as the world stilled, in an impasse.
It took a long time before Jacob, who was once a spiritual emperor, could recover from the shock. He gaped at Ricky. His mouth hung open as a mixed feeling of admiration and horror washed over him.
"Judging from its endless power, these black flames must be a sign of the Heaven Illuminating Fire, so potent that it can burn everything to death," Jacob muttered after a beat, finally able to compose himself.
"But how could that happen? It doesn't make sense at all! I clearly remember that Ricky doesn't possess the Heaven Illuminating Eyes. How did he manage to control the Heaven Illuminating Fire?"
he said as he marveled at Ricky's performance. He understood then that he had underestimated Ricky's power in the first place.
'Now, I'm dying to see what will happen next. This battle will be a lot more interesting than before, ' he quietly thought to himself. Since he was a spiritual emperor from ancient times, there was no doubt that he had experienced all sorts of shocking news. After regaining his composure, he was able to analyze the situation with a clear head.
The secret behind Ricky's abilities was something that still alluded him though, and he desperately wanted to know the answer.
'Ha-ha. It was sensible of me to arrange a test for them in here. If it had not been for that, I would never have had a chance to experience this fascinating battle, '
Jacob thought to himself. He felt giddy with excitement.
"Your black flames are indeed powerful, but there is still a world of difference between us. With your current strength, you won't stand a chance of defeating me. We are standing in the Dark and Light Rock Array, and I possess the Feminine Mutant." Pearl's voice boomed out as her lips curled into a smug smile. When she sensed Ricky's Heaven Illuminating Fire, her face grew more severe. Even under enormous pressure, she still had complete confidence that the battle was in her pocket, no matter how powerful Ricky was.
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