Ricky still remembered how the Sky Manor had bustled the last time he visited. Despite the provocations he received, he had formed a bond of friendship with Kristen and Tyson.
However, things were different now. Great changes had taken place in the Sky Manor. The Celestial Army imprisoned the chief of the Sky Manor who once helped him. Kristen and Tyson were nowhere to be found. The once-influential Sky Manor looked more like a cage these days.
"Master Connor!" an apathetic voice called out suddenly. A black figure appeared in the palace. It emanated threatening energy.
Similar to the other members of the Celestial Army, the figure was cloaked in darkness. His black eyes were the only distinct features about him.
There was no doubt that the coming man was Tyler, the other deputy leader of the Celestial Army.
"How goes the preparations?" Connor asked. His serious gaze zeroed in on the figure.
"Please set your heart at ease. Everything is ready. I have found the land of opportunity and prepared everything we need to cross the threshold. You can give your order at any time," Tyler responded.
"Great! Tell our men to bar any other spiritual king from this place before our return from the land of opportunity." With a hum, Connor stroked his chin as he thought over the details of the plan. His commanding tone was as rough and heavy as gravel.
"I've already given the command. Not a single fly will enter this place before we come out," Tyler answered.
"That sounds good. Where is the entrance?" Connor nodded. His eyes flitted about the palace as he tried to look for the entrance.
Hearing this, Tyler narrowed his eyes. He condensed an attack in his right hand. Then, he launched the attack upward, towards the big plaque of the Sky Manor in the center of the palace.
With a deafening bang, the plaque broke into pieces. Debris flew in every direction. A metal plaque was nothing against an attack from an upper spiritual king.
Every eye in the palace shifted their attention to the area beyond the plaque. There, they found a black vortex as big as a human head.
But the vortex seemed ordinary. Nobody could sense power from it.
Despite this, they all knew the vortex was likely to be the aforementioned entrance to the land of opportunity.
"Is that the entrance?" the lord of the Imperial Palace of Wildness asked.
"Yes, that is the entrance. I believe that we shall all get our rightful opportunities once we cross over," Connor answered. The weight in his voice emphasized the gravity of his words.
From the sheen in his eyes, it was obvious that this was the moment Connor had been waiting for. The object of his built-up anticipation was finally within his grasp. A crazed relief washed over him and he started to look as rabid as a dog.
'What the hell is in there that they want it so desperately?' Ricky pondered to himself.
Suddenly, he could feel movement inside his body. Deep in his Soul Sea, the mysterious axe stirred.
Its movement was no more than a weak vibration. Despite this, Ricky felt it.
'The mysterious axe is moving once again. Is that because it also wants the thing inside the vortex? I wonder what it is. Is it some Treasure from Heaven and Earth?' As Ricky expected, he was looking forward to this opportunity too.
His gut told him that the mysterious axe was more powerful than the regained spiritual meridian. He didn't know when the mysterious axe first entered his body. He could only guess that it was around the time he got the regained spiritual meridian.
'Since the mysterious axe is finally moving, I must get whatever in that vortex, ' he thought to himself.
"But, Master Connor, I get the feeling that we are unable to enter that place," the lord of the Imperial Palace of Wildness said thickly. His eyes still focused on the vortex.
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