Boom! The two black bracelets fell. Both were so heavy they opened two deep craters.
"These are the same bracelets I worn when I was at your stage. Each of them weighs as much as two medium-sized mountains. I believe it's suitable for you to use them before you become a completed spiritual king," the Evil Emperor laughed.
"So just one of these bracelets weighs about the same as two medium-sized mountains?" Ricky repeated in shock. He wondered how long it would take for him to walk with those.
Evil Emperor laughed out loud. "Don't worry. You won't be doing the training with these until you are done with the test," he told Ricky.
"So, sir, do you mean that I can pass the round this time?" Ricky asked.
"In this round, I just want you to know the importance of cultivating the necessary strength to work with the Space-shrinking Pace," the Evil Emperor said.
...
The Evil Emperor took Ricky to a translucent space, where he would face his third round.
Ricky gazed around and managed to detect the solid floors all over the place. Up close, they resembled a really thin sheet of paper.
However, when he gathered his spiritual energy and tried to touch one of them, he just wasn't able to.
Right away, he attempted to step forward to the next floor, but also failed. It had become clear that there was an invisible force blocking his way and leaving him stuck.
Ricky soon realized that each floor was actually way far from one another, even though they didn't seem more than three feet away apart.
"This is the space I created with the ruling power. Each floor looks very close but they're actually at least tens of thousands of meters away," the Evil Emperor explained.
"Moreover, within the said length, there's also a force of resistance located at this space. That's the reason you feel you can't move from one floor to another."
"So how can I get to another floor?" Ricky asked.
"Innate spiritual kings' understanding of space are divided into five stages," the Evil Emperor responded.
"Of course, things are different when one becomes a spiritual emperor."
"I've never heard about it, sir. Not even from the other warriors," Ricky said confusedly.
"That's normal. Apart from the creatures who practice the space power, generally others don't pay attention to this. Those who do are fewer than the casting masters or pill refiners," the Evil Emperor said.
"Plus, the space power is extremely difficult to cultivate. Almost none innate spiritual king will deliberately cultivate it. So, no one knows exactly how these five stages are divided."
"And what are these five stages, sir?" Ricky inquired.
It was true that even if a creature spent some of its time to understand the space, it still wouldn't be enough to master the power. Complete focus was crucial on the cultivation of the space power in order to fully comprehend it.
"Preliminary stage, minor achievement, major achievement, completeness and peak," the Evil Emperor listed. "You are now at the peak of a middle spiritual king. Your comprehension should reach at least the major achievement.
However, I'm afraid your current comprehension of the space hasn't even reached the minor achievement yet."
"Really? I can't believe it," Ricky stated in disbelief.
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