"Grr! I'll kill you!"
Alan's howl rang through the silence like sudden thunder. Fumbling to get up from the ground, he broke out in full force.
The power he exuded was characteristic of the first grade of Blood Purification. It burst forth in full swing.
Immediately, Alan pulled out his weapon from his back and turned his palms forward. The weapon quickly expanded and became a black iron spear.
"The Earthlight Iron Spear!"
With a shout, Alan ran and leaped high in the ring, spear in hand. All his strength was concentrated on the spear, which burst into a powerful blaze and hurtled towards Ricky.
"Haven't you realized what you're up against?" Ricky said coldly, calmly watching Alan's infuriated attack.
Ricky burst into flames and pulled out his Iron Destroyer, red spiritual energy surrounding it instantly. Ricky then spun around at a high speed and swung the long saber from above.
"Clang!" The two weapons collided, and Alan's black spear was flung away. Meanwhile, however, Ricky's long saber flew straight at Alan.
The sight of the rapidly approaching blade thrust Alan into a state of panic and despair, and he stood frozen, forgetting how to deflect it.
If this had happened elsewhere, Ricky would have killed Alan without mercy. But it was inappropriate to do so in the house of Shui Clan. Instantly, he twisted his weapon and gave Alan a tremendous blow to the chest with the back of his long saber.
With a grunt, Alan fell backwards into the ring again, bleeding this time.
But unlike before, however, he failed to get up and instead passed out on the spot. Ricky studied him for a few moments, wondering if he was faking it or not.
A stunned silence fell over the crowd, but only briefly.
Soon the chatter increased exponentially, like the start of a rain shower. They talked about the man in the ring and Agnes.
In an instant, all the attention had completely shifted from Alan to Ricky.
Sherry was startled out of her dazed shock by the loud chatter, her beautiful eyes full of bitterness. She stared at Ricky and Agnes angrily, feeling hatred develop for Alan.
"It seems you were right, sister. Disciples of the Snow Sect are by no means easy to defeat. It was a truly wise choice to send Agnes there before," another elder sighed.
"That's right. After all, a connection with the innate spirit is advantageous. I think that hereafter, it would be a good move to just send more disciples to the Snow Sect if there is an opportunity. Even if they fail at cultivating, they shall still meet some outstanding disciples who can inspire them," the elder woman replied.
Then she stood up, asking a couple of the disciples to carry Alan out of the ring and to the medic for treatment.
She then formally announced that Ricky and Agnes had qualified for the factional contest.
Exiting the ring, Ricky followed Agnes back to their quarters. However, along the way, multiple people, regardless of whether they knew Agnes or not, all passionately approached him, chattering excitedly.
Ricky was again overwhelmed by the enthusiasm of Shui disciples.
This was not surprising, though. There were so many women in the Shui Clan who would definitely jump at the chance to meet such a powerful genius warrior like him.
Fortunately, Agnes held a place of high respect among the disciples, and she ordered them to give him space, so that Ricky could go in peace.
"The factional contest will be held in three days, so take a good rest during these days!" Agnes said as she walked Ricky to his quarters. "Let me know if you need anything, anytime, during these three days."
"Why, aren't you going to stay with me these three days? I'm sure I will stand a better chance of winning the factional contest if you keep me company," Ricky teasingly flirted with the noble Agnes.
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