Ricky's judgment was correct this time. He only spent less than eight hours walking out of the maze. Previously he had spent a whole day walking inside.
The difference was significant.
After walking out of the maze, he arrived at an empty hall.
The hall was bathed in fairy energy that washed over Ricky like waves lapping on shore. Absorbing it made him feel like entering the wonderful state of body refinement.
'Is the running water flowing to this place?' Ricky wondered. Then, a pond of water at the center of the hall caught his attention. It was where all the energy was coming from.
Ricky could smell the energy, the scent of the Treasures from Heaven and Earth at the Sage Level.
"Wow. This pond must have come into being after it had soaked the Treasures from Heaven and Earth at the Sage Level," Ricky marveled. It was the most unbelievable thing he had ever seen.
The words carved in the middle of the hall confirmed Ricky's theory—Holy Water.
"It is the Holy Water! There is no doubt that it is gained from soaking the Treasures from Heaven and Earth at the Sage Level and absorbing their energy," Ricky said.
As a warrior, he could not help feeling crazily excited. Using the Holy Water meant obtaining the countless Treasures from Heaven and Earth at the Sage Level.
All he had to do was move the Holy Water to his zone.
"Calm down, Ricky," Tina reminded him telepathically, sensing his excitement.
"Yeah, Tina, I know." Ricky laughed and launched himself toward the Holy Pond.
Bang! Ricky crashed against some force and fell to the ground. A bloody barrier appeared around the Holy Pond.
"Where did that come from? That wasn't there earlier," Ricky said, helping himself up.
"It's not surprising that such a pond is under special protection," Tina commented. "I don't know how to break that barrier. The power it contains is too strong.
It just proves how important the Holy Water is. It's the biggest opportunity here."
"My chaotic power tells me that the barrier has not been eroded by the chaos," Ricky said.
"Water flows into the Holy Pond, which means the energy is not blocked by the barrier," Tina analyzed.
Ricky looked around and found eight different passages leading into the hall including the one he went through.
"It must be a test," Ricky said. "And it will begin once the others emerge from the remaining passages."
"Probably," Tina nodded. "But bloody barriers always give me a bad feeling."
"Me, too. Blood usually entails bad luck. We need to be careful," Ricky agreed.
He always believed that good luck was important. If he was lucky enough, everything would be fine. If not, everything would be a complete mess.
"Wow! Finally, I'm out! I didn't realize right away that the water was actually flowing backwards. Good thing I figured it out, or I'd still be trapped in the maze." Suddenly a familiar voice rang across the hall. It was Soar.
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