"I can't thank you enough, sir!" Ricky smiled from ear to ear as he sincerely expressed his gratitude.
"In that case, you should call me Chief from now on. How does that sound?" Langston gave a faint smile as he replied. Despite the happiness from all that was happening, Langston could not help but feel the heaviness of his heart now that it was time for him to also think about solutions on how to deal with the Sky-breaking Dome.
Since Calvin suffered such a great loss, he would most probably seek help from the Sky-breaking dome.
"Yes, Chief!" Ricky respectfully tried to get Langston's attention.
"We would like to thank you from the bottom of our hearts!" At that moment, the members of the Hong Clan led by its leader, Abraham, also expressed their sincere appreciation to Langston.
"You're welcome. A warrior with the Rainwater Mutant must be treated as a genius in the Spirit Sect." Langston smiled as he spoke.
"Does that mean that Amelia can also join the Spirit Sect if she wants to?" Abraham asked excitedly upon hearing Langston's words.
"Well, of course. After all, the Spirit Sect is also short of mutants and it would be great if she could join us," Langston replied. "But, as far as I'm concerned, it's better that you join the Spirit Sect by taking part in the competition that would be held two and a half months from now.
By then, the competition would be fierce. In fact, tons of rewards await you once you become a core member! Moreover, these rewards are great opportunities for you, and your realm will surely benefit from them. I know you are very interested in joining the Spirit Sect now, but if you do right now, then there will be no reward for you at all."
"We completely understand, Chief!" Ricky and Amelia said in unison as they nodded their heads upon hearing Langston's words. Right then and there, he imagined all the rewards that could soon be his.
"Let me remind you that you can't be careless in this competition. Moreover, there would be no fooling around, because there will be many geniuses of the elder generation who often take part in the competition. Be careful for most of them are not weaker than you or Carney," Langston warned with a faint smile.
"Well, that makes it more interesting." Ricky smiled.
"That's good to hear. You can stay in the Hong Clan for the time being. But be sure to head to the core area of the Spirit Sect. I'll be waiting for you there," said Langston. At that moment, he was eager to see how well Ricky's skills would play out in the upcoming competition.
Ricky had gained a good reputation because of what had happened today. But in the competition, there would surely be a lot of people who had not been convinced of his real strength. In addition, the Chu Clan and its allies would not let the opportunity to kill Ricky pass by.
It was no doubt that Ricky was an ace genius. However, Langston had always known that the Spirit Sect only needed geniuses who had experienced life and death battles.
"Maybe, I have to change some rules of the competition for Kenny's sake," Langston suddenly said to himself in a low voice. Deep inside, he was dying to know the limit of a genius who had cultivated the chaotic power.
But before he could do that, he still had to figure out one more thing: he needed to dig deep into Ricky's background—where he came from, who he was, and why he was there. It was natural for Langston to pay extra caution when it came to dealing with an ace genius like Ricky, since he didn't know where Ricky was from.
Meanwhile, the warriors started to leave as they looked forward to witnessing the epic battle between Langston and Calvin. However, to their disappointment, the two spiritual emperors only had two rounds of fight before Calvin retreated. After all, it was not every day that they got the chance to watch a battle between two powerful spiritual emperors.
Needless to say, the audience found that Calvin was being reasonable and wise when he stopped the fight as soon as he knew that he could not defeat Langston.
But beyond that, Ricky was also the talk of the town. The warriors wanted answers as they all got curious about Ricky's origin. After all, they didn't know much about him and his identity remained a mystery.
Ricky was such an extraordinary warrior that it was difficult for him to get unnoticed anywhere. Ironically, as much as Ricky was known for his strength and power, many people still knew nothing about him, making them more curious about Ricky.
And because of the repeated discussion about his background, Kenny—Ricky's fake name—became well-known throughout the entire Western Land.
"Kenney, there's something that I want to ask you, but you have to answer me with all honesty..." But before Ricky could answer, Langston followed up with another question. "I'm talking about your identity. It's just funny that I have never heard of your name anywhere before.
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