When Tony saw the instant change in Ricky, he was shocked, speechless and numb. Sawyer, too, was astounded to the core. However, they didn't have the luxury of time to indulge in shock, as both of their lives were at stake.
Sawyer had to kill Ricky's three replications as soon as possible, while Tony had to resist Ricky's fatal attack with all his strength.
"Come out, my swords!"
Tony exclaimed as blood essence came out from between his eyebrows, and at once, intense sword light burst out from every pore of his body. The sword light swept around with great momentum and formed ten swords over his head.
Then they enlarged and grew rather big.
Merged with the blood essence, they gave out the brightest light, and collided against Ricky's strike.
On the other hand, Sawyer also burst out his most potent power. He activated his devil blood power and turned into his devil shape, trying to kill Ricky's replications in one strike.
However, with the six mutants, the chromatic energy, and the chaotic power, Ricky's Shadowy Replications had eighty percent of his best skills. Thus, they had no difficulty resisting Sawyer for a while.
Boom!
Ricky's and Tony's attacks collided once again.
This time, there was a massive gap between the two's power. The ten swords could not stop Ricky's strike at all, while Ricky destroyed Tony's attack as easy as crushing dry weeds and smashing rotten wood.
Ricky didn't withdraw his power until he had cut Tony's body in half.
Afterward, he released the devouring power to absorb Tony's dead body and soul, which would serve as nourishment for his Blood Vitality Devouring Skill.
Queenie had been observing him through all these.
'Hmm...It looks like he has completely refined the other half pistil. His strength is now equal to that of a one-star lower spiritual emperor at peak state, ' Queenie thought to herself upon seeing what was happening.
'It appears that the Devouring Mutant is truly powerful.
But the power of a one-star lower spiritual emperor at peak state should be the upper limit of an incredible demi-spiritual emperor.
I can still surpass him in our ancestral land.'
Soon, Sawyer defeated Ricky's replications, but it was too late. Ricky had already killed Tony.
"I have never heard of an incredible demi-spiritual emperor who has six mutants and the chaotic power. As I stand here facing you, I cannot help but feel scared," Sawyer solemnly admitted. But contrary to his words, he looked calm as he stood opposite Ricky.
At this moment, he had to admit that he met a tough opponent.
But despite Ricky's strength, he was still confident. He believed that Ricky could not kill him for the time being, and that thought empowered him greatly.
"I'm curious. Although you activated the Veritable Nether Body, you didn't activate your devilish blood power. That is to say, when you fought against my three Shadowy Replications, you didn't use your full strength," Ricky said out of curiosity.
"In other words, you didn't really want to save Tony."
"Even if I tried my best, I would still not be able to save him," Sawyer said lightly. "I believe that you know this too. Otherwise, you would have summoned more replications."
"Exactly, but you didn't even use your human blood power. Even if you knew that you couldn't save him, as a friend, you should have done your best," Ricky commented.
"Fine, you are right. I didn't want to save Tony. If I used all my strength earlier, I know that I could have saved him. I have that much confidence in my abilities," admitted Sawyer.
"Then why didn't you?" Ricky asked.
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