"Really? What is the truth then?" Ricky asked with an arch lift of eyebrow.
'I knew he was hiding something,' he thought suspiciously meanwhile.
"All right, I admit it. Our Transmission Array is available at any time. I swear that this time I am telling the truth," said Edie.
"I see. Well, if you didn't want me to use it, you could have just told me the truth. You didn't have to make up a lie to deceive me. I don't think I would be shameless enough to insist on using it in such a case," Ricky said in a low voice.
"You misunderstand me, Kenney. You should know that I lied to you only because I wanted you to stay here for two more months. In that case, after one month staying here, you can go to a secret land with me to look for some Treasures from Heaven and Earth," Edie revealed, earning a surprised chuckle from Ricky.
"Ha-ha, you must be joking! Your Wind Mountain Alliance has two saints and countless spiritual emperors. With your position, thousands of spiritual emperors will undoubtedly come to serve you as soon as you announce your intention. On the other hand, I'm merely a lower spiritual emperor. Why would you prefer to go with me?" Ricky protested.
Edie sighed when it looked like Ricky was still doubting him. He muttered, "It's so difficult to lie to a smart genius!
To tell you the truth, the secret land I am going to this time is the Emperor Beast Swamp."
"The Emperor Beast Swamp? What is that?" Hearing Edie's words, Ricky was sure that he was finally telling the truth. And his curiosity was also piqued.
"It is an ancient battlefield left in the endless mountain," Edie explained at once. "Many ruins and heritages of emperor beasts of at the Sage Level can be found in it.
The ancestors of many emperor beasts in the endless mountain have left heritages all over the Emperor Beast Swamp, and many of them are from our Wind Mountain Alliance.
The Emperor Beast Swamp only appears once every era, and when it appears, only some Sage Level forces in the endless mountain can sense its presence. This is because only the blood essence of saints can sense the remains and power of the ancestors."
"I see...So your purpose is to find the heritage of your ancestors in the Emperor Beast Swamp." Ricky nodded as he finally understood what Edie wanted from him.
"Yes, you're right. Of course, the heritage of our ancestors is not my only target. I won't refuse it if I have the chance to get the heritage of any other emperor beast," Edie added. "I believe that you won't refuse to get the blood essence of any emperor beast, will you?"
"Ha-ha, of course, I won't!" Ricky burst into laughter.
As a matter of fact, the blood essence of any emperor beast could not compare with his Chaos blood power, but he was hankering for the energy that such blood essence could give.
As for why Edie thought highly of Ricky, it was probably due to his strength and uniqueness. Ricky was confident in himself in these aspects.
"I just hope that after everything is done, you can keep your promise and let me get to the Middle Land through your array," Ricky said seriously.
"Ha-ha, don't worry. I swear that after our trip, I will let you use the Transmission Array to go to the Middle Land, and I can even escort you there in person," Edie promised without hesitation. Hearing Ricky's serious tone, he knew that he had already pissed him off this time.
And he didn't want to offend a genius like Ricky. At least, not more than he already had.
"You don't have to do it in person. Just let me use it, and we are quits," Ricky said, shaking his head.
"But before we enter the Emperor Beast Swamp, Kenney, I still have one more question to ask you," Edie suddenly said telepathically in the next moment.
"Go ahead!"
"What's your real name?" Edie asked. "I can assure you that I told you my real name, and I can swear that. I can also admit that I have an indisputably high position in the Wind-Mountain Alliance, which is better than most of our members.
I really want to make friends with you."
"Since you asked, you must have a clue about my true identity already. My name is Ricky, and I come from the Eastern Land," Ricky replied by telepathy. He decided to tell the truth this time because he thought that he could not hide it any longer.
"Just as I expected. You are really Ricky! You are an ace genius from the Eastern Land, and the one and only incredible demi-spiritual emperor in the past several eras!" Although he had guessed it for some time, Edie was still shocked when Ricky admitted it himself.
"What is it then? Do you know something more about that guy?" the Thousand-hand Emperor asked curiously.
"Three months ago, our people came back from the Eastern Land with a piece of news about an incredible demi-spiritual emperor..." Edie then told the story about Ricky.
"That guy used to be an incredible demi-spiritual emperor!" The Thousand-hand Emperor was astonished after hearing Edie's explanation.
He could hardly believe his ears.
On the other hand, it took Ricky three days to help Amelia refine the Aquatic Fruit thoroughly.
And as a result, Amelia was now powerful enough to incur the Thunderstroke Doom.
In fact, Amelia had almost reached this level since they left the Complete Emperor Island. However, she was not a freak like Ricky. She had to be well prepared for even one strike from the Thunderstroke Doom.
"Amelia, after this Aquatic Fruit is refined, you can incur the Thunderstroke Doom at any time, right?" Ricky asked.
"Yes, but I would rather wait until I completely digest the power I've gotten from the fruit," answered Amelia. "I think it will likely be the time when you return here with Edie from the Emperor Beast Swamp."
"Ricky, do you understand what Amelia means? She doesn't have the confidence to break through the Thunderstroke Doom and become a spiritual emperor unless you're by her side," Tina said in a teasing tone.
Hearing Tina's words, Amelia blushed fervently. Of course, the blush on her face embarrassed her even more, and she wished that the ground could just open and swallow her up.
"Well, let's talk about something else. Amelia, take out your weapon. During my secluded cultivation, I might cast weapons, and I can integrate that tusk into your weapon," Ricky said, awkwardly changing the topic in a hurry.
Then, with Amelia's weapon, Ricky began to cultivate in seclusion.
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