Ashley was a proud girl. However, she would still compare herself to gorgeous girls whenever she came across them. She didn't mean to, but she would sometimes become insecure.
She secretly sized up Tina and Amelia, and she felt that they would overshadow her and take her place as the most coveted female in the wood branch. The aura that Tina exuded made her eye-catching. Ashley knew she couldn't compete with that.
She felt white-hot jealousy bubbling in the pit of her stomach.
Ashley couldn't help but take it out on Ricky. She cast an angry glance at him. "I don't get it. Why would my master think so highly of a womanizer like you?"
"Ha-ha! That's none of your business. Don't tell me that you don't even have extra rooms?" Ricky responded.
"Humph! Being with you is such torture," Ashely said, rolling her eyes at Ricky. "You live on that mountain. Go find it yourselves."
With that, Ashley immediately took off.
"Ricky, now that you have become a disciple of the Five-element Sect,
when will you break off your engagement with Ashley?" Tina asked, after having chosen a room.
She was afraid that Ashley would fall in love with Ricky one day. After all, Ricky was quite the catch. They just weren't seeing eye-to-eye now because of a small misunderstanding.
Once they patched things up, Tina feared that Ashley might fall for him.
"Ha! You have nothing to worry about. That woman hates my guts now. Once the selection for the holy son is over, I will break off our engagement," Ricky said, reassuring her.
"That's great!" Tina replied, smiling brightly.
"Evil Mandragora has been practicing in seclusion in the hopes of making some progress. Hannah has been picking up what Holy Three-Saber has been teaching her. She is the daughter of a deity. I wonder how strong she will become after she masters the inheritance of her father," Ricky said.
"Perhaps she will reach the Sage Level. After all, her father is a deity. If she hadn't been reborn, she would already be at the Divine Level," the Dragon Intent Grass replied.
"What? The Sage Level? That's so unfair! I mean, I kind of admire her," Ricky exclaimed. He suddenly felt very envious.
"Stop complaining. If one of your parents were at the Divine Level, the same thing would happen to you," the Dragon Intent Grass said.
Over the next few days, Ricky focused on his meditation.
The race to select the holy son was just round the corner. The entire wood branch was thrilled about the upcoming selection.
There was another promising candidate in the race—Ricky.
Recently, many of the disciples had looked into his background. They learned a lot about his life. For example, they found out that Ricky had possessed several mutants and cultivated the chaotic power.
They also learned that he was once an incredible demi-spiritual emperor.
Ricky had become the talk of the town. Everyone believed that he was the most promising competitor for the selection of the holy son.
Defeating Guillermo had earned him such a stellar reputation.
However, while some disciples were excited, others were upset. Those who were frustrated were actually very powerful and talented. They were even stronger than the three most promising candidates. However, they were not qualified to join the race because they were over a hundred years old.
According to the competition rules, the competitors must be below one hundred years old. There was nothing they could do. After all, none of them would dare break the rules.
Ricky had heard the others talking about him. However, he didn't pay attention to any of it. All he cared about was improving his strength. He still had a lot of unfinished business to attend to. If he wanted to get everything done, he needed to be strong.
Reputation meant nothing to warriors. Strength mattered the most.
If it weren't for the holy son's rights, he wouldn't have signed up to be part of the selection.
The day for the selection of the holy son finally came. The competition was hosted by two demi-saint elders. The race had four parts, and there were over forty participants.
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