Mike and Antony had heard of Ricky before. However, when they saw him, they were taken by surprise. Their impression had been that no one else would have come this far.
Ricky's presence immediately alerted them to his abilities. Since they were ace geniuses, they knew how difficult the test was, which meant that they couldn't underestimate this man. He could pose a serious challenge.
Their gazes then shifted from Ricky to the young man in black whom they had never seen before.
"Does anyone know who that young man is? The one wearing black? I don't think we've ever met him or even seen him before today," some of the saints outside the ancient battlefield asked others around them.
"I don't know him!" Most answers were in the negative and the exercise bore no fruit.
"Looks like he might be another genius we are unaware of; or were unaware of till now."
"Apart from Mike and Antony, Ricky and this stranger are the only ones who passed the test, which means they are powerful geniuses too. I wonder if they are stronger than Mike and Antony."
"Rumor has it that Ricky was once an incredible demi-spiritual emperor. I don't know if it is true but that's what I've heard."
"Can someone here verify that rumor?"
"Beats me! If we want to know the answer, we need to ask those from the Five-element Sect about it."
Inside the Combat Space, Mike asked the stranger, "Hi, may I know your name?"
"Hi! I am Chad." the young man answered, the tone exceedingly polite, as he cupped his hands in response. There was a soft tone in his voice that made people feel like he was a nice guy.
Ricky felt like Chad was a very calm and collected person who never lost his cool.
However, his seven zones warned him that he was wrong about Chad.
His intuition was saying that this man was more dangerous than Mike and Antony. What was more, Ricky felt like he had seen this man somewhere before.
'Whoever he is, his presence is weird!' Ricky frowned inwardly.
None of the three participants noticed that Chad's attention had been mostly focused on Ricky. He was sizing Ricky up and was curious about his strength.
"Chad, may I ask where you are from? I hope you won't feel offended if I do. It's just that we all get curious about geniuses," Antony piped up.
"That's okay. I am from a small place just like Ricky here. I live in a corner of the Northern Land," Chad replied.
"Wait! How do you know where I am from?" Ricky was surprised to hear the comparison. "The Northern Land lies far away from the Eastern Land. Have you been there before?"
His suspicions about having met Chad somewhere earlier in his life had become much more definite now.
"No. I have never had the honor of visiting the Eastern Land, but one of my friends went there. I've heard a few things about you from him," Chad replied with a friendly smile.
"Oh, is that so?" Ricky was even more curious after hearing this. "Can you tell me your friend's name? I wonder if I know him."
"Certainly. His name is Charles Kong, and he hails from the Western Land as well. You might remember him by the fact that he possesses the Rock Mutant," Chad replied pleasantly.
"Charles Kong..." Ricky repeated thoughtfully.
The name didn't ring a bell at first, but he remembered who Charles was very soon.
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