There were two other people: a man, tall like a tower, and the other, a beautiful woman. They were extraordinary in both appearance and strength.
"Ricky!" Mike and Enoch exclaimed in greeting the moment their group landed.
"Mike! Enoch!" Ricky returned the greeting, his hands folded in respect.
He then glanced at the other two and said, "And they are...?"
His heart was beating anxiously, for he hadn't expected Mike to make an appearance.
"This is Braxton from the Six-armed Ape tribe. He is ranked fourth among the talents in our outer region," Mike said, introducing the man beside him. And then, gesturing to the woman, he said, "This is Leilani, a talent from the Seven-tailed Fox tribe and ranked third in the outer region."
Ricky greeted them respectfully.
But he was worried. It was not a good sign that two more geniuses from the top ten were here.
In the next moment, two powerful momenta collided with each other, sweeping over everybody with an inexplicable force. Mike and Jasper were exchanging strikes secretly! Through this strong momentum, two forces in the shape of Eight Diagrams were vaguely visible to the others.
No one said anything. No one was capable of saying anything.
There was a long moment of silence before Jasper broke it. He said, "I am Jasper Zhang, inheritor of the Law of Change, a type of the Eight Diagrams."
"I am Mike Mo, inheritor of the Law of Fortune-telling, another type of the Eight Diagrams," Mike replied. He then added, "We are destined to fight each other. But I think we should fight under this deep pit!"
"I agree." Jasper nodded.
"It looks like a fierce battle is about to take place in this pit between these two!" the Dragon Intent Grass said. "The Law of Fortune-telling versus the Law of Change. It's going to be intense."
'It's going to be tough, for sure, ' Ricky thought to himself a little helplessly.
After making sure that Jasper wasn't about to make a move, Mike sat down cross-legged. He was ready to feel the power of the Eight Diagrams in the deep pit.
"You don't have to feel it. It's the Law of Universe," said Jasper.
"The Law of Universe!" Mike repeated slowly, excitement seeping into his calm eyes.
This seemed to fill him with determination and he knew that it would be impossible for him to give up the strongest law.
Everyone around him looked into the deep pit again and then back at each other.
And as if with a silent consensus, they all jumped into it.
Even though they were all middle spiritual emperors, it took them almost half a day to reach the bottom of the pit.
When they did, all they could see was just a vast land that encompassed the Eight Diagrams.
With a frightening buzz, the power of the Eight Diagrams sprang to attention and circled protectively around the land.
The group could sense nothing else. But all of them knew that what really mattered was under this place.
This land was, in itself, a forbidden seal.
"It looks like we'll have to depend on you two if we want to enter it." Ricky said to Jasper and Mike.
The two of them nodded and sat down cross-legged, and started to feel this place.
It was at this moment that several more figures appeared over the deep pit.
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