"Volcano Fruit, the fire, the power! I hope you do not disappoint me!" Locking his eyes on the green fruit with crimson shadows, Ricky exclaimed with excitement!
Then, he went straight to the Devouring Skill and started to channel the power embedded in the Volcano Fruit.
Thanks to the devouring cultivation method he learned, he didn't have to take many of the Treasures from Heaven Earth orally anymore. He could just go directly to the Devouring Skill and refine them without any trouble.
As the refinement began, he felt that the flame and power inside his body strengthening and improving simultaneously.
The improvement on his flames was less drastic due to the Chaotic Fire Zone. But he knew he was getting stronger just by how his entire body felt.
For an ordinary warrior at the eighth grade of Blood Purification, his power was approximately five thousand kilograms.
As Ricky went on with the refinement of the fruit, he felt his power increasing by at least fifty kilograms every passing second.
'It seems that the fire from the Volcano Fruit isn't of much use to me. But maybe its fire can help me fortify my power at the eighth grade of Blood Purification through the Devouring Skill!' Ricky thought to himself.
It took Ricky a whole day to complete the refinement of the Volcano Fruit. As a result, he had reinforced his current level of Blood Purification significantly.
After a hard day's work, he felt that his power grew by a thousand and five hundred kilograms! And thanks to his stronger power, Ricky's strength would be no weaker than that of a warrior at the third grade of Bone Reinforcement!
'You did not disappoint me, Volcano Fruit!' Ricky shouted eagerly in his heart as he initiated his internal strength to feel his new gained power rushing through his body.
Now that he had reinforced his level at the eighth grade of Blood Purification, the power he obtained was no different to the power of a warrior of Bone Reinforcement!
"My master, your next goal must be to take down an opponent who is three levels higher than you in Bone Reinforcement. You are going to be a genius no one should take easily!" Alva suggested. "Defeating someone at a higher level is a difficult task.
If you could take down someone who is three levels higher than you in Bone Reinforcement, it could serve as a solid foundation for your breakthrough to the innate spirit! By that time, challenging someone who is three levels higher than you in the innate spirit stage should no longer be a problem!"
"Take down someone who is three levels higher than me? Now that would be amazing! I've never thought about that before!" Ricky responded.
"My master, be bold, please! You have every quality to achieve that. You own a peculiar fire and two sacred fires. Add to that, the powerful mysterious cultivation method and the incredible spiritual meridian! You are surely strong enough to take such challenge! There is no doubt in my mind that you will succeed in it!" Alva expounded further to his master.
He was dwelling inside Ricky's body for several days. Now he had known some of Ricky's secret weapons. As an ancient artificial, his knowledge had always been wider than others.
"Is that so? Ha-ha. I'm looking forward to it!" Ricky said as he laughed hysterically. He began to feel confident about taking on the challenge Alva just proposed to him.
A great genius who defeated someone three levels higher than him! Ricky decided that he should be the one!
He tidied himself and walked to Monkey Nine's place. Standing at the gate, he discovered that Monkey Nine was still in seclusion.
"Although Monkey Nine is a warrior of Bone Reinforcement, it seems that he still needs more time to refine the two Beast Fires. I guess I'll have to wait," Ricky mumbled as he could see from outside that Monkey Nine was still silent.
...
It took Monkey Nine another whole day to complete his refinement on the Beast Fires. Finally, he opened his eyes from the seclusion with a thrilled expression on his face. He could tell that his strength had improved significantly.
'I did it! I did it!' he screamed excitedly in his heart.
He then proceeded to walk out of his place and saw Ricky hunkering down on the ground outside. He approached Ricky and bowed to him. "Thank you so much!" he thanked Ricky with sincerity.
Judging merely by the way Monkey Nine looked at Ricky, it was clear that he respected him very much.
"I'm glad you're done with it. Next, we go to the Stone City!" Ricky said coldly as he stood up and raised his head to look towards where Stone City was located. There was an overwhelming murderous intent in Ricky's eyes that Monkey Nine who was a professional assassin shuddered in fear.
"So, you have already decided to do something to the Nan Clan?" asked Monkey Nine.
Fortunately, Elder Alexander led a group and came to the Snow Sect to provide assistance. Otherwise, Zenith would have been unable to deal with all the chaos. Despite Elder Alexander's help, Zenith was still put under a lot of stress.
Deep inside his heart, he cursed Ricky a thousand times over!
Autelan and other Ricky's friends also gradually understood why Ricky refused to stay and left in a hurry.
...
Ricky did not spend too much time and energy on thinking about the harsh situation the Snow Sect was in for the time being. He was focused on accomplishing his goal at the Stone City!
"Hey. I've heard them talking about you angrily. It seems that you did something really terrible in the Earth Fire Land. It looks like that the entire Realm of Wilderness is now your enemy!" Monkey Nine said to Ricky in a low voice. He had been holding back those words for quite a long time. He was finally able to utter them.
"You know what? I'm regretting to promise to be your man now. I just came out from a trap and it seems that I've fallen into a bigger trap. I'm sure that there's a whole lot crazier things waiting for me!" Monkey Nine continued in a regretful tone.
"It's too late to regret now! Just follow me and be my man!" Ricky said as he rolled his eyes at Monkey Nine. "The Stone City is our top priority!"
"What about those who are searching for you? Anyone who finds us could probably crush us like ants!" Monkey Nine said as he furrowed his eyebrows, worries written all over his face.
"You should just keep them at the back of your head. Whether you are worried about being discovered by them or not wouldn't make any difference. They are hunting for us either way. So just focus on our priority for the time being," Ricky replied in a calm tone. He actually knew how Monkey Nine would feel. However, he was not the same Ricky he used to be. Being treated as a traitor and an enemy by the Nan Clan wasn't exactly new to him. What he had learned from that lesson was that he had to grow to be a powerful man so that no one would dare go against him or his family and friends.
"Well, you are right! There isn't really anything I can do about it!" Hearing Ricky's rational words, Monkey Nine couldn't speak and just let out a deep breath. He had accepted the fact that there was no way he could escape working for Ricky.
They stopped discussing and kept riding towards their destination.
It wasn't long until they heard some beasts roaring ahead of them. Soon, they saw a group of people heading towards them!
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