The legendary warrior novel Chapter 71

"Humph! Make it clear, then, exactly why you're here!" Ricky sneered.

"Well, now that my dear cousin has won the first place in the Outer Competition, of course I am here to congratulate him. However, I would also like to challenge his strength!" Nate said, smiling wickedly.

As soon as the words left his lips, Nate produced a sudden burst of momentum characteristic of the first grade of Blood Purification.

Since Nate owned a four-starred inferior spiritual meridian with fire nature, the momentum of his power burst naturally took on the shape of fire. Fused with the blood vitality of Blood Purification, his entire being transformed into something akin to a furnace, burning hot and sparking.

"You know this is not the place for this!" Grace said coldly, at the sight of Nate preparing for battle.

It dawned on Ricky that his cousin had come to humiliate him.

Having just won the first place in the Outer Competition, Ricky had surmounted on the first high point of his martial arts career. From hereafter, he had been given the opportunity to march forward.

Knowing Nate's strength, it would be highly possible that Ricky would be badly injured if he was hit hard.

Nate had come at the right time.

Nate had traumatized Ricky by betraying their friendship and stabbing him from behind. If he could drag Ricky down again when he just won the Outer Competition, he knew Ricky might stay down for the rest of his life whenever it came to cultivation.

For Ricky, his cousin's betrayal was worse than being killed. As the saying went, "To kill someone truly is to break his heart."

"Well, my little brother and the so-called genius of the Nan Clan, are you really going to hide behind a woman?" Ignoring Grace's words, Nate mocked Ricky and stared at him.

"Please leave!" Grace said it again, moving forward to assert herself.

But Sean stopped her.

"I'll take care of it, Master!" Ricky murmured, giving Grace a reassuring look.

Ricky very well knew that Nate's supporters included not only the second core disciples like Sean, but also those of the innate spirits. Ricky wanted Grace to stay out of this. It was his problem.

And at least, Nate was only at the first grade of Blood Purification. It might be difficult for Ricky to win over his cousin, but he definitely stood a fighting chance.

"Good. I'm pleased to see that being the first ranked outer disciple has brought you much confidence, little brother," Nate said with a cruel smile, seeing that Ricky had finally taken up his challenge.

"Well, are we going to the Death Arena now? Should we make a final bid for victory?" Ricky said solemnly, his teeth clenched.

"Don't bother. We both know that I can beat you with just one move!" Nate responded coldly.

Nate knew going to the Death Arena would be a bad decision. He was a warrior of Blood Purification and a disciple of an innate spirit. He was bound to lose face even if he won the battle, against his cousin of all people.

His sole aim was to discourage Ricky from practicing. That would be enough.

Nate immediately rose to the offensive side.

Channeling the energy of fire and the blood vitality of Blood Purification, his fingers transformed into talons those of a real bird of prey. With this, he rushed at Ricky fiercely. Nate also erupted in Light Apperception.

He used nearly all of his strength to do this, knowing he could not take chances.

From the momentum that he generated, it was clear that this move was as powerful as that of most warriors at the first grade of Blood Purification.

In the face of such a powerful move, Ricky's mind grew quiet. He was focused on survival, on fighting and killing his opponent. He forgot the fear.

He had been beaten by Nate once, and it would never happen again. Now, Ricky was an excellent warrior. He was no longer an underdog whom the Snow Sect called "Waste".

"Boom!"

In the blink of an eye, Ricky directly used the Second Degree of Nine-degree Body Refining Formula. Encapsulated in the orange glow, he looked like a god of war.

The Second Degree of Nine-degree Body Refining Formula Ricky used caught both Sean and Nate by surprise, because they had also been interested in this body refining cultivation method.