In short, the astonishing news spread through the eastern part of the endless mountain, sparking
incessant discussions for a long time. Unsurprisingly, all eyes were on the two forces—the Red
Potentate Roc tribe and the Flame Valley.
Needless to say, the Red Potentate Roc tribe was the strongest Sage Level force in the eastern part of
the endless mountain, not to mention the individual strengths of their members. They would be the
laughingstock if they didn't take any action to deal with Ricky.
On the other hand, the Flame Valley was also a strong, influential force that could even be regarded as
a demi-sage Level force.
Like many warriors expected, the Red Potentate Roc tribe tracked Ricky on to the Wind-Mountain
Alliance's territory. However, they were too late, as he was no longer there.
Even though the Red Potentate Roc tribe was strong, they couldn't take advantage of the Wind-
Mountain Alliance or blame them for not keeping Ricky. After all, the Wind-Mountain Alliance was not a
weak organization. So the former could only make harsh remarks but couldn't do anything.
Perhaps, the Wind-Mountain Alliance didn't want to create conflict with the Red Potentate Roc tribe as
well, so they immediately told the latter that Ricky had gone to the Middle Land. It didn't matter anyway.
The Middle Land was a vast place, so the Red Potentate Roc tribe would undoubtedly have difficulty
finding Ricky there. It would be like looking for a needle in a haystack.
Of course, this piece of information didn't escape the ears of the gossiping warriors. "I heard that Ricky
used the Wind-Mountain Alliance's Transmission Array to go to the Middle Land."
"So, the Red Potentate Roc has not yet avenged Lundy's death."
"Poor Lundy. I didn't expect that a powerful ace genius like him would die in that way."
"Maybe Lundy didn't die miserably. After all, Ricky used to be an incredible demi-spiritual emperor, so
his talent is exceedingly unique in recent years. It is a worthy death."
Half a day later, Ricky appeared in a remarkably concealed cave, where the teleportation altar was
located. That meant he was most likely at the other end of the Wind-Mountain Alliance's portal. He was
finally in the Middle Land. "At last! I'm in the Middle Land now!" yelled Ricky in his excitement, which
would have looked silly if anyone had seen him. Thankfully, no one else was around.
After that, he immediately moved further away from where he had landed. He was cautious because he
knew that Edie was not the only leader of the Wind-Mountain Alliance, and the other senior leaders
could sell him out to the Red Potentate Roc tribe against Edie's will. Those leaders could easily tell his
enemies where the Transmission Array was, and they could even let the Red Potentate Roc's powerful
masters use it to find him faster.
Ricky was right. Less than two hours after he left, powerful warriors from the Red Potentate Roc tribe
started arriving as well.
Meanwhile, once Ricky had put a reasonable distance between him and the Transmission Array, he
was in no hurry to leave the endless mountain. So, he elected to stay in the Massacring Zone first,
instead of heading into the Middle Land proper.
"Dragon Intent Grass, the Middle Land is really remarkable, huh? The energy of heaven and earth here
is ten times thicker compared to that on the Eastern Land and the Western Land together. No wonder
the strongest people seem to gravitate to this place!" Ricky blurted again in his enthusiasm.
Two hours quickly passed as Ricky curiously checked out the bordering areas of the Middle Land. He
was like a fish that finally reached the sea.
"That's not surprising since the endless mountain is the outermost part of the Middle Land. However,
you haven't seen anything yet. Once you have the strength to enter the inner area, you will realize the
true power of heaven and earth," the Dragon Intent Grass revealed.
"Well, it seems that I have been living under a rock! I didn't think I was too sheltered, but now that I'm in
the Middle Land, I admit that might be the case." Ricky smiled apologetically.
"So, Ricky, now that we are here in the Middle Land, do you have any plans? Are you going straight to
the inner area? Both the Celestial Sect and the Phoenix tribe are based in there after all," asked Tina.
"If I were already at the Sage Level, I wouldn't think twice about going there, but..." Ricky trailed off and
shrugged his shoulders helplessly.
"We'd better stay on the periphery!" he concluded.
"That's a good idea. Let's forget about the Phoenix tribe for now. If you aren't strong enough, I don't
think you can take Pearl away since the Celestial Sect is there," Tina bluntly added.
"What about you, Tina? What do you want to do now that you are here? Perhaps, it's time for you to
find a way to contact Doris and go back home," suggested Ricky.
"If my parents were still alive, I will certainly do that. But now, Doris is the only family I have left, and I
haven't been able to contact her for a long time. She must be busy running errands for our family, so
it's useless for me to go back now," she countered.
"All right, you can stay with me. I didn't want you to leave anyway," Ricky teasingly said with a boyish
smirk on his face.
After that, Ricky began to cultivate in seclusion. He had to prepare himself before entering the Middle
Land's inner regions. Thus, he needed to enhance his strength again.
He divided the blood beast and gave one half to Tina and Amelia, and then he refined the remaining
half for himself.
At present, Tina was still just a spiritual king. The blood beast's energy could be beyond her ability to
absorb quickly, which meant that she would have to cultivate for a long time. On the other hand, Amelia
could only absorb the blood beast's martial arts experience, which would help her face the challenges
of becoming the spiritual emperor.
"This half Blood Beast King will help you improve your strength to the peak state as a two-star lower
spiritual emperor. But more importantly, you need to comprehend the martial arts it contains.
Once you have grasped it, with your talent and the grand humanoid tree, your further breakthrough will
go more smoothly," the Dragon Intent Grass explained to Ricky.
"I understand!"
Ricky answered with much enthusiasm, as he focused once again and started to cultivate in seclusion.
He opened his eyes and came out from his cultivation two months later. The remaining body of the
Blood Beast King that previously surrounded him had disappeared completely.
"The power contained within this Blood Beast King is certainly amazing! Although I could only refine
half of it, I still reached the peak state of a two-star lower spiritual emperor. If I didn't suppress part of
the strength, I could have become a three-star lower spiritual emperor," Ricky excitedly declared when
he felt his new realm and improved power.
Of course, he was more excited about his understanding of how to reach the Emperor Level.
He hastily absorbed all the martial arts experience from the Blood Beast King and merged it with his
own martial arts. And then, together with the grand humanoid tree, he began to see a big path that
belonged to him alone. He was thrilled to find the road unimpeded.
"It seems that you have made significant progress in the last two months. That means the trip to the
Emperor Beast Swamp really paid off," the Dragon Intent Grass said.
Ricky nodded at the grass and muttered mostly to himself, "I'm ready now. It's time for me to explore
the Middle Land's inner areas.
But before that, I need to do something important first. I will help Amelia become a spiritual emperor!"
Soon, Ricky and Amelia stood on top of a rugged mountain, where no living creatures resided. Ricky
stood there, patiently waiting, while Amelia looked up into the air with fear. Her eyes were burning with
determination, but there was also doubt in them.
"Amelia, cast away the fear in your heart and face the heavenly tribulation. This is your life and death
battle, so you must set aside all thoughts of life and death and fear. Only then can you succeed. You
must take courage and forge ahead!" urged Ricky earnestly.
"Okay!" Amelia nodded her head firmly, and her beautiful eyes gradually filled with determination and
fighting spirit. At that moment, all the energy on her body dispersed.
Boom! The entire area suddenly turned into a wreck, looking devastated and somber. Countless pieces
of destructive thunderbolts poured down in an instant, and soon, the whole place was filled with two
colors.
It looked like Amelia had summoned the two-colored Thunderstroke Doom.
When he saw this, Ricky breathed a sigh of relief, for he was a hundred percent confident that Amelia
could overcome this two-colored Thunderstroke Doom.
However, it would be a different case if she had summoned a tricolored Thunderstroke Doom.
Crack! Crack! Crack!
In an instant, the first attack from the Thunderstroke Doom descended, and a thick purple thunder light
bloomed, which hit Amelia right between her eyebrows.
Her Rainwater Mutant simultaneously burst out and formed a rainwater world around her body. To be
precise, it wasn't a single rainwater world but several layers of rainwater worlds.
"Holy Rainwater Shield!" she shouted loudly.
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