While Ricky released his fire, Guillermo was shroud in the mist. There was a cold brilliance about this
mist. It felt like the mist was made of stellar power. That wasn't all. Various green branches could also
be seen in the mist, which was a manifestation of wood power.
"Guillermo is unleashing his stellar power and wood power simultaneously. It looks like Ricky has put
him under a lot of pressure. I think the chances are that Ricky is the fourth most competitive candidate
for the holy son," a disciple remarked as he looked at Guillermo.
"I can't believe Guillermo cultivates both stellar power and wood power. That being the case, I'll have to
go all out against him," Ricky murmured to himself.
There was a whooshing sound as a gust of wind began blowing in from Ricky's direction.
Chaotic fire was a natural enemy of the wood. The wind power Ricky had unleashed could slightly
suppress the stellar power.
Together, the double power Ricky had released was easily comparable to Guillermo's.
"Ricky has dual powers too! This battle is going to be awesome." The disciples were already on edge
and curious about what would happen next.
"He also cultivates double powers," Guillermo exclaimed with a frown. The next instant, he was already
on Ricky's side, ready for an attack.
Guillermo was a highly formidable opponent with the combination of the wood and stellar powers in his
hand. He was now creating a powerful force, which transformed into a vine around his hand as he
raised it.
"The Omnipotent Skill—Vine Shadow Strangling!" he shouted.
Immediately, the vine grew to an enormous size in an instant and turned into thousands of vine-shaped
shadows. Each of these shadows was as large as a python slithering towards his opponent.
The shadows were around Ricky in no time at all.
Fully aware of the fact that Ricky was a difficult opponent, Guillermo had performed one of his powerful
Omnipotent Skills. Moreover, Ricky had seriously pissed him off by utilizing Ashley.
As the vine-shaped shadows engulfed Ricky, there was a snapping sound. Crunch! The shadows
started intertwining around him like snakes, furiously crushing his body.
"Go to fight, my torrent mixed with wind of flame!" Ricky shouted.
Even though he was yet to burst out the mutant and release the chaotic power, Guillermo was already
proving difficult to deal with. Just to break free of the shadows, Ricky had to fuse two Omnipotent Skills
together.
A torrent of flame which, after meeting the wind, morphed into a flaming vortex like a fiery tornado. It
exploded like a thousand bombs.
Boom! The shadows were eaten alive by the fire storm and were gone in an instant.
Whoosh! Whoosh! The mist around Guillermo transformed into a light curtain and rushed behind him,
forming a diamond-based pattern.
"Come on! Defensive Star Array!"
Guillermo had activated the Defensive Star Array and was now under its protection. This defended him
from the shockwaves resulting from Ricky's attack.
From behind this shield, Guillermo rushed forward and one of his arms transformed into a blade before
he reached his opponent, and the other morphed into a fearsome dragon.
The chaotic fire unleashed by Ricky had divided into the waves, clearing a path for him. He summoned
the gale runes as soon as he saw Guillermo move. These runes were enough to cover his entire right
arm. Using their power, his arm turned into the violent tornado and collided with the blade.
At the same time, his other arm surrounded by chaotic fire came into contact with the dragon.
As the two fighters collided in an intense battle, their fierce eyes met, each filled with an undefeatable
fighting spirit.
Boom! The collision tested the duo's momentums and strength. After the deafening explosion came a
momentary silence in which, everything in the arena was destroyed and turned to dust. The shockwave
produced threw the two of them apart. Quickly getting up, Ricky and Guillermo engaged in hand-to-
hand combat.
Several dozen rounds later, they separated once more. Neither was in very good shape, but Guillermo
looked the worse for it.
His entire body was shaking violently. As could be seen,
there were large bruises on his arms caused by the immense hits he had taken.
"Guillermo, it looks like my physical strength is higher," Ricky said, looking his opponent in the eye.
Guillermo had always been more focused on cultivating the wood power and the stellar power, which
did not do much help to promote his physical strength.
"Your body is awfully strong!" Guillermo agreed in a low voice.
He did not snap back since Ricky was stating a fact. Guillermo had been at a disadvantage in the
collision that had just happened. If the duo hadn't been thrown apart, Ricky would have smashed him
into pulp.
The disciples who were witnessing the battle began discussing animatedly when they saw that
Guillermo had been harmed more than Ricky. "Huh! Looks like Ricky is stronger. I am surprised. I didn't
know he was such a badass."
"No wonder our vice leader brought him back here. Rumor has it that Master Wells was trying to get
Ricky on his side, too."
"We even tried to provoke him and embarrass him. How ridiculous!"
'How can this guy be so powerful? Even Guillermo is no match for him. The progress he has made is
enormous. Is it possible that the demi-spiritual emperors are stronger than the legends have said?'
Ashley thought to herself with a gloomy face.
She was very unhappy that no one could teach Ricky a lesson on her behalf.
"Activate the Stellar Wood Mutant," Guillermo shouted and clasped his hands together, ready for
another round. In an instant, half of his body was covered by the power of wood, and the other half was
surrounded by the power of star.
There was a huge rumble as the two forces merged, and the mutant power was created.
Guillermo had burst out the Stellar Wood Mutant, one of his strongest moves ever.
"So this is your real strength, Guillermo," Ricky remarked as he observed his foe.
"That's right. Show me your best moves. I confess that you are a tough opponent but if you don't show
your ace in the hole right now, you will not be a match for me." Guillermo sounded glum.
"As you wish," Ricky responded with a smile.
The moment he had finished his sentence, he summoned six distinct kinds of runes and within no time,
he was surrounded by six types of power.
"He possesses six kinds of power!" one of the onlookers exclaimed and almost jumped up in utter
shock. "That's amazing! Ricky cultivates six types of power and has corresponding runes for them. Is
he a casting master as well?"
"Six types of runic power versus a double mutant! This is going to be legendary!"
'Seriously? I can't believe that he has no intentions of bursting out even one mutant to resist. Is he
really that powerful?' Ashley mused with a pout when she saw that Ricky was still not bursting out a
mutant.
"He owns six types of runic power! I must be more careful dealing with him!" Guillermo murmured to
himself in a low voice.
He could clearly feel that Ricky had cultivated the six kinds of power he was displaying to their extreme
strength. Personally, even cultivating two types of power was difficult for Guillermo and he had barely
succeeded. Therefore, he knew just how talented Ricky was.
"I don't know if he has any other tricks up his sleeve or not, and I don't care. I must bring him down with
one strike without giving him a chance to react. I can't lose in front of Ashley!" Guillermo made up his
mind.
"Come out, the Stellar Wood Buddha!" He summoned his powerful strike.
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