"Ha-ha! Why should I tell you?" asked Ricky with a playful laugh. "It seems like you don't realize what
position you are in. You are my prisoner now, so you don't get to ask the questions— I do."
As he spoke, Ricky unleashed more momentum, and his killing intent swelled like a cresting wave.
This girl's physical creatures screamed innocence and beauty, but Ricky believed that she was not as
harmless as she appeared. Thanks to the Devourer Zone, Ricky's killing intent emanated in a terrible
way, intimidating and frightening.
The beautiful lady, of course, sensed his killing intent, and a flash of fear flickered through her
expressive almond eyes.
"What do you say? Are you going to answer my questions or not?" Ricky probed further with a wicked
smile on the corner of his mouth.
It made him look like he wouldn't think twice before hurting her. "All right! I'll tell you!" the girl hastily
responded, slightly scared and a little more than frantic.
She had seen with her own eyes how Ricky took down Levi and his servants with no mercy or
hesitation. That was when she realized that Ricky was a dangerous person, even though he looked like
a child. She made a mistake trying to trick him.
"I am Audrey Linghu from the human devils' clan—the Linghu Clan. My mutant is the Sense Mutant."
She introduced herself.
'It looks like I was correct. She is indeed a human devil, muttered Ricky to himself silently, his eyebrows
scrunched in a frown. 'And she has the Sense Mutant...'
"So she possesses the Sense Mutant. No wonder we didn't sense her until you got your hands on the
Divine Black Bone Fire," the Dragon Intent Grass remarked knowingly.
"What's so special about the Sense Mutant?" Ricky asked out of curiosity.
"It's a mutant that enhances its owner's senses, but unlike other mutants, it can't enhance its owner's
power. Anyone who has it in possession becomes more sensitive to stimulus compared to others.
If its owner runs into someone, he can detect that someone from anywhere, even if the latter is far
away from him. The stronger its owner is, the farther his perception can cover, which means that if its
owner has infinite strength, well, he can probably sense anything in the world.
A warrior with the Sense Mutant has a strong affinity with anything in the world, so he can integrate into
anything. It is similar to an illusion in that way.
I can surmise that you didn't detect this girl's presence earlier because she had activated her mutant
power and became invisible. But if you had used your Golden Spirit Eyes, or if you were far stronger
than her, you would have sensed her presence," the Dragon Intent Grass lengthily explained.
"I see. So that's the power of the Sense Mutant," Ricky murmured to himself pensively after he heard
the Dragon Intent Grass' lecture.
"There is also one more reason why you were able to find her. You had likely sensed the aura or
something around her that you are familiar with. That Levi guy must have left the Divine Black Bone
Fire's aura on her, which he must have used to track her down. That explains why you found that she
didn't leave when you got the Divine Black Bone Fire,"
the Dragon Intent Grass went on.
"I understand now. The Sense Mutant's owner can integrate into anything and sense everything," Ricky
muttered, staring at Audrey Linghu all the while.
As he gazed at her lovely face, he also carefully checked her aura and found it was copse miasma. He
was surprised when he found that the corpse miasma she emitted was far stronger than that of the
Blood Zombies he met.
"The members of the Linghu Clan carry the Corpse Blood Devil tribe's blood, which is called the
Ancestral Corpse blood power. From its name, you can tell that they have the strongest Corpse blood
power. However, the human devils of the Linghu Clan have less than ten percent of that blood power
because they don't have their own places like the ancestral land of the Corpse Blood Devil tribe,"
the Dragon Intent Grass revealed.
Audrey Linghu was not just a pretty face. She was clever too. Thus, as soon as she felt Ricky's killing
intent disappear, she immediately understood that all Ricky wanted from her was the truth. He didn't
want to hurt her at all. What impressed her, even more, was that Ricky didn't look down on her just
because she was a human devil, and that was something precious and rare.
Since she had the Sense Mutant, she was more sensitive and could tell what he intended to do from
his emotions.
After she learned that Ricky had no intention of taking her life, the fear that clutched at her heart
gradually lessened. Finally, she mustered up the courage to look him in the eye and said, "I already
answered your question. Now, it's your turn. Tell me how you found me."
Since Audrey Linghu had told him the truth, Ricky felt obligated to tell her the truth as well. He flipped
his hand, and the Divine Black Bone Fire readily emerged from his palm.
"How— how did that happen? Why is the Divine Black Bone Fire in your possession?" Audrey Linghu
asked, her eyes widened with astonishment.
"I got it from Levi, of course," Ricky replied honestly and gave her the brightest smile he could.
And his words made the girl's face slack in shock. Not all creatures could control the sacred fire, not to
mention that the Divine Bone Divine Fire was supposed to be its owner's accompanying fire. However,
Ricky had it in his possession, which should be impossible. A shocked look involuntarily flashed across
her face.
Audrey Linghu had such a hard time running from Levi and his servants because they could track her
down, and apparently, it was because they left the aura of the Divine Black Bone Fire on her the
second they met. It turned out that they knew she had the Sense Mutant.
Meanwhile, Ricky knew that the girl was shaken up because of what happened, but he had no idea
what she was thinking as she was lost in thought.
Of course, it was Ricky's identity that was at the forefront of her mind.
"I told you what you wanted to know. Now, let's get down to business. Do you want to live or die?"
Ricky straightforwardly asked.
"Of course, I want to live!" Audrey Linghu immediately exclaimed.
"Okay, then. If you don't want to die, make a Martial Arts Oath that you will pretend that you didn't see
anything today. Otherwise, I will make sure that you'll face the same fate as Levi," warned Ricky
seriously.
"I swear! You have my word," replied Audrey Linghu. A big smile brightened her face once again, as
she found out what Ricky wanted her to do. She had no problem keeping what happened a secret, and
the thought that Ricky would not hurt her as long as she abided by their agreement reassured her
greatly. It felt like a huge weight had been taken from her shoulders!
Of course, she would never dare to defy Ricky, so she made the Martial Arts Oath just as she was told.
Plus, she obeyed Ricky not only because she was afraid, but also because she was glad that he had
finished off Levi and his men.
"Will you release me now?" Audrey Linghu asked once she had completed her Martial Arts Oath.
"Sure!" This time, Ricky smiled back at the innocent-looking girl.
He then withdrew all his strength and set her free.
"You can leave now. By the way, you'd better not do this again when you get in trouble next time! It's
not right to get strangers involved in your mess after all. Who knows? Someday, you might offend
someone with no mercy and get yourself in worse trouble," advised Ricky.
"I'll be leaving then. But, first, can I have the token back?" Audrey Linghu said, looking a bit
embarrassed.
"Excuse me? I think I misheard you for a moment there," Ricky asked as he scratched his head in
confusion.
"Okay, let me repeat that again. Will you give me back my token?" she asked again. Ricky's dark eyes
narrowed and his displeasure pierced through Audrey's soul, and she fought not to step back in fear.
"Don't push me, woman. I let you go despite the fact that you have got me into trouble, but now you are
asking me to give the token back to you. Why should I do that?"
Irritation marred the pleasant expression Ricky had been wearing earlier, and he stared down the girl
menacingly.
"Hey, what are you talking about? If I hadn't given you the token, you wouldn't have got your hands on
the Divine Black Bone Fire," Audrey Linghu retorted with a pout. It seemed that her desire for the token
far outshined her fear of Ricky.
"Is that so?" Ricky asked with a fake smile.
"Even though you don't want to accept it, that's the truth. If I had not given you the token, you wouldn't
have attracted Levi's attention, and you wouldn't have gotten your hands on the Divine Black Bone
Fire. I indirectly helped you get the fire, so shouldn't you thank me for that?" Audrey Linghu insisted.
"The woman has a point, brat," the Dragon Intent Grass chimed in at this moment.
"You are Audrey Linghu, right? What do you think would happen if I don't give you the token?" Ricky
asked with a wicked smile pulling at the corners of his mouth.
"If you don't give it to me, I'm going to tell everyone who you are," she answered with newfound
impudence, smiling at Ricky triumphantly.
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