"Ricky, don't make fun of me. Just tell us the truth. Is your spiritual meridian the holy meridian or not?" Tina demanded helplessly. Both her and Pearl were a bit astonished upon what Ricky had told them.
"Tina, I'm not kidding now. I really don't know which level is my spiritual meridian at for the time being. I mean it, girls." Ricky had a stern look on his face once he had realized Tina and Pearl thought he had been joking around.
Both women glanced each other knowingly. They could tell Ricky was being honest. After all, he didn't have any reason to hide anything from them.
"You really have no idea, do you?" Pearl asked again.
"We've been together for a while now. I think both of you are well familiarized with my situation. At the very beginning, my spiritual meridian was taken out by the Nan Clan, and then, somehow, I gained a new one. I've never measured its level before, so..." he calmly explained.
Ricky was being truthful. He genuinely had no idea what was the level of his regained spiritual meridian. He had never tested it or had a concept about its past level altogether.
"I find it's hard to believe that the spiritual meridian can grow again," Pearl said. "No wonder you hadn't reached anything major until your original spiritual meridian was taken out."
Maybe it was because Pearl had already seen and been shocked by Ricky so many times before she got used to his exploits. Now all she could feel was a tiny bit of surprise upon listening about his regained meridian's tale.
"I guess your new spiritual meridian is very likely to be the holy meridian," Pearl added.
"If it really is, I would then welcome it," Ricky said softly.
"I should say I've never heard of such a thing before. So I have no idea what to say about it." Tina shook her head. For her that was all new, so she couldn't hide her amazement.
Soon, they had decided to let go of this puzzle for the time being. Once the heat outside had become bearable, Ricky left the Massacring Zone.
Immediately he came across the others waiting for him. At the sight of the ace genius, a wave of relief had flashed all over their faces.
"Ricky, how is everything going there?" Dylan promptly asked with concern.
"Everything is fine. Clark, Andrea, and Colin are dead. I've already got the Sense of Realm," Ricky responded honestly. He didn't intend to hide anything from them.
"That is just brilliant! I knew
the time they had left, Ricky and Pearl were also ready to takeoff in order to carry on with their searching for other shares of Sense of Realm.
"Why did the two men come here, if I may ask?" Ricky asked out of curiosity.
"They are from the Great Wisteria Dynasty. They were looking for creatures like you who are from other continents," Dylan responded honestly.
"The Great Wisteria Dynasty?" Ricky repeated, looking confused. "Is it also a spiritual-emperor force?"
"Of course not! There isn't even a demi-spiritual emperor in this Heavenly Void, let alone any spiritual-emperor force," Dylan replied along with a laughter. "The so-called dynasty is just a symbol of one of the mightiest forces in the Heavenly Void. It really doesn't have any specific meaning.
In the Heavenly Void, there are countless forces. The five most powerful ones are known as the dynasties, and the Great Wisteria Dynasty is one of them."
"Oh, I got it. So the strongest warriors from the five forces should be completed spiritual kings at the peak level then," Ricky stated with a nod.
"Yes, you could say that. But to be more precise, they are even more powerful. That is because their enlightening power has surpassed that of a completed spiritual king at peak state and has reached a demi-spiritual emperor's," Dylan explained to Ricky.
"It's likely that they could break through and become a demi-spiritual emperor at any time once they got out of the Heavenly Void."
"Is that so? That's very impressive," Ricky murmured and nodded.
"Oh, just one more thing. Could you tell me who they were looking for?"