At that point, Ricky and Soar both came to terms that their strength just wasn't enough against the Blood Devil King.
"Ricky, even if we join our forces, we are still no match for this Blood Devil King. What should we do now?" As Ricky retreated, Soar's voice echoed inside his head.
"What else is there to do but our best?" Ricky responded heavily.
"To be honest, I believe that a stronger power lies within the Justice Saber Soul and the Justice Saber. I always get this feeling when I'm just an inch away from grabbing them."
....
"I admit you guys are strong. You've mastered the control over the Justice Saber Soul to perfection. But I'm afraid I've suppressed the justice power from it in my cultivation when I've integrated all the devil blood essence from my ancestors. Now the only thing left is the devil power,"
the Blood Devil King said full of pride, looking down at them.
"Blood Devil King, should I remind you of a saying—the bigger you are, the harder you fall?" Ricky was annoyed at the arrogant tone filling the Blood Devil King's every word.
He was a proud man, with a very high self-esteem. Being looked down upon by others wasn't exactly his cup of tea.
"Yes, but I doubt any of you could shake me." He laughed, mocking at Ricky.
"Charge!" Leaving the nonsense aside, the Blood Devil King gathered his Blood Devil Mouth, going straight to Ricky.
With no hesitation and unafraid, Ricky wielded his saber to resist being devoured once again. He knew that even if he ended up failing, he would at least consume a large part of the Blood Devil Mouth's energy.
Yet the Blood Devil King would never give him the chance to do so.
Tearing the space with his claws, the Blood Devil King revealed himself right in front of the Blood Devil Mouth. Quickly, it slashed at Ricky and blocked his saber just before it merged with the mouth, swallowing the young warrior at once.
Ricky was dragged down by a bloody sea of mud, and the blood washed over him like a python coiling around his body.
Ricky kept moving the best he could to escape this situation, but unfortunately he wound up failing.
The brothers might've been just a bit weaker than the Blood Devil
pieces, the Blood Devil King couldn't hide his desire for payback.
"Now, I will send you both to hell and imprison your souls for good."
Using his demonized Justice Saber Soul, the Blood Devil King slashed his blade at Ricky and Soar.
Puff! Puff!
The blade pierced through their bodies, cutting deep enough to shed blood. They knew it could have been worse and they could have been split in halves in face of such an attack. Worse, the power of the saber boiled within their bodies.
At that moment, both brothers were holding on to their last breaths.
"Brother, do you think we still have the strength to fight?" Soar roared.
"Maybe not, but we really need gather the power to fight back!" Ricky uttered.
They had to fight again. This time not only for themselves, but also for all the creatures from the Justice Continent.
"You can recover all the strength you get, but you still haven't got a chance against me," the Blood Devil King sneered upon the brother's shared conversation.
"Don't worry, leave that to me. I'll create a chance. As long as I'm still conscious, I'll keep fighting!" Ricky grinned with terrible courage.
Buzz!
Ricky's body got covered by the life and death runes and burned with the Life and Death Fire.
With the power of death, all his exhaustion had been absorbed as the power of life had brought his strength back in a second.
Instantly, the Life and Death River's shadow manifested behind Ricky's body.