Crack! Crack!
As soon as the blast swept through the air, Sol's strongest defense was shattered into pieces. Soon after, he started to cough a mouthful of blood as he was flown out with intense force.
As he was shot out like a cannonball, the traces he left seemed to have torn the void into two.
At this moment, his eyes were filled with nothing but infinite fear and despair.
It was not until this moment that he realized how big the difference was between his strength and Ricky's.
This was quite reasonable. Sol had just become a spiritual emperor not long ago, making his strength more inferior than what Oswald had. Needless to say, he was far weaker than Ricky.
He was considered to the weakest lower spiritual emperor. Of course, he could not contend with Ricky, whose capability in combat could reach the average level among lower spiritual emperors.
In general, a slight different on the strengths would be considered large enough to decide the winner when two warriors fought. The dominant fighter could easily defeat the inferior one without breaking a sweat. But of course, there were exceptions to this normal rule, with an abnormal ace genius such as Ricky as an example.
During this time, Ricky did not think twice as he darted and trailed Sol. Instantly, the latter was shredded into pieces. Soon after, Ricky activated the flames to burn his soul.
In order to fully kill a spiritual emperor, he had to entirely destroy his corporeal body and soul. Otherwise, there would still be a chance, although small, to bring the spiritual emperor back to life.
"You are the only one to blame for this. You are a member of the Nether Manor, and the feud between the Nether Manor and me cannot be mended," Ricky said gently.
"You're very decisive, making you so resilient living in this world where the strong preys the weak. Moreover, you're an incredible demi-spiritual emperor. I have no doubt that you will definitely hold one of the supreme positions in the world in the future." An appreciative voice immediately came through out of the blue.
"I'm flattered to hear that, sir!" Ricky said with utmost respect.
As the void slid open, a middle-aged man in a plain grey robe walked out.
As a matter of fact, this man looked nothing but an ordinary person, radiating an aura that was as plain as his robe.
This man was none other than the saint guardian in the Eastern Land—the Wood Saint.
"An incredible demi-spiritual emperor deserves all kinds of praise. It is an honor to have seen you in action," Wood Saint said with a faint smile. "Moreover, I've been always aware of what you did in the Eastern Land."
Soon after, Ricky walked towar
I can't really interfere with that."
"Thanks, sir. I think I got it." Ricky smiled and nodded.
"There is still something I'm confused. why could Norris have recovered so soon? Did he really make a breakthrough on his own?"
"In my opinion, he is not that talented. Being a middle spiritual emperor is his limit. It just so happened that a pill refiner has appeared and supported him. That pill refiner is also the main reason why Norris dares seek ascendancy in the Eastern Land."
Wood Saint replied.
"A pill refiner! It seems that this pill refiner must be at the Sage Level! But why on earth would a Sage Level pill refiner work for the Nether Manor?"
Ricky asked.
"There can only be one explanation to that. It's because that pill refiner is also a human devil," the Wood Saint answered. "Although he is not from the Eastern Land, his strength is not enough to make me take action against him, so..."
At this moment, the Wood Saint was somewhat helpless. As a saint guardian, he was subjected to too many restrictions because they had already pledged to the Martial Arts Oath. Otherwise, they wouldn't have to consider situations so carefully before taking action.
"Don't worry. I will try my best to solve the problems here," Ricky said seriously.
Perhaps neither the Nether Manor nor Ricky was right or wrong. It was just that they thought about things from different perspectives, and they had different understandings of the meaning of justice.
In order to defend justice in his heart and to make the people he knew and valued continue to live here, Ricky had to keep fighting against the Nether Manor.
After learning about the background of the Nether Manor from the Wood Saint, Ricky did not think twice to rush to the location of the Endless Shadow.