Ricky made a Shadowy Replication during his seclusion.
He had almost reached the peak level in this skill. Next, he wanted to practice the cultivation of the Flesh Replication.
To say that it was difficult to cultivate the Flesh Replication was a major understatement!
It must be cultivated based on the Shadowy Replication, so Ricky would need to leave many outside affairs to his Shadowy Replication to deal with. In that way, he could concentrate on familiarizing himself and improving his cultivation of the Flesh Replication.
This time he only had one month to cultivate in seclusion, so he had no time to waste.
That was the second reason why he created his Shadowy Replication.
Ricky used the Devourer Zone to separate the ancient mammoth's tusk with its enormous energy. He made his Shadowy Replication carry the tusk, the Iron Justice Saber, and Amelia's long whip into the Chaotic Fire Zone.
After that, he left his Shadowy Replication in charge of the weapons there.
Ricky gave Tina a part of the tusk's tremendous energy.
This was because if Amelia refined all the energy the tusk contained, she might not be able to control it, and she might inadvertently summon the Thunderstroke Doom when she was not ready yet.
Obviously, the three of them didn't want that to happen, so Amelia had to give up a part of the whole energy.
Ricky first refined the tusk's energy. And with its help, he planned to break through and become a two-star lower spiritual emperor.
He could have made a breakthrough after he had left the ancestral land of the human devils and merged with the grand humanoid tree earlier, but he had made too many breakthroughs during that period in the ancestral land of the human devils. Thus, he needed time to consolidate his realm before he proceeded to the next stage.
Now, it was the right time for him to make another breakthrough.
The six zones were working simultaneously to absorb the refined energy. Meanwhile, Ricky obtained a better understanding of the ruling power. The spiritual emperors' breakthrough did not only involve the increase of one's strength but also the comprehension capability of all kinds of ruling powers.
He could easily comprehend thanks to the six zones. And with the help of the Chaos Manual and the Ancestral Intent Formula, he had nothing to worry about concerning his comprehension.
This must be Ricky's most remarkable aspect, and it was also the reason why he could break through quickly at this stage.
In other words, the regained spiritual meridian, and the Chaos blood power he awakened, were all he had. These two were the foundation of everything else he obtained.
His regained spiritual meridian made him the most talented person in the world, and his Chaos blood power made
ld like a little primrose flower.
"Winifred, may I ask you something?" Ricky curiously asked Winifred, using his internal power.
"Do you want to ask the reason why Flint is so unkind to you?" Winifred immediately asked, smiling at Ricky in amusement.
"Yes, I don't have any conflict with him. Even if he is jealous, he shouldn't have such a strong murderous intent. Besides, it seems that he wants to kill me just because I have a good relationship with Edie. Or perhaps, Flint likes men, and the man he likes is Edie. Am I right?"
Ricky answered.
"Ha-ha, you are right!" Winifred admitted after hearing Ricky's words.
"Damn! I can't believe it's true!" Ricky initially asked that as a joke, so he was incredibly surprised to hear her answer.
"It is true. But anyway, you are only half right!" Winifred said mysteriously.
"What do you mean?" Ricky was confused.
"I'm sorry, but it's not my secret to tell. It's Edie's choice whether he wants to tell you or not. Perhaps, you can ask him about it yourself," Winifred suggested. "Anyway, I wanted to ask whether you were once an incredible demi-spiritual emperor."
"Sort of," Ricky responded.
"Sort of? So, does that mean that you admit it!?" asked Winifred with great astonishment.
Ricky didn't even notice her surprise because he was still thinking about what she had implied. He was a bit confused and a little curious as well.
However, he couldn't ask Edie why Flint liked him.
If he did that, he was sure that Edie would be furious. He would likely fight him too. After all, Ricky had said that he looked like a woman several times before, and each time, Edie responded with annoyance.
Soon, the four of them had arrived without being noticed. They found themselves in an abyss in an endless forest, as it was the place where the Emperor Beast Swamp would appear.