The legendary warrior

Ricky's eyes swept over the Ranking List quickly, but he didn't find his name anywhere in the top forty thousand.

As he scanned through the other names, the person in the thirty-thousandth place caught his attention. A smirk flashed on his lips.

He activated his identity card, moved his name upwards, and covered the thirty-thousandth place. The action made excitement bubble up inside him.

"Ricky, are you out of your mind?! That guy in the thirty-thousandth place is Fernando Xiao, one of the strongest geniuses on the list. He is only slightly weaker than an upper spiritual emperor," Claire told him in a strangled voice. She had been standing beside him and was utterly shocked when he challenged Fernando Xiao.

"Don't worry. I haven't gone crazy. If you'll recall, I spent six months cultivating. I'm sure my efforts will not be in vain," Ricky reassured her with a confident smile.

As he said so, the Ranking List gave off a beam of light. Meanwhile, Fernando Xiao was in the middle of his seclusion, but something disturbed him. He opened his eyes curiously, his eyes landing on his glowing identity card. 'Did someone challenge me?' he wondered to himself.

He was right, of course, and Ricky was already waiting for him on the platform.

Surrounding Ricky were countless disciples, evidently eager to see the upcoming battle.

Their chatter filled the air, and each one had their own opinion they wanted to share. "Ricky is incredible! He didn't challenge anyone in the past few months. But here he comes, challenging someone who is in the top forty thousand, someone leagues ahead of him in rank!"

Although Ricky's actions were astonishing, they had come to expect the unexpected when it came to Ricky. Thus, they were more curious than shocked this time.

"Fernando should be almost as strong as an upper spiritual emperor. But when Ricky fought six months ago, he was weaker than an upper spiritual emperor, wasn't he? How is he going to survive this?"

"That's true, but I heard he had spent the last six months cultivating in the Power Palace."

"Fernando is coming!"

someone excitedly shouted, and a hush settled over the place. A figure flying at high speeds was approaching.

Once he was close enough, Ricky took note that it was a good-looking young man. His white clothes clung tightly to his well-sculpted body, and a white jade crown sat neatly over his head.

It must be no other than Fernando Xiao. At his current strength, he was probably the strongest in the younger generation, next to the upper spiritual emperor.

Xiao saw Ricky standing on the platform, his face clouded over like a brewing storm. "Ricky

way out of his league six months ago, but that didn't mean he would look down on the other man. After all, he had heard a lot of incredible things about Ricky, and he didn't think the achievements he garnered came from his ego alone. With all the waves his name made, he must be dangerously talented.

hope you won't be offended that I called you out here," said Ricky politely, as he cupped his hands towards his opponent.

just that I feel unlucky that you challenged me, but I also feel fortunate because, out of

good at both martial

Boom! Boom! Boom!

his lips, Fernando Xiao unleashed the

Mutant, which might be accurate, seeing

endless sea, and the surging waves buffeted him in

releasing seven kinds of runes that rushed out into the air like blood-thirsty dragons.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

both sides collided first,

are stronger than me right now. I can feel this runic power

myself! I can become a Sage Level casting master," thought Ricky

moment the space exploded around them, Ricky and Fernando Xiao gave a shout at the same time. "Let's get started!" In between one breath and the next, they sprang from stillness to movement as

broken dam. He then gathered this power and transformed it into a ball.

rapidly expanded, easily catching all the punches

shrank again, all the force of Ricky's punches bounced back!

eyes almost bulged out in astonishment. 'He is using the water power's flexibility to rebound my attacks. I

the attack surprised him, Ricky still reacted quickly and defended himself. He knew above all people how potent Fernando Xiao's attack was, so he wouldn't dare slack

Thunder Net!"

got tangled into it, and not one got through to him. Once the fist shadows were trapped inside the net, he summoned the

took advantage of the water power to deflect my attacks,"

know when I should. With a genius of your caliber, it's better to be safe than sorry. Otherwise, I'd lose before I even knew

how well-matched Ricky and Fernando Xiao were. "I knew he made great progress in the past six months. He

is just a blink of

can't believe Ricky progressed so

matter is that he is

why he received Master Paul's inheritance. He