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.

clouded over like a brewing storm. "Ricky is my challenger, huh? I guess I'm out of luck," he murmured with a small

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

Fernando. I hope you won't be offended that I called you out here," said Ricky politely,

be challenged anytime. It's just that I feel unlucky that you challenged me,

good at both

Boom! Boom! Boom!

lips, Fernando Xiao unleashed the power of a middle spiritual emperor at peak state.

might be accurate, seeing as

sea, and the surging waves buffeted him in

that rushed out

Boom! Boom! Boom!

dance, the momentums of both sides collided first, and

who are stronger than me right now. I can feel this runic power must be the

doesn't matter. I believe in myself! I can become a Sage Level casting

and the next, they sprang from stillness to movement as they dashed forward and clashed with each other. Ricky enclosed

out like a broken dam. He then gathered

ball rapidly expanded, easily catching all

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

water power's flexibility to rebound my attacks. I knew there's a reason

and defended himself. He knew above all people how potent Fernando Xiao's attack was, so he

Net!" Ricky

ancestral thunder power, which instantly expanded and formed a purple net. The fist shadows he created earlier got tangled into it, and not one got through to him. Once the fist shadows were trapped inside the net, he summoned

You took advantage of the water power to deflect my

I don't 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 what happened," replied Fernando Xiao.

excitement when they saw how well-matched Ricky and Fernando Xiao were. "I knew he made great progress in the past

Six months is just a blink

can't believe Ricky progressed so much in such a short

is that

why he received Master Paul's inheritance.