CHAPTER 345 SKY MANOR'S SMALL WORLD

"I know all about the little fight you had with Maxine outside the gate. You defeated her nearly

immediately, which indicates your true strength. Very good!" said the Chief of the Sky Manor

approvingly, looking at Ricky's confused expression.

"However, you also need to accept a challenge and prove yourself if you want to join the Royal Sky

Guard. Every warrior who wants to join the Royal Sky Guard has to undergo it. What's more, the

challenge may be more difficult because of the conflict between you and Maxine," she added.

"To be a Royal Sky Guard is more complicated than I think," Ricky muttered under his breath at this.

"In addition, you will earn some rewards if you win in the challenge. The more successful you are, the

more rewards will be yours for the taking!" the Chief explained to him.

"Chief, I'm looking forward to it. I'm ready for the challenge," Ricky replied, nodding as a smile bloomed

on his face. After all, he never passed up an opportunity for a reward!

He was quite confident that he'd be able to win all of them in one sitting!

"I must say that based on what I've gauged of your power, the challenge will be easy for you. But

Maxine may have something in store for you. Be careful!" Kristen warned.

"Kristen, we've known each other for a long time. You know my power very well, don't you? Do you

think there is anyone who can stop me from the Royal Sky Guard?" Ricky said calmly and confidently,

trying to reassure her. owns this text.

"You are wildly arrogant, but I of course hope that your strength is great enough to win the challenge,"

the Chief said as her brow furrowed in slight annoyance at Ricky's words to Kristen.

"I won't let you down!" Ricky muttered determinedly.

Kristen felt a little helpless about Ricky. She had known him and his character for a long time. To most

people, he looked mild and gentle, but in reality he was very proud and even a little arrogant. But he

wasn't aggressively arrogant. After all, he had the power to back this up!

She bit her tongue. As Ricky had guessed, she didn't believe that there was anyone of the Royal Sky

Guard who could stop him from winning the challenge, even the warrior whom Maxine had asked for

help.

"In that case, you will begin your challenge in three days," the Chief declared, her eyes bright with

expectation.

Afterward, Ricky followed Kristen to the yard where she and Tyson cultivated. It was Ricky's turn to

cultivate here.

Originally, he mainly planned to choose some advanced cultivation methods for himself. But now that

he needed to prove himself qualified to be a member of the Royal Sky Guard, he had to put off this

search.

During these three days, he continued to reinforce his level. He was at the seventh grade of Bone

Reinforcement.

After all, he had suffered some after-effects after his last breakthrough reaching the seventh grade of

Bone Reinforcement. He needed to focus more in reinforcing his level, so he wisely chose to stay in the

seventh grade of Bone Reinforcement for longer than usual and only make a breakthrough to the

eighth grade of Bone Reinforcement once he successfully eliminated all the after-effects.

How time flew by! Three days had passed quickly. It was finally time for Ricky to prove himself.

This time, Tyson accompanied Ricky. Kristen had begun her cultivation in complete seclusion to

recover her sight as soon as possible. She was very confident in Ricky's capabilities, which was why

she didn't bother attending the challenge. She knew he had it in the bag!

The two men arrived at the palace of the Sky Manor. Then, following the Chief, they proceeded to a

secret place which was a small hill in the depths of Sky Manor.

In front of the hill, there were two old, black doors made of iron.

Ricky sensed the array that was hidden here. He could tell that he would quickly turn into dust should it

be activated.

'It seems that this is a secret place in Sky Manor, ' Ricky thought to himself.

"Russell, do you see the iron door in the hill? Behind it, you will find a Small World," the Chief

explained, pointing in its direction.

"A Small World?" Ricky was startled to hear this.

He had heard of Small Worlds before. It was said that they were separated from continents and were

independent dimensions, like a piece of an ancient battlefield. They were apparently about the same

size as a city.

Unlike the pieces of an ancient battlefield, a Small World would stay connected with the continents

forever as long as it wasn't attacked.

The warriors who were able to create Small Worlds were at least at the level of a demi-spiritual

emperor! It took tremendous power to make something like it.

'The ancestors of Sky Manor may be the demi-spiritual emperors!' Ricky speculated to himself

curiously.

Tyson could tell that Ricky's mind was racing. He explained, "Demi-spiritual emperors and warriors who

are superior to demi-spiritual emperors take up only a small percent of all continental creatures during

every era.

However, the universe has been existing for a long time. The number of demi-spiritual emperors and

warriors who are higher than demi-spiritual emperors were quite considerable. They created a lot of

Small Worlds when they were alive.

As time passes, the Small Worlds of the continents have become countless. Therefore, if the innate

warriors want to set up innate forces, they look for a place where a Small World exists.

A Small World is a very desirable place for innate warriors to set up their forces, after all.

The innate forces each have their own Small World."

"Oh, I see," Ricky said softly, enlightened by Tyson's fascinating explanation.

"In that case, the Small World is more likely a secret place of forces. So..." Ricky asked curiously as he

turned his eyes to the Chief.

She understood what Ricky meant by the expression on his face. She said nonchalantly, "I believe that

you have sensed the array around here, which is only controlled by me.

If I cease to hold control over it, even a lower spiritual king would be killed by it, much less you."

"I understand," Ricky said as he frowned.

He finally understood why it wasn't a big deal for the Royal Sky Guards to know this much about this

Small World. It was because they didn't know the exact location of this Small World at all!

"Come on! Let's begin. Let me know what your real power is," the Chief said as she waved her right

hand. The old iron door swung open gradually, before Ricky and Tyson were shoved into it.

As their bodies shook, Ricky found that he and Tyson were now in another world.

There were many trees, flowers, and grassy fields in this world. It looked so peculiar. The sky was

round and the ground was square, covered by dense plants. The center was shaped like a big basin.

However, what attracted Ricky was two other things.

First of all, the spiritual energy of the Small World was about three times as dense compared to the

normal world. Cultivating here would consequently speed up the process by three times as well!

"The Small World is really amazing!" Ricky sighed.

The second thing that caught his eyes was the huge golden staircase in the center of the Small World,

which rose several hundred meters high. Ricky counted and found that there were thirty-six steps, and

he saw that there was a huge golden plaque at the top of the staircase.

Then Ricky looked closer and saw that there were thirty-five names on the golden plaque, including

Tyson's and Kristen's!