CHAPTER 496 SEEKING SHELTER FROM DANGER

"Do you remember Pearl, daughter of the president of Luxurious Chamber of Commerce? She and the

geniuses from the three large forces supported by demi-spiritual emperors are hunting for you

throughout the Small World!" Madeline warned Ricky in a deep husky voice. Adding further, she said,

"The warriors from the Luxurious Chamber of Commerce and some forces affiliated with those three

large ones are also searching for you.

To make things worse, we have reason to believe that all the warriors and spiritual king beasts within

the Small World are hunting for you. This is because Pearl has promised that the Luxurious Chamber

of Commerce would offer protection to any force that is able to report your trace to her."

Ricky's and Soar's faces turned red as they gathered the news.

Pearl's revenge was the one thing they feared the most in the Small World. It was not Pearl herself that

made them afraid. It was the power of the Luxurious Chamber of Commerce and her reputation as the

prettiest female warrior in the Oriental Realm that truly terrified them.

They were blown away when they found out how warriors from all the forces rushed to help her as

soon as she offered that reward. She had that effect on everyone.

"Which are the three large forces that you just mentioned?" Ricky asked after a moment of silent

thoughts.

He only needed to be cautious about the warriors and spiritual king beasts from the three larger forces,

not the other lesser powers.

"Among these three large forces, the most powerful one is the Ruin Leopard tribe," Madeline began

explaining.

"Oh, it's a tribe of spiritual king beasts," Ricky murmured.

"This tribe ranks as the third strongest force in the whole Oriental Realm, with the Oriental College and

the Luxurious Chamber of Commerce being the other two forces. The bloodline of the Ruin Leopard

tribe is derived from the Ruin Emperor Leopard, the emperor beast," Madeline told Ricky.

"Such an extraordinary bloodline!" Ricky was shocked. "But, why are they still at the demi-spiritual

emperor level?" he again murmured, scratching his head with confusion.

"It is because the bloodline of the Ruin Emperor Leopard residing in their bodies is too weak to help

them become spiritual emperors. Their bloodline can only be strengthened when one of them makes a

breakthrough and becomes a spiritual emperor," Madeline responded.

"Alright, then. Who's the strongest genius from the Ruin Leopard tribe that participates in the selection

of the Oriental College?" Ricky wanted to gather as much information as possible.

"He's called Bernard! In terms of his cultivation level, he is a second-class lower spiritual king level. But

in terms of his combat strength, he is strong enough to fight against the most ordinary first-class lower

spiritual kings since he is a first-class genius," Madeline articulated further.

"It's a tricky situation though, since he has the equivalent power of a first-class lower spiritual king,"

Ricky said in a worried voice after understanding the strengths of his opponent.

"Ricky, please allow me to spend more time on cultivation. I'm certain I can make a breakthrough and

become a first-class lower spiritual king beast soon. Then, we don't have to be afraid of anyone," Soar

said confidently.

"Ricky, I can make a cultivation breakthrough too!" Madeline jumped up upon hearing Soar. Ricky was

taken by surprise.

"Great! We are not weaker than them!" Ricky boasted with a lot more confidence when he saw the

willingness in his friends.

"Okay then, which are the other two large forces?" Ricky asked hastily.

"One of them is the Bing Clan. They are one of the most long-lasting forces of this kind within the

Oriental Realm. Almost all the clan members have icy spiritual meridians since birth," Madeline

explained meticulously.

"The icy spiritual meridians of some of their genius disciples even reach the seven-star level. Their

powers can be largely amplified.

Unfortunately, for all these years, not a single member of the Bing Clan has ever become a spiritual

emperor. But, despite their slow cultivation progress, the Bing Clan still maintains a high social status

within the Oriental Realm.

In the most recent selection held in the battlefield of the Small World, the strongest genius warrior that

the Bing Clan has designated is called Louie Bing!"

"Is Louie Bing a first-class genius?" Ricky inquired.

"Actually, there are very few first-class geniuses worldwide, and he's not one of them. He's just an

outstanding second-class genius. His cultivation level is probably close to a first-class lower spiritual

king level!" Madeline went on answering his questions patiently.

"Thank God! He's not a first-class lower spiritual king yet!" Ricky exclaimed with a slight nod.

"Now let me introduce you the last force, the Jiang Clan. It's a clan of pill refiners," Madeline continued.

"Although they are not the strongest among the forces that supported by demi-spiritual emperors, the

others forces exceeding them at both cultivation level and reputation always treat them with high

regard.

That makes the Jiang Clan the most tricky opponent."

"A clan of pill refiners!" Ricky's face turned somber and dim.

Ricky very well knew how terrifyingly a clan of pill refiners could be, even without Madeline's further

explanation. The social status of a pill refiner is somewhat equivalent to that of a casting master.

Various creatures would come to ask a casting master or a pill refiner at a high level for help. The

group in need of help was so large that they could even become a troop. He could understand why the

Jiang Clan, the clan of pill refiners, was so highly respected.

"Since the Jiang Clan is a clan of pill refiners that even spiritual emperors would greatly respect, it's

quite unlikely that they will follow the order of the Luxurious Chamber of Commerce," Ricky surmised.

"Your conjecture is reasonable, but one of them might go the opposite route. Hardy Jiang, the genius

warrior from the Jiang Clan, will probably do whatever Pearl wishes for, as he is madly in love with her.

They say, he could even die for her without any hesitation, if she orders him to do so," Madeline

justified.

"Is that so? Is Pearl really so attractive? She seemed like a regular girl to me when I tricked her once

before," Ricky murmured.

He had no idea why Pearl had such charisma. As for him, apart from her slight beauty and high social

status, she was just a trivial and petty person with an evil heart.

'She probably just wants to forge links with the large forces with the help of the Jiang Clan!' Ricky's

thoughts unfolded.

"Oh, I see it now! You offended Pearl, so she started all this for revenge. Normally, she wouldn't react

so furiously, even though you are a peerless genius. You are the very reason for her abrupt

aggression." Madeline finally understood the complete picture when Ricky's words put all the pieces

together.

At the same time, she wondered what trick Ricky played on Pearl.

Pearl was the most influential warrior at her age. She was a little girl, and yet, no one at her age dared

to trick her, not even once. But, Ricky did it. Madeline respected him for his wits and capabilities, and

she also realized what that meant for Pearl.

"It's not a big deal. I just tricked her into giving me several million gold coins!" Ricky responded with his

palms spreading out.

"What? Several million gold coins! Not a big deal?" Madeline was shocked upon hearing him. "Several

million gold coins account for half the property of a force that supported by a completed spiritual king.

This amount also means a considerable sum of money for a force supported by a spiritual emperor.

If I were Pearl, I would not let you get away with it either," she added. Property belongs to Nôvel(D)r/ama.Org.

Seeing Madeline's agitated reaction, Ricky sneered faintly.

He didn't really care so much about the gold coins, and he didn't think it would be a big deal for Pearl to

lose that sum of money.

"Can we please stop talking about them? Now, let us figure out how we are going to counter their

aggressive acts!" Soar interrupted.

"I have no idea about that. Just tell me whatever the two of you plan. At first, I came here to protect you

two under the hall leader's command, but now I can't even protect myself in the current situation, let

alone protecting you two. So, now I can only follow your advice," Madeline responded.

She was adept at countering other common warriors, but she felt helpless in the face of Pearl's layered

strategies.

'Ricky is such an awful nuisance, ' Madeline complained in her mind.

She could have remained a safe outsider in this picture. In order to protect them, she had to get

involved inevitably.

"What else can we do? Well, let's just seek shelter from this danger for a while. You and Soar can take

this opportunity to make breakthroughs in cultivation. Once both of you have made it to the next level,

we will figure out a better action plan," Ricky said with a faint smile.