CHAPTER 521 THE GALE STRIKE

When Ricky reached the famous Palace of Gravity, he had yet again caught the attention of many other

disciples, as always. Of course, he could feel the glare of all of them on him. He could feel that some of

them were looking at him with admiration and friendliness, yet he could perceive that others stared at

him with contempt.

However, he simply dismissed these perceptions of his, ignored all of these stares and went into the

palace straight away.

The watchman of the Palace of Gravity was a grey-haired old man, who seemed to be highly respected

as all the disciples who went in and out of the palace were extremely deferential to him, having their

heads bowed while facing him. Whether they truly respected him or not, at least all of them called him

"sir" most reverently.

While contemplating and interrogating with his powers of the four zones, Ricky got to know that the old

man was a strong completed spiritual king, and a veteran among all his peers here. It was no wonder

that he enjoyed a high prestige.

"Hello, sir! My name is Ricky Nan, and I would like to learn more techniques, cultivate myself fully and

practice in this amazing Palace of Gravity for a month. I have heard so many good things about this

place," Ricky stated with the same reverence that other disciples showed the old man, and presented

his well-earned jade tablet proudly to him at once.

There were restrictions to the Palace of Gravity. Since only the disciples of the Oriental College were

allowed to step into the Palace of Gravity, it was required that the jade tablet should be the only

passport for registration. Ricky had learned the rules of the college by heart, so he was ready

beforehand and proudly showed his identity even before the old man asked him to.

"Ricky Nan? So you must be the ace genius they've been talking about these days, aren't you?" asked

the old man, looking up and scrutinizing Ricky, focusing on his reaction once he heard his name. There

was sparkling sharpness in his pair of old eyes. Ricky couldn't help but sense the disdain in his tone

quite clearly.

Ricky was in utter confusion. 'If I'm not mistaken, this old guy is a spiritual king beast. If I should ever

offend a spiritual king beast, he should either come from the Ruin Leopard tribe or the Golden Rhino

tribe. Have I missed anyone who isn't from these two tribes?' Ricky thought quickly.

"This is really interesting. I heard that the Bing Clan has been very kind to Earle. Let's see how he will

seize the opportunity and avenge his benefactor." Ricky heard some of the disciples present whisper

with amusement, and this answered the many questions he had been toying with in his mind.

'Ah, so, all of this is for the Bing Clan, and this old guy's name is Earle, ' Ricky thought and smiled,

especially since he knew what he would be dealing with.

"Pity. Now only the rooms on the ground floor are available. Will that be okay with you?" asked Earle

with a sneer, clearly with no good intentions. He was no longer looking at Ricky, as if he wouldn't care

about this so-called ace genius.

"But I've just left the second floor and there are still many empty rooms up there! How strange!" blurted

one of the disciples who were near them when he heard Earle's words. Whether he meant to nail

Earle's lie to the counter, or he was simply puzzled, he looked really confused and asked the question

without thinking. However, one thing was for sure, that he had embarrassed Earle.

Therefore, as soon as he was done speaking, Earle stared at him in a stern manner, full of evil intent,

which scared that young man into leaving the place at once.

The types of rooms on each floor of the Palace of Gravity varied. The higher the floor, the stronger the

gravity pull in the rooms would be. For innate spirits, only gravity that was twenty or even thirty times

stronger could awake their potential, while the ten-fold one would prove too weak for their cultivation.

For this reason, all the disciples who came to this Palace of Gravity to practice would choose rooms on

the second or the third floor, where the gravity was enhanced twenty or thirty times. There had been no

exception.

As for rooms on the first floor, they were with ten times stronger gravity pull, and were built mainly for

demi-immortals.

So it couldn't be more obvious that Earle was doing it on purpose. He was spiting Ricky by not allowing Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.

him to enter the rooms that matched his level.

Out of spite, he might have thought that it was a good idea to make Ricky feel small, but in fact, the

rooms on the first floor were just what Ricky needed at the moment. Ricky planned to practice the Scud

Movement Skill today, so the ten-fold gravity room was the perfect space for him. After all, he didn't

need to awake his potential this time.

'I knew you were playing tricks on me, old dog. Unfortunately, you have mistakenly given me what I

need, ' Ricky thought gloatingly. 'Alright then, I'll face the challenge and prove that I am the bigger

person today, and I shall finish this show with you, as you wish.'

Most evidently, Ricky would continue to keep what happened today in his memory. He was not a

vengeful man, but this Earle had worked on his nerves by abusing the power in his possession.

"Err…sir, but that warrior has just said…" Ricky stammered, pretending to be a bit surprised and

annoyed.

"Keep quiet. I'm in charge here. I know better than him or you, understand?" Without hesitation, Earle

interrupted Ricky sharply before Ricky could finish his words. "It will be the rooms on the first floor or

nothing. You can just go if you have better options elsewhere. Give the resources to those who really

need them,"

Earle then said with a smirk, his tongue in his cheek.

"Fine, so be it! I shall make do with the ten-fold gravity room, for a month," Ricky said with a shrug,

feigning disappointment.

"Three hundred thousand gold coins!" Earle declared in a flat and cold voice.

"That Ricky guy didn't mean it, did he? It's just so stupid to practice in a ten-fold gravity room when you

are an innate spirit. He might as well cultivate in his own cave. What a waste to spend three hundred

thousand gold coins on this kind of empty thing," exclaimed some of the disciples present. Many of

them couldn't believe that Ricky would bear with it, and whispered to one another via telepathy.

"You said it. He should just give up today. Although Earle is in charge here, I don't think he would dare

to go too far. I bet he would only show his teeth this time, or else the three vice deans won't stand by

and let him get his way," one of them commented.

"I agree. He should just swallow it and try again another day," another one of them echoed.

However, while they were engaged in this conversation, Ricky had already paid the high fees as

required and walked into one of the rooms on the first floor.

"Well, I really want to see your face when you realize that the ten-fold gravity room is just what I want in

reality, Earle," Ricky said to himself in a cold grin. "I shall never forget this, and you can be sure that I

will pay you all back and more, soon enough."

Then he left all this behind and focused on what his mind needed before immersing into his cultivation.

To overcome the pull of the ten-fold stronger gravity in the room, Ricky applied his power to help him

succeed in sitting cross-legged in the middle of the air. Cultivating in those rooms of powerful gravity

was basically like pumping iron in a mega gym somewhere.

What was Ricky's plan? In the next one month of practicing, he had two main goals.

First, he would like to master the Scud Movement Skill successfully by, at least, being able to use

expertly the first level of the skill when he stepped out of the room. He believed that this would be

another one of his trump cards when fighting with Ray in the future.

Although Ray might have guessed that Ricky would learn the Scud Movement Skill and use it against

him, he had no way to know at what level he had mastered it. Therefore, being able to use the skill still

gave Ricky an added advantage. This boosted Ricky's confidence level. No one could stop him.

Secondly, he wanted to master the Omnipotent Skill of the Gale Zone—the Gale Skill as soon as

possible, so that he could control the power of this zone better.

It had been a long time since he activated the Gale Zone. Besides, he had made the breakthrough and

had become an innate spirit recently. That was quite an achievement. It was high time that he learned

the Omnipotent Skill of the Gale Zone.

Strictly speaking, these two goals were actually for the same purpose. Ricky felt confident that after he

had mastered the Omnipotent Skill of the Gale Zone, he would gain a much deeper understanding of

both the Cloud Enlightenment and the Wind Enlightenment. These two skills were of a supreme

standard.

Particularly, the Scud Movement Skill was a skill that required profound grasp of the Wind

Enlightenment and especially the proficiency of its usage. The application of such a skill guaranteed

success. So it could be said that Ricky's second goal was the foundation of his first one. He needed to

master these skills to the full.

With his ambition served and his goals set, Ricky applied himself diligently and got down to practicing

and mastering the Cloud Enlightenment and the Wind Enlightenment first.

He concentrated, dived into the Gale Zone and immersed himself with his power in the gale rune

completely. With the rich experience in mastering Omnipotent Skills in his other zones, he started to

study and comprehend the Omnipotent Skill in the Gale Zone to his utmost ability.

In this process, he received an expected prize from the gale rune—the Gale Fire, the peculiar fire of the

Gale Zone. So again, he had added one more powerful fire to his Chaotic Fire Zone. However, this

windfall didn't stop him there.

For the twenty days that followed, Ricky had been cultivating in complete immersion as if the Gale

Zone was the whole world. He was oblivious of anything outside this room.

What happened after the goals were set left everything in a daze. One day, Ricky slowly opened his

eyes, as if waking up from a long dream. It was hard to tell whether he had really awakened at the

beginning, for his dark pupils had turned as white as snow, as if there was a curtain of fog lingering in

them. His expression was illusory, even his whole outline turned hazy. His silhouette was not distinct,

which added an air of mystery to him. The power vibes that emanated from him were beyond

comprehension. It was a mixture of mightiness and unreality, appearing to be overwhelming for one

second, and was hard to perceive for the next second. What had happened?

For a moment, it seemed as if Ricky had become the embodiment of both the Cloud Enlightenment and

the Wind Enlightenment. He had made it. The results were astonishing!

The next moment, all seemed even more unreal. He stood up, rose, and started to fly up steadily to

poise in the middle of the air. At that point, he sought and drew the Iron Destroyer. As soon as the

saber touched the air, a cloud of Cloud Enlightenment and Wind Enlightenment surged out and

wrapped it up. Ricky brandished it in the air without hesitation. His art was the proof of his cultivation!

There was a reason why Ricky suddenly picked his saber to test his new skill—the new Omnipotent

Skill he had just mastered was a kind of saber skill.

"Omnipotent Gale Skill—Gale Strike!" Ricky bellowed proudly and convincingly as he wielded the saber

with the bursting energy behind it.