CHAPTER 523 THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE RUNIC POWER

The attacks of the enlightening mimic were so fast that Ricky barely saw them coming. They struck

him, sharp and electrocuting, before he could even block to defend himself. The pain was immediate,

almost numbing his senses at once.

Taking heavy breaths to regain his composure, Ricky raised his fists in a fighting stance. The immense

urge to strike back rose in his chest like white hot fire, but the rapid and continuous fire of the attacks

was relentless and overwhelming, rendering him unable to stand his ground and fight back. He gritted

his teeth as adrenaline rushed into his body.

Boom!

With the sound of the explosion, a massive force hit his chest and sent him flying into the air as if he

had been struck by a cannon. To break the impact, he summoned fire around his hands and held on

the space around him so he could regain his balance.

'It is too fast. It seems like it did not just double its strength but also its speed, ' Ricky realized, still

reeling from the immediate effects of the blow.

Zap! Before he could even finish his train of thoughts, the space in front of him split open, revealing the

enlightening mimic. In a flash, it morphed into the Flame Torrent and swept toward Ricky in full force.

'This Tower of Training is indeed daunting and extraordinary. I can't believe it can replicate even my

Omnipotent Skill—the Flame Torrent!' Ricky thought to himself as a wide excited grin took over his

face.

As the battle ensued, it did not take long before Ricky noticed a certain limit to the enlightening mimic's

power. The replication of the Flame Torrent could only mimic Ricky's power, but it could not add

different kinds of sacred fires like Ricky did.

Ricky's eyes flashed with the light of fire just as the will to fight blazed hotly in his chest. Without any

hesitation, he used his Omnipotent Skill of the Flame Torrent and engaged the enlightening mimic

head-on. The enemy was definitely strong, but Ricky refused to give up. This training was important for

him as this was his ultimate chance in finding the flaw in his moves and improve himself. No matter

what, he would never back down.

Boom! The two Flame Torrents clashed, and the entire room was suddenly engulfed by the endless

fire. It seemed like an eternity had passed before the inferno died down and the two figures jumped out

of the burning fire.

As the smoke cleared, the differences in their level became more evident. While Ricky shot out of the

fire in a rather awkward and ungraceful position, the enlightening mimic remained unfazed and handled

its balance well.

Ricky wiped the sweat on his face and grinned. "Awesome! This is exactly what I need! Only a strong

opponent like this can help me with my progress!" Although Ricky knew he was currently on the losing

fence, his will to fight had never been stronger.

"Smashing Blade Attack—Space Breaking!" With undivided focus, Ricky channeled all his power into

the Iron Destroyer. Blinding streaks of gold light filled the entire room as the blade went straight toward

his opponent.

As the blade made contact, Ricky quickly used this chance to try out all his moves on the enlightening

mimic. With every exchanges and clashes, Ricky began to gain a clearer picture of his strengths and

weaknesses and filed them in his memory so he could form an appropriate plan to improve himself.

On the second floor of the Tower of Training, the fight against the enlightening mimic continued for a

long time.

Soon, he managed to overcome his defeats and bring the battle to a draw. As more time passed, he

grew even more powerful to the point that he could finally take on two or three enlightening mimics at

the same time. By the time the tenth day arrived, Ricky could defeat four enlightening mimics.

Ricky could feel in his gut that both his strength and speed improved significantly and exponentially. He

couldn't help but feel even more confident about his upcoming battle with Ray.

"Ray, we still have many days left before our much-awaited fight, but I can't wait to stomp on your body

when I defeat you!" Ricky said ferociously as the image of Ray crossed his mind and fired up his strong

desire to fight.

However, Ricky knew that Ray would not just stand idly by while he improved his strength. Ray, too,

must be busy in strengthening himself. He had the support of the Luxurious Chamber of Commerce, so

Ricky would not be surprised if he had become a middle spiritual king.

With this in mind, Ricky knew that he still had a lot of training to do. He needed to raise his power level

even more so that he would have a better chance at defeating Ray. Although this battle was not a

matter of life and death, Ricky refused to entertain even the slightest bit of possibility that he could lose.

He would never give the Luxurious Chamber of Commerce a chance to look down on him—not even

for a second. Just the thought of it was making his blood boil in disdain and disgust.

"Luxurious Chamber of Commerce, I have defeated Pearl. I assure you that I can and will also defeat

Ray," Ricky murmured, venom in his voice.

He balled his hands into fists as he planned his next course of actions. "I shall improve my runic power

in the following month."

Ricky was still a casting master of the Demi-spirit Level. One month would not be enough for him to

make it to a casting master of the Spirit Level even with his gift and the Chaos Manual.

It was not an easy feat to achieve. After all, there was a huge unimaginable gap between a casting

master of the Demi-spirit Level and one of the Spirit Level.

Ricky knew where his chances stood, so he decided to just improve his runic power to the same level

as a casting master of Spirit Level, instead of dreaming to become a casting master of the Spirit Level.

Usually, creatures who were mildly gifted at casting tended to practice casting skills just because they

wanted to enhance their power.

This was exactly what Ricky intended to do. He wanted the runic power of the same level as a casting

master of Spirit Level. This was much easier than he becoming a casting master of Spirit Level.

The rest was merely practicing his runic power. It was a fairly basic knowledge that the deeper one's

knowledge was, the higher the level one could achieve. It was also unnecessary to study the process

of removal of impurities or refinement and cast over and over in search of the most suitable casting

method.

Time was of the essence and every second mattered to Ricky. After bidding his farewell to the

completed spiritual king of Zhang Clan, he returned to his residence in haste.

Always the wary and careful type, he made sure to ask Soar and Madeline to stand guard for him

before shutting himself in for more practice. Even though his focus was on his training, Ricky knew the

risks and would not allow for any problems to rise regardless of where his attention lay.

The training he submitted himself to was, as expected, severe and rigorous. In no time, his

understanding of the three runes had reached the maximum limit of the Demi-spirit Level, with only the

gale rune slightly lagging behind. But that was expected as it was a newly-acquired runic power.

If Ricky could manage to bring all four runic powers to the Spirit Level, then his over-all power would

definitely soar high and reach the level of a middle spiritual king with the help of the Ultimate Golden

Body.

To attain the result that he wanted, Ricky chose to start with the runes that he was most familiar with.

He knew that things would go smoother and much easier if the devouring rune and the chaotic fire rune

were brought up to the Spirit Level first.

Very soon, Ricky was deeply immersed in endless hours of study and training.

Fortunately, the regained spiritual meridian and four zones made it quite easy and comfortable for him

to deepen his understanding of the runic powers.

His constant studying yielded an astounding result. In just half a month, Ricky brought up the four runic

powers to the Spirit Level.

'It is a pity that I do not have enough time. If I had been given two more months, my casting ability

could definitely graze the surface of the real Spirit Level. My runic powers would be even more

powerful then, ' Ricky thought, a look of mild regret passing over his face.

But even though he was not a casting master at the Spirit Level yet, he was very sure of himself, and

he was confident that he could defeat Ray no matter the tricks he might have up in his sleeves. Ricky

was prepared for every scenario and every stunt Ray might pull on him. He trained so hard to make it

so.

'After the battle with Ray, I should seek out and go to various places where I can get more experiences.

After all, I cannot practice here at the Oriental College forever, ' Ricky decided firmly.

Another important reason why he wanted to leave was that he had a need for more money.

Tina had been in his Chaotic Fire Zone for a while now. Although she could communicate with Ricky Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.

constantly through their telepathic connection, it was high time for her to leave the zone and go

somewhere else.

"Tina, hang in there. Ten more days, and I will take you out of here. I promise," Ricky said to Tina

through their telepathic connection.

"No problem. I have no doubts that you can definitely beat Ray!" Tina replied with confidence.

Soon, three months had flown by, and the day of their much-awaited battle, which was known to all the

disciples of the Oriental College, had finally arrived.