CHAPTER 602 MARTIN'S MESSENGER

Then, both Ricky and Terrence joined Soar, helping him and his allies slaughter the remaining ghosts.

The death of the two ghost leaders had already filled the remaining ghosts with a sense of dread. The

terrible fear they felt did help disrupt their formation and depress their morale. Within an hour, they had

been slaughtered and were reduced to nothing but Souls of Ghost.

In spite of the fact that the ghosts had once been living creatures, Ricky didn't regret slaughtering them

at all. He didn't show any mercy to them either. Showing mercy to an enemy would do nothing but

possibly hurt him, or even send him to hell sooner than he expected to die.

Although those ghosts also had their rights to live, they were obstacles to Ricky. Thus, they had to be

removed. Ricky knew the difference between what was right and wrong. He also understood what was

good for him and what he had to do to keep his friends safe.

Since he was weak, he had to put his interest and safety before true justice and the greater good.

When he was strong enough that he didn't have to fear anything, he would help others and do justice in

the world.

"Ghosts, you did nothing wrong, but you were obstacles to my further cultivation. I must do what will

further my own goals. You can take your revenge when I join you in hell someday," Ricky muttered to

himself after the slaughter was over.

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"Samson, I'll leave those Souls of Ghosts at your disposal." Then, Ricky handed all of them to Samson.

"Half of those Souls of Ghosts can be used to help us locate the whereabouts of other strong ghosts.

The rest of them should be absorbed by the Enlightening Tree to facilitate its growth," Samson

proposed carefully.

Then, they went to the Enlightening Tree and looked up for the Enlightening Fruits. To their great

disappointment, they only found three fruits, which were fewer than they had expected.

"This is all we have to show for such an intense fight? That's almost nothing good," Soar cursed,

having lost his temper.

"Haha. Don't be mad. We all know that the Enlightening Fruit is a rarely-seen and precious Treasure

from Heaven and Earth. We have enough luck to get these three Enlightening Fruits to begin with,"

Terrence said, putting on a thin smile and trying weakly to comfort Soar.

"We can divide those three fruits among us still. One for you and Madeline, one for Samson and

Carley, and the last one will be mine and Terrence's," Ricky said in an authoritative tone.

Nobody dared to question Ricky's order, and all of them nodded in agreement.

Then, Ricky scattered the remaining Souls of Ghosts that they had gained around the tree. After having

absorbed the Souls of Ghosts, the three Enlightening Fruits on the tree started to noticeably ripen.

It would only take three days for the fruits to ripen completely.

"We can take this opportunity, get some rest and let our energy revert to its peak state," Ricky said to

his companions.

As his voice trailed off, they jumped into the air, floating there with their legs crossed.

"Ricky, I have to admit that your strength did change my opinions of you. I was also impressed by you

giving one of the three Enlightening Fruits to me and my sister," Samson said to Ricky before he sunk

into his meditation.

"Haha, I hope that we can be friends soon." Ricky laughed heartily.

Ricky had been getting along with Samson over the past few days, so he had gotten to know him

better. As far as Ricky was concerned, Samson was very blunt, straightforward, and honest.

There were some remarkable similarities between Ricky and Samson.

"I kind of do expect to make friend with you in the future, but not right now," Samson answered shortly.

"You're so ungrateful," Soar rebuked Samson for his reluctance to become Ricky's friend.

"Stay alert! Somebody is coming this way," Terrence suddenly warned shrewdly and a light flashed in

his eyes.

"It's one of Martin's subordinates," Ricky replied dubiously. He had also identified the person coming

toward them. They all stood up to see what was happening.

Then, a figure was flying through the sky quickly and quietly. Several seconds later, he had come to a

stop before Ricky and his companions. Ricky identified him as one of the youngsters that followed

Martin.

"Good morning, sir. I'm Edward Jin," the young man said to Ricky, and then made an obeisance by

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"Are you alone?" Ricky asked him dubiously after he released his spiritual sense and couldn't find any

other suspicious movement around them.

"My young master just sent me here and nobody else," Edward Jin answered calmly without a trace of

fear in his voice.

"Are you not afraid that we would butcher you?" Soar let out a snort of contempt.

"I was a little afraid, but I was told that you guys were honest warriors, and that you would not hurt a

messenger under any circumstances, would you?" Edward Jin replied with a sincere smile on his face.

"Now, I want to talk with Ricky on behalf of my young master."

"Is that really so? What is it that you want?" Ricky answered, and he looked even more confused.

"Before you inform me of your intent, you should first tell me how you learned our whereabouts," Ricky

asked with a bit fury in his voice.

Ricky's words also reminded his companions of something very important. How the hell did Martin

know where they were? Did he put a tail on them?

Edward Jin had come to them willingly with confidence. It seemed that he had already learned their

whereabouts from some other sources.

"It's marvelous that you guys have found the Enlightening Tree. It's so awesome! Congratulations!"

Edward Jin brought up another topic in order to avoid answering the question. He looked up at the

Enlightening Fruit greedily.

"Don't bullshit me. Just answer my question! Or, should I assume that you want to rob us of our

Enlightening Fruits?" Ricky scolded him coldly and furiously when he saw Edward's eyes glued to the

Enlightening Tree.

Then, the enlightening power erupted from his body, it was as overwhelming as the mountains and the

sea as it pushed towards Edward Jin. With every step he took, the enlightening power built up a bit.

Edward Jin's body started to tremble. When he tried to resist Ricky's overwhelming enlightening power,

he found himself to be as powerless and weak as an ant trying to defend itself against an elephant.

"Are you so sure that I won't kill you here and now?"

Before his sentence trailed off, Ricky moved and appeared right in front of Edward Jin before he could

even figure out what was happening. Ricky's right hand grabbed his neck tightly, and Edward Jin found

it hard to breath anymore.

Something cracked under Ricky's hand. Bones splintered.

"Ricky, what are you doing? If you dare to hurt me, my young master won't spare your life," Edward Jin

threatened. At that very moment, his confidence dissipated quickly and completely. He could, at such a

close range, see the murderous intent deep in Ricky's eyes.

"I will tell you something before you die. I'm not just some good warrior. Whoever provokes me is

bound to come to a bad end." Ricky smirked, and the expression sent chills down Edward Jin's spine.

"But today is your lucky day. I'm gonna give you a second chance. Tell me the truth, and I may spare

your life," Ricky said with a smirk.

"I...I..." Edward stammered. Ricky's threats worked like a charm on him.

Ricky pressed harder on Edward's throat as he stammered. More bones cracked.

"Don't! Please show mercy. I will tell you everything," Edward Jin begged desperately after he heard

the cracking sound coming from his own throat.