CHAPTER 768 THE IDENTITY OF LYNCH

"The selection of the disciples from the Oriental College? What's going on? Isn't any disciple of the

Oriental College allowed to take part in the competition for the Sense of Realm? Why is there a

selection?" Ricky asked, confused.

"The disciples from the Oriental College can participate in the competition, but it's impossible for all of

them. There is an agreement among the spiritual-emperor forces that no more than twenty disciples

from each force will participate," Cameron answered him patiently, as a father would.

"In this way, we can make room for those who are not spiritual-emperor forces and let their disciples

participate in the competition too."

"Oh, I see. So we will have a selection among us, the disciples of the Oriental College, in a few days,"

Ricky said as he nodded. It did make sense because most students would probably want to participate

but the participants would be too numerous if they were all accepted.

"That's right. Heavenly Ape Demi-spiritual Emperor sent me a message, saying that the selection will

take place in ten days. He wants me to ask you whether you will attend the event as a disciple of the

Oriental College or as a disciple of the Casting Center," Cameron told Ricky.

"What is the difference between those two?" Ricky asked.

"Essentially, there's no difference. After all, it all depends on whether you can seize the Sense of Realm

by yourself. Perhaps the only difference is when you choose one of these two identities, other disciples

in the same force you choose will lose a chance because everybody knows that you're sure to be one

of those twenty competitors that will fight for the Sense of Realm in the end," Cameron answered him

honestly.

"Are you telling me, sir, that it would be best if I don't participate as a disciple of either of the two

forces?" Ricky asked Cameron as he read between the lines.

"For those disciples, yes. But what do you want?" Cameron chuckled at Ricky's intelligence. He knew

that the boy would get his point.

"I think I prefer the Oriental College. After all, I'm more familiar with the Oriental College than the

Casting Center. It is also more competitive to fight for the qualification in the Oriental College than in

the Casting Center," Ricky admitted. He did not want to just join and win easily; he wanted to be

challenged.

"I knew you would say that. I'll contact Heavenly Ape Demi-spiritual Emperor right away and tell him

about your choice. The Evil Emperor may come to pick you up." Cameron could see Ricky open his

mouth to protest so he quickly added, "That's because I'm afraid there are already emperors waiting for

you outside the city of the Casting Center."

"That's unnecessary, sir. I have my way to go back to the Oriental College. There's no need for the Evil

Emperor to bother with me," Ricky protested at the special treatment.

"You want to go back alone? I know you have a spiritual space tool with you. But a spiritual space tool

cannot help you escape from even a middle spiritual king. You will just be digging your own grave in

front of an emperor," Cameron warned him. His voice and the way his forehead subtly scrunched up

showed how worried he was about the idea.

"Sir, I didn't mean the spiritual space tool, but I do have a plan. Please don't worry about me. After all, I

don't want to risk my life," Ricky assured Cameron lightly.

"It seems that you still have your trump card. If so, I won't ask any more question. Be careful. Just stay

in my palace before you leave.

And you don't have to say goodbye to me before you leave. Otherwise, I'm afraid you will draw the

attention of Sellers' men."

"I understand, but what about Gorden?" Ricky asked. He was concerned that Gorden would be

offended if he left without a word.

"I will go and tell him myself. But he might have entered his seclusion already," Cameron answered. He

wanted to assure him more but he was not sure if he would be able to talk to Gorden himself.

"Kylie, aren't you going back to the Oriental College?" Ricky nodded to Cameron and shifted his

attention to Kylie.

"I'm not strong enough in terms of martial arts. If I go back to the Oriental College, I'm afraid I can't be

ranked the top twenty in the end. But here in the Casting Center, it will be very easy for me to get a

position in the top twenty," Kylie answered honestly.

"See you in the competition, Ricky!"

"Take care of yourself, Kylie!"

In the evening, Ricky left the Casting Center and went straight into the Massacring Zone. He was

headed for the Oriental Realm but he was well aware of those who wanted to catch him as he left. But

even the emperors couldn't keep an eye on him when he was in the zone.

Of course, Cameron could sense Ricky's absence. He found that Ricky disappeared all of a sudden

without any trace. He could not help but feel curious about how Ricky achieved that. He wondered how

the young man hid his whereabouts from the emperors.

Later, Sellers' men also noticed the disappearance of Ricky, but they couldn't find any trace of Ricky

either. In this way, once again, Ricky slipped away under the watch of the emperors.

This inevitably made those emperors suspect that Ricky had other more powerful means.

But all they had were their speculations and they had no way of knowing the truth.

In the Massacring Zone, Ricky tried to find out what kind of power Pearl was cultivating with that soul-

restoring pill, but he failed.

He was actually taking his time on this journey. Ten days were enough for him to return to the Oriental

Realm. Now that he had to compete for a place in the main draw match, he had no choice but to

postpone the process of refining the Heaven Soul Stone.

Moreover, he needed to have a good rest in the ten days' journey. He knew he should not always work

too hard. If he focused all his attention on cultivation and training, the result would be the opposite of

what he hoped for.

With that in mind, he decided to relax in a quiet environment for a few days. He knew it was great so he

could be well-rested and calmer, his mind clearer.

To his surprise, he ran into two acquaintances on the way. They were the last people he expected to

meet on this journey. They were Lynch and Meade.

However, Ricky was puzzled by the scene he was observing at that moment.

Lynch and two young men in black advanced at a moderate speed in the air. At the same time, Meade,

with a group of people, followed them closely in a distance. They seemed to be hiding their breaths.

Lynch and his company probably did not know that Meade was behind them, but from the Massacring

Zone, Ricky could see clearly what they were doing.

"What are they doing? One is moving forward and the other is tailing after," Ricky mumbled in

confusion.

"Maybe, their relationship is not that good... During the casting competition, I have seen from the

Massacring Zone that Meade wanted to kill Lynch several times," Tina revealed to Ricky. Ricky looked

at Tina with surprise.

"Really? If so, who on earth is Lynch?" With his eyes full of doubt, he looked at the two young men in

black who were together with Lynch.

That was because he felt a familiar kind of killing intent from them. This belongs to : ©.

"Tina, are you familiar with the vague killing intent?" Ricky asked.

"You mean the Endless Shadow?" Tina asked. She had an idea but she knew Ricky would explain it

better to her.

"Yes. Isn't it said that the Endless Shadow is spreading throughout the whole continent? Their forces

have varying strengths. Sometimes these forces seem to be related, but sometimes they don't seem to

be related," Ricky said.

"Anyway, I still remember the special killing intent of the Endless Shadow. I think that Lynch may be a

member of the Endless Shadow from the Dark Fallen Realm."

"I think so as well. Does this mean that Sellers seeks the Endless Shadow as his backer?" Tina asked.

"I'm afraid not only that. The Dark Fallen Realm is dominated by two forces—the Nether Manor and the

Endless Shadow. There should be a connection between the two forces. Both the Oriental Emperor

and the Evil Emperor thought so." And Ricky agreed with them, of course.

"So, I'm not sure if Sellers has something to do with the Nether Manor. If he does, I won't feel

surprised."

"Really?" Tina asked gently.

"The Endless Shadow and the Nether Manor in the Dark Fallen Realm are in alliance with each other."

Both of them were surprised when Pearl cut in. She sounded so sure of herself that they were truly

inclined to believe her.

"Really? How do you know that?" Ricky and Tina asked almost at the same time.

"Because there have been many deals between the Luxurious Chamber of Commerce and them.

Some of these deals were done by the geniuses of both forces and me," Pearl informed them. The two

looked on in surprise, although Ricky seemed more thoughtful than surprised.