The legendary warrior

But upon hearing those words, Ricky broke into disdainful smile.
'Oh, what a shame. They really are so ridiculous and unreasonable!' Ricky thought, annoyed.
"Ricky, you must explain it to us!" Elder Evan said to him.
Ricky responded respectfully, "I didn't punch Jarvis with all my energy just now. In fact, I showed mercy to him because he is also
one of the disciples of the Snow Sect. Otherwise, he would not have only been injured with his bones broken. I made sure not to
hit him with full strength. I knew it would be fatal for him if I did.
Besides, it's inevitable to sustain injuries during battles. If we weren't allowed to hurt others in the competition, how would
anyone be able to show their strength and skills to prove their improvement of cultivation!?"
"Ricky, what you say is a baseless argument! You are challenging the authority of the Snow Sect!" Harald said maliciously, trying
to shift the blame on Ricky.
"You, of all people, have no right to judge whether my argument make sense!" Ricky sneered.
Elder Evan shot a look at Zenith.
"All right now, stop it. Do not argue about this matter anymore!" Dignified, Zenith gazed around the square, adding flatly, "Today's
competition is over. The competition for the top ten disciples will be held tomorrow."
No any disciples dared question this. Once Zenith had spoken, it was finished.
And with that, the day's competition for entering into top fifty disciples was completed. Again, Ricky became the main topic of
conversations all over again. Most of the other disciples speculated about whether Ricky was more powerful than the top ranking
outer disciple, Rufus.
When Ricky exited the ring, many warriors, especially those of Bone Reinforcement, from the Refinement Faction and the
Casting Faction lunged at him, threatening him with cruel, malicious remarks.
Ricky ignored them. He knew it wouldn't be worth it to respond. Instead, he returned with Grace and Heather to their courtyard.
He had to concentrate on regulating his breathing, getting ready for the most important battle. Tomorrow. Finally, it would be the
day.
That day, Heather had also achieved her goal. She, along with Ricky, ranked among the top fifty outer disciples.

The battle to accumulate more points continued the next day.
The fifty disciples who won in the competition yesterday would now participate in ten more rounds of battle. And after the contest
was over, those who ranked the highest would comprise the ranks of the new top ten outer disciples.
After the competition had been conducted for the whole morning, the ten rounds of battle were finally over.
During this intense competition, Ricky ran into two disciples who had been among top ten outer disciples in the previous years.
One of them was Desmond He, who had cultivated spear skills and successfully mastered the spear-light. To his dismay,
however, he struggled against with Ricky's seemingly boundless strength. Ricky acted sportsmanlike towards this opponent,
treating him with mercy. Desmond wasn't part of the Refinement Faction and Casting Faction, and all in all, he seemed to be an
agreeable, kind warrior.
The second significant opponent was Ryan Yang, who ranked seventh among the outer disciples. He was part of the Refinement
Faction's and the day before had made rather offensive remarks to Ricky, threatening to destroy him once on the ring. Ricky did
not forget this, and made up his mind to break one of his arms.
But to Ricky's dismay, Ryan gave in and stopped fighting after only a brief period of time. It was a strategy of him, because he
knew he couldn't defeat Ricky. Because of this, Ricky didn't get a chance to execute his plan.
At the end of the competition, the warriors who won the ten rounds of battle included
Rufus, ranking first among the outer disciples before, Lean ranking second, Weldon ranking third, Agnes ranking sixth, Geoff Li
ranking eighth, Edgar, and Ricky.
Aside from this, Ryan Yang, Desmond He and Darren Wang who was at the peak of the ninth grade of Skin Refinement won
nine rounds.
And so these warriors comprised the new ranks of the top ten outer disciples.
Since Ricky had broken Jarvis's arms the day before, Jarvis had to withdraw from the competition. Even if Ricky hadn't
unleashed his full strength, Jarvis was still severely injured and had to recover in bed for a few weeks.
Dustin and Jim who had once respectively ranked fifth and ninth among the outer disciples had been slain.
Now, it was time for the ten top disciples to take part in the challenge competition.

"Now the challenge competition begins," Elder Evan said, standing tall in front of all of the disciples. "Outer disciples at the ninth
grade of Skin Refinement who want to challenge the new top ten disciples can come into the ring and challenge them. But each
of you only have two chances!"
"I want to challenge them!"
"I want to have a try!" ...
Four disciples at the peak of the ninth grade of the Skin Refinement immediately said, stepping out from the crowd.
"Alright then! You can take turns. Once you've selected the opponents whom you want to challenge, you can start!" Elder Evan
responded.
These four disciples began to choose who they wanted to battle with, and they all chose Edgar and Darren Wang as their
opponents.
It seemed that they were the weakest among the new top ten disciples.
Although Ryan Yang and Desmond He had only won nine battles, but no one was foolish enough to challenge them. Their
reputations were well-known: both of them were very powerful and excellent at their specialties. Additionally, they stood a higher
chance of winning ten rounds if they didn't battle with Ricky, who was sure to knock them out.
But the four disciples who had all challenged Edgar and Darren Wang had underestimated their strength. After the eight rounds,
no one had won against Edgar and Darren Wang yet. They held their rank in the top ten.
The four disciples at the ninth grade of Skin Refinement couldn't incite Edgar to use his most powerful and devastating skill at all.
Because of this, the other disciples began to speculate among themselves. How strong was Edgar's actual power?
...
"Now that the new top ten outer disciples have been selected, you will take part in the ranking competition. Your rankings and
rewards will be up to the competition this time."
Elder Evan continued, "So I wish you all well, and I hope you all give your best in the following battles!"

With their surprised eyes alighting at hearing this, the ten disciples wondered what kind of reward would be up for grabs this
time.
"All right. Now you can begin to battle for a top-three position. Rufus, Lean and Weldon are the top three outer disciples at
present, and the rest of the seven disciples can challenge them. The winners will become the new top three outer disciples!
But first! Of course, Rufus, Lean, Weldon; you three may very well challenge each other too!
Now, who will be the first to challenge these three warriors?" Elder Evan looked at the seven disciples.
Silence. No one seemed willing to challenge the top three, whose skills spoke for themselves.
"Since no one wants to be the first to battle with them, I will try first!" Agnes suddenly spoke up with confidence, stepping
forward.
"What?"
All of the outer disciples and many inner disciples exclaimed in surprise. Almost everyone held great admiration for her.
Her eyes fell on Weldon.
Weldon was a thin, ordinary-looking young man, but his fierce eyes showed his true capabilities. On his back, he carried a black
hook like an eagle's claw, which made him look more ominous.
"Agnes, do you really want to challenge me?" Weldon spoke with a smile, staring at Agnes lustfully.
Like most of men there, he was infatuated with her.
"That's right! Come on. You first!" Agnes replied flatly.
"Ha-ha. Agnes, it's wishful thinking to even dream you can win against me. But if you leave the Amber Faction and join our
Casting Faction, I will very well consider giving up my current ranking position and letting you hold the third place among the
outer disciples!" Weldon remarked, laughing rudely.
"I can fight for it on my own!" Agnes snarled, clearly offended.
"Bang!"

Both warriors' spiritual force burst forth simultaneously. The battle was on!