Chapter 1072 Holy King
Chapter 1072 Holy King
Dale led Ricky to a much hotter area where the smell of the blood essence was so pungent and thick,
and blood vitality pervaded in all directions.
He was met with the sight of endless mountains wherever he looked, and each of their peaks was as
high as the skies, creating a unique view of the horizon.
In the center of these mountains was a huge lake, and it was commonly known as the blood essence
lake precisely because of its surroundings.
Since the Complete Emperor Island had been opened for nearly ten days, the suppressive force over
the blood essence lake should disappear soon.
"Is that the blood essence lake?" Ricky asked.
"Yes, it is. In a few hours, the suppressive force over the lake will vanish," Dale answered and then she
paused as if she had remembered something. She remarked again, "It's time for the other disciples to
arrive."
"Miss Dale, pardon me if I am overstepping, but I have to ask. I am sure you are not the only disciple of
the Devour Sky Sacred Python tribe who is daring enough to enter the Complete Emperor Island. Why
then did you come here alone and not with the other disciples?" Ricky cocked his head curiously,
arching an eyebrow in question.
"Mr. Kenney, you should know that any great clan or force with a long history is not as peaceful as they
seem to be. It is a frequent problem of tribes like these that there are internal factions and feuds, as
there are many members who crave power. It seems that everyone wants to become the leader," Dale
explained.
"In this case, it is much easier and, perhaps, safer to trust people who are not from the same tribe."
"Ha-ha, I got it!" Ricky smiled sincerely and opted not to probe further into what seemed like a
complicated issue.
As time went by, more than a dozen disciples from different forces arrived at the Blood Essence Lake.
As soon as they arrived, all their attention was naturally focused on Ricky.
"Is that young man with gray hair Kenney? Did he really come back?" the warriors murmured among
themselves.
"If it's really him, he has changed a lot. He used to look like a middle-aged man, but now, he looks so
young! His hair transformed from black hair to white hair though, which looks quite strange. What a
weird change!"
"Yes, it's him. His eyes and expression look are very similar to how Kenny presented himself two years
ago too. The ace genius did come back."
"I didn't expect that he is with Dale and Cassidy."
"It must be Dale and Cassidy who invited Kenney to come here."
"If he is here for the blood essence too, what should we do? The blood essence is invaluable to us, but
it's not like we can defeat him!"
"Don't worry. Kenney is aggressive, but he is a reasonable man. As long as we don't provoke him, he
won't stop us from finding the blood essence. Moreover, his target is the blood essence pill which This content is © NôvelDrama.Org.
doesn't conflict with what we want."
"Yes, if there is a conflict with his interest, it should not be with us but with the Holy King."
They could not help but glance at someone else who was standing opposite them.
They were looking at four tall and strong figures with great momentums. Each of them was as
magnificent as eagles in the sky, and their robes were painted with eagle images as well.
The style of that robe could not be mistaken for anything else but a property of the Holy Eagle Tribe.
Their tribe was one of the five strongest forces in the Western Land.
One of the four figures stood out among the rest, as he looked more powerful than the others. He was
their leader and more commonly known as the Holy King.
Why was he called Holy King? It was because he wanted to become the king of saints.
In the era where there were no spiritual potentates, being declared as the king of saints meant that you
were the strongest above all, and this was the Holy King's ambition.
At this moment, the Holy King turned to check out Ricky.
At the same time, Ricky seemed to have felt his intense gaze, as he also turned to look at the Holy
King. Those who were near them could have sworn that they saw electric sparks fly as soon as their
eyes had met.
Ricky knew a lot about the Holy King, as he was one of the three most powerful warriors of the Holy
Eagle Tribe.
"I didn't expect that the Holy King also knew this place... We are going to be in trouble," Dale
whispered, grimacing when she spotted the Holy King too. She knew that once the Holy King arrived,
no one could come close to his strength, except for Ricky.
"Young man, I wonder if you are the Kenney that disappeared two years ago," the Holy King remarked
as he stared intensely at Ricky's face.
"Yes, it is me, Kenney. I am not hiding my identity." Ricky smiled enigmatically as not even an ounce of
fear or discomfort could be seen on him.
"Well, I don't care whether you are the same person or not. I am determined to get the blood essence
pill," the Holy King answered dismissively. "Furthermore, as a human being, you shouldn't have
meddled with the affairs of our holy beast."
"Ha-ha, the holy beasts are creatures living in the world, so are human beings. So why can't I fight for
the treasure here? As long as the treasure doesn't have a master yet, anyone can try to be its master
with powerful strength. Why don't you want me to fight for it? Are you afraid that you can't defeat me
and get the blood essence pill?"
Ricky answered with a confident smirk.
"What a joke! I, the Holy King, who can combat nature, will become the strongest. Why should I fear
you?" the Holy King sneered condescendingly at Ricky.
"Then let us stop this nonsense! Just let me see how capable you are when you get to where the blood
essence pill is!" Ricky sneered back.
As the suppressive force over the blood essence lake disappeared completely, everyone jumped into it
one after another to look for the blood essence of the holy beast.
Beneath the lake were all kinds of holy beast remains, as thousands of corpses had been washed up
by the currents and ended up there. Half a day quickly passed, and soon, Ricky and Dale each got
nearly twenty drops of blood essence.
They had obtained a lot of blood essence, and now, it was time for them to look for blood essence pill,
if there were any.
Those who were looking for the blood essence pill had gone deeper into the lake, so the two of them
decided to follow the same path and followed suit.
The blood essence pill could be found in places where there was plenty of blood vitality while no holy
beast's spluttered blood essence because the latter would be absorbed and form blood essence pill.
About three days later, they found a very likely place.
It seemed like their efforts were not in vain, as they quickly discovered that a blood essence pill was
there.
Unfortunately, curled around the pill was a dragon's shadow with bloody-red color. This shadow was
formed by the scattered rules left by spiritual emperors who died here.
The shadow kept releasing the ruling power to absorb the blood essence from all around, and it was
gathering it in its vital part.
At its vital part showed the presence of a large ball of blood that was about three meters in size. The
energy contained in this blood ball could be felt clearly, and it felt just as powerful as that of the whole
blood essence lake.
They noticed that the blood ball was growing slowly every time the shadow absorbed the blood vitality
from surroundings.
Without a doubt, this was none other than the blood essence pill.
They stared at it greedily.
With such a large blood essence pill, they would definitely have more chances to break through and
reach the Imperial Level.
But despite their desire, they restrained themselves because this was not the time to act rashly. If they
went closer recklessly, they would die miserably and senselessly.
As for Ricky, it was likely that they feared him less because of the changes in his physical features.
None of them knew the truth about Ricky's real strength. In fact, they feared the Holy King more than
him. They believed that as soon as they made a move for the pill, the Holy King would kill them on the
spot.
At that moment, the Holy King was emanating an imperious aura, and it seemed like a warning to
everyone present. The blood essence pill was his property, and if anyone dared to seize it, he would kill
them mercilessly.
Sensing the imposing manner of the Holy King, all the warriors could not help but retreat.
Anyway, they had no strength to compete with him, and they did not want to throw their lives away.
Instead, they turned their eyes to Ricky, who was, at that very moment, studying the dragon with
interest. He did not seem to mind the Holy King, but then, he was the only one who could compete with
him.
Most of them were hoping that they would fight unto death. They hoped that both of them would die of
their injuries, but if not, they wished that at least one would die of injuries and the other one would be
left too weak to fight. In that way, they would have a fighting chance at the pill.
"I will take this blood essence pill. I'm sure none of you will disagree with me!" Holy King raised his
voice, looking around for anyone who would dare challenge him.
Finally, his eyes landed on where Ricky was standing.