Born Almighty Warrior
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 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 beasts 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.