Born Almighty Warrior
Chapter 763 Gorden Made An Offer

Gorden stopped being mysterious. As he flipped his palm, a dark gray stone with the size of a human head appeared on his palm.

"Is this the Heaven Soul Stone?" All the warriors gasped with their eyes wide open as they stared at the stone.

'Ilt's the Heaven Soul Stone!" Ricky exclaimed inwardly, feeling the immense excitement in his heart. He was more excited than all the other warriors as he glued his eyes on the Heaven Soul Stone. He was so ecstatic that his eyes almost transformed into Golden Spirit Eyes.

The moment the Heaven Soul Stone appeared, all of them could feel a strong breath of life. But the breath of life was different from the ordinary ones that they had normally encountered in the past. It was more profound and special. Its extraordinary nature indicated that the Heaven Soul Stone had obtained a thick and intricate layer of spiritual power.

All of a sudden, all the warriors within the area felt as though they had entered the Soul Tower. A massive soul sphere formed around them. The spiritual power inside was even stronger than the one that was on the fifth floor of the Soul Tower.

They could feel their spiritual power increasing at a constant rate.

"Here you go. This is the Heaven Soul Stone. I believe, with this Heaven Soul Stone, your casting realm and casting level will greatly be improved,” Gorden told Ricky confidently as he passed the Heaven Soul Stone over to Ricky. A trace of reluctance flashed in his old eyes. He wouldn't admit it himself, but a small part of him was unwilling to pass it on to Ricky.

The Casting Center did not have many treasures that were as valuable as the Heaven Soul Stone. Thus, it was pretty understandable that Gorden would show some hesitation to entrust such a prized possession to someone else. However, he thought it would be worth it if it meant that he could hand such a powerful item over to an ace genius who was talented at both casting and martial arts. That alone was already a promising exchange and opportunity in itself.

Ricky did not refuse Gorden's wonderful offer. He directly accepted the Heaven Soul Stone and immediately put it into his zone.

Although he wanted to have a closer look at the Heaven Soul Stone, he was well aware that this was not a good place for him to do it, especially with everyone else's eyes watching intently.

"Thank you so much, sir!" Ricky couldn't help but express his gratitude a second time.

With the Heaven Soul Stone now in his possession, along with all the other powerful secret weapons he kept in his arsenal, Ricky no longer felt intimidated by the impending battle for the Sense of Realm.

"You don't need to thank me. You earned it with your own strength and that's why you deserve it," Gorden stated, matter-of-factly.

"Now, I'd like to ask you something. Would you like to join the Casting Center as a new and official member?” Gorden queried.

"What?" The rest of the warriors couldn't believe their ears. "Gorden is inviting Ricky to join the Casting Center?" They all tried to collect themselves immediately after the shocking turn of events. Gorden's offer was also beyond Cameron's and Harrison's expectations.

It had been years since Todd, the first chief, made his appearance in the Casting Center. Gorden was the second chief of the Casting Center. As a matter of fact, it was Gorden who had been taking care of everything in the Casting Center all these years. Thus, when Gorden offered to invite Ricky to join the Casting Center, everyone realized just how much the Casting Center valued Ricky.

Even Sellers, the third chief, could not behave inappropriately while in the presence of Gorden. Sellers would only be able to take charge of the Casting Center when Gorden was not around. At the very least, he would never dare control everything in Gorden's presence, despite having earned the support of most spiritual emperors.

Gorden personally inviting Ricky was a testament that he had already affirmed Ricky's strength. He was implying to the rest of the world that Ricky was his man. With Gorden's affirmation and support, no one would dare cross Ricky.

"It seems that, whether or not Ricky will make greater achievements in the future, none of us could afford to challenge him anyway," some warriors muttered to each other with much dismay using their internal powers.

"At least, you and I could not afford to offend him. Let's just give up. I don't think there is even an ounce of chance that we can take the Heaven Soul Stone from him. Attempting to rob it from Ricky would only make us first in line to die miserably."

"Yes, he has the Oriental College and the Casting Center supporting him from behind. The two organizations are probably the most powerful ones in the entire Eastern Land.”

Even Ricky was also a little surprised himself. He had not expected Gorden to invite him to join the Casting Center in person.

'lt seems that my talent would not only bring me closer to a number of jealous and bloodthirsty opportunists, and assassins. On the plus side, it would also bring me closer to a number of advantages, ' Ricky thought deeply to himself.

"Sir, I thought that I was already a member of the Casting Center when I passed the fourth floor of the Soul Tower," Ricky said to Gorden with a mischievous but quizzical smile.

"Ha-ha! That is true. You have quite an impressive memory,” Gorden said as he nodded and reacted to Ricky's words with a hint of glee.

"But, what I really want to say is, the Casting Center intends to open up a new position for the sixth chief. Do you have any interest in claiming it?"

Bang! The moment Gorden finished his words, the entire space fell into silence. His words caused a stir among the crowd. The overwhelming amount of shock seized everyone so that no one was able to speak or voice out their disbelief and disagreement.

All of the warriors wondered whether they had heard wrong. It was just all too shocking for it to be true.

If Ricky were to become one of the chiefs of the Casting Center, then he would be regarded with a high reputation and position in the entire Eastern Land. He would also be entitled to a number of privileges and advantages.

Although Ricky was an ace genius, they all knew that his strength was far from enough to include him as one of the chiefs of the Casting Center. Talent was indeed important in the martial world, but overall, it was strength that helped to decide everything in the end.

Had Ricky not been lacking in strength, they would certainly not make any objection. But Ricky was currently not strong enough to be a chief of the Casting Center.

They looked at Gorden with stunned eyes, as they hoped he would take back what he had said. They were silently wishing he would just laugh it off and claim it was all a bluff.

"Cameron, what do you think? Is Gorden joking?" Harrison asked Cameron straightforwardly.

"Do you think he would joke about something as serious as that?" Cameron retorted.

"I think he is being serious. But, this decision may cause a lot of trouble. Sellers would be the first one to object it. Also there are many casting masters at the intermediate stage and advanced stage of the Spirit Level with rich experience in our Casting Center. Do you think they would agree to Gorden's wishes?" Harrison's tone was rife with concern.

"So, even if we want him to be the sixth chief, we should do it slowly. At least, we should wait until he becomes a casting master at the advanced stage of Spirit Level.”

"Well, I have no idea what Gorden is thinking, but I'm actually quite looking forward to it. If Ricky really becomes the sixth chief, how will he face the objections from others? I'm curious about how he will be dealing with it,” Cameron said with an expectant smile on his face.

He had confidence in Ricky's abilities, but he was yet to witness how Ricky would face the adversities going against his advancement and progress in the Casting Center.

"Ricky, Gorden doesn't seem to be joking. It seems that he already thinks highly of you,” Tina told Ricky through their telepathic link. "It is important for you to get the support from a spiritual emperor and casting master of Demi-saint Level. That way, no one will dare bully or find fault in you in the Eastern Land."

"Tina, you know what? It's not an easy job for me to be the sixth chief of the Casting Center with my current strength. I'm not that strong yet," Ricky said in a slightly helpless tone.

"I admit that it would not be an easy job. But, hey, think about it. It will scare off those spiritual emperors who want you dead, won't it? It would at least provide you with a bit of security,” Tina reassured Ricky. "So, if you accept his offer and become the sixth chief of the Casting Center, you will gain more advantages than disadvantages.”

"Tina, maybe you are right!" Ricky murmured, feeling a surge of encouragement fill him up, thanks to Tina's words.

Tina was right. If he became the sixth chief of the Casting Center, the spiritual emperors would be even more afraid of him. Despite the trouble he was bound to face, it would still be a win-win situation for him in the end.

As he thought about Gorden, Ricky really couldn't figure out what was going on in his mind. Gorden was well aware that his strength was not strong enough to be the sixth chief of the Casting Center. But why did he make such an offer?

Ricky raised his head to meet Gorden's gaze, "Sir, please don't take me for a fool. I may have some talent, but I am not blindly confident and I don't think I'm strong enough to be a chief of the Casting Center. At the moment, I can say that I am satisfied with just being welcomed as a new member. To tell you the truth, and I hope this doesn't offend you, I have never thought of becoming a chief or being placed in any other high position while I am in the Casting Center."

"Oh?" Gorden raised his eyebrows. He was surely not expecting Ricky's reply. "Do you really think that I'm playing some sort of a prank with you? For your information, I am a spiritual emperor,” Gorden responded in a way that reminded Ricky just how powerful and sensible he was as a spiritual emperor.