Born Almighty Warrior
Chapter 141 The Huge Fire Essence

With one blow of his fist, Casado lurched back in pain and his eyes rolled back into his head. Hecrumbled into a heap on the floor and stopped moving about seconds later. He was no longerbreathing. He was dead.

"You... you killed him! You killed my elder brother!" As Tyler and Ellen watched the scene beforethem, they felt that sky had collapsed and fallen upon them. They roared in grief and indignationwhile tears flowed from their eyes. It burned hot against the skin of their faces, but they made noattempt to wipe the tears. Why would they? Acting tough wouldn't do any good at this point. Itwouldn't bring Casado back to life. It was the most heartbreaking thing they had ever experienced,and no amount of training or expertise could save them from the agony of losing someone theyheld dear.

They had feelings, too!

Ricky stood still, eyeing them with cold, distant eyes. Long ago, he might have been deeply movedby other people showing such intense emotions, but he was not the same person he used to be. Hehad changed. He felt nothing. Still, something was holding him back. He didn't know what it was,but he couldn't bring himself to end their lives.

"You are going to kill me, but why couldn't I kill you guys?" asked Ricky. It was a question directedmore to himself than his opponents. He turned away, his gaze a little less colder this time.

"We must kill you!" yelled the two people as they gathered as much strength as they could musterand charged straight into Ricky. They were so overcome with rage that only Ricky's vicious killingintent remained in their minds and not the fact that Ricky was too strong for them. After all, he hadkilled their brother within seconds. He couldn't be defeated, but they didn't care. They just wantedto avenge their brother no matter what.

"You leave me no choice,” Ricky replied coldly, his voice cutting through the chilly haze thatsmothered the night.

All it took for him was one motion. He stepped in front of them and the next thing they knew, hewas already severing the threads of life that bound them to their bodies. The sound of two largeobjects hitting something cold and hard was heard. Tyler and Ellen crashed into the ground, spittingblood like their older brother did.

These two were much weaker than the killer from the Endless Shadow. Ricky had already madegreat progress in martial arts. He could even be called a master on his own. So what made themthink they could challenge him to a life and death battle and emerge as victors? They weredelusional. They were desperate.

As the two lay on the ground, bleeding to death, they realized this harsh truth. They couldn't winagainst him. Not now, not ever. Ricky was in an entirely different league. A look of pure terrorcrossed their features, replacing the intense hatred burning in their eyes. But it was too late. All toolate.

They now understood that they were doomed since the moment Casado decided to kill Ricky. It wasa losing battle from the start--one that would force them to close their eyes forever.

"I don't want to kill women, but I can't set you free." Ricky said in a calm voice, but his words werelaced with venom. He walked towards them and pulled out the Iron Destroyer on his back.

"You shall perish by my saber!"

With that, Ricky swung his sword down Ellen's neck.

The two just lay there, rendered immobile by fear. They had no way out. It was human nature to feardeath. In the face of it, some people might greet death like an old friend and calmly accept theirfate, while others could only cower in horror. It was the latter for the two.

"Ricky, keep them alive!" Just as the saber were about to slice off Ellen's neck, Theo came to stopRicky. The blade was just a centimeter from her skin and she was covered in cold sweat.

"Ricky, that's enough! You have killed their elder brother. You have proven your strength. Now,spare them. I believe they are aware that they are wrong!" Theo said, almost begging Ricky formercy. He, too, was sweating quite profusely.

Kayla, who was standing beside Theo, didn't say anything, but the look in her eyes told Ricky thatshe agreed with Theo.

"They were nothing but fools, Ricky. Too ignorant for their own good." Upon hearing this, Ricky wasin deep in thought. After a few moments, he looked at Theo and spoke, "Theo, buddy, didn't youhear what Casado just said? All three of them never intended to let us off the hook! They wouldn'thave showed us mercy if the roles were reversed. So why should we spare them?" His eyes bore intoTheo's. It was a look so intense that it made Theo uncomfortable, but the man held his ground"Ricky, I know that, but as the saying goes, “Saving one's life is better than building a pagoda ofseven stories.’ It's in your hands now. You can either save two lives or end them. What will you gainif you go for the latter? Nothing but more blood under your name, more wounds on your soul. Letthem go, Ricky. Let them live,” Theo said, his words bearing nothing but sincere, wise advice.

"He's right! Master Ricky, please spare us. We know we have wronged you and it's shameless of askto ask for mercy, but if you let us go, we promise never to cause you any trouble. Never again forthe rest of our lives. We will stay out of your business,” Tyler pleaded, seizing the opportunity Theohad provided them. He hoped that Ricky would give them a chance.

"Is that so? Didn't you guys just declare that you were going to kill me? What makes you think I'd letyou go when you have such intentions?" Ricky replied, his hand tightening on the sword.

"Master Ricky, we only said that because we were overcome by hatred and grief. We loved ourbrother deeply and seeing him die by your hands sent us in a frenzy. I'm sure you have people youcare about, people you don't want to see get hurt, so I hope you'll understand how we're feelingright now. We just... we just can't accept that our brother's gone,” Ellen explained with tremblingvoice, a fresh wave of tears threatening to fall from her eyes.

She was obviously trying to get Ricky's sympathy.

"Look, Ricky, they know they did wrong. Just let them go!" Theo said, his tone more urgent than lasttime.

"Damn it! Fine, you two, get out! I'm only letting you go for Theo's sake. But I swear if I see even justyour shadow lurking around me again, it will be the end for both of you. It won't end easily, either.I'll make sure to make you suffer,” Ricky said in exasperation, finally giving in to Theo's request. Hewithdrew his saber and stared them down to make sure they got the message quite clearly.

"We dare not show ourselves again!" "We dare not cross paths with you again!" Both of themscurried out of the place like mice.

Ricky looked at their backs and smiled disdainfully.

If it were up to him, he wouldn't let go of those two because he knew the law of the jungle in thismartial world more than anyone else.

But for Theo, he decided to do the opposite of what he intended. Theo pleaded for the sake ofthose two people so hard that he could not bring himself to say no to him. Though he had onlybeen acquainted with Theo for a short amount of time, Ricky appreciated him very much. He alsothought that this would be one way to teach Theo the laws of jungle in the martial world.Sometimes, people had to learn the hard way.

Ricky knew that setting those two enemies free would only come bite them when they were leastexpecting it. Surely, they would look for help and come back again, more prepared, possiblystronger.

He wanted Theo to understand that letting go of enemies in this world had serious repercussions.He only hoped that when the time came, Theo would be able to deal with it.

What happened this time may have strongly resonated with Theo's merciful side, but this wouldbecome a stepping stone for him to become wiser and more decisive when it came to his foes."Ricky, thank you so much!” Theo was relieved and a little ecstatic when Ricky gave in to his request."It's no big deal, Theo. We are buddies, after all.” Ricky laughed heartily. The look on Theo's face wascontagious, and he was starting to feel a little relaxed as well. The tension in his muscles hadloosened up.

"Are you really at only the fifth grade of Blood Purification?” Kayla asked, walking up to him andlooking at him expectantly. For the very first time, Kayla's beautiful eyes radiated with admiration forRicky.

With the power of only the fifth grade of Blood Purification, Ricky defeated Tyler, who was at theseventh grade, without breaking a sweat. This only proved that Ricky was a genius in martial arts.His strength was incomparable to his opponents. They wondered just what his maximum potentialwas.

Due to his abilities and skills, women often found him attractive. Ricky was not oblivious to this fact,but he also didn't let it get to his head. Though, he did enjoy the attention thrown his way a littlebit, especially since it wasn't the kind of attention that wanted to hurt him. It was a breath of freshair sometimes.

"I suppose so! I sometimes also forget what my real realm is, for I have been working on the castingmachine for so long these days!" Ricky answered with pride. If a stranger heard him, they wouldhave thought he was kind of a narcissist, but he was anything but. He was just the kind of personwho knew exactly what he was good at and wasn't afraid to show it.

"Humph! What a narcissist!" Kayla said, groaning at Ricky's gloating face. Her admiration for himdisappeared just as quick as it came. She then ignored Ricky as she didn't want him to go into aboasting spree.

"Ricky, you skipped two grades for that battle yet you won easily! As far as I know, a genius like youonly existed in Heaven Wood Land among those powerful forces and families!” Theo chimed in, notbothered the same way Kayla was with Ricky's gloating. For him, there was nothing wrong withacknowledging someone's talent and letting them feel good about themselves.

"Heaven Wood Land? I heard it used to be the gathering place for those families with great powerin the Realm of Wildness. I really want to see it! I wish I'd get the chance to do so," Ricky said,thinking of the place quite fondly even if he hadn't actually gone there yet.

They would have talked more about the legendary place, however their attention was diverted bythe giant Fire Meteorite in the distance. They followed it with their eyes at first, then approached itin a steady pace.

"Look, it's the giant Fire Meteorite! I hope the fire essence won't let us down,” Theo said, placing ahand gingerly on top of the meteorite. He looked at Ricky and Kayla, waiting for them to do thesame thing. The two followed suit, touching the surface of the rock. Soon, the three of them brokethe Fire Meteorite into uneven pieces.

And inside it was the very fire essence that they were looking for. It didn't disappoint.

The fire essence of the Fire Meteorite before them was about half a hundred meter in size, largerthan all the fire essences that the three of them had ever possessed before! It was simply majesticand they couldn't help staring in awe.

"With a fire essence this huge, I believe that our cultivation will progress accordingly!” Theo said,practically bouncing in excitement. It was obvious that he was trying to contain himself, but it wasn'tworking that well. Everybody could tell just how stoked he was.

"Are we going to refine the fire essence here?" Kayla asked, unsure if this was an appropriate place."Across the land will be the deep core of the Earth Fire Place. We have to be prepared in caseanything unexpected happens. I say we'd better refine the fire essence as soon as possible!" Rickyanswered, his mind whirling with possible scenarios. He wanted to go at least five steps ahead."Besides, sharpening the axe will not interfere with the cutting of firewood. As long as we enhanceour strength and build our defenses, we will have the chance to compete for more resources.”

"You are right, Ricky!" Theo agreed with a nod. "Kayla, the grade of our realm is quite low, so we'dbetter follow Rick's advice to increase our power. It's the only way we can ensure that we're on topof the game.”

"Okay, I get it, Theo."

With that settled, the three of them immediately divided the huge fire essence and sought remoteplaces to train. They made a secret tunnel in the valley and entered a grove to start refining the fireessence. It would take a lot of hard work and patience, but they would endure. It would be all worthit.