Born Almighty Warrior

Chapter 311 The Guess About the Endless Shadow

Jerry shouted in anger as he fought Ricky in a neck to neck combat. And his loud shriek and vengeful

tone caught the attention of the warriors of the Aeolus Palace. Numerous warriors hurriedly located the

source of the sound, but when they arrived in the battlefield, it was too late as Ricky was just about to

leave. But of course, the warriors put up a fight to capture Ricky to take revenge on what he did to

Jerry. Ricky stood his ground unthreatened. After all, none of the warriors were at the eighth or ninth

grade of Bone Reinforcement.

It was a piece of cake for Ricky. He took all of them down in just an hour. After shutting down the

warriors who came after him, he calmly went to his next location where Tyson and Soar should be

waiting for him.

They had chosen a remote and small secret valley on the map as their meeting place so that no one

could track them easily. It was their checkpoint--they must finish their current task and meet there so

that they could check if everyone was okay. And after that could they only move on to their next

mission.

After dashing at full speed for almost half a day, Ricky had finally reached his destination where Tyson

had been patiently waiting for him.

Tyson, on the other hand, was already at the eighth grade of Bone Reinforcement so it was a breeze

for him to get away from the warriors of the Aeolus Palace.

His eyes were groggy as he awaited the arrival of his other teammates. Then, he heard footsteps

approaching him. His eyes sparkled at the sight of Ricky. "Hey Russell! Thank god you're finally here.

I've been waiting for so long! I was about to panic because I haven't heard anything from you guys yet

and I was worried. We can wait for a couple more minutes. Soar is not here yet. We can wait." Tyson

was such a worry wart when it came to his two other friends. He always assumed that something bad

happened to them along the way. Ricky's presence took some stress off his shoulders for he was now

safe and sound.

"Sure thing, buddy! So, look. I've already got the flower, though the progress was not that easy," Ricky

replied with a little curve on his lip.

"That's great! How I wish Soar is telling the truth. I hope this flower won't disappoint us," Tyson sighed

in relief. "Soar must be on his way, too. He'll be here any minute. Give it maybe a few more minutes."

"Yeah, sure we can. We still have time." Ricky nodded as a sign of approval. The thing was, he knew

that Soar could handle any obstacle on his own. That being said, he did not worry too much about his

beast.

Ricky opened his storage bag and took out a black ball that had the texture of grass. He held it in his

hand and showed it to Tyson and asked, "Hey, do you have any idea what this is? Have you ever seen

something like this in your entire life?"

Tyson held out his hand and took the ball from Ricky. He looked at it and observed if he had seen it

before. His eyebrows almost met as he racked his brain for any information regarding the black ball.

After a few more looks, his brain lit up. "I got it. I think this must be a Special Fusion Orb at the Demi-

spirit Level. If my memory serves me right, this one is rare, and the Sky Manor seems to have two of

this kind of orb."

"Say what? Special Fusion Orb at the Demi-spirit Level? Tell me more; I bet this is going to be

interesting!" Ricky whispered in delight.

"As far as I know, despite that this sphere is only at the Demi-spirit Level, only a casting master of

Demi-spirit Level and innate spiritual king has the capacity to forge a Special Fusion Orb," Tyson

explained, with his brain at a high speed as he was forced to recall everything that he knew about the

orb.

"This orb has a special function though, as the name suggests. It can contain the special power of the

innate spiritual king. Therefore, it must be cast by the innate power. Only the innate power can ConTEent bel0ngs to Nôv(e)lD/rama(.)Org .

integrate the special power of the innate spiritual king into the orb.

Take this for example, if an innate spiritual king is concentrated on practicing and cultivating the flame

method, then he will be bale pour that specific flame energy into this Special Fusion Orb.

Now, if a warrior has the fusion sphere, he can initiate his own spiritual energy to mix and integrate with

the sphere. As a result, he would be able to possess the flame energy from the sphere for a while and

utilize it.

Hey Russell, are you paying attention? I've been blabbing here. Please tell me you can follow my drift."

Seeing Ricky listen without making any feedback and acknowledgement, Tyson was not very sure

whether Ricky understood the whole thing, or just some chunks of it.

"Uhhh...Yes. Well, almost! So you're saying that an innate spiritual king is able to impose his special

power to another warrior through this orb, did I understand it correctly?" Ricky asked as he tried to

rephrase what Tyson had just explained to him.

"Yes, haha you got it! I know that you are good at picking up complex cues. The power embedded in

this sphere would be used as an important card for any warrior who holds the sphere. But once he

utilizes the innate power, the sphere would have then completed its mission. Afterwards, it would not

have any more use. It's going to be a useless object," Tyson added.

"So, I'm afraid this sphere you have is just a useless object, based on how it looks now. But probably a

creative and skilled casting master could repair it!" This was a disappointing conclusion.

"Oh? So you mean to say this is just rubbish now, huh?" Ricky sighed in disappointment. "But where

could we find such a powerful casting master to repair it? The chance is rare." He put the orb back into

his storage ring.

Thanks to Tyson's information about this orb, Ricky was now sure on how Jerry became such a good

hider. It might have been because of the orb. He must have used up the innate energy contain inside of

it during any battle.

Although Ricky found out that the orb was such a bummer, he didn't dispose of it just yet. After all, the

storage ring was big enough to take in such a small ball. He was hopeful that he could meet a casting

master along the way or maybe, even better, be such a powerful casting master that he had the skill to

restore the sphere. Because in Ricky's life, there was no such thing as ordinary--everything just turned

special.

"Hey, buddy! How did you get this orb by the way? Weren't you supposed to go for the flower? What

happened to you?" Tyson asked, unable to suppress his curiosity towards the mysterious orb.

Ricky then told him everything; about his encounter with Jerry, where Jerry came from, and the fight

between them. He had nothing to hide and kept on going with the detailed conversation to appease

Tyson's curiosity. He still did not reveal his true identity. He knew that it wasn't his time yet. The honesty

could wait for a little while longer, he thought.

"Wait, what? He is an Endless Shadow killer?!" Tyson exclaimed in surprise. Ricky's story shocked him

when it came to Jerry's true identity. "So, you mean to say that there is this huge possibility that the

Aeolus Palace is a subordinate institution of the Endless Shadow!"

"I guess. Check the map as well as the Bronze Key that we have. I hope we can find something

interesting. In my opinion, the Endless Shadow is the key factor to everything. And probably only the

core members of the Endless Shadow know why," Ricky replied and shared his opinion.

"The Endless Shadow keeps its mystery. No one dares to challenge them. Heck, everyone only wished

to stay away from them as far as possible for they are known to be barbarous killers. Even the Imperial

Palace of Wildness, the strongest force in the Heaven Wood Land, would retreat at the sight of them,"

Tyson marked.

"But the Shadow King is the real deal! He is the leader of the Endless Shadow and is a real upper

spiritual king. And although the lord of the Imperial Palace of Wilderness is at the same level as the

Shadow King, he still fears him greatly. He wouldn't dare create any conflict with the Shadow King and

would avoid him at all cost."

"So, you mean to tell me that no one has ever seen the real face of the Endless Shadow?" asked Ricky

as he squinted his eyes inquisitively.

"As far as I know, nope. Our chief has also instructed us to stay away from them and never be a target.

Because if you did, then they would show no mercy for they will not stop until they hunt you down. I'm

telling you, wherever you go, they'll be there looking for you. You wouldn't even dare become a special

case for sometimes, on rare occasions, the Shadow King himself comes and takes the target down,"

Tyson said as he trembled a bit as if he felt Shadow King's presence right beside him, watching him

coldly.

Tyson had only shared some third person information--there was no validation to it, unless proven

otherwise. But Ricky had a first-hand experience with the Endless Shadow once. Ricky thought to

himself, 'It's not a question of the Shadow King would come after their prey. Oh, he would most

certainly do this. He even chased me once. If it weren't for Elder Zenith and the Heaven Melting

Pagoda, I would've been dead already.'

Whenever Ricky remembered his struggle of running away from the Shadow King, he couldn't help but

feel extremely thankful. If his two powerful zones hadn't worked and helped him escape, he wouldn't

have had the chance to meet his new friends, especially Soar. If not, then he would have been

miserable in the Netherworld.

He had a speculation that the Shadow King stopped chasing him mid-way because he didn't know

what kind of power lay innately in Ricky's body. And that the Shadow King knew that he wouldn't be

able to match the power that ran through Ricky's blood.

"So, we have to be extremely careful and alert, Russell. Keep ourselves away from the Endless

Shadow! Otherwise, there would be big trouble waiting ahead of us. It would be by no means an easy

journey if they target us," Tyson said, as his voice grew heavy and worried.

"Hey man, I know what you mean. But now that the Endless Shadow has something to do with

everything, we will have to face them, sooner or later. There is no turning back on this one after I killed

Jerry. The chief of the Aeolus Palace will not let the matter drop, neither will the Endless Shadow.

We've already been entangled with them. They will come to us. Just face reality and get prepared,"

Ricky advised. Dealing with the Endless Shadow was the last thing Ricky wanted to happen. He had a

history with them before he became Russell. But now, it seemed like there was no escaping for him. It

was a good news that he was not alone anymore with all his trustworthy friends around. What was

more, he was much stronger than he had been when he fled away from the Shadow King the first time

around.

"God, yes! Now I remember! How could I forget the fact that you killed Jerry from the Aeolus Palace! I

was so naive to suggest that we stay away from the Endless Shadow! Well, there's nothing left to do

but face this head on!" Tyson was everything but a coward. Everyone knew that when the time came

for war, he would definitely take the front row.

"Don't you worry too much. I can assure you that the Aeolus Palace is no match for us in this world. I

didn't do anything to the Aeolus Palace just because I prefer to keep Soar and his power a secret. Well,

for now, at least. Otherwise, their chief would have already been gone by now," Ricky appeased Tyson

to ease his mind even for just a bit.

"Your words have magic, huh. I feel better now. Thanks, Russell. Don't go breaking my trust, okay?

You'll keep me alive, won't you? Ha-ha," Tyson said and laughed out loud as he approached Ricky and

put his arm over his shoulder.

"Oh man! Seriously? For your information, I don't like boys! Take your hands off me!" Ricky curled his

lips and said in a seemingly annoyed tone.

"Ha-ha!" They shared the laugh happily.

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"So, one more question, Russell. Now that the chief of the Aeolus Palace knows everything, why don't

we just send Soar to capture him? I mean we could just ask him face to face. What do you think?"

Tyson asked again hoping that Ricky would somehow agree with his suggestion.

"Ha ha ha! You know me well. Just trust me. I've already told Soar to do that. Don't worry; we will have

answers soon. But for now, I'm kind of worried that we'll have a hard time extracting information from

him. His lips are kinds shut tight right now," Ricky replied as he thought of the uncertainty of the plan.

"I guess that won't be too much of a problem. I've got a thousand methods to make him beg for death

should he refuse to talk, even though he is a demi-immortal warrior," Tyson exclaimed with the

abundance of confidence and excitement in his eyes.

"Well, well, well. Okay then, I'll hand this task over to you. Surprise me, man!" Ricky laughed.

"You bet! Don't you know that I am an expert at digging out secrets? I won't make a fool out of you."

Tyson shared his delight.

They shared the rest of the day. They laughed, talked, and planned out how the mission was supposed

to go while they waited for Soar to arrive. They could fill him in easily with the details of the next

mission. What was important was that Soar arrived as soon as possible. But after a while, they noticed

something really strange--there was still no trace of Soar. The two men were starting to worry for this

was very anomalous behavior for Soar.