The legendary warrior novel Chapter 69

Ricky stood straight and tall in the middle of the arena, slowly turning around to take in the sight of the disciples who were paying him respect.

The world of martial arts. The world where strength was everything that mattered. The warrior who possessed this superior power was respected by all. Now, it no longer mattered whether Ricky had the spiritual meridian or not. As long as he was powerful, no one would dare to cross him.

But for the loser, no matter how strong you once were, you would become virtually erased upon defeat.

'My first major goal was to become the top outer disciple in the Snow Sect. Now that I've achieved that, I want to keep going. I will strive to rank among the inner disciples!' Ricky told himself, eyes shining with joy and excitement.

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"Who wants to challenge the top three in the outer disciples now?" Elder Evan asked again.

Lean challenged Agnes but was easily beat, further impressing the other disciples with regards to Agnes' power.

Then, Edgar also battled against Agnes. He won, but barely. Agnes slumped her shoulders in disappointment.

Now, the top three outer disciples were Ricky, Rufus and Edgar.

The ranks of top three outer disciples had been decided, leaving only seven spots left in the prestigious ranking. There was no doubt that Agnes held fourth place, while Lean, who once ranked second, now fell to the fifth place.

After several more battles, Weldon now ranked sixth, Geoff seventh, Ryan eighth, Desmond ninth, and Darren tenth. The slots were filled.

As the top ten outer disciples were determined, the Outer Competition finally drew to a close.

This particular Outer Competition was probably the most intense one the Snow Sect had seen in decades. Agnes was incredibly strong as a woman warrior. Edgar suddenly rose in ranking without anybody anticipating it. Ricky had channeled strong and unbelievable power. Each battle had made the spectating disciples incredibly excited.

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"Gentlemen, the Outer Competition is now over. It makes me happy to see that many disciples have improved greatly." "I hope that from now on, you will train harder. Strive! Strive for yourself to live a better life in the world of martial arts," said Elder Evan.

"Now, let's cut to the chase. I know you've all been waiting for this. Top 100 disciples, come to the arena to receive your awards!"

Oh, oh!

The top 100 disciples began whooping. It was their time to get recognition now.

"For those who have ranked 51st to 100th, you will get five Spiritual Energy Nourishing Pills each. Well, if you don't want it, you can say when you receive it. And you can exchange it for silver coins."

"For disciples who have ranked 11th to 51st, we will reward you with a set of cultivation method of intermediate stage of Yellow Level and ten Spiritual Energy Nourishing Pills!"

"As for the 5th to 10th disciples, we'll reward you with a cultivation method of the intermediate stage of Yellow Level, a weapon of the inferior stage of Mortal Level and two Blood Purification Pills!"

"Blood Purification Pill! The prize is the Blood Purification Pill!" The many lower-ranking disciples were a little envious that a Blood Purification Pill was in the reward. After all, for the warriors who trained at Skin Refinement, the most important and precious pill for them was the Blood Purification Pill.

The pill could greatly increase the warrior's skills to reached Blood Purification!

"I wonder what the top five will be awarded."

"The prize for the fourth and the fifth ranking warriors are two sets of cultivation method of the intermediate stage of Yellow Level, a weapon of the inferior stage of Mortal Level and four Blood Purification Pills!"

"The prize for the second and third placers are: a cultivation method of the advanced stage of Yellow Level, a weapon of the intermediate stage of Mortal Level and seven Blood Purification Pills. They can also choose between Treasures from Heaven and Earth in the Treasure Tower!"

"Wow! The Treasures from Heaven and Earth! They've never even offered that reward before!" Many outer disciples and even some of the inner disciples were shocked at this news.

Treasures from Heaven and Earth! They were such rare thing. Any kind of Treasures from Heaven and Earth would be a substantial fortune for the warriors. It would help them greatly enhance their cultivation base.

"Moreover, they could also acquire a weapon of the intermediate stage of Mortal Level, which is the weapon for the Blood Purification warrior!"

This reward even made all the inner disciples jealous, some of whom could be seen pouting.

Edgar and Rufus's eyes shone with excitement upon hearing the fantastic prizes they would soon be taking home.

But Rufus remembered something. He became gloomy quickly, looking at Ricky with sullenness. The first ranker would be getting an extraordinary award. It was certain; the second place had an amazing one already!

That was supposed to be for Rufus, but Ricky snatched it out of his hands.

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Everyone's eyes were on Ricky. They were wondering what kind of prize would be bestowed upon the young warrior.

"And finally, the first placer will get a set of a cultivation methods of the inferior stage of the Black Level."

"Oh my goodness, really?" Before Elder Evan had finished speaking, the crowd stirred excitedly. They all watched Ricky with a little jealousy mixed with respect.

Even the warriors in the intermediate stage of Blood Purification craved for that cultivation method.

"You also win... A weapon of the intermediate stage of Mortal Level and ten Blood Purification Pills. You can choose two kinds of Treasures from Heaven and Earth in the Treasure Tower!"

'What the hell! How could the Sect give such exorbitant prizes!' Many of the inner disciples were visibly upset. They couldn't help but want to seize everything from Ricky.

'The cultivation method of inferior stage of the Black Level and two kinds of Treasures from Heaven and Earth. Not bad!' Ricky thought joyfully to himself. 'It was worth exposing the runic power.'

"Now that you all know what rewards you can get, my disciples, you may go to the various places to claim them!" Elder Evan said with satisfaction as he looking at the excitement and admiration on the disciples' faces.

That was exactly what he wanted. He believed that once they understood the rewards at stake, they would train even harder to prepare for the competition next year!

"Elder, I would like to say a few words!" Zenith said as he rose from his seat.

"Sure, please go ahead!"

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"Edgar, I'd like to take you as my disciple. I don't know whether you would want it or not, but I am offering," Zenith got straight to the point. His words had the same effect as a bomb, blowing the crowd away.

"This... This... Chief Zenith wants to take Edgar under his wing!" Everyone was shocked.

Even the four Elders were stunned for a moment, before they relaxed and accepted the news.

Edgar was dumbfounded.

"What, Edgar, would you like to?" Zenith asked.

Edgar snapped out of his stunned silence. He hurriedly knelt on the arena and said respectfully to Zenith, "I'd love to, Master Zenith!"

Everyone knew Zenith. He was the best warrior in the Snow Sect. Millions of aspiring warriors wanted to be his disciple. Of course, Edgar would not turn down the offer.

Now Edgar became the object of envy.

Ricky's rewards were good, yes. But it certainly couldn't compared with receiving an offer from an overmatch like Zenith.

Even more importantly, this was the first time that Zenith had taken a disciple. Edgar would be his first and only disciple. When he succeeded in his cultivation, Edgar would surely be one of the candidates for the position of chief in the Snow Sect and would be one of the most illustrious ones.

"Great. From this day forth, you, Edgar, are my disciple," Zenith said happily. Edgar could only try to breathe slowly in his disbelief.