Born Almighty Warrior
Chapter 596 The Land Of Ghosts

In most cases, Ricky couldn't care less about what other people thought of him. He liked to do everything in his own way and turn a deaf ear to others’ gossip. But now because this Samson was Madeline's relative, he had to make some redemption and change his mind about him. It was not for himself, but for his sworn brother Soar. Since Soar liked Madeline so much, Ricky couldn't just turn Samson into his enemy.

Of course, Ricky knew that he was the one to blame for the deaths of the many geniuses from the Nanchao Clan. So on all accounts, he shouldn't turn his back on this matter.

"Alright then, tell me what Martin wants. What makes him so sure that I will definitely go there?" Ricky asked, having decided not to go against Samson.

"Our clan and warriors from the Golden Leopard Valley call that place the Land of Ghosts. It was discovered a long time ago by the ancestors of our clan and the Golden Leopard Valley together," Samson started answering, sounding much calmer now.

"The Land of Ghosts?" Ricky and the others repeated with a little surprise on hearing the name. They were startled by the strange name. It was the first time that they had heard about this place, whose name alone was reeking of danger.

"Then? What's so special about that area?" Ricky asked on, clearly intrigued.

"It is a hidden area on this Land of Legacy and the story says that it is haunted by ghosts. From the moment that it was found, the ghosts have acquired all of its space. Hence, the area is named after them.” Samson went on telling about it.

"I bet you have heard about the ghost. It is a rather special kind of creature that is either formed naturally in heaven and earth or evolve from a soul filled with resentment. Usually, it is without any flesh or bones. Some of them still have psychic intelligence if they were some intelligent creatures before they died. Some of them are fortunate enough to possess intelligence through long ages. But the rest of them are just simple forms of life."

"I can see that it obviously deserves the name, and it is also obvious that this is by no means a safe place. Is there any prize for those who are brave enough to explore the land inspite of the risks? And most importantly, why was Martin so certain that I would be willing to go to this strange land?" Ricky inquired, showing more interest.

"You said it. There exists some kind of truly valuable treasures that none of the innate spiritual kings can resist. It's said that the Enlightening Trees may be found there, and with a bit of luck, one can even expect to find the Enlightening Fruits on the land,” Samson answered

"The Enlightening Fruits!" Ricky and the others exclaimed excitedly, their faces lighting up at once. As a matter of fact, luck was something that they surely had these days, for they had just gained the fourth-level Glazed Fruits that they had craved for. It seemed that their luck hadn't run out, as now even the Enlightening Fruits had come knocking at their door.

"Well, looks like my reaction has met Martin's expectation,” Ricky declared with a smile. "He was right. I can't resist the temptation of the Enlightening Fruits. No wonder that he was so confident that I would go."

"However valuable and rare the Enlightening Fruits might be, it is not the crown jewel of the Land of Ghosts,” Samson, however, continued before their excitement wore thin.

"No way! You mean that there are even more valuable things in that area?” Soar and Terrence asked in unison. It was unbelievable. They couldn't contain their excitement knowing that something even more amazing than the Enlightening Fruits could be waiting for them.

Even Ricky was filled with more expectations. After all, the Enlightening Fruitst alone were enough to boost their cultivation greatly. Could there be something even more powerful than that? It was hard to imagine, but that seemed to be what Samson was trying to say.

"What is it then? What could possibly be more precious than the Enlightening Fruits?” Ricky asked, the curiosity almost killing him.

Even though he truly was powerful and had proved himself to be a real ace genius, he had merely reached the level of an innate spiritual king. For him to become the top warrior of this time, there was still a long way to go. So naturally, he just couldn't miss any precious cultivation resources and rare opportunities to level himself up. Ricky wanted to go to the Phoenix tribe as soon as possible. And to achieve this goal, there was no doubt that he was willing to give everything up to experience good opportunities to improve himself.

"It's a place called the Birthplace of Ghosts,” Samson explained. "Our ancestors happened to tread into this place deep within the Land of Ghosts in one of their expeditions. They further discovered that the place contained the purest enlightening power for innate spiritual kings—a kind of special and unique power that they had not encountered anywhere else in the world."

Samson paused for a while and stressed, "If an innate spiritual king could cultivate in that place, he will be able to make huge breakthroughs in a very short period. There is no doubt about that.”

"The Birthplace of Ghosts..." Ricky murmured the name as he listened to Samson's account of the land.

He tried not to show it, but he actually was immensely curious about this Birthplace of Ghosts. He just couldn't wait to go and explore this magical place even if there would to be ten warriors as powerful as Martin waiting for him.

"But here is the major problem, the location of this Birthplace of Ghosts is not fixed. This means that we just can't expect to find it in the same place every time. So discovering this place is simply luck of the draw,” Samson reminded in the end.

"All I want to say is, while there is no doubt that this place is incomparably wonderful, it would be unwise to expect too much. After all, the ancestors of our Nanchao Clan have searched the Land of Ghosts for dozens of times in the last hundred years, but the Birthplace of Ghosts has only shown itself once.”

"Yet you have told us about it,” Ricky said with a grin. "If you don't want us to try as much as we can to find it, why bother telling us how miraculous it is?"

"I don't deny it. The reason I revealed this secret to you is because I want you to go there without hesitation, so that you would encounter Martin and start a fight. I'd be the happiest if you two would have a bitter battle and would wound or even end up killing each other,” Samson admitted through clenched teeth, without any intention to conceal his anger.

"It seems to me that you hold a whole lot of prejudices against me, young man. But I'm sure you will turn around after our travel to the Land of Ghosts this time," Ricky said with a big smile.

"Oh, I hope you can manage to change that,” Samson replied with a sour face. "Otherwise, the title “ace genius’ they have given you will be no more than a joke to me, and you will prove that you're nothing compared to Jasper.”

"Ha-ha! Alright!" Ricky burst into laughter on hearing Samson's challenge.

Madeline, on the other hand, felt utterly helpless that her cousin was this aggressive. She knew that he was indeed a kind-hearted guy, but he just had a hot temper and could be truly stubborn sometimes.

Fortunately, she also knew Ricky very well. She knew that he would not take such things to heart. So there was still hope that the relationship between these two guys could be improved in the future. "But let me make one thing clear beforehand," Ricky announced in a more serious tone after he had stopped laughing.

"Out with it," Samson said with a frown.

"To tell the truth, I don't live by the opinions of others, nor do I give a damn about the comments from people that have nothing to do with me. So it makes no difference to me whether they think of me as vile and treacherous or as a decent and righteous man. I honestly don't care at all,” confessed Ricky in all seriousness.

"The reason is simple, I only live for myself and for those that I care about and who care about me. All my cultivation and all the battles I join are never for people other than those.

So the only reason why I wish you could remove your prejudices against me is that you're someone important to Madeline. I don't want to create any conflicts between you and her, which is why I need to prove to you that I meant no harm.

Of course, even if it's not for Madeline, I will still go and fight Martin and his men. But in that case, I will do it merely for the justice I uphold rather than for changing your mind."

Samson didn't say anything for a while on hearing Ricky's words, but he was pondering over them. He then exchanged knowing looks with his sister Carley, but it was hard to figure out what they were trying to say to each other.

Finally, after a few moments of silence, Samson said, "Fine, I want to believe you. I hope you can keep your promise and change our opinions about you after this trip to the Land of Ghosts. Honestly, since you appear to be Madeline's friend, we don’t want any misunderstanding between us, either."

"You will see, I'm sure of that," Ricky answered with a genuine smile.

"So now let's get back to the point. When can we possibly get into the Land of Ghosts? Do we need to get the timing right?" Ricky asked as his face filled with excitement.

"From the earlier trials and experience, I would say that we might get the chance about half a month later," Samson informed them

"That's good to know. Alright then, make sure that you two have enough rest on this airship in the following days. It takes time for your wounds to heal,” Ricky suggested.

In the following ten days, the group of people rested and recovered on the airship. After that, they wasted no time and headed in the direction of the Land of Ghosts.

Soon, they arrived in a mountain area, where the dark energy was lurking around. The moment they came near that place, a kind of sinking feeling began reverberating in their bones. The entrance to the Land of Ghosts was hidden somewhere in this eerie and wicked space.

It was waiting for whoever that dared to come, right in the crevice between the two highest mountains in the middle of the space.

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