Chapter 200: The Second Flame

Forbidden Art — The Nine Nirvana Cycles

As soon as Ricky said this, nothing flashy happened. In fact, nothing changed at all. All that happened was that a small flame ignited above his head!

Solar did not care what this flame was or understand what its function was, and he advanced toward Ricky with strength and confidence, but somewhere else, no one was as calm as he was...

Dalia suddenly stood up, and her eyes trembled intensely as she stared at the golden flame above Ricky’s head and muttered in a trembling voice, "Forbidden Art!"

"What is this Forbidden Art!" Vaelor furrowed his brows and looked in surprise at the sudden change in Dalia’s mood, then asked curiously!

"Forbidden Arts are techniques that came from ancient eras, and they are the strongest arts and techniques humanity has ever known. These techniques can stimulate the path or law within you and push it to its absolute limits for a brief period of time!" Dalia explained in a calm voice after sitting down, but her eyes never left Ricky. "However, the body cannot withstand the consequences of these arts, and one may even lose their life while using them. That is why they are called Forbidden Arts!"

"Push the law to its absolute limits?" Vaelor muttered in astonishment for a while and looked at Dalia in disbelief. "Doesn’t that make him a Mutated Immortal talent!"

Dalia remained silent for a while as she watched Ricky, but eventually answered, "Yes!"

BOOOOOOM!

Ricky and Solar clashed for the third time, and Solar used the Power of Abyss and Law of Destruction to tear apart one of Ricky’s wings!

SKREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEECH!

Ricky screamed in pain and attacked Solar fiercely in a suicidal manner, leaving several wounds on his chest... but none of this affected Solar, and he raised his head while laughing as he advanced forward!

"Hahahahaha! Remember this well for the rest of your life, little Fang... the one who tore your head off today is Solar, Son of the Abyss!"

Solar grabbed Ricky’s head and unleashed both the Power of Abyss and Law of Destruction. Ricky’s skull was quickly smashed until nothing remained of it, and his body began to fall freely before crashing heavily into one of the rocks!

— W... What was that just now?

— Did Ricky, the owner of ninety-six victories, just lose his ninety-seventh fight!

The commentator muttered in a weak voice and stood frozen in place in shock, while the audience looked toward the scene revealed before them with rigidity and disbelief.

"Damn it, I bet half of my fortune on that damn chicken!" someone in the stands shouted angrily, wanting to go down into the arena right now and take Ricky’s thigh and roast it as compensation for the loss he had caused him!

"Shut up, you damn poor bastard! What is your money compared to the ten thousand Prime I bet!" another person shouted angrily, and scenes like this and many other similar ones occurred throughout the stands!

— After ninety-six battles of victories! After ninety-six battles of hope! After ninety-six battles of striving for glory!

— Will we finally witness the fall of the legend Ricky!

— In front of the Son of the Abyss, he could not hold on! In front of the Son of the Abyss, the hopes of billions were shattered! In front of the Son of the Abyss, the head of the almost-crowned champion was torn away!

— Everyone thought he would continue along the path and succeed in doing what no one had been able to do throughout the past century!

— Everyone thought he would finally be crowned with the crown of glory!

— But the Son of the Abyss has once again reminded everyone that whoever faces the Abyss will be devoured by the Abyss!

The commentator’s voice echoed throughout the entire arena, sorrowful, excited, and stirring the emotions of the audience!

Vaelor looked toward the battlefield with complicated eyes, then looked toward Dalia. "It seems that the Forbidden Art isn’t as powerful as you praised it to be!"

Vaelor waited for Dalia’s answer, but in the end, she did not answer him at all and continued looking toward the arena calmly and expectantly.

Dalia was not the only one with this expression on her face. Almost everyone at her level or close to it had the same expression on their faces, except for one person who did not care about what was happening at all!

Zephyr sat in his private room enjoying one of the drinks, held the cup, and began turning it absentmindedly as he muttered to himself, "If that chicken lost, will those bastards let me eat it?"

"Hahahahahahaha, is this nobody the one who stood between the geniuses of the universe and the title! Is this the one who achieved ninety-six victories without a single defeat! What the hell was he facing in all those battles... just chickens like him?!" Solar spread his six arms and stood proudly before the audience, insulting almost all the geniuses across all the regions of the universe except the Abyss Region, without caring about opinions or consequences, reminding everyone once again who the Sons of the Abyss were — the kings of arenas and battles.

— And after a long-awaited battle, after expectations were shattered, hopes were trampled upon, and fans watched the head of their shining star get destroyed, we now announce today’s winner...

The commentator’s voice echoed as he announced the new winner, but before he could utter the name, everyone heard a sharp scream!

SKREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEECH!

A sharp, painful scream echoed throughout this vast space, and Solar turned around and saw a massive flame rising toward the sky, with Ricky’s body rising along with it!

The flames gathered and wrapped around Ricky’s body, and his head, which had been smashed apart, began to grow again. Soon, the flames receded from in front of his forehead, and the second flame formed above his head!

"This is what I call a glorious return!" Vaelor smiled as he watched the power of Ricky’s return, immediately remembering his confrontation with the Titan Anar!

"Our fight isn’t over yet, you barbarian!" Ricky said in a deep voice as he looked toward Solar, and a sharp and clear killing intent gleamed in his eyes!

"You!" Solar’s eyes widened slightly at this scene, but he quickly smiled again...

"Hahaha, this is how a fight should be!" Solar laughed powerfully, eager to resume the battle, and once again spread his arms as the power of the Power of Abyss and Law of Destruction spread without restraint. He looked toward Ricky as though a predator were looking at its prey!

"Then what if the fight isn’t over? Just as I killed you once, I’ll kill you a second time!"