Rick's health instantly dropped to rock bottom. He had only 60 points worth of health left. If it wasn't for his Dao body, he would have been torn into two pieces now.
He was initially felt a little fear. But after Arjun's explanation, he was relieved. He knew that this same attack won't come out from that whip a second time.
But despite all this, it doesn't mean that he is going to underestimate his opponent. He knew that underestimation leads to your own demise.
Rick took out a Pill from his pockets with great difficulty. It was very difficult for him to handle this pain. But he had to do it. He took out a pill and wanted to consume it.
"Stop!" ,Just as he was about to consume the pill to recover from his injuries, Arjun who is yet to begin his fight with Bruce suddenly shouted.
Rick immediately stopped. He was surprised. He wanted to know why exactly Arjun stopped him from consuming medical pill.
Arjun said, "Don't try to recover your strength, Rick. It is true that your life is hanging on the thread. It is true that you are on the verge of death. It is precisely because of this reason you need to be brave enough to defeat your enemy in your current state. When you defeat your enemy especially when your life is in danger, that is the true battle experience. That experience will be beneficial to you."
Arjun continued, "I admit that your situation is not looking good right now. But this is precisely what you need at the moment. Gather enough courage and stand up Rick. In the future when you are in the state you are in, and if you run out of the external supports like pills and weapons, It is precisely at that point yours today's victory's experience will help you."
Arjun continued, "So stand up Rick. Stand up and fight with your opponent in your current state. You need to fight your opponent with your current situation and you need to win. Only then you will be worthy to be my friend and partner."
Arjun continued, "The reason why you are in this situation is because of your own choices. It is because you underestimated your opponent too much. So you need to fight your opponent with your current situation. If you win, then you are worthy enough to be my partner. If you lose or die, then don't show your face to me ever again."
Arjun concluded. And then he didn't speak any further. If it was the origin in the past then things would have been different. Arjun of the pastoral definitely I love ring to take medicine pill.
But Arjun of now is completely different from the Arjun of the past. He is the biological son of the Old Geezer! With the experience of countless reincarnations, Arjun of now could train a person And unlike Arjun of the past, he knew how exactly he needed to train his people.
It is truly a cruel move from Arjun when he prohibited Rick from facing defeat. If Rick needed to continue being with Arjun and others, then he had to win against his opponent with his current situation. Or else he will be expelled.
Sitaram and others were stunned. They never imagined that Arjun would be this cruel to Rick. How could Arjun place such an insane condition in front of Rick?
This is especially for such an alarm. Seetharam for someone who spent most of his time with Arjun. He was the one who practically raised him. And he could tell that Arjun was acting a little differently for the past six months. He felt as if Arjun he is looking at is becoming more and more and unpredictable and mysterious.
As for the people who are watching this, they also felt cold shiver within their heart. This kind of insane condition is definitely impossible to accomplish for them. They were very sure about this.
After all who is Cohan? Among the younger generation in the Eagle Province, he could be one of the strongest person who could be ranked in top 5. And yet Arjun demanded Rick to defeat such a strong opponent with that kind of wounds? How could he be so cruel?
They all look at it right. They wanted to know what kind of expression Rick had. They also wanted to know what will be the response from Rick.
As for Rick, he didn't move though. But his face became serious. Arjun was the one who gave him this life. He suffered with his cultivation before meeting Arjun. But things have completely taken a U-turn.
His respect for Arjun could never be expressed in words. His life was very happy after meeting Arjun.
The life without Arjun, there is no way he could ever imagine. He wanted to help Arjun in his final fight. And he needed to become stronger and stronger. A life without Arjun is even worse than death for Rick.
"Same goes for you." ,Arjun said to others as well, "Rick's misfortune was unfortunate encounter. But you people still have the chance of victory against your opponents. I want your bodies not to be damaged. If you let your opponents damage your bodies, then the punishment will be very severe."
Everyone were stunned. They never imagined that this Arjun would be this ruthless. His terms were simply suicidal for his own teammates. Especially for Rick who was severely damaged. Why was he this ruthless?
"Why is he doing all this?" ,Gnan couldn't understand Arjun's actions.
"Disciple!" ,Sitaram replied with one word.
"Disciple?" ,Gnan couldn't understand even now.
Sitaram smiled and said, "Due to essence gathering system and due to the advantage of our unique cultivation system from others, we are growing stronger at such an insane speed. With every improvement, our mindset needed to improve as well. It needed to be polished. But it isn't."
Sitaram continued, "This will lead us to become arrogant. It is true that we are growing stronger because of the Essence Gathering System. But if we faced a powerful opponent at a particular time and all options were closed, then our mindset will be as it is now. It won't allow us to be mentally strong and make any rational decisions."
Sitaram looked at Gnan and said, "Our own arrogance will lead to our destruction. So your son took this decision. He wanted them to place in a position where there is no way out. This fear of losing will become their motivation. If I guess correctly, he will be like this in the future as well. He will place some obstacles that will steal their comfort during any battles."
Sitaram smiled and said, "And I agree with his approach. This is truly a ruthless method. But it is also a right method. He did the right thing."