Talented Martial Hero novel Chapter 464

Darren transformed into Kaleb before the Spirit Power could reach Darren and check him.

As the Spirit Power coming after him was extremely powerful, Darren didn't plan to run. Besides, it was Bradley who had lured him here to kill him. Why should he be the one to run? Darren had every reason to kill Bradley, and he was not afraid to let them know.

After a short moment, an elder's figure appeared in front of Darren. It was Elder Judah!

The elder's sharp eyes seemed to be piercing through Darren as he glared at him.

"You killed Bradley!" The older man glanced at Bradley's dead body on the ground before exclaiming in a cold tone. He wasn't even asking because he was sure that it was Darren who had killed the black-robed young man.

"Yes, I killed him." Darren nodded as he confirmed the accusation. After all, there was no need for him to lie.

"How dare you? Don't you realize that you killed the young master's Left Guard? You will be punished!" the older man scolded.

"Ha. I will be punished? Maybe. But, as a powerful rule cultivator, I'm sure that you can sense that Bradley placed the restrictions here. Am I right? Don't you realize that it was Bradley who wanted to kill me in the first place? Of course, I had to fight back! Do you take me for a fool? Why would I allow someone to take my life?" After saying these words, Darren didn't wait for the elder's response. He just turned and walked away, disappearing in the dark. He was sure that the older man would believe him and wouldn't do anything to him without the young master's order.

Something flashed through the older man's eyes as he squinted at Darren's retreating figure. However, Elder Judah made no move to go after him.

In fact, what Darren had said was true. He could feel that this place was filled with Bradley's restriction. And he could easily guess why Bradley had done this. He wanted to kill Kaleb. So, Kaleb really had a good reason for killing Bradley. And even if the older man had stopped Darren from leaving, he couldn't do anything to him because he was the young master's right-hand man.

But, he also had a feeling that Kaleb was getting bolder.

The older man's gaze followed Darren long after he was gone. After a while, he turned to leave. But before he left, he checked Bradley's body to make sure.

"What? Why do I feel a faint aura of sword intent?" Elder Judah's eyebrows knitted into a deep frown. Something was wrong about Bradley's death, and Kaleb was the only suspect.

Darren walked straight back to the black-robed man's place and ignored everything else. He was confident that Elder Judah wouldn't try to punish him. The only thing he could do was tell the young master what Darren had done.

Darren was not afraid of that. To be honest, what could the young master do about it now? Would he really kill Kaleb to avenge a dead man? Of course, not! He had already lost a loyal guard, and he wouldn't want to lose another one. The young master was not naive. He knew that he could still use Kaleb in the future. So Darren didn't worry about the young master's punishment.

Three days passed. This whole time, Darren waited in his room. But the young master did not call him. It was clear that he was busy preparing for his breakthrough and didn't have time to deal with Bradley's death.

During these three days, Darren played with the treasures that he gained from Kaleb and his brother, Bradley. He had over a thousand runes with which to increase his power or speed. He also had several elixirs that could help upgrade his Spirit Power. As Darren had used them all, his Spirit Power had reached level twenty.

Just as the ape had predicted, it would be extremely difficult to upgrade another level once he reached level twenty.

Right at that time, an attendant knocked on Darren's door and told him that the young master wanted to see him now. Darren smiled and walked out.

After a short while, Darren stepped into the huge palace. The young master's expression was cold. As soon as he saw Darren, he shouted, "Kaleb! How dare you kill Bradley, my Left Guard?"

Hearing the accusation, Darren lifted his chin in defiance, although he was laughing in his heart. The young master was probably faking his anger.

"Please let me explain, young master. Bradley was very angry with me that day. He lured me into the array that he had planned for years. He had intended to kill me! I didn't have a choice but to kill him instead. Please forgive me, young master," Darren responded in a calm and honest tone.

"I see. Well, the situation is different since it was Bradley who wanted to kill you first. He deserved to die for attacking my Right Guard without my permission.

All right, come with me to the Soul-refining Pool,"

the young master replied. And just as Darren had expected, the young master announced no punishment. He couldn't lose another guard. Then, he stood up and walked toward the Soul-refining Pool.

Darren followed him. They walked by one palace after another, till they arrived in front of a big cave.

'I didn't expect so many people to be present today, ' Darren thought. Just one glance showed Darren that about a hundred people were standing in front of the cave. Not only that, each person present was a very good rule cultivator. Darren could tell that from the aura around them. Some cultivators had auras that were stronger and stranger than Elder Judah's. Now that Darren could feel the power of the cultivators summoned to protect the young master, he realized that this was not a good opportunity to capture the young master.

Darren, just like them, crossed his legs and sat on the floor. He was silent the whole time as thoughts of failure to execute his plan flashed through his mind.

After a short while, Elder Judah walked toward him accompanied by another middle-aged rule cultivator. It was evident that their target was Darren.

"Mortimer, use your Piercing Eye to check him," Elder Judah said while pointing to Darren.

"Umm... He's the young master's right-hand man. Is it acceptable for us to investigate him, Judah?"

"Don't worry. We are doing this for the young master's safety. Just check him," Judah said firmly. He knew that the young master wouldn't blame him for suspecting Kaleb's identity and having someone to check him, even if the result refuted Judah's suspicions.

"All right. I haven't used my Piercing Eye in a long time anyway."

As the two rule cultivators were communicating through their arcane skills, Darren couldn't hear them.

But he could feel a pair of eyes with strong piercing power staring at him.

'Damn it! That middle-aged man must have mastered some sort of searching rule formula of the Supreme Vision Rule. He will surely discover my true identity!' Darren cursed in his heart. He had intentionally memorized the rule formulas of the Supreme Vision Rule in case such a situation happened. This was why he was able to recognize that the middle-aged man must have a way to confirm his true identity.

If Darren were exposed at this time, with so many powerful rule cultivators and over a hundred powerful arrays protecting the young master, he would not stand a chance against them, even if he called the Water Kylin for help.

Besides, with so many evil rule cultivators here, the connection he had with the Ancient Void Battlefield might be cut off. Darren's shoulders sagged when he realized that there was a possibility that he probably couldn't open the Ancient Void Battlefield, either.

In that way, death was certain if his true identity was discovered.

Just as the middle-aged man was about to use his skill to probe him, Darren stood and shouted angrily, "What are you doing?"