Talented Martial Hero novel Chapter 546

Darren was quite thrilled by the discovery that the mountain was formed by Primitive Stones that contained the Heavenly Repression Rule.

Without wasting time, he brandished his sword and blade as he flew toward the vast lava lake. After several swift movements, he had chopped through the bottom of the Primitive Stone Mountain. Once the entire mountain had been separated from the lava lake, Darren placed it in his Space Ring.

"Now I can try to make a breakthrough and reach the Grand Realm," Darren murmured to himself.

As he was in possession of so many Primitive Stones, the first thing Darren thought of was reaching the Grand Realm and improving his strength as fast as he could.

At that time, both his blade and sword intents were at the premium stage. If the two intents merged again, the power of his dark gold internal force would increase significantly.

Darren's realm was at the top level of the supreme stage of the Wonder Realm. He knew that by absorbing a few spiritual crystals, he could break through to the Grand Realm in one fell swoop.

As he had met every condition for the breakthrough, Darren knew that he had to be quick. Thus, he didn't search for the time turbulent flows on the fourth floor. Instead, he flew out of the lava lake and started assimilating the spiritual crystals to facilitate his breakthrough.

After he assimilated the crystals, Darren felt as though a warm stream was spreading through his body, and that his realm was slowly improving. Soon, he reached a critical point in the breakthrough.

"Stop!" A voice rang out at that precise moment.

Not only was Darren's breakthrough interrupted, but he also woke from his cultivation when he heard the voice.

"Don't go any further in your process. I will keep the spiritual crystals for you temporarily," the voice said.

Darren released his spiritual sense to look around, but he didn't see anybody. Just as he began rationalizing what had happened, the spiritual crystals in his hand and Space Ring flew out and disappeared in mid-air.

Stunned, Darren's eyes widened in surprise. He asked in disbelief, "What just happened?"

Before he could figure it out, a big palm reached out from the fifth floor and grabbed him. Soon, Darren found himself being dragged to the fifth floor.

By now, Darren was utterly baffled. 'Who could be strong enough to forcibly haul me to the fifth floor so easily?' he wondered.

"Hey, young man, don't be surprised. Just go to the seventh floor, and you will understand what happened," the voice said again.

When Darren was lost in thoughts, a middle-aged man appeared before him. He seemed to be the guardian on the fifth floor. It was he who had spoken to Darren.

Darren returned to his senses when he heard the voice. Now that he was on the fifth floor, he had no choice but to fight the middle-aged guardian. As long as this middle-aged man was not a six-star warrior at the middle or premium level, Darren was confident that he could defeat him.

"Then, let's fight now. It will be to my advantage if we conclude this test as soon as possible," Darren said to the guardian with a frown.

As soon as he finished speaking, the dragon patterns on his divine sword and divine blade lit up, and his momentum was released at its peak level.

"Kill!" Darren blurted out.

In the meantime, he used the Hurricane Teleportation Skill to dash toward the guardian.

"Hmm."

The middle-aged man smiled slightly when he noticed Darren's actions. He didn't intend to dodge Darren's attacks.

"You are impatient. Since you have wished for it, we shall fight," the man said calmly. The middle-aged guardian then casually crossed his hands over his shoulders as he waited for Darren. He didn't seem to mind Darren's attack.

"Huh?" Although Darren felt as though something was strange, he didn't stop. It didn't matter if the man didn't resist, as Darren knew that he couldn't kill him. As the guardian was much stronger than him, Darren's only focus was on trying his best to defeat the man to pass the ordeal on this floor.

Darren's sword and blade attack drew nearer and finally came in front of the middle-aged man.

Even though the guardian didn't move, Darren didn't stop until he had pierced the man's body. In the next moment, something weird happened—Darren's body passed through the middle-aged man's body as if he had just attacked a ghost.

Darren's momentum took him forward for quite a distance before he regained control of his body. He then turned, frowned at the middle-aged man, and asked, "You don't have a real body?"

The middle-aged man smiled and nodded.

"What the hell? How will I defeat you if I can't touch you?" Darren yelled, grumpily. Frustration grew as Darren felt that the test on the fifth floor was too baffling.

In fact, at that very moment, Darren was at a loss. He knew that if he went to the ladder now, there would be no chance for him to go up at all. Another dilemma plagued Darren. If he chose not to attempt the test soon, how could his strength be improved to the level where he could confront the middle-aged man?

He couldn't be more aware that one year was impossible for him to reach such an improvement! Even if Darren found a time turbulent flow and cultivated in it for a few years, it would be useless for him because his cultivation level wouldn't reach the Grand Realm.

"It's not a big deal to have lost my spiritual crystals. However, my Space Ring that is full of the Primitive Stones is now sealed. No matter how hard I cultivate, it won't help me to break through to the Grand Realm," Darren mumbled. Desperation laced his voice. He had planned to use his talent to absorb more spiritual energy and forcibly make a breakthrough to the Grand Realm. However, when he wanted to take some Primitive Stones, he discovered that his Space Ring had been sealed. Thus, his plan wouldn't work.

As he wandered in the empty space, Darren felt restless. Soon, he became a little bit dizzy.

A month later, he still hadn't thought of a solution. He became increasingly upset and worried. From time to time, he would explode a barren mountain to vent his pent up frustration.

"Since I can't pass the test by improving my strength, what other methods can I use?" Darren roared. His eyes were bloodshot.

"Kill, kill, kill," he snarled as he felt overwhelmed by this tricky situation. In the meantime, he brandished his sword and blade wildly and bombarded the space around him randomly.

It appeared as though the dilemma Darren faced had driven him crazy.

In the sky not far away from Darren, the middle-aged man watched the whole scene. Then, he shook his head and said with great disappointment, "It turns out that he is an impetuous guy. I believe it will be hard for him to pass my test."

The middle-aged man sighed and flew away without looking back. Such an impetuous warrior was not worthy of his attention as he had a high possibility of failing the test.

Another month went by in the blink of an eye.

Darren was no longer crazy. He had calmed himself gradually.

"Ha-ha-ha, I am really foolish. Since this floor is not about testing my strength, it must be a test of my wisdom and attitude. I have been so impatient before that I would never pass the test of this floor," Darren said to himself as he felt enlightened all of a sudden.

Pursuing martial arts was challenging. A warrior couldn't just rely on his talent. His wisdom and character were also essential for improvement in martial arts. As Darren was more capable than other warriors, he was able to understand this.

'If this challenge is really about testing wisdom and mentality, then I believe that I may have come across the clue of such a method before. So, where was the clue? How could I find it?' Darren was now completely calm and began to rack his brain for a possible solution.