Before entering the second mountain, Darren needed to enhance his strength again, or he wouldn't be able to defeat four fiend gods!
The resources Darren now had were a book about a martial skill and four divine crystals. These had been given to him by the Space Spirit. However, he only had three days to cultivate.
If, in the first mountain, Darren's talent hadn't improved significantly, these three days would have been insufficient.
But now, his Spiritual Domain Degree talent had reached the top level. With the help of the assimilating power, his ability to absorb divine crystals had surpassed that of a warrior, who had the Spiritual Domain Degree talent. So, he still had a chance.
Darren sat cross-legged and began to rapidly absorb the divine crystals so that he had a better chance to pass the test of the second mountain.
On the Lothlann Continent
After the witcher ancestor left the Fire Cave, he did not return to the River of Forgetfulness. Instead, he went to the Sacred Palace.
At this moment, the top managers of the Sacred Palace, as well as Barnes and Finley, were present.
"Barnes, Finley, I have to ask you for a favor."
"What can I do for you, sir?" Although Barnes sat on the chair and ignored the witcher ancestor, Finley asked respectfully.
"I need you to go outside the forbidden areas and gather powerful tribulation holy warriors. They will be useful someday," the witcher ancestor instructed.
The Lothlann Continent was vast. Ever since the Upper Spiritual World returned, the forbidden areas were no longer separated from the other areas of the continent.
Several mighty figures also lived among the hundreds of millions of human beings in the outside world. Most of them concealed their cultivation bases, including powerful tribulation holy warriors.
"May I ask why they're needed?" Finley frowned and asked.
"The mysterious man enveloped by the yellow light brought a hundred thousand ancient senior holy warriors, which is a powerful force. I need powerful tribulation holy warriors to use arrays to fight them," the witcher ancestor explained.
One hundred thousand ancient senior holy warriors could match Barnes' strength if they had a powerful attacking array. Thus, this force could not be underestimated. That was why the witcher ancestor wanted to prepare.
"Okay, I'll look for them." With a courteous nod, Finley left.
"Barnes, there is one crucial thing that I need you to do." The witcher ancestor turned to face Barnes as he spoke.
"Go ahead." Barnes raised his gaze and scanned the witcher ancestor.
"I need you to go to the Badlands and find the immortal. She's going to pass through a tribulation now. If you can kill her, there will be one less destroyer. If you can't kill her, perhaps you can disturb her and buy Darren and Scott more time," the witcher ancestor said.
Curiosity surged through Barnes, and he couldn't help asking, "How do you know that she's in the Badlands?"
"I just know. Please trust me and don't ask more questions. Barnes, do be careful this time. The fate of the Lothlann Continent hangs in the balance." The witcher ancestor's expression turned grim as he spoke.
"Well, since you helped heal my soul, I'll do as you have asked." Barnes waved his hand, grabbed his stick, and walked into the depths of the Sacred Palace.
He entered the Badlands through a mass of floating clouds.
When Darren first came to the Sacred Palace, Lord Donald sent him to the Badlands as a "punishment." In fact, Lord Donald had intended to help Darren toughen himself.
Barnes landed in the wilderness.
He immediately released his spiritual sense to cover the entire Badlands, but he could not detect any traces of the immortal's aura.
"Old man, there is no immortal here!" Barnes murmured.
However, although Barnes cursed the witcher ancestor, he genuinely believed in the old man's ability. He had heard a lot about the witcher ancestor before he became a strong warrior. Moreover, he had seen the witcher ancestor's power.
He probed again carefully. This time as well, he didn't find any traces of the immortal. But, he found a place that his spiritual sense couldn't penetrate.
Whoosh!
He morphed into a beam of light and flew toward that direction.
It was a separate space, but it seemed as though it had been destroyed.
If Darren were here now, he would recognize this place. After all, Ulin had caught him here. At last, he was freed only when Aaron and the law enforcers killed Ulin. Had it not been for them, Darren would never have walked out of the Badlands alive.
As soon as Barnes entered the space, he sensed something.
He flew to a big mountain that lay ahead and entered a cave.
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