Nobilis of War novel Chapter 1250

Since Darren had killed a member of the Blood Abyss Sect, Murphy decided to send a message to the Starry Sword Region. It was a significant incident, and he didn't dare to keep it to himself.

"Murphy, what do you know about the Blood Abyss Sect?"

"It is a huge organization of killers with disciples all over the Primitive Wilderness. It's the strongest force in addition to the nine regions and ten prefectures."

"So, their leader must be a cultivator of the Superior God Realm, right?"

"Of course. The leader of Blood Abyss Sect is a master at the top-level of the Superior God Realm. But, he isn't the only one to be wary of. The sect has many masters at the Superior God Realm. As long as the payment is tempting, they will kill anyone for you, even the leader of a region!" Murphy explained.

"Huh!" Darren was astonished. He didn't expect the Blood Abyss Sect to be such a powerful organization.

"But you don't have to worry. After all, only a low-level assassin came after you. It is possible that they will disregard the incident and won't trouble you," Murphy tried to comfort Darren.

"I hope so. This was the work of the Gambling King, and I will seek revenge when I am ready," Darren lifted his chin and declared coldly.

"Let's worry about all that later. Come with me."

Darren nodded and followed Murphy out of the secret room.

After a while, they entered another secret room in the middle of which stood an altar with several swords of different colors.

"I'm going to send an image of your soul back to the region. Just explain the situation."

Darren was a little nervous, and he wondered whether Lord Starry Sword would still accept him as his disciple once he learned of his identity as a Defiant Master.

"Relax your soul, and follow my instructions," Murphy directed with a reassuring smile.

After completing the preparations, he started to motivate the altar.

Murphy sat cross-legged with his eyes closed. After he mumbled a few secret words, the swords on the altar began to rotate, and the space around it began to twist.

A moment later, a streak of purplish-yellow light enveloped Darren and Murphy. In an instant, Darren felt as though his soul was beginning to float out.

He felt dizzy as his soul was drawn out of his body. Finally, darkness washed over him.

He had no idea how long he had been in that state. Eventually, a ray of light flashed, and a strange scene appeared before him.

Darren was floating in the air, and in front of him was a magnificent palace shaped like a sword. He could feel numerous swords against his chest just by glancing at it.

"How spectacular! Is this the Starry Sword Region?" Darren murmured.

"This is the Starry Hall where most of our masters cultivate. There are twelve floors in this hall. The higher the floor a cultivator stays on, the stronger he is. Lord Starry Sword cultivates on the twelfth floor all year round."

Darren nodded. Everything before him was so overwhelming that he needed to take several deep breaths to remain calm.

"Follow me."

The two headed toward the Starry Hall. In front of them was a huge square shrouded in clouds and mist.

Along the way, Darren saw many people in the square, but he couldn't sense their breath. They were like deadwood.

Some of them were covered with dust. It was evident that they had been cultivating motionlessly for several years.

"Are they disciples of the Starry Sword Region?"

"Hush!" Murphy pressed his finger on his lips, and then he said to Darren with his spiritual sense, "They are ascetic cultivators. They have been in cultivation for hundreds of years. Some of them have been cultivating for tens of thousands of years, and some even longer. They don't stop until they reach a breakthrough."

"This is impressive," Darren exclaimed as astonishment coursed through him.

"Don't be so wonderstruck. To be honest, their progress depends on their talent. If you're talented, the time taken to reach a breakthrough will be shorter," Murphy sighed.

"That's true. But I have a feeling that these cultivators are strong," Darren replied via his spiritual sense.

"You're right. Each of these disciples has reached the low-level of the Celestial God Realm. The same as me. However, they have the power to defeat me in a second if they chose," Murphy added.

"Wow! That is incredible." Driven by curiosity, Darren secretly released his god's sense and checked the number of cultivators in the square. To his surprise, there were hundreds of thousands of cultivators.

Hundreds of thousands of ascetic cultivators at the Celestial God Realm were practicing in a square simultaneously. What a powerful force it was!

Murphy had shared earlier that the hall had twelve floors, but these ascetic cultivators were only allowed to cultivate in the square. They were not permitted to enter the first floor.