Nobilis of War novel Chapter 57

Darren glanced swiftly over the training ground, and found that everyone was watching him with their mouths open in amazement.

There was a complex expression on the old man's face. On one hand, he felt embarrassed and disgraced, but on the other, he also felt astonished. He had never expected that Darren would be that strong. He even had the ability to demonstrate such a formidable, compelling internal force with his sword. But while he indeed found Darren's tremendous strength marvelous, he also felt awful for his disciple who had been beaten by Darren.

It was his feelings of vengeance over what Darren did to his disciple that compelled him to challenge Darren. He wanted, more than anything to get even with him for what he did. Since his strength was at the ninth stage of the Spirit Realm, which was a much higher stage than Darren's fifth stage, he thought that Darren defeating him would be out of the question.

Having made up his mind, he stepped forward. "Young man, the sword skill you have just demonstrated is indeed marvelous and impressive. I am really impressed, and I want to know if my strength can be comparable to yours. I am wondering if you will be willing to engage in combat against me?" he proposed.

"It was just a simple trick, and not a big deal. You don't have to take it seriously." Daren waved his hand dismissively, refusing the old man's proposition. He knew something else was up.

The old man smiled and shook his head, not ready to give up just yet. "Don't worry! Since my stage is much higher than yours, you can rest assured that I will suppress my strength to match yours so we can have a fair fight. I'm really not one to bully someone who has less experience than I do. What do you think?" he asked.

The minute the old man's words escaped, the crowd let out a deafening roar.

"So, he's at the fifth stage of the Spirit Realm, huh? Who even said that he was ruined? Where did that even come from?" one observer asked.

"Well, as we all can see, it truly is nothing but a rumor. We have witnessed just now how proficient he is in his sword skill. Maybe he is even the one who spread the rumor so we will all be surprised today," another one said.

"Actually, it seems like the Valiance Sect elder is not only afraid of him because of his strength, but also because he is a disciple of the Ilmen Sect.

I didn't think that the elder would stoop that low and actually challenge him though," another person from the crowd noted.

Darren sneered upon hearing the elder's remarks. "You're not fooling me, you know? You may be at a much higher stage than me, but I'm not stupid. Drop your dirty tricks now and leave while you still have the chance. Otherwise, I'll make sure to make you regret ever crossing me!" Darren threatened in annoyance.

His words led to a louder uproar among the crowd. Everyone there started exchanging their hunches on why exactly the elder was challenging Darren. It just didn't seem reasonable to them.