Talented Martial Hero novel Chapter 104

Darren pushed himself to his limit, going as fast as he could while following Shaun. Shortly after, palaces appeared in front of them.

The palaces stretched until the end of the horizon, but most of them were in the mist. They looked luxurious and magnificent. A giant dragon silhouette emerged behind the palaces, as though it was trying to be inconspicuous. That was where Dragon Sect was located.

"Shaun, do you know where Joseph lives?"

Darren looked around him, unable to contain his thoughts from showing on his face. All he could think about was how hard it would be to find a single person amidst this enormous place.

"Relax, brother. Though Joseph is one of the inner disciples, he could never live in luxurious palaces. In fact, he is a good-for-nothing lad who has to rely on his grandfather. It is quite easy to find him. Come on, this way."

Shaun pointed at the rows of wood houses just beneath the palace steps.

Darren rapidly flew towards the wood houses. The nearer he got, the stronger sword core was changing. It seemed he was really getting close to his destination.

There were thousands of wood houses ahead, though, and they appeared to be endless.

"What? Who the hell stepped on my spiritual flowers to death?"

"Amazing! Those people are so fast! Just who are they?"

"Wait! They are not members of Dragon Sect! Chase them!"

Dashing into the wood houses, Darren and Shaun were detected by quite a lot of outer disciples in Dragon Sect. They heard the comments and remarks thrown at them, but they made sure not to make eye contact.

Darren was slightly surprised when he saw these outer disciples. He felt that the outer disciples had already reached the Mysterious Realm. Clearly, they were comparable to Jerome in Ilmen Sect.

He wished that these people would never try to stop him. He could handle it if only two or three would block his way, but more than that? It would result in too much of a delay and they couldn't afford that. They were pressed for time as it was, so they wanted the barest amount of confrontations possible. He was quite anxious.

As he was poring over the possibilities, two figures appeared in front of them, releasing powerful energy. Darren scowled. This was not looking good.

"Where are you from, you little thieves? How dare you rush into our Dragon Sect?"

Shaun threw Darren a sideways glance. "What should we do, brother? Joseph is not far away now. If we could just get a few more minutes..." he trailed off with a wince. The power emanating from those two men was so strong that his breath came out in hitches.

Darren did not answer, but his face said it all. This was not going to be easy for both of them. He was willing to risk it--to fight to the death.

"What? Joseph? You are looking for that piece of shit? Too bad, you won't be able to find him," the man said, looking at the others who were watching the scene. "Catch them! Beat them to death!" Darren noticed how the man looked quite troubled at the mention of Joseph's name. He wondered why.

Those who were chasing from behind started cursing when they also realized that Darren and Shaun were here for Joseph. Something was definitely going on.

"We cannot touch Joseph. Damn that bastard! But beating his friends might make us feel better about it."

"Exactly! A moment ago, I saw a fatty and a few people heading towards Joseph's place with a linen bag. They must be plotting something."

Suddenly, Darren felt the sword core in his belly charging intensely. He could only think of one reason: Elsa. She must be initiating sword intent, to which his body responded.

"Get out of my way," Darren said coldly as his eyes filled with murderous intent.

As though they were all hit by an invisible force, quite a few others winced and stepped back. They ogled at Darren with stunned faces, unsure what just happened.

"What is going on? Why do I suddenly feel fear towards this cultivator of the Spirit Realm?"

They were all dumbfounded.

Meanwhile, Shaun noticed that the disciples were resentful towards Joseph. He was actually excited when he said, "Gentlemen, we are not Joseph's friends. That bastard kidnapped this guy's fiancee, so we're here to rescue her!"