Talented Martial Hero novel Chapter 1040

"Phew!"

Sweat dripped down from Darren's entire body, but the feeling was refreshing as it cooled him down a bit.

"The spiritual energy is several levels higher than that of the spiritual energy creatures!"

The idea that this drop of spiritual energy was more powerful than ten spiritual energy creatures combined delighted Darren.

And to think that this small pond had thousands of drops!

"I can't completely assimilate and refine them for now, so I'll put them away first." Taking out a jade bottle, he scooped up the spiritual energy liquid. He made sure that no drop was wasted in the process.

Then, he flew around the tree, hunting down for more pools like this, but he didn't find anything.

"Thank you, big tree. This would be enough to make me reach the peak of a half-step emperor."

He cupped his hands together towards the giant tree before flying away.

Upon getting out of the wilderness, he landed on a mountain.

At first glance, it was nothing out of the ordinary. But when he looked at the southeast side of it, he was faced with a smooth mountainous wall that was covered entirely with inscribed words.

He took a closer look at it and saw nine strange cultivation methods carved on it.

Three of them were for rule cultivators. Another three were for martial artists. And the last three were unknown to Darren.

"These three look strange. What kind of cultivation methods are these?

Never mind. I'll try the methods for martial artists first."

With that, he skipped the three unknown inscriptions and selected the other three for martial artists.

"This one is called 'Void Penetration'. It doesn't seem special." He began studying the description for the method.

Soon, though, he could feel his mind beginning to buzz.

It was a low hum at first, until it became more pronounced.

"Ah!"

The buzzing had turned into a sharp headache that seemed to slice through his brain. He then realized that this grade of martial skill was beyond normal.

"I am the person who has the highest talent degree in the world. How can I possibly not understand this one?"

His frustration soon paved the way for astonishment. Generally speaking, low-level cultivators wouldn't comprehend a high-grade martial skill. Even with a Genuine Domain Degree talent, he still couldn't understand this martial skill. This could only mean that whoever left these inscriptions were powerful enough to reach the level of a god or an immortal.

"Forget it. I'll just carve it into my brain and then study it later." Darren had finally given up on trying to understand the inscriptions. He took the time instead to memorize the nine cultivation methods and store them into his brain. He then flew to the top of the mountain where the passage way out of this area should be.

Halfway through, however, several bolts of lightning shot out from the sky.

They hit Darren, sending him hurtling down to the ground.

"What?"

He didn't feel any pain, but he could sense that the lightning contained a strong aura.

Every time he tried to get up, the lightning would only strike him down.

"What is happening? Is this a Restriction Array?"

Darren felt his heart sink upon the realization. No matter which direction he rushed to, he was forced back into the same spot, again and again.

"Oh, my God. I am trapped."

Just then, the ground began to shake.

Smoke rose from the ground, covering the entire mountain wall in front of him.

In an instant, his surroundings changed. The ordinary mountain shot up until it was high enough to reach the clouds.

Darren stood still, not knowing what had happened.

A few moments later, a shadow of an ordinary old man appeared.