Talented Martial Hero novel Chapter 120

A gleam formed and blazed up in Eugene's eyes as he started to sense Darren's raging Spirit Power. Eugene beamed up at Darren as if he had discovered some treasures.

"Interesting, kid. Unleash your Spirit Power again," Eugene demanded at Darren with a smile. Taking a glance at Darren's surprised reaction made Eugene believe that he was not hallucinating. The Spirit Power that he had was truly exceptional.

At this point, Robin Zhou woke up suddenly and lifted himself up from the ground hastily. Shock and bewilderment were written on his face.

"I was disturbed from my slumber! I sensed a strong Spirit Power! What is going on?" Robin shouted while staggering. With twitched eyebrows, the drunk man's sight was moving haphazardly in sensing where could the Spirit Power come from.

'This is not good. I need to stop him, ' Eugene thought eagerly. 'If Robin found out that this brat has such strong Spirit Power, he will undoubtedly take him from me and make him his disciple. It will be such a waste!'

Meanwhile, Darren read Eugene's mind instantly as he took note of Eugene's expression. He was aware of how his true strength was needed to be hidden.

Cleverness possessed Darren, making him smirk. Taking a step backward, he walked up to Robin directly. He stuck out his foot and tripped the drunk man over. As a result, Robin hit his head against the wall and blacked out again. Silence prevailed, at last.

"Well done, brat. You're a clever kid. Now, come with me," Eugene praised, smiling delightfully. As he witnessed Darren's Spirit Power and performance, he couldn't help but smile from ear to ear.

"Thank you, sir. It's an honor to please you," Darren responded in excitement as if he was glad to hear Eugene's praise. It was going smoothly for him. In fact, Darren was happy because he would now obtain the rune. Eugene was too dumb to notice Darren's ulterior motive as he was blinded by his greed.

After hearing Eugene's command, Darren followed him towards the staircase, as he hid his clever smile from him.

"Just a moment, sir. I'm afraid I don't recognize him. I'm sorry, sir, you can't bring this brat with you. The third floor is a forbidden area. Outsiders are not allowed to enter," a man standing at the stairway entrance politely said to Eugene and shot a sneer at Darren.

The abrasive manners of the man irritated Darren. Before he spoke a word, Eugene already huffed, "Humph? Are you trying to stop my disciple? Are you sure?"

A couple of minutes had passed, but the two guards had no intention of letting them pass. Eugene took out two blue pills from his chest and threw them at the two.

The two guards each took one pill. They smiled at Darren and finally gestured for him to pass. To avoid the mess, Darren hid his grump from the two guards as they were eyeing him.

Then, Darren and Eugene started walking up the stairs. Meanwhile, Darren thought, 'This old man is nice to me. If he gives the rune to me obediently, I'll not give him a hard time. Otherwise, I will have to use force.'

A dark stare escaped from his eyes as he was looking at the back of Eugene who was heading upstairs. For mercy, he had decided not to take Eugene's life after what the latter had done for him.

After a long while, Darren and Eugene reached the third floor. Invisible traps and formations covered the whole place. It took them a long time to get inside the pill refining chamber.

"Mr. Chen, are you usually refining pills here alone?" Darren asked politely.

Then, he surveyed the spacious room carefully. There were all kinds of cauldrons, herbs in the corners and a wood cabinet which was ten feet long and ten feet wide on the left. 'Perhaps that's where he keeps pills, ' he thought, staring at the cabinet.

"Shut up and stop your curiosity right now. Kowtow and I will acknowledge you as my disciple.

As long as you're loyal to me, I'll make sure you will be a well-known pill refiner in ten years," Eugene scolded. 'This brat's Spirit Power could be on par with mine. If other people meet him, they will go to great lengths to butter him up. Once he becomes my disciple, no one can take him away from me. I will be praised more than ever, ' he mused.

"Oh, there is one thing I need to remind you. Once you become my disciple, you must only focus on refining pills. Don't waste time on learning rule spells like my other stupid disciples. It's not worthy of your power. Do you hear me?" he added with a slight raise on his tone. At the mention of his disciples, Eugene couldn't help but flare up. 'They dared to think little of alchemy and learn that stupid rule spells. I can't believe I've such ungrateful disciples.'

"Pardon me to ask, sir, but haven't you practiced any rule spells? I heard that rule spells are very powerful. They could kill people from a long distance. It would be such a waste if you haven't tested your power in rule spells," Darren inquired, pretending to look curious.

"Humph. There is no need to spend my time on worthless things. I am the best pill refiner. Many strong cultivators are dying to be my bodyguards. Why would I learn that?"

Eugene boastfully responded, feeling smugly.

"That's great! What an advantage for me," Darren said with a hint of excitement. Eugene was stunned upon hearing a strange response from Darren. With a smirk tugging at the corner of his mouth, Darren said, "Now, Mr. Chen. Hand over all your runes!"

With a blink of an eye, a blade materialized in Darren's hand as he swiftly stretched it to Eugene's throat. Eugene's eyes widened as he was terrified for his life.

"You brat..."

He could only utter two words to Darren. Eugene was so scared that he took several steps backward. Eyes filled with terror, he stuttered, "Y-you're robbing me?"

"I have no time to waste. Hurry up. Don't make me lose my patience. Give me your Suppression Runes!" Darren shrieked, cutting to the chase.

"What runes? What are you talking about? Where did you hear that I have those? I don't have them. Even if you take my things, you can't make it out of Medicine Pavilion," Eugene spoke out loud, rolling his small eyes non-stop. It was apparent that he was terrified inwardly.

"Fine. You still have the guts, huh? If you don't tell me, I'll kill you and find them myself then," Darren threatened. Looking at Eugene who pretended to look composed, Darren drew a faint smile before waving his blade at him.

Clang!