Talented Martial Hero novel Chapter 154

"How dare you, you rebel bastard!" Clive shouted with rage as he threw a palm at Bruce.

"Ho-ho!"

Bruce growled as he bared his fangs, his eyes scarlet-red with fury.

Bang!

He lunged his black-shelled, ape-like arm at Clive.

Hmph!

Bruce was thrown several feet back.

Nobody had expected Bruce to win at all, but to everyone's astonishment, Clive was also forced to step back several feet.

Now that Bruce could resist a middle stage of the Wonder Realm master, it became evident that he had already surpassed the Mysterious Realm because even if Clive weren't fighting with all his might, he was still a difficult opponent.

'His power now equals that of a cultivator at the beginning stage of the Wonder Realm; only that he lacks the Omnipotent Talent Skill, ' Colin thought upon witnessing the stunning moment. Nobody in the eight Holy Lands had ever been strong enough to match Bruce's strength at his age.

"At this rate, if he had the Omnipotent Talent Skill, he would already be able to challenge a master at the middle stage of the Wonder Realm. And he will certainly occupy a slot in the top one hundred of the Talent Roll," Lino murmured.

"The Talent Roll?" Lino's mention of the scroll caught Darren's attention. "Master Lino, how would his rank be evaluated in the Talent Roll?" Darren asked curiously.

Lino took off his gaze from the battle ring and looked at Darren. "You can just call me Lino, Darren," he said.

Then he continued, "All the great powers have the name-list of the top one hundred talents on the Talent Roll. I know their names and their powers, thus I can evaluate Bruce's rank in comparison with them." As for you, you might be able to enter the top one hundred in ten years given your gift. We can talk more about this later after the combat is finished."

"Maybe you can do it in less than ten years. It is a pity that we only have the list of the top one hundred. If only we had more than that, perhaps we could look at your current position and get a rough estimate of how your strength compares to Bruce as of this moment, as well as how far your ranks are from each other," Colin commented regretfully.

"Let's just talk about this when the combat is over," Darren said.

Then, the three of them once again turned their attention to the combat.

"Clive, stop now! You are intervening with the combat!"

Landon stepped out and said in an effort to keep the order.

In that moment, Bruce went back to his normal self and walked back to the spot where he was a few moments ago.

"Bastard, you will never hear from your mother if you dare to rebel again. You must win this battle. Do you understand?" If only Clive didn't need Bruce to win this combat for him, then he surely would have killed him already. Bruce was the offspring of one humble-born woman from his clan and a variant from the barren land. His existence was a big humiliation to the Wei Clan.

Bruce's eyes went dark the moment he heard Clive mention his mother. He fell upon his knees and tightened his lips. At last, he stammered, "I...I...am...so...sorry."

"Hmph! I will spare you this one time. I will show you mercy and even order a Wonder Realm master to take you to the barren land to see your mother. But that is only if you can win the combat. However, if you ever dare to rebel against me again, you will spend the rest of your miserable life in the Black Water Prison. Am I making myself clear?" Clive said, the cruelty plain in his tone.

"Yes," Bruce responded as if he had been a puppet.

"All right. Take Jack off and let us continue." Clive jumped off the platform.

"Do you think we can continue after what you have done?" Colin said sarcastically as he stepped on to the platform.

"Colin, murder is prohibited under the rules. I was merely maintaining the order when I stopped my disciple from killing someone. What is your problem with that? Are you trying to use this as an excuse to disguise your intention to quit? There's no way I would let that happen! Ha-ha!" Clive laughed arrogantly. He would definitely forbid the Holy Land from quitting when he was so sure that the Lotus was already like an apple in his hand.

The battle must continue under any circumstance.

Colin was rendered speechless. He was thinking how to find a way out. Clive was right. He was looking for a way out, but he could no longer think of any. There was no way Darren would be able to win if he were to fight against Bruce.