A huge number of demonic monsters covered the sky. Down on the ground, the human martial artists released their combined auras which were as powerful as the demonic monsters'.
Because Darren and Bruce were hiding among the demonic monsters, they were affected by the humans' aura as well. An unnerving feeling washed over them and they almost couldn't breathe. Several level one and level two demonic monsters beside them dropped to the ground and started vomiting blood. The weaker demonic monsters who could fly also started falling down.
Darren used his demonic internal force to resist the strong aura and make himself immune to its effects. Up ahead, below the black mountains, he saw people who were dressed very differently. He was surprised to discover that he was able to distinctly detect two strong sources even from that distance. It was coming from two young men who looked no more than thirty.
'They might be two of the first one hundred martial artists on the Talent Roll!' Thinking of this possibility, Darren couldn't help but feel surprised.
"North Monster King! Are you really going to break the agreement and continue this attack on us? " One of the humans bellowed, emitting a strong aura.
"Humph! You went into my territory. Tell me why I can't kill you all. As for the agreement, I have never heard of it," replied the demonic monster who stood at the very front of the rest of the demonic monsters, also emitting an even stronger aura.
"North Monster King, you demonic monsters lost a fight against us many years ago and had signed an agreement. We can come here as we want. It's you who broke the agreement. Aren't you afraid of suffering another defeat against our army? If you really want to get on our bad side and make your people suffer, I hope you know what you're going against!" An old martial artist spoke for the human side.
"Divine Crane Fighter, who is that old bastard? His aura is no weaker than mine. And he seems to know much," the North Monster King asked while glaring at the old martial artist.
"My king, the old man is probably an elder of the Heavenly Palace Sect. He should be a powerful cultivator of the Wonder Realm. He might even be very close to the Grand Realm." The Divine Crane Fighter was very familiar with different forces of the human martial artists. His informers were all over the south of the human territory.
"According to what you know, if I were to fight him, how will it end?" The North Monster King had no idea how powerful the martial artist was. Before anything else, he wanted to know as much as he could about the old man.
"You are a level nine king, and you have also mastered the inheritance skill. Therefore, if you start a fight with him, of course you will win," the Divine Crane Fighter answered. The North Monster King was pleased to hear the delightful information. However, the Divine Crane Fighter added, "But we can't overlook the fact that there are a few good martial artists over there aside from that old geezer. I'm detecting a few strong sources of the aura. If we were to engage in a fight with them, the most likely outcome would be nobody wins and both sides suffer equal losses. And if we fight for a very long time, we will ruin the Dragon King's big plan. The result will not be desirable."
Hearing this, the North Monster King fell silent. He had expected that the human trespassers would be weaklings. He could kill them and eat them. What he didn't expect was that there would be a great number of strong martial artists among them. He couldn't start a fight because he wouldn't want to make the Dragon King angry.
Even though Darren was far from where North Monster King and the Divine Crane Fighter stood, he still clearly heard what the two said. But right now was not the time for him to think much, he could sense that Bruce wouldn't be able to hold out for much longer.
'We can't stay here anymore. As soon as Bruce turns back to his human form, we'll both be killed. There's no doubt about it, ' Darren anxiously thought.
After contemplating for a short moment, he walked up to Bruce and quietly whispered behind his ear. He then slapped Bruce's back, and Bruce fell down to the ground with blood coming out of his mouth.
"What happened?" The commotion drew several demonic monsters' attentions, including the level six demonic monster who brought them there.
"What's going on?" The patterns on the demonic monster's face incessantly changed colors, an indication that he was about to get very angry.
"My Lord, he wasn't able to endure the aura of the human martial artists and fainted," Darren calmly said.
The level six demonic monster guffawed. Several of the other powerful demonic monsters also burst into a chorus of howling laughter. It was normal for weaker demonic monsters to throw up blood when faced with such a strong aura, but fainting was too excessive. 'Just how weak was that demonic monster?' they all thought.
"Get out of here!" The level six demonic monster was flustered. He really wanted to kill the stupid ape himself. But right now, the real enemy was in front of them, and the North Monster King was present, so he refrained himself from doing so.
"Yes, sir," Darren shakily said, pretending to be afraid of the demonic monster, and dragged Bruce to the end of the line.
"My king, do we fight or not?" the Divine Crane Fighter asked.
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