Talented Martial Hero novel Chapter 226

Darren helplessly rushed towards Bruce—he could not bear to just stand by and watch him die.

The moment Darren released the blade intent and the sword intent, all eyes were on him, including the eyes of the Holy Lord of the Blade Holy Land, who knew immediately that he was the murderer.

Bang!

The Holy Lord kicked the unconscious Bruce aside. Since the person who was responsible for the murder had showed up, he was not interested in killing innocent people anymore.

"Everyone get out of the way!" the top elder of the Blade Holy Land cried out in earnest. He heaved a sigh of relief and just wanted to send all the others away at once, to avoid the risk of more excellent disciples from the other Holy Lands getting killed.

Bryan, the Holy Lord of the Blade Holy Land, had already killed two ordinary disciples from the Void Holy Land. If properly managed, they wouldn't have to face any wars whatsoever. However, he had also killed an elder at the advanced stage of the Wonder Realm from the Lotus Holy Land, which the Lotus Holy Land would undoubtedly not turn a blind eye against. So, from thereon out, it would be best to avoid any more deaths of members from the other Holy Lands.

All the people present were extremely frightened at the terrifying madness of Bryan, the Holy Lord of the Blade Holy Land. So, when they heard the top elder bellow out the command, the relief they felt was immeasurable⁠—they felt like they were given a reprieve. They all then quickly escaped, led by their elders.

Too preoccupied with Darren, the Holy Lord of the Blade Holy Land paid no heed to the fleeing disciples of the Lotus Holy Land.

In just a matter of a few minutes, the training ground of the Blade Holy Land had become empty save for Darren, the Holy Lord, and a few other disciples.

Even Elsa had to leave⁠. She knew that she was of little help to Darren in there⁠—she might even drag him down and be the cause of his demise. She tearfully and reluctantly left, bringing along the beaten up Bruce. She then suddenly thought of rushing back to the Lotus Holy Land to ask the Holy Lord for backup.

'Just hold on for a little while, Darren, ' Elsa prayed for him in her heart. She flew to the transmission array as fast as she could. Once she informed the Holy Lord of Lotus Holy Land of the emergency, Darren would be saved. This was the only way to save him.

It would take Elsa at least half an hour in the transmission array to arrive at the Lotus Holy Land and deliver the message to the Holy Lord, while it would only take a few seconds⁠—just a blink of an eye, even⁠—for Holy Lord Bryan to kill Darren.

Elsa shook her head to get rid of the thought. 'I have faith in you, Darren.' She meant every word, but she still wasn't able to stop the feeling of fear and apprehension as she wept.

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Darren and the disciples of the Blade Holy Land were the only ones left on the training ground.

Bang!

Darren was immediately bombarded by a mighty force of blade intent.

Darren was not able to bear it, which left him with numerous bone-deep gashes on his body.

"Kill me! I beg you to kill me!" A roar of laughter escaped his mouth. His body shook as he fell to the ground, his whole body covered in blood.

The Holy Lord of the Blade Holy Land stared coldly at him and shot another bolt of blade intent.

Every inch of skin and every bone in Darren's body stung with extreme pain as he got hit by the attack.

Holy Lord Bryan knew fairly well that the Holy Lords from the other Holy Lands would soon arrive, but not before he was able to kill Darren. And even if the Holy Lords did arrive on time, nothing and certainly nobody would be able to stop him from killing the damned murderer.

Hearing Darren's helpless plea, he decided that he wanted to torture the boy instead of killing him right away.

"Mr. Wan, I've heard that you are a master of afflicting the human soul. Help me teach him a lesson." The Holy Lord had harbored so much intense hatred that simply killing Darren would not be enough to satisfy him.

"Humph. Why should I help you?" the rule cultivator in a purple robe snorted.

"I have given the Eight Corners Tripod to you. You have rejected to find the culprit for me once. How about I get even with you for that now? I don't think you can afford it." The Holy Lord of Blade Holy Land glared at the rule cultivator, his eyes filled with unbounded murderous intent.

Although Waldo did not really fear the Holy Lord of the Blade Holy Land, he had previously made the mistake of displeasing him. It would not be worth the cost to make the same mistake of provoking the mad overmatch again.

"Well, for the sake of your son, I will do it," Waldo agreed in order to avoid any unwanted disasters.