Talented Martial Hero novel Chapter 445

When Darren approached, he hid somewhere hundreds of meters away to better observe the situation. He held his breath and hid his aura.

Since he obtained the skill to conceal his aura together with his strong Spirit Power and the ring given by the old man in red robe which could help him hide his aura, no matter how powerful a martial artist or a rule cultivator would be, he could not sense his existence. That skill was priceless.

"My lord, please tell me, what do you want me to do?" Ethan asked respectfully, while still down on his knees.

Even Ethan, who was a two-star grand warrior at the top level, looked humble before the man in black. It seemed that the status and power of the man in black was not low.

"Humph. Ethan, after I saved you, you promised me that you would pay me 1, 000 souls. Where are they now huh?" the man in black griped, looking down at the prostrated Ethan.

Though the voice of the man in black robe was just slightly loud, Ethan was, on the other hand, dripping cold sweat from his forehead, and frightened.

"My lord, I have just recently recovered from my wounds, so the number hasn't reached 1, 000. Please give me a few more days and you'll have your heart's desire," Ethan eagerly pleaded as he made a kowtow to the man in black, looking like a lost puppy.

"Well. It is very sensible of you. I will give you another three days. If you still can't give me 1, 000 souls, you shall suffer dire consequences. Have I made myself clear?

And I must remind you. Don't expect to flee. You must be certain of the thing I planted deep in your soul. If you flee, you will be in more pain! I hope that's clear now!" the man in black said in a gloomy tone before disappearing as his body thinned out. He simply vanished into the air.

"Damn! Damn!"

Ethan roared in fury, trembling from head to foot. He smashed a boulder hard with his palm and kicked another with his foot from the frustration.

"What did I do wrong? What? First, I was driven by the legendary beast of the little bastard. After I was saved, I encountered the evil cultivator. It's unbelievably outrageous! In balance, it is all Darren's fault really! He is a total bastard!" Ethan shouted, grinding his teeth in anger, hatred filling his heart, and shooting through his eyes.

Seeing the entire scene and hearing Ethan's words, Darren realized that the man in black was an evil cultivator, but he couldn't be certain whether he belonged to the Red Inferno Sect or not. He must think of something.

"Damn Ethan. He has even been reduced to a flunky of an evil cultivator. In this way, I shall not let him off," Darren muttered to himself. "It won't be an easy ride for you, Ethan," Darren continued.

Darren heard that the man in black asked Ethan to collect 1, 000 powerful souls. To put it simply, in order to accomplish the task, Ethan had to kill 1, 000 people. Darren had decided to wipe him out before he conducted this evildoing. How he was going to do that was still under consideration.

However, Darren didn't summon the Water Kylin out to do that. Though this place was covert, it was near the populated area. If he alerted people around here or the evil cultivators who had secretly hidden here, he would cause unnecessary trouble. He had to think of a better idea.

Considering this, Darren tailed Ethan when he left, waiting for an opportunity to kill him, the slightest chance.

After Darren had followed Ethan for quite some time, Ethan suddenly flew towards the outside of the city. Along his way, he was close to people's sphere of activity, so Darren didn't want to risk taking any action.

But Darren knew for certain due to the man in black's vexed voice, Ethan would not delay to kill someone.

Flying behind Ethan, Darren arrived at a barren village hundreds of miles away from the city. Suddenly they both stopped.

Ethan grimly smiled and took out a crystal bead as if he was sensing something. After a short while, the bead gave off a beam of white light irradiating a house in the village. The beam of white light was very powerful.

"Ha-ha. Thanks to the guard, this bead is so useful. With this bead, it is easy for me to find powerful souls, ha-ha," Ethan boasted, looking in the direction of the white light. Finally, his mood was boosted due to the bead and its white light.

Whistle! Whistle!

Ethan sped up and in a flash disappeared from the place where he was standing. One second he was there and the next he was gone.

"Ah."

A woman's heartrending cry bellowed out.

Until now, Darren realized that things were in shambles as Ethan had killed the woman who had done nothing to him.

"That damn bastard, how cruel he is to slaughter an innocent villager. What a heinous monster he is!"

Darren growled. Instead of concealing himself even further, he flew in Ethan's direction at full speed, for a challenge.

When he reached the door of a peasant household, he saw in the yard a dead man and woman lying in a pool of blood.

"Wah-Wah. Wah-Wah."

A baby's cry came deep from the dilapidated house. Blood was everywhere.

"My lord, please spare my grandson's life. He is a newborn baby. Please let him off. I beg you, my lord," an old, frail, shaky and terrified voice urged.

"He has such a powerful soul. If I let him off, who will let me off? You must be dreaming. Ha-ha," Ethan said evilly, staring hideously at the crying baby, without any compassion whatsoever.

"I...I'll fight it out with you! I...I'll fight you!" the old woman desperately called out. Regardless of her terror and the amount of blood she lost, in order to protect her grandson, she rushed to Ethan and gnawed at his skin, biting his leg.

However, the body of the grand warrior was extremely hard so that the woman's only remaining teeth broke into pieces. As a result, she helplessly collapsed onto the ground in defeat.