Talented Martial Hero novel Chapter 447

As a plan was formed in Darren's head, he was grateful for the ring that the red-robed elder had given to him. The ring could help him resist the attack from rule cultivators as well as hide his aura for them not to detect him. The ring could conceal him well enough that even the powerful black-robed messenger might not be able to find him. Thus, Ethan's suggestion might just actually be workable. However, the question that remained was how to summon that black-robed messenger here.

"I can help you lure him out. He does not know that I have been compromised," Ethan offered. More than anything else, he was doing it for himself rather than helping Darren at all. He was with the hope that if Darren could kill that black-robed messenger, he too would be freed from his bondage with him.

"You? Are you really going to do that for me? Or are you thinking that maybe I will spare your life if you help me with that?" Curious and bothered at the same time, Darren was a little hesitant as to why Ethan offered to help him.

"Look at me. I am better dead than being alive. This is not for me, and I just want a quick death. That's all." All of a sudden, Ethan began to laugh as if he was relieved to know that a painless death was right around the corner.

Even if he got to keep his life today, he would still be a useless person who could barely take care of himself. Furthermore, now that he was incapacitated, that black-robed man would most likely kill him since he was of no use to him. If he once again fell into the hands of that black-robed man, he would most likely be tortured the way that he had just experienced from Darren. He was scared by that pain, and he would not want to live through it anymore, which was the reason why he wanted to help Darren so that he could have a quick death by return.

However, Darren could not read Ethan's mind. He was worried that Ethan might use it as an opportunity to call for the backup of many powerful rule cultivators to attack him so that he could escape.

Even if Darren managed to thwart their attack with the assistance from the Water Kylin, the Red Infernal Sect would have been alerted to his presence. He would lose the element of surprise.

"What? You don't believe me?" implored Ethan as he saw the baffled expression on Darren's face.

"Damn! Yes, you are right that I do not believe you!" Darren answered coldly, sneering at Ethan, who was still pale in the face.

"Fine. Then suit yourself. I am summoning the black-robed messenger in." Ethan then fetched a bead from his garments. He then talked to it immediately, "Sir, I have successfully collected one thousand powerful souls. Please come and get them."

Aghast and surprised at the sudden turn of events, Darren had been thinking about whether Ethan was telling the truth or not. Yet, before he came around and tried to stop Ethan, it was too late as the transmission was already completed.

Swoosh!

With that unanticipated move, Darren decided to spare Ethan his life. Instead, he brought the Water Kylin with him and went hiding nearby using his ring to conceal their presence.

Before long, the black-robed man arrived as promised by Ethan. He was precisely what Ethan had described—vile and vehement.

The moment he saw Ethan, he frowned for he was all beaten up and could not even stand. Who could have done such things?

"Where are the souls that you have collected for me?" the black-robed man implored. There was a tinge of urgency and authority in his voice.