Talented Martial Hero novel Chapter 598

Ella was a little hesitant.

She knew that Darren was very powerful but at the same time, she could not overlook the fact that those who killed the villagers were some of the most evil villains in history. There were talks of how even a five-star grand warrior cowered in their presence and struggled to escape from them for as long as he could.

She felt that Darren's power was no match for the enemy's strength and cruelty.

Suddenly, a buzzing sound drew her back to reality.

The sound of clashing metal rang around her.

Ella soon realized that the buzzing sound was coming from none other than Darren, who realized she doubted his strength. Because of this, Darren decided to manifest his strength to prove to her just how strong he really was.

Darren's aura continually grew stronger and as his power emanated outward, his blade and sword intents also grew in their power and all creatures within a thousand kilometers began to tremble with fear.

Although Ella was under Darren's protection, she could still feel the power of his blade and sword intents as they radiated throughout the air.

It was, to her, indescribable as she could not think of anything more powerful than what she was witnessing.

"Darren, are you a Holy Realm master?" Ella murmured in her soft, sweet voice.

"Not yet. But I think I will be one soon enough!" Darren answered with confidence.

Upon hearing what he had said, Ella began to wonder.

'If he is not far away from being a Holy Realm warrior, then does that mean that he is a seven-star grand warrior?' she thought to herself.

After having witnessed Darren's formidable strength and having Darren himself reassure her of his abilities, Ella became certain that he was indeed a seven-star grand warrior.

It was said that all the seven-star grand warriors were legendary masters.

They only existed in those powerful tribes or clans.

For so many years, Ella had been under the impression that anyone who came close to a seven-star grand warrior would be murdered without a second thought. In all the tales she had heard about them, they were described to be devils, evil beyond compare.

However, she had never thought that she would encounter such a gentle seven-star grand warrior such as Darren. From the moment that they had met, Darren had not only helped her many times but also treated her like family.

Ella suddenly felt blessed to have met him.

"Darren," she began. "My family was killed by the Divine Lunar Sect, which is a very evil faction." Ella told Darren the whole truth about how the villagers died.

"How did you know that?" asked Darren, his heart crushed by what he had just found out.

"The elders told us stories of long ago when our land was inhabited by people who were banished from their homes for the crimes that they committed. All the people who were found guilty for committing such horrible crimes were exiled here and kept away from the rest of the world. As the years passed, the population of the land grew and soon, this land became an independent world.

But it was said that a small part of the population was not part of those who were exiled but came to the land out of their own volition. Their purpose was to wreak havoc and terror and they desired to find people to kill and sacrifice. Those people were the members of the Divine Lunar Sect. Over the years, their power grew and spread all over this land. Their evil and power rival that of the devil's that even the Sacred Palace in the outside world has difficulty in handling them.

As for what it is like in the outside world or in the Sacred Palace, I have no idea.

More than a decade ago, not more than thirty kilometers from here, there was a village called the Peachy Cloud Village. The Divine Lunar Sect left the village devastated and destroyed everything that was in it. They killed a huge number of people and left their bodies with hook-shaped marks. My parents were also left with such marks on their bodies, so I believe that they were also murdered by the Divine Lunar Sect."

Ella told Darren everything she knew.

Darren immediately examined the dead bodies after listening to Ella's story.

His face paled as he looked closer.

The bodies were scarred but they did not have the hook-shaped marks Ella had told him about. The marks on the bodies were in the shape of a half-cross, which were strangely identical to the mark Darren had gotten on himself before.

"Do you know why they would target civilians?" Darren asked.

"I don't know. The people of the Peachy Cloud Village were slaughtered more than ten years ago and our village has remained safe and sound until today." As she spoke these words, Ella was consumed with anguish and began to tremble for she did not yet have the heart to face what had happened to her and her family.

Darren began to grow worried and restless. He thought back to when he was mysteriously imprinted with a half cross on his body. He remembered that even Hanson and Mathew were shocked by the sudden event.

At that time, not knowing if the mark was good or evil, he had no choice but to hide in the Starry Tower until his master's avatar had returned to remove the mark.

"Let's go!" Darren decided it would be better for them to leave and urged Ella to do so.

"Where do we go?" asked Ella, her eyes brimming with tears.

"I don't know yet. Let's get out of here first and decide after," Darren answered shortly.

Ella drew in a breath and straightened her back. "Before we go," she began. "Could I give my family a proper burial first? I can't bear to leave them on the ground like this."

Darren did not speak but began to use his blade and sword intents. After circling around for a short while, seven hundred and eighty pits were suddenly carved into the earth and were fitted to turn into graves. Darren also used his blade and sword intents to lift up the dead bodies and place them in their graves where they were buried properly and honorably.