Talented Martial Hero novel Chapter 77

Before long, Darren and Elsa arrived at the foot of Ilmen Sect.

They talked about Mathew the whole journey. "Was the body of Mr. Xiao repressed on an uninhabited island in Raksa Sea?" Darren asked.

Elsa gloomily nodded, "While he was badly injured, three servants sneaked up on him from behind and grabbed his treasure. Then they discarded his body in a dangerous part of an uninhabited island.

The most unforgivable thing about it was that Mr. Xiao had previously saved their lives, but they went ahead and bit the hands that fed them, all for their own selfish interest!"

Elsa angrily recounted.

"Who are the three traitors?" Darren demanded, feeling indignant over what happened to Mathew.

"I remember he mentioned that their leader was called Jesse Li. The three of them were all at the ninth stage of the Mysterious Realm. With the treasure they stole, they would be able to reach the supreme stage of the Wonder Realm, which would give them the power to live for over ten thousand years. If my speculation is right, they're probably still alive," Elsa explained.

The Wonder Realm had unique divisions different from those of the Mysterious Realm. It was made up of five stages: the primary stage, the middle stage, the advanced stage, the premium stage and the supreme stage.

Darren furrowed his brows. "But why was his avatar left at the Black Cliff of Sword Intent to guard his master's heritage?" he asked, puzzled.

"According to Mr. Xiao, he didn't die right away after being abandoned and his master found him afterwards. However, his master's avatar wasn't able to enter the Devil Den, so he took three strands of Mr. Xiao's soul to keep him alive. In fact, the avatar at the Black Cliff of Sword Intent was formed by one of the three strands. Thus, if we retrieve Mr. Xiao's body, his master would be powerful enough to bring him back to life," Elsa explained.

"I see." Darren paused to think. "But how could we enter the Devil Den if even Mr. Xiao's master wasn't able to enter?" he pondered out loud.

"Well, Mr. Xiao did say that his master wasn't from our continent and his avatar apparently ran into some restrictions here. So I guess that's why he couldn't enter the Devil Den. I don't think we'd encounter any problems like that. As long as we come close to the Wonder Realm, we can get Mr. Xiao's body back," Elsa explained.

"If that's so, then it can be done. When my power reaches there, I will help him," Darren declared. "Well, Elsa, let's go back to Sword Mountain first. Elder Thomas hasn't seen you for quite a long time. He must be worried about you," he added.

"Hmph! He will never care about me." Elsa was angry at her father. She wondered how he would react if she informed him about her talents and power once she got home. 'Will he care? Will he be proud?' she thought. The whole credit would probably go to Darren. His talents and power were unarguably more terrific. 'How would father react to Darren, then?' Elsa pondered.

...

Soon after Darren and Elsa set out, they heard an agonizing scream coming from the hillside, "Ah! Please, no!"

Elsa's face immediately turned sullen. "Is that Laman? Darren, let's go!" she hissed as she thundered towards the direction of the voice.

Darren had intended to just ignore it because bullying routinely happened on a regular basis in Ilmen Sect. It was beyond his control. But Elsa decided to intervene and he had no choice but to follow because this was guaranteed to not end well.

As they approached the hillside, Darren clearly saw that two disciples of the School of Sword Skill were surrounded and were being assaulted by dozens of disciples of the School of Arrow Skill.

One of the disciples of the School of Sword Skill cried out for mercy as he rolled on the ground, "Brothers, it's our fault. Please don't beat us!"

"How dare a scum from the School of Sword Skill call us 'brothers'?" a disciple of the School of Arrow Skill barked. "Beat them up!" The rest of the disciples continued to violently assault the two.

"Stop it!" Elsa cried in a high-pitched voice. Wearing a cold, grim expression on her face, she walked over to them one step at a time.

"Huh? Who is this meddlesome fool?" The disciples of the School of Arrow Skill turned and looked, "Oh it's you, Elsa. We thought you were gone. What a surprise that you come back!" one of them said as they all snickered.

Though resentful, Elsa didn't bother to come up with a response because she had made up her mind that she was going to make them pay. She addressed the two disciples of the School of Sword Skill, "Laman and Harish, where are your backbone? How can you even ask for mercy from these beasts?"

For a while, Laman Lin was stunned when he saw Elsa. A few moments later, he burst into an agitated laughter, tears filling his eyes. "Backbone? If you've seen how they brutally battered our juniors that they captured at Arrow Mountain, you'll probably lose all your moral fiber too. You should just leave now. Elder Thomas will avenge us when he comes back."

Laman Lin and Harish Zhang weren't able to bear the pain from their wounds and bruises anymore, and soon they lost consciousness. "I don't know what the hell is going on here, but all of you will pay for this! Right here and now!" Elsa yelled, seething with anger at the disciples of the School of Arrow Skill.

The disciples broke out into a chorus of chortles and cackles. "Just you, my sweet