Chapter 244 Rewards


    The moment Darren finished speaking, de intent and sword intent burst out from his body and


    charged at the spear shadows.


    "His de intent... and his sword intent..."


    The superior talents standing beside the stage, especially Violet, who was a swordsman, immediately


    sensed that something was wrong.


    "Ah, he has cultivated premium de intent and sword intent!" Violet shouted as astonishment coursed


    through her.


    Even all the grand warriors would be envious if they had seen this scene. They longed to reach the


    premium stage with their de intent and sword intent because it was hundreds of thousands of times


    stronger than the preliminary stage. As she watched the two talents battle on stage, Violet realized how


    terrifying their gifts were. The two men were undoubtedly superior to her.


    Premium de intent and sword intent burst out from Darren''s body and headed straight for Bowen''s


    spear shadows.


    The whole world seemed to copse at that moment. Even the superior talents beside the stage had to


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    mobilize their strength to withstand the aftermath of the collision between Darren and Bowen''s forces.


    The shock was so powerful that another crack appeared in the reinforced protection spell around the


    battle stage.


    A brilliant sh of light exploded in the middle of the stage. It sparkled with such intensity that the


    audience could not open their eyes. No one knew what exactly happened on the battle stage as even


    the spiritual sense released by the superior talents to detect the situation had been forcefully dispersed.


    After a long time, the light dissipated and everyone could finally see the stage. Now the time hade


    to decide the winner of the battle.


    No one dared to close their eyes or shift their attention from the stage as they were curious about the


    result. With bated breaths, they gazed in the direction of the stage where a figure with long hair, like a


    ck waterfall, levitated in the air. The figure emitted a stunningly powerful aura as he looked at the


    audience below him.


    On the stage stood a young man in ragged clothes. Anguish reflected in his eyes as he looked up at


    the figure. He found it hard to ept that he had been defeated.


    "I lost..." The sense of loss in Bowen''s voice was so tangible that the audience felt his sorrow.


    "Actually, you were not that bad. You pressured me to utilize more than half of my power," Darren said


    drily as he flew away from the battle stage.


    "More than half of your power?" Bowen smiled bitterly and said, "No wonder history is always written by


    the winners. Those who are defeated deserve to be humiliated. We both clearly fought with all our


    strength, but you sound as if you could do much more than that. How interesting."


    Bowen felt that Darren''s de intent and sword intent were only slightly stronger than his legendary


    martial skill. If he had been given three more days to grasp the subtleties of the skill, Bowen would


    have snatched the victory in this battle.


    However, Darren had openly dered that Bowen had only forced him to use half his strength. Bowen


    found this difficult to believe. He thought that Darren was just showing off.


    Bowen was not the only person to think so. The superior talents beside the stage also deemed that


    Darren was bragging pretentiously.


    "I know that you are unwilling to admit defeat. However, my statement was not intended to embarrass


    you further. I was trying to be respectful by telling you the truth. Think about it and you will understand."


    After finishing the exnation, Darren pulled out his de and sword. In a sh, enormous de intent


    and sword intent filled the air.


    Boom!


    Everyone heard a loud buzzing sound before pain exploded in their ears.


    "Legendary... legendary martial skill!"


    "Oh my god! What an iparably gifted person he is!"


    "He has mastered a legendary martial skill along with premium de intent and sword intent! Darren


    deserves to be worshiped."


    Meanwhile, Darren''s de intent and sword intent, together with his elementary legendary martial skill,


    threatened to crack open the sky. Although everyone present was horrified, they wanted to prostrate


    themselves before Darren in admiration.


    Overwhelmed by this disy of power, Bowen fell to his knees on the battle stage. At first, heughed


    hysterically. Then his body shuddered as he broke into sobs. Finally, he murmured, "Ha! I did not know


    that I was so inferior to him. His mastery of a legendary martial skill in both de and sword cultivation


    is much better than my legendary martial skill. Why did I think that I could contend with him?


    s! I made aplete fool of myself."


    Bowenughed and cried intermittently, like a lunatic person. He recollected what he said to intimidate


    Darren and could not help but feel as though he had embarrassed himself. To think he had urged


    Darren to give up on thepetition. How hrious!


    Darren had not even used his legendary martial skill when he secured absolute victory in this battle.


    And to think that he was not yet at the middle stage of the Wonder Realm. Bowen suddenly realized


    that the gap between their levels was like the difference between heaven and the earth.


    "All right, the assessment is officially over. Kudos to Darren for taking the first ce. He is the winner!


    Although you have obtained good grades in the assessment for the first test, you should not be


    The first round is only for testing inherent gifts, and the journey of martial skill cultivation is filled with


    hardships. None of you should expect that you would achieve profoundly by relying solely on your gifts.


    Now, let''s give out your respective rewards."


    When the guardian said these words, his eyes were on Bowen as he wanted tofort and encourage


    the defeated teenager. After all, had Darren not chosen to cultivate conflicting martial skills, Bowen, as


    a gifted talent who surpassed all others, would have had a chance to be as good as him.


    On hearing this, Bowen''s sorrow began to subside. His pensive mood was reced with determination,


    inspiration, and the courage to work harder.


    "Congrattions to you, Darren. I admit that I am mediocre inparison to you. But I will never give


    up. I believe we will have the chance to fight against each other in the future." Bowen walked over and


    held out his hand to Darren while smiling.


    "You have reason to be proud, Bowen. You are very strong." Darren nodded as he shook hands with


    his opponent.


    "Hey, Darren, what prize are you going to choose?" Excitement reflected in his expression as Boyce


    walked toward Darren.


    "Hum, it depends. I can choose eight objects. So... I will take one of the three keys and five rune


    papers. Then, I will be able to pick two more items. If you want something specific, let me know. I can


    help you get them." Darren nced at the objects hovering in mid-air as he spoke.


    "I... I do not think I should do so, Darren." Boyce could only pick one object, but Darren offered to give


    him two. Although he was secretly ecstatic, he still had to be courteous.


    "You do not need to be so courteous in front of me. Please, just pick." Darren smiled.


    "Hah, you are such a nice person. It will be impolite to decline your gifts then."


    Soon, Boyce picked two martial skill books of supernatural level for Darren to im for him. From all


    the rewards avable, Darren was tempted by only a key and the five rune papers. Nothing else was


    meaningful to him.


    After a few moments, the people who had been qualified for prizes had picked whatever they liked. Of


    the two remaining keys, Bowen and Violet imed one each.


    The guardian of these keys had shared earlier that the keys were necessary to break into the eleventh


    stage.


    Now that the first stage assessment was over and the talents had selected their rewards, the only


    people who stood a chance to cross into the eleventh stage were Darren, Bowen, and Violet.


    After the prize distribution was over, Boyce recollected that he had not requested Darren to keep Tom.


    Now, Boyce didn''t have the courage to ask Darren. After all, Darren had given him two of his prizes,


    and Boyce was worried that if he asked for more, he would seem greedy and annoying. He was afraid


    that Darren would find him repugnant for this.


    While Boyce debated over this dilemma, the guardian''s voice was heard in the sky, "Darren, you have


    a chance to request for anything from me. There are many alternatives. Think about what you might


    want."


    This chance was precious as Darren could ask the guardian for one weapon, one book on legendary


    martial skills, or any other valuable equivalent.


    Although Tom was standing nearby, he could not bring himself to approach Darren with his request.


    Meanwhile, Boyce watched anxiously and hoped that Tom would tell Darren as soon as possible.


    "I see. So..."


    Darren paused for a while as he nced at Tom.


    "Mr. Guardian, I wonder if I can request to retain a superior talent who has been knocked out of the


    assessment."


    "Of course, you can."


    "Okay. Then please give the superior talent, Tom, another chance, Mr. Guardian. I wish to keep him."


    After Darren put forward his request, both Tom and Boyce were stunned.


    Boyce had not mentioned Tom''s request to Darren. To his surprise, Darren asked voluntarily. Darren''s


    thoughtfulness touched both Boyce and Tom. In that instance, they felt a sudden surge of emotions,


    which brought them to tears.