Chapter 551 Despair And Hope (Part Two)


    However, as he moved, a faint sound of shing and rending was emitted.


    Although very low, Darren''s ears were keen enough to catch the dull din in the quietness and


    emptiness of the space. The statue seemed to creak like the doors of hell.


    Surprisingly enough, after emitting the creaking sound, the metal statue stopped moving.


    "What is happening?" Darren blurted out. It seemed to him that the statue had ceased its intention to


    kill him.


    "Ha-ha, this is great!"


    Suddenly, the shadow shouted with joy as it flew to Darren''s side.


    "Sir, what is happening? What is so great about the statue''s stopping?" Puzzled, Darren asked


    anxiously.


    "It appears as though you are destined to live longer. Although you had the bad luck to choose the


    most dangerous de and sword cores, in the end, you are fortunate enough to escape the danger,"


    the shadow stated gaily.


    "Why is that?" Darren pushed for an exnation as he looked at the wavering shadow.


    "This pair of de and sword cores is not an ordinary type that you have encountered so far. I dare say


    that the strength of the metal statue will wane soon," the shadow replied with a strange confidence.


    Hearing that, Darren nced at the metal statue. He could sense that the original incredible strong


    aura around the metal statue was now fading.


    How was that even possible?


    The shadow continued his exnation, "If you can peer through it, you can find that the de and


    sword cores that I transferred into its body is now full of cracks."


    "Sir, do you mean that the de and sword cores are breaking down on their own?" Rejoiced by


    sudden hope, Darren cried out loud.


    "It is not cracking. Like I just told you, this pair of de and sword cores is not an ordinary one. I will


    exin the history of this particr de and sword cores. This pair was once owned by an invincible


    master who could upgrade it to the extreme level. Before I transferred it into the metal statue, the cores


    happened to be at the beginning of their upgrading process. Soon after they were transmitted into the


    metal statue, the cores began their movements to be an extreme de core and sword core," the


    shadow exined. He seemed to be content and relieved.


    "Upgrading to an extreme de core and sword core? Doesn''t that mean that the metal statue will


    be stronger and more difficult to deal with?" Darren asked worriedly. He had already witnessed


    the strong otherworldly aura of the cores within the statue. He could not imagine what would be of


    the metal creature if the de and sword cores provided it with even more strength.


    Darren had no idea what extreme de and sword cores were, but it seemed logical that an upgrade


    meant that the metal statue would be even stronger and mightier.


    "You are mistaken." The shadow sighed and continued, "The upgrading process is veryplicated.


    Even if the master were alive, he would need to wait for several hundred years or even longer to see it


    upgrade. As the master is dead, this pair of de and sword cores has lost the support of a master that


    could help it with the upgrading process. The metal statue cannot do that.


    Without a master to helpplete the upgrading process, the de and sword cores are doomed to


    fracture. That being said, the power of the metal statue will only diminish rather than grow. I am not


    sure how weak the statue will be. You can wait and watch!"


    The shadow exined all this to Darren with vivid relief and joy on his face. He wished with all his heart


    that every challenger would go through the test without being killed.


    Now, Darren understood what was happening to the metal statue. He gazed at the statue and


    wondered what would be of it in the end.


    "Sir, what if I strike it now? Do you think that I can kill it?" As Darren studied the metal statue, the idea


    of grabbing this opportunity to win over it suddenly shed through his mind.


    "Silly you! Don''t underestimate its power just yet! If you get any closer to the statue, the de and


    sword cores inside will automatically release the de and sword intents. Without a doubt, the st will


    tear you apart," the shadow replied with a snort.


    "Oh, I understand now," Darren answered shyly and lowered his head.


    So, he waited. It took ten days for the weakening phenomenon of the statue''s strength to finally stop.


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    "This is great!" Darren shrieked in excitement, "I think it is the time. I can sense that the statue has only


    the power of top-level premium de and sword intents left in it now. That being said, it could only


    demonstrate a skill as high as a top-level five-star grand warrior. Am I right?"


    "You cannot underestimate its power at this moment. Its level of the de and sword cores is still very


    high for you to withstand. Although its power has diminished a great deal over the past ten days, with


    the support of a hard and tough metal body, the statue could still be as potent as a six-star grand


    warrior. You don''t have much hope of winning even now," the shadow stated with a frown.


    "Why is it still so strong?" Darren cried out in despair. Darren was at the premium de and sword


    intent level. He thought that the purple de and sword cores were amazing as they provided the


    metal statue with the strength of a six-star grand warrior in such a short period.


    "I cannot wait any longer. This is myst chance to get out of here alive!"


    Darren was resolved to confront the statue. He felt thatpared to his earlier dismal circumstances,


    the fate thaty ahead of him had brightened.


    So, without further hesitation, he sprang up and raced toward the metal creature.


    Almost at the same time, the metal creature''s eyes flew open, and once again, a strong de intent


    and sword intent zed out and filled the whole space.