Chapter 851 The Commotion In The Forbidden Area


    Standing in front of the crystal wall, Darren used his spiritual sense to pierce through its cracks.


    He could only see an endless void behind the wall. Everything waspletely dark and empty. The


    atmosphere was so still and undisturbed.


    Darren marveled at this discovery.


    He knew that this was a spiritual space created by his mind. But he could feel that it was real. He


    couldn''t help but shudder at that thought.


    As he tried to figure out what it was, a thought came up to him, unbidden. ''Does this space have


    something to do with the small world prototype I''ve developed?''


    The memory of thest time he tried breaking through to the Holy Realm came back to him. Back then,


    he hadprehended the Reincarnation Holy Will and a little knowledge of the small world prototype.


    ''Or could it be my Assimtion Skill ying some part in this?'' The thought also urred to Darren.


    After reaching the Genuine Domain Degree, the crystal space hade to its existence. It hadn''t


    changed since then even though he had been assimting many other talents for some time now.


    ''Never mind. It''s no use guessing if there aren''t any proof. I''ll just keep an eye on this ancient spiritual


    crystal space next time when I use my Assimtion Skill.''


    Upon reaching that decision, he turned his attention onprehending the Holy Will.


    Three months had passed.


    And Darren still hadn''t made much progress with the Holy Will. He was greatly discouraged by this and


    his spirits were low.


    One day, Lord Donald sent someone for him.


    Darren was led into a hall where Lord Donald sat. There was a grave expression on his face.


    Before Darren could even bow and show his respect, Lord Donald immediately spoke up. "I''m afraid I


    have some bad news, Darren."


    "What''s wrong? Are the three ns challenging us? Or is the Space-time Pce causing trouble?"


    Darren inquired, worriedly.


    Lord Donald shook his head. "No. It''s none of those things. I''m afraid Auberon is dead."


    For a moment, Darren feared his heart had turned to stone and was now sinking at the bottom of his


    guts. The words rang inside his ears, but his mind couldn''t process what they meant.


    "What?"


    While it was true that Darren and Auberon''s rtionship weren''t that close, he hadn''t forgotten how he


    had rescued him from the number nine Bands.


    With the news of his death, the memories of what they had gone through poured into Darren''s mind like


    a wave. Tears sprung up into his eyes, blurring his vision.


    Auberon had been Lord Donald''s most trustedw enforcer for many years. In those years, he had


    proved himself loyal to the lord, never once questioning or defying his decisions andmands. He


    was not simply aw enforcer, but he was also a friend in many ways. Losing him, Lord Donald was the


    one most affected by grief.


    After a while, Darren finallyposed himself and asked gently, "My Lord, may I ask how he died?"


    Lord Donald sighed and rose from his seat.


    "Come and have a look!"


    He led Darren into the pce where Auberon''s body wasid to rest.


    Auberon was in a stone coffin. His body was charred beyond recognition and not a single patch of skin


    was clean or uninjured. If not for his clothes and weapons, no one could have identified him.


    Having seen corpses in simr state as this, Darren was unfazed upon seeing the butchered remains


    of Auberon. He had already witnessed ten more men in like this back when there was amotion


    in the forbidden areast time.


    He knew that this did not bode well.


    "Lord, has that fiend''s arm escaped?" he asked.


    "A ck fog obscures my vision of the entire region. No one darese close to it so I''m not sure,"


    Lord Donald replied.


    "What about the halberd of Hiram the Great?" Darren asked. Lord Donald shook his head.


    "We can''t know its condition either. All the senior holy warriors of the major ns are all looking into the


    fog now. I have seen it as well. It''s strange how nobody cane close to it. Many of us tried, but it


    was futile. We now wait for our seniors toe back."


    "When will they return?" Darren asked.


    "In about ten days."


    Darren nodded his head thoughtfully. "Maybe Hanson, Mathew and I could go there and investigate it


    first? We might be able to help."


    Lord Donald looked hesitant to ept Darren''s proposal. He didn''t want to endanger Darren as well.


    "But..."


    Before he could even voice out his doubts, Mathew and Hansom appeared. "Don''t worry, Lord Donald.


    We''ll be helping Darren on this one."


    Lord Donald looked at the three of them sternly, before giving in. They had no other choice anyway.


    "Fine. I will rely on you to protect Darren. Likewise, please take care of yourselves.


    With Lord Donald''s blessing, the three set off at once. Soon, they approached the ce where the


    fiend''s arm was suppressed.


    When they were two kilometers away from their destination, the three ckened their pace.


    A thick ck fog loomed over them, covering the entire expanse of the sky. Behind it, nothing could be


    seen or heard except for some faint roars every now and then.


    Upon getting nearer, they saw several senior holy warriors that gathered near the fog.


    "Ha-ha, it is as I expected. The power of the Sacred Pce is failing and now they can only send


    someone like you!"


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    Chilton mocked as soon as the three arrived.


    Darren red at him. "For an honorable senior holy warrior, you sure are so cynical. Such attitude does


    not fit a person of your position."


    Chilton couldn''t let such attitude go amiss. His re was equally threatening. "Eloquent now, aren''t


    you? Have you forgotten that I have given you the Cross Bloody Killing Token? You''ll be hunt down.


    How dare youe here now?"


    "Do you dare to kill me here at the edge of the forbidden area? Do you think you can shoulder the


    responsibility?" Darren snapped, menacingly.


    Darren knew that killing was not permissible within the borders of the forbidden area for blood could


    cause it to react erratically. Chilton couldn''t attack him here.


    And Chilton was no fool. He may be loud and offensive, but he was fully aware of the consequences if


    he drew his sword against Darren. He didn''t want the wrath of all living things to fall on him.


    "You little vermin!" Gritting his teeth, Chilton simply took a deep breath and reigned in his anger.


    Suddenly, heughed. "You really are a brave young man. I''ll let you live for the time being as there are


    more important matters that we have to attend to first."


    In his mind, he had already marked Darren as a doomed man. There was no point arguing with him if


    he would be in soon.


    "Hanson, let''s end this old bastard as soon as this is over."


    It was Mathew who was unable to contain his fury any longer. His threat held as much hostility as he


    could muster.


    "You have improved a lot in your realm. Your killing sword intent has gotten much purer now. Together


    with my dark gold internal force, I reckon we can easily defeat one or two senior holy warriors if it


    Chilton was astonished by their tant threats.


    Hanson and Mathew were both renowned cultivators. Their skills had even improved greatly ever since


    they entered the Holy Realm. Now, they were only one step away from bing junior holy warriors.


    With their current level, it was very likely that they could go through with their threats sessfully.


    Chilton didn''t bother responding to them. Instead, he simply sized them up, thinking that these two


    were indeed worthy opponents. But he had been a senior holy warrior for so long that he was confident


    he could handle the two.


    "Very well then. You two shall make a fine addition in my hunt list," he sneered.


    Hanson only snorted at him with disdain. "We look forward to it."


    Unwilling to talk to these inferior people, Chilton stepped back and flew back to hispanions.


    Darren drew his attention back to the ck fog in front of them.


    It had swallowed the entire sky in darkness. Silhouettes of ferocious beasts shed here and there as


    the fog rippled, but they faded away eventually.


    Three days had psed, but nothing unusual had happened yet.


    As hours passed, its ominous aura had remained still and undisturbed, but everyone became more and


    more apprehensive.


    "Darren, can you sense any fiendish aura inside it?" Matthew asked.


    Darren shook his head. "It''s strange, but I don''t think the fog has any fiendish aura."


    "I don''t feel it, either," Hanson agreed.


    Suddenly, a harsh sound nged through the air.


    The northern part of the ck fog was surging wildly like dark waves.


    "What? What''s happening?" Hanson eximed.


    "It''s going after the direction of the three great ns!"


    Darren and the others immediately followed the fog''s direction. Soon, they found several senior holy


    warriors locked in battle against several beasts that seemed to have been borne out of the fog.


    However, Darren and the others couldn''t see them quite clearly.


    Amid the sh, a cry of terror pierced the air.


    A senior holy warrior stumbled forward as if pushed by an invincible force. Blood oozed out of his


    mouth as he fell.


    This shocked Darren and the others.


    A cold gust of wind blew around them. Its icy aura stabbed at them, burrowing deep within their bones.


    Everyone shuddered.


    "Get the hell out of here!"


    the mightiest of the senior holy warriors shouted at them.


    But another senior holy warrior only shook his head, smiling wryly at them as he dealt with the invisible


    force attacking them. "It''s toote for them to leave now."