Chapter 952 She''s Here


    For the next few months as Darren waited, his heart was full of fear. There was no one at the bottom of


    the sea.


    Above the ck sea''s surface, there were still frightening roars from time to time. Darren didn''t dare to


    swim upwards.


    ''Must I hide under the sea forever?'' Darren''s annoyance started getting the better of him as he even


    began to think that getting the Fire and Water Emperor Character was not worth the trouble he was


    going through.


    Throughout the course of that day, Darren had been seeing bubbles erupt under the sea.


    Now, he could feel a very faint human aura.


    ''Ha!'' Darren''s heart soared. He thought that the guardian had finally arrived.


    Darren swam towards the aura.


    As he moved closer to the aura, he could make out the figure of a woman.


    ''It''s her!'' Darren was surprised, because it was not the guardian. It was Hailey!


    Hailey spotted him and swam towards him.


    "Darren!" she gasped, looking a little surprised.


    "Why are you here?" they asked, together.


    "It''s alright. You go first,"


    Darren said. He examined Hailey. She was still as beautiful as ever, although she now appeared more


    haggard. Even though she smiled at him, she seemed exhausted.


    When she told him her story, he figured out why.


    It turned out that at that time, Hailey first went into the testing space for getting the inheritance. She


    entered the space for the Feminine and Masculine Emperor Character. Like him, she had to undergo


    three tests.


    During the first test, she met the Primitive Feminine Soul. A fierce fight ensued, and she was able to


    attain the Primitive Feminine Holy Body. She passed the first test.


    However, during the second test, she was tasked to practice the Primitive Masculine Form. Because


    of her poorprehension, she failed. She thought that she was going to be expelled, but the Primitive


    N?vel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive ? material.


    Masculine Soul told her that she could still push through if she was willing to take risks.


    At that time, Hailey was unwilling to give up. She agreed with the Primitive Masculine Soul''s terms.


    Immediately, she was whisked through a door and ended up in the ck sea.


    "But this is strange. We came for different Emperor Characters. Why are we in the same test?" Darren


    could sense that something was wrong.


    "I don''t know. The Primitive Masculine Soul told me that the difficulty of this test would increase


    because I failed the second one. I don''t really know what to expect.


    By the way, you just said that you were able to pass the second test of the Water Spirit. Why are you


    here?" asked Hailey.


    Darren was confused when he heard this. He thought for a while and understood that there must be


    something wrong with the Water Spirit. In other words, the Water Spirit didn''t allow him to pass the test!


    "She must have failed me!" Darren eximed indignantly.


    "Did she fool you?"


    "Obviously." Darren was speechless.


    "Hey, now! Don''t be angry. Let''s just work together so we can get through this," Haileyforted


    Darren. Secretly, she was happy to see Darren here.


    When she gazed at Darren''s handsome face, memories of the two of them reyed in her mind. She


    recalled those three days and nights together...


    "Darren, we haven''t seen each other for so many years. I was afraid you''d forgotten me," Hailey said.


    Her heart beat faster and faster.


    Darren kept silent for a while, then he gave her a small smile.


    His smile pierced into her heart like an arrow, and a bitter taste settled in her mouth.


    After a long time of silence, the two felt a little embarrassed.


    "Hailey, did the Primitive Masculine Soul tell you what lies here?" Darren ventured, breaking the


    tension.


    "Oh, right. I almost forgot.


    He told me that there are two kinds of tests here. If a person passed the second test, the third test


    would be to fuse the two powers. For example, if you passed the second test, you should then merge


    powers of fire and water.


    However, if you failed the second test, you can choose something that he called ''Rivals''," Hailey


    exined.


    "Rivals?" Darren began to get anxious. His face was grim.


    "Why are you so worried?" Seeing Darren''s expression, Hailey grew nervous.


    "What do you think? They probably put us here to pit us against each other!"


    Buzz.


    Hailey''s mind buzzed. Darren had just voiced out what she was most afraid of in this situation.


    Did "Rivals" mean Hailey and Darren?


    Hailey''s eyes widened. "No! No way. We can never be rivals."


    Her tone was firm.


    "I hope so." Darren shook his head. He could never make Hailey his enemy. Besides, he couldn''t get


    the time that they spent together out of his mind.


    "No, it''s impossible. Don''t forget that I saw the future," Hailey said.


    Darren fell silent. Many years ago, Hailey did that crazy thing and awakened her masculine and


    feminine power. Later, she said it was because she had seen the future.


    "Alright." Darren nodded. "Now, we still don''t know what the test is about. You can sense that we''re not


    alone here. I think we should cultivate our powers as quietly as we can."


    "That''s all we can do for now," Hailey agreed.


    Darren closed his eyes and began to cultivate. Hailey sat in front of him, cross-legged. She gazed at


    his face with tears in her eyes.


    ''If only I met you before Elsa did, '' she thought. She closed her eyes and tried to keep her thoughts


    away from her broken heart.


    At the eighteen cities


    In a grand hall, eighteen men sat side by side. Their faces were serious as they discussed the matter at


    hand.


    "The fiend from outer space has woken up. Two of his body parts had escaped into the eighteen cities


    and wreaked havoc here. The human race is in danger. What should we do?"


    These were the Governors. On that day, news broke out that the four greatest holy warriors were


    chasing after the fiend''s body. Anthony and hispanions had flown back to warn the Governors.


    Everyone was on edge, feeling like the end of the world was near.


    The eighteen Governors decided to hold a meeting to discuss their situation.


    "Humph. The fiend has been buried for a million years. He has been suppressed by the eight selected


    ns and the witchers. Because it escaped, the responsibility should fall to the Sacred Pce."


    "I''d just like to point out that the four greatest holy warriors were meant to stop the fiend once and for


    all. Instead, they let him get all the way to the eighteen cities. How should they be punished?"


    The eighteen cities were where the top talents of the human race were fostered. It was even more


    important than the Sacred Pce. Now that the eighteen cities had been sealed, the humans here


    were close to destruction. The Governors were angered by how poorly the Sacred Pce had handled


    the situation.