Talented Martial Hero

Time had gone by fast. Only five days later, it was already the beginning of the Five Schools Competition in the llmen Sect.

Early in the morning, the square of the sect was soon crowded with people—both sect disciples and elders gathered in the area.

Even Darren and Elsa arrived at the square early. But Darren was rather restless—it was doomed to be a restless day.

"Darren, although the skill you and Elsa obtained can only be used once, I have no doubt that you will shine on this stage today," Cody noted. The disciples surrounding Darren and Elsa all belonged to the School of Sword Skill, including Cody. After he heard about what happened to Darren, he looked forward to his performance in the competition.

Shaking his head, Darren said, "Cody, I won't be taking part in the competition this time."

"What? Why not?" Cody asked, puzzled—he had no clue what was about to unfold. But Darren had to discuss the big plan with Michael immediately. To him, there was no point in participating in the competition.

"I don't want to join.

It's meaningless,” Darren answered, gently but firmly.

"You're strange. Everyone's out there, scratching their heads, preparing to outdo themselves in this competition—some are even excited for a chance to attract the attention of the beauties in the audience. Yet, you don't even care to participate,” Cody chuckled. "I really don't understand you.” "Cody, with your strength, you surely can get some beautiful women to scream and cheer for you. Come on," Elsa teased, standing aside.

As they chatted lightheartedly, a group of people headed toward the area where the disciples of the School of Sword Skill stood.

"You're Darren?"

The speaker was a handsome young man whom Darren had never seen before.

"Yes, that's me. Can I help you?" he asked, rather indifferently.

"Ha..."

Suddenly, the young man's handsome face twisted into something cold as he grinned maliciously. Stretching out his tongue, he gave the spear in his hand a long lick. "No... just came to remind you that my divine spear is interested in your blood."

With that, he fixed his eyes on Darren with the tip of his spear pointed at Darren's neck. Without another word, he turned on his heel and walked away, leaving everyone confused.

"That was Randy. He's said to be one of the two most mysterious geniuses of the llmen Sect. He hardly ever shows his face. Six months ago, though, I heard that he stabbed someone to death— some genius at the Mysterious Realm of the other sect. No one knows how powerful he is now." The thought made Cody's brows furrow in worry.

However, Darren felt no nervousness whatsoever. Although he didn't know Randy, the rumors about the strange man had reached Darren in the past. From their first encounter, Darren could tell that Randy was there to make a demonstration, probably for Fiona's sake.

Sure enough, as soon as Randy left, he saw Fiona and the woman from last time arrive together. "Well, Darren, I advise you to hide your head back in your shell today...

Or Fiona's boyfriend will beat you to a pulp!" the woman said, looking scornful.

Darren didn't bother to give her a reaction, and her mood worsened. Evidently, the woman bitterly commented, "Look at yourself. Who do you think you are? Next to Randy, you're nothing but a piece of shit.”

"I haven't done anything to offend you. If you say another word, you will suffer,” Darren warned, unable to stand her any longer. The woman was not only horrible to look at, but also damn annoying in his opinion.

"Ha! Can you do that?"

The plain-looking woman pouted and said, "Randy and I are good friends now. You should think twice before trying to intimidate me. Can't you see how weak you are? If you dare touch a hair on my head, Randy will break your legs if I tell him to. Don't you dare threaten me!"

"May, stop talking." Finally, Fiona took a place beside her and interrupted the ramble. She was deliberately keeping silent until she saw Darren's lack of a reaction when the woman mentioned her relationship with Randy—fFiona wanted to see Darren look lost and hurt.

Much to her disappointment, there was no hint of emotion in Darren's indifferent stare.

"What are you afraid of? He's a coward. So what if I scold him? Even if I drop a shit on his head, he wouldn't dare say anything,” the woman continued. Because she had Randy's support, she feared no one at the llmen Sect.

As soon as she finished speaking, a series of slaps filled the area, as if firecrackers were lit.

Everyone saw as the woman's face turned swollen and red.

"Ah!"

Her vague cry resounded in everyone's ears as she cried out, "Damn you! You... you dare to hit me..."

Slap!

Receiving another harsh slap to the face, her front teeth chipped from the force. With a face as swollen as a pig's and a mouth that could barely open, she rolled on the ground, crying for help. "Darren...

Was that a tad excessive?" asked Elsa, shaking her hand to the side after using it to beat the woman. "Oh, not really. If she doesn't know how to speak, it's only right that she is punished,” Darren calmly pointed out.

"Darren! Keep your woman on a leash. May was just a little rude and you responded with a beating? You're too much!" Fiona stepped in angrily.

"Fiona, we're friends. I must advise you to stay away from such bitchy woman. Sooner or later, she would hurt you,” Darren sincerely explained.

"Friends? Before you let her beat my friend like this, did you stop to consider my feelings? Do you even really look at me as a friend? Apologize to May, now!"

Not wanting to see his face any longer, Fiona turned around on her heel as she scolded him

Feeling something out of place, Darren couldn't help but frown. Fiona had completely changed— when they first met, she was utterly innocent and virtuous. "Fiona, how could you change so much? Keep your head clear! She's terrible, you could see it by the way she insulted me so eagerly. I will tell you the truth—I didn't kill her only because she's your friend. If anyone else did this to me, they would be long gone.”

"Ha! There's no limit to how unreasonable you can be. I've been so blind that I never recognized this part of you. I've cried over you so many times...how ridiculous of me! From now on, I don't know you anymore.

You think you're something, right? I did like you, you know. But since I met Randy, I realized how ridiculous I was in the past. You're nothing compared to him. He has all the talent, strength, and potential that you lack. You'll always be a nobody.

You can rest assured that I'll have Randy teach you a lesson. Consider it a debt that you owe me.” With that, she disappeared into the crowd with the beaten woman.

"Well... it's no surprise that she deliberately wants to cause trouble because of love and hatred.” Elsa gave Darren a look.

"It's because of you." Daren shook his head. The phrase made Elsa's heart begin to race until it was going a mile a minute.

Still, she managed to keep her face looking innocent. "Did I do anything wrong?"

"Of course not. It's because I like you. Well... I'm sorry for Fiona."

After hearing the agreeable answer, Elsa grabbed Darren's arm and hummed softly as they walked together.

After waiting for about an hour in the square, the Five Schools Competition officially started.

The rules of the competition were rather simple.

Every disciple who participated in the battle could challenge freely. No fewer than 30 people from each school could participate.

With Darren's present strength, he was never interested in participating in the competition. It was Michael who told him not to expose his true strength so he could avoid taking part in it. At the beginning of the competition, he received a secret notice from Michael and visited the bamboo house.

In several arenas, the disciples of all schools began fighting without noticing that danger was on its way. That day was doomed to be a bloody day still, as there were over ten cultivators who were in the seventh, eighth, or ninth stage of Mysterious Realm in the crowd already.

Outside the mountains, an old man, clad in black, smiled rather wickedly. "This will be the first time I kill a master at the same realm as me after I reached the Wonder Realm, ha-ha."

Suddenly, clouds gathered in the sky, signaling a rainstorm was approaching.