CHAPTER 1042 FINALLY FREE

It seemed to Darren that upgrading his talent remained the key to escape.

"Okay, it won't be a good idea to keep busting random plans from nowhere. The dragon ancestor is

wiser and might know what to do."

Darren racked his brains over it already. It was time to ask for the dragon ancestor's help again.

"Sir, it's an emergency..."

Darren's urgent voice woke up the dragon ancestor from his slumber.

"What? What's wrong? Who wants to kill you this time?" He cursed Darren for having powerful enemies

—yet again.

"No, wait, it's not like that this time. Listen..."

In the following hour, Daren explained his unique assimilating power to the dragon ancestor.

Having heard the explanation, the dragon ancestor was silent for a moment.

"What an incredible ability! Amazing! You are the most potential cultivator in the world!"

"Tell me, what do you think I should do?" Darren asked worriedly.

The dragon ancestor meditated for a moment and replied, "I'm not really sure about what you should

do. These things are a bit unfamiliar to me."

Darren was dumbstruck. It seemed that even the dragon ancestor didn't know what to do about it.

"Now, calm down. There's a method you might want to try. While comprehending that martial skill, try to

refine the talent liquid at the same time," suggested the dragon ancestor.

During the comprehension process of the martial skill, Darren's headache actually meant a lack of

talent.

It might be good to replenish his talent once his head began to hurt.

"How could I have missed such a simple trick? Let me give it a shot." Darren patted himself on the

head. It was so lucky to have someone to enlighten him in dire times.

According to the method described by the dragon ancestor, Darren first tried to comprehend "Void

Penetration." Once he started, the dull pain in his head came.

Darren drew out his spiritual sense and immediately entered the mysterious space. He then started to

refine the talent liquid stored in the space.

"What in the world?" said Darren as he gave a hearty laugh.

"What's wrong? Have you gone insane?" His laughter unsettled the dragon ancestor. He was worried

Darren might've lost his mind while forcing himself to learn the martial skill.

"Sir, you're a genius!" said Darren, reassuring the ancestor as he wiped tears out of his eyes from all

the laughter.

The dragon ancestor let out a sigh of relief. His worry slipped away as he smiled and said, "It seems

that you've made it. I was really just kidding around. I had no idea my advice would actually help you

out."

"It was brilliant! Go and get some rest, sir. I'll keep going."

"Don't get complacent, now. If you cultivate too much it will end in disaster for you."

"Got it, sir. Don't worry."

"Well, before I fall asleep, I have something important to tell you. Do not disturb me again!" The dragon

ancestor was getting annoyed from being awoken from his slumber over and over.

"Hah!" Darren smiled and said nothing more.

Darren followed the dragon ancestor's advice and continued the process, but he didn't feel any

improvement for a while. But during the process, he clearly felt that the pain in his head was alleviated!

Darren was sure his talent upgraded, even if he couldn't exactly feel it.

Darren focused intently on practicing the skill.

Time flew, and half a year passed in the blink of an eye.

"Oh, I've finally finished comprehending the first move!"

Darren opened his eyes. In the past six months, his talent made slow progress, but he had already

gotten used to comprehending this martial skill. As he practiced, his headache grew less and less

painful.

"This martial skill has more than ten thousand moves. In half a year, I've only mastered one move. It

seems that I need to work on my talent."

Darren continued comprehending the martial skill and raising his talent at the same time.

After he mastered the first move, it was easier for him to comprehend the second move. He could see

that his talent had improved by a lot.

It only took him half a month to complete the second move.

After this, learning the other moves got faster.

It was not until Darren had mastered the fifth move that he realized its true power.

"The Void Penetration is so powerful!"

Presently, he had only comprehended five moves. However, if he put them to use, he could be able to

break through the opponents' defenses even if they were ten times stronger than his own defense.

"What if I used this move with my blade and sword?"

Darren's bold idea of merging the powerful martial skill with his swordsmanship would surely raise his

strength!

It had always been Darren's style to do things with zero hesitation.

The five moves combined with the sword and blade in Darren's mind.

He failed the first attempt.

Originally, the move was supposed to be done using only fists, but now he had to learn to use it with his

blade and sword. These were vastly different forms of fighting, so he met some difficulty.

Darren pressed on, and continued studying the integration.

Days had passed as he continued to learn the correct technique. All the while, he also kept refining the

talent liquid.

Darren began to hear cracks in his mind.

He was so immersed in comprehension that he was surprised that something suddenly broke in his

mind.

Darren's soul then seemed to fly straight into the air. He felt a wave of elation that was beyond

description.

"Ah, this has to be... This is the sign of talent promotion!"

Darren was stunned by his sudden feat.

"Ha-ha! This is great! My talent has been promoted!" Darren was wild with joy. There was indeed a

higher level of talent beyond the Genuine Domain Degree.

A gentle light fell on him as more colorful lights faintly danced around him. He felt peaceful.

"Phew!"

Darren basked in the light that seemed to never go out.

After a while, the gentle light faded away, and nine shadows came up to him, having been alerted by

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"That was the Spiritual Domain Degree talent! He actually possesses such a high level of talent!" a

shadow murmured in surprise.

"How is that possible? Someone wielding the Spiritual Domain Degree talent and the blessing from the

World Essence in the mortal world? That's unheard of."

"Don't forget that he's backed by a powerful master."

"You're right. That master's level is terribly high. If he willed it, he could quickly raise that kid to our

level."

"Ha-ha, he has mastered five moves of the 'Void Penetration.' After he comes to the Primitive

Wilderness, he will definitely become my disciple. This is great!"

Darren could clearly hear what the shadows were saying, but remained speechless. He was sure these

old men wouldn't listen to him.

Darren was overjoyed with the talent upgrade, and he excitedly continued to comprehend the way to

integrate his blade and sword with Void Penetration skill.

"I understand now!"

After his talent promotion, he suddenly gained clarity with the things he had trouble comprehending.

"I've finally made it."

After another half month's practice, Darren succeeded in integrating the five moves into the blade and

sword.

"First things first. I need to get the hell out of here."

His ultimate purpose for practicing this martial skill was escape.

The blade and sword started hovering around Darren.

"Void Penetration! Blade and sword! Attack!" he shouted.

The sword and the blade began to quiver in unison. Then they ceased, but the result pleased Darren.

The intangible blade and sword intents silently cut through the void, breaking through the restrictions of

the huge mountain.

In a swift move, Darren flew straight through the crack.

It was clear skies all throughout, and he landed right on the mountain's peak.

"I'm finally out of there!"