CHAPTER 1044 THE SPIRITUAL DOMAIN DEGREE TALENT

After a period of recovery, the first fiend ancestor became much stronger than he was when he had just

escaped from the forbidden areas. Even the four greatest holy warriors found him to be unstoppable.

Their array had also all been compromised at the time, motivating them to avoid his presence. It was a

blessing that Darren's avatar had finally defeated him last time.

Now, the first fiend ancestor was sharpening his tools, ready to take action. The four greatest holy

warriors relaxed at the idea that Darren's avatar could come and assist them again, but as Darren

mentioned, his avatar was unable to come. They began to worry.

"Alas," sighed Francis. "It seems we must enter the Eternal Forbidden Domain as originally planned." holds text © rights.

Pin drop silence fell over the entire conference room as Francis said these words. They were all

speechless with fear and worry.

"Sir, what is Eternal Forbidden Domain?" Darren was confused.

"The Eternal Forbidden Domain is a space created by Hiram the Great and the witcher ancestor based

on the methods they gained from outer space. There is an absolute power restriction there. Once

anyone enters, they are immediately locked inside. No outsiders can enter as well.

We came to the decision of not to battle the first fiend ancestor. For the sake of survival, we will have

all the people from the eighteen cities hide inside the Eternal Forbidden Domain," someone explained.

"Retreat without a fight? Just like that?" Darren disapproved this method. It seemed defeatist to just

give up before they had even tried.

"Darren, you don't understand how powerful the first fiend ancestor is. If you don't enter the Eternal

Forbidden Domain with us, you'll perish," said one of the Governors.

"Alas," another Governor sighed and stood up. "If we all retreat to the Eternal Forbidden Domain, then

we will have nothing to do but wait for death. What difference does that make?"

The Governor was adamantly against retreat. He looked around at the rest of the people at the

conference with a strong look on his face. This was the look of a man who was ready to fight before

facing death.

"He speaks with reason. Once we enter that place, we will all be isolated from one another. We won't

even be able to speak to each other. That, I believe, is a fate worse than death," said another

Governor, who stood up in support to his previous colleague.

"We must fight," said Darren. There was a fire in his eyes that screamed of hope.

Once a person entered the Eternal Forbidden Domain, he or she couldn't communicate with anyone.

How could anyone bear such loneliness, as they awaited their eventual doom? The experience itself

was indeed worse than death.

"How will we fight?" Another Governor stood up and stared at Darren, looking resigned. "If your avatar

and the four greatest holy warriors worked together, we'd have a chance of defending against the first

fiend ancestor. Now, given the cruel situation, that is not possible. Our survival is not assured. If we

enter the Eternal Forbidden Domain, one of us may become a holy emperor and break the restriction,

freeing us all out of the domain."

"That's impossible! Even a holy emperor can't break the Eternal Forbidden Domain once he or she is

inside. That domain is connected to a world in the outer space. It's strongly suppressed by a law force.

None of us will be able to make it out," argued yet another Governor.

"Well, it must be better than death. There's still a chance to live, isn't there?"

"Do you seriously think so? That's nonsense. I'd assumed you'd be sensible from all your years alive in

this world. How can you still be so naive?"

"You! Fuck off! If you want to die so badly, then be my guest, and go fight the fiend!"

"Old bastard, what are you angry at me for?"

A fight was brewing between the two Governors as tensions rose, urging interference from the other

Governors.

"Okay! There is no need to argue amongst ourselves. We four have decided to lead the human race

into the Eternal Forbidden Domain," said Francis.

The four greatest holy warriors prioritized survival first. After all, they couldn't use the Heavenly

Exterminating Array, and thus, unable to defeat the first fiend ancestor.

Darren could not understand what was going on. He knew the four greatest holy warriors wouldn't just

surrender like that. "Sir, you were able to beat the fiend until he was seriously injured, but now you are

saying you are not his match. Is he becoming stronger?"

The four of them shook their heads simultaneously, with bitter expressions on their faces.

"Darren, something went wrong the last time the four greatest holy warriors used the Heavenly

Exterminating Array. They can't use it anymore, and that is why retreat is our only option," explained

Garth.

"Something went wrong?"

"Yes, it is." Francis nodded. "We comprehended the Heavenly Exterminating Array, but we never had a

chance to test its capabilities. We supposed we had completely mastered the array. At our last

encounter with the fiend, we discovered a major flaw. But our ability is limited, so we can't pinpoint what

the problem is specifically."

"It's no wonder you choose to hide, then." Darren pondered for a moment. He knew he had to find a

solution. Finally, he spoke up and said, "Since you can't find the exact flaw, why not pass the method of

the array to me? Let me see if I can figure it out."

The Governors' eyes all shot to Darren in shock as he said this.

They all felt he was being overconfident. The Heavenly Exterminating Array was indescribably

complicated. Even the four greatest holy warriors couldn't master it. Darren was surely a capable

warrior with great talent, but how could he possibly find the flaw?

Moreover, all of the four greatest holy warriors had Genuine Domain Degree talent. Darren's talent

paled in comparison. After all, the Genuine Domain Degree was the upper limit of this world.

"Darren, don't count on it. We have studied it for many years and were unable to find the flaw. Even if

you were an inch more talented than we are, it's impossible to find the loophole in such a short amount

of time."

The four greatest holy warriors were not as confident in Darren's capabilities as they were in his

avatar's.

"Not necessarily. I have the talent of Spiritual Domain Degree, which is a level higher than the Genuine

Domain Degree," Darren said matter-of-factly.

"Ha-ha."

Everyone present chuckled as they shook their heads slightly.

"Oh Darren, there's no such thing as a Spiritual Domain Degree. As for perfecting the array, it's

impossible unless we have Hiram the Great and the witcher ancestor here with us." Someone seemed

to be persuading Darren nicely, but in fact, they felt disdain for Darren's sheer ignorance.

"Don't you all know the talent of Spiritual Domain Degree?" Darren was baffled. These were among the

strongest and most knowledgeable individuals in the eighteen cities. How could they not know about it?

"What? Wait, you said you have the talent of Spiritual Domain Degree?"

Eden, one of the four greatest holy warriors, suddenly recalled something.

"That's right," Darren replied calmly.

"Francis, it's Spiritual Domain Degree! Remember, the witcher ancestor once mentioned it." As he

spoke, he pointed at the sky with a single finger.

Francis nodded as he seemed to recall as well. He replied, "Yes, that's right. The witcher ancestor once

said that people from outer space have the talent beyond the Genuine Domain Degree, and it's called

Spiritual Domain Degree.

Darren, do you really have the talent of Spiritual Domain Degree? Don't make fun of us!" Francis

suddenly shot up from his seat.

"As I said, I do have it," replied Darren.

"Okay, then let me test you. What's so special about this cultivation method?"

As he waved his hand, some words and a set of patterns appeared in the air.

Darren glanced at it and answered calmly. "There's nothing special."

"Really?"

The four greatest holy warriors were a little disappointed. The cultivation method Francis had displayed

was an abridged version from the outer space, and thus, it contained very few words. Over the years,

none could comprehend it because of insufficient talent.

Darren had said that there was nothing special about it, which could only mean he didn't have the

talent of Spiritual Domain Degree.