CHAPTER 1052 A CRISIS IS APPROACHING

Darren flew to the edge of the holy emperor's tomb.

The gate of the stone wall was broken. It seemed like someone had forced his way in.

The Rule Soul Avatar couldn't have caused such damage since he could split the rules of the holy

emperor's tomb to enter.

This was enough to confirm Darren's suspicion. The fiend was here at the holy emperor's tomb.

With that, he flew in.

His robes rustled softly behind him.

As soon as he entered, he was greeted by a strong wave of power.

But he pushed through it, flying deeper into the tomb.

A deep howl ripped through the air.

There were two figures inside the inheritance area.

One was the first fiend ancestor, and the other was the Tiger Cat. The latter was as gigantic as a

mountain.

The first fiend ancestor's claws were dripped with blood. The scarlet liquid matched the wounds

covering the Tiger Cat's body. Weakened and injured, the Tiger Cat was crawling on the ground.

Without warning, Darren threw a punch at the first fiend ancestor while the latter's back was turned on

him. The impact was forceful enough to snap the fiend's back.

"Argh!"

It was only then that the fiend realized that he and the Tiger Cat were no longer alone.

"Tiger Cat, are you okay?"

"Phew!" Relief shone through the Tiger Cat's face upon seeing Darren. "That was a close one. He

could have killed me if it weren't for you, Darren. You've truly become stronger. Your aura alone is

terrifying."

The Tiger Cat began to shrink, lying on the ground, panting.

The Tiger Cat was actually at the peak of a half-step emperor. But since he could use the ancient rules,

his strength could be compared to that of a holy emperor.

Nonetheless, he was still weaker than the fiend.

"Go ahead and heal yourself first. I'll deal with this."

Darren then turned around to face his opponent.

The fiend shuddered when he saw Darren.

"Go away!"

the fiend said to Darren in a special language.

"Fuck off!"

Darren let out a roar filled with rage and rushed towards the fiend. He grabbed him and hit him hard.

But the fiend was fast.

Immediately, he released the black pyramid and activated the Killing Abyss Skill.

Another howl pierced the air.

The fiend went berserk, attacking wildly without thought.

His Killing Abyss Skill was even more powerful now than the one he used before.

The abyss would suppress anyone with intentions of killing the fiend.

But Darren didn't care.

"Kill!"

Darren's blade and sword intents circled around him. The power emanating from him had greatly

improved after he reached the level of a half-step emperor. And with the dark gold internal force, he

had reached a terrifying level.

The blade and sword intents merged themselves with the Void Penetration.

Combined, they shot through space and sliced open the Killing Abyss.

The first fiend ancestor felt panic settling deep inside his guts. It was like a heavy stone there. He

gathered his black pyramid immediately to resist Darren's attack.

This resulted into a series of loud explosions.

Countless forces battered against the Killing Abyss until the latter threatened to collapse under the

strain.

"You still try to defend?"

As Darren's face turned grim, a dark gold internal force gushed out of him like a surging tide.

The power coming out of him was unstoppable.

It destroyed the Killing Abyss and surrounded the fiend with its dark golden light.

"Argh!"

The first fiend ancestor tried to hold in his cries, unwilling to show an ounce of weakness, but the sound

still escaped his lips.

If he wanted to fight this human, he had to merge with another body part of his.

"Mark my words, human! Your soul shall burn for millions of years once I return!"

The fiend's voice was like an icy gust of wind blowing direct inside Darren's head.

"That day will never come!"

As if on cue, the dark gold internal force broke through everything, shattering the fiend's body like

glass.

But Darren knew that this wouldn't be the last time he would be seeing the fiend. After all, the fiend's

vitality was stronger than an immortal. owns this.

Breaking his body would only delay his resurrection for at least hundreds of thousands of years.

"What?"

And yet, there was a sense of unease bothering Darren.

The fiend's black pyramid had disappeared after he was smashed into pieces. Using his spiritual

sense, Darren began his search.

Failing to find anything, he decided to use the black pyramid in his elixir field to continue the search.

A few moments later, Darren was becoming frustrated.

He could sense that the fiend's black pyramid was traveling through the space turbulent flows. At any

moment now, it was about to leave the eighteen cities.

It was too late to chase after it now. He could only hope that the seals within the cities would stop the

black pyramid from leaving entirely.

A violent emotion began to brew inside him. He was upset.

The black pyramid had completely gotten passed the restrictions of the eighteen cities and was now on

the loose.

"I should thank you, stupid human."

The cold voice echoed inside Darren's mind. It was at this moment that Darren realized his mistake.

The first fiend ancestor had clearly known he couldn't defeat Darren. The only way to survive their fight

was to run away.

With his body broken, the black pyramid wouldn't have any owner. Therefore, it had turned into a death

object that could pass through the restrictions of the eighteen cities.

"Give me three years. As soon as I have my eight body parts, I will destroy everything!" As the fiend's

voice began to fade away, the black pyramid had already disappeared completely.

Darren's face darkened. He wasn't expecting to be tricked by the fiend.

With his six body parts outside, the fiend would only need three years to heal these broken two parts.

"I wonder if Finley can stop him." Unbeknownst to Darren, the fiend's another three body parts had

already escaped from the forbidden areas.

He stayed inside the holy emperor's tomb for a while before bidding farewell to the Tiger Cat and went

back to the cities.

The fiend's escape had made him feel greatly uneasy.

"I have to get out of here."

For some reasons, Darren had a feeling that there was something wrong going on outside the eighteen

cities. He worried that if he didn't show up, many people would get killed.

It was said that Barnes was the one who released the first two body parts, and it was hard to say if he

would release the others.

If the fiend had one or two more parts, Darren would find it difficult to deal with him with his current

strength.

Upon returning to the cities, Darren went straight to the secret room so that he could meditate.

"What should I do? Only a dead being can pass through the restrictions of the eighteen cities."

At this point, Darren couldn't help but wish that the avatar was there with him. He could probably use

the Resurrection Force to kill himself just he could get pass the restrictions, and then, revive himself

afterwards.

Unfortunately, the avatar was still trapped in the ancient times and could not return. Even if he wanted

to return, he could only get through the River of Forgetfulness, and he wouldn't reach the cities.

For days, Darren mulled this over. He was becoming more and more restless by the second, and yet,

he still couldn't find the solution.

Meanwhile, in the forbidden areas...

Finley, Scott, the Water Kylin, Caroline and the mutated gray-haired monkey all sat inside the hall.

The years of battle and cultivation had honed their strength to reach the very limit of the forbidden

areas. Their powers could exceed that of an ordinary senior holy warrior.

In fact, Finley and the Water Kylin were almost within the level of holy emperors.

Logically speaking, all of them shouldn't have reached such level in a short time. However, they were

probably lucky. The Water Kylin had assimilated the Fire and Water Immortal Character. Thus, his

strength had surged since then. As for Finley, his drastic increase in cultivation base was very strange.

No one could make out of his fortune at all.

"Damn it. If we ambush him now, we still have a chance to kill a part of his body," Finley said.

"No way. If the fiend successfully merges with his other two body parts, he will definitely kill us.

Besides, we still have to deal with the damn Inner Fiend. There's nothing we can do." The Water Kylin's

face was grave and serious.

"It's no good relying on you two only. It seems like I'll have to go to that place myself."

Scott, who had always been silent, stood up and looked out the distance.