CHAPTER 1054 THE WAY OUT

Back in the eighteen cities

Darren was staying inside the secret room. He was trying to come up with ways to get out of there, but

he had no idea at the moment.

"Darren, are you here?"

An anxious voice came into Darren's head.

"What's up, Governor Garth?" Darren could hardly hide his annoyance for being disturbed.

"I have some bad news. Come out!" Garth said.

Darren stood up and walked out of the secret room.

"What is it?" he asked, frowning.

"I just received big news from the forbidden areas. It seems like the fiend's three body parts have

escaped."

"What?"

Darren's face darkened upon hearing the news.

This was bad indeed. When two body parts of the fiend had merged together, the fiend's strength was

at the primary stage of the Emperor Realm. If three merged, it would increase to the middle stage of

the Emperor Realm. Even Darren wouldn't be able to defeat him.

As far as he knew, the strongest people outside were only within the Holy Realm. Nobody had the

power to fight the first fiend ancestor.

"When did this happen?" Darren asked, urgently.

"It's been years. Fortunately, Barnes guards the forbidden areas. The fiend can't get close there. And

since he has some restrictions placed on him, he can't just kill anyone."

"How did you know that?" Darren suddenly remembered something, and now he couldn't help but

wonder why the Governor was well-informed about the outside world.

"There's an old rule cultivator who has been trying to connect to the outside world all these years. He

had finally succeeded a few days ago. That's how we got the news," Garth explained.

"Take me to him. I have some important things to say."

"Okay."

Garth took Darren up to a barren mountain.

There was a bamboo forest.

The air up there was sweet and fresh. There was a crispiness in the wind that only a very natural

environment had. In the middle of the pool, an old man sat.

"Sir, Darren is here." Garth cupped his hands together.

The old man stood up. His eyes landed on Darren and nodded. "Indeed, he really is a genius."

"Sir, can you really communicate with the outside world?" Darren asked.

"Yes. I've finally succeeded after many years of studying. There is a flaw in the restriction that allows

me to connect with strong warriors outside the eighteen cities." The old man nodded.

"Great! That's great!" Darren's face brightened up with delight. "Sir, please help me to send a message

to a man called Finley. I have something important to discuss with him."

"Finley?" The old man narrowed his eyes and asked, "The man who is at the peak of a half-step

emperor?"

"I'm not sure if that's true. But you just have to send a message to the Sacred Palace and tell them that

Darren is looking for Finley." Darren hadn't seen Finley for many years. He no longer knew his friend's

cultivation level.

"Okay, I'll try."

The old man sat down again. His body lit up. Strange runes glowed on his skin, slowly unpeeling

themselves from him and then flying off into the void.

Hours later, beads of sweat formed on his forehead. They dripped down his face, lined with pain. It was

obvious that this skill wasn't easy to use.

"He's coming, Darren. I can only maintain the connection for seven minutes. If you have anything more

to say, do it fast!" The old man gritted his teeth.

Then, a misty figure in white appeared in front of Darren.

"Darren! It really is you!" Even though they were far apart, Finley's excitement upon seeing Darren

again was contagious.

"Yes, it's me. Listen, I can't get out of the eighteen cities for now. I need you and the master from the

Mythological Palace to help me," Darren said quickly.

"Go ahead." Finley nodded his head.

"In three days' time, you two must wait at the entrance of the eighteen cities. My corpse will come out

by that time, and you and that master have to resurrect me."

This was the idea that Darren came up with when he learned that someone could send messages to

the outside world.

Finley and that master knew the Life True Rule. So, Darren decided to have himself killed at the

passage and have his corpse pass through the seals.

Once outside, the master and Finley could bring him back to life.

However, this plan was still risky and dangerous. There were many ways it could go wrong.

The last time he came in through the passage, he was transported to the wrong place. Up until now, he holds text © rights.

couldn't be sure where the passage would take him this time. If his corpse was brought to a different

place, it would difficult for Finley to track him down and revive him.

"Darren, what's your level now?" Knowing that time was limited, Finley asked the most important

question.

"I'm a half-step emperor now."

"Then, this plan of yours is too risky. If you're dead for fifteen minutes, we might not be able to save you

even with our powers combined."

Even though Finley was now a half-step emperor as well, he still hadn't mastered the superior true rule.

In fact, even that elder hadn't mastered it. It wasn't easy to bring a dead half-step emperor back to life.

"I don't care. Just do what you can. I believe in you." Darren had no other choice. With the three body

parts on the loose in the outside world, he was determined to do everything he could to fix everything.

The first two body parts had already escaped the eighteen cities. If they got back with the other three,

nobody could stand against the first fiend ancestor. The only one who could was the mysterious man

who had helped Darren survive the thunder punishment.

"Okay." With no more time to spare, Finley conceded.

"Ah!"

As soon as those words were spoken, the old man began to convulse uncontrollably. Blood dripped

down from his nose and mouth.

Darren rushed over and held him. "Are you alright, sir?"

"I'm okay. My soul is injured so I must rest for hundreds of years now." The old man's lips were pale.

"Thank you for your hard work," Darren sighed.

"No need to thank me. You're the one who saved us all. This injury is nothing to me."

With that, Darren and Garth left the old man and prepared to leave.

Three days later, the Governors and some strong warriors gathered at one of the passageways of the

eighteen cities.

"Everybody, join your forces and kill me in one shot!"

Darren's strength had increased throughout the years. So now, if they didn't go all out, they wouldn't be

able to kill him.

He had to reign himself in so that he wouldn't resist them at all. Any signs of resistance could hurt their

chances of killing him.

"Darren, do you really need to go out like this?" Linda had also come out to see Darren off. They hadn't

really known each other for a long time, but she was still very worried about him.

"This is the only way I can get out of here."

"Darren, take good care of yourself. Please be safe," Chaz said, patting him on the shoulder.

"I'll be fine. Don't worry. By the way, have you found your enemies? I haven't been to the cities for most

of the years so I never had a chance to ask. If you've found them, I can handle it for you right now."

It was fortuitous that Darren remembered Chaz's purpose for coming here just before he could leave.

Chaz had wanted to come after the couple who killed him in his previous life.

"There's no need for that. She and that bastard had already died in the Thunder Beast Land a few

thousand years ago," Chaz answered.

"Okay." Darren nodded.

"Well, this is goodbye, then, Darren." There were tears gathering at the corners of Laura's eyes.

"I hope to see you again soon, Darren."

"Keep safe." Everyone knelt down before him.

"Don't worry about me. I'll be fine. Goodbye, everyone." Darren gave them a salute before motioning

others to begin.

Dozens of attacks came to him from all sides. All of them landed straight into his heart.