CHAPTER 1335 THE CHU CLAN DECLINED AND PERISHED

Much to everyone's surprise, Gatlin suddenly attacked Leroy and killed him.

Who would have thought that a middle-level Celestial God Realm master could die in such a pathetic

way?

Darren and the rest of the cultivators were all utterly shocked. They had never expected that the head

of the Tussle Holy House's branch could take a life just like that.

"Father!" Harold, who was also stunned, shouted when he finally came back to his senses.

Dario, on the other hand, stiffened with fear.

Before he could even move, a loud "Bang" was suddenly heard.

Gatlin threw a punch at Dario, and the latter immediately died too.

He then turned around, looked at Darren, and asked, "Darren, are you satisfied now?"

Darren didn't say anything. But Weber, who was standing at the side, nodded repeatedly and said,

"Well done, Master Gatlin! Well done!"

The truth was, he was afraid that Gatlin might also take his and Darren's lives on the spur of the

moment.

After a short while, Darren cupped his hands and only said, "Thank you."

"That father and son duo disturbed the order of hunting. They only deserved to be punished by the law.

You have nothing to worry now. Just relax and wait until the game is over. I'll leave you alone here.

Son, let's go,"

Gatlin said before he left with Harold.

As soon as they left the hunting ground, Harold asked Gatlin why he had to kill those two.

"Son, I know that he is the one. I can clearly sense the Chu's bloodline on Darren. I can't be wrong,"

Gatlin replied.

That was the reason why he killed Leroy in the first place.

The following days, Darren and his companions lived in the hunting ground peacefully. When the game

was over, they were all sent out together with the other participants.

Soon enough, the result was announced. As expected, Darren won the first place, and Lindsay the

second. And because of the points they gave to Finley, he got the third place.

In short, the top three ranks belonged to Darren's group.

"Come and take a seat," Gatlin said.

According to the rules, he would personally give the prize to Darren and his friends. The awards were

in the form of tokens that they could use to participate in the finals of the Tussle Contest.

"Darren, you have to make sure that your token is safe. Remember, the token doesn't have your name

on it. So, whoever has it can participate in the contest," Gatlin reminded.

He was worried that the token might be stolen from Darren and would be used by someone else to join

the contest.

"I understand," Darren replied with a nod.

He then bade goodbye. "If there's nothing else, we'll leave first."

"Wait a moment." Gatlin suddenly stood up and said to him, "Darren, can you come with me, please?"

Darren was confused all of a sudden. "Is there anything I can do for you?" he asked.

"I just have something to talk with you," Gatlin replied in a serious tone.

Weber suddenly jumped out and cut in impatiently, "I don't think that's necessary. Darren has nothing to

say to you." He then turned to Darren and said, "Let's go."

Now that Weber had got out of the hunting ground safely, he was not afraid of any powerful force in this

region because he was very confident of his unbeatable master who could sense if he was safe or not

at any time.

"Take it easy, Mr. Fan. Please give me a little time. I just have something urgent to discuss with

Darren," Gatlin said patiently with a smile.

"It's fine with me," Darren agreed before Weber could say anything more.

The truth was, Darren was a little curious. He wanted to know what Gatlin would say to him. Moreover,

he was never afraid of anything.

"Please follow me."

Gatlin motioned Darren to follow him into the inner hall.

"We'll go with you," Weber, Finley, and Lindsay said in unison. They didn't want to be away from Darren

in case something unexpected happened.

"I'm sorry, guys. Please stay and wait here. I need to talk to Darren alone," Gatlin said. The smile on his

face was still there.

"And what if you hurt him?" Weber countered.

"Don't worry too much about me, Weber," Darren said as he glared at Weber. The latter then kept silent

involuntarily.

He followed Gatlin quietly through numerous secret rule arrays. After a while, they finally entered a

secret chamber.

The chamber was not that big. There was a statue sitting in the middle and a few chairs at the sides. In

front of the statue, there was a stone tank that was about one meter wide and one meter long.

"Master Gatlin, what do you want to talk about?" Darren was the first one to break the silence.

"I want to talk about the Chu Clan with you," Gatlin replied at once.

Darren's eyes lit up as his curiosity was more aroused. He said, "I'm interested to hear more about it."

"But before I start, I want you to follow what I'm going to say first," Gatlin said. "Take seven steps

forward and put your hands in the stone tank," he instructed.

"What for?" Darren asked in confusion.

"Don't worry, Darren. It won't hurt you. I will never hurt you. Just do it."

Gatlin's words took Darren's hesitation away. He then walked forward and put his hands in the stone

tank.

He felt the cold water inside it.

"What is going on?"

Darren asked. He was baffled to see the blood flowing out of his hands and mixed with the water in the

tank, making it red in an instant.

Soon after, the water in the stone tank flew out and was absorbed by the statue.

Swoosh!

The statue suddenly opened its eyes. It had a pair of silver-gray eyes that seemed to see through owns this.

Darren.

Darren shuddered in the depths of his soul.

All of a sudden, the God Character spun in his mind crazily. It was as if it would break out of his head at

any moment.

"Ha-ha! I'm right all along. You are really a direct descendant of the Chu Clan.

Young master!"

Gatlin's face brightened after confirming that Darren was a direct descendant of the Chu Clan. The

silvery light in the statue's eyes said it all.

After a while, the silvery light in the statue's eyes vanished, and everything went back to normal.

Darren felt like he just woke up from an electric shock. His heart was still beating abnormally fast.

"What are you doing, Master Gatlin?" he asked upon seeing that Gatlin knelt on the ground.

"Young master, please don't call me that way. Just call me by my name."

"What's going on here? Can you please explain it to me?" Darren felt dizzy seeing the strange situation

in front of him.

"Young master, you've triggered the silvery light in the ancestor's eyes just now. This proves that you

are a direct descendant of the Chu Clan. Since I used to be the personal servant of the Chu Clan's

seventh patriarch, I must call you young master," Gatlin explained.

"I have been looking for the descendants of the Chu Clan for so many years. And today, I've finally

found you," he added. The excitement in his voice was undeniable.

"Well, I actually don't know anything about this," Darren said. He didn't know where to start, so he

asked, "Gatlin, can you tell me what happened to the Chu Clan back then?" Darren helped Gatlin stand

up from the ground. Since Gatlin asked for it, he decided to call Gatlin by his name.

His question instantly dragged Gatlin back into his memory of the past.

"It's a long story," Gatlin said with a sigh. He remembered all the ups and downs that the Chu Clan had

gone through.

The peerless clan perished while shedding too much blood and tears.

But then, Gatlin thought that Darren deserved to know. "Young master, please take a seat. I'll tell you

everything," he said as he pointed at the nearest chair.

"Gatlin, please don't be too polite in front of me. I don't consider anyone around me as a servant. For

me, I am surrounded by only friends and relatives," Darren said and sat down.

A big smile appeared on Gatlin's face. He could already tell that his young master was a tolerant and

generous man.

"Young master, do you know Alfredo Chu? He was the patriarch of the Chu Clan," he then asked.

Darren shook his head.

"Well, you might not know his name. But after I tell you what he had done, perhaps you would

remember that you have also heard about him. Alfredo was the most powerful Defiant Master in history.

Even the chief gods became jittery at the mention of his name," Gatlin said.

"Oh, it was him?" Darren immediately remembered that peerless Defiant Master of the Chu Clan. Now

he knew that his name was Alfredo.

"Yes. He is the ancestor of our Chu Clan. You should know more about him and his death. The Chu

Clan used to live in the Chaotic Region. Even if Alfredo died so many years ago, the chief gods are still

unable to set foot in that place. That is something we are proud of forever," Gatlin said with pride.

"Gatlin, I want to know why the Chu Clan declined and even perished after our ancestor died. Do you

know why?" Darren asked.

"The saying, 'The tallest tree always experiences the strongest winds.' is true," Gatlin replied briefly.

"Do you mean that the entire Chu Clan was exterminated by our foes? Weren't there any other

powerful masters except the ancestor? The Chu Clan was large!" Darren uttered surprisingly.