CHAPTER 239 THE TEENAGER IN GREY (PART ONE)

Deafening silence enveloped the whole place, echoing eerily in their minds. No one could figure out

how Darren had ended Don in the blink of an eye, no matter how hard they tried. With every scenario,

every possibility they came up with, it only made them feel as if they were going farther from the truth.

The rest, including the fourteen superior talents, were all taken aback by the result. 'He killed Don

without making any noise. This teenager is terrifyingly strong, ' they thought as they felt the tremor

under their skins.

"Darren won. He now has access to the next test," the guardian announced in a booming voice.

As shocking as the result was, he didn't care how Darren managed to take Don out. His sole duty was

to supervise the competition and nothing else.

A few seconds later, the rest participants finally got over the shock and adjusted their state of mind.

After all, they had to make sure that they were in the best condition to issue a challenge or accept one

themselves. They aimed to pass the first test.

Darren took the seat where Don had sat a moment ago, watching the rest fight with each other. His

eyes held little interest in what was going on around him, but he made sure to pay attention in case a

promising opponent showed up.

Four hours later, most participants were done with their matches. Only three were left as no one had

challenged them yet. It wasn't because they were extremely weak or uninteresting, but because they

were the best superior talents present and everybody else was scared to face them. To others, facing

them meant total defeat before the fight even started.

These three superior talents were called Violet Wang, Billy Huang, and Tom Yi. The last one was from

the Skywalker Alliance.

"Darren, that was impressive. I knew you are incredible. After all, your talent is at level nine of Earth

Degree," Boyce praised, his words lathered with admiration, as he sat down next to Darren.

He defeated the one he had challenged. It was, by no means, an easy feat.

"Boyce, I killed Don. Will the people in the alliance give us a hard time after we leave here?" Darren

asked, worry evident on his face. But he wasn't worried for himself. He knew he could handle anything,

but Boyce... He didn't want to put him in any trouble.

"Humph, he was an idiot anyway. Everyone in our alliance detested him. He deserved this. So worry

not. You actually did a good thing," Boyce replied matter-of-factly. 'Don messed with all the people in

our Skywalker Alliance, after all, ' he thought.

"I see. That's good to hear," Darren said with a faint smile.

"Who do you think is the most powerful among the three superior talents?" Boyce asked, his eyes

alight with interest as they went over Violet, Billy, and Tom.

Darren gave the three a quick glance before replying, "I don't think any of them is the strongest."

"Ha-ha. Don't tell me you're the most powerful one," Boyce replied playfully with a hint of boyish smile.

"It's not like that. I just think they are not the best cultivators here, that's all," Darren clarified.

But instead of clearing the confusion, his words left Boyce even more confused. 'There are only six

participants who haven't engaged in a fight yet, including the three superior talents and the three

talents who don't have the guts to challenge them... Wait, does he mean someone among the three

talents is stronger than the superior talents?' Content (C) Nôv/elDra/ma.Org.

"Seriously? I could tell that the three talents have just entered the Wonder Realm, so how could they

possibly prevail over the three superior talents?" Boyce asked skeptically, wanting to get real answers

instead of more questions.

"You can't always judge one's real strength by the realm he or she has reached. Look at me. I haven't

reached the Wonder Realm yet. Anyway, just watch the fight. You'll understand what I mean soon,"

Darren responded, his eyes falling on a teenager in grey.

Boyce didn't agree with him, but chose to keep his mouth shut. Darren said it with so much confidence,

so even though he didn't entirely believe what he said, his interest in the following fights had increased.

The teenager who caught Darren's attention just kept a low profile and wasn't a superior talent.

However, Darren had a gut feeling that he was a difficult—more likely dangerous—opponent. He even

thought that the teenager was as talented as he was.

"You've wasted a lot of time. Pick one opponent to challenge," the guardian instructed.

"You asshole, stop making a fool of yourself. Just surrender and get lost," Billy, who was awfully

arrogant, cursed as he shot daggers with his eyes.

"I... I surrender," one participant standing across him stammered, lowering his head and trying to stop

his hands from trembling. Lacking the courage to challenge any of the three superior talents, he

decided to back out. He was not willing to risk his life for this fight.

One of the remaining two chose to battle Violet and ended up being knocked off in one single blow. It

was over before they knew it.

Finally, it was the teenager in grey and Tom's turn to fight.

"You first, sir," Tom said politely.

The distant teenager looked calmly at Tom and without saying a word, he hit his opponent with his

palm. It was swift and almost gentle, so most people in the audience didn't think the blow was powerful.

They didn't even feel the power the teenager had released.

But to their utter astonishment, Tom's face immediately turned beet red. He doubled over in pain as

though he was crumbling under intense pressure.

"What's going on?" Boyce gasped with wide eyes. He hoped that Tom could defeat his opponent. After

all, Tom was also a part of Skywalker Alliance. He could tell by Tom's expression that something wasn't

right, though. It looked as if... he was about to lose.

"As I expected, Tom lost the game," Darren said flatly, confirming Boyce's thoughts.

"But how? What just happened?" Boyce asked, his voice sounding a little more frantic than what he

wanted.

Darren didn't answer. Instead, he motioned for Boyce to continue watching Tom. A couple of seconds

later, Tom gasped for air. With a relieved expression, he said, "Thank you for showing mercy. I give up."

His voice was hoarse as a bitter smile tugged at the corner of his mouth. He didn't expect that the

teenager in grey would be so strong that it would be impossible to handle him. If he was being

completely honest, the martial skill the young man used freaked him out.

"The legendary martial skill was formidable!" Tom sighed with a resigned expression.

"Wait, what did you just say? He activated a legendary martial skill?" Billy exclaimed, his mouth agape

in shock.