CHAPTER 317 IN THE DEVIL DEN (PART TWO)

The three creatures, however, launched wafts of black smoke at Darren to test him. They seemed to

have no intention of attacking him.

Sweats covered Darren's forehead. He couldn't imagine what would have happened to him had he still

been in his human body.

The three monsters conversed with each other in some alien language after the test. Though Darren

knew nothing about their language, he was stunned by what they did next. NôvelD(ram)a.ôrg owns this content.

Without any warning, the three creatures knelt before Darren. They kowtowed repeatedly and

murmured something that sounded like prayers.

To Darren's greater surprise, the whole pack of creatures in the valley also knelt and sprawled

themselves under his feet as if they were showing their respect to God. They murmured the same sob-

like prayers as their companions.

Then something moved in the shadows and rustled the air.

Darren sensed an aura much stronger than Finley's. A human-sized creature covered in black

carapaces flew toward Darren. Apprehension filled Darren as he felt that this creature must be the most

powerful one here.

When the creature approached, Darren found, to his amazement, that this creature resembled the

youth from the coffin. In fact, the more he studied the youth, the more convinced Darren became that

they looked the same!

The strange man stared at Darren for a little while. The youth emitted a tremendous demonic aura.

Soon, the silent man knelt before Darren as well.

"You've finally returned home, Father!"

Darren heard a weird voice speaking in his mind. This was the language the youth from the coffin

spoke, which was why Darren had no difficulty understanding it.

Since he had no idea what was going on here, Darren did not dare to speak to the man. He knew that

even the slightest mistake would lead to a disaster. The only thing he could do was reinforce his

demonic aura with his demonic internal force as much as possible. Still clueless about what was

happening, Darren assumed that they had mistaken him for someone else.

The whole world sank into silence as everyone waited for Darren's signal. To end this awkward

situation, Darren waved his hand to allow the creatures to rise to their feet.

One of the creatures was slow to stand up. To act the role of the high-ranked creature the monsters

thought Darren was, he launched his demonic internal force to reduce the offending creature to ashes.

To give the remaining creatures the impression that he was of noble blood, Darren had to show his

temper and demonstrate his energy levels.

Piercing roars resounded in the valley.

As Darren assumed, his punishment for the offending creature stirred the pack and excited them. The

whole pack knelt before Darren again to show their respect.

Darren rallied his energy to sustain the demonic aura around him. Then, he leaped from the top of the

cliff and flew downwards. The pack automatically split into halves to make way for Darren. They didn't

forget to bow before Darren and murmur auspicious words while doing this.

Still wary, Darren subtly probed the area for the human and sword auras. It didn't matter if the corpse

was Hanson's or Mathew's—it would emit a sword aura.

The aura of sword from a seven-star grand warrior could linger for thousands, and even tens of

thousands of years after the warrior's death.

Worried that the most powerful creature in the pack would detect his true intentions, Darren did not

dare to search his targets in a large scope.

A gush of air filled Darren's ears as the seeming leader of the creatures flew toward Darren.

The human-like creature slipped in front of Darren and escorted him forward. Then, he gestured at

Darren and directed him to sit on a stone chair, which obviously stood for the supreme power here.

Instead of sitting on the stone chair as the human-like creature had directed, Darren slapped the man

across his face.

The sound reverberated in the cave, silencing the entire pack and drawing their attention.

Then a loud noise followed.

The powerful human-like creature emitted a mighty force as a natural response to Darren's attack. It

darted toward Darren like a sharp blade, and its strength almost shattered Darren's guts. In spite of the

agonizing pain and internal injuries, Darren tried to stay composed. Subtly, he swallowed the blood that

threatened to pour out of his mouth.

Several other slapping sounds echoed in the cave.

Darren hit the creature leader repeatedly, several times in a row. Every slap sounded forceful and

resonant in the silent valley. He was aware that if he showed any sign of weakness and cowered in

front of the creature, he would be torn to pieces. He had no option but to pretend to be tougher than the

creature in front of him.

The creature's furious force weakened after Darren had hit him several times in succession. His fury

extinguished, and his force finally died out. He knelt on the ground and prostrated himself in front of

Darren.

'That was dangerous, but the tactic paid off!' Darren sighed with relief.

All the other creatures shuddered at the sight of their leader being slapped by Darren.

Not willing to provoke the creature leader again, Darren walked to and fro in the valley. All the while, he

casually tried to detect the aura of sword intent. Though he was eager to find it, Darren had to pretend

that he was observing the surroundings of the valley within its radius.

Suddenly, he sensed something familiar.

A faint but powerful aura of sword intent came from behind a rock cliff. He was so elated that he could

not help but launch a powerful demonic internal force. All of a sudden, explosive sounds filled the

valley. Rocks collapsed and a cave as long as several thousand feet formed on the cliff in the blink of

an eye. Darren slipped into the cave without hesitation.

To Darren's surprise, there were two corpses inside the cave!