CHAPTER 402 CHEERFUL CONVERSATIONS AND BLOOMING FRIENDSHIPS (PART ONE)
The other people in the crowd looked towards Darren with dread in their eyes. They were afraid of
getting beheaded by Darren right then and there if they so much as dared to make a move against him.
That was the reason why every single person in the crowd was reluctant to take the lead.
They knew that few of those present would have survived without the sudden appearance of the runic
protection. On top of that, even those lucky enough to survive would have been badly injured.
As for Oscar, he was well aware of his level as a Grand Realm master. Not only that, he was also the
first supreme disciple of the Violet Phoenix Sect. It would be so disgraceful if he didn't stop Darren and
just left him go. Moreover, earlier when he had jumped into the attack range of Darren's dark gold
internal force, he had been immediately struck and beaten without even getting a chance to use his
domain skill. The crowd had been watching, and so Oscar had felt so embarrassed. Anger surged
through his body when he recalled how he had been defeated. He needed to set the record straight in
order to not feel embarrassed anymore.
"Hey, you little punk. What do you take me for? Do you have any idea what the Violet Phoenix Sect is?
After pulling that ignorant stunt, do you want to run away now? Don't even think about it!" Oscar cut to
the chase and immediately released a domain, which crept over Darren and covered him completely.
He was hoping to intimidate and scare Darren with his domain.
However, Darren didn't even blink. He was completely calm and stared at Oscar's domain more out of
curiosity than even a hint of fear. And why should he be scared? He had experienced this before. In
fact, he had been covered by the domain of grand warriors a couple of times in the past. Among them,
there was even the domain of two-star grand warriors. Those domains were multiple times stronger
than the one Oscar had released. How could his movements possibly be halted by only this domain?
Still radiating calmness, he released the Blade and Sword Domain. Though this domain could not be
equal in force to that of Oscar, it still could to some extent resist Oscar's attack. Oscar clenched his
teeth as he tried to stand his ground. His domain was not really that strong, and now it became even
weaker as Darren's domain slowly took over. Oscar was cursing internally.
Darren, on the other hand, was standing firmly, not wavering in his domain. He muttered coldly, "I
wouldn't have attacked everyone here if they hadn't yelled such hurtful insults. What? Didn't you hear
how the girl was insulted moments ago? I don't mind killing you if you can't keep right from wrong.
What's more, you are trying to trouble me."
The warriors were all standing around, none of them making a single noise. Their hands had started
sweating as they watched the enthralling confrontation. They all witnessed how, despite being in the
domain of the grand warrior, the young man was able to speak with poise and confidence. Not only
that, his cool voice was even laced with a hint of menace. The bystanders doubted that whether this
man still had some other great strength and very powerful means.
However, they still had trouble believing that a man as young as the one before them, one who had
clearly not reached the Grand Realm yet, could be able to actually fight against the domain, a domain
released by a grand warrior no less! It should have been common sense that a young guy like him just
couldn't do something powerful like this.
In that moment, everyone in the crowd thought that Darren had reached the top level of the supreme NôvelD(ram)a.ôrg owns this content.
stage in the Wonder Realm. He was already able to comprehend and use his knowledge of the
domain, so he must have already stepped into the Grand Domain. This was surely the reason why
Darren could still appear so composed and calm.
But were their musings right? Each person in the crowd believed that Darren, at such a young age, had
to be an exceptional genius, unlike anything or anybody else in the present day and age. If Darren
stopped using the skill to conceal his true cultivation base, the crowd would know that Darren was just
at the primary stage of the Wonder Realm. How shocked would they be if they knew this?!
"How dare you threaten me? Kid, you are playing with fire!" hissed Oscar with venom in his voice.
He had released his domain, but it wasn't strong enough to bring Darren to his knees. Instead, Darren
was standing proudly, filled with arrogance, and even dared to threaten Oscar. This fact alone irritated
Oscar more than he could put into words. The anger he felt made his whole body shake and his vision
turned red for a few seconds.
He took a deep breath, trying to calm down and steady his hands again. By the time Oscar had his
bearings back and was about to attack Darren, two shadows suddenly leaped into his domain.
Flinching back slightly, it took him a few seconds to recognize them. It was Timothy and the young
woodcutter.
"Oscar, do you really want to kill him?" asked Timothy with a hint of accusation in his voice. With a cold
and unflinching gaze, Timothy stared Oscar down. With an even voice, he continued, "It seems to me
that what the young man said is not unreasonable. It is undeniable that everyone present insulted him
and the girl first. That made him angry, so he launched the attack. It was not only his fault." Timothy
made a sweeping motion with his hand, as if to dismiss any possible objections to what he had said.
"I have no idea what the relationship between the girl and the young man is. The only thing obvious
were the grudges between them. They might just feel wronged and then acted rashly. However, you
people insulted them. Is there anybody daring to say he should just stand all of this?" Timothy raised
his hands slightly as he spoke the last part, gesticulating between Oscar and the still watchful crowd.
"Timothy, what you just said was reasonable, and I'm glad I didn't say anything I shouldn't have.
Nevertheless, I did hear Hunk curse in quite the unbecoming way," said the young woodcutter cheekily,
while showing off a slightly lopsided grin.