CHAPTER 413 THE OPPOSITE BANK OF THE RIVER

Darren shrugged casually, even though Timothy and Abelard were eagerly waiting for his response.

Right from the start, Darren had hidden his real cultivation base. Although he had unintentionally

exposed it to them, he wasn't worried. He believed that the two were trustworthy friends, and hence, he

would not be at risk if they knew such a secret.

"I have been a little slow in improving my cultivation base. So, my cultivation base is at the peak of the

primary stage of the Wonder Realm," Darren responded calmly as he revealed his real cultivation base.

As a result, Timothy and Abelard soon realized that he was telling the truth about his cultivation base.

"Oh, my God! You are at the primary stage of the Wonder Realm,"

Timothy and Abelard exclaimed excitedly. Then they rushed to Darren and put their arms on his

shoulders.

Darren was speechless. One of the reasons why he hid his real cultivation base was that he didn't want

people to make a fuss about it. When Darren didn't react, the two friends began to talk with greater

excitement.

"You are a miracle! Oh, no, to be more exact, you are a living legend. We are lucky to be friends with a

living legend!"

"Abnormal! It's just far too abnormal. I can't imagine how strong you are going to be when you reach

the Grand Realm in the future!"

The two surrounded Darren and continued to speak enthusiastically, their faces flushed with

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"Come on, guys! Stop it! I am not as excited as you guys. I don't know why you are so astounded,"

Darren replied as he rolled his eyes. Then he casually shook off their hands from his shoulders.

"How can we not be excited? You are a rare genius, the likes of which ordinary people are lucky to

encounter once in a million years. We can't believe that we had the chance to meet you and become

your friends. Isn't it reasonable for us to be thrilled for a while?" Abelard said with a grin as he tapped

Darren on the shoulder.

When Darren studied Timothy's and Abelard's expressions, he observed genuine happiness. For a

moment, he thought they could be his true friends. After all, it had been Darren's experience that

people wanted to either please him or use him once they learned of his true potential for martial arts.

And yet, Timothy and Abelard's attitude toward him had not changed after learning about his real

cultivation base level. Darren had expected to sense false respect and patronization from them.

However, they just showed their true feelings.

This convinced Darren that they regarded him as their good friend. They made friends with him

because they liked him, not because of his real strength and potential.

Once the excitement died, Timothy regained his composure and then suggested, "Guys, I think we've

had enough rest. If we don't go to the opposite bank of the river now, I am afraid that we will miss the

war,"

Darren nodded before adding, "You are quite right! If we don't leave now, there won't be much demonic

monster blood left for you. And what I want will not exist, either."

"Then, what are we waiting for? Let's hurry up!" Abelard said.

Darren walked to the Water Kylin, who was still asleep, kicked him gently, and delivered a message

through his spiritual sense. "Hey! You idiot. Get up now! Tell us what had happened to you, then take

us to the opposite bank of the river."

When the Water Kylin woke up from his sound sleep, he looked languid and in low spirits.

"I'm so tired. Please allow me to rest for another half year," the Water Kylin said with a huge yawn.

Boom!

Darren waved the back of his blade and slashed the Water Kylin's tail.

"Howl!"

The Water Kylin yelled instinctively and jumped up abruptly like a cat whose tail had been trampled.

"Holy shit! That hurts. Don't treat me like that!" He screamed as agony coursed through him.

"Cut your crap! Since you are so lazy, I have to find effective ways to keep you awake and sober!"

Darren said with a smirk.

After witnessing such a scene, both Timothy and Abelard took a deep breath. They felt that the Water

Kylin was rather pitiful. After all, he was a legendary beast, and Darren had kicked and slashed him as

if he were just a regular beast.

The Water Kylin stretched, yawned deeply, and then flew toward Darren. It seemed as though he was

not mad at Darren at all. Suddenly, the Water Kylin narrowed his eyes. He appeared to be thinking of

something that agitated him. Soon, his eyes became sharp and fierce.

"The damn ride! He dared to deceive me! I'll crush him into powder!" the Water Kylin snarled.

"You mean Ethan was the one that got you trapped?" Darren asked with a deep frown.

"Yes, it was him!" the Water Kylin snapped. He had forced Ethan to be his ride before. He had been

confident that he could manipulate Ethan as easily as a weak ant. But, he hadn't expected that Ethan

would set him up. He looked furious as he told Darren what had happened to him before.

It turned out that Ethan, the Water Kylin's ride had known that there were many Invisible Panthers in

this area. He was aware that the group of Invisible Panthers could activate the powerful rule pell of

shackle. Thus, he deliberately brought the Water Kylin to the spot, intending to trick the Invisible

Panthers into killing the Water Kylin. By the time the Water Kylin realized that he had been set up,

Ethan had escaped.

After his escape, Ethan had planned to kill Darren, Timothy, and Abelard. Unexpectedly, he had been

severely injured by an Invisible Panther's sneak attack before he could escape successfully.

"We will ignore Ethan for the time being. The next time we see him, we will kill him," Darren said when

he heard that Ethan had framed the Water Kylin.

Darren was right, as seeking revenge on Ethan was not their top priority. They had a more pressing

matter to deal with at that moment.

After quick preparation, the three sat on the Water Kylin's back and flew toward the other bank of the

river.

Earlier, there were many peculiar diabolic beasts in the river that were good at launching sneak attacks.

However, once the Water Kylin had bombarded most of them with his thunder and lightning, the

remaining powerful diabolic beasts just hid under the water. They now feared the Water Kylin. As a

result, Darren and his two companions could easily cross the river. With the Water Kylin's help, they

reached the other bank in an instant.

The battle on the other bank was still going on. As soon as they approached, the four felt the ground

shake and heard painful screams and agonized roars.

After passing through a transparent film, the four finally reached their destination, and the nauseating

stench of blood immediately wafted into their noses.

Many tremendous figures overshadowed the sky thousands of miles away. Even at this great distance,

Timothy, Abelard, Darren, and the Water Kylin could sense immense pressure and the intense killing

intent released in the formidable breath of these tremendous figures.

"Oh, the stench of blood is so strong that I want to vomit." Timothy and Abelard looked slightly pale as

they spoke. Neither could resist the surging killing stink.

"Water Kylin, help them," Darren said as he gestured to the creature. Then, Water Kylin released his

ancient aura to cover the strong killing malodor.

In a place not far away from the four, a bloody river navigated through a mountain. All the blood in the

river was from the diabolic beasts that had been slaughtered.

"You lead the way to the battlefield, and we will stay close to you," Darren instructed the Water Kylin.

Since he was far from the battlefield, Darren couldn't assimilate the talent of all the dead demonic

monsters. Also, the blood in the river was mostly from the low-level demonic beasts, and hence, it was

of no use to Timothy and Abelard. So, under the Water Kylin's leadership, they slowed down and

quietly approached the battlefield.

About a thousand miles from the main battlefield, the three found it hard to move forward even by an

inch.

When they looked up, they saw over ten thousand or perhaps, even a hundred thousand demonic

monsters hovering in the air and fighting dozens of small bloody shadows.

The bloody shadows, who were constantly moving, were the twenty three-star grand warriors who had

managed to reach here first.

The air was filled with killing intent at that moment.

Darren and his two friends soon found that the demonic monsters that were still alive were at least

comparable to warriors at the supreme stage of the Wonder Realm. Several were at the primary stage

of the Grand Realm. Of course, there were numerous monsters who were comparable to two-star

grand warriors.

The group of demonic monster force was so large! If they appeared at other places beyond the river, it

would be a complete disaster for that place as they would destroy everything there. What was worse,

no other areas beyond the river would have twenty three-star grand warriors to fight these creatures.

The whole sky above the river was filled with blood, and the smell of blood rain permeated through the

surroundings as the powerful demonic monsters were continually being killed. Even though Darren was

a thousand miles from them, he could feel the talent of the diabolic beasts scatter around like a

waterfall after they died.

"Assimilate," Darren said and began to absorb the scattering talent.

As there was an excess of beast talent, Darren could assimilate some of it even though he was still far

from the main battlefield. However, the amount of talent he was consuming was too little.

"Timothy and Abelard, you two wait here. I'll go to the main battlefield alone." Darren did not want to

waste the talent. Thus, he chose to take the risk of going closer.

"No, I don't think it's a good idea. We can't go any further. Even the Water Kylin might not be able to

protect us if we are found and attacked by a group of demonic monsters." Both Timothy and Abelard

strongly disagreed with Darren's desire to take such a risky step.

Their disagreement was justified. After all, if a large number of grand demonic monsters besieged

them, even the Water Kylin wouldn't be able to help. They knew that several powerful demonic

monsters would launch sneak attacks to kill them as soon as they were discovered.

"I am sorry, but I have to go. You two should be careful and hide your traces. The most powerful

demonic monster hasn't appeared yet. You must not go there rashly," Darren said as he began to move

forward.

Seeing that Darren was leaving, Timothy and Abelard sighed. Since Darren was a rare genius that

would appear only once in a million years, he would take the risk to improve his talent faster. Thus, they

knew they couldn't stop him. So, they lurked in the jungle on the ground and waited for the most

powerful demonic monster to appear.

Before Timothy adventured here, he had heard that this time, a group of strong human warriors would

unite to kill a five-star grand demonic monster!