CHAPTER 431 DARREN IS DEAD (PART ONE)

In a split second, before Timothy, Abelard, Hailey, and the Water Kylin had enough time to react or

protest, they were already spurred into the Ancient Void Battlefield. Darren had taken them all into the

safe haven just in the nick of time, a few inches away from the hot magma.

"We are safe now. Thanks to Darren for bringing us here. But what about him now?"

"Yeah, if he is drowned in that hot magma, we are afraid that..."

Timothy and Abelard stopped their words abruptly and looked very anxious. Hailey next to them was

distraught too. Her mind was preoccupied with the thought whether Darren had survived or not. Yet, all

of them knew they couldn't do anything for Darren at that moment apart from praying silently for his

safety.

Even the Water Kylin, Darren's beast slave, had a strange feeling in his heart, a feeling that he never

experienced before. For his entire existence as a beast, nobody ever treated him like the way Darren

did.

Scenes of the past flashed his mind. When Landon, the double-headed man, was injured by him, and

the law enforcer was about to kill the Water Kylin as well, Darren risked his life and persuaded the law

enforcer to spare him. Also, when he was about to be killed by the winged-tiger, Darren opened the

Ancient Void Battlefield by force despite the huge risk and saved him from the winged-tiger. Now, for

the third time, the same thing happened once again—Darren saved him at the most critical moment.

Aside from all the rescuing and saving that Darren had done for the Water Kylin, what moved him most

as a slave was Darren's behavior towards him. Especially when Diana, the Holy Lord of the Lotus Holy

Land, came to the Ancient Void Battlefield, Darren introduced the Water Kylin to Diana as his buddy—

not his beast slave! Although the Water Kylin was always careless and disinterested, he actually kept

all those things in mind and was very grateful to Darren. Now that Darren's life was in danger, the worry

that the Water Kylin felt deep inside him heightened to an extent.

"Master never treated me as his slave..." the Water Kylin said painfully as he felt a lump in his throat.

He wasn't able to finish his words in between sobs.

Whoosh!

Forthwith, like greased lightning, a white figure flew out of nowhere and landed near them. Soon, the

Water Kylin recognized the white figure was Finley.

"Water Kylin, come to my side now!"

Finley waved towards the Water Kylin and used his space skill and drew him closer to him.

"Finley, the master is..."

"Don't speak now!" Finley interrupted him at once. He looked severe and threw a punch on the Water

Kylin's head.

"What are you doing?! Get out of my way! Master is in a dangerous situation now. I am not in the mood

to play jokes with you!" the Water Kylin opened his big bloody mouth and yelled at Finley. The beast

couldn't believe that Finley could afford to mock him, given Darren's situation.

When the other people inside the Ancient Void Battlefield saw this scene, they wondered what caused

such commotion. They all flew over to check what had happened.

Finley ignored the Water Kylin's yells and protests. He directly activated the most powerful space rules

to constrain the Water Kylin ultimately, and then beat the beast's head repeatedly.

'What's wrong with this guy? What is he doing?' Abelard wondered wildly when he saw how Finley hit

on the Water Kylin. As he watched nearby, Abelard felt Finley's unmatched aura. With that, he

swallowed, breathed in, and kept his silence. Though he was worried about the Water Kylin's safety, he

dared not speak, and so was everyone else.

'He is using such a powerful constraining skill!' Hailey exclaimed silently in her mind. When it came to

rule cultivation or runes, Hailey was far more knowledgeable than Abelard. Thus, she had different

thoughts about the matter. Hailey could see the subtle runes flashing between Finley's palms as if they

were cutting something. Though she couldn't fathom what those were, still, she believed that Finley exclusive content.

was doing that for a reason.

Minutes passed, and Finley was still beating the head of the Water Kylin at lightning speed. His

repeated blows completely muddled the beast, his head limped in an awkward position as he let Finley

beat him as much as he wanted. Besides, the creature was too weak to fight back at the moment. After

a few moments, Finley stopped beating. He was panting, and sweat soaked his garments. The aura

that was extremely high earlier had subsided and cooled Finley down.

"Now, it's done! The life and death bond between you and Darren have been removed," Finley said

faintly with palpable sorrow on his face.

When the Water Kylin, who had a blurry mind at that moment, heard Finley's words, he suddenly

understood what had happened. Darren must have instructed Finley to remove their life and death

bond in case something might happen to him. With such actions from Finley, it was as if he was telling

the Water Kylin indirectly that his master was dead. Without saying a word, the Water Kylin collapsed

on the ground, pretending to block his eyes with his massive arms inadvertently. He didn't want the

people around to see his tears. He felt so sad and grave at heart for his master Darren that he couldn't

hold back his tears anymore.

"Don't hide like a little boy. I know what you are doing. If I didn't learn how to remove the bond between

you two from the defender of the tenth space of the Ancient Void Battlefield, I am sure that you will be

dead too," Finley said in a sad tone, casting a saddened glance at the Water Kylin crying on the

ground.

Hearing that, the Water Kylin raised his head, looked at Finley with tears blurring his eyes, and said

hesitantly, "You mean that master... is already...?" He didn't dare to say the last word. It hurt him so

much to accept such an ill fate for Darren—his master, his friend, his brother, all in one.

Finley nodded silently, and he was held speechless. Yet, deep inside, he was devastated at the loss of

such a good friend. With that, the aura he was exuding became stronger and colder, which was the

aura of a Shadow Emperor. That was his outlet of showing his anger, the anger that he could no longer

contain inside him.

"Thirty years later, this little world without its master will collapse, and you all should make preparation

for that," the Shadow Emperor said coldly. After saying those words, he turned and flew away. That left

the wailing Water Kylin, Hailey, Abelard, and Timothy in deafening silence. This time the sorrow and

misery seemed to press harder upon them.