CHAPTER 556 THE EXPLANATION
Hanson nodded to Mathew.
"Darren, I was being suppressed by the Heavenly Repression and at the same time, I was also being
hunted!" Hanson continued to explain.
"Being hunted?"
"Yes! It was a miracle that I survived. I could have died if it weren't for my brother who had risked his
life to save me.
I was in the state of breaking through to the Holy Realm when the spiritual energy dashed within my
body, which put me under the risk of causing the Heavenly Repression to arise. So, I rushed towards
the Raksa Sea, desperately looking for the Primitive Stones. I prayed not to get trapped in that
tormented situation. However, a special mark had been forced onto my body decades of years before I
went to the Raksa Sea. Because of that mark, the mysterious killers had been chasing after me all the
time."
As he ripped his clothes off, Hanson explained the black cross mark which was forced on his body.
"Sir, do you have any idea what that black mark symbolized? You had almost reached the Holy Realm!
No ordinary man can ever bring down such a powerful man like you. How could they dare to hunt you?"
Darren could never imagined what kind of man could have hunted a warrior who almost reached the
Holy Realm and who cultivated both the blade and sword skills as well. 'Could it be a holy emperor?'
Darren thought.
"I was not hunted by a human being!" Drowning into that mind, Hanson frowned. His growing irritation
was obvious.
"The demonic monsters?" Darren asked hurriedly.
"No. They are from one unknown race that you might have never heard of. They are from the
Formidable Ghostdom and possess a huge amount of strength.
They lived in the inter-layer space. Not even a senior holy warrior could handle them. Crossing over
beyond the worlds and through spaces, they leave marks on humans they want. Through these marks
which are made on the victims, they are easily trailed and are made to obey and live under the
shadows of fears of being tormented."
Hanson paused. Breaking out in cold sweat, he continued his story. "After all these years of being
hunted and chased after, I had been living in fear. I couldn't recall when or how I had gotten these
marks on me.
By the time I arrived at the Raksa Sea, never did I expect them to have cut in during those critical
moments of my breakthrough. I could have died. But in the nick of time, a powerful cultivator of Blade
and Sword Cultivation showed up and switched our souls onto each other's body using one mystical
skill. I survived the attack but the attack took his life away."
A look of sadness and reluctance passed over his features. "Of course, the one who saved me was my
elder brother." Hanson stopped. It was hard for him to look back. Letting out a hostile glare, he forced
himself to continue.
Darren stared at Mathew. Astonished, he claimed, "Oh! I see that's why I can feel the aura of the
cultivator of both the blade and sword going through that body. You also cultivate both the blade and
sword skills!"
"Well, I had predicted that Hanson would face difficulties in handling the hunters. Since that black cross
mark was left on his body, I had started to learn the Blade and Sword Cultivation, to be able to save
him at the crucial moment," Mathew responded in a calm manner.
On hearing those words, Darren's opinion towards Mathew changed.
Even though Mathew seemed calm and peaceful, Darren could tell he was a very caring and kind
person. In order to save his own younger brother, he started to prepare for that decades ago and never
stopped.
"So the aim of working hard so many years learning the blade and sword skills is to sacrifice yourself to
save Hanson's life?" Darren was touched.
Suddenly, Darren bowed to Mathew and worshiped him.
"Hey! Stop that. He is my blood. I can never stand aside and watch him get killed," Mathew said with a
faint smile.
"So how did Jesse relate the story to you? I felt sorry for them. I treated them as my own brothers but
yet could do nothing but to see them suffer on that desolate island."
The situation was complex back then. Hanson had already fallen into a coma. He could not save Jesse
and the other two.
According to Hanson, ordinary people were not able to see those strange monsters from the
Formidable Ghostdom with the naked eyes. In the eyes of others, especially Jesse, Mathew had
murdered Hanson while in fact, their souls were just switched.
"Mr. Li said you were a brutal murderer, a Grand Sword Killer. You had murdered Hanson to seize his
blade and sword cores. That was what he had told me," Darren replied.
"Ha-ha. He was right at the first sentence. I was given that reputation before. I had chosen Killing
Cultivation before I began the Blade and Sword Cultivation. My eyes spelled death at that moment. But
it was totally wrong for people to think that I could only get progress through killing others," Mathew C0pyright © 2024 Nôv)(elDrama.Org.
explained.
"Yes. I am aware that my brother did practice Killing Cultivation. However, he did not master the killing
sword intent through killing. Instead, he comprehended the origin of the killing sword intent, and
naturally condense the ultimate and pure killing sword intent.
At that moment, I was closed to reaching the Holy Realm. Despite that, I didn't have any advantage
over him when he used the killing sword intent. In my opinion, the best swordsman must be my
brother," Hanson continued.
"Darren, come here and have a try." Mathew smiled as the strong aura of killing intent flooded out
immediately; the whole area was fully surrounded.
Darren could not help shivering under that strong killing intent.
He felt that this sword intent was more powerful than the black and white sword intents from the avatar
of the master of the Starry Tower.
"Sir," Darren could no longer stand the intent and cried out. Immediately, the killing sword intent died
down.
"Kid, you are so weak that you could not even take a wisp of my killing sword intent. You need more
practice," Mathew lectured.
"Yes, sir..." Darren answered with a stunned expression.
"So sir, could you please tell me which realm you are in now? As a cultivator of the blade and the
sword, you also own powerful killing sword intent. Have you already been at the Holy Realm?" Darren
was curious.
"My brother had lived through thousands of years in the form of soul. He may not have possibly
reached the Holy Realm. However, even under those measures, none of the seven-star grand warriors
in this world can defeat him. Besides, my brother could even kill one inferior holy warrior easily, am I
right?" Hanson turned to Mathew and asked.
"No, you are wrong. You just said no seven-star grand warrior could defeat me, right? In fact, you are a
seven-star grand warrior, and my Blade and Sword Cultivation has already been held back by my
master. So I can only use the killing sword intent. Under this circumstance, I couldn't possibly defeat
you."
"You are just too modest, Mathew. I'm in a half-dead situation! How could I defeat you?" Hanson shook
his head and wore a bitter smile on his face.
"What's wrong with you, sir?" hearing that, Darren asked immediately.
"Ah." Mathew sighed and said, "Hanson had been poisoned at the Raksa Sea. It's called the Ghost
Poison. Sadly, no one could cure that. My master's power was being suppressed on this land. He could
not give remedy to that poison. So Hanson could only stay in the Starry Tower and live on the precious
herbs."
"Isn't that too cruel? Is there really no one that can fix that?" Darren frowned and paused towards that
question.
"That is true. I've searched through thousands of books and recordings but to no avail. However, one
recording said that long time ago, there was a master called Barnes the Holy who was also taken into
the Formidable Ghostdom. And he had been already poisoned with the Ghost Poison before being
taken.
And several days passed, he eventually returned. From that instance, the Formidable Ghostdom never
showed up within the next ten thousand years. It was said that Barnes the Holy had torn up the
Formidable Ghostdom into pieces. If the recording is true, only he could cure the poison. However,
there are no traces of Barnes the Holy in a long time. While there were rumors that he died, there was
no solid evidence to prove this," Mathew said.
"Barnes the Holy was known to be just a legend. In some books, he was known as the blonde monkey.
He was the one which killed the evil monster from the outer space. This evil monster was said to be a
Nine-headed Serpent," Hanson added.
Suddenly, there was a sparkling ringing in Darren's head. He had heard the exact same words before.
"Barnes the Holy? He is in the Raksa Sea!" Darren suddenly recalled the exact same words by the
Giant Ape named Pasquale.