CHAPTER 691 AT A CRITICAL MOMENT

Caused by the impact of the assault, Darren felt all his organs were about to blow up after being hit by

Dexter's palm. Fortunately, the old man was there; otherwise, Darren would have been dead.

To counter Dexter's attack, Darren and Hobson both turned around and released their auras. The urge

to avenge himself overwhelmed Darren that he would rather die than be not involved in the fight.

"If we can deal with him until Finley enters and controls the holy body, we will be saved." While

catching his breath, Darren prayed in his heart that Finley could be integrated with the holy body as

soon as possible.

However, as he recalled what Finley had said before, it would take him a long time to merge the holy

body. If Dexter attacked with all his strength, Darren and the others would definitely not be able to hold

on for that long—they were in grave danger. This material belongs to .

"Bloke, why are you so aggressive? What benefit can you get by killing me? You are the new lord now.

Can't you behave and contain yourself?" screamed the old man.

On the spur of the moment, the old man, who was the previous lord of the Mythological Palace, took a

step forward and stood in front of Darren and Hobson.

"Ha-ha, what explanation is needed for the joy of killing a junior holy warrior? I am the lord now, why

should I behave myself? I can do anything I want, and that includes killing all of you," Dexter said and

laughed menacingly while his eyes were burning in a reddish glow.

"Don't blame me for not reminding you that once you kill anyone, you will definitely be suppressed by

the rules. You know that, don't you?" the old man asked tentatively. It could be heard on his tone that

he was giving Dexter a warning.

After hearing the old man's words, Dexter was stunned for a while. He appeared to be searching for

something in his mind. Dexter was a bit bothered for after he took over the lord's position, there were a

lot of memories he had digested, and his mind was a bit mixed and messed up at the same time.

Dexter's face slightly changed after he searched for a while. There was a rule that kept on

reverberating on mind: If the lord killed a person, he would be severely punished.

However, on second thought, Dexter told himself, "The short old man also killed the dwarf before. Why

is he fine? Why is he not punished?"

He was considering that when he took the thirteen levels of the examination to be hailed as the lord

before, many examination rules were of no avail. Thus, he figured out something.

"Now, the rule shadow left by the first lord is fighting outside. He won't have time to punish me even if I

kill you. Are you trying to frighten me?" Dexter exclaimed ferociously. The expression on his face

signified that he was not moved by the punishment, as indicated in the rule. In other words, he was not

afraid to kill.

From the start, Dexter was experienced and cunning, that might be the reason why he found out the

truth right away.

Boom!

A thunderous sound was heard from the outside. The fierce battle had not yet ended, and this hall was

not as stable as the core stone chamber, resulting in the hall's direct collapse.

"Let's go!"

The old man took Darren and Hobson by the hand and escaped through space.

"Well, I won't allow you to run away from me," bellowed Dexter, who had seen the old man's attempt to

escape.

Soon enough, a golden light suddenly appeared on Dexter, and he punched the space continually,

causing it to fall into pieces.

Dexter's real strength wasn't powerful enough to do that. Still, since he was now the lord of the

Mythological Palace, it was definite that he could do it within the scope of the Mythological Palace's

territory.

On top of that, he was able to travel through space at a fast, even breakneck speed in chasing the old

man.

"Sir, something is wrong!" Darren called out towards the old man.

Such words were said by Darren as soon as he felt a great pressure coming from ahead of them when

they were traveling through space.

"Ah, that direction...... It leads to the black hall." Struggling to steady his line of sight, Hobson also

came to his senses.

"Yes, you are right. We have to go to the main hall outside," the old man said in a calm voice. A

resolute expression was drawn on his face as if saying that he knew what he was doing.

After thinking for a while about the old man's reason for heading to the black hall, Darren finally

understood what the old man was planning.

No matter where they hid, as the new lord, Dexter could easily find them. It was useless to hide, after

all.

However, it would be a different story if they would take refuge on the palace outside. The dispersed

power of the battle would suppress everyone, causing them to protect themselves first, including

Dexter instinctively. If that happened, it would simply mean that Dexter would be given no chance to

attack them.

After the quick flight, Darren, together with Hobson and the old man, came to the main hall outside.

The roar made their eardrums tingle as the scattered fifty percent of the holy emperor's power made

them bleed from their noses, mouths, and ears. Luckily, with the protection of the old man, they were

not killed.

Whoosh!

Earlier than they had expected, Dexter also came out of the void and landed on the hall.

Bang!

Like greased lightning, Dexter, too, wasn't able to escape the dispersed holy emperor's power. He was

hit by the dispersed energy of the battle and flew backward, blood spitting out of his mouth incessantly.

"Damn it!"

To defend himself, Dexter hurried to call upon his Holy Will to cover his whole body and shield himself

against the dispersed power with his full attention.

In the sky, an unparalleled illusive shadow fluttered, and the spear in his hand kept on piercing the void.

"Hey, Dexter, come here and kill me!" Although Hobson also felt very uncomfortable due to the

suppression, he still tried to endure the pain and continued to curse and mock on Dexter.

In the same manner, Dexter was trapped at the moment, his face distorted, and there was nothing he

could do.

The wounds he gained from the dispersed power couldn't be repaired and healed as quickly as that of

the old man's.

In this case, the coin was flipped, and Darren, Hobson, and the old man had the advantage now.

A split second passed by, and a storm swept down from the sky, causing the entire palace to crack and

let out a loud sound.

Everyone inside the black hall was hit by the storm. Darren's and Hobson's bodies were smashed into

pieces.

Fortunately, the old man rescued them in time and brought Darren and Hobson back to life. With that,

they were exceedingly grateful to the old man.

But after this shock, the old man was seriously injured as well. By this time, it was such an ordeal for

him to heal the three of them using his Spirit Power.

Under the same circumstance, Dexter was also severely injured. His clothes were torn and disheveled,

and his whole body was covered with blood and fatal wounds.

Worst was, Dexter did not have any skills to cure his wounds, and he knew he could not bear any more

dispersed power, so he flashed away and hid into the stone hall.

Likewise, Darren, Hobson, and the old man also couldn't bear the power. Thus they had to return to the

stone hall too.

"Dexter is definitely hiding in the core area to cure his wounds. Sir, what should we do now?" asked

Darren, who was severely troubled.

"Let us go to the blood sea. Although you will still feel a great pressure, there is less shock from the

impact of the holy emperor's power. You will not be in danger while I am there," the short old man

replied after thinking for a while.

With that, the three of them went away and entered the bank of the blood sea.

As they landed, the turbulence finally calmed down. With the protection of the old man, they could

resist the pressure of the blood sea. For Darren and Hobson, it was a hundred times easier staying

here than staying in the black hall.

"I'm going to check on Finley. Just give me a moment, please," Darren asked Hobson and the old man

while he walked a step away from them.

"Go ahead. We put all our hopes on him," the old man replied and ushered Darren to hurry.

Summoning his strength, Darren put his spiritual sense into the Ancient Void Battlefield.

On the ground of the first space, there was a body lying and glowing with light. On the surface of the

body, there already was a faint aura of life flowing.

"Finley, are you going to succeed soon?" Darren shouted in both excitement and anticipation.

Bang!

A figure rushed out from that body all of a sudden and crashed dozens of mountains nearby.

A moment later, the messy-looking Finley flew to be in front of Darren—like a dead from the afterlife.

"Damn it! I can't enter the holy body. The body of that senior holy warrior is too resistant," Finley said in

an anxious voice as he jumped up.

"Please try your best, Finley. If you don't succeed soon, I will definitely die, and Hobson and the old

man too!"

"Why? What happened? Who is chasing after and trying to kill you?" asked Finley in a startled tone.

"He is at the top level of an inferior holy warrior. If you don't come out to help, we will die for sure."

"Shit, you are awesome, Darren. It's only been a while, but you have riled an inferior holy warrior. Good

on you!" Finley said and curled his lips.

"Shut up and complete the integration as fast as you can. Otherwise, if I die, you would also turn into

ashes," Darren said seriously, along with a slight threat to Finley.

Yet, in all truths, if Darren died, the Ancient Void Battlefield would also be destroyed. The vanishing of a

small world would have burst out a huge amount of power that even a real senior holy warrior would

not be able to withstand the power, let alone Finley.

"Okay, I see," Finley said in frustration. "But my Life True Rule is too weak, otherwise I could give the

holy body a little vitality, and then I would forcibly control the holy body after I enter into it. It would be

completed sooner if only my Life True Rule was stronger."

"You mean you are short of Life True Rule? Let me ask you if there is someone that has comprehended

a superior Life True Rule to help you, how long can you fuse the holy body?" Darren was thrilled as he

asked Finley, making his eyes pop wide.

"Oh, Darren, don't think about those silly things, you don't even know what the superior Life True Rule

is. I'll try my best to improve mine, and maybe we'll succeed in a few years. A few years equal to only

one month in the outside world. Please hold on."

Bang!

A bit annoyed by his blabber of words, Darren slapped Finley on the head and said, "Just answer my

questions. Don't waste your time at such a crucial moment. Otherwise, I will teach you a lesson!"

"Please don't do it. Ah, it is hard to be your friend, you know that, right? You are always so irritable."

Finley rolled his eyes at Darren, still not answering his question.