CHAPTER 858 THE GATHERING OF THE SENIOR MASTERS

Time flew, and it was time for Darren to fight with Chilton.

The members of the three clans were already waiting at the Sacred Palace.

"Humph. Are you kidding me? Where's Darren?"

In the palace, several senior holy warriors suppressed Lord Donald with such intense auras that he

almost fell to his knees.

"Hand over that brat who had connection with the fiend. Otherwise, we will have to search your so-

called Sacred Palace."

"In my opinion, that guy must have been instructed by someone at a higher level. Otherwise, he

wouldn't have had the chance to be associated with a fiend."

"So, the Sacred Palace doesn't deserve to be the leader of our human race, right?"

They spoke disrespectfully with Lord Donald.

"How dare you!"

The roar shocked everyone.

"You old bastards! How dare you think that the Sacred Palace doesn't have a strong warrior to fight

you?"

An old man appeared in front of the members of the three clans.

"Leighton Lu!"

When the senior holy warriors from the three clans saw the old man, their eyes widened with surprise.

The old man, Leighton Lu, was one of the masters who supported the Sacred Palace.

"Humph, Leighton, you didn't even inform us of your return. Did you forget that we were friends when

we were young?"

"How dare you call me your friend? You came to my Sacred Palace and behaved disrespectfully!

Leave, or you will die." Leighton Lu was ill-tempered and aggressive.

The expression on the faces of the senior holy warriors from the three clans reflected the fury they felt,

but they remained silent when they heard Leighton Lu's threat.

They could no longer suppress the Sacred Palace as per their plan. The elder, Leighton Lu, had

returned, which meant that the other elders had come back as well.

"Lord Donald." Leighton Lu cupped his hands before Lord Donald and said, "Please allow me to expel

these troublemakers."

As an elder of the Sacred Palace, Leighton Lu's seniority and strength were much higher than Lord

Donald's. However, he had to follow Lord Donald's orders.

The members of the Sacred Palace strictly believed that a man with good virtue should be the leader

and that everyone would respect him regardless of their rank.

"You needn't ask for my approval, sir. I will agree with whatever course of action you take." Lord Donald

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"Take the order!"

"Leighton Lu, you seem to want a fierce battle." Several of the senior holy warriors from the three clans

summoned their powers as they spoke.

"Leave the palace without further nonsense, or I will remove you."

"Leighton, we haven't seen each other for years. You seem to have become bad-tempered during this

time."

An old figure slowly stepped into the Sacred Palace.

Leighton Lu frowned when he heard the insult. However, when he turned to see who had spoken, his

eyebrows shot up. This old man had surpassed him in terms of seniority.

"Patriarch."

"It's good to see you, sir."

The senior holy warriors from the three clans were delighted. Now that the patriarch was here in

person, Leighton Lu was not a threat.

"I've heard that the Sacred Palace and Chilton have agreed to compete in a martial arts battle. Why

haven't they started yet?"

"Sir, a person from the younger generation at the palace made the rash decision to challenge Chilton.

Since the life and death of the young man is uncertain now, we have to withdraw." Lord Donald was

very respectful toward the patriarch. After all, he was a member of the oldest generation of the top eight

clans.

"Humph!"

Unhappy, the old man released a powerful force that swept out and shook a chair to pieces.

"You wrote the challenge letter, Lord Donald. Now, you are withdrawing? Is that how you act as the

head of the Sacred Palace? Is this some kind of joke to you?" Disapproval was evident in his voice as

the patriarch spoke.

"You're right. We, the Cross Expeditionary Force, have been obeying the Sacred Palace's orders all

these years. It has been our experience that Lord Donald is a weak person. It's time for us to take back

the power of the Sacred Palace," a senior holy warrior echoed.

"Bullshit! The Sacred Palace has been leading and protecting the human race since our first lord

defeated all the ancestors of the eight clans. Whose power are you reclaiming? Ridiculous!" Leighton

Lu roared.

"Leighton, how dare you speak to the patriarch in this way? Do you want to die?"

Now that the patriarch seemed to be supportive of the three clans, the senior holy warriors became

more arrogant and aggressive.

"Ha-ha-ha, you forcibly entered the Sacred Palace and threatened to kill our people. Do you really think

that Chandler Qinglian is dead?"

Three people appeared in the palace.

The leader seemed to be a middle-aged man with a strong aura.

Chandler Qinglian belonged to the same generation as the patriarch. Since both sides had an elder in

charge now, no one dared to act recklessly.

The three clans and the Sacred Palace had lived in peace for many years as they had similar powers.

Otherwise, the balance would have long been broken.

"Chandler, you are still as handsome as the last time we met," the patriarch said with a smile.

"Townsend? You look so old! I'm afraid you don't have many years left," Chandler Qinglian replied

sarcastically.

"You!"

The patriarch whose name was Townsend remained silent, but the senior holy warriors, who were

standing behind him, were furious.

"Calm down! Chandler is just joking with me." The patriarch, Townsend, wanted to kill Chandler, but he

pretended to be calm.

"Humph!" The senior holy warriors snorted but stayed silent.

"You said that the Sacred Palace had made a deal with Chilton to have a martial arts competition.

Since the direct party is not here, how about I take his place?" An old man next to Chandler moved

forward.

"Gabriel, you know that Chilton is not your opponent. How can you shamelessly take the place of the

absconding challenger? It's a ridiculous idea," stated a senior holy warrior from the three clans. He had

dared to speak like this as he was only second to the patriarch in ranking.

"That's right. The three clans already know that the challenger from the Sacred Palace is an inferior

holy warrior, and yet, you force him to fight? Who is ridiculous now?"

Gabriel said as he slowly walked down the corridor and cast a glance at Chilton.

"What makes you so audacious? You chose to fight a life-or-death battle with a junior who has less

than two hundred years of cultivation base. A senior holy warrior from your three clans cannot take on

a better-matched rival?"

The longer Gabriel spoke, the sterner his tone became. Chilton was so overwhelmed by the fury

coursing through him that he wanted to explode. But he couldn't say anything to him.

"Now that my brother Darren isn't here, could you please let me take his place?"

At this time, Scott stepped out from the inner hall. His cold demeanor and handsome figure caught

everyone's attention.

"Who the hell are you? How dare you speak in this place?"

When a young man interjected in their conversation, Chilton found the opportune moment to vent his

anger.

"What are you doing here? Brat, step aside."

Chandler from the Sacred Palace ordered when he saw Scott.

When the elders of the Sacred Palace had returned three days ago, they had had a talk with Scott. As

they believed that he was a talented man, they didn't want him to take risks.

"Elders, the authority of our Sacred Palace cannot be violated. Since Lord Donald has issued a

challenge, if I don't fulfill it on Darren's behalf, people will speak ill of us. I hope that you will agree with

my request," Scott negotiated.

"No way. The other side has a senior holy warrior wanting to fight a life-or-death battle with the younger

generation. They are the shameless ones! The Sacred Palace didn't do anything wrong." Leighton Lu

opposed, as well.

"Since we have made a promise, we'd better not take it back. This is my principle. I will never take back

what I have said."

A clear voice came from the outside of the palace. Before anyone could react, a handsome young man

walked leisurely into the palace.

"Darren!"

"Darren has returned!"

"This is great! Darren, it's a relief to see that you've returned safely."

Scott, Lord Donald, Hanson, and Mathew were thrilled to see Darren.