CHAPTER 866 THE AURA OF A HOLY EMPEROR

After a few days of rest, Darren had finally recovered from his wounds.

During those days, he had not forgotten to practice his cultivation.

His progress had hastened ever since the strange stone in his head merged with his soul.

"It seems like I can progress faster than Finley now even though both of us have the talent of the

Genuine Domain Degree," Darren murmured to himself.

But despite this, he knew that he still had a long way to go although he had the combat power to fight a

senior holy warrior now.

Moreover, according to Chandler, the tribulation holy warriors—those who entered the Holy Realm by

surviving tribulations, were much stronger than ordinary holy warriors.

Not to mention, there was still the Emperor Realm that stood above the Holy Realm. All cultivators

aimed to reach the Emperor Realm.

In truth, it wasn't his goal to become a holy emperor. All he wanted was to have the power to kill the

immortal.

Ever since that day, the immortal had disappeared completely, leaving no trace behind. Darren couldn't

help but worry about Elsa.

Up until now, he had no idea whether she was still alive or not. The very memory of her always sent

needles stabbing at his heart. The pain was still fresh in his mind, like an open wound that refused to

heal.

Putting away such thoughts, he went back to his cultivation. Half a month later, everything was still

going smoothly.

When suddenly, a loud rumble woke Darren up from his cultivation. Belongs © to .

Boom!

He flew out of the room and into the sky where he had a better vantage point.

The black mist brewed along with the clouds, covering the world into darkness.

Darren thought something ominous was happening inside the forbidden area of Hiram the Great's

halberd. But when he strained to look closer, he couldn't find anything wrong with it.

"What happened?" he wondered.

The black mist shot out a terrifying force that caught Darren by surprise.

"Where is it coming from? What the hell is going on?"

This kind of strength wasn't like the powers of Barnes or the first fiend ancestor, but it didn't mean it

was inferior to them either.

Curious, Darren rushed towards it.

After flying for a while, he noticed several people were heading towards that direction, too. And once

they were getting closer, he finally recognized Scott, Mathew, Hanson and several other senior holy

warriors of the Sacred Palace.

Scott was the first to spot Darren.

"Darren, you are here."

"Do you know what happened?"

"The seniors said that they sensed the holy emperor's power," Scott answered solemnly.

The news surprised Darren. "What?!"

It was then that Chandler and the others flew over as well.

"Scott's right. That aura has indeed come from a holy emperor. But this one seems weaker than the

usual," Chandler chimed in.

"Where does that direction lead to?" Darren asked.

For a moment, nobody replied. But then, a senior holy warrior spoke up. "If I'm not mistaken, the

Space-time Palace lies in that direction."

A look of understanding dawned on Darren's face. "That's it!" he said. "But the dark-spirit crystals are

with me. How can they resurrect the holy emperor's corpse?"

"That's exactly what we don't understand," Mathew pitched in. He was fully aware where the dark-spirit

crystals were, and so it baffled him how they were all sensing the holy emperor's aura coming from the

Space-time Palace.

Chandler frowned. He knew that the resurrection of the holy emperor's corpse would have devastating

consequences for the human race. "This is indeed a grave matter. We must investigate this further

before we discuss what all this means."

With that, the whole group flew at full speed.

A few hours later, Darren and the others were starting to sense several other powerful auras heading

towards the Space-time Palace.

Before they knew it, a huge shadow loomed over them.

Its silhouette revealed a pair of wings that spanned thousands of feet long.

For some reason, Darren was very familiar with this aura.

"Roc Demon Emperor?" Darren muttered, narrowing his eyes.

Flanking the Roc Demon Emperor were two strange guys from the demonic monster race who were

also very powerful.

They swooped down upon noticing Darren and the others.

"How dare you?!"

Chandler suddenly banged against the demonic monsters, making the ground shake under his

immense force. It was even strong enough to annihilate anyone.

But the Roc Demon Emperor only snorted, using just one wing to block out the attack. His demonic

aura filled the air.

The impact threatened to tear through the sky.

A strong storm rumbled in the air, darkening the clouds as if the end of the world was fast approaching.

Gradually, the Roc Demon's body shrunk as he landed ahead of his group.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, sir. I wasn't expecting you here," Roc Demon Emperor greeted Chandler.

"Humph! Who are you calling sir? Don't call Mr. Chandler that." Next to Chandler, Leighton called out

angrily.

The Roc Demon Emperor shot him a glare, clearly unafraid of Leighton. "I wasn't talking to you so you

better shut up!"

He might appear calm now, but deep down, the Roc Demon Emperor would have feared Chandler a

little if they were to meet in ordinary circumstances. But today was different. He didn't have to be afraid

of anyone anymore because the elders of his race were here too.

"Chandler, you're still alive."

Two old men came over. One was black-skinned and the other was white-skinned. Both had an air of

arrogance around them which Darren and the others couldn't help but notice.

Immediately, Darren and the others could sense that there was something odd about them. A

mysterious power seemed to surround them.

Chandler looked at the two old men coldly. "I see that you two old bears are still alive."

"Come now, Chandler. In normal circumstances, we would have beaten you up by now. But we'll spare

you this time since we're in the middle of a crisis," said the old man with black skin.

"Bullshit!" From the other side, Gabriel couldn't help but voice out his annoyance. No one should

humiliate his senior this way so in retaliation, he was preparing to launch an attack towards the two old

men.

But Chandler placated him. "Behave yourself, Gabriel."

He knew that the two old men were very strong. Gabriel wouldn't stand a chance against them.

Just then, streaks of light tore through the sky.

Each of them emitted amazing powers.

"Ah! The others are finally coming out of their hiding. Things are just about to get interesting."

However, nothing happened. They simply swept pass Darren and the demonic monsters with their

spiritual senses, and then flew far away.

Only one master with strong sword intents came over to Darren.

"Darren, are you also here to check on the holy emperor's aura?"

It was Luther.

Chandler stared at the handsome young man. His eyes widening in shock at the latter's

swordsmanship. From where he stood, he could feel the sting of the young man's sword intents. "Who

are you?" he asked.

Instead of introducing himself, Luther said, "It is an honor to meet you, Mr. Chandler." Of course, Luther

knew who Chandler was. The latter used to be his idol after all.

As a child, he had watched a seven-star grand warrior fight diabolic beasts. Back then, he believed that

the seven-star grand warrior was the greatest warrior in the world. That warrior had motivated Luther to

push himself in becoming stronger and more powerful. Of course, the warrior was none other than

Chandler.

As he was growing up, he made several attempts to meet his idol. But he never succeeded. He had

then turned his focus on mastering his swordsmanship. Trying to get a breakthrough had led him to

travel to the Aborigines Worlds. Later, he was trapped in the space created by the Primitive Emperor

and became one of the guardians. That was where he and Darren had met for the first time.

"Hello! It's nice to meet you! I would like to compliment you on your sword intents. They are truly

remarkable and rare."

"Thank you. I'm flattered." Then, Luther suddenly turned serious. "Are those demons causing you

troubles?"

"Hey, it's you! You're the one who launched a sneak attack on me last time!"

the Roc Demon Emperor exclaimed as soon as he sensed Luther's aura. His own demonic aura

exploded in response, disturbing the space around him.