CHAPTER 886 THE LIQUID'S POWER

It was becoming obvious that the Misty Emperor was entertaining the idea of retreating. And yet,

something seemed to be holding him back.

He thought of Darren, gritting his teeth as he debated between letting him go or pushing on.

In the end, however, the Misty Emperor decided to follow the aura to get close to Darren.

Meanwhile, Darren was finally coming down from his powerful state. It was at this time that he realized

just how strong the effects of the light red liquid was. It was so powerful that just a drop of it would be

enough.

'It can boost my power and realm in an instant, but it burns up real fast.' He made a mental note to

himself.

It was a good thing that Darren was able to gather twelve drops of the liquid. Now that he had used

one, he still had eleven. Surely, this precious liquid would be enough to get him through many crises.

"Such a pity that I had to use a drop already," he sighed. "But I wonder...would I be able to defeat the

Misty Emperor if I use just one drop of this?"

A plan began formulating itself inside his head. The memory of how such power surged through his

body after taking that one drop was enough to push him to do something unthinkably risky.

Finally, he had decided. The Misty Emperor was chasing him, while he, on the other hand, wanted to

fight him now.

By taking one drop of the liquid, he saw two outcomes in his confrontation with the Misty Emperor.

Either he could win against the latter, or he could lose, but he would be able to escape the Misty

Emperor.

Determined now more than ever, he flew back.

Back to the Misty Emperor, the emperor seemed surprised.

"What?"

With his Spirit Power covering the entire hundred feet around him, he could sense Darren's location.

"Ha-ha, I've finally found this guy."

Excitement welled up inside him upon the prospect of seeing the human once again.

He had been feeling cooped up inside the forbidden domain. Any longer and he feared he might

provoke the thing.

Not wanting to wait a second longer, he met with Darren halfway through.

In a blink of an eye, he now stood behind the latter. With his raised hand, he delivered a forceful slap

on the human's back.

Unfortunately for Darren, his spiritual sense was suppressed so he didn't sense the incoming attack.

It sent Darren reeling through the air.

The impact had caused his back to collapse and blood spewed out of his body.

The Misty Emperor let out a sinister laugh at that.

"Human brat, let me see if you can escape that!"

But Darren only stood his ground. Determination was flaring in his eyes, so bright that it threatened to

consume him.

"No running this time. I'll be dealing with you now," he yelled as he charged at the Misty Emperor.

This wasn't the retort that the Misty Emperor was expecting.

'What?! Is this guy crazy? How can he dare threaten me to my face?' he thought to himself. On the

other hand, he voiced out, "Do you really want to die, boy? You obviously don't stand a chance against

me. Or have you already forgotten the feeling of having your soul tortured? If so, let me remind you

how it goes. This time, I'll make sure to torture your soul forever!"

But Darren seemed completely unfazed by the his threat. He, instead, sneered.

"Really? If you really are as powerful as you claim to be, you can torture me now. Otherwise, you're just

full of talk."

This blatant disrespect enraged the Misty Emperor. His soul power was rearing to pounce at Darren.

"What did you just say, you little brat?

Since you are masochist, let me help you fulfill your desire for torment!"

Darren remained motionless and unbothered.

It was enough to make the Misty Emperor hesitate. He was stunned by Darren's display of composure.

Was it possible that Darren was hiding something that he couldn't see?

Despite those doubts, dozens of soul attacks shot towards Darren.

But these were blocked off by the strange stone inside Darren's mind.

"You!"

The Misty Emperor pointed at Darren in agitation.

"How did you manage to block off my attacks? Were you only acting all along?"

Darren stared at him contemptuously. "Are you that stupid? Why do you still ask? Idiot!"

The Misty Emperor's anger continued to burn, fueled by Darren's mockery. It was coming to a boiling

point as murder flashed crazily into his eyes. "Very well then, that's good! I was actually tricked by you!

So now, I'm going to crush your heart. I don't care the damned crystals now!

Go to hell!"

"Go to hell!" Darren yelled back.

Using his palm skill, the Misty Emperor dealt a heavy blow, which resulted to the collapse of the entire

area.

"Humph!" Darren didn't even flinch. He had already infused a drop of the red liquid into his soul.

His aura burst out in an instant. it reached its maximum limit. The pressure it exerted was enough to

overwhelm the Misty Emperor.

With that, Darren hit the enemy with his palm. Their palms met midway through. The force of the

collision was enough to tear the world in half. Lightning streaked through the sky, piercing through the

darkness, again and again.

Until suddenly, the Misty Emperor felt a stab of sharp pain in his body. It felt like he was on fire.

A great force threw him hundreds of feet back, and he kept rolling into the air.

He was dumbstruck by Darren's unexpected power. This time, he could really feel the fear crawling up

inside his throat.

"No way!"

Darren's attack reminded him of the black monkey's strength.

Moreover, this aura from the human brat was holy emperor's power! His aura was similar to a genuine

emperor but not as powerful.

The Misty Emperor couldn't imagine what the human had gone through to reach such level. He couldn't

help but wonder what had caused it.

"You're the one who released the holy emperor's power just now!" he shouted.

"Holy emperor's power?" It was only then that it hit Darren of what the red liquid truly was. It turned out

to be a kind of holy emperor's power. No wonder it was so powerful.

But he shouldn't waste more time now. The clock was ticking fast and the effects of the liquid could

dissipate any time. He had to take action now.

With that, he charged directly at the Misty Emperor.

The Misty Emperor tried defending himself, but Darren broke his arm with a single blow.

"Ah!" He could only cry out in pain and fear. His face had turned pale upon the onslaught.

"How can you fight me? You're only a half-step emperor!"

Darren roared while he rained down blows upon the Misty Emperor. Each hit was powerful enough to

shatter the earth.

Finally, the Misty Emperor was forced to use his most powerful move.

"Space-Time Collapse Skill!"

"What?"

Suddenly, Darren found himself surrounded by a halo of seven colors. All his attacks became useless.

The feeling of traveling through time and space descended upon him. It was like his body and mind This content © Nôv/elDr(a)m/a.Org.

were being torn at different directions, different time frames and different places, all at the same time.

"What kind of attack is this? It's so powerful!"

Darren exclaimed. He could feel the trickle of dread filling him up so he absorbed yet another drop of

the red liquid. Without it, he was sure to be crushed by this peculiar, strong force.

After taking in the drop, his aura reached its peak once more.

Surging with newfound power, he cleared his mind and used his Shura Force.

With the holy emperor's power and his Shura Force combined, it pushed him to a whole new level of

power. It was like the time when the Primitive Emperor took control over his body.

Back then, the Primitive Emperor was able to wield the Bloody Shura Froce and break through the

thunder punishment. It was such a terrifying force!

But of course, a drop of the holy emperor's power wouldn't be enough to stand against the Primitive

Emperor. For now, it would be enough to turn Darren into a half-step emperor.

As he passed through countless of time frames, unconsciousness was threatening to take him over.

But in the last second, a shaft of blood red light broke through the force. It suppressed everything

around it.

The multi-colored halo around Darren collapsed.

The whole scene stunned the Misty Emperor. He couldn't believe his eyes when Darren came out

bursting with a power comparable to the strongest half-step emperor's.

Darren had become strong enough to smash the Misty Emperor's Time Fragment Rule.

"What?!"

he roared and spat out a mouthful of blood, nursing his injured soul.

At the same time, a face began to quietly form on the other side of the darkness. His expression was

cold as ice while his eyes held such hatred and greed. He gazed intently at Darren's direction.