CHAPTER 952 SHE'S HERE

For the next few months as Darren waited, his heart was full of fear. There was no one at the bottom of

the sea.

Above the black sea's surface, there were still frightening roars from time to time. Darren didn't dare to

swim upwards.

'Must I hide under the sea forever?' Darren's annoyance started getting the better of him as he even

began to think that getting the Fire and Water Emperor Character was not worth the trouble he was

going through.

Throughout the course of that day, Darren had been seeing bubbles erupt under the sea.

Now, he could feel a very faint human aura.

'Ha!' Darren's heart soared. He thought that the guardian had finally arrived.

Darren swam towards the aura.

As he moved closer to the aura, he could make out the figure of a woman.

'It's her!' Darren was surprised, because it was not the guardian. It was Hailey!

Hailey spotted him and swam towards him.

"Darren!" she gasped, looking a little surprised.

"Why are you here?" they asked, together.

"It's alright. You go first,"

Darren said. He examined Hailey. She was still as beautiful as ever, although she now appeared more

haggard. Even though she smiled at him, she seemed exhausted.

When she told him her story, he figured out why.

It turned out that at that time, Hailey first went into the testing space for getting the inheritance. She

entered the space for the Feminine and Masculine Emperor Character. Like him, she had to undergo

three tests.

During the first test, she met the Primitive Feminine Soul. A fierce fight ensued, and she was able to

attain the Primitive Feminine Holy Body. She passed the first test.

However, during the second test, she was tasked to practice the Primitive Masculine Formula. Because

of her poor comprehension, she failed. She thought that she was going to be expelled, but the Primitive

Masculine Soul told her that she could still push through if she was willing to take risks.

At that time, Hailey was unwilling to give up. She agreed with the Primitive Masculine Soul's terms.

Immediately, she was whisked through a door and ended up in the black sea.

"But this is strange. We came for different Emperor Characters. Why are we in the same test?" Darren

could sense that something was wrong.

"I don't know. The Primitive Masculine Soul told me that the difficulty of this test would increase

because I failed the second one. I don't really know what to expect.

By the way, you just said that you were able to pass the second test of the Water Spirit. Why are you

here?" asked Hailey.

Darren was confused when he heard this. He thought for a while and understood that there must be

something wrong with the Water Spirit. In other words, the Water Spirit didn't allow him to pass the test!

"She must have failed me!" Darren exclaimed indignantly.

"Did she fool you?"

"Obviously." Darren was speechless.

"Hey, now! Don't be angry. Let's just work together so we can get through this," Hailey comforted

Darren. Secretly, she was happy to see Darren here.

When she gazed at Darren's handsome face, memories of the two of them replayed in her mind. She

recalled those three days and nights together...

"Darren, we haven't seen each other for so many years. I was afraid you'd forgotten me," Hailey said.

Her heart beat faster and faster.

Darren kept silent for a while, then he gave her a small smile.

His smile pierced into her heart like an arrow, and a bitter taste settled in her mouth.

After a long time of silence, the two felt a little embarrassed.

"Hailey, did the Primitive Masculine Soul tell you what lies here?" Darren ventured, breaking the

tension.

"Oh, right. I almost forgot.

He told me that there are two kinds of tests here. If a person passed the second test, the third test

would be to fuse the two powers. For example, if you passed the second test, you should then merge

powers of fire and water.

However, if you failed the second test, you can choose something that he called 'Rivals'," Hailey

explained.

"Rivals?" Darren began to get anxious. His face was grim.

"Why are you so worried?" Seeing Darren's expression, Hailey grew nervous. ConTEent bel0ngs to Nôv(e)lD/rama(.)Org .

"What do you think? They probably put us here to pit us against each other!"

Buzz.

Hailey's mind buzzed. Darren had just voiced out what she was most afraid of in this situation.

Did "Rivals" mean Hailey and Darren?

Hailey's eyes widened. "No! No way. We can never be rivals."

Her tone was firm.

"I hope so." Darren shook his head. He could never make Hailey his enemy. Besides, he couldn't get

the time that they spent together out of his mind.

"No, it's impossible. Don't forget that I saw the future," Hailey said.

Darren fell silent. Many years ago, Hailey did that crazy thing and awakened her masculine and

feminine power. Later, she said it was because she had seen the future.

"Alright." Darren nodded. "Now, we still don't know what the test is about. You can sense that we're not

alone here. I think we should cultivate our powers as quietly as we can."

"That's all we can do for now," Hailey agreed.

Darren closed his eyes and began to cultivate. Hailey sat in front of him, cross-legged. She gazed at

his face with tears in her eyes.

'If only I met you before Elsa did, ' she thought. She closed her eyes and tried to keep her thoughts

away from her broken heart.

At the eighteen cities

In a grand hall, eighteen men sat side by side. Their faces were serious as they discussed the matter at

hand.

"The fiend from outer space has woken up. Two of his body parts had escaped into the eighteen cities

and wreaked havoc here. The human race is in danger. What should we do?"

These were the Governors. On that day, news broke out that the four greatest holy warriors were

chasing after the fiend's body. Anthony and his companions had flown back to warn the Governors.

Everyone was on edge, feeling like the end of the world was near.

The eighteen Governors decided to hold a meeting to discuss their situation.

"Humph. The fiend has been buried for a million years. He has been suppressed by the eight selected

clans and the witchers. Because it escaped, the responsibility should fall to the Sacred Palace."

"I'd just like to point out that the four greatest holy warriors were meant to stop the fiend once and for

all. Instead, they let him get all the way to the eighteen cities. How should they be punished?"

The eighteen cities were where the top talents of the human race were fostered. It was even more

important than the Sacred Palace. Now that the eighteen cities had been sealed, the humans here

were close to destruction. The Governors were angered by how poorly the Sacred Palace had handled

the situation.