Talented Martial Hero
Chapter 1009 Pressure

The sooner they would be able to battle with their rivals, the better it would be. Ordinary peoplewould have found this to be a hard pill to swallow.

However, this was not the case for Yahya. It was not his goal to kill Darren. Rather, he wanted toseek the truth.

In order to achieve his goal, he couldn't kill Darren while he was stronger than him. Otherwise, all hiseffort would be for nothing.

"No, let him grow stronger. I will just put a little pressure on him."

"That's... You should think twice before you answer me, Yahya," the old ape said. Deep down, theape thought that Darren would be the one to kill Yahya because he had the potential to do so.

"I have thought it over," Yahya replied nonchalantly. "I will go now. You two wait for me to comeback," Yahya said, turning to leave.

In the Primitive Tribe

Darren was still immersed in his cultivation. The cultivation of his Shura Force had reached its peak,which braced him to endure the next thunder punishment.

After preparing himself, Darren flew to a deserted island.

As a four-tribulation junior holy warrior, his strength now was at the peak. He could trigger thethunder punishment without the use of the stones

"Come on!"

Darren released the most powerful energy he could muster. Clouds surged in the sky as lightningflashed and thunder rumbled.

For a moment, the sky went dark. It seemed that the thunder punishment was ready.

"Well, you are growing fast.”

At that moment, a purple figure appeared above Darren. The figure's appearance gave Darren a jolt.He reminded Darren of his avatar—especially the ethereal aura he gave off.

The figure gave Darren a sense of familiarity.

"Yahya?" Darren studied the young man's handsome face.

"Yes, it's me. I haven't seen you in a long time." It seemed like power oozed out of every fiber of hisbody. He exuded the aura of a holy emperor.

"You...You have become a holy emperor!"

Although Darren couldn't believe it, he could sense that Yahya's power was, indeed, that of a holyemperor's.

"Yes, I'm a holy emperor now."

"That's amazing!" Darren grinned. "You truly are a genius. You are even better than my avatar.”"Really?" Yahya asked, his voice edged with indifference. "That's just because our resources aredifferent. Both you and your avatar are very good as well.”

Darren wore a calm expression. "Tell me, do you want to kill me right away or you want to tortureme first?"

"Are you going to give up so soon? That's not like you at all.”

"You and I are rivals. My strength is now way inferior to yours. Why shouldn't I just give up?" Darrensmiled bitterly.

"Ha! I'm starting to admire you even more. Unfortunately, you are right. we are rivals, so I wouldhave to kill you. But before that, I can help you pass the thunder punishment and improve yourstrength.”

"Why would you do that? Is that necessary?" Darren snorted.

"Yes," Yahya said calmly and immediately made himself invisible.

Darren's mind ran wild. He pondered on how to survive this life-threatening ordeal.

He went through all his resources and methods and found that almost all of them would lead to hisdeath.

He thought that if his avatar were there at that time, he might be able to deal with Yahya. However,he did not know where his avatar was or whether he was even alive.

"Well, even if I die, I should die with dignity. Let's do it!"

Although Darren was desperate, he didn't want to give up. This spirit of his was what raised him. Hewould never compromise.

Boom!

The sky rumbled, signalling the beginning of the thunder punishment. In a flash, Darren was struckby the thunderbolts.

"Roar!"

Darren roared and his body glowed red. The power of the Shura Force was being released.

"The power of Shura Force... It's so enviable." Yahya observed the scene and let out a soft sigh.

"If I hadn't been greedy for the Shura Force in my future days, then I probably would not have diedthen. Alas!" He sighed again. He now realized that his master might have made him who he wasnow and there was no escaping his fate.

Boom!

The thunder punishment had lasted for a month. Darren used the power of Shura Force to resist it,and he didn't even get hurt.

"I have survived five tribulations!" Darren exclaimed, overjoyed.

Under normal circumstances, a five-tribulation junior holy warrior at his peak had the ability to dealwith a common half-step emperor.

A warrior like Barnes could battle a half-step emperor even when he was just in the early stage of afive-tribulation junior holy warrior.

Darren thought seriously about his strength. Under normal circumstances, he could fight against ahalf-step emperor at the top level, or even kill him with one blow.

Even if he was up against a holy emperor, he could still launch a few attacks and defend himself.Yahya had just become a holy emperor. It looked impossible for him to survive their battle, butDarren was not going down without a fight.

"Come out!"

Darren yelled at the void.

Buzz...

The space fluctuated and the purple figure appeared once more.

"Are you ready to die?"

"It's not that easy. Even if you become the holy emperor, I will not go down without a fight!" Darrengritted his teeth

"Well, didn't you give up when you met me a month ago?" Yahya sneered.

"Sometimes, giving up is to get a chance to win in the end. If I die, I die fighting! You must knowthat I will make you pay for the fight as well!" Darren held his head high and stood tall. He glared atYahya. His momentum was almost equal to that of his rival.

"You are so stubborn... But, I've changed my mind," Yahya said, pursing his lips.

"What do you mean?”

Yahya turned his back to Darren. "Do you remember what got us into this feud in the first place? It'sbecause of that beautiful woman. She still isn't mine.”

"You!" Anger boiled in Darren's heart. "Leave her alone. This is between you and me. You said thatyou want to kill me because you want her, but I think you're just looking for excuses to kill me. Youmay never admit to that, but it's the truth.”

"No, you are wrong. I want her. She is the most beautiful creature I have ever seen. I have neverforgotten her, even after all these years. Now, I will hold her in my arms and watch you as you fall toyour demise,” Yahya said, flashing a cruel smile.

"Ha!" Darren laughed.

"What are you laughing at? Are you going insane?” Yahya said.

"I'm not stupid. You are. Hailey is just a friend. You can do whatever you want with her. I won't care.It won't hurt me at all,” Darren said. He tried his best to make himself appear calm.

"Really?" At that moment, Yahya turned his head and looked in the other direction. His eyesglimmered.

"Miss Hailey Yao, did you hear that?" As Yahya spoke, a beautiful figure slowly flew out of the forest.When she landed in front of Darren, she looked at him and her eyes began to fill with tears. Herhands shook as she absorbed what she had heard, and she wept.