Talented Martial Hero
Chapter 1424 The Acting Region Leader

Darren's face darkened with fury.

He felt a ferocious swell of rage when Nasir was killed, all of a sudden, before he could finish hiswords.

"How dare you, you old dogs!" he roared. "If you interfere with me again, I will destroy your entireBlood Cloud Region!"

He felt enraged and reckless, already beginning to prepare for the worst possible outcome. Hevowed that if the law enforcers of the Blood Cloud Palace dared stop him, he would immediately goand seek help from Akbar, Lord Starry Sword, and Lord Feng.

There would also be a few other Superior God Realm masters who would be willing to help Darren ifhe asked. After all, those big shots still owed him a favor.

If they really didn't care what they owed him, well, they should still help him if only for Yolanda'ssake, Darren thought. That way, they could show their respect to Yolanda.

Darren clenched his fists. If he was pushed too hard now, he would certainly call in every favor hecould in order to win a fight with the Blood Cloud Region.

In general, ordinary people were not allowed to start a war at the regional level. But Darren wasalready the patriarch of the Chu Clan. He had inherited the position of the Territory EnfeoffingEmperor. His position was already equivalent to that of the leader of a region. As long as he didn'tslaughter ordinary cultivators at will, the Ancestral Land would not intervene even if he waged war."Young man, let's talk calmly,” said one of the law enforcing elders of the Blood Cloud Palace.

He had a hoarse voice, and he spoke in a low, even tone.

Darren glared at him. "Calmly? First of all, tell me why you killed this man! Why did you prevent himfrom telling me the news about Elsa?" he demanded.

"We don't know who Elsa is," said the elder patiently. "We only killed Nasir because he was toogreedy. He took the resources we had distributed to the Cloud Refinement Sect for himself. This wasreported to us yesterday, and as soon as we confirmed the report, we were ordered by our leader tokill him immediately. We did so, in accordance with our own laws and practices.”

He paused and looked at Darren. "Do you have any other question?”

Darren was completely unconvinced. His face grew even colder, and he said quietly,

"Do you think I am naive enough to be fooled by such lies?"

The elder did not respond, and Darren said, "I swear to you now that this will not be resolved unlesswe face each other in battle!"

He spoke in an implacable tone.

He was certain that he had not misjudged the situation. Something must have happened to Elsa.And it must have had something to do with the machinations of the Blood Cloud Palace.

They had repeatedly obstructed his plans, and now they were lying to him. There was no way tosolve this dilemma except by the use of force. He was determined to show them his strength.

The four elders looked taken aback. They glanced at each other, hesitating.

If anyone else had threatened to fight them, the elders would have killed him on the spot. If theydid decide to spare his life, it would be because they didn't take the threat seriously.

But this young man in front of them was different. He was Darren. The Blood Cloud Palace alreadyknew him by his reputation.

After that episode concerning the Archean relic, Darren had gained many powerful supporters.

If Darren was determined, and called on his backers to aid him, he might indeed be able to wage aterrible war against the Bloody Cloud Region.

One of the elders spoke up. "Darren, don't get too excited,”

he said, deliberately softening his tone.

Darren's face remained hard and unyielding. "Hand Elsa over to me this instant, or else wait for thebattle to begin. Decide now.”

The four elders saw that Darren would not change his mind.

Another elder stepped forward, dropping the soothing tone his companions had used. He saidsneeringly, "Do you think we don't know who you are? You are not as well-connected as you think.You only have Lord Starry Sword, Lord Feng and a few other masters at the Superior God Realm toback you up. But there is a saying that distant water cannot quench one's present thirst. We couldkill you right here and now!"

It was not a bluff. Seeing Darren's attitude, the elder had decided it would be best to eliminateDarren at once.

Darren snorted, "Old bastard, don't bother pretending! You can kill me if you have the guts. But youknow, back then, there was a deputy god who wanted to kill me. I did not back down, and in theend, I was safe and sound. Think it over. Who do you think are you?"

Darren lifted his hand and pointed a disdainful finger at the elder, knowing he would be insulted bythe gesture.

This matter was one that should be settled among the region leaders. How could this small band oflaw enforcing elders think to interfere? Would they be rash enough to attack him? The greatmasters might have been too far away to prevent the elders from killing Darren right there andthen, but if he was killed, there was a real chance they would avenge him.

If something happened to him now, the elders’ families would surely be wiped out as well.

After all, they also knew what had happened in the relic back then. A deputy god had wanted to killDarren, but Lord Starry Sword stopped him, and he almost killed the deputy god with a sword strike.It was telling that Lord Starry Sword had not hesitated to kill a deputy god to protect Darren. Theyevidently had a close relationship. Killing Darren might lead to a disaster for the Blood CloudRegion.

Listening to Darren's arrogant words, the elder trembled with anger, but he kept silent.

"Get out of here. Ask your region leader to come here and speak with us,” Weber said, trying tosound calm. In fact, his heart had been thudding in his chest since Darren confronted the elders,fearing that these old guys would really attack them.

However, he realized that the four elders were stunned by Darren's boldness, so Weber quicklystepped in to give them a way out of the situation.

"Why are you still standing there? What are you waiting for?" Weber snapped. "Do you want me tocall my master here? He is a deputy god and he would show you what a backer is!" Weber's wordscaused the elders to focus on him.

All four of them stared at Weber. They now felt even more hesitant about acting rashly.

Their superior had ordered them to be on the lookout for the auras of those in the PrimitiveWilderness who might be related to a deputy god, to avoid any misunderstanding and unnecessarytrouble.

They carefully probed the fat man in front of them and confirmed that he was really a deputy god'sdisciple.

Things were getting dangerous.

"Please wait a moment,” said one of the elders. "We'll go and ask the acting region leader for hisinstructions.”

With that, the four figures all faded and disappeared.

"What? The acting region leader?" Weber murmured. He frowned. "What do they mean by that?"Gatlin could not resist rolling his eyes at the question

"They mean that the current region leader only has the position temporarily," he explained.

"I see," Weber said, nodding absently, still thinking about the encounter that had just transpired.The minutes ticked by. Darren was impatient and agitated. The hour they waited felt like it lasted forweeks.

Finally, a thunderous voice spoke from the void. "Darren, I'm sorry to have offended you,” said adeep, booming voice.

A figure with an extraordinary aura arrived, landing in front of Darren.

Darren glanced at the stranger, who looked younger than he had expected. He seemed to be in hismid-thirties. His figure was draped in a cyan robe decorated with dragon patterns that seemed toglow with their own light. He moved regally, with an air of natural majesty that made him seem veryimpressive.

"You are the acting region leader?" asked Weber.

"Yes. I am Gilmer Zhuang. You must be Weber Fan. It's a pleasure to meet you, and please send mybest wishes to your master,” said Gilmer Zhuang, smiling.

Darren's eyes narrowed. "I don't want to waste time with nonsense, sir. I want to know right nowwhere Elsa is. I'm only here to replace out the answer to that,” he said without preamble.

"No problem, Darren. Let's go to the hall. You and your companions can rest while I look into thematter, and I will certainly give you a full explanation as soon as possible,” said Gilmer Zhuang.Darren frowned. "No, thanks,” he said. He waved his hand at the others. "Let's go, Weber, Gatlin."As he turned, he glanced back at Gilmer Zhuang and said curtly, "My apologies for disturbing you."With that, Darren, Weber, and Gatlin left.

Three figures soared into the air without the least hesitation.

As soon as they were gone, the smile on Gilmer Zhuang's face disappeared instantly.

He thought that Darren was definitely not an ordinary person. Gilmer Zhuang himself, a warrior atthe Superior God Realm, had made the effort to show up, yet it had not changed Darren's mind.Darren had seemed firm and confident, probably because he had already decided on a course ofaction. He would not be delayed by pleasantries and perfunctory words.

With a sigh, Gilmer Zhuang cupped his hands around his mouth and shouted up at the sky, towardsthe figures flying away.

"Darren, let's talk. I know where Miss Elsa is. She's in our Blood Cloud Palace,” he yelled.

It was not an option to anger someone of Darren's background. It would be crazy to let him walkaway intending to wage war against them.

The other people who were present were all stunned. Even a cultivator at the Superior God Realm,who was temporarily the leader of the region, had no choice but to try and reason with this youngman,

“What kind of demon is he? they thought.