Talented Martial Hero
Chapter 1449 A High Price

From within the mansion of the leader of the Tussle Region, its leader, Hood Li, personally came outto welcome his guests.

"Connor, please come in," he said warmly.

Secretly, Hood Li was a bit surprised to see his old friend looking healthy. He had heard somerumors before, rumors saying that Connor was seriously ill and on the verge of death.

But of course, he wasn't going to ask about those things. No matter what Connor came here for,Hood Li planned on welcoming him with a smile.

"Hood, I'm sorry for coming here without prior notice. Can you forgive me?" Connor smiled playfullyand cupped his hands in greeting.

"Not a problem. I'm so happy to see you, Connor!

Oh, where are my manners? Welcome, Darren!"

Hood Li greeted Darren warmly as well as soon as he recognized him by Connor's side.

Hood Li already knew who Darren was. After all, Darren had saved his life back in the Archean relic.And from the way he addressed him, it was as though he treated Darren as a member of the samegeneration.

It was somewhat of a big deal, as this was the first time that a cultivator at the Celestial God Realmhad been viewed as a peer by the leaders of the various regions in the Primitive Wilderness.

But this was not unwarranted. After all, Darren had great potential. If everything went well, he woulddefinitely surpass these leaders of regions in the future. Moreover, back then, it seemed that neitherLord Starry Sword nor Lord Feng had treated Darren as their junior, so of course the region leadersdared not view themselves as superior to Darren.

"I've heard a lot about you, Mr. Li." Darren cupped his hands and bowed respectfully.

"Please come in. I'll have the kitchen to prepare a banquet right away. Tonight, we shall feast!" HoodLi gesticulated grandly.

"Please, don't bother,” Darren said quickly.

"What's wrong? Have I offended you, Darren?”

"No, no, no. It's just that I have come here to ask someone for help. I can't stay too long. Pleaseexcuse my rudeness,” Darren explained.

"Oh? What's troubling you? Would you mind telling me? I will do everything in my power to help, ifI can." Hood Li felt indebted to Darren. If there was any way he could settle the score, he was muchobliged.

"By any chance, are you in contact with the Blood Abyss Sect?" Connor, who had been standing tothe side, suddenly stepped in before Darren could answer.

He knew that the Blood Abyss Sect had a better relationship with the Tussle Region than with anyother region.

"The Blood Abyss Sect?" Hood Li frowned slightly. "Of course we are in contact. Their sect leader ismy senior fellow disciple. Although we don't talk that often, our friendship hasn't faded away.""Perfect!" Connor's eyes twinkled excitedly. "If that's the case, we will take you up on your offer tohelp."

Originally, Darren had come all the way here in search for Akbar, whom he thought would be ableto contact the Blood Abyss Sect for him. But now, it seemed that Hood Li had better chances ofdoing so than Akbar.

"Come with me,” Hood Li said in a low voice. "Let's go to the secret room and discuss there.”

The two of them followed Hood Li into a concealed, soundproof room. They had to be cautiouswhenever they spoke of anything related to the Blood Abyss Sect. After all, this was a killerorganization they were talking about.

Once they were settled in the secret room, Connor explained why exactly they had come here.

"I see," Hood Li said afterwards, scratching his chin. "It seems Ms. Yolanda Leng is in trouble..." Hefrowned slightly. "Even if you two hadn't come here, I would've done my best to help her as soon asI caught wind of the news.”

"Thank you, old friend.” Connor smiled gratefully.

"Thank you, sir." Darren bowed politely as well.

Hood Li nodded to them and then lapsed into silence, lost in his thoughts. "Well, I'll send a messageto Kermit Long right now," he said after a while. "He is a guard of the Blood Abyss Sect. I will askhim to come here to have a talk. As for my senior fellow disciple, I think it'd be better if I didn'tbother him first. But if we can't reach an agreement with Kermit, I will go to talk with my seniorfellow disciple in person. How does that sound?"

"Hood, that sounds like a plan!"

"Okay, I'll be back soon. Wait here.”

Hood Li first arranged for them to have warm tea and then abruptly left.

Four hours passed.

Darren ground his teeth impatiently. Paranoid, he began to wonder if Hood Li was just talking big.Several minutes later, however, Darren was proven wrong.

Hood Li entered the secret room, accompanied by an elusive, shadow-like figure.

"Kermit, let me introduce these two gentlemen to you. This is Connor, the leader of the Blood CloudRegion, and this young man is Darren Chu."

"Mr. Long, it's nice to meet you."

"Please, have a seat, Guard Kermit."

Connor and Darren bowed to greet Kermit Long at the same time.

However, Kermit Long just eyed them coldly. After a moment of tense silence, he finally said, "Ialready known what has happened. You can start bidding now."

He was a straightforward person. If he had come here to conduct business, he had no plans ongetting friendly with his clients.

To be honest, Darren had no clue how much it would cost to hire a killer from the Blood Abyss Sect.Moreover, he needed to hire a truly powerful warrior, so he figured it must've been costly.

"Guard Kermit, I must admit, I know very little about your sect. However, I want to hire two powerfulwarriors at the upper-level of the Superior God Realm. It would be better if they are at the top levelof the Superior God Realm. They have to go to the Chaotic Region together with me to solve theproblem you've just claimed to know about. How much do you think is appropriate?”

"Humph!" Kermit Long snorted, obviously annoyed.

He had predicted that this potential client would definitely want to hire powerful warriors at theSuperior God Realm. But he hadn't expected that Darren would ask for masters at the upper-level orthe top level of the Superior God Realm. 'Do you think it is so easy to replace a master at the upper-level of the Superior God Realm?" he sneered silently.

“Besides, you are just a young man. How could someone like you possibly afford the price? Even theregion leader by your side would be reluctant to pay the price to hire two masters at the upper-levelof the Superior God Realm!"

"Kermit, why don't you name your price?"

Hood Li cut in suddenly, realizing how dissatisfied Kermit Long was with Darren, so as to avoid anembarrassing situation and ease the tension in the room.

"Hood, we indeed have members at the upper-level of the Superior God Realm, and there are eventwo at the top level of the Superior God Realm who would be willing to take the job. However, theprice is not something ordinary people can afford. After all, the Chaotic Region is very dangerous. Toput it bluntly, even if you and this leader of the Blood Cloud Region went there, it's unlikely you'dmake it out of there unscathed.” Kermit Long spoke slowly. He was in no rush to state his prices. Hisstrategy was to make the seriousness of the matter clear first. That way, it'd be easier for him tofight for a higher price.

However, what he was saying was actually truthful. Both Connor and Hood Li were at the top levelof the Superior God Realm, but even they would be in trouble if they went to the Chaotic Region.After all, those powerful men from other forces there were not easy to deal with.

These powerful men that were occupying the Chaotic Region included not only strong DefiantMasters, but also old monsters who had cultivated for countless years. Some of them might havecultivated for an even longer time than Alfredo.

Only the invincible masters at the Superior God Realm, such as Lord Starry Sword and Lord Feng,were qualified to contend with such guys

As for whether there was any deputy god at top level among those powerful men, it was unknown.Connor's face fell after he heard what Kermit Long said.

"Guard Kermit, kindly get straight to the point," he said authoritatively. "Tell me the price we need topay for hiring two killers at the top level of the Superior God Realm. I might not be strong enough,but I still have some deposits. Please state your price."

Connor's message was clear: he was willing to pay, no matter how hefty the price was.

"I'm impressed by your straightforwardness, Connor. I won't beat around the bush any longer. If youwant to hire our sect's member at the top level of the Superior God Realm, you need to pay twomartial arts cultivation methods of the Deputy God Realm level, and twelve level-eleven divinepatterns.” Kermit paused to clear his throat. "But I have to put forward the conditions in advance.The one who is responsible for the task will try his best to fulfill the task given him, but in case hislife is in danger, he has the right to run away regardless of anything else. Do you accept theseterms?"

Darren's expression darkened. The price was too high.