Talented Martial Hero
Chapter 1473 The Dream And The Frog At The Bottom Of The Well

The color drained from Todd's face in an instant and his eyes were laden with a deep surprise.

The man stood before him was tall and handsome. He wore black iron armor that fitted his formwell and in his hand, he held a spear shining with divine light.

Darren shifted his gaze to the man, surprised to discover such a good looking young man in themidst of the gray mist.

"Todd, are you surprised to see me alive?" His voice was flat and devoid of emotion, a far cry fromwhat it was when he had been shrouded by the gray mist.

"I never would've expected it, in my wildest dreams.” Todd's expression was complicated. It was hardto read and understand what he might have been thinking.

"Now, do you still wish to stop me?"

"I would not dare, captain. I only have one request. Please let Darren go. He is my relative,” Toddrequested, bowing to the man.

"Hahaha..." the man burst into laughter. "Todd, my good friend, he is now the Territory EnfeoffingEmperor. If I killed him, the Chaotic Region would lose its nominal ruler and order will be restored. Itis god's plan that we would meet again here, today. Now we can rebuild the Heavenly Eagle, takethe world on and make our dream a reality.”

"Murray, my friend, that's impossible,” Todd said sadly, shaking his head with a bitter smile.

Darren had been standing aside, listening to them speak and had been struck dumb by what heheard.

As it turned out, Todd knew this man and even referred to him as friend.

"Humph! Have your forgotten your dream, and your fallen hot-blooded friends? God blessed meand let me survive so that I can make up for my regrets and right my mistakes. I knew you'd grownstronger a long time ago, and your strength is close to that of the major bandits and evencomparable to what mine had once been. But do you know why I never came to you before?" askedthe young man named Murray with a hint of rage and disgust in his voice.

"Captain, please let bygones be bygones. The Chaotic Region will never be a paradise. It will neverbe possible. Please, just give up on it," sighed Todd heavily with tears welling in his eyes. He seemedas though his energy was being drained from him and it hurt him to argue with Murray.

What a cruel time it was! And what a group of hot-blooded fools they were! But that was the past.Eventually, it ended in darkness and blood. Todd finally realized that their dreams were not right forthis era, an era full of battles and darkness.

"You have betrayed our faith and our soul! I knew you would do this, and so when I returned to thisworld, I had no intentions of ever coming to you. You don't deserve to be a member of theHeavenly Eagle anymore."

Todd was silent. He could not replace any words to say back.

His mind was racing, reliving the past, recalling the group they once were. How touching and pitifulit was.

"Sir, what the hell is going on? What is he talking about?"

Darren stepped up and asked of Todd.

Todd still said nothing, but Murray responded, "Darren, Patriarch Darren, don't you think yourexistence is a bit ridiculous, a bit out of order? How dare you, a mere warrior at the Celestial GodRealm, take over the position of the Territory Enfeoffing Emperor? If it's not me, there are still manybandits who will kill you. Do you really think so highly of yourself, that you think what you havedone is okay?

Then again, the so-called Chu Clan disappeared a long time ago; it is not easy replaceing someone likeyou, a descendant of that clan.”

Darren's face turned solemn and he replied coldly, "I don't care who you are and what you havedone. But you have no right to judge me."

"You are too proud and arrogant to be able to see yourself clearly. You do not deserve to live,”Murray said disdainfully, casting an icy glance at Darren.

"How dare you, a puny warrior at the Celestial God Realm, come into this chaotic world and attemptto seize a place in it? You must be out of your mind if you think you're going to get away with that!You are no different than those mortals who stay home, dreaming of fortune all day long but donothing for it. You do not deserve any of this."

"When someone makes possible, what everyone else thinks is impossible, only then can he becomesupreme,” Darren said wistfully, looking off into the distance.

"That's ridiculous! How foolish! I do not want to speak of such nonsense with you. In this world,strength rules all, not a tongue. Today I will show you what the supreme is.”

Boom!

The world seemed to shudder and the space beneath the ground seemed to suddenly fill withstrong winds. The unparalleled pressure building shook the weak world and everything now seemedso fragile.

"I, Murray, the God of Spear, have returned!" he bellowed to the sky. His voice alone could tear aspace and that was a terrifying fact to come to terms with.

It was only when the intense pressure swept around Todd that he came to senses. He opened hiseyes and looked at Murray, whose figure then stood before him in a flash.

"Captain, you can't kill Darren. I can't let you,” Todd said firmly.

"So, you have chosen to oppose me?"

"No, I will not be your enemy. I'm just hoping you can replace it in yourself to understand and let himgo."

"Humph! And what if I refuse and insist on killing him?"

Todd's face twisted with a gloomy seriousness and said, "Captain, why do you wish to push me sohard? To test me like this? What good will killing Darren do you? Even if you kill him, the Five Kingsstill remain. To make it worse, they will get rid of the punishment of the law and have no restraintson them. The most dreadful wars will then break out and the Chaotic Region will bathe in blood.

Is that what you want to see? That is miles from our original dream, captain!"

"Todd, you are so foolish. Have you not figured it out, even after all these years? Real peace will notcome until we have killed and eliminated all those who need be eliminated. Sacrifices need to bemade.

The outbreak of war is the beautiful beginning of a new era,” asserted Murray eloquently. Since hisreturn, his only goal had been to cause a war among the Five Kings!

He had worked with the bloodsucker race to open the entrances of the Five Dangerous Areas, sothat the Five Kings would fight one another and likely bring about war.

But in the meantime, he had gotten a godsend; a weak Territory Enfeoffing Emperor had enteredthe region. It was all so much simpler now. Once he killed Darren, the Chaotic Region would unravelinto absolute chaos.

"Ha-ha, I understand now. You're just some narrow minded fool, like a frog at the bottom of a well,”Darren sneered.

"What did you say? I've battled in the chaotic world for so many years. I've seen through everything!You have no right to judge me!" Murray roared, looking down on Darren pitifully, disgusted that hewould dare utter such words.

"Did I misspeak?" Darren turned his back to Murray. "You are too narrow minded. From yourconversation with Todd, it's clear you wanted to establish peace and stability, but for some reasonyou and your followers failed. It seems as though most of you were subdued and killed. Youmanaged to survive and come back, your mission still running wild in your mind.”

"I don't need to listen to the dribble that slips out of your mouth!" Murray said scornfully.

"Don't be so quick to interrupt me. The world you see is too one-sided. The Chaotic Region, theland left by the Chu Clan; that is all you see. What about the rest of the Primitive Wilderness and theentire human race?

Even if you unify the Chaotic Region, what good does that do? You think a stable state will beestablished? That the paradise you dream of will magically appear? You're too naive! You forgetwe're human beings, the lowest and humblest race in the Primitive Wilderness.

Sooner or later, the other races will rush in with the intention of enslaving the human race. They willbully their way through and slaughter us at will. Will you be able to hold on to your paradise then?Will the human race still be safe? You're pathetic. The truly wise and courageous among us careabout the human race and fight for its survival. How dare you try and tell me you're not just somefrog at the bottom of a well?"