Talented Martial Hero
Chapter 412 The Water Kylin Was Stranded (Part Two)

The Water Kylin went after them. He didn't hesitate and showed no mercy as he killed each of themwith just one strike of his claw.

"You all have to die! I will kill you!" The Water Kylin roared in fury, his voice making even Darren andthe other two back off a few steps. Goosebumps formed on their bodies and they were all just gladto have the Water Kylin on their side. There was no getting in the way of that pure, unadulteratedrage.

Nevertheless, Darren wasn't too worried about it. What he cared about was acting fast. He wasdoing his best to assimilate the talent of the dead creatures.

An hour passed, and the Water Kylin was still attacking the river with his lightning. About ten moredark green creatures came out of the river and the Water Kylin immediately killed them on sight.

As for Darren, he was ready for every single one, as he didn't want to waste any of their leftovertalent. He kept assimilating it. His talent upgraded almost two levels in a row. At this point, he wasat the top level of level two of the Heaven Degree!

After all of this, there didn't seem to be any more Invisible Panthers coming out of the river.However, the Water Kylin in his rage just kept his lightning attack coming, never pausing. It took along while for him to finally stop.

When he did, it was like all the rage left his body in one go, and it seemed like it was the only thingthat had kept him going. He fell down on the ground as if he lost all his strength. Breathing hard, helooked absolutely exhausted after all this fighting.

"Damn it! I almost died because of those petty creatures!” The Water Kylin had his head hanginglow. His tongue rolled out and touched the ground. He huffed

"What the hell happened? Why were there so many Invisible Panthers? And where is Ethan? Is hedead?" Darren asked, firing one question after the other at the Water Kylin. His head was simplybuzzing from all the questions he needed answers to.

"Let me rest for a while before answering your questions, okay? My body hurts." With these words,the Water Kylin just closed his eyes and entered a state of restoring his energy.

Seeing how drained he was, Darren respected his need for rest. He sat down beside the Water Kylinwith his two friends, and together they waited for him to wake up again. They didn't dare to cross tothe other side of the river before they knew what the hell had happened to him. As it was, it justdidn't seem safe to spread out.

It was okay, though, as Darren was preoccupied. His talent was now at level two of the HeavenDegree. He really wanted to know how fast he could gear up. So he sat with his legs crossed andstarted absorbing the spiritual energy of the nature around him.

Two days passed in the blink of an eye. Then, a thick mist started forming around the river. Itappeared so suddenly that it startled Timothy and Abelard. They looked at Darren with surprisedeyes that reflected the shock they felt.

"What the hell! I wonder which level Darren's talent is at? Even the spiritual energy that wasn'tabsorbed by him formed a thick mist! What a sight!"

"His talent must be above level one of the Heaven Degree! No wonder Darren is so powerful andgood at fighting.”

Both Timothy and Abelard were at the top level of level nine of the Earth Degree. They only got toreach this degree because they had been practicing with countless treasures and magic herbs sincethey were just kids. It had taken a lot of sweat and effort on their parts. Thinking of how much timeand energy they invested, they couldn't help but be a little envious of Darren, whose talent was farabove theirs in the Heaven Degree.

"It has been such a productive journey so far. It's really an honor to know someone as talented asDarren," Abelard said, despite his envy also feeling positively impressed and in awe.

"Yeah, you are right. We really can't compete with Darren. He's really good. He even tamed alegendary beast for God's sake!" Timothy was frankly still in disbelief about that. Besides that,though, he was also happy that he got the chance to meet a strong and powerful martial artist likeDarren. Who wouldn't like him?

However, his power wasn't the reason why Timothy wanted to be friends with Darren. It was obviousjust how strong and powerful Darren was, which meant he could help Timothy in times of need. Butthat wasn't important. Timothy was very picky when it came to making friends and didn't let peopleget close to him easily. Darren had grown on him because he was easy-going and had a greatpersonality. It was simple as that. Timothy was glad that they met and became friends.

Lost in his musing, time kept ticking by. Another day passed in relative silence. Then, Darren finallywoke up.

"Wow. This time, it really felt different after upgrading my talent. I have now reached the top level ofthe primary stage of the Wonder Realm.” Darren mumbled to himself. After assimilating a greatamount of spiritual energy from nature, he finally managed to upgrade further, even if it was just bya bit. He moved his limbs a little, feeling stiff after not moving for so long.

Timothy and Abelard heard what he had said to himself. And to say that they were surprised was anunderstatement. They glanced at each other, almost as if to make sure they hadn't just imagined itall, and then looked back at Darren.

"What did you say, Darren?"

"Don't joke about something like that, Darren!"

They sat up straight and stared at Darren as if they were looking at a monster.

"Eh? What? What did I say?" Darren was still coming out of his trance-like state, feeling lost andconfused. He looked at his friends with a bemused expression.

"You said that you have reached the top level of the primary stage of the Wonder Realm..."

"Yeah, the top level of the primary stage of the Wonder Realm..."

Timothy and Abelard both repeated the same thing, too dumfounded to say much more or expressthemselves differently. They stared at Darren, eagerly awaiting his response.