Talented Martial Hero
Chapter 447 The Resurface Of The Black-robed Man (Part Two)

As a plan was formed in Darren's head, he was grateful for the ring that the red-robed elder hadgiven to him. The ring could help him resist the attack from rule cultivators as well as hide his aurafor them not to detect him. The ring could conceal him well enough that even the powerful black-robed messenger might not be able to replace him. Thus, Ethan's suggestion might just actually beworkable. However, the question that remained was how to summon that black-robed messengerhere.

"I can help you lure him out. He does not know that I have been compromised,” Ethan offered.More than anything else, he was doing it for himself rather than helping Darren at all. He was withthe hope that if Darren could kill that black-robed messenger, he too would be freed from hisbondage with him.

"You? Are you really going to do that for me? Or are you thinking that maybe I will spare your life ifyou help me with that?" Curious and bothered at the same time, Darren was a little hesitant as towhy Ethan offered to help him.

"Look at me. I am better dead than being alive. This is not for me, and I just want a quick death.That's all." All of a sudden, Ethan began to laugh as if he was relieved to know that a painless deathwas right around the corner.

Even if he got to keep his life today, he would still be a useless person who could barely take care ofhimself. Furthermore, now that he was incapacitated, that black-robed man would most likely killhim since he was of no use to him. If he once again fell into the hands of that black-robed man, hewould most likely be tortured the way that he had just experienced from Darren. He was scared bythat pain, and he would not want to live through it anymore, which was the reason why he wantedto help Darren so that he could have a quick death by return.

However, Darren could not read Ethan's mind. He was worried that Ethan might use it as anopportunity to call for the backup of many powerful rule cultivators to attack him so that he couldescape.

Even if Darren managed to thwart their attack with the assistance from the Water Kylin, the RedInfernal Sect would have been alerted to his presence. He would lose the element of surprise."What? You don't believe me?" implored Ethan as he saw the baffled expression on Darren's face."Damn! Yes, you are right that I do not believe you!" Darren answered coldly, sneering at Ethan, whowas still pale in the face.

"Fine. Then suit yourself. I am summoning the black-robed messenger in." Ethan then fetched abead from his garments. He then talked to it immediately, "Sir, I have successfully collected onethousand powerful souls. Please come and get them.”

Aghast and surprised at the sudden turn of events, Darren had been thinking about whether Ethanwas telling the truth or not. Yet, before he came around and tried to stop Ethan, it was too late asthe transmission was already completed.

Swoosh!

With that unanticipated move, Darren decided to spare Ethan his life. Instead, he brought the WaterKylin with him and went hiding nearby using his ring to conceal their presence.

Before long, the black-robed man arrived as promised by Ethan. He was precisely what Ethan haddescribed—vile and vehement.

The moment he saw Ethan, he frowned for he was all beaten up and could not even stand. Whocould have done such things?

"Where are the souls that you have collected for me?" the black-robed man implored. There was atinge of urgency and authority in his voice.

Now, this was the moment of truth. Would Ethan reveal the information about Darren and call forthe help of the messenger, or did he have something else in mind?

Darren observed carefully. If Ethan dared to lie to him, Darren would definitely kill him even if itmeant that he would have to take some risk, instead of letting him escape just like he did the lasttime.

"You can collect my ass! Punk ass bastard! Ha-ha!"

To Darren's surprise, Ethan suddenly began to laugh while cursing the black-robed man with themeanest languages.

"Are you playing with me? Do you want to die right now?" The black-robed man had never thoughtthat Ethan would dare play around with him like a fool. He was infuriated by the insult. Fueled bythat fury and humiliation, runes began to shine on the black-robed man's body.

"How dare you, such a low life creature, tell me what to do? Who do you think you are to order meto do things for your pleasure? Do you still want me to be your dog? In your dreams!" Ethan wascoughing blood now, but he appeared relaxed as if he was welcoming what would come next—hisdeath, his final deliverance.

"Just die!” The black-robed man was clearly pissed off, and he stabbed a sword of rune into Ethan'schest. With the fatal blow, Ethan died instantly, and his spirit was dispersed at once.

Seeing that the man was now lifeless and useless for him, the black-robed man then flipped hishand. A purple bead came flying out of Ethan's body and landed in the palm of the messenger."Only seven hundred and fifty-eight souls?" After counting the souls and found that there was notenough, the black-robed man kicked Ethan out of the anger.

"Useless piece of shit. How dare you trouble summoning me for collecting these rubbishes?" theblack-robed man mumbled a curse.

Only then did Darren realize that Ethan really wanted to die. So he chose the back-robed man's wayto end his own life.

Just a few steps away from them, Darren decided not to speculate further on the reason for Ethan'saction. He had collected more than seven hundred souls, which could only mean that he had killedmany people to acquire such souls. That simply meant that his death was rightful and not worth anytears

The current issue at hand for Darren was whether he should tail this black-robed man or just takehim down right then and there and force him to lead him to the Red Infernal Sect.

Looking at the black-robed man, Darren could sense that his Spirit Power was mighty, and his rulecultivation must be equally strong. Even if he managed to outmatch him with the help of the WaterKylin, his plans would still be ruined if the black-robed man managed to escape.

"He had been wounded before he died. Who did this to my dog? Could it be from some warriorsthat are onto us?" As curiosity stirred him, the black-robed man noticed the wounds on Ethan'sbody and soon realized that he did not inflict the injuries to himself.

With that, as a knee-jerk action, the black-robed man immediately activated his Spirit Power andbegan to check for any suspicious presence in the radius of hundreds of miles.