Talented Martial Hero
Chapter 467 They Were About To Rebel

"What is a manipulated soldier?"

Some high-ranked rule cultivators present did not know about the manipulated soldiers. And so,they asked the other elders this question.

"A manipulated soldier is made by cultivators who practice puppet-making. In short, a manipulatedsoldier is a killing machine without any emotions or sense of pain," one elder explained.

"That guy is powerful. Do you think that the manipulated soldiers can defeat him?" someone asked."Humph! He is an unknown low-level rule cultivator and a martial artist with power similar to a one-star grand warrior. How can he defeat the manipulated soldiers?

A manipulated soldier doesn't have a soul. Even if he has the rule power blockade, he cannotweaken the attack of the manipulated soldiers. Besides, the manipulated soldiers are really powerful.Each of the manipulated soldiers I have put in the pool is as powerful as the top level of a two-stargrand warrior. Escaping to the Protection Domain is a terrible idea. He is as good as dead,” saidElder Quentin, the most powerful elder. He was brimming with confidence.

After he finished his explanation, he silently started to heal the injuries to his soul.

After Darren broke into the Protection Domain, he walked to the side of the deep green pool. Gustsof Spirit Power started to rise as he neared.

Darren began to feel terrible as several poisons were coursing through him. He stood beside thepool long enough to check the middle for signs of the young master.

"What? The young master is not in the pool?"

After detecting the pool, Darren did not feel safe. Suddenly, some chilling auras surrounded him.Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

Four bodies that seemed to be made of metal appeared beside Darren.

"What are these? Their killing intent is so strong!"

Darren was shocked. He looked at the four bodies carefully as he probed them. He sensed no lifeauras coming from them. But, they emitted another aura that was cold and powerful.

"The one who breaches the Protection Domain must die!" An emotionless voice broke the silence asit announced Darren's death sentence.

The four bodies summoned their weapons and attacked Darren in unison.

Darren was about to avoid their attack by using the Hurricane Teleportation Skill, but a shield withrule power suddenly appeared and blocked him.

"How did you come in here?" a voice questioned.

Darren raised his eyes to replace that the young master was staring at him coldly.

"Young master!" Without any hesitation, Darren fell to his knees.

Darren could sense that the young master of the Red Inferno Sect hadn't weakened since enteringthe Protection Domain. That meant that he hadn't started to break through yet.

What had he been waiting for? Darren guessed the answer.

Now, Darren still had the same aura and appearance as Kaleb. With his power, it was impossible forhim to defeat the four cold soldiers. Not to mention, the young master of the Red Inferno Sect wasstill as strong as before.

"Young master, are you all right? Those damned bad guys! They are trying to kill you. I hate myselffor being too weak to protect you, young master!" Darren pretended to be sad and sighed.Hearing Darren's explanation, the young master of the Red Inferno Sect paled. At that moment, thefour manipulated soldiers launched another attack on Darren. It seemed as though the previousblock had worn off.

Darren, however, stood quickly and acted to protect the young master of the Red Inferno Sect bystanding in front of him. He said, "Young master, you need to replace a way to leave this place. Thoseold bad guys have made all the necessary arrangements to kill you today. I will protect you until Idie!"

At that moment, the manipulated soldiers" attack reached Darren. He pretended to stagger whilefighting back. As planned, one of the manipulated soldiers’ attacks landed on the young master ofthe Red Inferno Sect.

"Damn! I should have guessed that they would try something like this!"

The young master was so angry that he quivered all over. He started to fight the manipulatedsoldiers with his powerful skills, trying to suppress them.

But the manipulated soldiers were soulless. The rule formulas that the young master had learnedwere almost useless. Only his shackling and defending skills worked.

"Humph!" the young muster sneered. Then a jade bottle appeared in his hand. With his powerfulSpirit Power, he opened the jade bottle.

A figure of a golden-armored martial artist roared and rushed out. His aura was as powerful as thatof a three-star grand warrior.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Under the command of the young master's Spirit Power, the golden-armored martial artist attackedeach of the manipulated soldiers. He moved so quickly that he looked like a flashing shadow. In afew seconds, the golden-armored martial artist had beaten the manipulated soldiers’ bodies intothe ground. The golden-armored martial artist did not slow down. Instead, he continued to punchthe manipulated soldiers until they broke into countless pieces of metal. Then, the golden-armoredmartial artist returned to the jade bottle.

"Tell me. What is going on? Who wants to rebel?" the young master of the Red Inferno Sect asked.His voice and facial expression conveyed the fury he was feeling.

"Young master, it is the five elders. No, to be more exact, all of them want to rebel. The ones whocame to guard you, young master, were working under the orders of the five elders. They want tokill you too, young master," Darren said. He trembled as he spoke to show that he was terrified."Nonsense! How dare they betray me, their young master?" the young master bellowed.

Hearing his question, Darren's heart jumped with joy. He was no longer worried about himself as heconcluded that the young master had a very suspicious nature. Even without any proof, he hadbelieved Darren over the group of elders that had sworn to protect him

How could Darren have known about the young master's nature?

Before the pool was sequestered, the young master had repeatedly asked what the elders intendedto do if someone entered the Protection Domain. His anxiety stemmed from his concern that hewould be weak and vulnerable during the breakthrough process in the Protection Domain. Thus, ifsomeone broke in, the young master wouldn't be able to protect himself. The young master feltreassured only after the elders informed him that they could open the Protection Domain byburning their souls. Of course, this showed that the young master was a skeptical and suspiciousperson.

Moreover, the Red Inferno Sect's young master should have started cultivating after entering theProtection Domain. However, he did not enter the pool. Darren was sure that he was waiting to seeif someone would take action to hurt him.

"I dare not lie! They arranged for an opportunity to open the Protection Domain so that they couldsecretly enter and kill you, young master. But they did not think that I would learn of their secret.They tortured me by forcing poisons into my body. They threatened to kill me if I did not join them.I agreed so that they would be less vigilant around me. The moment they opened the ProtectionDomain, I fought them and rushed in to tell you the truth,” Darren said. His voice was laced withgrief and resentment.

"Humph! Even if you are telling the truth about the elders wanting to kill their young master, howcould they have only one chance to open the Protection Domain?”

"Those rebels fear the power of your Spirit Power, young master. They were afraid that you woulddiscover their plan. So they only made room for a tiny little flaw in the Protection Domain. Theyarranged for those soulless soldiers that attacked us previously, young master. I heard theirdiscussion, which is why I know that this was their back-up plan. They were a hundred percentcertain that they would be able to kill you when you are weak!" Darren continued to portray theelders as disloyal, calculating rebels.

Boom!

At that moment, the Protection Domain seemed to quiver a little bit. Obviously, someone wasattacking it from outside.

Sensing the attack, the Red Inferno Sect's young master began to believe Darren's story. His facereddened as anger coursed through him.

Outside the Protection Domain, the most powerful elder's body began to ooze blood when themanipulated soldiers were smashed to pieces. Although the four manipulated soldiers were giftsfrom one of his friends, he had connected them with his Spirit Power. So, he was severely hurt whenthe manipulated soldiers were destroyed.

"This is not good. That guy killed the manipulated soldiers! Our young master is in danger!" themost powerful elder said, regardless of his pain.

They had not even considered the possibility that their young master had crushed the manipulatedsoldiers, not Darren!

The destruction of the four manipulated soldiers disturbed all the rule cultivators. A sense offoreboding filled them as they thought of the consequences! Now that the manipulated soldierssent to protect the young master had been annihilated, their young master was in great danger. Ifhe died, they would probably be severely punished by the sect leader.

The only thing they could do was to rush in by force and save their young master.

The five elders knew that they would die if they burned their souls to open the Protection Domain.Of course, they were unwilling to do that before they tried other ways to open the ProtectionDomain.

Plus, they also suspected that the imposter might have other powerful trump cards since he haddefeated the four manipulated soldiers. If the five elders burned their souls and died after that,weaker cultivators could not possibly save the young master.

The best way for them to open the Protection Domain was to use the combined power of all thecultivators!

But they never thought that their behavior would reinforce Darren's lies, and compel the youngmaster to think it was the truth!