Talented Martial Hero
Chapter 790 The Retreat Of The Roc Demon Emperor

The Roc Demon Emperor was appalled with the magnitude of attacks coming his way.

Especially since the space-breaking sword intent had threatened his life. He could feel that theman's level was definitely not lower than his.

Attacks rained down on the Roc Demon Emperor.

The rotation speed of the pale yellow hexahedral crystal was pushed to its limit, and after a series ofrule forces collapsed, they continued to condense again.

Crack.

The silence in the void was shattered.

"Howl!"

The Roc Demon Emperor felt a sharp pain in his body.

Whoosh!

The sword intent that the rule forces had blocked finally broke through everything and rushedtoward the Roc Demon Emperor.

The Roc Demon Emperor's wings dazzled with golden light and continually fluttered back and forth."What?"

Just then, he sensed a strange force heading toward him. Suddenly, he felt that time was twisted.Bang! Bang! Bang!

Within half a minute, a second round of attacks was launched. Kirk and his peers struck the RocDemon Emperor.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

All the power, including the mighty sword intent, began to collapse.

As for the Roc Demon Emperor, he flew across the sky and fell to the ground. In the blink of an eye,he had been thrown tens of thousands of kilometers away.

The area where he passed, only space turbulent flows were left. A gaping black ditch appeared inthe void.

The Roc Demon Emperor's body had been completely charred, and he looked like a drownedmouse.

Anger surged in his heart. A group of nobodies had injured him so severely. This was unacceptableto him!

But, the Roc Demon Emperor was very cautious. He wouldn't allow his emotions to affect him. So,he tried to make a rational choice.

To everyone, it appeared as though he had made a hasty decision when he came to the humanterritory alone. However, after a thorough investigation, the Roc Demon Emperor knew that theseveral people who could threaten him were not in the human territory. That was why he had daredto come.

To his surprise, he encountered a mysterious man who was adept at the sword. No matter howangry he was, the Roc Demon Emperor had to suppress his fury.

'Ilt's better if I retreat now and replace another time to kill them, one by one.’

The Roc Demon Emperor decided not to risk his life. He turned into a ray of light and flew away."He's gone.” Kirk sensed that the Roc Demon Emperor's breath had dissipated

"Don’t let him go! Let's kill him!" Talcott roared.

Yorick glared at him and said, "Why didn't you take the lead and fight against him? Now you wantto chase him? Did you notice that the mysterious swordsmanship master behind you has alsodisappeared?”

"You are right.” Talcott probed for the mysterious man's breath and found that the sword intent haddissipated. "Then let's spare the demon'’s life this time," he said.

Darren, who was standing beside them, almost burst into laughter.

When he first met Talcott, Darren thought that he looked calm and mighty. Now, his cowardlybehavior had betrayed him.

"Mathew, Hanson, are you all right?" Darren flew to Mathew.

"I'm fine, but Hanson..." Mathew frowned. Hanson had not been treated after being poisoned bypeople from the Death Palace. The battle with the Roc Demon Emperor had pushed the poison toHanson's heart.

Hanson's face turned pale. Sometimes his breath was strong, but sometimes it was weak. He lookedlike he was in agony.

Several other strong cultivators also flew toward him.

"Hanson, you seem to be severely injured.”

"It's not serious. Don't worry.” Hanson tried to reassure them.

"Young man, you seem to have been poisoned. Can I have a look?" the old man from theMythological Palace asked.

"Sure, please help Mr. Hanson Xiao, sir,” Darren said before Hanson could speak.

The old man felt Hanson's breath for a while and then frowned deeply.

He summoned the Life True Rule. Soon, the flow of the Life True Rule entered Hanson's breath andmerged with his blood.

Hanson felt as though his body had become lighter and that his pain was gone.

But this feeling only lasted for several seconds. Then, Hanson felt a sharp pain, as if millions ofpoisonous insects were biting his meridians.

Hanson's face distorted, and his forehead was covered in sweat.

"Sir, what happened?" Darren asked. Panic was written all over his face as he turned to the old manand gestured to him to stop.

"Don't worry. Be patient.”

As he spoke, the old man continually released the Life True Rule, which flowed unabated intoHanson's body. Half an hour passed. This whole time, Hanson kept struggling because of the pain.Sometimes the pain disappeared for a while, but sometimes he felt in more agony than before.

So unbearable was the pain that Hanson almost lost consciousness.

When the Life True Rule flowed into his body for the last time, Hanson spat blood from his mouthSeeing this, the old man walked to Hanson's back and slapped him dozens of times from behind.A trail of crimson blood trickled from Hanson's mouth.

The old man took out a jade bottle and collected it.

"Hanson, how do you feel?"

After several deep breaths, Hanson spoke. "Thank you, sir. I feel much better. The pain is within myrange. Your help has been as effective as if I had taken some magic elixir.”

"Thank you so much!" Darren and Mathew cupped their hands and expressed their gratitude, too."You are welcome." The old man shook his head and continued, "The source of this toxin is a kind ofpoisonous insect that can't be exterminated. With medicine and the Life True Rule, you can onlyforce out a portion of the toxin. In half a month, they will reproduce to the extent that it will destroyyour blood and heart.

But don't worry. When I was in charge of the Mythological Palace, I met different kinds of deadcreatures. Some had been poisoned with this kind of poison. I have studied it carefully for hundredsof years, and I earned a rough command of how to suppress the toxin. But, I lacked the bloodsample of a poisoned person to continue working on my treatment. I have gathered a sample fromyou. When I finish working on the antidote, I will be able to cure you."

"Thank you so much!”

Everyone was delighted. They didn't expect that the old man had already done extensive researchon this poison. They finally saw a glimmer of hope.

"It may take me a while, and I need to collect some exotic medicinal materials. Hanson, you and Ican replace a quiet place where I can help you suppress the toxins while I study the antidote.

And Darren, I have a task for you. You have to help me collect the medicinal materials if necessary.Understand?" the old man instructed.

"Got it." Darren nodded.

"The sooner, the better. Let's go!" Mathew bowed to the old man as he spoke.

Hanson, Mathew, and the old man left after exchanging a few more words with Darren andinstructing him to keep in touch via the contact bead.

"What about you, Kirk?"

"I'll return to my hometown. I need to visit my clan. Let's drink together another day. By the way, weinjured the Roc Demon Emperor this time. He will be mad at us, and he will try to seek revenge. Becareful. Take care of yourself."

"l know. Take care."

Kirk nodded before flying toward the West Sea.

"Now, how do we deal with the Cross Expeditionary Force?" Darren glanced at Talcott as he asked.Talcott didn't dare to speak. Darren's friends were powerful. He couldn't boast about his strengthand status and mistreat Darren anymore.

"Just do as you have agreed on earlier," after a while, Yorick replied instead of Talcott.

"Talcott, I already told you not to quarrel with the Lord of the Sacred Palace over trivial matters, butyou didn't listen to me. You have to ask the eight commanders to apologize and plead the Lord ofthe Sacred Palace for forgiveness. Understand?" Yorick ordered.

"What?" With a frown, Talcott thought, "You are too unreasonable. When we besieged the SacredPalace at the time, you stood out to threaten them and set the rules of the competition. Now, youhave shifted sole responsibility onto me.

"Do you have a problem?" the old man asked as he glanced at him.

"No. I understand.” Talcott reluctantly nodded.

"We'll see you at the Sacred Palace. Goodbye," Darren said indifferently. Then he flew away with Elsaand Finley.