Chapter 871 The Half-step Emperor

Darren was struck with great wonder and horror.

The atmosphere around the man was so horrible and invincible, making Darren have a hard time restraining his pounding heart. Recognizing the aura, he was in extreme awe.

He knew that this was an aura of a holy emperor.

So far, he had only sensed this kind of aura from the Primitive Emperor.

Before, Darren thought that the Primitive Emperor was the only holy emperor in the world, although he was only a remained soul.

With the appearance of this man, Darren realized that his cognition had been proven ill-founded.

Darren realized that both the black-armored man and himself were pressed too hard. They were having a hard time breathing and nearly falling on their knees.

"You can't be the true holy emperor," Darren shouted as he recovered from his trance-like state.

He sensed that the man came from the Space-time Palace. If he had really reached the Emperor Realm, he would have brought his army with him and slaughtered the human race. It would be unreasonable not to use such a valuable and incredible resource. This made Darren think that the man must have some flaw he didn't know of.

"You don't know for sure, boy! No matter what, I can just knock off your head with just one finger," the shadow arrogantly said.

Darren uttered no words and simply sneered. But despite the man's arrogant manner, Darren felt helpless and sulky. He knew in his heart that the man meant the words that he had just said.

"As I said, you can kill me. But you won't get the dark-spirit crystals," Darren said after being silent for a while.

The shadow remained silent for a few moments.

He suddenly said, "It doesn't matter. It's useless for a human being to take that thing. I believe that the superior leaders of the human race will take the crystals in exchange for you."

"I see that you think highly of me." Darren sneered. "I don't want to disappoint you, but there are so many human geniuses. I am not merely a percentage of what they are. I am not as important as you think. After all, we are talking about the safety of the entire human race," he said.

"Don't belittle yourself like this," the shadow laughed. "A talent like you can be considered a miracle in the history of human race. If you can harness more potential, you can be as mighty as Hiram the Great," the shadow said, implying that human beings would never give Darren up because of the dark-spirit crystals.

After speaking, the shadow released a great wave of power and charged towards Darren.

Darren immediately felt his head getting woozy. His head was swaying as if an earthquake had just struck.

Soon after, Darren couldn't fight the feeling anymore and fainted.

Outside the space Darren was in, the other members of the company had also been trapped in the respective similar spaces. Same as Darren, each of them

he released his sword intent towards the shadow.

As frightening and mighty as the sword intent was, it still failed. Like a mounting smoke driven by the wind, it faded into nothingness.

"You do really have some strength. If you grow more powerful and become more prominent, you might really threaten me in the future. I might have to end you right now so that the threat won't happen."

The shadow swept away Luther's sword intent and extended his own killing intent, spreading his power over the whole space.

"Sizz!"

Suddenly, they heard a hissing voice.

Even though the sound wasn't loud, it was clear enough for everyone to sense that it was coming from all directions, mingling with a strong and extreme dark aura.

"Who is it?"

The shadow transformed into a man's shape and roared towards the sky. Everyone saw the shadow's horrific and distorted face.

The shadow didn't dare to move again. Like a terrified animal, his glance shifted from side to side, trying to catch sight of his predator.

As time went by, the shadow remained alert and wary.

The voice shocked both Luther and Chandler as well. The dark aura seemed to be so deep and ominous that they clearly felt more terrified.

The air was filled with silence until a black figure appeared in the distance, slowly walking towards their direction.

As the black figure was getting closer, its shape began to grow and became more distinct. Although still blurry, they felt the figure hopping and prancing. It had a shining stick imprinted with runes on its shoulder. Its hand was constantly scratching at his face and neck.

"I heard that there is a half-step emperor. I have come here to take a look!"

To everyone's wonder, the black figure suddenly hastened forward and reached the lord of the Space-time Palace in just a blink of an eye. What astonished them more was the fact that they found out it was a black monkey.