Darren dodged the sudden attack. Hailey and Anthony immediately came to his aid.
The ancient golden roc roared fiercely. It flapped its golden wings, covering them with a shower of golden feathers.
Anthony gathered his strength and transformed himself into a phantom. He charged towards the ancient golden roc.
Bang!
The ancient golden roc flapped its wings and Anthony was blown away.
Anthony was a five-tribulation junior holy warrior, but he was not as powerful as the ancient golden roc. Hailey's grey and white sword intent shot into the air as Anthony's body flew backwards.
The next moment, the roc was shrouded in a golden light. When the grey sword intent fell on the golden roc, it did no harm.
"Darren, why did it try to kill you?" The question came from the Grand Crow.
"I took its treasure. I didn't expect it to catch me," Darren replied.
"You're very bold. But that bastard deserves it! I can help you, if you want me to. But you have to promise me one thing. Once you have enough strength, you must help me kill all the bastards in the Golden Roc Clan. What do you think?"
The hatred of the Grand Crow toward the Golden Roc Clan was no less than its hatred towards the Golden Crow Clan.
"As long as you can defeat it now, you have my word."
Darren faced forward. Hailey was already using her fusion power, but the golden roc effortlessly dodged every single one of her attacks.
The Grand Crow was their only hope now.
"Take this!"
Suddenly, a fierce roar rang out from the sky. A bright, red cloud loomed in the air.
"Caw!"
The roc raised its head and saw the cloud headed towards it. Fear crept into its heart and it let out a hiss.
"Go to hell, you beast!" The ancient golden roc was frightened by the roar and crept into the void without so much as a glance behind it.
"That... that was it?" Darren was surprised at his opponent's sudden retreat.
"Humph. It's not easy to frighten it. H
n't be killed. There was nothing to do but wait for their doom.
To make matters worse, they noticed that all of their attacks were being absorbed by the gate. Soon, the aura surrounding the guardian glowed even brighter.
"He can absorb our power!" someone yelled out.
"What should we do?" They looked at each other in dismay.
The guardian took a step forward.
Everyone watched the way that he moved.
"What?"
Darren frowned. He could feel the guardian's spiritual sense enveloping him. He seemed to be the guardian's target.
"Damn it! Why?" Darren's heart beat faster. He didn't understand why the guardian was fixated on him.
Suddenly, the guardian turned towards Hailey. He flew in their direction and landed right in front of her.
"You can pass,"
the guardian said gruffly.
Hailey blinked in surprise. She was unsure why she was being allowed to go through.
Darren thought it over.
Buried in this tomb was the holy emperor who practiced Conflicting Cultivation. Since Hailey practiced Primitive Feminine and Primitive Masculine skills, which was also a form of Conflicting Cultivation, she was the most worthy of them to go through. If that was the case, Darren should be the next one to pass the gate.
However, what happened next left him even more stunned.