Chapter 1423 A Glimmer Of Hope

"How dare you!"

Nasir shouted. He was a sect leader and someone had dared threaten to kill him right out in the open, for all to see. How could someone be so foolish? He could not let this slide.

"I don't care who you are, you bastard. If you dare cause any sort of trouble in our sect, I swear you will never make it out alive!"

Darren stared back at him blankly and said nothing more, but a sword intent then spiraled out from him.

In an instant, the clouds grew darker and the air seemed to have thickened and created an unnerving atmosphere.

"Guards, kill him where he stands!"

Sensing Darren's aura increase did not raise any fears in Nasir. At his command, more than ten elders of the sect showed up out of nowhere and attacked Darren one after the other. It seemed as though Darren was done for. Or so Nasir thought.

The elders were all at the low-level of the Celestial God Realm.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

They launched powerful attacks at Darren, holding nothing back.

Whoosh!

Darren's sword shone brightly, the light reflecting off it brilliantly as he swung it.

The sword strike sent all the elders flying off into the air with ease.

Everyone was stunned. They knew Darren was only at the top level of the Star God Realm, yet somehow he had defeated more than a dozen warriors at the low-level of the Celestial God Realm with a single move. This terrified them; what untold strength did he possess?

"Who are you?" Nasir asked wearily.

He did not dare move again after witnessing Darren's incredible strength. Provoking such a powerful warrior was certainly not in his plans.

"I am Darren Chu," he replied with rock solid confidence. He pointed his sword at Nasir and asked sternly, "Where is Elsa? Tell me or face your doom!"

"Humph, I told you I don't remember this person. I have sent someone out to investigate. You seem insistent on fighting me so it is clear you're here to cause trouble. I'm offering you a chance to leave with your life. I can forget what just happened, but if you continue causing trouble, I will be forced to report it to the Blood Cloud Palace. And when their elders arrive, you will regret not having fled like a scared little dog."

Nasir spoke, feeling he had nothing to fear. His sect was close to the Blood Cloud Palace. If someone like Darren ever came in disturbing the peace, all they needed to do was inform the Blood Cloud Palace right away and their law enforcers would come by soon after to resolve their problems. He would probably have to report this situation anyway as it seemed the person Darren asked of was of great importance.

"Go to hell!"

The more Nasir tried to keep the answers he needed from him, the more anxious Darren got. He was so filled with rage n

se blade shadows were on their way to slam right into his head.

He closed his eyes, giving over to his despair, when he felt a gust of cold wind blow past his ears.

Somehow, he had felt no pain.

He opened his eyes, trembling and deathly pale to discover that the horrifying blade shadows had disappeared without trace. The sword intent behind him had quietly vanished as well.

His mind was a blank. What had just happened? How had he survived?

A sword gleaming with an icy glare pressed up to his throat, close enough to shave the hairs on his neck.

"This is your last chance!"

Darren roared with seemingly all his strength behind his words. He had lost all his patience.

There was one reason holding him back, the same reason that had made him change the attacking track of the blade shadows. He knew that killing Nasir would do him no good. He could not get any information if he was dead.

"Some law enforcers took Elsa."

"What law enforcers?" Darren frowned.

"Law enforcers from the Blood Cloud Palace. I don't know exactly what happened or why. Ten law enforcers showed up to our sect and took her away without any explanation. It was all very mysterious. Later, I inquired about it and almost lost my life for it. It's not that I didn't want to tell you. I didn't dare to, for my own safety,"

Nasir blurted out, his voice trembling meekly.

"I believe you."

Darren had finally calmed down. He did not know what had happened to Elsa, but now there was at least a glimmer of hope.

"By the way, sir, I heard that Elsa was..."

Bang!

Suddenly, a palm appeared from thin air and attacked Nasir, bulldozing through his chest. His aura dissipated in an instant.

Several shadows flashed and darted around, landing in front of Darren.

Four old men stood solemnly before him, wearing bamboo hats.