Chapter 252 Preparation (1/2)

After Darren killed the young man, a door that emitted rays of blinding light suddenly emerged in front of him, but he didn't rush to enter it.

He stayed put for a few moments, waiting for the young man to gradually regain his consciousness just like the other masters did in the previous rounds.

”I lost to you,” the young man said, shivering. ”You are so powerful.”

There was a look of sheer terror on his face and he could not bring himself to look Darren in the eye. He was totally shocked by what just happened in the fight.

”According to the rules, I should get a reward after defeating you,” Darren calmly replied.

The young man nodded in agreement and said, ”Yes, indeed. The reward is different from the other rounds, and it will be very important to you.”

The moment he stopped talking, an old book flew into Darren's hand.

”What is this? Is it the legendary martial skill?” Darren asked with a raised brow.

The young man shook his head and replied, ”This book contains all the detailed information about the masters in the tenth round and eleventh round. It even has information about the twelfth round and thirteenth round. This may sound surprising, but I honestly hope that you'll make it through the last two rounds. I myself have never been there in my entire life.”

”Hum? So you mean that you had once entered the eleventh round?” Darren asked, his curiosity burning.

”Yes. I once tried to pass the Ancient Void Battlefield. After I passed the ninth round, they put my spiritual intent here to guard this space. But my strength was not strong enough to pass the eleventh round. The master in the eleventh round was so powerful. Few people in the world could match her strength. Maybe after you put a lot of efforts into your practice and improved your Blade and Sword Domain, there is a slim chance for you to face her,” the young man explained with a bitter smile on his face.

”How do you know that I have Blade and Sword Domain? I have never used it in front of you,” Darren asked in surprise.

Since the young man was also a master who could use his blade and sword at the same time, Darren knew that even if he used his Blade and Sword Domain to attack him, it wouldn't inflict a notable damage on him.

”I'm the person in charge of this ninth space, so it is perfectly natural that I know all the information about your blade and sword.

Actually, your power of the Blade and Sword Domain is more powerful than mine. But it is inevitable that the hard rules of the test limited your real strength, so you were not able to bring out the best in you.

I'm curious... how did you surpass me in blade and sword intent?”