Chapter 759 The Phantoms Of The Ancestors (1/2)

”Oh, crap!” Darren yelled.

The sight before him was enough to break through even his stoic demeanor. If the Dark Rule and the Primitive Fighting Force collided, Nate's body could be disintegrated outright.

There was a whoosh as Darren moved.

In a flash, he put himself before the black runes. His blade and sword intents surged, as did his dark gold internal force.

But the runes deftly went around the obstruction and continued toward Nate, barely slowing down at all.

”Damn it! I have to try to assimilate the attack.”

Saying this, Darren activated his assimilation skill. The black stone in his head buzzed, and the flying runes reversed course, coming back and disappearing into his body.

”Well, that's good. It actually worked!” he remarked.

Normally such a gambit wouldn't have worked for him, and in fact he wasn't sure why it had this time. Perhaps the fact that the runes' owner had been dead for a long time somehow left them vulnerable to assimilation.

In any case, the runes were inside Darren's body, soaring and roiling about. Regathering his blade and sword intents, he took a moment to suppress them in his elixir field.

The black runes integrated with one another, forming a black esoteric symbol within the elixir field.

Darren was surprised. 'Have I discovered how to cultivate the Dark Rule?' he wondered aloud.

That, however, was a question for another time.

Leaving it alone for the moment, he went over to Nate and asked if he was all right.

”I'm fine, thanks to you,” Nate answered with a sigh of relief.

”Then let's get going,” his rescuer said. ”You'll need to try cultivating according to the method I taught you, combined with your own understanding.”

Nate nodded. ”I understand.”

With that, the two prepared to leave.

But that, of course, was not going to be so easy.

There was a terrific boom as a massive stone fell over the entrance of the chamber, sealing it completely.

”What's happening?!” Nate exclaimed, staring.

Darren was no less shocked, but said nothing.

A moment later they found that they weren't alone when three other figures appeared in the chamber.

”Darren! Who are they?” Nate asked, his voice shaking.

”Don't panic,” Darren hissed, studying their adversaries. Even as he watched, the three slowly levitated off the ground.