Chapter 887 In Exchange For A Life (1/2)

Darren's body turned crimson as he activated the holy emperor's power. A circle of seven-colored haloes appeared with his figure standing dead center. His appearance was that of a deity.

The Misty Emperor fell to the ground, wincing in pain from his injuries.

Darren approached him step by step. It was as if a bright and blood-red star was approaching the Misty Emperor. His eyes burned at the sight.

”You!”

The Misty Emperor's face twisted in pain.

Just a few months back, he had almost killed the fiercest black monkey, Barnes the Holy, with the Space-Time Collapse Skill. Now, he couldn't believe that a human boy managed to destroy this powerful skill.

”Please, let me go.”

As he was at death's door, the Misty Emperor relented.

”Let you go? What was it again that you were trying to do to me just now?” Darren retorted coldly. His eyes were sharply fixed on the Misty Emperor.

It was obvious that the Misty Emperor had just tried to kill him.

”I didn't really want to kill you! It was a bluff. I simply wanted to gauge your power,” the Misty Emperor explained hastily. His voice was beginning to stagger.

”Haha,” Darren sneered. ”Alright, let's say you don't want to kill me. Instead, you just want to capture and torment my soul, right?”

The Misty Emperor knew there was no convincing Darren at this point. He pondered for a moment, as his life was at stake. Finally, he asked plainly, ”What should I do for you to release me? I will give you anything you want, just spare me, please!”

”Sorry, I don't need anything from the likes of you.”

Darren raised a clench fist and punched straight into the Misty Emperor's chest. He bore a hole into the dying man's body. One could almost see his rapidly beating heart inside.

”Please don't kill me, Darren! Have mercy!” The Misty Emperor screamed. His voice began to crack, as the fear of death welled up inside of him.

”If you spare me, I can give you the holy emperor's corpse and tell you how to resurrect it. You already have the dark-spirit crystals, so this will be easy for you. Then, you'll have a genuine emperor for a guard! Isn't that great? You could take over the world with that kind of power,” the Misty Emperor said in a trembling voice.

Darren withdrew his hand, slowly. The Misty Emperor winced again from the pain, but a glimmer of hope seemed to appear in his eyes.

Darren was slowly getting convinced. If he had a genuine emperor for a guard, then he could handle the first fiend ancestor assuming it would escape one day. The first fiend ancestor was trapped for so many years it couldn't possibly be at full strength when it escaped.

Darren knew this was for the good of the human race.

”How can I be sure you'll keep your word?”

The Misty Emperor was bargaining for his life, after a