Talented Martial Hero
Chapter 156 A Fierce Fight (Part Two)

Suddenly, several explosive noises sounded in succession.

The Lotus Battle Ring shook violently following the piercing sounds of collision. The explosive powercaused by the collision of two kinds of powerful forces was so intense that it shattered the shieldingsheen of the Lotus Battle Ring into pieces.

The shielding sheen of the Lotus Battle Ring was actually a powerful magical screen designed toprevent any capable Wonder Realm beginners from bursting their powers into the arena by mistake.So it truly was almost unbreakable. Its breaking proved just how strong Darren's and the ape'sstrengths were.

As the Lotus Battle Ring continued trembling violently, cracks began to appear on its foundationand walls. Soon, the square inside it turned into ruins of stones and bricks. The dirt and dust on theair became so thick that the people around could barely see the sunlight.

"It's so weird. I felt two kinds of outlandish forces in the fight. How is that possible?" All of the HolyLords knew exactly what the man was talking about as they had all felt it too. At once, they activatedtheir powerful sensing abilities in order to figure it out.

"It's so strange. The boy became covered with a layer of black scales!" With their powerful sensingabilities, the Holy Lords could clearly see the situation on the arena in spite of the thick dirt anddusts in the air. Darren's black scales seemed crystal clear in their eyes.

In the last moments of the fight, Darren exerted all of his intense transformation energy in order totransform himself into a fierce monster.

Suddenly, two huge shadows were thrown from the middle of all the dirt and dust. Like two starsfalling from the sky, they fell through the air.

All of a sudden, the air whirled all around them.

Several people simultaneously leaped into the air to pursue the shadows that fleeted away from thedirt and dust.

In no more than a blink of an eye, they were able to bring back their targets.

Clive threw a huge debris onto the ground of the square and shouted angrily, "Bastard, rise to yourfeet now!"

The giant black ape that Bruce had transformed into lay motionless on the ground. His scales werebadly damaged, revealing several gashes and wounds of different sizes. For a few moments, hemerely lay motionless on the ground, staring at the sky above him with a seemingly blankexpression. But if you looked closely, you would see that there was fear in his lusterless eyes.Following another thud, a figure of normal human size was thrown onto the ground as well. Eventhough everyone recognized him as Darren, he did not look the same as he did before the fightstarted. Now, he had transformed into a human-sized monster covered with black scales! Just likeBruce, blood dripped from the wounds on the scales on Darren's body, turning the dirt around himinto a blackish-red color.

This situation was indeed beyond everybody's expectation.

At the moment, both Bruce and the boy from the Holy Land lay unconscious on the ground.

It went without saying that the one who woke up first would be able to kill the other one withoutmuch effort. If that happened, the competition would end and the winner would be decided."Stand up, Bruce. Didn't you hear me?" Clive shouted at Bruce, clearly agitated. The next fewmoments were so crucial that he could only kick Bruce's body again and again in an attempt towake him up from his unconsciousness.

But no matter how hard he kicked him, Bruce still lay motionless on the ground. His black brokenscales looked miserably terrifying under the bright sun. Slowly, Bruce's body started shrinking backto its normal size.

All the chiefs from the Ancient Families stared at Bruce attentively, their faces taut with extremenervousness. Never in their wildest dreams did they ever imagine witnessing a situation like thisone, and they found it unacceptable. If Darren woke up before Bruce, Bruce would lose and theyhad to hand over the magic spring water.

In the presence of the Holy Lords, there was no way the Ancient Families could ever break theirpromise.

"Hmm..." Someone groaned weakly, clearly in agony.

Even though the moan was barely audible, the three chiefs from the Ancient Families heard it asclearly as a bell and, at once, they bolted up from their chairs. Someone had woken up. “Was itBruce?’ They all asked themselves in their minds.

To their disappointment, it was Darren who had woken up from his coma first.

"Are you all right, Darren? How are you feeling?" asked Colin and Lino, their voices full of concern.As soon as Darren woke up, they immediately approached him so as to check his injuries.

While watching the fight earlier, Belle felt worried and anxious. She had been so afraid that herbrother would die under the giant ape's forceful fists, and then she saw Darren lying motionless onthe ground. Her heart immediately sank.

Darren gradually opened his eyes, and as things came into focus, he found himself at the center ofeveryone's attention. But he had other things in mind. He immediately looked around in search ofsomething and finally settled his eyes on Bruce. Without any hesitation, he limped towards hisopponent at once.

Everyone in the battle ring could only watch Darren in silence. All of the speculators watchedDarren's every step in anticipation, thinking of what he was about to do. Blood dripped fromDarren's wounds, leaving a trail of crimson blood behind him with every step.

Clive stopped frantically kicking Bruce. He could only look at Darren limping towards them. In thatmoment, he forgot that he was trying to awaken Bruce. All he felt was frustration and sadness, as ifhis heart had sunk into an abyss of despair.

With a hiss in the air, Darren drew out the sword in his hand the moment he reached his target.Darren slowly raised his sword and aimed it directly at Bruce. Meanwhile, Clive's face turned red asall his blood rushed into his brain. He wanted to stop Darren, but he couldn't. Furious and disgustedat his disability to save his disciple, he puked out a mouthful of blood.

Without hesitation, Darren swung his sword at Bruce.

"Bang!" The sound of something colliding with something hard resounded in the air.

To everyone's shock and amazement, Darren did not swing his sword at Bruce. Instead, he swung ittowards the ground by Bruce's side and stabbed it into the earth.

"We have a winner! Darren wins!"

Holy Lord Landon announced in a composed manner. Everybody around the battle ring heard itclearly.

The Ancient Families had lost the game.

The three chiefs of the Ancient Families looked pale as a sheet. As Landon's words echoed in theirears, their minds turned into a total mess. They found the result of the fight totally unacceptable. Somuch so that they could not even think of anything in that moment.