Talented Martial Hero
Chapter 32 The Unexpected Trouble (Part Two)

"Um, I'm sorry? Have I done something to offend you two?" Darren asked, growing irritated. Thetwo young men's words were like a punch in Darren's gut. As if it wasn't already enough that he stillhadn't fully come around from the pain he suffered from his cultivation practice.

"Oh, so you mean that we are in no position to displease you? That, you're so powerful, you'reuntouchable, is that it?" the one named Shawn Xu retorted, staring vindictively at Darren. A spasmof anger swiftly passed over Darren's face, but it vanished just as quickly as it had appeared. Herestrained himself, thinking it was hardly the time to whip up chaos.

However, the other guy wasn't planning on letting him go that easily. "Stop bluffing, man! I swearthat if you challenge him, I would be dragging you back to your room tonight. You would bespending the rest of your life crippled and bedridden! Didn't you hear what they said? This guy hasthe strength of the ninth stage of the Primary Realm. In no way can you stand up against him in afight, let alone beat him," he said, clearly trying to provoke his companion, baiting him into fightingDarren for his own entertainment. The atmosphere in the room grew tense.

"I'm going to fuck you up, ninth stage!” Shawn Xu barked with fury, falling right into hiscompanion'’s trap. "You're nothing more than a despicable, weak bastard. I'm the real genius here,”he continued.

Darren knew that Shawn did have a point in some respects. Just because he reached the ninth stagedidn't mean that he was superior to Shawn in strength by default. The limen Sect had always hadthe tradition of enlisting disciples who were at least at the sixth stage. Newly enlisted members allworked as attendant disciples and were trained in the cultivation skills until they got nominated asformal disciples once they reached the age of seventeen.

As the llmen Sect was large and famous, it had much more master resources than any other sects inthe area and needless to say, the disciples of the Iimen Sect were also a lot stronger than those fromthe other sects. It was said that their strengths were practically comparable to that of the ninthstage of the Primary Realm.

From the domineering, haughty tone of Shawn, Darren sensed that his strength should not beoverlooked. But in his current depressed state, he didn't want to be pestered by anyone. He justwanted to be left alone. "Can you just leave? I don't want to make any trouble. Please just leave mealone," Darren said impatiently.

Hearing the request infuriated Shawn even more. "You bastard! What if I want to make trouble? Didyou know that because of your idiocy today, Elsa had to be punished by our master? She'sgrounded for three months because of what you did, you son of a bitch! I won't get to see her forthree entire months because of you. I wouldn't be able to sleep well if I don't get to vent out thishatred on to you," he said through gritted teeth. It all became clear to Darren now, why Shawn hadshown up, why he didn't want to leave Darren alone, why he had been acting so agitated — he wasone of the many men who held affection for Elsa.

The other guy continued to add more fuel to Shawn's anger and incite more resentment towardsDarren. "Wow Shawn, since when did you become so wordy? Are you sure you have the guts tochallenge this crippled piece of shit?" he abetted as he grinned maniacally at Shawn.

Shawn's face turned a deep shade of red in anger over his companion’s provocation. "Shut yourdirty mouth up if you don't want to be kicked in the ass! Don't forget that you are only at the eighthstage of the Primary Realm and I can just wallop you to death easily if I wish," he barked.

Noting that a fight was definitely in the cards, the other man's face was contorted with pleasure."No, Shawn! Please don't!" he implored, pretending to be petrified by Shawn's threats. "It justinfuriates me seeing this bastard sitting safe and sound all while knowing that Elsa has beengrounded and is being deprived of her liberty. We should really avenge her," he added.

Hearing those words made Darren even more overridden with guilt over what had happened toElsa, adding that to the fact that he now feared the possibility of completely losing his ability to beable to practice his skills. Overwhelmed by his current predicaments, he was no longer able tocontrol his temper. "Get the hell out of here now! This is the last warning!" he finally shouted out.Darren's outburst provided the shifty man more excuse to provoke Shawn. "Did you hear that,Shawn? He wants you to-"

His sentence was cut off by the resounding sound of a slap.

Darren's chest violently pumped in anger. He wasn't able to tolerate the man's constant proddingany longer. If he had to listen to one more depraved word that came out of the man's mouth, heswore he might just throw up.

In the speed of light, he was standing next to the man.

It all happened in a flash. There was a piercing scream, and the next thing the man knew, there wereblood-red palm marks imprinted on his face accompanied by a searing pain.

"If you continue badgering me with those spiteful and disgusting words, I swear you would nolonger be able to see the light of day," Darren bellowed, fire burning in his eyes. Silence fell amongthem. The man was deeply paralyzed with fear. His mouth was agape and his eyes were filled withutmost consternation.

By this point, Darren's wrath had been completely set loose.

All the anger he had been trying to contain exploded. He started to bombard the man's chest withhis energy-charged fists. He sent out his punches, one after another until the man was slumpeddown to the ground.