Lord Of Martial Arts

Once the Giant Ape realized that Darren was not questioning his master, his expression immediately eased back to normal.

"This world is not as simple as what you imagine. Just as you've seen in the depiction in that mural on the wall, the Nine-headed Serpent is very powerful. My master had been battling the serpent for as long as thirty years before finally being able to kill it. But I have to tell you that according to my master, even though it took that long for the Nine-headed Serpent to be defeated, it was merely just an unimportant pet out of many other lackeys of an extremely powerful cultivator.

The reason why my master had been trapped had something to do with the master of that Nine-headed Serpent, the powerful cultivator. Anyway, enough about that. You don't need to know much about it. What you need to do is to focus on your cultivation and reach the top level.

Of course, I won't let you help me if it will all just end up being in vain. After all, it's such a dangerous task,"

the Giant Ape disclosed.

"Don't worry, sir. Since I've promised to help you, I will do the best that I can." Darren cupped his hands together and bowed his head at the Giant Ape. At that moment, what he mainly wanted to do was to leave. Therefore no matter what the Giant Ape asked him to do, he was willing to say yes.

"Hmm. The reason why you quickly agreed with me is that you're eager to leave this place, isn't it?" The Giant Ape had been living in that world for so many years that had become perceptive—he was able to easily see the motive behind Darren's intentions.

"To tell you the truth, I do want to go back soon. I have several friends who are trapped in here. I want to help them return home and let their families know that they're safe. I know their families must be very worried about them," Darren admitted.

"Don't be in such a hurry to leave. You can rest assured that you'll soon be able to go back unharmed. But before you leave, I want to offer you something as a reward," the Giant Ape said.

"No, no. There's no need for you to do that. It's more than enough for us that you allow us to leave. I don't need any reward." Darren shook his head, declining the Giant Ape's offer.

"You don't want any reward? But you have to accept it. The Purgatorial Tripod must be partially controlled by you. As long as you are sincere in the task to help me free my master, it will definitely be beneficial for you." To Darren's dismay, the Giant Ape seemed like he was not going to take no for an answer.

The Giant Ape waved his hand and a flood of strange and unusual runes flew towards Darren's chest.

Darren soon felt an equally strange sensation spread throughout his entire body. He then gradually felt a sense of connection to the world he was in. He did not know how much time had passed, but he felt the connection become stronger when the process was finished. He was able

not push hard to improve his cultivation base, the Giant Ape would not be pleased and he could kill Aaron to get back at him.

Darren felt displeased at seemingly receiving the short end of the stick in the situation. But he had promised the Giant Ape that he would free his master and he would surely do that—he was a man of his word. For the most part, the Giant Ape was gauging Darren's backbone with the firm hand of a villain.

"All right. Let's do this. Three hundred years is really a long time," Darren said, trying to hype himself up.

Just then, he suddenly heard a whooshing sound.

He whipped his head around to see what it was. An aged man wearing clothes that were made of rough linen appeared in front of him, staring at him in surprise.

'This is a powerful cultivator, ' Darren immediately thought when he looked at the older man.

"You... Did you just get out of the Purgatorial Tripod? " the aged man exclaimed, his voice low and raspy.

Darren was stunned and just stared at the older man, not quite knowing how to respond.

He raised his head and looked at the older man, carefully taking note of his clothes. Seeing the clothes gave him a somewhat familiar feeling and he soon calmed down.

Suddenly, loud noises pierced through the air.

Along with the noises, several figures emerged out of nowhere.

"Hah! We've actually gotten out!"

"Darren, you did it! You brought all of us out! I can't possibly show my gratitude enough!" Abelard was shaking in excitement, tears of joy almost falling down from his eyes. After nearly experiencing death, he had gained a rapturous appreciation for being alive.

When the aged man saw Abelard, his hand started to quiver, barely able to contain his delight.

"Abelard, you didn't die... You're alive! Thank goodness you're alive!" Tears were running down the aged man's cheeks.

"Ah! Master!" Abelard got down on his knees and fell to the ground at once.