Talented Martial Hero
Chapter 409 Upgrading His Talent (Part One)

"Master, back off!" the Water Kylin shouted in a tone filled with urgency. Without missing a beat, he hit the ground in front of him. The impact was so powerful that it caused the whole place to start shaking. Surprised, some of the people present almost fell over. The ground was erupting in cobweb-like cracks that drew lines away from the Water Kylin.

Darren furrowed his eyebrows, and slowly but surely inched away, with Timothy following suit. "What did your legendary beast find, Darren?"

"I have no idea. But it must be a powerful diabolic beast that is a master at hiding itself," Darren answered while quickly releasing his Blade and Sword Domain. He had to be ready to fight at any moment.

Meanwhile, the Water Kylin seemed to be in a heated fight with someone or something. But unfortunately, Darren and Timothy couldn't see anything as the fight was happening in a sphere not visible to their eyes. They both tried to at least feel any traces of the invisible beast, but it was to no avail.

"Do you really think you can hide right in front of me?" the Water Kylin shouted, blue fire wrapped around his body. He was fighting even harder than before. Losing wasn't an option, especially seeing as his master depended on him.

Bang!

With a loud bang, the Water Kylin was hit by a huge blow and went flying through the air. Darren sucked in a surprised breath, his whole body tensing up. He never thought this could happen. "What the hell is that diabolic beast? I never expected it to be this strong!" Darren exclaimed, feeling truly shocked. His two companions were in equal states of disbelief, merely able to shake their heads slightly while still trying to follow the fight.

After all, the Water Kylin was a very powerful legendary beast. The fact that he was hit by that invisible beast meant that whoever he was fighting had to be powerful beyond imagination as well! A few seconds passed and everybody seemed to collectively hold their breath. Then, the Water Kylin came back in their view again. Deep anger filled his eyes, his aura looking stronger and more ferocious than before. He roared in fury, and the blue fire around his body spiked even higher. Suddenly, the blue flames shot out, changing their shape and turning into a fierce lightning. In the blink of an eye it had covered the whole place.

The ancient forest they were standing in was immediately drowned in a sea of blue lightning. There was no escaping it, as the frightening power filled every corner.

Crack!

The blue lightning seemed to have noticed something. It gathered together all of a sudden, flying high above for a split second before it hit one spot with the highest imaginable intensity.

"Die!" The Water Kylin still wasn't satisfied with that. He jumped forward, launching his whole body towards that spot in a fierce motion. With his sharp claws, he attacked the unknown beast in a merciless way.

"Ahhhhh!"

With a pained cry, a dark green figure finally appeared in front of everyone's eyes and fell down on the ground. The beast was shaking violently, pain making its whole body twitch.

The Water Kylin shot back up into the sky, only to drop down with lightning speed and stamped hard on the dark green body of the diabolic beast.

Darren and the other two didn't waste a second. They immediately rushed over there and came to a halt beside the Water Kylin.

"What the hell is this thing? It could even hold its own in a fight with a legendary beast!" Timothy asked in a surprised tone. He lifted his left hand to scratch the back of his head, nervous and flabbergasted at the same time.

Meanwhile, Darren was quietly observing the diabolic beast. It looked like a black panther, but its claws were covered with scales of a dragon. Its tail looked like one huge bone, and it was still swaying left and right in a gentle motion. Given the circumstances, it seemed out of place. Darren swallowed hard, still unsure of what to make of the sight in front of him.

"I don't care what it is! Let me just kill it, haha!" The Water Kylin laughed, proud that he had beaten this diabolic beast. He took a step forward and stomped on it with force. The diabolic beast died before it could even let out one last shout of pain.

The beast was so powerful that it simply had to be on a very high level. For that reason, Darren immediately started assimilating the beast's specific talent that was oozing off of it.

A dark green aura rose up like a cloud and then rushed into Darren's head.

Crack!

There was a ringing sound in Darren's ears that was slightly disorienting. He closed his eyes to ground himself. Concentrating on the comfortable feeling of upgrading his talent, he let it wash over him again.

“The Heaven Degree talent! My talent finally reached the Heaven Degree! It feels so good!" Darren all but shouted on the inside, his heart thrumming in pleasure. He had to bite his tongue to keep any actual sounds from escaping. It wasn't an easy feat as he just felt so happy right now. The giddiness made him feel lightheaded for a moment.

But of course, at the same time, he was well aware that there were degrees even higher than the Heaven Degree. He knew that this was only a start. The goal was to climb higher and higher, so he still had a long way to go

"It's called an "Invisible Panther."

Ethan decided to fly over there and get a look at the diabolic beast himself. Upon catching a glimpse of it, he immediately let everybody know what it was.

"Do you know this kind of diabolic beast?"

"Yeah, I know it. It's the descendant of the demonic monster of the Ancient Age. It is extremely good at hiding itself and making itself invisible. It is normally as strong as a two-star grand warrior. But even a three-star grand warrior most likely wouldn't even notice its existence. In other words, once faced with it, even a three-star grand warrior has little chance to live.

This Invisible Panther was even more powerful than other Invisible Panthers. That's why it took so long for a legendary beast to beat it. It was just too skilled at hiding itself."

Everyone nodded in understanding after hearing Ethan's words. Frankly, they were slightly surprised. Nobody had expected that he would know this much about diabolic beasts. For the moment, it definitely seemed to be a good decision to let him live for a while.

"Humph! It could only use its invisible skill. That's the only reason it had a chance to fight me. Otherwise, I could have killed it with just one blow of my claw,” the Water Kylin muttered in disdain He didn't like diabolic beasts that were sneaky and cunning. There was no real strength in that. "But if you and your companions had met it first, master, you all would have already been dead. Let me scan this area for you. If there are any other Invisible Panthers, I will kill them,” the Water Kylin added in a reassuring tone.