Nobilis of War

Lord Akbar wasn't as famous as Lord Starry Sword, but his strength had already reached the low-level of the Superior God Realm. He was much more powerful than Darren. Darren was surprised when he offered to be his sworn brother. What was even more shocking was how Lord Akbar deferred to him as his big brother. For some reason, Darren couldn't process what had happened.

"Sir, are you confused?" In his confusion, he wondered why such a powerful warrior would consider him as a big brother all of a sudden.

"I call you my big brother because I'm trying to be polite, kiddo. But that doesn't mean that I consider you my senior. I won't be bowing down to you anytime soon. You just have to accept the fact that I'm your sworn brother now," Lord Akbar said.

Darren found himself at a loss of words. He thought that Lord Akbar was being too rash to consider him as a brother.

"Akbar, why do you insist to be my sworn brother?" he asked, smiling slightly.

"Wow. How dare you address me without my title? Are you challenging me to a fight?" Lord Akbar lifted his hand as if he was about to launch an attack.

"Wait a minute!" Darren called out. "Can't I call you by your name now that we're brothers? Or would you rather that I call you little brother?"

Upon hearing this, Lord Akbar was stunned. It seemed like Darren had already agreed to be his sworn brother. He thought about it carefully and decided that he was too old to be called someone's little brother. It would indeed be better if Daren called him by his name instead.

"Very well then. You can just call me Akbar. And that's that. Please take good care of me from now on." Lord Akbar finally conceded.

"But how am I supposed to protect you? I'm just a weak Defiant Master. It won't be easy for me to do that." Darren sighed dramatically. However, he was only pretending to be sad deep down.

"It will be alright. With your precious talent, you're sure to become a supreme god as long as you continue to survive. It is my honor to have you as my big brother," Lord Akbar reassured with a smile. "Oh, could it be that you have sensed my God Character?" Darren seemed surprised by this.

"Of course! Do you take me for a fool?" He scowled at Darren and continued, "If I'm not mistaken, you have the ability to evolve, am I right?"

"Evolution?" Darren raised his eyebrows at that. He currently had the skill of assimilating talent. It was Xavier Chu, Darren's another self, who had the skill that Akbar was referring to. However, he had already killed Xavier.

In the end, he failed to acquire Xavier's God Character. It had seemingly disappeared without a trace after Xavier's death.

"I'm afraid you're wrong. I don't have the ability of evolution." Darren shook his head.

"What? How could I possibly get that wrong? You really don't have that thing?" Akbar's shock had spurred him to suddenly stand up.

"Wait. What do you mean by 'that thing'?" Darren asked.

"Of course I meant the God Character! The one that is beyond the Supreme God Realm level!"

Lindsay and Finley were startled by Akbar's outburst.

Everyone knew that the human supreme gods were the most powerful warriors in the Primitive Wilderness apart from the nine chief gods. If what he was saying was true, that meant Darren had obtained the Chief God Character. Was that possible?

But the nine chief gods had been alive since the ancient times. None of them was dead yet. How could Darren possibly obtain a Chief God Character? Did it mean that a Chief God Character could be obtained naturally?

"Oh no. I just said it." Akbar hastily covered his mouth with his hand. There was a flash of panic in his eyes.

"Hey, don't stop now. What's so special about my God Character? How and why do I have such a powerful God Character?" Darren asked.

"How would I know? I'm only guessing. If you say you don't have the God Character of evolution, then I'm simply barking up the wrong tree." It was obvious that Lord Akbar was trying to hide something from them.

"I may not have the God Character of evolution, but I have another God Character that can help me improve my talent. Is that the 'thing' you're talking about?" Darren smiled.

"Improve your talent?" Lord Akbar frowned at this. There was a subtle change in his expression, and he couldn't help but shudder slightly.

"Could it be... that that man's God Character has been divided into four parts?" Excitement glowed in Lord Akbar's eyes as he said this. It was as if he had discovered a shocking secret.

"Divided into four parts? Akbar, please tell me honestly. Who's the man you're talking about?" Darren had suddenly turned serious.

"I don't know. I'm just talking nonsense. Please don't ask me anymore questions. Let us just drink for now." He brought his wine cup up to his lips and started to drink. Despite Darren's numerous questions, he refused to talk more about Darren's God Character.

With so many questions left unanswered, Darren couldn't enjoy his wine at all. He took a sip here and there before he decided to go to bed.

"Stop worrying about what I said, Darren. Now come. As your sworn brother, I have a gift for you. But you must remember. Like the old saying goes: the kindness of the dripping water should be rewarded by the spring. In the future, you must pay me back double.

And you must help me if ever I'm in danger in the future," Lord Akbar said.

Darren smiled. "Are you saying that you're in some kind of trouble? Is that why you're so desperate to befriend me?"

"What are you talking about? My real strength is unparalleled. What sort of trouble can I be in? Just accept my gifts for now. We'll talk more about it later," Akbar said impatiently.

"Very well then. Hand it over to me then." Darren sounded determined.

Then, two rays of light burst out from the sleeves of Lord Akbar.

It cut through the air and stayed there.

"I know that you're a cultivator of the blade and sword. So here I give you a pair of blade and sword with unimaginable power," he said.

Darren observed his two gifts carefully. He ran his hand through them and weighed them a bit. They were rare treasures indeed.

"These are level-eight divine weapons. Only I am generous enough to give you such gifts. In fact, my heart aches a bit as I give these to you." He looked at the two weapons forlornly. "Since you care about them so much, I won't take them." Darren threw the weapons back.

"You foolish boy! Those are level-eight divine weapons!"

"So what? I have something better. Why would I even accept such cheap weapons?" Darren took out his own sword and blade and placed them in front of Lord Akbar.

"Oh my God! I can't believe it!" Lord Akbar almost jumped. He felt deceived and cheated on as he looked at what Darren had presented to him. "Those are level-nine divine weapons!"

He couldn't believe that a warrior from the middle-level of the Domain God Realm could obtain such treasures. This made Lord Akbar feel jealous!

Feeling embarrassed by Darren's weapons, he put away his own level-eight divine weapons.

"I would never have expected that you have such great treasures. But never mind that now. I would have also given you my Realm-upgrading Elixir, but I guess I'll just give them to Finley instead." He then brought out a few blue-colored elixirs. He threw them to Finley.

"Oh Akbar! You're so generous. Thank you for thinking of me!" Finley smiled widely as he caught the elixirs.

But he also received a slap to the face as well.

"Fuck off! How dare you call me by my name? You must show your respect to me!" Lord Akbar gave him a withering glare.

"But why should I? Darren and I are also sworn brothers. If you're his sworn brother, then we are brothers as well. In fact, Darren and I go way back. Therefore, you should consider me as your big brother as well. So, it isn't wrong for me to call you by your name."

Finley held his head high as he pointed this out.