Chapter 1854: Does Dugu Really Fear the Demon Sealing Monument?
Hawk Chapman could tell that the voice coming from behind was none other than the leader of their Shadow Mountain Black Market, Leader Singleton.
From Singleton’s tone, it was clear he was warning him!
However, in that moment of distraction, Hawk Chapman hadn’t even had time to react when he felt a suffocating aura coming directly at him, making him feel somewhat oppressed.
In that instant, it seemed impossible to breathe.
Bang!!
The next moment, accompanied by a loud crash, Hawk Chapman felt as if he had been hit by a giant hammer and was fiercely thrown away.
Whoosh!
Just as Hawk Chapman shot out like an arrow off the string and was about to crash into the cliffside of the valley, a ghostly silhouette appeared timely behind him.
A palm gently pushed forward as if assisted by divine intervention, stopping Hawk Chapman’s short, fat body.
Stopping him from crashing into the cliff wall.
Even though crashing into the cliff wouldn’t kill him, severe injuries would be unavoidable.
"House Master Barnes, I apologize for the rudeness of my subordinate and hope you won’t take offense."
Hawk Chapman had just stabilized his posture and hadn’t had time to react when he heard his leader’s voice in his ear.
The tone of his leader was very courteous as well.
The only person who could be addressed with such a tone by his leader in the Lower Domain of the Martial Dao Sacred Land was:
House Master of the Mansion of Azure Clouds, Lanni Barnes!
Raising his head and seeing the young man standing in front of the wooden house in the distance, Hawk Chapman’s face turned a shade of blue and white... It really was Lanni Barnes, the House Master of the Mansion of Azure Clouds!
Before seeing Lanni Barnes, he had guessed it was Lanni, but he still hoped for a miracle in his heart.
When he truly saw Lanni Barnes, he couldn’t help but feel a wave of despair:
With Lanni Barnes’ talent and strength not being inferior to that of his own leader, he couldn’t possibly seek revenge in person!
"Leader Singleton."
Facing Singleton’s proactive address, Lanni Barnes, who had earlier walked out of the wooden house and sent Hawk Chapman flying, nodded slightly.
"Creak!"
"Creak–"
...
At this moment, the doors of the other three wooden houses also opened successively, and three figures walked out, standing beside Lanni Barnes.
It was Wyatt Barnes, Withered, and Augustine Landon.
"Withered!"
After the three appeared, both Hawk Chapman and Diffy Fenning’s gazes fell on Withered, their eyes simultaneously showing a hint of dread.
Even if they joined forces against Withered, they didn’t dare to claim they could defeat Withered with absolute certainty!
Unlike Hawk Chapman and Diffy Fenning, after Wyatt and the other two appeared, Singleton’s gaze wasn’t on Withered but on Wyatt Barnes.
This face, he had not only seen once before!
Of course, all he had seen were portraits.
But even though they were portraits, they were so lifelike that he could immediately recognize the person in front of him as the one from the portraits he had seen before.
"Is this Lanni Barnes’ son, Wyatt Barnes?"
Singleton recognized the young man who bore some resemblance to his old rival, Lanni Barnes.
Singleton’s gaze was quickly noticed by the now-recovered Hawk Chapman and Diffy Fenning, who followed it to see Wyatt Barnes.
With just one look, they were dumbfounded, their breathing becoming rapid.
In an instant, the two exchanged glances, seeing astonishment and delight in each other’s eyes.
"This person... could he be the ’Wyatt Barnes’ who obtained the Demon Sealing Monument back then?"
"I never imagined we would encounter Wyatt Barnes here... The Demon Sealing Monument is with him!"
...
Their eyes on Wyatt Barnes showed nothing but greed.
"No!"
Suddenly, Diffy Fenning was the first to regain his senses. "According to the message spread by the Dragonsmith Clan earlier, Lanni Barnes’ son also seems to be called ’Wyatt Barnes’... Could it be him?!"
"The person who obtained the Demon Sealing Monument is Lanni Barnes’ son?"
Hawk Chapman was also dumbfounded, his eyes showing a hint of apprehension towards Lanni Barnes.
Lanni Barnes was an entity comparable to their leader, capable of killing like slaughtering chickens or cutting grass!
Although greed for the Demon Sealing Monument had been stirred in them,
in the face of life and death, they forcibly suppressed their greed... If one’s life is lost, what use is obtaining the monument?
To them, their life and safety were the most important.
Everything else was ephemeral!
"House Master Barnes, won’t you introduce us?"
After a while, Singleton’s gaze finally moved away from Wyatt Barnes and fell on Lanni Barnes, asking.
If he didn’t already know that the young man in the black robe before him was the leader of the Shadow Mountain Black Market ’Singleton’, Wyatt might have mistaken him for his father’s friend.
Because throughout, there was no hint of hostility from him, not at all like his father’s ’arch enemy’.
"The leader of the Shadow Mountain Black Market is not simple!"
For this reason, a few traces of fear arose in Wyatt’s heart, fear towards Singleton.
Someone who can hide himself so well is the most terrifying!
The evil person in plain view is not as frightening.
"You know Withered, so I won’t introduce him."
Upon hearing Singleton’s words, Lanni nodded cooperatively and then looked at Wyatt.
Just as Singleton thought Lanni was about to introduce Wyatt, Lanni’s gaze shifted to Augustine Landon, "This is Augustine! I think you’ve heard of this name before... He’s a disciple of the Mansion of Azure Clouds, and was once the number one on the ’Mystic Void List’ of the Mansion of Azure Clouds."
"Augustine?"
Singleton looked at Augustine and nodded, "I’ve heard of you; you are the son of the Protector Winty Landon of the Mansion of Azure Clouds."
Earlier, upon seeing Singleton, a person of equal renown to Lanni, Augustine’s heart had inexplicably started racing.
Now, hearing Singleton’s words, he was immediately flushed with excitement, so excited he found it hard to speak.
"Greetings, Leader Singleton."
Taking a deep breath, Augustine nodded at Singleton, returning the greeting.
After nodding, Singleton no longer paid attention to Augustine, and his gaze fell back on Wyatt Barnes, "If I’m not mistaken... this should be the son of House Master Barnes, ’Wyatt Barnes’, yes? You’ve had quite the luck to have obtained the ’Demon Sealing Monument’, a truly good item!"
Speaking of which, Singleton directly brought up the ’Demon Sealing Monument’.
Immediately, the atmosphere on site grew heavy.
Including the two Vice Leaders of the Shadow Mountain Black Market, everyone present hadn’t expected Singleton to mention the ’Demon Sealing Monument’ as soon as he spoke.
Bringing up the Demon Sealing Monument at this moment was undoubtedly a very sensitive matter.
Swoosh!
Almost the instant Singleton’s voice fell, the ’Demon Sealing Monument’ appeared in Wyatt’s hand.
Holding the Demon Sealing Monument, Wyatt stared hard at Singleton.
At this moment, he could feel a disturbance emanating from inside the Demon Sealing Monument, so eager to erupt and crush Singleton.
Singleton, the leader of the Shadow Mountain Black Market, like his father, was a Demon Cultivator and the peak of the Earth Saint Realm!
However, with his current Solar True Origin that could rival the strength of the Human Saint Realm, once activated, the Demon Sealing Monument could theoretically crush all Demon Cultivators below the Heavenly Saint Realm.
Even the leader of the Shadow Mountain Black Market ’Singleton’ would be no exception!
Out of the two Vice Leaders of the Shadow Mountain Black Market, Hawk Chapman Mountain was fine; he wasn’t a Demon Cultivator, and felt nothing facing the Demon Sealing Monument, instead showing some curiosity, "Is this the Demon Sealing Monument?"
Beside him stood Diffy Fenning, a Demon Cultivator, who felt a breath of ’death’ as soon as Wyatt took out the Demon Sealing Monument.
For a moment, his face became extremely solemn, as if facing a great enemy!
"Truly worthy of the Demon Sealing Monument, it can even make me feel danger..."
Unlike Diffy Fenning’s sense of facing a great enemy, Singleton’s expression remained unchanged when facing Wyatt holding the Demon Sealing Monument, and he said lightly: "To make me feel this way means the person activating the Demon Sealing Monument is an existence above the Human Saint Realm... Truly worthy of being Lanni’s son, your talent is indeed outstanding!"
"You’re not afraid of dying?"
Facing the ever-calm Singleton, Wyatt frowned.
One should know that with his current strength, activating the Demon Sealing Monument could theoretically crush all Demon Cultivators below the Heavenly Saint Realm.
This Singleton, leader of the Shadow Mountain Black Market, was just a peak Demon Cultivator of the Earth Saint Realm, and he had every confidence in crushing him!
"Everyone fears death, including me... but, do you truly believe that with your strength, activating the Demon Sealing Monument, you can crush me?"
Singleton said at the end, appearing casual, seemingly unconcerned that Wyatt’s Demon Sealing Monument could crush him.
Immediately, as Wyatt’s expression sank and his eyes showed coldness, Singleton continued without waiting for Wyatt to respond: "If you don’t believe, you can ask your father... not just me, even your father, with your current strength activating the Demon Sealing Monument, can’t crush him!"
"To use the Demon Sealing Monument to crush us, at the very least you need the power of a peak Human Saint Realm."
Singleton finished speaking in one breath.
Upon hearing Singleton’s words, Wyatt looked at his father Lanni Barnes.
Lanni, nodded, explaining aptly: "Generally speaking, the Demon Sealing Monument is sufficient to crush someone within a major realm higher than oneself... Theoretically, even someone in the early Human Saint Realm activating the Demon Sealing Monument can crush peak Earth Saint Realm Demon Cultivators!"
"However, the strength of Leader Singleton and I is not that of ordinary peak Earth Saint Realm... If we wish, we can step into the ’Heavenly Saint Realm’ at any time!"
At this point, Lanni glanced at Singleton and continued: "Not to mention that during crucial moments we can break through to the Heavenly Saint Realm. Even without breaking through, except for the Demon Sealing Monument activated by someone above peak Human Saint Realm, we fear not... simply because we both have mastered a high-level Divine Ability!"
High-level Divine Ability!
This is what both Lanni and Singleton rely on.
With the high-level Divine Ability, even if someone of the early, middle, or late Human Saint Realm activates the Demon Sealing Monument, as peak Earth Saint Realm Demon Cultivators they would not fear!
"I see."
After hearing Lanni’s explanation, Wyatt Barnes suddenly understood why the leader of the Shadow Mountain Black Market ’Singleton’ was able to remain so calm in front of the Demon Sealing Monument.
It turns out he is not afraid of the Demon Sealing Monument at all!
More accurately, he is not afraid of the Demon Sealing Monument in Wyatt Barnes’ hands!