Chapter 1862: A Draw?
Mansion of Azure Clouds’ Junior House Master, Wyatt Barnes, Great Saint Realm mid-stage?
What a joke!
With the strength Wyatt Barnes just showed, if he’s a Great Saint Realm mid-stage martial artist, that would be truly bizarre!
"Damn! Actually deceived!"
Emperor Mountain’s face turned extremely ugly; never in his calculations did he foresee such an event occurring.
Under his Divine Sense probing, Wyatt Barnes, whose cultivation seemed only ’Great Saint Realm mid-stage’, showed true strength comparable to the peak of the Human Saint Realm!
Moreover, according to his observations, the force emanating from Wyatt Barnes’ body, the intensity of the aura, is virtually indistinguishable from mid-stage Human Saint Realm strength...
Thus, he could almost confirm, Wyatt Barnes’ true cultivation is ’mid-stage Human Saint Realm’!
As for why Wyatt Barnes’ strength rivals the peak of Human Saint Realm, it’s because of the two ’Divine Abilities’ he’s comprehended!
As the Clan Chief of the Dragonsmith Clan, Emperor Mountain naturally recognized the extraordinariness of the two Divine Abilities Wyatt Barnes mastered.
Not to mention the extremely superior body technique Divine Ability displayed first, even the sword technique Divine Ability shown later, in terms of grade, it’s far superior to the sword technique Divine Ability ’Sky Splitting’ that Emperor End comprehended!
Emperor End’s comprehension of ’Sky Splitting’, even within intermediate Divine Abilities, is considered a very powerful Divine Ability.
This leads to only one possibility:
The sword technique Divine Ability Wyatt Barnes cultivated is also a ’high-grade Divine Ability’!
"To master two high-grade Divine Abilities at such a young age, the latter sword technique Divine Ability is only entry-level... but the earlier body technique Divine Ability is far beyond just entry-level!"
Emperor Mountain was shocked, full of amazement.
"Besides that, he should have mastered some secret technique to conceal his cultivation... Otherwise, under my Divine Sense, his cultivation would definitely not be hidden!"
Emperor Mountain speculated secretly.
And Emperor Mountain’s speculation matched what most people present thought.
"Mid-stage Great Saint Realm? Impossible! With the power this Junior House Master of Mansion of Azure Clouds displayed, he must be at least ’Human Saint Realm’!"
"I never thought, not only is the House Master’s talent and strength monstrous, but even a Junior House Master is this abnormal... With this Junior House Master around, Mansion of Azure Clouds might flourish for another couple of hundred years!"
"Don’t speak too soon... Today marks the life-and-death duel between this Junior House Master of Mansion of Azure Clouds and Emperor End, it’s uncertain whether he can survive Emperor End’s attack."
"That’s true."
...
The observers from various prospective third-rate powers discussed the matter, their gazes never leaving Wyatt Barnes and Emperor End in confrontation.
"I never expected he actually hid his strength!"
Lewis’ face turned ugly, astounded that Wyatt Barnes had hidden his strength.
In this light, Wyatt Barnes’ deliberate use of ’Great Saint Realm’ Divine Sense to probe him that day was intentional, meant to mislead and ensure Emperor End would become careless in their duel.
Of course, all this was merely Lewis’ speculation.
And the more he speculated, the more this possibility seemed likely.
Not just Lewis, even the Dragonsmith Clan’s Law Enforcement Elder ’Zen Blood’, and the Five-Clawed Divine Dragon Elder ’Jelly Tyler’ had grim expressions.
"This Wyatt Barnes, is actually someone at mid-stage Human Saint Realm! Didn’t Emperor End say five years ago he was just an Entering the Saint Realm martial artist?"
Jelly Tyler spoke in a deep voice.
"Don’t forget, his father is Lanni Barnes!"
A trace of apprehension flashed in Zen Blood’s eyes.
Lanni Barnes!
Upon hearing that name, even Jelly Tyler was silenced momentarily.
Recalling the ’deeds’ of Lanni Barnes in the past, it’s hardly surprising his son would be this exceptional.
"Am I... am I dreaming right now?"
Augustine Landon watched Wyatt Barnes from afar, dumbfounded.
In direct confrontation with Emperor End, who had an initial-stage Earth Saint Realm cultivation, and gaining the upper hand... Is this really his junior brother Wyatt?!
All along, Augustine Landon knew Wyatt Barnes had decent strength, yet he never thought Wyatt was stronger than him.
Only now did he deeply realize this junior brother Wyatt Barnes was much stronger!
At the very least, if he had faced Emperor End, he definitely couldn’t have achieved this feat.
Perhaps, with just one encounter, he would be finished by Emperor End!
"Junior House Master!"
Withered’s eyes brightened up, and his gaunt and unpleasant-looking face finally revealed a smile harder than crying.
"Wyatt’s strength... is unexpectedly strong? Also, the Divine Ability he just displayed..."
Lanni Barnes looked at Wyatt Barnes in a daze; at this moment, he felt like his own son was so ’unfamiliar’, as if he couldn’t recognize him at all.
"No wonder Senior Oracle had me make this ’Five-Year Agreement’ with the Dragonsmith Clan... he truly has confidence in Wyatt."
Upon this realization, Lanni Barnes felt slightly more at ease.
With the strength Wyatt Barnes showed so far, although not sufficient to defeat Emperor End, survival was certainly within the realm of possibility.
"How is this possible?!"
"The House Master’s son, how can his strength be this formidable?"
The two Vice Leaders of Shadow Mountain’s black market, Diffy Fenning and Hawk Chapman Mountain, looked at each other, seeing disbelief in each other’s eyes.
"Interesting... Wyatt Barnes’ son is indeed no less impressive than he is!"
Du Gu watched Wyatt Barnes from afar, murmuring to himself, seemingly the only calm person present at the scene.
As time passed, the noise at the scene gradually subsided, and it became so quiet that one could faintly hear the gentle breeze blowing.
"Wyatt Barnes, I never expected that after five years, your strength would grow to such an extent... However, if you think that with this level of strength, you can take my Emperor End’s life, you’re quite delusional!"
After a brief standoff, Emperor End finally spoke first, his eyes fixated on Wyatt Barnes with a malevolent gaze as he spoke coldly.
"Delusional?"
Wyatt Barnes laughed, a laugh filled with arrogance and disdain.
"What? You don’t believe it?"
Seeing the disdainful smile on Wyatt’s face, Emperor End felt an inexplicable sense of irritation, his anger surging, "Don’t worry! I will soon show you with my actions that your strength is worthless in my eyes! Even if you’ve reached the Human Saint Realm as a martial artist now, killing you is as simple as crushing an ant for me!"
With these words, Emperor End moved, like a bolt of lightning, directly shooting toward Wyatt Barnes.
This time, Emperor End did not hold back, fully unleashing the power of an early-stage Earth Saint Realm expert, his speed far surpassing his earlier performance.
Vast power enveloped his body, as if a flame had ignited upon him.
Whoosh!
As he moved, the harsh sound of the wind breaking coupled with a series of minor explosions followed, piercing the ears.
"Power Slash!"
Not only that, but as he moved like lightning, the heavy ten-stripe Sacred Sword in his hand also moved.
With a slash imbued with martial techniques and a mid-level blade technique he had comprehended, it fell toward Wyatt Barnes’ head, with the intent to split him in two.
Buzz!!
This slash, compared to its previous lackluster attempts, seemed like two extremes...
The blade fell from the sky like a sudden thunderbolt, as if tearing the heavens in two!
The relentless slash, with no reservations, resembled the scythe of the Grim Reaper, ready to claim Wyatt Barnes’ life.
This time, Emperor End demonstrated the strength one would expect from an early-stage Earth Saint Realm expert!
"Minor Devouring Technique!"
In the instant Emperor End moved with malice in his eyes, swooping in for the kill, Wyatt Barnes unleashed the advanced divine ability ’Minor Devouring Technique.’
In an instant, centered around him, ripples like vortexes formed within a radius of over ten meters.
And he became the center of the vortex.
As Wyatt Barnes performed the Minor Devouring Technique, enveloping an area over ten meters, a torrent of vast Spiritual Energy was absorbed by the vortex, rapidly pouring into his body, merging with his Solar True Origin.
The Solar True Origin within him expanded at an extremely rapid pace...
The Spiritual Energy within the area of over ten meters was quite abundant, sufficient to elevate the Solar True Origin in Wyatt Barnes’ body by more than one level!
However, the execution of the Minor Devouring Technique, which involved absorbing all gentle forces in the vicinity, required time.
Buzz,
Wyatt Barnes had only absorbed a portion of the Spiritual Energy within the ten-meter radius when Emperor End’s relentless blade was already upon him, aiming to cleave him into two!
"Hmph!"
Facing this blade, Wyatt Barnes snorted coldly and, instead of continuing to absorb the surrounding Spiritual Energy, his hand trembled as he raised his sword to meet Emperor End.
Simultaneously, the massively enhanced Solar True Origin surged through ninety-nine Saint Veins, pouring into the ten-stripe Sacred Sword in his hand, to counter Emperor End... more precisely, to collide with the ten-stripe Sacred Sword that Emperor End had swung.
"Heavenly Sword!"
With a mere thought, Wyatt Barnes split into two clones, and together with his original body, shot into the sky.
The sword in his hand struck like a venomous snake, biting at the sword light emanating from Emperor End’s ten-stripe Sacred Sword.
Swoosh!
One clone’s sword struck the sword light, dimming it somewhat, but the clone itself was destroyed in the process.
One of the clones was obliterated!
Swoosh! Swoosh!
His original body and the remaining clone lunged forward, unleashing two more sword strikes. The vast Solar True Origin, greatly enhanced by the Minor Devouring Technique, exploded forth without reservation.
Boom!!
Rumble!!
...
With the thunderous roars echoing around, both Emperor End and Wyatt Barnes simultaneously retreated a certain distance.
As for the sword light from Emperor End’s sword and Wyatt Barnes’ other clone, they both vanished without a trace.
"Wow!!"
Both their bodies trembled at the same time, and almost simultaneously, they spat out a mouthful of clotted blood, their faces turning slightly pale.
"Impossible! Even with all my power, we ended up evenly matched?"
Before the onlookers could react, Emperor End’s pale face looked as grim as could be.
The result before him was something he never dreamed of.
This young man, whom he loathed and wished to kill, possessed the strength to end up evenly matched with him after five years?
Looking back, it felt like a lifetime ago!