Chapter 1866: Entering the Dragon Washing Pool!
At the same time, Augustine Landon finally realized why there was today’s ’Five-Year Agreement’.
It turns out that everything has its reasons.
Including Wyatt Barnes’ father, the House Master of the Mansion of Azure Clouds, ’Lanni Barnes’, who clashed with the Dragonsmith Clan five years ago, was also because of that incident.
In the end, to resolve that matter, Lanni Barnes and the Dragonsmith Clan made the ’Five-Year Agreement’.
"This time, the Dragonsmith Clan really lost both the bride and the army... If five years ago, they had handed over Emperor End to let Uncle Wyatt deal with him, their only loss would have been Emperor End. Dragging it out until today, they not only lost an Emperor End but even had to hand over the opportunity to enter the ’Dragon Washing Pool’!"
Thinking of this, Augustine couldn’t help but sigh, feeling that destiny plays with people.
He believed that if the Clan Chief ’Emperor Mountain’ could foresee the future, he certainly wouldn’t have protected Emperor End at the cost of the entire clan’s power five years ago!
"The Dragon Washing Pool is the holy land of the Dragonsmith Clan. It can transform the clan members that enter, advancing them by leaps and bounds... I imagine that once Brother Wyatt enters, he too will experience significant growth!"
As Augustine pondered this in his mind, he also felt quite envious of Wyatt Barnes.
Of course, it was only envy without jealousy.
He wouldn’t be jealous; he would only be sincerely happy for Wyatt Barnes.
With Emperor Mountain’s death, it also signified the official conclusion of the ’Five-Year Agreement’.
While other quasi-third-rate powers were leaving one after another, besides the group from the Mansion of Azure Clouds, the group from the Shadow Mountain Black Market also did not leave.
Soon after Wyatt Barnes and his companions returned to the little blossoming valley, the leader of the Shadow Mountain Black Market ’Solitaire’, along with Diffy Fenning and Hawk Chapman, also returned and settled into the wooden houses they once occupied.
Seeing that Solitaire and his men were making no moves, Wyatt Barnes’ group felt relieved.
One day passed in the blink of an eye.
The next day, a cyan figure appeared above the small valley, shouting loudly, "House Master Barnes, the Clan Chief invites you over!"
The owner of the cyan figure was none other than one of the elders of the Dragonsmith Clan, who was a Five-Clawed Divine Dragon:
The Five-Clawed Azure Dragon, Lewis!
Although a day had passed since Emperor End’s death, his face still didn’t look good.
Especially when he saw Wyatt Barnes, his eyes gleamed with murderous intent as if he wished he could immediately kill Wyatt to avenge Emperor End.
However, in the end, he held himself back.
"Elder Lewis, we have heard much about the Dragonsmith Clan’s holy land, the ’Dragon Washing Pool’. Is there any problem if we tag along to observe the fun?"
After Wyatt Barnes’ group showed up, the group from the Shadow Mountain Black Market also emerged. Vice Leader ’Diffy Fenning’ looked at Lewis and asked.
"There is no problem."
Lewis seemed to have anticipated that the Shadow Mountain Black Market’s people hadn’t left, so he wasn’t surprised. When he heard Diffy Fenning’s words, he nodded.
The reason he agreed so readily was still due to the Clan Chief’s instructions.
Wyatt Barnes saw the Dragonsmith Clan’s Clan Chief ’Emperor Mountain’ again in a canyon deep within the Dragonsmith Clan’s territory.
The entrance to the canyon was narrow, but once inside, it revealed another world entirely!
At the deepest part of the canyon, a grand gate was strangely suspended in the air, tightly closed, its destination unknown.
This grand gate consisted of two doors, each with a different ’keyhole’, the left one being ’round’, and the right one being ’crescent-shaped’, appearing very peculiar.
It was unknown what material the gate was made of, but it suspended there, seemingly emitting waves of an ancient and timeless aura, as if telling the tale of its long existence.
"This is the entrance to the ’Dragon Washing Pool’!"
Under the leadership of the Dragonsmith Clan’s Clan Chief ’Emperor Mountain’, the group had already gathered near the gate at some point. Emperor Mountain looked at the door suspended in the air and was the first to introduce it.
Upon hearing this, Wyatt Barnes immediately looked over.
Only to find that the gate before him was entirely suspended independently in the air. As he looked around it, he could see no traces of illusionary qualities.
The gate seemed to be embedded in the void, bringing an unparalleled sense of mystery.
"Is inside the ’Dragon Washing Pool’?"
At least, it made Wyatt full of yearning because he was about to enter it.
The unknown aroused his curiosity but also his dread.
In short, Wyatt was feeling very complex emotions at this moment.
"Junior House Master!"
At some point, Emperor Mountain’s gaze fell on Wyatt Barnes. With a calm expression, he said, "In my memory, no race other than our Dragonsmith Clan has ever entered the ’Dragon Washing Pool’... So what will happen when you enter, I do not know."
"Hence, if you truly decide to enter, you must bear all consequences yourself... Even if you die inside, it has nothing to do with our Dragonsmith Clan!"
As he continued, Emperor Mountain’s tone turned more cautionary.
And his words were not intended to scare Wyatt Barnes but were spoken earnestly and honestly.
"Clan Chief Emperor Mountain, you probably can’t wait for me to be too afraid to enter, right?"
Hearing Emperor Mountain’s words, Wyatt Barnes was first taken aback, then responded calmly.
"I admit I hope you don’t dare to enter. But everything I said is true... what will happen to a human entering the Dragon Washing Pool, even I do not know."
Emperor Mountain nodded straightforwardly, speaking frankly.
"Of course, if you insist on entering, I won’t stop you... After all, you did win the ’Five-Year Agreement’!"
Mentioning the ’Five-Year Agreement’ again, even Emperor Mountain couldn’t help but show a hint of pain on his face.
He had never expected that the one he insisted on protecting five years ago, Emperor End, would still die five years later.
Moreover, not only did Emperor End die, but the Dragonsmith Clan also lost their once-in-thousands-of-years opportunity to enter the ’Dragon Washing Pool’.
This all happened because of his wrong decision at the time, and due to the young man before him.
It was precisely this young man who struck and eliminated Emperor End, winning the ’Five-Year Agreement’!
"Since I’m here, I naturally want to go in!"
Upon hearing Emperor Mountain’s words, Wyatt Barnes responded frankly.
Emperor Mountain nodded and no longer said much to Wyatt Barnes, immediately looking at Lanni Barnes, "House Master Barnes, take out the ’Moon Key’ you kept for me years ago, and let’s open the door to the ’Dragon Washing Pool’ together... Also, if anything happens to the Junior House Master inside, it has nothing to do with my Dragonsmith Clan!"
"Oh? Does Emperor Mountain think I’m the type to make unreasonable demands?"
Lanni Barnes retorted.
At the same time, a key appeared in his hand, the ’Moon Key’ he had taken from Emperor Mountain for safekeeping years ago.
Emperor Mountain himself still possessed a ’Sun Key’.
The Sun Key and Moon Key, only when combined, can open the ’door’ to the Dragon Washing Pool.
"That circle, and that crescent... should be the keyholes."
Looking at the two not-too-deep yet very obvious holes on the high-up door in front, Wyatt Barnes thought to himself.
And it turned out, Wyatt Barnes was not wrong.
When Lanni Barnes and Emperor Mountain approached the door together, they extended their invisible powers, inserting the keys into the two keyholes on the door.
Instantly, not just Wyatt Barnes, Augustine Landon, and Withered, but also the three from the Shadow Mountain black market led by Hawk Chapman, all stared intently at the door in the sky.
Under everyone’s gaze, mysterious forces unmistakably extended from the Sun Key and Moon Key, quickly spreading across the entire door.
Moments later, a strong light engulfed the door, resembling the sun at its zenith, causing everyone present to squint instinctively.
Boom!!
Just then, a loud noise was heard.
Along with this loud noise, the dazzling light resembling the midday sun retreated, and the tightly closed double doors seemed to be drawn by an invisible force, slowly opening inward.
Rumble!!
Quickly, the door was completely opened.
The moment the door was opened, everyone, Wyatt Barnes included, simultaneously looked inside, eager to see what lay beyond the door.
However, the next moment, Wyatt Barnes was disappointed.
Because once the door was opened, apart from a thin, transparent barrier formed by unknown forces, nothing could be seen...
In their eyes, the barrier seemed like a layer of transparent glass, and beyond the glass, the canyon remained.
"In theory, there’s no time limit for entering the Dragon Washing Pool... When it’s time to leave, the formations in the Dragon Washing Pool will send you out."
Emperor Mountain looked at Wyatt Barnes and said.
As the Dragonsmith Clan Chief, though he felt sorrow over Emperor End’s death, he was someone who could bear responsibility and let go.
Since he lost the ’Five-Year Agreement’, he naturally had to fulfill his promise from back then, giving the Junior House Master of Mansion of Azure Clouds the opportunity to enter the ’Dragon Washing Pool’.
"Alright."
Wyatt Barnes nodded, feeling somewhat admiring of Emperor Mountain’s ability to remain calm and composed in conversation.
At least, he asked himself, if he were Emperor Mountain, facing the man who killed Emperor End, the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon, he wouldn’t be as composed and calm.
"Father, I’m going in."
Wyatt Barnes looked at Lanni Barnes.
"Be careful."
Lanni Barnes nodded, remembering Emperor Mountain’s earlier words, and couldn’t help but offer a warning.
"Don’t worry."
Giving Lanni Barnes a reassuring look, Wyatt Barnes greeted Augustine and Withered, then shot toward the ’door’ to the Dragon Washing Pool like a bolt of lightning.
Under everyone’s gaze, Wyatt Barnes collided with the thin transparent barrier on the door, formed by unknown forces.
Immediately after, he seemed to be swallowed by the barrier, completely disappearing from view.
Wyatt Barnes entered the ’Dragon Washing Pool’!
"House Master Barnes."
At this point, the Shadow Mountain black market leader "Hawk Chapman," who hadn’t spoken since entering the canyon, looked at Lanni Barnes and asked, "You let your son enter the ’Dragon Washing Pool’, are there any secrets inside?"