Chapter 1861: The Whole Crowd Is Stunned
Boom!
Rumble!!
...
Accompanied by a series of loud explosions, space seemed to shatter as a pair of Golden Crow Wings behind Wyatt Barnes suddenly quivered, whipping up a fierce gale and compressing the air into an explosion.
Faced with such commotion, before anyone else had time to react, the expression on the faces of the Shadow Mountain Black Market leader ’Dugu’, the Mansion of Azure Clouds’ House Master ’Lanni Barnes’, and the Clan Chief of the Dragonsmith Clan ’Emperor Mountain’ all changed dramatically, each more remarkable than the last.
Dugu’s face revealed an expression of ’just as expected’.
Lanni’s face was filled with delight.
As for Emperor Mountain, his expression was the most astonishing, a face full of shock and disbelief!
Swish!
In the eyes of all three, a golden shadow, like a shooting star, flew towards Emperor End at an extremely fast speed.
The speed was so fast, it was almost on par with the speed Emperor End had just displayed!
Emperor End’s current speed, although not at full power, was enough to rival a peak Human Saint Realm Martial Artist or Taoist Cultivator.
And Wyatt Barnes, astonishingly, exhibited the same speed as him!
Is he... really a mid-Great Saint Realm Martial Artist?
"Impossible!"
Whether it was the Mansion of Azure Clouds’ ’Withered’, or the two Vice Leaders of the Shadow Mountain Black Market, and even several Five-Clawed Divine Dragon Elders of the Dragonsmith Clan, once they regained their senses, their faces mirrored Emperor End’s, filled with shock and disbelief.
The scene before them completely overturned their understanding of the Great Saint Realm’s existence!
A mid-Great Saint Realm Martial Artist displaying speed comparable to a peak Human Saint Realm powerhouse?
Are you joking?!
"It’s a Divine Ability!"
As Withered and the others regained their senses, both Dugu, Lanni, and Emperor Mountain realized it too.
The reason Wyatt Barnes was so fast was entirely because he had used an exceptionally sophisticated Divine Ability...
As for the aura emitted by the power surging from within him, it was akin to the power within a mid-Human Saint Realm Martial Artist or Taoist Cultivator!
With such a level of power, relying on a Divine Ability, he displayed the speed of a peak Human Saint Realm expert.
This Divine Ability also compelled thoughts to involuntarily emerge in their minds...
An advanced body technique Divine Ability!
Furthermore, Wyatt Barnes hadn’t just grasped the basics of this advanced body technique Divine Ability; his effortless demeanor clearly indicated he had already mastered the essence of this Divine Ability!
Otherwise, it’s impossible for his speed to have increased so dramatically.
"Celestial Evasion!"
Utilizing his Golden Crow Wings, Wyatt Barnes reached Emperor End’s vicinity in the blink of an eye with a speed matching Emperor End’s.
As Emperor End came to his senses and his expression changed dramatically, Wyatt’s figure suddenly flickered.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
The next instant, two solid figures appeared on either side of his Divine Ability, identical in appearance to him.
Not only did they look the same, but even the pair of Golden Crow Wings at their back and the ten-mark Sacred Sword in their hands were exactly alike!
This was precisely the method of the advanced sword technique Divine Ability ’Celestial Evasion’!
After mastering the ’Minor Devouring Technique’, he attempted to master ’Celestial Evasion’. He didn’t have much hope initially, but unexpectedly, before long, he had successfully comprehended Celestial Evasion.
Of course, he later realized that the reason he could comprehend Celestial Evasion so quickly was largely due to the ’Supreme Heart Sword’.
The ’Supreme Heart Sword’ is a supreme Sword Dao technique. The sword techniques it contains can even surpass martial arts techniques!
It was precisely for this reason that Wyatt Barnes hadn’t distracted himself by cultivating other martial arts techniques.
In the process of comprehending the advanced sword technique Divine Ability ’Celestial Evasion’, Wyatt Barnes discovered:
The mysteries of the ’Supreme Heart Sword’ had many similarities with ’Celestial Evasion’, and verifying them against each other, the progress in comprehending ’Celestial Evasion’ advanced by leaps and bounds!
Later on, he spent only half the time he had spent comprehending the ’Minor Devouring Technique’ to comprehend ’Celestial Evasion’.
However, even though he had comprehended ’Celestial Evasion’, he was still only at the ’entry level’, able to produce only two ’clones’.
The ’clones’ produced by Celestial Evasion were slightly weaker than the original form, but the difference was negligible.
As it is now, Wyatt Barnes, relying on the mysteries nearing the third level of the ’Supreme Heart Sword’, displayed the Divine Ability ’Celestial Evasion’, and in terms of power, it could already compare to the attacks of some outstanding mid-Human Saint Realm Martial Artists.
And his two clones’ attacks could also be compared to those of ordinary mid-Human Saint Realm Martial Artists.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
One original form, two clones, three ten-mark Sacred Swords slashed through the void, creating a whistling sound, heading directly toward Emperor End.
The three swords shot out, locking onto three directions, leaving Emperor End with nowhere to escape!
"How can he be this strong?!"
This was Emperor End’s first thought upon witnessing the speed Wyatt Barnes displayed.
The scene before him left him completely bewildered!
Five years ago, ’an ant’ with just the cultivation level of Entering the Saint Realm, after five years, had grown so strong that while he found it unbelievable, it also made him feel like he was dreaming!
However, as three sharp sword lights swept over, Emperor End was jolted awake and fully regained his composure.
"Although my strength is greater than his, because I underestimated him at first, I’m now on the defensive. Even if I no longer hold back now, it’s too late to build up power to suppress him... unless I directly transform into my original form!"
Amidst the flashes of lightning and thunder, Emperor End’s thoughts suddenly shifted.
Because he underestimated Wyatt Barnes from the start, he only utilized a speed comparable to that of a Human Saint Realm peak Martial Artist and Taoist Cultivator.
Now, Wyatt Barnes charged at him with overwhelming force, his speed not inferior to Emperor End’s, catching him off guard.
In such circumstances, he had no time to gather momentum for a counterattack.
Unless he transformed into his true form!
However, to transform into his true form for a single confrontation with Wyatt Barnes would be an enormous humiliation for him.
So, he quickly dismissed the thought.
Whoosh!
At the crucial moment, facing Wyatt Barnes’s three swords blocking his path, Emperor End finally drew out a broad and heavy saber, equally inscribed with ten Saint Markings, evidently a ’Ten-Marked Sacred Artifact.’
"Cleave the Mountains and Rivers!"
With the ten-marked sacred saber in hand, in an instant, Emperor End’s aura completely transformed, as if he had become a saber himself, emanating an incomparably sharp presence.
At the same time, the power of an early Earth Saint Realm began to surge forth.
Of course, in such haste, he had no time to gather full strength, only managing to strike a single slash as quickly as possible.
Yet, even this hasty slash, though containing weaker power, was extraordinary, imbued with the saber martial arts Emperor End cultivated, and even a medium-level saber Divine Ability, Cleave the Mountains and Rivers!
Buzz!!
With a single slash, the surging saber light roared forth, sweeping down from the horizon, aiming directly at Wyatt Barnes as if to cleave him in half.
Of course, what he targeted was one of Wyatt Barnes’s avatars.
And as he struck this slash, the power of an early Earth Saint Realm strong enough to envelop Emperor End’s body began to manifest, propelling him towards the locked Wyatt Barnes’s avatar.
Buzz!
Whoosh!
With one slash downed, a sword darted out.
The saber sliced Wyatt Barnes’s avatar in half.
The sword, however, pierced through Emperor End’s shoulder, leaving a ghastly bloody hole.
Whoosh!
As blood splattered, like a red rose falling in midair, Emperor End’s blood-stained body rapidly darted into the distance, fleeing beyond the attack range of Wyatt Barnes’s true form and another avatar.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
As Emperor End fled, an aware Wyatt Barnes, along with his other avatar, simultaneously struck, leaving two sword marks on Emperor End’s back.
However, due to Emperor End’s burst of early Earth Saint Realm speed during this process, these two strikes did not inflict serious injury, only causing Emperor End minor injuries.
They were not life-threatening, nor did they affect his strength.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Under the watchful eyes of all, Emperor End fled in a sorry state for several hundred meters before halting his figure.
As for Wyatt Barnes, he had already retracted his avatars, standing with his sword, facing Emperor End from afar.
All that had just happened occurred in the blink of an eye, too fast for most of the onlookers to grasp clearly.
However, at this moment, even those who couldn’t see clearly, seeing Wyatt Barnes and Emperor End’s brief encounter end with Wyatt Barnes unscathed and Emperor End injured, couldn’t help but gasp.
"This... how is it possible?!"
A young member of the Dragonsmith Clan widened their eyes, face full of disbelief.
"Am I dreaming?"
Several members of the Dragonsmith Clan pinched their thighs or slapped their faces until the pain set in, confirming that what they saw was not a dream but reality!
The initial confrontation ended with Wyatt Barnes gaining the upper hand!
"Isn’t this Mansion of Azure Clouds’ Junior House Master a mid Great Saint Realm Martial Artist? And... isn’t this Emperor End an early Earth Saint Realm powerhouse? Can anyone tell me... what the hell is going on?!"
A young disciple from a certain prospective Third-Rate Power stammered blankly.
"Is this truly a battle between a mid Great Saint Realm and an early Earth Saint Realm? You’re kidding, right!"
Many began to doubt.
Of course, those who doubted were the ones who didn’t clearly see the encounter’s details.
Those who could see the details, or barely see them, were only snapping out of it after those in front.
Simply because the previous scene had left them utterly stunned!
"This Mansion of Azure Clouds Junior House Master’s speed rivals that of a Human Saint Realm peak powerhouse... his attacks far surpass those of an ordinary late Human Saint Realm powerhouse!"
A high-ranking member from a certain prospective Third-Rate Power said gravely.
"But..."
Immediately, as if thinking of something, he said with a puzzled expression: "Can anyone tell me why, upon my probing, his cultivation is just ’mid Great Saint Realm’? Can such power be displayed by someone at mid Great Saint Realm?"
In fact, he wasn’t the only one puzzled.
Even the higher echelons of the Dragonsmith Clan present, including the Clan Chief Emperor Mountain, wore sullen expressions.
Because they too had been deceived!