Chapter 1867: Eight-Clawed Divine Dragon?!
"Leader Singleton, did you stay behind just to ask about this?"
Facing his old rival, Lanni Barnes squinted slightly and said calmly, "You heard what the Clan Chief of Emperor Mountain said earlier. Even he doesn’t know what will happen if a human enters the ’Dragon Washing Pool’... Do you think I would know?"
"If you didn’t know, would you let your son take the risk?"
Leader Singleton cast a deep glance at Lanni Barnes and asked.
Hearing Leader Singleton’s words, Emperor Mountain couldn’t help but glance at Lanni Barnes, a hint of suspicion flickering in his eyes.
It was true he was the Clan Chief of the Dragonsmith Clan, and it was true that he didn’t know what would happen if a human entered the Dragon Washing Pool.
However, as the Leader of the Shadow Mountain Black Market pointed out, if the House Master of the Mansion of Azure Clouds didn’t know what would happen to a human in the Dragon Washing Pool, would he allow his son to venture in?
"Leader Singleton, you are the leader of the Shadow Mountain Black Market, haven’t you heard ’fortune favors the bold’? The Dragon Washing Pool is a holy land of the Dragonsmith Clan, known for elevating countless outstanding clan members to great heights... I believe that as long as my son comes out alive, he will surely gain a great fortune!"
Lanni Barnes said unhurriedly.
Of course, the most important point he didn’t mention, and couldn’t mention.
That is:
Sending his son into the Dragon Washing Pool was a suggestion made by the enigmatic Destiny Elder, who appears and disappears like a Divine Dragon.
And he trusts Destiny Elder!
Fortune favors the bold?
Although Lanni Barnes’ words were somewhat justifying, both Leader Singleton and Emperor Mountain could see he didn’t want to reveal the truth, and thus refrained from pressing further.
They all knew that no matter how much they asked, they wouldn’t get any answers.
"Clan Chief Emperor Mountain, we have disturbed you for several days. Farewell!"
Unable to obtain the desired answer, Leader Singleton didn’t plan on staying longer. After bidding farewell to Emperor Mountain, he left with Diffy Fenning and Hawk Chapman Mountain.
For a moment, within the canyon, only Emperor Mountain and Lanni Barnes’ group remained.
Along with the open void gate.
On the other hand, Wyatt Barnes had just stepped through the door leading to the ’Dragon Washing Pool,’ feeling as though his body had entered water, submerging completely.
Upon entering, Wyatt Barnes was horrified to discover he couldn’t feel his own body.
He wanted to control his body, but he couldn’t!
He tried using his Divine Sense to perceive the surroundings, but he still couldn’t!
At this moment, he was left with only his consciousness, as if mired in quicksand.
Initially, it was nothing, but as time passed, Wyatt Barnes became increasingly uneasy:
"What is going on? Isn’t this the Dragonsmith Clan’s holy land ’Dragon Washing Pool’? Why does it feel so bizarre?"
"Could it be... that the Clan Chief Emperor Mountain is deceiving us?"
Wyatt Barnes couldn’t help but speculate.
However, this suspicion was soon dismissed, as he found it unlikely.
The skill level of the Lower Realm Dragon Clan wasn’t capable of creating such a realistic gate to the Dragon Washing Pool. That gate was undoubtedly the work of a great power.
Such a great power could only exist in the Upper Domain of the Martial Dao Sacred Land, or even across all heavenly realms!
With only consciousness remaining, he could think, imagine, and recall... apart from these, he could do nothing.
Wyatt Barnes didn’t know what was happening to him, nor what was occurring, let alone if he was indeed inside the ’Dragon Washing Pool.’
The Dragon Washing Pool was a complete unknown to him.
Before entering, he had no idea what was within, nor what would happen afterward.
"What should I do now?"
As time dragged on, Wyatt Barnes grew increasingly restless because he truly didn’t know what he should do.
Right now, he was left with only conscious thought, unable to control his Divine Sense or his physical body.
He couldn’t even feel his own body’s existence!
After an unknown duration, the increasingly irritable Wyatt Barnes felt on the brink of madness, "What kind of cursed place is this? Where is the promised Dragonsmith Clan’s holy land ’Dragon Washing Pool’?"
Ultimately, as if realizing agitation was futile, Wyatt Barnes gradually calmed down.
After calming down, the first thing he thought of was Lanni Barnes’ group waiting outside, "I don’t know how much time has passed... Dad and Augustine, they must be getting impatient by now, right?"
Gradually, Wyatt Barnes thought of his mother Christina Lee, his fiancée Jovie Lee, and his son ’Adonis Barnes.’
Then, he thought of Keer and Winnie Romero.
...
"Yesterday’s battle, where I killed Emperor End, the ’Minor Devouring Technique’ had the greatest credit!"
Unknowingly, with little else to consider, Wyatt Barnes suddenly recalled yesterday’s confrontation with Emperor End.
The reason he was able to kill Emperor End smoothly was that Emperor End had used the Dragonsmith Clan’s inherited divine ability ’Body Berserk.’
The aftereffects of body frenzy were also the true reason Emperor End was killed!
Body frenzy is a Divine Ability inherited from the Dragonsmith Clan, allowing a substantial boost in strength for a short period.
But once the time passes, it’s not simply returning to the original state; one also falls into a weakened condition.
Just like Emperor End yesterday, in his weakened state, he only had the early Human Saint Realm strength.
On the other hand, Wyatt Barnes, although the effect of the ’Minor Devouring Technique’ disappeared, the ’Minor Devouring Technique’ bears no aftereffects.
Even if his Solar True Origin was reverted, he could still match the mid Human Saint Realm strength!
With the mid Human Saint Realm strength, combined with the Divine Abilities ’Golden Crow’s Wings’, ’Immortal Lofty Flight’, and techniques like the ’Supreme Heart Sword’, it was trivially easy for him to kill a being of early Human Saint Realm strength.
Therefore, after Emperor End fell into a weakened state yesterday, Wyatt Barnes, taking action like thunder, easily executed Emperor End before anyone could react!
Thus, Wyatt Barnes claimed that for yesterday’s battle, the ’Minor Devouring Technique’ deserved the top credit!
If not for the ’Minor Devouring Technique’ which could consume all surrounding powers to temporarily boost his Solar True Origin, he wouldn’t have been able to exhibit speed equal to a typical Earth Saint Realm mid-level martial artist.
If he couldn’t possess speed equal to a typical Earth Saint Realm mid-level martial artist, he couldn’t have dodged the attacks from Emperor End in frenzy mode.
If not for the ’Minor Devouring Technique’ having no aftereffects, he couldn’t have succeeded so smoothly.
Of course, although the ’Minor Devouring Technique’ deserves top credit, ’Golden Crow’s Wings’ also played a vital role.
Both are indispensable!
"Emperor End..."
Thinking of Emperor End whom he killed, Wyatt’s thoughts drifted back to the first time he encountered Emperor End.
At that time, in Emperor End’s eyes, he was merely an ’ant’, an ant he could trample at will!
Indeed, back then, with Wyatt only at the ’Entering the Saint Realm’ level, in front of Emperor End with peak Human Saint Realm strength, he was truly like an ant.
Emperor End could kill him with just a finger!
However, five years later, Wyatt had grown to a point where he could stand against Emperor End, even kill him!
Thinking of this, Wyatt sighed, "That Emperor End probably didn’t expect... Five years after he saw me as an ant, I would personally send him to Hell!"
"However, that Dragonsmith Clan Chief ’Emperor Mountain’ is someone admirable... I initially thought he would cause trouble after Emperor End was killed, but to my surprise, he cooperated so well. Well, his cooperation is surely because he feared dad."
Wyatt’s thoughts wandered everywhere...
Eventually, even he didn’t know what to think.
In this world of pure consciousness, unable to see anything or feel the body’s presence, as time passed, he almost felt like he was going insane!
However, having been Weapon King on Earth in his previous life, needing to hide for tasks, he had once stayed alone in a place bereft of sunlight for months.
Ordinary people would have long since suffered a mental collapse!
Because of his past experiences, Wyatt didn’t go insane in his current state.
"The past Dragonsmith Clan members who entered the clan’s Holy Land ’Dragon Washing Pool’ certainly didn’t have experiences like mine... Otherwise, they wouldn’t have managed to leave the Dragon Washing Pool smoothly! Ordinary people wouldn’t be able to endure such dull torture."
Wyatt thought to himself.
As time passed, Wyatt calmed down again.
Eventually, he even became somewhat resigned to his fate.
"Worthy of being the disciple of Sword Saint Breezy Wind from the Lineage of Supreme Rain from the Seven Terminating Sect... Little one, you’ve passed my test. I will keep my promise to Breezy Wind years ago and grant you the ability of dragon transformation!"
Just as Wyatt’s consciousness was completely settling down, a full-bodied voice suddenly rang out, filled with majesty that demanded attention.
This voice, while waking Wyatt, also filled him with ecstatic joy.
All because Wyatt realized that his consciousness returned to his body.
Moreover, his Divine Sense also returned.
Without even taking a moment to observe his surroundings, Wyatt instinctively looked towards the direction of the voice.
Only to discover, above a vast lake hovered a massive silhouette thousands of meters long, which turned out to be a Divine Dragon.
Compared to this Divine Dragon, Emperor End’s body he previously saw was utterly insignificant!
Emperor End’s body was merely a few hundred meters long, not even reaching a thousand meters.
Yet the Divine Dragon in front of him stretched five to six thousand meters long.
This Divine Dragon, invisibly, brought Wyatt an inexplicable sense of oppression, making breathing hard, nearly suffocating him.
"This dragon’s claws... It’s ’eight-clawed’!"
Quickly, Wyatt discovered that each dragon claw of this serpentine Divine Dragon silhouette stretching thousands of meters long had eight sharp claws!
Eight-clawed Divine Dragon?!
"Whew..."
Suddenly, Wyatt couldn’t help but take a deep breath.
At this moment, his breath nearly stopped entirely...