Legend of Wyatt

Because the Imperial Family of the Ascendant Dragon Celestial Nation had a rule for today’s selection that no killing was allowed, and also because Wyatt Barnes and Pole Wind couldn’t really be said to have a life-and-death enmity, he withdrew most of his power in time at the critical moment.

Bang!

For that reason, when Pole Wind was blasted flying and slammed into the solid wall of Glory Palace, he was only gravely injured and was not killed by Wyatt.

However, even so, Pole Wind had already lost the strength to fight again; supporting himself on the wall, he only managed to barely stand up after a long moment.

"Th... thank you for showing mercy."

Pole Wind braced himself against the wall and forced himself to stand, and when he looked at Wyatt again, not only was there no hatred in his eyes, there was instead a trace of gratitude—gratitude for Wyatt’s mercy in sparing his life.

Just now, when Wyatt’s massive sword swept across, its might was overwhelming, almost suffocating him.

In that instant, he had despaired, certain that he was doomed to die.

Yet unexpectedly, the other party withdrew most of his strength at the crucial moment, allowing him to snatch his life back from the brink.

After experiencing that suffocating feeling on the line between life and death, he now felt not the slightest resentment or hatred toward the purple-clad young man before him—only gratitude.

"Mm."

Wyatt gave Pole Wind a faint nod, then swept his gaze over the group of under-hundred-year-old young powerhouses on the stone platform who were participating in this selection; the remaining young experts were all elites of this trial.

When Wyatt’s gaze fell on them, this group of young experts finally snapped out of the shock they had just been in.

Sensing the fighting intent rising in Wyatt’s eyes, their faces all changed, and then, in tacit understanding, they each turned and leapt down from the stone platform.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

...

Amidst bursts of wind-like sounds echoing through the great hall of Glory Palace, the large crowd on the stone platform each displayed their own Divine Abilities and, in the blink of an eye, left the platform at the fastest speed possible.

It was as if there was some terrifying flood or ferocious beast on the platform that they feared.

And right now, in their eyes, Wyatt truly was no different from a flood or a ferocious beast.

An under-hundred-year-old Daai Law Golden Immortal...

A being like that was simply not someone they could afford to provoke!

Didn’t they see that even a Purple Sun Golden Immortal like Pole Wind had been blasted flying by the opponent with a single strike?

Moreover, from beginning to end, the other party didn’t seem to have used an Immortal Artifact.

Among them, the strongest were only Blue Sun Golden Immortals; even if they all went up together, they could not possibly be a match for this under-hundred-year-old Daai Law Golden Immortal. Rather than humiliate themselves, it was better to honestly admit defeat.

In an instant, on the vast stone platform at the center of the great hall of Glory Palace, only Wyatt was left.

Clad in a set of purple robes, with handsome features and an extraordinary bearing.

As Wyatt stood there, becoming the focus of the entire audience, the young female companions from the various Royal Palaces who had come on this trip once again revealed a gleam of light in their eyes; each gaze that fell upon Wyatt was burning hot.

A man with handsome looks and outstanding temperament had always been the most attractive.

Especially when he was still an under-hundred-year-old Daai Law Golden Immortal!

"Who exactly is he?"

"Since when did such a person appear within the Ascendant Dragon Celestial Nation?"

"An under-hundred-year-old Daai Law Golden Immortal... Just how deeply was he hiding himself that we didn’t catch the slightest wind of it?"

...

After a brief silence inside the great hall of Glory Palace, it erupted into an uproar once more.

The people from the various Royal Palaces, as well as some of the followers by the princes’ sides, were all whispering among themselves at this moment, filled with shock and curiosity toward this under-hundred-year-old Daai Law Golden Immortal, Wyatt, who had suddenly appeared.

After all, an under-hundred-year-old Daai Law Golden Immortal—let alone in the Ascendant Dragon Celestial Nation, even within the entire Desolate Territory—was not someone who could simply be ’hidden away’, unless he never displayed his strength before others.

"Looks like... the ’Number One Prince’ of this selection will be him."

"He’s under the Thirteenth Prince... I truly didn’t expect that the ’Number One Prince’ of this selection would end up belonging to the Thirteenth Prince."

"Yeah, completely unexpected... The one who regrets it the most this time is probably the Kingston Majestic Royal Palace. They thought that by lending Pole Wind to the Seventh Prince, they could help him seize the Number One Prince title, yet they never expected an under-hundred-year-old Daai Law Golden Immortal to appear halfway through."

"Right now, the Seventh Prince is probably so angry he wants to vomit blood, right?"

...

As everyone discussed animatedly, their gazes all, without prior agreement, fell onto the Seventh Prince, Kye Dragonsmith.

Just as they had said, Kye Dragonsmith was currently so furious that he felt like coughing up blood.

He had thought the ’Number One Prince’ of this selection was as good as his, yet he had not expected an under-hundred-year-old Daai Law Golden Immortal to appear midway—and this Daai Law Golden Immortal was someone by his Thirteenth Brother’s side, someone he dreaded and did not dare to provoke.

"There’s an eight- or nine-tenths chance he has a powerful Sect behind him... Yet he still took part in this selection, which shows he’s here solely to help Thirteenth Brother vie for the ’Number One Prince’. As for the Desolate Territory Grand Competition, he might not participate; even if he does, he’ll definitely let himself be eliminated on purpose."

At this moment, Kye Dragonsmith had practically convinced himself that Wyatt only wanted to help the Thirteenth Prince seize the ’Number One Prince’ title in this selection and had no interest in the Desolate Territory Grand Competition.

"Father Emperor!"

Because Kye Dragonsmith feared Wyatt and did not dare provoke him openly, he instead sent a voice transmission to his Father Emperor, the Emperor of the Ascendant Dragon Celestial Nation, Leif Dragonsmith, to express his thoughts:

"If he has no intention of taking part in the Desolate Territory Grand Competition, then even if he wins first place in this selection, it is of no benefit at all to our Imperial Family of the Ascendant Dragon Celestial Nation."

"Could it be... Father Emperor, you really intend to reward a ’Monarch Grade Immortal Artifact’ to Thirteenth Brother?"

Kye Dragonsmith’s words undoubtedly struck a chord in Leif Dragonsmith’s heart, making his expression grow slightly darker.

"Young man."

A moment later, Leif Dragonsmith looked at Wyatt Barnes and spoke slowly.

Instantly, all eyes in the audience once again fell on Leif Dragonsmith, the emperor of the Ascendant Dragon Celestial Nation.

"Hm?"

Wyatt also looked toward Leif Dragonsmith.

"The selection held today by our Ascendant Dragon Celestial Nation’s Imperial Family is to choose those who will participate in the ’Desolate Territory Grand Competition’... In addition, those selected must go all out in the Desolate Territory Grand Competition, doing their utmost to obtain a good ranking."

Leif Dragonsmith looked at Wyatt, his voice ringing out loud and clear.

As he spoke to this point, he again fixed a deep gaze on Wyatt, intentionally asking, "This... can you do it?"

"I can."

Wyatt nodded faintly.

Leif Dragonsmith hadn’t expected Wyatt to agree so straightforwardly. For a moment he couldn’t help being taken aback, then continued, "Also... after those selected today obtain good rankings in the Desolate Territory Grand Competition, as long as they catch the eye of the Three Great Immortal Sects of the Desolate Territory, they must enter one of those Sects."

"This... can you do it?"

Leif Dragonsmith asked again.

"What? Your Majesty suspects that I only want to help the Thirteenth Prince seize the title of ’Number One Prince’, and have no intention of the Desolate Territory Grand Competition, nor of joining the Three Great Immortal Sects of the Desolate Territory?"

Wyatt also gave Leif Dragonsmith a deep look as he asked.

"That’s right."

Leif Dragonsmith hadn’t expected Wyatt to directly voice what he was thinking, but since Wyatt had said it, he wasn’t afraid to admit it. He nodded directly and said, "After all, I’ve heard that your background, young man, is extraordinary, and that you very likely already belong to a Sect."

"From what His Majesty just said... it sounds like you know him?"

"His Majesty already knew about him?"

"This... what’s going on? How is it that His Majesty knows him, yet we didn’t get the slightest wind of it?"

...

Hearing the exchange between Leif Dragonsmith and Wyatt, the people of the various Royal Palaces present were all a bit stupefied.

A short while later, the people of the various Royal Palaces, from the mouths of those around certain princes, learned of the incidents involving ’Wyatt Barnes’ that had occurred in the Ascendant Dragon Celestial Nation over the past year, and they all suddenly saw the light.

When they looked at Wyatt again, there was now a few more traces of wariness in their eyes.

He had just arrived in the Capital City of the Ascendant Dragon Celestial Nation when he injured the Campbell Family’s Fourth Young Miss, Jenny Campbell; the woman at his side had even killed a Campbell Family Daai Law Golden Immortal elder of the Earth Realm.

After that, the Fourth Prince had gone to his door, yet because of certain scruples, didn’t dare touch him.

Later, when the Campbell Family’s Third Young Miss, Annie Campbell, returned and went to find him, she didn’t lay a hand on him either; instead, she had her younger sister Jenny Campbell apologize to him...

The first two matters were nothing much.

But that last matter was truly shocking.

The Campbell Family’s Third Young Miss, Annie Campbell, was someone even the emperor of their Ascendant Dragon Celestial Nation feared; though she was his niece, his attitude toward her was more like that of an inferior fawning on a superior.

This could be seen from the attitude he had displayed toward her just now.

"Even the Campbell Family’s Third Young Miss didn’t dare touch him?"

"With the intelligence network of the Thousand-Spider Immortal Sect, they must have already investigated his ’background’... The fact that the Campbell Family’s Third Young Miss didn’t dare move against him proves that his background is extraordinary, and that there’s a ten-out-of-ten chance he has a powerful Sect or clan standing behind him."

"I think so too."

"But if that’s the case... even if he participates in the Desolate Territory Grand Competition, it doesn’t seem convenient for him to join any of the Three Great Immortal Sects of the Desolate Territory, does it?"

"Not necessarily... If he belongs to some great Sect, then indeed it wouldn’t be convenient for him to join any of the Three Great Immortal Sects of the Desolate Territory. But if he’s from some great clan, and just wants to enter one of the Three Great Immortal Sects of the Desolate Territory for a bit of fun, that wouldn’t be a big deal."

"Exactly. There’s still an essential difference between a Sect and a clan."

...

Inside Glory Palace, after learning what Wyatt Barnes had done in the Ascendant Dragon Celestial Nation over the past year, the people of the various Royal Palaces once again began to discuss in low voices, whispering among themselves as they all speculated:

Wyatt Barnes came from some powerful clan.

And that clan was one that even the Thousand-Spider Immortal Sect didn’t dare lightly provoke.

Otherwise, how could the Campbell Family’s Third Young Miss, Annie Campbell, have treated him so courteously?

"Sister... is he really someone from a great clan?"

Listening to the murmurs around them, the Campbell Family’s Fourth Young Miss, Jenny Campbell, couldn’t help looking toward the Campbell Family’s Third Young Miss, Annie Campbell, and asking.

"You could say that."

Annie Campbell nodded faintly.

At this moment, what could she say?

Say that she didn’t know either?

Say that the reason she hadn’t moved against this Wyatt Barnes was entirely because Wyatt and her close friend, Milana Harrington, a disciple of the Merciful Voyage Immortal Sect, had an unusual relationship?