Legend of Wyatt

Chapter 1981: Hidden Danger

Two days later, at the Punishment Zone of the First Mining Area of Four Symbols Altar, ’Wyatt Barnes’ met the Law Enforcement Elder of the Black Tortoise Altar, ’Abraham Clifford’ again.

However, Abraham Clifford’s face did not look good.

"Elder Clifford?"

Seeing Abraham Clifford like this, Wyatt Barnes felt an ominous premonition arise in his heart.

"When I arrived, the Hayden Family was already in ruins... the whole Hayden Family was exterminated!"

Abraham Clifford said in a deep voice, "Actually, even before I reached the Hayden Family, I already had suspicions about this... As far as I know, Maximus Lee is a meticulous and ruthless person! Perhaps, when he intended to use Kian Hayden against you, he never planned to spare the Hayden Family."

"Even if Kian Hayden killed you, he would not spare the Hayden Family! Because he feared the Hayden Family might seek vengeance in the future. After all, there are no secrets under the sun, and eventually, the Hayden Family would suspect him for Kian Hayden’s death."

"As it turned out, I was right... Maximus Lee had already taken action and wiped out the Hayden Family before I arrived!"

Abraham Clifford finished in one breath.

"How ruthless!"

Wyatt Barnes squinted his eyes, shivering inwardly, realizing deeply the viciousness of Maximus Lee.

Immediately, his sense of crisis intensified!

At the same time, Wyatt Barnes silently murmured to himself, "Kian Hayden, I fulfilled your request at the earliest opportunity... Unfortunately, Maximus Lee acted on your family first! However, you can rest assured, it won’t be long before I send Maximus Lee down to reunite with you!"

As he thought this, a chilling glint flashed in Wyatt Barnes’s eyes.

Maximus Lee, he would kill him sooner or later!

Suddenly, Abraham Clifford seemed to remember something and said to Wyatt Barnes, "Furthermore, I’m planning to go to the Enforcement Hall of the Holy Land today, to accuse Maximus Lee of threatening Kian Hayden and sending him to the First Mining Area of Four Symbols Altar to kill you... But, you should be mentally prepared. For this matter, the Enforcement Hall of the Holy Land might at most symbolically punish Maximus Lee, and it won’t be spread out."

"Can we spread it ourselves?"

Wyatt Barnes remembered the last incident, it was because the matter was spread that ’Jackson Wilson’, Maximus Lee’s direct disciple, was thrust into the spotlight, leading to his execution.

"Don’t be foolish!"

However, as soon as Wyatt Barnes spoke, he was rebutted by Abraham Clifford.

Next, Abraham Clifford said gravely, "This matter is completely different from the last one... The last incident was more about the Enforcement Hall of the Holy Land maintaining its dignity! After all, what Jackson Wilson did was a challenge to the dignity of the Enforcement Hall of the Holy Land."

"But this matter is not so extreme... Even if the news spread, the Enforcement Hall of the Holy Land won’t execute Maximus Lee! After all, Maximus Lee is the Elder Silver Flame, and he didn’t personally try to kill you. Most importantly, you are unharmed!"

Abraham Clifford looked at Wyatt Barnes with a complicated gaze, "Unless you can have the Dragonsmith Clan intervene in this matter... Pressure from the Dragonsmith Clan might make the Enforcement Hall of the Holy Land consider executing Maximus Lee!"

Last time he saw Wyatt Barnes, he didn’t know Wyatt Barnes was a ’Nine-Clawed Dragon Warrior’.

Only today did he hear that Wyatt Barnes turned out to be a ’Nine-Clawed Dragon Warrior’!

With Wyatt Barnes’s status as a ’Nine-Clawed Dragon Warrior’, his status in the Dragonsmith Clan is not low, comparable to an ’Eight-Clawed Divine Dragon’.

"Dragonsmith Clan?"

Hearing Abraham Clifford’s words, Wyatt Barnes couldn’t help but smile wryly and shake his head, "Elder Clifford, I have no contact with the Dragonsmith Clan... I don’t even know where they are. So asking me to get the Dragonsmith Clan involved is simply impossible!"

"Looks like, as others speculated... you obtained the inheritance of a ’Nine-Clawed Divine Dragon’ lost outside!"

Abraham Clifford sighed.

Wyatt Barnes said nothing, but his demeanor was undoubtedly an admission in Abraham Clifford’s eyes.

"If I’m not mistaken... you probably obtained the nine-clawed divine dragon inheritance in the ’Lower Domain’ of our Martial Dao Sacred Land, right? As far as I know, since the split of the Martial Dao Sacred Land into Upper and Lower Domains, no nine-clawed divine dragon has ever appeared!"

Abraham Clifford speculated.

Since the split of the Martial Dao Sacred Land into Upper and Lower Domains, no nine-clawed divine dragon has ever appeared?

Hearing Abraham Clifford’s speculation, Wyatt Barnes seemed to recall something, his face suddenly changed drastically, becoming very grim.

"How... How did I not think of this before?!"

Now, the reason Wyatt Barnes’s face changed drastically, and became extremely grim, was precisely because of Abraham Clifford’s speculation.

He wasn’t surprised that people guessed he obtained the inheritance of a nine-clawed divine dragon.

But, what did Abraham Clifford just say?

Abraham Clifford actually guessed that he obtained the means to transform into a ’Nine-Clawed Dragon Warrior’ in the Lower Domain of the Martial Dao Sacred Land!

Wyatt Barnes naturally understood what this meant.

If Abraham Clifford could figure it out, wouldn’t Maximus Lee be able to figure it out?

And what about Russel Yorke, the Fifth Elder of the White Tiger Altar from the Northern Qizong, wouldn’t he be able to figure it out as well?

"Damn it! How did I not think of this from the start... If I had known becoming a Nine-Clawed Dragon Warrior would expose that I am from the Lower Domain of the Martial Dao Sacred Land, I would rather have used the Splendid Fairy Sword than transform into a Nine-Clawed Dragon Warrior!"

Wyatt Barnes regretted it, really regretted it.

He knew, by doing so, he had left a hidden danger for his family and friends!

This is equivalent to him providing Maximus Lee and Russel Yorke with clues about his own ’background’!

"Wyatt Barnes, you are..."

Seeing Wyatt Barnes’ expression suddenly turn ugly, Abraham Clifford couldn’t help but look puzzled.

"It’s nothing... I’m fine."

Wyatt Barnes shook his head and then gave Abraham Clifford an apologetic smile, "Elder Clifford, thank you for everything you’ve done for me... I, Wyatt Barnes, will remember this favor!"

"It was just a small effort."

Abraham Clifford shook his head with a smile, then his expression turned serious as he said earnestly, "Wyatt Barnes, with your strength, you can easily pass the upcoming ’Holy Land assessment’, enter the Holy Land, and become a ’Holy Land disciple’... However, while becoming a Holy Land disciple, you must also be more cautious!"

"Now that you have exposed your identity as a ’Nine-Clawed Dragon Warrior’, Maximus Lee, who is now your mortal enemy, will not only no longer fear you but will also stop at nothing to kill you!"

"To him, as long as you live, given enough time, he will inevitably suffer... Therefore, he will not hold back against you."

Abraham Clifford warned with a grave expression.

"I understand."

Wyatt Barnes nodded; he naturally knew this, but he didn’t mind.

What he was most worried about now was not his own safety but his family’s safety!

"Elder Clifford, I’d like to ask you for another favor."

Suddenly, Wyatt Barnes took a deep breath, as if he had made a decision.

He then prepared a Sound Condensation Jade Slip, asking Abraham Clifford to deliver it to Oliver Watson.

The content inside the Jade Slip was to instruct Oliver Watson to return to the Lower Domain of the Martial Dao Sacred Land, to notify his family to leave the ’Mansion of Azure Clouds’ as quickly as possible and find a safe place where no one else could find them.

In the future, he would bring them out once all hidden threats were resolved!

Additionally, Wyatt Barnes also asked Abraham Clifford to help secretly send Oliver Watson to the ’cross-domain teleportation array’, without any trace that Maximus Lee could discover.

"You are from the Lower Domain of the Martial Dao Sacred Land?"

Though Abraham Clifford was a bit surprised by this, he wasn’t entirely shocked.

After all, he had earlier guessed that the method Wyatt Barnes used to transform into a Nine-Clawed Dragon Warrior was found in the Lower Domain, as the inheritance of the Nine-Clawed Divine Dragon was likely only present in the Lower Domain.

As for Wyatt Barnes now asking him to send someone to the cross-domain teleportation array, he could also guess a reason, "Are you worried... that Maximus Lee and that Fifth Elder of Northern Zen Sect, Russel Yorke, will investigate the Lower Domain and go after your friends and family?"

"Yes."

Wyatt Barnes still trusted Abraham Clifford.

At least, he had no conflicts with Abraham Clifford, plus Clifford was usually on the opposing side of Maximus Lee, so it was unlikely he’d betray him.

"I also ask Elder Clifford for his assistance... If this matter is accomplished, combined with the favor I owe you from earlier, I owe you a ’big favor’!"

Wyatt Barnes spoke earnestly to Abraham Clifford.

The words ’big favor’ were emphasized heavily!

Even Abraham Clifford didn’t know why, upon hearing Wyatt Barnes say ’big favor’, he felt a bit excited inside.

Perhaps he saw that Wyatt Barnes had a boundless future, and the ’big favor’ promised by Wyatt Barnes would be immeasurably important in the future.

"For me, this task is just a small effort... I’ll go to send him away right now!"

After receiving the Sound Condensation Jade Slip from Wyatt Barnes, Abraham Clifford left the first mining area of the Four Symbols Altar and headed to the White Tiger Altar to find Oliver Watson.

Wyatt Barnes watched Abraham Clifford leave, and only after Clifford’s figure disappeared from sight did he let out a sigh of relief.

"With Hall Master Watson’s warning, my father should know what to do... Fortunately, I had Elder Clifford’s reminder just now, otherwise, I wouldn’t have realized the hidden danger I had inadvertently created!"

Thinking of what happened later, Wyatt Barnes couldn’t help but break out in a cold sweat.

This hidden danger, if not handled well, could lead to a great disaster!

In truth, Wyatt Barnes very much wanted to personally return to the ’Lower Domain’.

But, when he thought about his current deployment in the first mining area of the Four Symbols Altar, which prevented him from leaving, he dismissed the idea.

Furthermore, even if he mastered the Fire Worship Sect’s first defensive Divine Ability ’Black Tortoise Body Protection’ in a few days and entered the Holy Land, he would surely be watched by others.

It could be said that leaving the Fire Worship Sect and heading to the Lower Domain without alerting Maximus Lee was simply impossible!

"Continue comprehending ’Black Tortoise Body Protection’... In five or six days at most, I will definitely comprehend it successfully! Then, I will be able to leave this first mining area of the Four Symbols Altar, head to the Holy Land, and become a ’Holy Land disciple’!"

With this thought, Wyatt Barnes returned to the ’First House’, and went back to the fourth level of the Jewel Tower.

The five or six days he mentioned referred to the time in the outside world.

In five or six days outside, fifty or sixty days would have passed inside the fourth level of the Jewel Tower.

In other words, Wyatt Barnes was confident that within two months, he could successfully comprehend the Fire Worship Sect’s first defensive Divine Ability ’Black Tortoise Body Protection’!