Legend of Wyatt

Chapter 2016: Escalating Conflict

"Emma Wenston, are you sure... you don’t have a mental illness?"

Wyatt Barnes’ icy words abruptly echoed within the Heritage Hall, resounding powerfully.

At that moment, anyone inside the Heritage Hall could almost feel the explosive tension between Wyatt Barnes and Emma Wenston.

The tension grew thicker, on the verge of eruption at any moment!

Faced with Wyatt Barnes’ gaze, which seemed to regard her as a fool, and hearing his words.

Instantly, Emma Wenston was so enraged that her body trembled uncontrollably, her face contorted further, and the cold light in her eyes reached an extreme, her anger rising to the brink!

Just now, upon learning that the person in front of her was Wyatt Barnes, Emma Wenston’s first thought was to make him suffer a fate worse than death and have him crawl out of the Heritage Hall!

However, on second thought, she felt that would be too easy on him.

"I’ll give you a chance... Kneel, apologize to me by kowtowing, and let me slap you ten times! Otherwise, I’ll make you crawl out today!"

At this moment, she also uttered these words.

Wyatt Barnes had slapped her in public, equivalent to publicly humiliating her.

She could almost foresee:

It wouldn’t take long for the entire Holy Land of the Fire Worship Sect, as well as its Four Symbols Altar, to spread the news of her humiliation by Wyatt Barnes today...

At this thought, she realized she couldn’t let Wyatt Barnes off easily.

For this reason, she suppressed her anger without making a move, intending to act only after Wyatt Barnes kowtowed in apology, and was slapped ten times by her, making him suffer a fate worse than death and crawl out of the Heritage Hall!

However, she never imagined:

Wyatt Barnes would actually retort, saying she had a mental illness!

Moreover, as always, he didn’t even regard her!

In an instant, Emma Wenston could no longer suppress her inner fury.

"Wyatt Barnes, you’re courting death!"

Emma Wenston suddenly shouted, and the fury that had reached its climax was completely unleashed with her shout, beyond control!

The next moment, a powerful aura suddenly erupted from her, sweeping through like a hurricane, causing many of the less capable Holy Land disciples inside the Heritage Hall to feel a sense of oppression.

This aura was precisely the Saint Origin aura within Emma Wenston as a ’Second Transformation Saint Immortal’ expert.

In a flash of lightning, Wyatt Barnes also became vigilant, as the solar Holy Power within him surged through his ninety-nine Saint Veins, spreading across his body, his eyes glinting with extreme coldness.

Just as the aura emanating from Emma Wenston reached its peak and she was preparing to attack.

"Hmph!"

A cold snort echoed from the ’inner hall’ of the Heritage Hall, like a bucket of cold water pouring down on Emma Wenston, causing her to shiver uncontrollably.

"If you want to fight, take it outside! The Heritage Hall does not tolerate your insolence!"

Following this, the voice, as cold as keeping others at a distance of a thousand miles, emanated from the inner hall of the Heritage Hall, unmistakably the voice of the steward of the Heritage Hall.

The Heritage Hall steward was also an Elder Silver Flame of the Holy Land.

And within the Heritage Hall, only the steward dared to speak to Emma Wenston in such a manner.

After all, the few Bronze Flame Elders in the Heritage Hall, although all were elders of the Fire Worship Sect, were not necessarily a match for Emma Wenston.

In such circumstances, they naturally dared not lecture Emma Wenston.

"I’ll be waiting for you outside the Heritage Hall... If you’re a man, don’t be a coward!"

After taking a deep breath, Emma Wenston gave Wyatt Barnes a cold glance, then turned and walked out of the Heritage Hall, leaving such a sentence behind, seemingly fearing that Wyatt Barnes would cower inside the Heritage Hall.

"Hmph!"

Wyatt Barnes snorted coldly, then said indifferently, "Whether I’m a man or not, it’s not for you, Emma Wenston, to judge! If any other woman said that to me, I might respond: ’Am I a man? Why don’t you try and see?’..."

"But as for you, Emma Wenston, I really can’t say that! Even if you, Emma Wenston, stood naked before me, I would feel no interest whatsoever!"

On that day, upon hearing from Reuben Willow that Keer and their daughter were trapped in the Enforcement Hall due to Emma Wenston’s report, endless rage arose in Wyatt Barnes’ heart, and he began to hate this woman he had never known before named ’Emma Wenston’.

If it weren’t for Emma Wenston’s report, Keer wouldn’t be in peril, possibly at risk of losing her life at any moment!

Therefore, upon seeing Emma Wenston today, the rage within him completely erupted!

That’s precisely why he blocked Emma Wenston’s path and slapped her.

Wyatt Barnes asked himself:

Since his soul traversed into this world due to the influence of friends and family, his temperament was no longer as icy as in his previous life.

From then till now, he rarely initiated trouble.

But today, upon learning of Emma Wenston’s identity, he couldn’t hold back and went straight up to slap her!

A dragon has its reverse scale; touch it and you die!

’Keer’ is Wyatt Barnes’ reverse scale!!

For Keer, even if he must stand against the world, Wyatt Barnes has no fear!

Hiss! Hiss! Hiss! Hiss! Hiss!

...

Inside the Heritage Hall, almost simultaneously as Wyatt Barnes finished speaking, sounds of sharp inhales filled the air.

"Even if you, Emma Wenston, stood naked right in front of me, I wouldn’t be interested in the slightest!"

For a woman, such a remark is undoubtedly a very harsh statement.

Because this sentence completely denies a woman’s ’charm’!

No matter how strong the woman is, she still desires her appeal to be recognized by men... and Wyatt Barnes’ words undoubtedly completely negated Emma Wenston’s appeal!

At that moment, Emma Wenston, who had just reached the entrance of the Heritage Hall, halted once again and began to tremble violently.

"I’ll be waiting for you outside!"

After leaving this icily cold remark, Emma Wenston quickly walked out of the Heritage Hall, seemingly afraid that if she stayed any longer, she might be unable to resist striking Wyatt Barnes inside.

If that happened, the steward of the Heritage Hall would inevitably intervene!

Even though Emma Wenston was brimming with confidence in her own strength, she wasn’t so arrogant as to think she could contend with the steward of the Heritage Hall.

The steward of the Heritage Hall was not only an Elder Silver Flame of the Holy Land of the Fire Worship Sect.

As one of the hall stewards, this Elder Silver Flame, in terms of strength, was among the best of all the Elder Silver Flames in the Fire Worship Sect, having reached the ’Fourth Transform of the Saint Immortal’!

"This Wyatt Barnes, was that too harsh?"

After Emma Wenston left, a Saint Origin disciple immediately inhaled sharply again, looking at Wyatt Barnes with a face full of shock.

"What kind of grudge does Wyatt have with Senior Sister Emma Wenston? He not only slapped her in front of everyone but also negated her ’charm’ as a woman... For a woman, such humiliation is more unbearable than death!"

"Ruthless! Too ruthless!"

"If I were Senior Sister Emma Wenston, I wouldn’t be able to resist attacking him."

"Today, unless he hides inside the Heritage Hall and doesn’t come out... otherwise, Senior Sister Emma Wenston absolutely won’t let him go!"

"Where does he get the confidence to insult Senior Sister Emma Wenston like this...? Does he believe he can surpass her in sheer strength?"

"Hmph! Does he think of Senior Sister Emma Wenston as someone as easy to bully as ’Wade Yorke’?"

...

The group of Saint Origin disciples’ words, yet none of them believed that Wyatt would be a match for Emma Wenston.

After all, Emma Wenston was ranked ’ninth’ on the True Inheritance List.

Emma Wenston’s strength had long been acknowledged deep in their hearts.

And Wyatt Barnes, though he killed the true disciple ’Wade Yorke’, still gave them the impression that he was far less formidable than Emma Wenston!

The whispers among the Saint Origin disciples were, of course, completely overheard by Wyatt Barnes.

But.

Would he hide in the Heritage Hall out of fear of Emma Wenston?

The answer is undoubtedly no!

With a movement, Wyatt Barnes boldly strode forward, heading out of the Heritage Hall, never pausing for even a moment, as if there was nothing in the Heritage Hall worth lingering over.

If he feared Emma Wenston, he would not have obstructed her path from the beginning, nor given her a slap!

"He... just went out like that?"

"This... is he truly unafraid of death?"

"Death? Don’t forget, as long as our Fire Worship Sect’s rules stand, even Senior Sister Emma Wenston can’t easily maim or kill Wyatt Barnes!"

"Even so, given the anger Senior Sister Emma Wenston displayed earlier... Wyatt Barnes will have a hard time escaping unscathed today, even if he isn’t killed or crippled!"

"That’s certain!"

...

When Wyatt Barnes walked out of the Heritage Hall’s doors, the group of Saint Origin disciples inside immediately swarmed out after him, leaving just a few Copper Flame Elders in the Heritage Hall.

These Copper Flame Elders standing behind the counter, although itching to join in the excitement, couldn’t easily leave due to their duties.

"For a short time, it seems no one will be coming to issue or accept missions in the Heritage Hall... if you want to go and watch, then go."

At this moment, a voice rang out from deep within the Heritage Hall, it was the voice of the steward again.

Upon hearing it, the Copper Flame Elders wasted no time following behind the group of Saint Origin disciples out of the Heritage Hall.

They all wanted to know:

In what way would today’s events conclude.

Of course, deep down, they leaned towards Emma Wenston... After all, Emma Wenston’s position as the ’ninth’ rank on the True Inheritance List had already been widely recognized!

From within the Heritage Hall, Wyatt Barnes was the first to stride out.

The moment he emerged, he spotted Emma Wenston standing in the distance, right in the open space of the central plaza, with her gaze locked on him with an extreme coldness.

Under the gaze of all eyes, after Wyatt Barnes stepped out of the Heritage Hall, he merely gave Emma Wenston a brief glance before dismissing her entirely.

In the next moment, Wyatt Barnes soared into the sky, preparing to leave.