Legend of Wyatt

Chapter 2023: Except for You, Wyatt Barnes!

Looking at the jade pendant in his hand, Wyatt Barnes’ eyes flashed with a sharp light.

To meet Keer, to see his daughter whom he had never met...

Even if the chances were slim, he had to give it a try!

"Junior Brother Wyatt, when you reach the ’Enforcement Hall’, be cautious in everything you do. Under no circumstances should you reveal your relationship with the ’Saintess’... Otherwise, the Hall Masters of the Enforcement Hall will kill you on sight!"

Reuben Willow looked at Wyatt Barnes solemnly, giving him earnest advice.

Reuben Willow was very well aware:

The reason why the ’Saintess’ of their Fire Worship Sect was imprisoned in the Enforcement Hall was because she was no longer pure!

It could be imagined that once the Hall Masters of the Enforcement Hall learned Wyatt Barnes was the man who ruined the Saintess’s purity, Wyatt Barnes would certainly not survive!

"Hmm."

Wyatt Barnes knew Reuben Willow meant well, and nodded immediately.

He always felt grateful towards Reuben Willow.

Whether it was Reuben Willow who earlier voluntarily took the ’Thunder Punishment Oath’ to support him, or the jade pendant handed to him just now, he was very appreciative.

In the following days, apart from further comprehending the Divine Abilities, Wyatt Barnes also intentionally consolidated his early ’Earth Saint Realm’ cultivation.

As the day approached when the Enforcement Hall would issue a mission at the ’Heritage Hall’, Wyatt Barnes, having strengthened his cultivation, immediately left his residence and swiftly soared towards the direction of the Holy Island.

Swoosh!

Wyatt Barnes traveled swiftly all the way, like a bolt of lightning.

The three True Inheritor disciples traveling together along his path initially showed no intention of getting out of the way, but upon seeing him approaching rapidly, they hurriedly moved aside.

"Bastard! Are you in a hurry to die?!"

One of the True Inheritor disciples scolded with an expression of dissatisfaction.

"He... seems to be Wyatt Barnes!"

Another True Inheritor disciple, looking at Wyatt Barnes’ retreating figure, had his pupils slightly contract, showing a color of awe.

"It’s Wyatt Barnes! I’ve seen his portrait!"

The last True Inheritor disciple nodded. Although they had only passed each other face-to-face briefly, he still caught a clear look at the other’s appearance.

Ten days ago, Wyatt Barnes had beaten up ’Emma Wenston’, who was ranked ninth on the ’True Inheritance List’, causing quite a stir at the time.

Someone had captured his likeness in a lifelike ’portrait’, which was reproduced in many copies and widely circulated within the Holy Land of the Fire Worship Sect.

Now, even many Holy Land disciples who had not seen Wyatt Barnes in person had seen him in the portrait, imprinting his appearance deeply in their minds, fearing they would unknowingly offend Wyatt Barnes in the future.

Since Wyatt Barnes arrived at the Holy Land, he had first killed the True Inheritor disciple ’Wade Yorke’, and later overpowered the True Inheritor disciple ’Emma Wenston’!

Such strength was enough to instill fear in more than ninety-nine percent of the Holy Land disciples.

The True Inheritor disciple who initially cursed Wyatt Barnes as a ’bastard’ found his prior displeasure vanished without a trace after hearing his two companions’ words, replaced by an expression of fear.

"Do you think... he heard me calling him a ’bastard’ just now?"

Taking a deep breath, this True Inheritor disciple looked anxiously at their two companions.

"When you cursed him, he was already quite a distance away... He probably didn’t hear it."

One of the True Inheritor disciples said.

"I, on the other hand, think he probably heard it... Even though he was a bit far from you at the time, wouldn’t he have at least that bit of hearing with his strength?"

The other True Inheritor disciple suggested.

And the words of this latter disciple immediately caused the face of the True Inheritor disciple who cursed Wyatt Barnes to change dramatically, muttering with concern, "He clearly seemed to be in a hurry before... After solving his urgent matter, he wouldn’t come back to settle scores with me, would he?"

Thinking about Wyatt Barnes’ strength, this True Inheritor disciple once again felt a surge of panic inside.

"He shouldn’t bother with you over such a little thing."

In this regard, the other two True Inheritor disciples both reached an agreement, which allowed the panicked disciple a sigh of relief.

In fact, Wyatt Barnes indeed wouldn’t dwell on such trivial matters.

His thoughts now were entirely focused on going to the ’Enforcement Hall’ for duty, as it was related to whether he could see Keer and his and Keer’s daughter.

After ten days, Wyatt Barnes once again arrived at the central square of the Holy Island.

As soon as he appeared, many Holy Land disciples in the central square recognized him, "It’s Wyatt Barnes! He’s here again!"

"I wonder who’s going to be unfortunate this time..."

"Unlucky? Why do you say that?"

"You might not know this, but Wyatt Barnes has been to the Central Square twice... The first time, he went into the Life and Death Hall with the true disciple ’Wade Yorke’ and killed him; as for the second time, it was ten days ago when he severely humiliated ’Emma Wenston,’ who was ranked ninth on our Fire Worship Sect’s True Inheritance List!"

"It seems that’s the case... However, Wyatt Barnes’ strength is truly terrifying! It’s said his talent spirit root is just a ’yellow spirit root.’"

"With just a ’yellow spirit root,’ yet defeated two true disciples one after the other... Such a person has seemingly never appeared in the history of our Fire Worship Sect!"

"Indeed, never before."

"It’s said that Senior Sister Emma’s talent spirit root is a ’green spirit root,’ and a ’deep green’ one at that... In the future, once she grows, she has an eight or nine out of ten chance of becoming a figure like a ’Golden Flame Elder’! For such a promising and talented disciple to be so thoroughly thrashed by someone with merely a ’yellow spirit root’ is truly unbelievable!"

"It indeed stretches belief... but the truth is right before us, and we must accept it!"

...

As Wyatt Barnes arrived at the Central Square, he overheard the murmuring of a group of Holy Land disciples.

Hearing about Emma Wenston’s talent spirit root being a ’green spirit root’ did not surprise him; after all, Emma was ranked ninth among the true disciples on the True Inheritance List.

In the Fire Worship Sect, not all Holy Land elite disciples who enter the ’Saint Immortal Realm’ can become true disciples.

To become a true disciple, one must not only have the cultivation level but also meet the age requirement... Only those who enter the ’Saint Immortal Realm’ within a certain age can become true disciples.

Because true disciples represent the elite of the younger generation in the Fire Worship Sect.

Even true disciples, after reaching a certain age, will be removed from the list of true disciples.

Based on his current strength, he could become either a ’Bronze Flame Elder’ or a ’Silver Flame Elder’ in the Fire Worship Sect.

In short, within the Fire Worship Sect, a true disciple is synonymous with the ’young generation.’

Since Emma Wenston is a true disciple, it indicates that she is quite young and, coupled with her impressive cultivation, it’s clear her talent spirit root is extraordinary.

Otherwise, how could she possess the cultivation of ’Saint Immortal Second Transformation’ at such a young age?

"Yellow spirit root?"

As for the group of Holy Land disciples saying his talent spirit root was a ’yellow spirit root,’ Wyatt Barnes paid it no mind. He also realized the Enforcement Hall of the Holy Land had seemingly not disclosed that he possessed a ’green spirit root.’

After all, others might not know his talent spirit root is a ’green spirit root,’ but the Enforcement Hall of the Holy Land certainly does!

The Enforcement Hall had spared him back then precisely because his talent spirit root was a ’green spirit root.’

"It’s rumored that Wyatt Barnes is so powerful because he has mastered four advanced Divine Abilities! However, with his mere ’yellow spirit root’ Martial Dao talent, he is destined to find it difficult to make further progress... Just give Senior Sister Emma time, and sooner or later she will give back the humiliation he caused her!"

"Indeed. Wyatt Barnes is currently stronger than Senior Sister Emma because he has mastered multiple advanced Divine Abilities... Once Senior Sister Emma further advances her cultivation, seeking revenge in the future will be very easy."

"I really wonder what Wyatt Barnes was thinking... to dare offend a promising true disciple like Senior Sister Emma!"

"Perhaps he initially thought Senior Sister Emma would agree to a ’Life and Death Contract’ with him, to resolve things in the Life and Death Hall once and for all... If he killed Senior Sister Emma, naturally he would not worry about her seeking revenge. But who would have thought, Senior Sister Emma smartly refused his life-and-death challenge!"

"Speaking of which, I happened to be there that day. At first, seeing Senior Sister Emma not daring to accept the ’life and death challenge’ from Wyatt Barnes, I was puzzled and even thought she was being overly timid... In hindsight, it seems Senior Sister Emma was not timid at all but rather showing strategic foresight and wisdom!"

...

On his way to the ’Heritage Hall,’ Wyatt Barnes overheard more murmuring from Holy Land disciples.

Strategic foresight?

Wisdom?

Hearing some Holy Land disciples praise Emma Wenston, Wyatt Barnes nearly couldn’t help but laugh aloud.

As the person involved, he naturally saw:

The reason Emma Wenston didn’t dare accept his ’life and death challenge’ was purely because she was scared. She didn’t dare take the gamble!

It had nothing at all to do with ’strategic foresight’ or ’wisdom.’

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Wyatt Barnes walked into the ’Heritage Hall,’ and with the Holy Land disciples making way, he arrived in front of a counter in the Heritage Hall.

"Is Wyatt Barnes planning to take up the task just released today by the Enforcement Hall and serve there?"

Meanwhile, many Holy Land disciples in the Heritage Hall guessed what Wyatt Barnes was planning to do next.

These Holy Land disciples were either present ten days ago or had heard from those who were about Wyatt Barnes’ intention to serve at the Enforcement Hall.

"Elder, I’ve come to take up the task for true disciples released by the Enforcement Hall today. I wish to serve at the Enforcement Hall!"

Wyatt Barnes straightforwardly told the Elder behind the counter.

"Wyatt Barnes."

The Elder behind the counter recognized Wyatt Barnes and shook his head, saying:

"Today’s task released by the Enforcement Hall can be taken by any true disciple, except for you, Wyatt Barnes!"