Legend of Wyatt

Chapter 2029: Blood-Spattered Face

At the same moment when the solar holy power in Wyatt Barnes surged to its peak, the group of Holy Land disciples within the Heritage Hall felt a sudden flash before their eyes. It was Fore Reid already rushing to Wyatt, mere inches away.

Suddenly.

At a critical moment.

BANG!!

With a loud bang that echoed, Fore Reid forcibly halted his figure not far in front of Wyatt. The sound of his feet landing sounded like a thunder strike, causing everyone present to tremble.

Meanwhile, the group of Holy Land disciples within the Heritage Hall could see:

Centered around Fore Reid’s two feet, two ’spider-web’-like cracks appeared on the ground, looking fierce and terrifying.

Hiss! Hiss! Hiss! Hiss! Hiss!

...

For a moment, the sound of drawing cold breaths surged in the Heritage Hall.

Though the Heritage Hall’s floor was not as solid as the ’Death Arena’ floor in the Life and Death Hall, it was also made of extremely rare and hard materials, hard enough that ordinary swords could scarcely leave marks.

And now, two ’spider-web’-like terrifying cracks were created by Fore Reid’s feet!

This indicated just how terrifying the power with which Fore Reid landed was!

"That is..."

Almost at the moment when Fore Reid forcibly halted his figure, many sharp-eyed Holy Land disciples saw:

A lock of hair fell from Fore Reid’s forehead, the cut of which was extremely neat, showing it was directly cut by a sharp instrument.

"Did Wyatt Barnes unsheathe his sword?"

Many Holy Land disciples, who had previously witnessed Wyatt Barnes perform his ’invisible sword technique’, couldn’t help but gasp and break out in cold sweat upon seeing this.

At this moment, most people also noticed cold sweat pouring from Fore Reid’s forehead, sliding down his cheeks like rain.

This indicated just how terrified Fore Reid was a moment ago...

Otherwise, he couldn’t possibly have broken out in such a sweat in an instant!

"Did Wyatt Barnes unsheathe his sword again?"

"Why didn’t we hear the fleeting sword sound this time?"

"Are you dumb? The sound of his sword must have been drowned out by the thunderous echo when Fore Reid came to a stop... I said Fore Reid came in with such momentum, why did he suddenly stop in front of Wyatt Barnes? Turns out, Wyatt Barnes unsheathed his sword."

"That lock of hair that fell from his forehead was cut by Wyatt Barnes’ sword... and he was so scared he broke out in a cold sweat! If Wyatt Barnes had wanted to kill him, he wouldn’t have survived."

"Isn’t what you’re saying obvious? Though Fore Reid’s skills aren’t bad, he’s not even as good as Emma Wenston, who ranks ninth on the True Inheritor Ranking... If he’s not as good as Emma Wenston, how could he be a match for Wyatt Barnes?"

"Knowing he’s no match for Wyatt Barnes yet daring to strike, you have to admire his courage! But fortunately, he stopped in time, otherwise, it wouldn’t just be a lock of hair that Wyatt Barnes’ sword cut, but his head!"

...

Though in the eyes of the group of Holy Land disciples within the Heritage Hall, Wyatt Barnes stood there, hands clasped behind his back, without a move.

They knew full well:

Wyatt Barnes had used a terrifying sword technique, causing Fore Reid to forcibly halt his body.

"Wow!!"

Meanwhile, under the watchful eyes of many, as cold sweat poured down from Fore Reid, his face also flushed red, then he opened his mouth and spat out a large mouthful of clotted blood.

A large mouthful of clotted blood spurted directly toward Wyatt Barnes.

Of course, it bore no aggression.

"Hmph!"

Seeing this, Wyatt Barnes snorted coldly, lifted his hand, and waved his sleeve. A gust of fierce wind swept out, knocking back the clotted blood, splattering it on the unsuspecting Fore Reid’s face.

Instantly, on Fore Reid’s face, the cold sweat and clotted blood mixed, continuously streaming down, staining his entire robe red.

The exclusive attire of Fire Worship Sect’s elders and disciples, though differing greatly in pattern, all consisted of a uniform white robe, thus making any blood stains quite evident.

Just like Fore Reid right now, face and body covered in blood!

Upon seeing this, the Heritage Hall plunged into an eerie silence.

So pitiful!

This was the thought that spontaneously emerged in nearly everyone’s mind at the scene, feeling that Fore Reid’s current situation was quite miserable.

Of course, although they felt Fore Reid was pitiful, they bore no sympathy in their hearts... After all, the one causing trouble today was Fore Reid, not Wyatt Barnes.

If not for Fore Reid abusing his private power, finding excuses to prevent Wyatt Barnes from taking on the task at the Enforcement Hall, Wyatt Barnes wouldn’t have had a confrontation with him, nor would such an event have occurred.

"Wyatt Barnes! What exactly do you want to do?!"

Amidst the watchful eyes, having been splattered with blood for no reason, Fore Reid felt utterly humiliated, enraged to the extreme, and coldly demanded of Wyatt Barnes.

His eyes were ablaze; if the ’flames’ in his eyes could harm people, Wyatt Barnes would have long been incinerated by him!

"What do I want to do?"

Hearing Fore Reid’s words, Wyatt Barnes was amused, "Elder Reid, what do you think I want to do?"

"I don’t oppose you leaving the ’Heritage Hall’..."

Wyatt Barnes spoke up here, his tone turning cold despite its calmness, "But... regarding whether I can take on the mission issued by the Enforcement Hall today, you must make a statement before you leave, no matter what!"

"Didn’t you say my talent root is a ’yellow root’, so I’m not eligible for the Enforcement Hall duty mission? Now I’ve proven my talent root is a ’blue root’... Am I qualified for the Enforcement Hall duty now?"

Wyatt Barnes asked Fore Reid repeatedly.

Upon hearing Wyatt Barnes’s words, Fore Reid was almost infuriated to the point of spitting blood.

To be honest.

Whether Wyatt Barnes could take on the Enforcement Hall duty was insignificant to him.

Earlier, he had even taken the initiative to secretly communicate with Wyatt Barnes to make peace and promised to recommend Wyatt Barnes for the Enforcement Hall duty...

But he had not expected, Wyatt Barnes was not appreciative!

Instead, he put pressure on him in front of so many people, wanting him to overturn his previous decision.

Wyatt Barnes wanted to slap his face hard!

"Why? Does Elder Reid perhaps think there is something wrong with the ’Spirit Pearl’ in my hand?"

Seeing Fore Reid stay silent for a long time, Wyatt Barnes glanced at the Spirit Pearl in his hand and asked again in a calm tone, "If Elder Reid thinks there’s an issue with this Spirit Pearl... then you can very well take out the Spirit Pearl you carry with you for testing!"

"I believe... Elder Reid, as an elder of the Enforcement Hall, must be carrying a ’Spirit Pearl’ capable of testing talent roots with you, right?"

Even though Wyatt Barnes’s tone was very calm, his words hit Fore Reid’s ears like a thunderclap.

In his view.

Wyatt Barnes was forcing him into a ’dead end’!

If earlier, he couldn’t fully confirm Wyatt Barnes’s talent root was a ’blue root’... then now, after hearing Wyatt Barnes’s words, he was completely sure:

Wyatt Barnes’s talent root was undoubtedly a ’blue root’!

Otherwise, Wyatt Barnes couldn’t be so aggressive now.

"Moreover, if I’m not mistaken... Elder Reid, either you recently came out of seclusion or just returned from the outside! Am I right?"

Seeing that Fore Reid still did not respond, Wyatt Barnes wasn’t annoyed and continued asking other questions to Fore Reid.

"How did you know?"

At this moment, even Fore Reid was somewhat stunned by Wyatt Barnes because he didn’t expect Wyatt Barnes to guess that he just came back from the outside.

"Unless you’ve recently ended your seclusion or just returned from outside... you couldn’t possibly not know my talent root is a ’blue root’!"

Faced with Fore Reid’s subconscious inquiry, Wyatt Barnes responded very patiently:

"Perhaps, most people in the Fire Worship Sect think my talent root is merely a ’yellow root’..."

"But among the Holy Land’s Enforcement Hall, aside from those on duty on the True Inheritor Ranking, probably at least ninety percent of them know my talent root is a ’blue root’!"

"The remaining people who don’t know must either have been in deep seclusion for a while and recently came out; or just returned from the outside."

Wyatt Barnes’s words once again rendered the atmosphere within the Heritage Hall silent.

"The Enforcement Hall people all know his talent root is a ’blue root’?"

Hearing Wyatt Barnes’s words, Fore Reid’s face became even uglier, and he subconsciously glanced back at Pegg Holland from afar, whose eyes flashed fiercely, startling Pegg so much that his expression changed dramatically.

"Senior Brother Reid, don’t listen to him, he’s spouting nonsense!"

Pegg hurriedly said, "His talent root was tested twice before my master, and both times it was merely a ’yellow root’... this matter cannot be wrong, cannot be wrong!"

But just as Pegg’s voice fell.

Wyatt Barnes also turned to Pegg, timely asking: "Pegg, if I’m not mistaken... you must have also recently come out of seclusion, or just returned from the outside, so before finding trouble with me today, you didn’t even think to ask your master ’Maximus Lee’, did you?"

"Who’s finding trouble with you! Don’t spew nonsense!

Hearing Wyatt Barnes’s words, Pegg hastily denied, while a sense of foreboding rose in his heart.

Because Wyatt Barnes had hit the mark—he indeed had just come out of seclusion!

Moreover, before seeking Fore Reid to find trouble with Wyatt Barnes, he indeed had not gone to see his master.

Originally, he planned to find his master after upsetting Wyatt Barnes over this matter, hoping to share Wyatt’s ’predicament’ and thus delight his master’s mood.

Of course, what Pegg didn’t know now was:

Even if he wanted to find his master ’Maximus Lee’, it wouldn’t be possible in the short term, because Maximus Lee had already gone to the Martial Dao Sacred Land’s ’Lower Domain’!