Legend of Wyatt
Chapter 1403: Exposure

Chapter 1403: Chapter 1403: Exposure

The mid-aged man in grey struck out with his palm, transforming into a Five Finger Mountain that sought to suppress Wyatt Barnes.

The full power of the Small Perfection of the Transcending Mortal Realm was completely unleashed!

In pursuit of ultimate freedom, the mid-aged man in grey held nothing back in his attack.

Just as the palm of the mid-aged man in grey was about to land on him, the small vortex in Wyatt’s left eye rapidly spun faster and faster.

In an instant, the remaining mental energy of Wyatt was nearly totally drained by the small vortex.

Mysterious Eye!

Spatial Displacement!

Amidst the flash of lightning, the palm strike originally destined for Wyatt Barnes bizarrely shifted, grazing his body as it passed.

The vast force caused the air to tremble, emitting thunderous explosive sounds.

"How is this possible?!"

At the same moment, the mid-aged man in grey’s face drastically changed.

However, he was now being carried away by his own full-powered palm strike, leaving himself wholly exposed in front of Wyatt Barnes.

In the blink of an eye, amidst the flash of lightning, True Energy within Wyatt Barnes’s Qi Sea burst forth unreservedly through the thirty-two Saint Veins, swiftly converging onto his right hand.

At the same time, he fully drew the Sun Shooting Bowstring, following with an immediate release.

Clang!

Hum!

An arrow of solidified True Energy whizzed forth, decapitating the mid-aged man in grey before he had the chance to retract his True Energy and defend, severing his head from his body.

Thud!

The head of the mid-aged man in grey fell to the ground, and blood gushed from his bisected body, staining the earth red.

Wyatt Barnes moved aside just in time as the body of the mid-aged man in grey flew past due to the inertia of that palm.

The thief at the peak of the Small Perfection of the Transcending Mortal Realm died just like that, dead to the core.

Silence.

The scene was enveloped in dead silence; one could likely hear a pin drop.

"That... that..."

Hiding to the side, the mid-aged bodyguard in silver armor, one of the thirty-six close guards, stared blankly at the scene before him, unable to regain his senses for a long time.

When Wyatt Barnes told him not to intervene, he thought Wyatt was being overconfident.

He watched as Wyatt Barnes was about to be killed, and because of what Wyatt had said earlier, he did not offer timely help... He thought Wyatt would be slain by that peak Small Perfection thief of the Transcending Mortal Realm.

Who would have imagined that at the last moment, the thief – as if bewitched – abruptly changed direction in his ferocious palm strike, swinging it toward the side of Wyatt Barnes.

In that instant, even he didn’t notice how the thief changed direction.

In his view, the hand of the thief seemed to disappear in the air on the spot, and at the same time reappeared on the side, almost avoiding Wyatt.

He simply couldn’t comprehend what had happened.

Following that, he saw Wyatt Barnes capitalize on the opportunity of the thief’s missed full-strength palm strike and decisive lack of defense, and ruthlessly executed him.

As a being at the peak of the Small Perfection of the Transcending Mortal Realm, he understood clearly that the turning point of it all laid in that misplaced palm strike of the thief.

Logically, that palm strike should have been enough to kill Wyatt Barnes.

Yet at the critical moment, it bizarrely missed Wyatt.

And precisely because that strike missed, the thief was killed by Wyatt Barnes.

"Could it be... that Wyatt Barnes knew all along that this situation would arise?"

Remembering the True Energy voice transmission from Wyatt Barnes earlier, his heart jolted, giving rise to an unbelievable thought, "Could it be... his own doing?"

He dared not think further.

If it was truly Wyatt Barnes’s doing, what kind of terrifying tactic must it have been?

In that moment, a glint of greed imperceptibly ignited in the depths of the silver-armored mid-aged man’s eyes.

"If it really is Wyatt Barnes’s doing... if I could obtain it, could I not contend with the great perfectionists of the Transcending Mortal Realm while being at the peak of small perfection?"

With that thought, the silver-armored mid-aged man felt a surge of excitement, "Then my strength as a member of the Dark Sky Guard would be no lesser than the majority of those within the top ten guards!"

The Dark Sky Guard, ranked eighteenth among the thirty-six close guards of the City Lord of Hill Mountain City, possessed the cultivation of the peak Small Perfection of the Transcending Mortal Realm.

"Hmm?"

Wyatt Barnes, his mental energy nearly drained, had a slightly pale complexion; meanwhile, he became even more watchful of his surroundings... he sensed an intense gaze.

Currently, with his mental energy completely depleted, his strength was somewhat affected.

Now, even if an average late-stage Martial Artist of the Transcending Mortal Realm made a move against him, he might not necessarily be a match.

"Could it be one of the thirty-six close guards?"

Wyatt Barnes’s mind became alert.

Whoosh!

After the appearance of the Dark Sky Guard, Wyatt Barnes became more cautious, noticing the subtle glint of greed in the other’s eyes, "Greed? What does he want?"

"Could it be... he noticed the signs just now? Does he have designs on me?"

With that thought, a heaviness sank into Wyatt’s heart.

While the Dark Sky Guard approached discreetly, Wyatt Barnes took several steps back.

"Eh."

And just then, a light exclamation came from the sky, causing the Dark Sky Guard’s expression to shift and halting his advance towards Wyatt Barnes.

"Heavenly Guard!"

Looking up, Wyatt Barnes saw the looming figure of the Heavenly Guard and immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

He knew that now, with the arrival of the chief of the thirty-six close guards, the ’Heavenly Guard,’ the silver-armored mid-aged man would no longer dare act as before.

However, Wyatt Barnes was aware that the Heavenly Guard only resolved his immediate crisis.

Since the other had given rise to greed, it was unlikely to be so easily suppressed.

"Big brother."

Facing the Heavenly Guard, the Dark Sky Guard respectfully bowed.

"Dark Sky Guard?"

The Heavenly Guard stepped down from the air and landed next to Wyatt Barnes and the Dark Sky Guard, looked at the Dark Sky Guard, frowned, and asked, "Did you kill this Transcending Mortal Realm Small Perfection bandit?"

"No."

The Dark Sky Guard shook his head, then turned to Wyatt Barnes and said, "He killed him."

Dark Sky Guard!

Upon the arrival of the Heavenly Guard, and the moment he greeted the man in the silver armor, Wyatt Barnes learned the name of the man in the silver armor.

"Dark Sky Guard... Named after the thirty-six Heavenly Stars, Dark Sky Guard seems to be ranked ’eighteenth’."

Wyatt Barnes thought to himself.

"Wyatt Barnes?"

At the same time, reminded by the Dark Sky Guard, the Heavenly Guard turned to Wyatt Barnes, his face showing astonishment, "You killed this Transcending Mortal Realm Small Perfection bandit?"

"Mhm."

Wyatt Barnes nodded, and upon seeing the shock and puzzlement on the face of the Heavenly Guard, Wyatt Barnes added, "He just had a fight with others and expended much of his strength... I was lucky to have killed him."

Lucky?

Hearing Wyatt Barnes’s words, the Heavenly Guard showed disbelief and gave Wyatt Barnes a deep look.

"The test is over, you may leave now."

After a moment, the Heavenly Guard declared.

"It’s over? So soon?"

Wyatt Barnes was startled.

"Inside this valley, there was only one Transcending Mortal Realm Small Perfection bandit hiding at the end of the valley... All other bandits have been killed by you guys."

The Heavenly Guard said, "So, there are no more bandits left in this valley, there’s no point for you to stay here."

Wyatt Barnes suddenly understood.

As he left with the Heavenly Guard, Wyatt Barnes clearly noticed the Dark Sky Guard’s intense gaze falling on him occasionally from behind.

"It seems that it’s best not to use the Mysterious Eye in front of others if possible... otherwise, sooner or later it will bring trouble upon me."

Wyatt Barnes’s heart sank as he thought to himself.

He had guessed that it was the final misplaced palm of the Transcending Mortal Realm Small Perfection bandit that had revealed something, and the Dark Sky Guard had taken notice of it.

The Dark Sky Guard probably thought that it was some special technique of his and started coveting it.

"I’ll have to be careful in the future at the City Lord’s Main Mansion... This Dark Sky Guard, if he doesn’t find an opportunity today, will certainly find one to make trouble for me later!"

This wasn’t hard for Wyatt Barnes to deduce.

Perhaps the Dark Sky Guard wouldn’t kill him at first, but would certainly demand that he hand over the ’spatial displacement’ technique.

Although he knew that the spatial displacement was a technique derived from the Mysterious Eye and was not replicable.

But the Dark Sky Guard didn’t know that!

"When the time comes, if I can’t hand it over, I fear it may threaten my life."

Wyatt Barnes inwardly remarked.

Under the leadership of the Heavenly Guard, Wyatt Barnes left the valley and returned to the outside of the valley.

"Where is everyone?"

When he came outside, Wyatt Barnes found the area empty of people, including the other thirty-six relatives of the guards, all of whom had left.

"The City Lord has taken them back to Hill Mountain City."

As if seeing the confusion in Wyatt Barnes’s eyes, the Heavenly Guard reminded him.

"Now, follow me back to Hill Mountain City... I will report the results of this test to the City Lord."

Calling out to Wyatt Barnes, the Heavenly Guard stepped into the air to lead the way.

Wyatt Barnes closely followed behind.

Behind Wyatt Barnes, the Dark Sky Guard also soared into the sky, clearly also intending to follow the Heavenly Guard and Wyatt Barnes back to Hill Mountain City, to return to the City Lord’s Main Mansion.

In Hill Mountain City, at the City Lord’s Main Mansion, the Council Hall.

"City Lord!"

Suddenly, a loud and respectful voice came from outside, drawing the gaze of a group of people in the Council Hall.

Inside the Council Hall, the City Lord of Hill Mountain City sat at the head of the table, majestic and imposing.

Below him, there stood eleven young men and one young woman... It was the eleven of the thirteen bodyguards who had just returned from outside, as well as Edward Watson, an ordinary member of the Hidden Dragon Camp.

"Come in!"

Hearing the voice outside, the City Lord of Hill Mountain City spoke indifferently.

"Lord Heavenly Guard!"

As a figure first entered the Council Hall, many greeted respectfully.

Soon, the people there noticed that right behind the Heavenly Guard followed a figure cloaked in purple.

It was none other than Wyatt Barnes, the sixth-ranked among the thirteen bodyguards of the Hidden Dragon Camp.

"Wyatt Barnes."

Seeing Wyatt Barnes, smiles appeared on the faces of Jemma Clifford and Edward Watson.

Of course, Wyatt Barnes’s arrival was a case of ’joy for some, sorrow for others’.

For Jan Clark, Foresty Crawford, and Fenny Graham, who had unresolved hatred with Wyatt Barnes, seeing him appear made them itch with irritation.

"City Lord, today’s test results and rankings are all out," said the Heavenly Guard upon entering the Council Hall, reporting to the City Lord of Hill Mountain City.

"Speak."

The gaze of the City Lord of Hill Mountain City lit up with rarity.