Legend of Wyatt
Chapter 51: Promotion

Chapter 51: Chapter 51: Promotion

Tomorrow is the family martial arts conference.

That evening, Wyatt Barnes’s home welcomed an unexpected visitor.

"Thank you for giving me your sword technique. Otherwise, I had no chance to make the top ten in the martial arts competition," said a teenager while lightly biting her teeth, in a hushed voice.

"In the top ten of the family conference? It seems that your Shadow-following Sword Technique must have been successfully cultivated," said the boy, somewhat surprised by Maya’s ambition.

Though Maya’s strength could place her in the top three of the outer courtyard, this time, the top ten of the family conference would compete with numerous disciples from the inner courtyard.

Entering the top ten was no easy feat.

"Hmm."

Maya responded with a slight nod.

"If you truly want to give thanks, then show your gratitude to Keer. I only gave you the sword technique on her account. Well, if there’s nothing else, I’m going to return to my room for practice."

With a shrug, the boy turned and went back to his room.

Watching the boy’s retreating figure, Maya’s gaze was complex and filled with longing.

"Huh, Sister Maya, where’s the young master?"

A charmingly talented and distinctive girl entered the yard.

"He returned to his room for practice. Sister Keer, I should be leaving, too. Thank you. Without you, Wyatt would not have passed on the Shadow-following Sword Technique to me."

Maya forced a smile and turned to leave.

"Sister Maya..."

Keer noticed something was off with Maya.

At some point, Christina Lee had come out of the room, and she watched Maya’s retreating figure, shaking her head with a sigh.

As someone who had been through similar experiences, she could discern Maya’s feelings quite clearly.

The next morning.

Wyatt and Keer arrived together at the Martial Arts Performance Field in the Inner Courtyard.

The martial arts conference of their family was going to be held there.

Standing in one corner of the Inner Courtyard Stadium were thirty battle arenas.

These thirty battle platforms formed a circle with a tall platform in the center, which had some seats arranged on it.

In front of the battle platforms, a crowd swirled.

The stadium fell silent at the appearance of three elderly judges.

These three judges were all elders of the Lee family, responsible for presiding over the family’s martial arts conference.

Following the three judges were thirty junior judges, almost all young people.

Among the three judges, an old man with white eyebrows was the chief.

Wyatt’s keen intuition detected an exceedingly dangerous aura from the old man with white eyebrows.

Wyatt understood clearly.

This man was a master.

A master that could wipe Wyatt out with just a slap...

"As the chief judge of this martial arts conference, let me introduce the rules for today’s family martial arts conference... The 242 disciples of the outer courtyard will be divided into thirty groups according to the numbers on your tablets. Except for the first group, which will have ten people, the other groups will have eight."

"Each group will decide on a winner, and the specific rules will be explained to you by the judges. But remember, if you feel unlucky and find yourself in a group with stronger competitors, you will get a chance to challenge any one of the thirty masters. If you win, you become the new master!"

"This will continue until no one is left to challenge. Finally, the remaining thirty masters will become disciples in the Inner Courtyard."

After the chief judge finished speaking, the thirty junior judges began dividing the outer courtyard disciples into groups.

The numbers 1 to 10 made the first group, with every eight people after them making the succeeding groups.

Wyatt and Keer found themselves in the same group.

"These rules seem fair enough," Wyatt smiled faintly.

Wyatt, being number 77, and Keer, being number 78, were assigned in the tenth group.

Two of the six others in the tenth group were familiar with Wyatt. They had personally witnessed Wyatt defeat Ellis Lynch, the first disciple of the Lynch family’s outer courtyard, not too long ago.

On meeting Wyatt, the two of them conceded spontaneously.

None of the remaining four could stand against Wyatt either.

As for Keer...

Every time, before her opponents could make a move, the violet soft sword was already resting on their throats, making her opponents shudder.

Even the judges were somewhat speechless.

All strangely unique entities emerged from the tenth group.

Finally, it was Wyatt and Keer’s turn to compete for the title of the tenth group’s master.

Various gazes fell upon the two of them from the crowd.

Above them on the central platform...

"Both of them seem to be unfamiliar faces. Descendants of branch families?"

One judge asked, a bit surprised.

"Indeed, they are descendants of branch families. Both are from the Qingfeng Town branch, and neither bears the Lee family name. Moreover, the boy previously defeated Ellis Lynch of the Lynch family in the market."

Responded another judge, smiling.

"Ellis Lynch? The young son of the Lynch family’s clan chief? The number one of the Lynch family’s outer courtyard, whose strength is no less than that of our Lee family’s number one, Kamden Lee?"

The former judge seemed somewhat moved.

"Yes, that’s him," confirmed the latter with a nod.

"Descendants of a branch family...how unfortunate," sighed the former.

"Hmph! What does it matter if they are descendants of a branch family, or if they bear a different surname. As long as they do not betray the family, they are still a part of the Lee family."

The old man with white eyebrows snorted coldly.

The other two judges fell silent at his words.

"I forfeit," Wyatt declared calmly, standing in the tenth battle arena.

The statement disappointed the judges, along with everyone else present.

However, as Wyatt and Keer were together, although they were disappointed, they were not surprised.

So, Keer became the master of the tenth group.

As time passed, a master had emerged for each of the thirty battle arenas.

Among these arena champions, there were three besides Keer whom Wyatt Barnes recognized.

Maya Lee, Azael Lee, and Ayan Lee.

The thirty martial dueling arenas were arranged in a circle, and in the center of a raised platform, three judges stood up.

"Now, the out-disciples who weren’t chosen from their respective groups, but still aren’t willing to quit, have one more chance to challenge other arena champions. If they win, they become the new arena champion. If they lose, they will lose the chance to become inner court disciples." An elder with white eyebrows announced calmly.

Suddenly, the area beneath the thirty martial duel arenas turned into a cacophony.

After all, they only have one chance to challenge.

They needed to spend some time judging the strength of the different champions before launching a challenge.

Whoosh!

Soon, a figure soared up to challenge in the fifteenth group’s duel arena.

All eyes were on him.

"It’s Wyatt Barnes!"

Many out-disciples identified the figure.

"Wyatt Barnes? The one who defeated Ellis Lynch, the number one disciple of the Lynch family’s external division, at the trading market?"

"Yeah, it’s him!"

"Given his strength, he might even be able to match Kamden Lee. How did he get eliminated? Could it have been Kamden who eliminated him?"

"No, he let the cute girl beside him, who never leaves him, be the champion of the tenth group."

"She’s beautiful! Even more stunning than Maya Lee who used to be ranked as the most beautiful girl in the outer court."

"Heroes have always loved beauties since ancient times. No wonder he gave up his rights."

...

On the dueling stage, Ayan Lee’s face was gloomy.

He hadn’t expected Wyatt Barnes to challenge him; in his opinion, Wyatt had definitely done it on purpose!

"Wyatt Barnes!"

Sevyn Lee’s eyes flashed murderously, from the sidelines.

Even though he had always looked down upon Ayan Lee.

Regardless, Ayan was his blood brother, and that fact was irrefutable.

"I forfeit!"

Ayan Lee voluntarily conceded under the watchful eyes of everyone.

Though the surrounding sneers caused him to flush, he gritted his teeth and bore it.

If he conceded now, he would have the strength to challenge another champion.

If he were beaten by Wyatt Barnes, serious injury could potentially cost him the chance to become an inner courtyard disciple.

"Wyatt Barnes, I’ll teach you a lesson in three days."

Sevyn Lee shot a cold glare at Wyatt Barnes, then went with Ayan Lee to seek out another opponent.

Wyatt Barnes squinted his eyes slightly and closed them to rest.

The duel for the title of arena champion was in full swing...

After Wyatt Barnes had forced Ayan Lee to admit defeat, nobody else challenged him besides Kamden Lee, Azael Lee, and Maya Lee.

Three people did go up to challenge Keer consecutively, however.

But her purple meteor soft sword always seemed to land at the opponent’s throat first, rendering them unable to move a step further.

"This girl is a freak, just like Wyatt Barnes!"

"I’ve got a feeling that her strength might be even greater than Maya Lee’s."

"Yeah, in front of her, whether in appearance or strength, Maya Lee seems to fall a little short."

...

The external disciples began discussing amongst themselves.

Some inner disciples who came over to watch were also slightly surprised and gave the girl a few more glances.

"Brother Maximus, this chick is not bad, our inner court is going to have a disciple who’s as beautiful and talented as Jovie Lee."

An inner courtyard disciple was speaking to a young man next to him.

Jovie Lee, the first beauty in the Inner Court.

The young man wore a silver-bordered grey robe. His sharp eyes fell on the girl, revealing a sense of greed and dominance.

"It’s Maximus Lee!"

"It’s really him!"

...

Some of the external disciples who recognized the gray-robed young man couldn’t help but exclaim.

Maximus Lee, a well-known inner disciple of the Lee Family.

A year ago, at seventeen, Maximus had competed in the family martial arts competition with a cultivation at the ninth level of Body Tempering Realm. He ended up in the top ten, ranking sixth, and was only overshadowed by four eighteen-year-olds in the Condensed Pill Realm and one peer at the ninth level of Body Tempering Realm.

Now, among the under nineteen inner court disciples, his power is recognized as second.

At dusk, the family martial arts competition concluded.

After Wyatt Barnes made Ayan Lee concede, Ayan managed to successfully challenge another champion.

The thirty champions all made it into the Inner Court.

Immediately, many shook their heads in sadness, while others were feeling sorrowful.

Among them, some were already eighteen, and if they could not become inner disciples this time, it meant they would lose this opportunity forever.

All those from branch families would be sent back to their respective branches!

Wyatt Barnes and Keer walked side by side.

Keer happily held his arm, an arm full of joy.

Many looks of jealousy and envy fell on Wyatt Barnes.

"Huh?"

Suddenly, Wyatt Barnes frowned.

He noticed two eighteen-year-old boys standing ahead in an empty space made by the crowd.

He realized that the grey-robed young man standing in front looked at him with hostility.

Wyatt Barnes was somewhat perplexed as he didn’t know this person. Why would he look at him with such a gaze?

Only when the gray-robed young man shifted his gaze from Wyatt to Keer, did Wyatt understand.

It was because of Keer.

Wyatt Barnes couldn’t help but chuckle.

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