Legend of Wyatt
Chapter 627: The Death of Elder Cruz

Chapter 627: Chapter 627: The Death of Elder Cruz

"Echo Reid, are you questioning me?"

Upon hearing Echo Reid’s words, Elder Cruz’s face darkened slightly.

"That wasn’t my intention.... I just wanted to remind Elder Cruz, without me, you would never have entered the Sword Emperor’s Treasure Vault."

Echo Reid spoke.

His words, without a doubt, were expressing one idea:

If it were not for me owning the ’key’ to the Sword Emperor’s Treasure Vault, if I had not brought you here, you, old man, would never have been able to lay your hands on the ’Sword Emperor’s Treasure Vault’."

Echo Reid’s words only darkened Elder Cruz’s expression even more.

For a moment, he wanted to lose his temper.

However, when his gaze inadvertently swept across two figures calmly watching him and Echo Reid, he suppressed his anger once again.

He took a deep breath, refrained from tearing his face off against Echo Reid.

"Of course I remember that agreement... but during my latest visit to the third floor of the Sword Emperor’s Treasure Vault, I didn’t get anything. How should I split the treasure with you?"

Elder Cruz’s face restored its calm as he spoke lightly.

Now, Elder Cruz, was acting completely aloof.

They say every crafty strategist has a way around the wall!

That’s pretty much the idea.

"You didn’t get anything?"

Echo Reid’s face turned serious.

Elder Cruz’s shamelessness had surpassed his expectations.

"Elder Cruz, as far as I know, the first test you faced when you entered the third floor was a gift of a spirit sword... the best being a Grade One spirit sword, the worst being a Grade Three spirit sword. Now, you’re telling me you got no treasure from the third floor? Do you think I would believe that?!"

As Echo Reid finished speaking, his tone became angry, completely ripping off the pretense at politeness, "Or perhaps, you think I’m easy to deceive?"

"I don’t know what you’re talking about, about any spirit sword, I don’t know anything."

A trace of surprise swept across Elder Cruz’s eyes, clearly shocked that Echo Reid knew of his encounter.

But his face remained unchanged, and he continued speaking.

If someone didn’t know better, they might really have been fooled by him.

But could he deceive ’Echo Reid’, who already knew about the tests on the third floor of the Sword Emperor’s Treasure Vault? Likely?

"Elder Cruz, I am willing to forgo the spirit sword you received... but I would like you to present the other treasures you obtained."

Echo Reid spoke bluntly.

"Hmph! I’ve already said that I didn’t receive any treasures, if you dare to prattle on, I’ll kill you."

Elder Cruz said with a serious face, filling his words with threats.

"Hahahaha...."

Suddenly, Echo Reid laughed out loud, his laughter tinged with a hint of sadness, "I never expected that, in the face of absolute interests, you, Elder Cruz, could change so quickly! If I had known this, I would have brought a dog to this Sword Emperor’s Treasure Vault, it would’ve been better than bringing you."

"You... dare to say that I’m worse than a dog?"

Elder Cruz’s face changed abruptly, his inner energy rose dramatically, like a ferocious white flame, ready to charge and swallow Echo Reid at any moment.

"Isn’t it so?"

Echo Reid, after tearing his face off, had no more worries, "If you don’t think so, would you dare to release the Ownership of the Storage Ring in your hand for me to see? If there isn’t a spirit sword of at least Grade Three inside, I will definitely stop pestering you."

"Echo Reid, if you don’t get out of my way, you will undoubtedly die a terrible death!"

Every single word from Echo Reid made Elder Cruz’s face grimace even more, finally, Elder Cruz had a complete meltdown.

His inner energy became even deeper, with the fluctuation of the power of the realm intermittently visible.

He was preparing to strike and kill Echo Reid on the spot.

"Echo Reid, where did you find such a shameless old fellow?"

Unbeknownst to everyone, Wyatt Barnes had already ascended into the air, standing by Echo Reid’s side, shrugged his shoulders, and lazily said.

"You!!"

Seeing Wyatt Barnes seeming to stand up for Echo Reid, Elder Cruz’s face changed abruptly, revealing a touch of apprehension in his brows.

Wyatt Barnes, he did not fear.

What he dreaded was the girl beside Wyatt Barnes.

Even though he had gained enormously on the third floor of the Sword Emperor’s Treasure Vault and his strength had increased greatly, he admitted that he was far from the girl’s opponent.

The gap between ’Enter Void Realm’ and ’Cave Void Realm’ was too great, like a chasm that was hard to cross.

"I what?"

Wyatt Barnes lazily glanced at Elder Cruz and asked indifferently.

"This matter is a private matter between Echo Reid and me, and I would appreciate it if you didn’t meddle."

Elder Cruz took a deep breath and worked hard to suppress the anger in his heart.

"What if I insist on meddling?"

Wyatt Barnes’ face was suddenly full of smiles for some reason.

His smile was bright and sunny, however, it made Elder Cruz’s face change dramatically when he saw it.

Immediately, Elder Cruz regained his composure, glared fiercely at Echo Reid, and said through his inner energy: "Echo Reid, you’re ruthless! Today, I’ll leave you alone, but in the future you won’t be so lucky."

Having said that, Elder Cruz set off into the air, prepared to leave.

Watching Elder Cruz about to leave, Wyatt Barnes and Echo Reid stood in the air, making no move to stop him.

At that moment.

Whoosh!

A gust of chilling wind blew past, and suddenly, at the entrance of the Sword Emperor’s Treasure Vault, a lovely figure appeared.

It was a young girl in a yellow dress. Standing there, the surrounding air seemed to crystallize from the cold aura radiating from her body...

The girl’s face was beautiful, one could imagine that when she grows older, she will certainly be a nation-toppling beauty.

"Miss Julia."

On seeing the young girl appear and stand in his path, Elder Cruz took a deep breath and slowly asked, "I’ve already decided not to trouble Echo Reid anymore, but what are you trying to do?"

"To do what?"

The girl in yellow was indeed Karina Hanson. Hearing Elder Cruz’s words, she wore a devilish smile on her face, "Naturally, I’m here to kill you!"

Almost the moment Karina Hanson finished speaking, the surrounding air became colder by several degrees.

Elder Cruz’s face changed dramatically.

And in that instant.

Whoosh!

Karina Hanson made her move. As she raised her hand, a freezing wind swept out, enveloping Elder Cruz from all directions, leaving him nowhere to escape.

"No!!"

Elder Cruz’s face changed dramatically. He cried out in despair, his Origin Force surging under his feet as he attempted to escape before being frozen into an ice sculpture.

However, could he possibly escape?

Undoubtedly, the speed of an Enter Void Realm Level Eight Martial Artist was swift.

But was it faster than the movements of a Cave Void Realm powerhouse like Karina Hanson?

The answer was a determined no.

Splash~

The freezing wind swept out and covered Elder Cruz, leaving him nowhere to hide.

The next moment, Elder Cruz stiffened, rooted to the spot, and turned into a lifelike ice sculpture.

Through the layer of ice, one could see Elder Cruz’s pupils dilated and his face filled with unveiled panic. This clearly showed how terrified and desperate he was before being turned into an ice sculpture.

Elder Cruz, who has been frozen into an ice sculpture, was gradually losing his Origin Force until it ultimately vanished without a trace.

At this time, the ice sculpture fell to the ground and shattered into pieces.

An Enter Void Realm Level Eight Martial Artist, dead!

Phew~~

As Karina Hanson raised her hand, a shard of ice rose from the ground and landed in her hand, inside was a ’Storage Ring’.

Through the surface of the ice shard, it was evident the Storage Ring was extremely ancient, and of a high-grade.

Boom!

The moment Karina Hanson spoke, her Origin Force blossomed in her hand. The ice shard gradually melted, leaving only the Storage Ring.

"Take it!"

With a slight raise of her hand, Karina Hanson tossed the Storage Ring to Echo Reid

Echo Reid hurriedly accepted it, looking gratefully at Karina Hanson. "Thank you, Miss Julia! Thank you, Miss Julia!"

"You helped Brother Leandro, and he also wanted to help you, so I naturally can’t just stand by."

Karina Hanson nodded faintly.

Wyatt Barnes stood to one side, lightly smiling, "Julia, we should leave now."

Julia returned the smile before she took off into the air, along with Wyatt Barnes and Echo Reid, leaving the Sword Emperor’s Treasury. Through the door covered in ’Inscription Array’, they returned to the deep sea.

Upon reaching the door of the Sword Emperor’s Treasury, the behemoth that had been laying there also finally stirred.

"Big guy!"

Julia was the first to fly out and land on the colossal creature’s back.

"Roar~~"

Upon seeing Karina Hanson, the huge creature let out a low roar. Its voice was laced with trembling, clearly showing the fear in its heart.

The colossal beast was the ’Three-eyed Flame Tiger’, which was also the guardian demon beast of the Blackstone Empire.

Wyatt Barnes and Echo Reid also returned to the back of the Three-eyed Flame Tiger. Shielded by its Origin Force Energy Barrier, they didn’t need to worry about the pressure of the deep sea.

"Big guy, move!"

As Julia spoke, the Three-eyed Flame Tiger pushed off the ground with its four limbs.

Rumble! Rumble!

...

The deep sea quaked.

The Three-eyed Flame Tiger turned into a swift beam of light, flying upwards. The sea water parted wherever it passed, spreading and sweeping to both sides, seeming boundless.

Not long after, Wyatt Barnes and the others left the boundless sea, riding the Three-eyed Flame Tiger, and returned to the sea surface.

Along the way, they encountered several fierce beasts of the deep sea, but they were all directly obliterated by the Three-eyed Flame Tiger.

As for the demon beasts, they were already frightened off by the terrifying presence of the Three-eyed Flame Tiger.

The sea area they were in was not far from the Cloud Skies Continent, and the demon beasts lurking there were relatively weak.

If the Three-eyed Flame Tiger wanted to, it could effortlessly dominate this sea area with its immense power.

"Big guy, we are heading back to the Blackstone Empire first."

Wyatt Barnes said to the Three-eyed Flame Tiger.

He planned to drop Echo Reid off first, then return to the Capital City of the Great Turdo Dynasty.

"In the blink of an eye, several months have passed...the ’Dynasty Martial Competition’ is getting closer."

Wyatt Barnes looked in the direction of the Great Turdo Dynasty, his eyes flashing, and murmured to himself.

After letting Julia and Echo Reid know, Wyatt Barnes sat cross-legged on the back of the Three-eyed Flame Tiger and began to cultivate.

Nine Dragons War Sovereign, Earth Dragon Transformation!

Simultaneously, Wyatt Barnes held an ivory-colored stone in his hand. It was the ’lower-grade original stone’ he had obtained from the Sword Emperor’s Treasury.

Now, Wyatt Barnes held the lower-grade original stone, absorbing the natural Origin Qi within it to cultivate, his progress being immense. His speed of cultivation had drastically increased compared to before.

Feeling the abundance of Origin Force within his body, the corners of Wyatt Barnes’ mouth curved into a faint smile.

One after another, the lower-grade original stones are exhausted by Wyatt Barnes.

And Wyatt Barnes’ cultivation base was also increasing at an extremely frightening speed...