Legend of Wyatt
Chapter 880: The Ingrate ’Tatum Cruz

Chapter 880: Chapter 880: The Ingrate ’Tatum Cruz

No matter what, today’s events have finally come to a close.

However, the news of Niklaus Woodson Elder ’Gide Ho’ crippling his own cultivation spread throughout the entire Wood Peak at an incredibly fast pace, even reaching the other four peaks of the Five Elements Sect.

In no time, the members from all peaks of the Five Elements Sect were almost all aware of the incident where two newly arrived disciples at Wood Peak had forced Gide Ho to cripple his own cultivation.

Wyatt Barnes and Brady Yellow became thoroughly famous!

Earth Peak.

Although Earth Peak is the shortest of the Five Peaks of the Five Elements Sect, it’s only relatively so when compared to the other four peaks. When compared to other mountains, Earth Peak is still remarkably prominent.

The summit of Earth Peak pierces into the clouds, and from a distance, one cannot make out what lies atop.

On one side of the mountain, halfway up, there is a vast platform, and on this platform stands a sprawling palace.

This is the ’Council Palace’ of Earth Peak.

Normally, the upper echelons of Earth Peak convene here for discussions.

"Peak Master."

The dust-covered old man stood in the middle of the Council Palace, looking towards the chubby middle-aged man seated in the highest place, respectfully performing a salutation.

The chubby middle-aged man was adorned in an earthy yellow robe. His body was bulging and squat, standing just about 1.5 meters tall.

"Elder Don, what brings you back?"

The short middle-aged chubby man was none other than the Peak Master of Earth Peak, ’Frank Field.’ His tiny eyes, already mostly obscured by chubby cheeks, were narrowed into slits, giving him an innocuous appearance.

The old man was ’Matthew Don,’ who had hurried back from Andington, the leader of Earth Peak’s stronghold in that city.

"Peak Master, I have returned because there is an urgent matter I must report."

Matthew Don said respectfully.

"Is it regarding the return of that ’Ableton Sun’ from Wood Peak to Andington, as well as the matter of Wood Peak recruiting two young powerhouses?"

Frank Field asked indifferently.

"Peak Master, you... you already know?"

Surprised, Matthew Don then asked with confusion, "However, Peak Master, you spoke of two young powerhouses? To my knowledge, the people of Wood Peak seem to have recruited only one noteworthy young powerhouse."

"Your information is outdated,"

Frank Field shook his head. "I received the news half an hour ago... Those two new young powerhouses who just arrived at Wood Peak have caused a huge commotion as soon as they got there."

"Oh?"

Matthew Don’s eyes flashed with curiosity.

"Upon their arrival at Wood Peak, they killed a disciple whose strength was comparable to Noel Walton and Santos Locke, a prospective disciple of Wood Peak... That disciple was brought back by Wood Peak’s ’Gide Ho.’

Frank Field stated.

Upon hearing this, Matthew Don was startled.

Although he knew Wood Peak had recruited a young powerhouse who could easily defeat Noel Walton, he did not expect him to be so audacious as to create such a stir upon arrival, let alone that the killed disciple was someone Gide Ho had brought back.

Gide Ho, an Elder of Wood Peak, like him, was a practitioner of the ’Transforming Void Realm Sixth Layer.’ His status in Wood Peak was no lower than his own in Earth Peak.

"Gide Ho wouldn’t just let this go, would he?"

Matthew Don’s eyes glittered as he asked.

He had a deep understanding of Gide Ho’s explosive temper.

"Gide Ho?"

Frank Field scoffed, "He indeed wouldn’t let it go... However, the outcome may surprise you."

"Did Ableton Sun and Briggs Colby intervene?"

Hearing Frank Field’s words, Matthew Don faintly realized that the two young powerhouses brought back by Ableton Sun and Briggs Colby to Wood Peak probably were not harmed by Gide Ho.

"Not only did they intervene... When Gide Ho tried to kill those two young powerhouses, all the Wood Peak disciples present at the scene stepped forward, surrounding the two protectively, not letting Gide Ho touch a single hair on their heads!"

As he said this, Frank Field sighed, "Although Wood Peak has fallen, the unity of its disciples is far beyond what we, the Earth Peak disciples, can match."

When Frank Field first heard this news, the first thought that crossed his mind was not how remarkable the two young powerhouses were but how shocked he was by the solidarity of the Wood Peak disciples.

When there’s unity, what can’t be accomplished?

Hisss!

Matthew Don took in a sharp breath, "I really didn’t expect those two, brought back by Ableton Sun and Briggs Colby, to possess such a strong appeal... It seems that the Wood Peak disciples see them as the hope of Wood Peak."

Murmuring to himself, a sliver of cold light flashed in Matthew Don’s eyes.

As someone from Earth Peak, he naturally did not wish for Wood Peak to rise again. Should Wood Peak ascend, it would mean that Earth Peak might once again become the bottom-ranked peak.

Twenty years ago, when Wood Peak was at its zenith, it was Earth Peak that languished at the bottom.

"With their strength, they indeed qualify to be seen as the hope of Wood Peak’s future. However, due to Gide Ho’s actions, they have now developed the intention to leave Wood Peak..."

Frank Field continued.

"Hm?"

Upon hearing this, Matthew Don first blinked in surprise, and then his eyes lit up with excitement. "Peak Master, our Earth Peak could try to pull them over to our side! I didn’t think of that—Gide Ho actually helped us."

"Hear me out."

Interrupted by Matthew Don, Frank Field showed some dissatisfaction. After Matthew Don embarrassingly shut his mouth, Frank resumed, "At the crucial moment, Ableton Sun and Briggs Colby appeared..."

Then, Frank Field relayed to Matthew Don all the news he had heard earlier.

Including the fact that the Niklaus Woodson elder ’Gide Ho’ was forced to cripple his own cultivation, as well as the matter of Gide Ho’s direct disciple ’Santos Locke’ being killed.

"What?! Gide Ho actually agreed to their demands and crippled his own cultivation?"

Matthew Don’s pupils constricted in shock.

Gide Ho, a powerhouse of the sixth level of the Transforming Void Realm, had agree to the ridiculous demands of two young upstarts and voluntarily crippled the cultivation he spent most of his lifetime achieving.

In his view, Gide Ho’s act was simply foolish!

But he could not help but admire Gide Ho’s resolve; to take responsibility for the mistakes he had committed for the uncertain ’future’ of Niklaus Woodson, he resolutely crippled his own cultivation.

Gide Ho, respectable indeed!

"That Gide Ho, I never paid much attention to him before... Yet who would have thought, when faced with a critical decision, he could do such a thing."

Even Frank Field, the Earth Peak Master, could not help showing a trace of respect when mentioning Gide Ho now.

"After Gide Ho’s commotion, it’s impossible for Wyatt Barnes and Brady Yellow to leave Niklaus Woodson and switch their allegiance to our Earth Peak... such a pity."

Matthew Don was clear in his mind that Wyatt Barnes and Brady Yellow, who had promised in front of two Niklaus Woodson elders and a group of disciples, could no longer switch their allegiance to any other peak among the Five Elements Sect.

Not to mention whether Wyatt Barnes and Brady Yellow were willing, even if they were, Niklaus Woodson would not let the matter rest easy.

By that time, even the ’Peak Master of Niklaus Woodson’ would likely intervene.

Niklaus Woodson, though on the decline, was limited only to the younger generation’s decline.

The older generation of powerhouses of Niklaus Woodson were only second to the prime peak of the Five Elements Sect, ’Gold Peak’.

That Peak Master of Niklaus Woodson, more than twenty years ago, was second only to the Sect Leader of the Five Elements Sect, the second strongest of the sect. Even though he suffered injuries later, after so many years, even severe injuries should have healed.

It was precisely because the Peak Master of Niklaus Woodson disdained to stoop to such ’minor matters’ that Earth Peak, along with Water Peak and Flame Peak, had dared to poach from Niklaus Woodson multiple times over the years.

But this time, it was not a minor matter, but one concerning the cultivation of a sixth-level Transforming Void Realm elder from Niklaus Woodson.

If Wyatt Barnes and Brady Yellow went back on their word, the Peak Master of Niklaus Woodson would likely be the first to strike them down!

This, Matthew Don had no doubt.

"My return this time was mainly to notify you, Peak Master, about the young powerhouse Niklaus Woodson recruited... but it turns out, Niklaus Woodson didn’t just recruit a young powerhouse, but also caused such a big commotion."

Matthew Don sighed, "It seems I’ve made a wasted trip this time."

"Not exactly a wasted trip... Since you’ve come back this time, stay and give some guidance to those youngsters. In a little while, it will be the ’Battle of the Five Peaks’."

Frank Field’s eyes flashed with a cold gleam passing through them, "The rise of Niklaus Woodson is inevitable! But I believe, none of us in Earth Peak would want to come in last in this ’Battle of the Five Peaks’."

Moreover, the ranking of this battle is tied to the spots for entering ’that place’... For Earth Peak, the implication is extraordinary!"

By the end, Frank Field’s eyes were shimmering with intense desire.

Matthew Don nodded vigorously, fully aware of the significance of ’that place’ to the Five Elements Sect and to Earth Peak.

On a platform halfway up Flame Peak.

Three Flame Peak disciples were gathered, chatting and laughing casually.

"Have you guys heard about the incident at Niklaus Woodson?"

Suddenly, one of the Flame Peak disciples turned serious and asked the other two.

"Heard about it. Never expected that Niklaus Woodson this time would find such outstanding young powerhouses... To keep those two young powerhouses, the elder ’Gide Ho’ of Niklaus Woodson, a sixth-level existence of the Transforming Void Realm, even crippled his own cultivation! Niklaus Woodson is very determined this time."

"It is said that those two young powerhouses were brought back by Niklaus Woodson’s ’Elder Ableton Sun’ and ’Elder Briggs Colby’."

"Elder Ableton Sun? You mean Tatum Cruz’s former Master? The second strongest in Niklaus Woodson?"

"Yes, that’s him! They say that after Tatum Cruz was poached to our Flame Peak by the ’Peak Master’ ten years ago, Elder Ableton Sun, in utter fury, severed one of his arms and afterward left the sect, only to return now."

"No way? Even if Tatum Cruz betrayed him, did he have to maim himself?"

"You don’t know the whole story... It’s said when Elder Ableton Sun found Tatum Cruz, he was an orphan chased by a pack of wolves and fell off a sheer cliff! It was Elder Ableton Sun who happened to pass by and saved him, bringing him back to the Five Elements Sect’s Niklaus Woodson and nurturing him to success."

"I’ve heard too... The arm Elder Ableton Sun cut off himself seemed to be the very one that had grabbed Tatum Cruz and saved him. His actions clearly showed he regretted saving a ’thankless wolf’ back then."

...

The three Flame Peak disciples discussed animatedly, with derision toward ’Tatum Cruz’ evident in their words.

"You three... Do you not know that discussing others behind their back is very impolite?"

Then, out of nowhere, a cold voice reached their ears.

Subsequently, a young man shrouded in a fiery red robe appeared before the three Flame Peak disciples.