CHAPTER 1687: CHAPTER 1687: PEACE ADAMS ENTERS THE FIELD

Peace Adams, the Junior House Master of the Sky-scraping Mansion, was also Wyatt Barnes’ target for this journey.

To be precise, his appearance at the Sky-scraping Mansion, and even the Overleaping Rankings competition in Jewel Valley, was all because of this Junior House Master. He planned to kill this Junior House Master to resolve the crisis facing his sister figure, Karina Hanson.

As long as this Junior House Master ’Peace Adams’ is dead, Karina Hanson wouldn’t have to marry into the Sky-scraping Mansion.

The wedding contract would then vanish into thin air.

"Hmm? Grand Elder, are you all preparing to leave and return? Could it be that the Overleaping Rankings competition has ended?"

Peace Adams had just appeared when he noticed Serene Adams leading a group from the Sky-scraping Mansion to leave, and he subconsciously thought that the Overleaping Rankings had ended, his expression changing slightly.

It should be known that he had rushed all the way here without stopping.

The reason he was late was because just a few days ago, he had barely broken through to the realm he had longed for in his dreams.

"No, it hasn’t."

Though Serene Adams was not pleased with Peace Adams appearing at this moment, he didn’t dare to show it and answered truthfully.

"No?"

Upon learning that the Overleaping Rankings had not ended, Peace Adams’ expression returned to normal, and he then asked indifferently, "Since the Overleaping Rankings hasn’t ended, Grand Elder, what are you doing?"

He could see that Serene Adams was preparing to leave with his people.

Just as Serene Adams was unsure of how to explain, a Sky-scraping Mansion elder had already informed Peace Adams of everything that had happened earlier.

Instantly, even Peace Adams couldn’t help but shudder inside.

Did their Sky-scraping Mansion really lose three people in this Overleaping Rankings competition?

And among them, one was Serene Adams’ grandson, ’Shane Adams’?

While the other two didn’t matter much to him, Peace Adams didn’t pay them any heed, Shane Adams, however, was a Sky-scraping Mansion disciple with a talent not inferior to his own, and had once brought him a certain amount of pressure.

In fact, if he hadn’t practiced the Devouring Dark_Demon Art, he wouldn’t have been confident in defeating Shane Adams in the Overleaping Rankings competition.

Yet, this person whom he once regarded highly had died in the Overleaping Rankings competition, at the hands of a young man not yet forty!

How could he not be shocked?

However, this shock was quickly overshadowed by the anger rising in his heart.

Knowing what Serene Adams did after Shane Adams’ death, Peace Adams’ gaze towards Serene Adams also turned somewhat cold.

Even Serene Adams didn’t understand why he felt like he was being stared at by a venomous snake when Peace Adams looked his way.

At this moment, he also realized that Peace Adams had very likely learned of what had just happened.

"Grand Elder, did you really think I, the Junior House Master, wouldn’t come?"

Peace Adams stared at Serene Adams, asking coldly.

"Junior House Master, today is the last day to claim a spot in the Overleaping Rankings, but you hadn’t shown up until now, so I thought..."

Feeling guilty, Serene Adams didn’t dare to speak forcefully.

However, before he could finish his words, Peace Adams interrupted him, "You thought I wouldn’t come? Grand Elder, I advise you to quickly apologize to Eden Lee... If I lose my qualification to participate in the Overleaping Rankings competition because of you, you should know what consequences await!"

By the end, Peace Adams’ tone was utterly cold, with an implicit threat.

At this point, Serene Adams also understood he had no choice.

Even if he was unwilling to apologize to the person who killed his grandson, he had to apologize.

As the saying goes, ’the situation is stronger than the person,’ refusing to apologize now would suggest he deliberately wanted to prevent Peace Adams from participating in the Overleaping Rankings competition.

Then, he would become the sinner of the Sky-scraping Mansion!

Earlier, he dared to lead people away so firmly because Peace Adams hadn’t arrived yet.

Now that Peace Adams was here, not to mention that the others from the Sky-scraping Mansion might not want to follow him, even if they did, he wouldn’t dare to take them away.

Taking a deep breath, Serene Adams looked at Wyatt Barnes, his eyes filled with a cold fury, and apologized.

Facing Serene Adams’ apology, Wyatt Barnes remained calm. He knew Serene Adams had no choice but to apologize, "If Peace Adams hadn’t come, he would have taken people and left... If he had left earlier, and Shane Adams arrived later, he wouldn’t have been able to participate in the Overleaping Rankings competition. I would have lost a good opportunity to kill him."

"Fortunately, Peace Adams arrived timely."

Thinking of this, Wyatt Barnes also secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

His ultimate goal was to kill Peace Adams, and as for the rest, he didn’t care.

Seeing that Serene Adams eventually apologized, the surrounding crowd immediately erupted into whispers.

"Did this Sky-scraping Mansion Grand Elder really think of himself as the House Master? Daring to let the Sky-scraping Mansion disciples lose their qualification to participate in this Overleaping Rankings competition just because he didn’t want to lower his face."

"He probably saw that all the Sky-scraping Mansion people had died and that the Junior House Master ’Peace Adams’ hadn’t arrived, so he made such a decision."

"I think so too. Now that Peace Adams has come, he’s obediently apologized to Eden Lee."

...

The onlookers discussed endlessly, their conversations never straying from Serene Adams, making his face extremely ugly.

If he could, he would love to eliminate all those gossiping tongues!

In any case, Peace Adams’ timely appearance and Serene Adams’ apology brought the Overleaping Rankings competition back on track.

Wyatt Barnes discovered that Peace Adams’ gaze occasionally fell on him.

In his eyes, there was surprise, doubt, but more of an icy coldness.

Although Peace Adams didn’t care about Shane Adams’ death, in the current situation, as the Junior House Master of Sky-scraping Mansion, he had to adopt a stance of being irreconcilable with Wyatt Barnes, the one who killed the mansion’s disciple.

If he could kill Wyatt Barnes, his prestige within Sky-scraping Mansion would greatly increase.

So, in his eyes, Wyatt Barnes was just a stepping stone beneath his feet, nothing more.

After Peace Adams appeared, he didn’t rush to initiate a challenge.

Soon, Monk Flower and Silent Void took to the stage, and their chosen opponents prudently chose to concede, allowing the two to become ring champions without a single fight.

After Monk Flower and Silent Void respectively became ring champions, the attention of most present turned to the Junior House Master of Sky-scraping Mansion, ’Peace Adams’.

"Now, the Junior House Master of Sky-scraping Mansion should take the stage, right?"

"He sure has a big ego, waiting for Monk Flower and Silent Void to go first."

"I bet he’s afraid if he goes first and becomes a ring champion, Monk Flower and Silent Void will challenge him... Then, if he loses, it would be embarrassing."

"With his strength, it’s normal to lose to Monk Flower and Silent Void, isn’t it? Even if he avoids them today, he can’t escape a battle with Monk Flower and Silent Void when the real matchup of the Overleaping Rankings starts tomorrow."

...

Many people whispered, all claiming that Peace Adams was afraid of Monk Flower and Silent Void.

Upon hearing these whispers, the hunchbacked youth behind Peace Adams curled his lips into a mocking smile.

The power of his family’s Junior House Master isn’t what it used to be!

Peace Adams simply acted as if he hadn’t heard any of the whispers around him.

"Hmm?"

The mocking smile on the hunchbacked youth’s lips clearly entered Wyatt Barnes’ view, giving Wyatt a pause, "Even those close to Peace Adams are so confident in him? Could it be that Peace Adams had some encounter in the past year?"

It’s no wonder Wyatt Barnes thought this way.

One year ago, Peace Adams was merely an early Middle Saint Realm Martial Artist.

Even if Sky-scraping Mansion had cultivated him unreservedly, providing him with all the resources, allowing him a clear path forward, he would have at most advanced to the middle of Middle Saint Realm.

Having just recently broken through to the middle of Middle Saint Realm, wanting to defeat Monk Flower and Silent Void was simply impossible.

The current Monk Flower and Silent Void, even if not in the late Middle Saint Realm, had strengths among Middle Saint Realm Martial Artists and Taoist Cultivators so formidable that few could rival them.

Under the gaze of the crowd, Peace Adams finally stepped forth.

His eyes fell first upon Wyatt Barnes, making Wyatt’s heart flutter, "Chosen me?"

If Peace Adams chose him, it would be his most desired outcome.

That way, perhaps he could solve this trouble for Julia quickly.

"Peace Adams wants to challenge Eden Lee?"

At this moment, the people present also noticed Peace Adams’ gaze.

"He wouldn’t consider Eden Lee a pushover, right? Based on the strength Eden Lee showed earlier, he’s definitely no weaker than GullyAshton Chapman."

Many people speculated.

"Hmph! How could Eden Lee’s strength just be comparable to GullyAshton Chapman? Even Monk Flower and Silent Void, under the explosion aftermath earlier, might not have survived. Eden Lee did survive, implying his strength might not be weaker than theirs."

Someone else chimed in.

In conclusion, Wyatt Barnes’ survival earlier shocked everyone, leading them to reassess his strength with fresh eyes.

No one underestimated him due to his age, which was under forty.

Unfortunately, under the watchful eyes of everyone, Peace Adams’ gaze lingered on Wyatt Barnes for just a moment before shifting to Monk Flower and Silent Void.

"He’s going for Monk Flower and Silent Void?"

For a moment, those present were taken aback.

As for Wyatt Barnes, he felt slightly disappointed.

"Hmph! He glanced at Eden Lee earlier yet didn’t challenge him... Now he’s looking at Monk Flower and Silent Void, but might not challenge them either."

Someone scoffed with disdain.

"I also think he’s probably just looking around... as for his chosen opponent, it’s likely not Monk Flower and Silent Void."

Someone agreed.

And they were proven correct; Peace Adams’ gaze soon left Monk Flower and Silent Void behind.

"I guessed right!"

"I told you, Peace Adams surely doesn’t dare challenge Monk Flower and Silent Void."

...

Many wore expressions of ’I knew this would happen’, their eyes mocking Peace Adams.