CHAPTER 1694: CHAPTER 1694: FOCUS SHIFT, EDEN LEE!

"Isn’t it obvious? If he went all out from the start, Monk Flower and Silent Void probably wouldn’t even have the chance to act... He allowed Monk Flower and Silent Void to make a move, perhaps having a playful intention."

"At first, I thought Peace Adams was overestimating himself... but who would’ve thought, he is already a Demon Cultivator at the peak of the Middle Saint Realm!"

"Exactly! If he had shown his peak Middle Saint Realm strength from the beginning, we wouldn’t have thought he was arrogant for challenging both Monk Flower and Silent Void at the same time."

"I think he did it on purpose... If he had shown his peak Middle Saint Realm strength when fighting GullyAshton Chapman, Monk Flower and Silent Void might not even dare to battle him even if they teamed up."

"Indeed. It seems that Peace Adams is truly shrewd."

...

Within the Linglong Chess Game, everyone whispered about Peace Adams’ cultivation level.

The Vice House Master of Tengyue Mansion, DonovanTasker, the Second Elder of Hongtao Mansion, Castiel Mullins, and the Grand Elder of Sky-scraping Mansion, Serene Adams, all looked at Peace Adams with a mixture of surprise and doubt in their eyes now.

Demon Cultivators were not unfamiliar to them.

In fact, they even knew quite a few Demon Cultivators, and they were aware that Demon Cultivators’ cultivation speed was faster than that of typical Martial Artists or Taoist Cultivators.

However, even though Peace Adams is now a Demon Cultivator, he only took a year to break through from the early stage of the Middle Saint Realm to the peak, such progress astonished them.

What kind of monstrous advancement is this?

Even among Demon Cultivators, they had never heard of anyone breaking through from the early stage of the Middle Saint Realm to its peak within a year.

"Even in the Upper Domain of the Martial Dao Sacred Land, there probably aren’t many who can advance so much in one year, right?"

"How exactly did Peace Adams achieve this?"

"Yes. It’s truly perplexing what kind of fortuitous encounter he had... but unfortunately, since it’s a fortuitous encounter, he’s bound to keep his mouth shut, and being the Junior House Master of Sky-scraping Mansion, it’s not appropriate to force it out of him."

...

DonovanTasker and Castiel Mullins exchanged glances, communicating via transmitted thoughts.

They were deeply shocked by Peace Adams’ progress over this year.

They were very curious about what Peace Adams had experienced during this year, but they also knew that even if they asked, Peace Adams wouldn’t tell them.

Everyone is selfish, and besides, they weren’t from Sky-scraping Mansion.

"Peak of the Middle Saint Realm..."

In the distance, Wyatt Barnes looked at Peace Adams, his expression gradually becoming serious.

Originally, when he comprehended the second realm of the Supreme Heart Sword, he was confident about killing Peace Adams.

Of course, that was against a late-stage Middle Saint Realm Peace Adams.

A peak Middle Saint Realm Peace Adams, even with his comprehension of the second realm of the Supreme Heart Sword, he couldn’t be absolutely sure.

"Fortunately, I comprehended the second realm of the Supreme Heart Sword in time... otherwise, facing the peak Middle Saint Realm Peace Adams, it would be good enough if he didn’t kill me, let alone me killing him."

Upon thinking so, Wyatt silently celebrated.

However, Wyatt hadn’t forgotten how he broke through to the second realm of the Supreme Heart Sword. He looked at the place where Silent Void was killed earlier, murmuring to himself, "Silent Void, it was your Yin-Yang Sword that enlightened me, allowing me to grasp the second realm of the Supreme Heart Sword."

"Rest assured, I will kill him and avenge you!"

Whispering to this point, Wyatt’s gaze fell on Peace Adams, with a cold glint in his eyes.

Having comprehended the second realm of the Supreme Heart Sword, he did not fear battling Peace Adams at the peak of the Middle Saint Realm.

Of course, he wasn’t entirely confident in killing Peace Adams.

According to his assessment, without any external help, his and Peace Adams’ strength should be quite close.

Even if he was stronger, it wouldn’t be by much.

Nevertheless, Wyatt still wanted to fight Peace Adams because this was the best opportunity to kill him and resolve the crisis for Julia.

If Peace Adams died outside of the Overleaping Rankings challenge, it would inevitably implicate ’Blue Wave Hans’ Home’, which he didn’t want to see; otherwise, he wouldn’t have come here alone to participate in the Overleaping Rankings challenge.

If, at first, Wyatt wanted to kill Peace Adams because of Karina Hanson,

Now, there was also a reason related to Silent Void.

Although he and Silent Void did not know each other or communicate, Silent Void invisibly helped him, which for Wyatt, was a debt to be repaid.

Wyatt has always disliked owing favors, especially from a deceased person.

Therefore, he must kill Peace Adams and settle this debt.

Wyatt’s gaze gradually became firm.

"The Junior House Master... unexpectedly broke through to the peak of the Middle Saint Realm?"

Meanwhile, the people of Sky-scraping Mansion were also in an uproar.

As members of Sky-scraping Mansion, they knew Peace Adams’ details more clearly than anyone else, and it was precisely because of this that the shock they received was greater and only now were they coming to their senses.

Of course, this was also because their realms were not sufficient.

Look at ’Serene Adams’, also a member of the Sky-scraping Mansion and the Grand Elder of the mansion, yet he has already come to his senses early.

"He... actually broke through to the peak of the Middle Saint Realm!"

Serene Adams’ old face twitched, and his eyes were filled with shock.

No matter how he tried, he couldn’t comprehend how Peace Adams, who was just at the early stage of the Middle Saint Realm a year ago, had broken through to the peak of the Middle Saint Realm a year later.

This was beyond his understanding.

Of course, although this was beyond his comprehension, it didn’t hinder his yearning for Peace Adams’ ’fortuitous encounter’. "After returning to the Sky-scraping Mansion, I must join forces with other elders and several Vice House Masters to compel him to reveal the ’fortuitous encounter’ he experienced... If that replicable ’fortuitous encounter’ exists, wouldn’t it mean my strength would also rapidly improve?"

Thinking of this, Serene Adams felt a rush of warmth, and even the sadness from the death of his grandson ’Shane Adams’ faded a bit.

No matter what, the group from Sky-scraping Mansion, while shocked at Peace Adams’ current cultivation level, also regarded him with varied expressions.

"Peace Adams, I really didn’t expect you to break through to the peak of the Middle Saint Realm... I suppose everyone present here is curious about how you advanced from the early to the peak stage of the Middle Saint Realm in just one year. Can you shed some light on it?"

Donovan Tasker looked at Peace Adams and asked directly.

Although knowing Peace Adams wasn’t likely to answer, he couldn’t help but ask.

Hearing Donovan Tasker’s question, Castiel Mullins also looked at Peace Adams, eyes reflecting some curiosity and expectation.

Even the group from Sky-scraping Mansion led by Serene Adams, along with Wyatt Barnes and others, all turned their gaze towards Peace Adams.

The group from Brahma Heaven Temple and Pure Sun Temple, led by the Abbot and Temple Master, looked at Peace Adams with eyes full of anger and hatred, and yet they too were curious. Evidently, everyone was intrigued by Peace Adams’ experiences over the past year.

To be precise, no one wasn’t curious about what Peace Adams had gone through over the past year.

One year, advancing from the early stage to the peak of the Middle Saint Realm, was too incredible!

In the distance, a hunchbacked youth accompanying Peace Adams watched his Junior House Master become the focus of everyone’s attention, his eyes revealing a sense of pride.

Although he held no status in the Sky-scraping Mansion, he was the only one who knew the ’secret’ of the Junior House Master.

Of course, even though he knew, he dared not share the secret, as he had vowed under the Thunder Punishment oath, and if he violated it, he would be struck dead by the ’Thunder Tribulation of Ninety-Nine’.

"Vice House Master Tasker, I know what you’re all thinking... I admit, in this past year, I indeed had a fortuitous encounter. However, this encounter is not replicable, it only benefited one person... and that person was me, the fortunate one."

Facing the eyes scanning him from all directions, Peace Adams spoke calmly.

"That’s truly a pity."

Upon hearing this, Donovan Tasker sighed, unsure if he truly believed Peace Adams’ words.

Of course, whether believed or not was no longer important.

After killing Monk Flower and Silent Void, Peace Adams naturally became the arena master once more.

At the same time, the blazing sun was gradually inclining westward, and in two more hours, evening would arrive again.

After Peace Adams became the arena master, there were still only nine arena masters onsite.

A decently strong loose cultivator at the early stage of the Middle Saint Realm stepped up and became the last arena master.

Meanwhile, two moderately powerful Martial Artist and Taoist Cultivators at the early stage of the Middle Saint Realm successively defeated Dane Adams and another disciple of the Sky-scraping Mansion, taking their places.

Witnessing this, many sighed.

Even though Monk Flower and Silent Void were not as strong as Peace Adams now, if they weren’t dead, ranking in the top four of the Overleaping Rankings was sure without any doubt.

Unfortunately, they were dead.

Indeed, the consensus about Monk Flower and Silent Void certainly securing a place within the ’top four’ of the Overleaping Rankings was due to Wyatt Barnes, accurately speaking, due to ’Eden Lee’, the name Wyatt used.

Even though Wyatt Barnes acted twice, the battle where he effortlessly killed the grandson of the Sky-scraping Mansion’s Grand Elder, ’Shane Adams’, was enough to prove his formidable strength.

Either he was among the elite at the middle stage close to advancing to the later stage of the Middle Saint Realm.

Or he was a strong contender at the later stage of the Middle Saint Realm!

"Eden Lee killed two disciples of the Sky-scraping Mansion, one of them even the grandson of the Mansion’s Grand Elder... who knows, will this Junior House Master of the Sky-scraping Mansion, Peace Adams, make a move against Eden Lee?"

Soon, someone glanced at Wyatt Barnes then at Peace Adams, muttering.

His voice wasn’t loud, yet it reached the ears of many.

Immediately, eyes started flickering between Wyatt Barnes and Peace Adams.

Even Vice House Master Adams, now somewhat eagerly watching Peace Adams, hoped that although he believed Eden Lee, who killed his grandson, would likely concede before Peace Adams, he still wished Peace Adams to challenge Eden Lee to dampen his arrogance.

As for Eden Lee’s life, he would find an opportunity to take it later.

Even if he entered ’Tengyue Mansion’ or ’Surge Mansion’!

His grandson’s vengeance, he vowed to exact!

"Even if he doesn’t challenge me, I’m going to challenge him!"

Realizing the scrutiny from surrounding eyes, Wyatt Barnes eyed Peace Adams, coldly smirking to himself.