CHAPTER 1776: CHAPTER 1776: ANOTHER DEFENSIVE DIVINE ABILITY!

Originally, Wyatt Barnes just mentioned it casually.

But when he thrust his sword at the stone figure, he found that a ’protective outer layer’ had appeared on the stone figure’s body at some unknown time, blocking his sword.

It’s important to know that this sword strike could rival the full-force attack of an ordinary Martial Artist at the peak of the Middle Saint Realm!

"This..."

This familiar scene left Wyatt Barnes dumbfounded.

Previously, at the Hexatower, the colossal statue had only managed to block his sword thanks to the Divine Ability ’Hexa-Golden Body’, but this stone figure seemed to have blocked his sword just by its body!

How could he not be surprised by this?

"No, that’s not right!"

Soon, Wyatt Barnes noticed something amiss again.

As his gaze fell back on the stone figure, he discovered that the outer layer of the stone figure had begun to crack. Then, almost as if shedding skin, the outer layer turned to dust and scattered with the wind, as if it had never appeared.

At the same time, Wyatt’s Divine Sense clearly detected that the stone figure’s aura suddenly weakened, as if it had nearly exhausted all its energy.

"That outer layer just now, wasn’t part of its body? Could it be... another Divine Ability?"

The scene in front of him was quite similar to what he had encountered at the last level of the Hexatower.

When he broke the colossal statue’s Hexa-Golden Body, the statue’s aura weakened and, without enough strength, it was destroyed by him.

The stone figure in front of him seemed to be the same. After its outer layer cracked and shattered, it also weakened in strength.

Bang!!

With Wyatt Barnes striking his palm forward, hitting the stone figure rushing toward him, the Solar True Origin surged into the stone figure’s body as if it were free of charge.

In an instant, the stone figure trembled, its already weak power was crushed, and its body began to suffer destruction from the Solar True Origin.

In the end, the stone figure turned into chunks of rubble once again.

However, this time, after turning into rubble, it voluntarily disintegrated into dust, scattering with the wind, finally settling steadily within the Rock Sky Hall.

Dust to dust, ashes to ashes.

This sight left Edward Chase, who was floating nearby, dumbfounded, "It’s over just like that?"

However, the next moment, Edward’s expression changed because his Divine Sense clearly detected a tremor in the void.

After the stone figure was destroyed, the void seemed to have begun to shake again.

"That stone figure was already so formidable... Could there be an even tougher challenge afterward?"

At this thought, Edward’s brows knitted together.

Fortunately, he had come along with Wyatt Barnes today. Otherwise, even with more helpers, they might not have been able to overcome the stone figure’s challenge, let alone the ones that followed.

"The Divine Ability relic is about to appear... If I’m not mistaken, it should contain a pretty good defensive Divine Ability."

Just then, Wyatt Barnes spoke, his voice clearly reaching Edward’s ears.

The Divine Ability relic is about to appear?

Defensive Divine Ability?

"Where is it?"

As Edward shivered in excitement and was about to look around, he noticed the void seemed to have split open, revealing a crack.

Following that, a massive monumental stone tablet emerged, descending with a "boom" and standing erect on the floor of the Rock Sky Hall.

"You can explore it... I’ll wait for you."

After telling Edward, Wyatt Barnes sat cross-legged in the air, closing his eyes to rest.

"Thank you, Senior Brother Wyatt!"

Taking a deep breath and slightly calming his excitement, Edward promptly thanked Wyatt Barnes.

If not for Wyatt today, even with clues in hand about the Divine Ability relic, he definitely wouldn’t have been able to access the ’Divine Ability relic’.

Reflecting on all the trials along the way still made him feel a bit apprehensive.

"It’s really a defensive Divine Ability!"

At first, Edward hadn’t given much thought to Wyatt Barnes’ words because, at that time, the Divine Ability relic hadn’t appeared yet, and theoretically, no one knew what Divine Ability was recorded within. But when he extended his Divine Sense into the stone tablet, he indeed found that it recorded a defensive Divine Ability.

"Rock Sky Wall!"

The Divine Ability recorded in the stone tablet was called ’Rock Sky Wall’, a defensive Divine Ability.

To be honest, Edward was a bit disappointed that he obtained a defensive Divine Ability.

After all, in this world, the ’spear’ and the ’shield’ have always been in a very antagonistic opposition.

In the Martial Dao Sacred Land, among Martial Artists and Taoist Cultivators of equivalent levels, if one practices an offensive art and a defensive art at the same level, and both arts reach the same realm, generally, the spear can break the shield, even if the process is somewhat challenging.

Therefore, Edward was more anticipating an offensive Divine Ability!

"If only I had chosen the other divine ability relic."

This thought had just arisen in Edward Chase’s mind when he suppressed it himself. "What am I thinking? If it weren’t for Senior Brother Wyatt’s help, even if I knew where the divine ability relics were, I wouldn’t be able to obtain the divine ability... Besides, I was the one who chose both divine ability relics first."

Thinking of this, Edward felt a bit embarrassed. "Not to mention whether the divine ability recorded in the other relic is also a defensive one; even if it’s not, it rightfully belongs to Senior Brother Wyatt."

With that thought, Edward warmed up to it and immersed himself wholeheartedly in the stone tablet that recorded the divine ability.

"What an exquisite defensive divine ability! Even if it’s not an advanced divine ability, it should at least be an intermediate divine ability."

The deeper Edward delved into understanding the ’Rock Sky Wall’ divine ability, the more he was amazed. Based on the description of the Rock Sky Wall, it absolutely couldn’t be a low-level divine ability.

A day and a night later, Wyatt Barnes opened his eyes.

"Not done yet?"

Because he had memorized the entire content of the divine ability ’Six-Harmonies Body’ in a day and a night, Wyatt assumed Edward could do the same, but he now realized he might have expected too much.

"However, considering the trials experienced in this divine ability relic, the defensive divine ability Edward obtained should be on par with the ’Six-Harmonies Body’... They’re both defensive divine abilities, which I don’t really need. I wonder what divine ability is recorded in the other divine ability relic, deep in that marshland."

Unconsciously, Wyatt’s mind began to yearn for the divine ability relic within that marshland.

"I hope it’s an offensive divine ability."

Wyatt mused internally.

As of now, he already possessed a defensive divine ability like the ’Six-Harmonies Body’ and, combined with the speed-type divine ability ’Golden Crow Wings’ passed to him by Elder Fire, what he lacked was an offensive divine ability.

"They say only one person can comprehend a divine ability relic at a time... I want to see if I can comprehend it simultaneously while Edward is comprehending."

With this thought, out of curiosity, Wyatt extended his Divine Sense, approaching the stone tablet that recorded the divine ability.

However, before his Divine Sense could touch the stone tablet, it was blocked by a resistance emanating from the tablet, preventing his Divine Sense from getting close. "It’s actually repelling my Divine Sense... It appears the same divine ability relic can indeed only be comprehended by one person at a time."

Seeing that Edward hadn’t finished comprehending yet, Wyatt closed his eyes again, patiently waiting.

Another two days and nights passed, and after spending three days and nights, Edward finally finished comprehending the divine ability relic... More accurately, he had memorized the divine ability recorded within the relic!

Simultaneously, Wyatt and Edward experienced a brief blackout. When light returned, they discovered they were under the lake once more.

"Senior Brother Wyatt, let’s head to the next divine ability relic."

Edward did not go back on his word. After memorizing the divine ability relic, he led Wyatt toward the location of the next divine ability relic.

"By the way! Senior Brother Wyatt, how did you know that the divine ability recorded inside was a defensive one before the divine ability relic appeared?"

Edward looked toward Wyatt, curiously asking.

"Because in the final trial, that Stone Man displayed a defensive divine ability... And having previously traversed a divine ability relic, I knew that the final trial generally presents the divine ability recorded in the current relic."

Wyatt explained.

"I see."

Edward came to a realization and casually asked, "Senior Brother Wyatt, what type of divine ability did you previously obtain?"

"Just like you, it’s a defensive divine ability."

Wyatt replied.

"Also a defensive divine ability?"

Edward was initially taken aback, then laughed. "It’s fortunate that Senior Brother Wyatt didn’t choose the previous divine ability relic. Otherwise, having two defensive divine abilities would be somewhat redundant, a bit wasteful."

"That’s not necessarily true."

Regarding Edward’s words, Wyatt was noncommittal, "Even if they’re both defensive divine abilities, they also vary in levels... Moreover, it’s not guaranteed that any defensive divine ability can be successfully comprehended. The defensive divine ability you’ve memorized might be more suitable for me than the one I previously memorized. Perhaps later, I have a chance to comprehend the divine ability you’ve memorized, while I might not succeed with my own."

"That’s true."

Edward nodded, agreeing that every divine ability has its unique characteristics and cannot be compared directly.

The next divine ability relic was located in a desert area.

This desert stretched as far as the eye could see. Due to the presence of sand and wind, once one got closer to the ground, their visibility would be obstructed.

The entrance to another divine ability relic Edward knew of was here.

"Your friend is truly remarkable, even discovering the divine ability relic hidden here."

Wyatt admired.

"Senior Brother Wyatt, continue forward for more than ten meters, and you should be able to touch the formation and enter that divine ability relic... I won’t follow and become a hindrance to you."

After reaching the destination, Edward said to Wyatt.

"Alright."

Wyatt nodded, didn’t say much else, and proceeded forward.

Indeed, after walking more than ten meters, Wyatt’s vision went black, and he disappeared from Edward’s sight, appearing in a dim marshland.

"Without Senior Brother Wyatt, the path ahead won’t be easy."

Seeing Wyatt vanish before his eyes, Edward couldn’t help feeling a bit lost, but he also understood that the cooperation between him and Wyatt was merely a transaction.