CHAPTER 1796: CHAPTER 1796: THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY

Until now, recalling the old man at the last checkpoint of ’Abyssal Marsh’ demonstrating his strength at the early stages of the Middle Saint Realm, Wyatt Barnes still couldn’t help but feel a chill.

For an average martial artist, even if they have reached the peak of the Middle Saint Realm, they wouldn’t be a match for that old man!

Therefore, in his opinion, his ability to pass the final checkpoint of Abyssal Marsh and obtain the divine ability ’Minor Devouring Technique,’ was primarily due to the ’Solar True Origin’ bestowed upon him by Elder Fire.

Upon hearing Wyatt’s words, Elder Fire merely smiled faintly, "Your ability to obtain the Qibao Exquisite Pagoda and meet me is your destiny... Your ability to receive the Sword Saint Breezy Wind’s inheritance is also your destiny. This time, your ability to get the ’Minor Devouring Technique’ is still your destiny."

"Ultimately, your acquisition of the ’Minor Devouring Technique’ has little to do with the Solar True Origin. It’s all because of your destiny."

Regarding Wyatt’s destiny, even Elder Fire couldn’t help but sigh with emotion.

Back in the day, among all the people he knew from the heavenly planes, there were very few who could compare to Wyatt in terms of ’destiny.’

Of course, Elder Fire didn’t proactively mention these things to Wyatt.

In his view, even if he told Wyatt these things, it would do more harm than good.

If Wyatt could correctly appreciate his destiny, it would be fine, but if he couldn’t and became complacent due to his destiny, even with a strong foundation of destiny, he wouldn’t achieve much in the end.

Destiny is a person’s luck, but one must not overly rely on it.

Elder Fire has lived for many years and has seen countless similar ’tragedies,’ thus naturally hoping Wyatt wouldn’t follow the same path.

Listening to Elder Fire, Wyatt remained silent.

Thinking back on his journey so far, his luck indeed hasn’t been bad.

Of course, being someone whose soul traveled from another world to this one, Wyatt is not conceited by these fortunes.

In his view, the soul travel from Earth to this world back then was his life’s greatest destiny!

Otherwise, he would have died long ago, not to mention the subsequent fortunes he received.

In this regard, Wyatt’s mindset is very good.

Of course, Elder Fire knows nothing of this, which is why he dared not share his inner thoughts with Wyatt.

"Elder Fire, in some time, I will start searching for materials to repair the fourth layer of the Qibao Exquisite Pagoda."

After greeting Elder Fire, Wyatt headed to the third layer of the Jewel Tower to secludedly cultivate. By the next time he would come out, Augustine would likely have returned from the Sky-scraping Mansion.

In secluded cultivation, Wyatt focused on improving his martial prowess and further comprehending the mysteries of the Supreme Heart Sword.

Currently, he has only comprehended the second realm of the Supreme Heart Sword, ’Sword Shadow Follows the Heart,’ and the Supreme Heart Sword has a total of five major realms!

Moving forward, the path he has to tread is far, far away.

While Wyatt was cultivating, the distant Sky-scraping Mansion region, a fourth-rate power ’Sky-scraping Mansion,’ was experiencing a cataclysm!

The Sky-scraping Mansion, initially calm and serene, only erupted into commotion when their House Master was killed by a mysterious strongman.

The House Master of the Sky-scraping Mansion was the foremost expert of the mansion. Across the Martial Dao Sacred Land’s Lower Domain, very few could kill him without alerting others.

Therefore, once the high echelons and disciples of Sky-scraping Mansion realized their House Master was dead, they were utterly panic-stricken.

Soon after, several other high-ranking members of Sky-scraping Mansion were also killed.

In the end, almost all high-ranking officials of the Sky-scraping Mansion were slaughtered, and many outstanding disciples were killed.

Those killed shared a commonality: they all knew their Junior House Master, Peace Adams, had acquired a top-tier devil path technique that records soul-gathering methods.

However, dying, they never imagined that these wolf-like strongmen were after the technique cultivated by their Junior House Master, Peace Adams.

It wasn’t others who struck but the high echelons of the Mysterious Void Mansion.

Amongst Mysterious Void Mansion’s people, Augustine was the weakest.

Of course, Augustine was merely there to observe the excitement. He followed beside his father, Winty Landon, without ever having the chance to act.

Apart from Augustine, the other members from the Mysterious Void Mansion were at least Vice House Master-level figures.

It’s precisely for this reason that they could, before most of Sky-scraping Mansion’s members could react, annihilate the mansion’s core strength in a single stroke!

"Is everything cleared away?"

Above Sky-scraping Mansion’s premises, a group of people gathered from all directions, converging together, precisely the high echelons of the Mysterious Void Mansion. The speaker was none other than the House Master, Ryatt Morgan.

"House Master, the eastern side is already cleared."

Standing alongside Augustine, Winty Landon spoke.

"The western side is also cleaned up."

The elder standing with Atlas Dunn replied, this elder was Atlas Dunn’s father, another Protector of Mysterious Void Mansion.

Throughout the entire Mysterious Void Mansion, in terms of strength, he was comparable to Winty Landon, only beneath Ryatt Morgan.

"Master House, the southern side has been cleared."

Led by Hall Master Oliver Watson of the Heavenly Palace, the four Palace Masters of Mysterious Void, including Oliver Watson, have also arrived. Oliver Watson reported respectfully to Ryatt Morgan.

As for the other Vice House Masters, they followed Ryatt Morgan, responsible for the northern side of Sky-scraping Mansion and eliminating any fish that slipped through the net... After all, this operation must be executed covertly.

The affair concerns top-tier Devil Path techniques, even Shadow Mountain’s black market and the Mansion of Azure Clouds would be tempted.

"Very good."

Ryatt Morgan nodded in satisfaction, "The Junior House Master of Sky-scraping Mansion, Peace Adams, has been transferred by me to a concealed location... Since everything that needed clearing has been taken care of, we can return. However, from what I’ve seen of Peace Adams’ condition, using the ’Soul Gathering Technique’ now might be too much for his not yet fully recovered soul."

"So, we should first imprison him for a period before bringing him back."

Ryatt Morgan added.

"Last time he used the ’Soul Gathering’ method, his soul scattered, and it will take a few years at the very least to fully recover... To employ the Soul Gathering technique on him, we have to wait for his soul to recover for another year or two. Otherwise, in his current state, before extracting the entire Devil Path technique from his soul, it might completely collapse."

Winty Landon nodded.

"Then let’s wait for a year or two... Hopefully, the Devil Path technique he acquired is not a thoroughly wicked one! If so, with that technique, our position in the Lower Domain of Martial Dao Sacred Land will undoubtedly be elevated!"

Edison Dunn, an elder beside Atlas Dunn, another Protector of Mysterious Void, flashed his eyes and spoke with excitement in his voice.

Upon hearing this, even Ryatt Morgan, the House Master of Mysterious Void, lost composure a bit, let alone the others.

In the Lower Domain of Martial Dao Sacred Land, Mysterious Void is known as one of the strongest quasi-third-rate powers, perceived by the average person as one of the top forces.

However, only those in the upper echelons of the Lower Domain know that although Mysterious Void is a quasi-third-rate power, it is still far behind Shadow Mountain’s black market and the Mansion of Azure Clouds.

"Master House!"

Just then, Hall Master Lachlan Jimenez of the Yellow Palace spoke hesitantly, breaking the good atmosphere.

Instantly, nearly everyone’s gaze, including Ryatt Morgan’s, fell on Lachlan Jimenez.

"What is it?"

Ryatt Morgan asked with curiosity.

"There might be one who slipped through the net..."

Lachlan Jimenez said with an embarrassed smile.

One who slipped through the net!

Once Lachlan Jimenez uttered these words, everyone, including Oliver Watson and the other Palace Masters of Earth and Mystic Palace, showed a change in expression.

"Didn’t Hall Master Watson just say it was thoroughly cleaned?"

Before Ryatt Morgan could speak, Edison Dunn had already looked toward Lachlan Jimenez with a questioning tone.

"What’s the matter, Jimenez?"

Oliver Watson looked at Lachlan Jimenez, his expression quite unpleasant, as Lachlan Jimenez had not mentioned this previously.

"Senior Brother Watson, didn’t Peace Adams have an assistant? That assistant, we didn’t find him, did we?"

Lachlan Jimenez looked at Oliver Watson and said.

"Peace Adams’ hunchbacked assistant?"

Upon hearing this, Oliver Watson relaxed his furrowed brow, "He’s just an assistant to Peace Adams... It’s not possible he knows about Peace Adams acquiring that Devil Path technique, right? Moreover, during our ’cleanup,’ no one mentioned that he knew about that technique."

"Those people, each with their pride, maybe they simply didn’t pay attention to Peace Adams’ assistant."

Lachlan Jimenez shook his head, "Originally, I didn’t pay much attention to Peace Adams’ assistant either... But the more I thought about it, the more something felt off! I heard that as early as a year before the Overleaping Rankings battle started, Peace Adams’ assistant was not at Sky-scraping Mansion’s location, allegedly leaving with Peace Adams."

"If he left, then..."

Lachlan Jimenez had not finished speaking when Winty Landon, with a grim expression, interrupted, "Someone in my area mentioned Peace Adams’ assistant appearing with Peace Adams at the Overleaping Rankings battle... Later, he even returned with the Grand Elder of Sky-scraping Mansion, Serene Adams."

"Besides that person, no one else mentioned him. It seems they didn’t pay him any mind... After all, his status in Sky-scraping Mansion is extremely low! However, if he left with Peace Adams, then he undoubtedly knows about the Devil Path technique!"

As the discussion turned towards this point, Winty Landon’s face turned completely grim.

"In my area, someone also mentioned Peace Adams’ assistant... But he was in Hall Master Watson’s area, so I didn’t ask further. I thought Hall Master Watson would deal with him, but it turns out, he slipped through the net!"

Edison Dunn looked at Oliver Watson with reproach written all over his face.

"What?!"

Oliver Watson’s face drastically changed; he didn’t expect that the only one who slipped through his grasp was under his jurisdiction.

"Master House, although we don’t know whether Peace Adams’ assistant is aware of the Devil Path technique, we did search for him but couldn’t find him... It seems he isn’t at Sky-scraping Mansion’s location."

Lachlan Jimenez said.