CHAPTER 1802: CHAPTER 1802: THE ’WILL’ OF THE DUNN FAMILY LINE

The Dunn Family faction is led by ’Edison Dunn’, the Protector of the Mysterious Void Mansion, followed by his son ’Atlas Dunn’.

Below them are the elders of the Mysterious Void Mansion who belong to the Dunn Family faction.

Of course, not all these elders bear the ’Dunn’ surname; the majority are outsiders who are considered part of the Dunn Family faction because they rely on Edison Dunn and Atlas Dunn as their ’big trees’.

Among them, there are disciples of Edison Dunn and Atlas Dunn.

If the Dunn Family faction were to be described as a ’pyramid’, Edison Dunn would be the one standing at the top as the leader of the faction.

Therefore, his every word and action represents the ’will’ of the Dunn Family faction!

For instance, if Edison Dunn, the Protector of the Mysterious Void Mansion, were to fall out with the Mansion Master Ryatt Morgan—perhaps even conflict—then the elders and disciples of the Dunn Family faction in the mansion, even those with different surnames, would stand behind Edison Dunn.

It is precisely this cohesive force that grants the Dunn Family faction an unparalleled position in the Mysterious Void Mansion, second only to one, exalted above tens of thousands.

"Find a way to lure Wyatt away and ambush him?"

Soon, the elders and disciples of the Dunn Family faction within the Mysterious Void Mansion received orders from Edison Dunn.

Of course, it’s a ’secret order’.

Although Edison Dunn holds an extraordinary position in the Mysterious Void Mansion, he doesn’t dare to openly kill someone due to the presence of the Mansion Master, who is the real authority he fears.

"Wyatt? This name... is he the talk of our Mysterious Void Mansion, the foremost young talent lately?"

Many elders and disciples of the Dunn Family faction had been in seclusion for a while and only recently emerged, having heard about a prodigious martial artist who broke through to the peak of the Middle Saint Realm under forty years old.

As for the conflict between this prodigy and their Dunn Family Young Master ’Tommy Dunn’, they hadn’t had the chance to hear about it yet.

"Yes, it’s him!"

"What did he do to warrant the Protector’s personal order to kill him?"

"You must have just returned or recently emerged from seclusion, right?"

"Yeah, I just came out yesterday."

"No wonder... that Wyatt has a deep-seated conflict with our Dunn Family faction, escalating to the level of ’mortal enemies’! The Protector said that whoever can lure Wyatt out and kill him would be adopted as his ’son’ or ’daughter’."

"Really? An adopted son or daughter? The Protector’s adopted children are individuals who can stand alongside Mr. Atlas Dunn!"

"I’ve confirmed it, this is definitely not false news."

"It seems the Protector harbors intense hatred for Wyatt, otherwise he wouldn’t offer such promises... Tell me quickly, how did Wyatt offend our Dunn Family faction and the Protector?"

"Wyatt is unbelievable, first publicly slapped our Young Master Tommy at the Heavenly Palace, and then kicked him out of the Saint Martial Secret Realm... Young Master Tommy had only been in there three days, hardly having a chance to find the Divine Ability relics, let alone the Divine Ability itself, and he got kicked out."

"No wonder. The Saint Martial Secret Realm offers only one chance in a lifetime to enter; his actions deprived our Dunn Family faction of a future ’hope’... Given the Protector’s affection for Young Master Tommy, who else would he want dead?"

...

Soon, everyone within the Mysterious Void Mansion affiliated with the Dunn Family faction started buzzing with activity like being injected with adrenaline.

Just consider, merely luring someone out and killing them grants you the status of Edison Dunn’s ’adopted son’ or ’daughter’!

It’s a once-in-a-lifetime chance to transform from a commoner to a noble, an opportunity no one wants to miss.

Of course, Wyatt Barnes is completely unaware of this.

Not only Wyatt Barnes, but even others in the Mysterious Void Mansion are unaware.

Though this matter is widely spread among the elders and disciples of the Dunn Family faction, not a whisper has leaked, illustrating the faction’s cohesiveness and impenetrable secrecy.

Many elders and disciples of the Dunn Family faction began frequently visiting the Heavenly Palace, going to Wyatt Barnes’ residence.

But soon they realized Wyatt Barnes was in secluded cultivation, and even after waiting for over half a month, he hadn’t emerged.

Eventually, many withdrew.

However, some lingered as if they wouldn’t rest until Wyatt Barnes came out of seclusion.

Another half month passed, and few remained.

They thought, "Better to wait until he emerges from seclusion and then find a way to lure him out... Waiting here endlessly is futile and likely to attract attention."

This was the prevailing thought among the departing elders and disciples of the Dunn Family faction.

The few remaining were Mysterious Void Mansion disciples from the Dunn Family faction, all only at the early stages of the Great Saint Realm, dreaming of becoming Edison Dunn’s ’adopted child’ through Wyatt’s death...

Then, their status would soar like a ’rocket’!

No matter how lively it was outside, Wyatt Barnes remained inside the third layer of the Seven Treasures Jewel Tower, now approaching the cusp of breaking through to the mid-stage Middle Saint Realm.

If he breaks through successfully, he will become a mid-stage Middle Saint Realm martial artist!

At that point, his solar True Origin will be enhanced again, comparable to the True Origin of typical mid-stage Great Saint Realm experts.

"Once I breakthrough... Even without relying on external power or physical prowess, my strength won’t be inferior to mid-stage Great Saint Realm experts! Furthermore, with the mysteries of the Supreme Heart Sword’s second realm, by utilizing sword techniques, I can easily defeat eight or nine out of ten mid-stage Great Saint Realm experts."

At the point of breakthrough, Wyatt Barnes’s emotions stirred ever more vigorously.

Now, he still doesn’t know that there are quite a few people outside who want his life. As long as they kill him, they can gain an extraordinary status and achieve fame and success!

"Adopted son? Adopted daughter?"

When Tommy Dunn, who had been in seclusion for a whole month, came out, he was first informed of the promise his grandfather made to the elders and disciples of the Dunn Family line at the Sky-scraping Mansion. He was momentarily taken aback.

"I didn’t expect... Grandpa, for my sake, made such a promise."

Thinking of this, Tommy Dunn’s lips curled into a cold smile, "Wyatt, I really want to see how long you can live!"

This was the first time Tommy saw his grandfather go to such great lengths to kill someone.

He also believed that the promise his grandfather made was enough to drive over ninety percent of the Dunn Family line insane!

For this promise, they would even dare to risk their lives!

Soon, Tommy Dunn learned that recently his father was responsible for monitoring the Junior House Master of the Sky-scraping Mansion, ’Peace Adams.’

Currently, Peace Adams’s remnant soul had not recovered, so he was still in a coma.

Now, he was being held in a hidden underground chamber in the Main Mansion of the Sky-scraping Mansion. And that underground chamber was guarded by various vice house masters of the Sky-scraping Mansion in rotation, switching every month.

With a vice house master of the Sky-scraping Mansion stationed there, in the Lower Domain of the Martial Dao Sacred Land, there really weren’t many people who could rescue Peace Adams.

Moreover, to rescue Peace Adams, the vice house master of the Sky-scraping Mansion was only the final hurdle. Ahead, one would also need to deal with the patrolling elders and patrolling disciples surrounding the Main Mansion of the Sky-scraping Mansion.

This month, it just so happened to be Tommy Dunn’s father’s turn on duty.

"Anyway, with nothing to do, go check on that Peace Adams! Once, I seemed to have seen him... However, a mere Junior House Master of a fourth-rate power, I hadn’t deliberately paid attention to him then."

In the Sky-scraping Mansion, it’s extraordinarily difficult for an ordinary person to go to that underground chamber, but for Tommy Dunn, it was very simple.

Simply because he was the Young Master of the Dunn Family line!

Even the patrolling elders and patrolling disciples of the Main Mansion of the Sky-scraping Mansion, and even the guards inside the Main Mansion, had to fear the Protector ’Edison Dunn’ and Vice House Master ’Atlas Dunn’ behind Tommy Dunn.

"Father..."

So, Tommy easily reached outside the underground chamber. Just as he arrived at the entrance, just as he opened his mouth, not managing to call out ’father’, a person appeared out of nowhere in front of him.

The aura of this person was suffused with a fierce killing intent.

"Father, it’s me."

Sensing the impending killing intent, Tommy Dunn’s complexion changed slightly as he hurriedly spoke again.

"Tommy, why are you here? Weren’t you in seclusion?"

As if appearing out of thin air outside the underground chamber, standing before Tommy Dunn was none other than one of the vice house masters of the Sky-scraping Mansion.

It was also Tommy Dunn’s father, Atlas Dunn!

Upon discovering that the person before him was his own son, Atlas Dunn immediately retracted the killing intent emanating from his body.

"Father, I just came out of seclusion. I heard you were here, so I came to see you."

Tommy Dunn chuckled cheekily.

"Pretending to see me is false; wanting to see the Junior House Master of the Sky-scraping Mansion, ’Peace Adams’, is true, isn’t it?"

As Tommy’s father, how could Atlas Dunn not see through Tommy’s thoughts?

Tommy Dunn immediately gave an embarrassed smile.

"Did you gain anything from this seclusion?"

Atlas Dunn asked.

"Next time I enter seclusion, I will surely break through to the later stage of the Middle Saint Realm!"

Tommy Dunn vowed confidently.

"Oh?"

Atlas Dunn’s eyes lit up, then he nodded, "Not bad! You’re likely to break through to the later stage of the Middle Saint Realm before that Ewen Price from your Heavenly Palace... although still not as good as that Wyatt, it’s still commendable."

The last words slipped out of Atlas Dunn’s mouth subconsciously.

Once spoken, he knew he had misspoken.

Sure enough, he immediately noticed Tommy Dunn’s face darken, and promptly remedied, "However, that Wyatt won’t live long either... You should have heard about your grandfather’s orders and promises, right? To vent your anger, your grandfather didn’t even ask my opinion and is already planning to find me a sibling."

Later, Atlas Dunn also sighed involuntarily.

His son’s position in his father’s heart seemed to be increasingly less than that of his son.

However, since it was his son, Atlas Dunn wouldn’t berate him, just felt a bit emotional.

"With Grandpa’s orders and promises, Wyatt Barnes is bound to perish!"

Tommy Dunn’s eyes flashed with a cold light, his killing intent bursting forth.