Chapter 2697: Chapter 2697: The Old Crone Appears
Wow!
When Kaison Truman was sent flying by the Sword Energy, Wyatt Barnes quickly withdrew his attack.
If he hadn’t withdrawn it, that previous move would have been enough to take Kaison’s life.
"Thanks for letting me win."
Wyatt nodded towards Kaison.
"Brother, are you okay?"
Accompanied by a pleasant voice, Hazel Truman stepped up from the audience side and quickly reached Kaison’s side, supporting him as she asked.
"I’m fine."
Kaison shook his head, but in the depths of his eyes, there was a hint of affection and helplessness.
His sister, while communicating with him telepathically as she came over, was not concerned about his injuries but wanted him to introduce her to Wyatt Barnes...
This made him feel that ’girls can’t be kept around’.
However, because of his affection for his sister and his own appreciation of Wyatt Barnes, he promptly looked at Wyatt Barnes and pointed to Hazel Truman introducing, "Wyatt Barnes, this is my sister, Hazel Truman."
"Miss Hazel."
Wyatt nodded at Hazel out of politeness.
"Hello Brother Barnes."
Facing Wyatt Barnes, Hazel Truman was somewhat restrained, and the usually nonchalant girl had a rare blush appearing on her cheeks.
This scene left Kaison Truman stunned.
Kaison Truman never thought that his tomboyish sister could have such a feminine side...
"Seems like ’a woman dresses up for the one who pleases her’ indeed."
Kaison mused in his heart.
"Now, is there anyone who wants to challenge Wyatt Barnes?"
Just as Hazel was gazing at Wyatt with affection, making Wyatt feel uneasy and divert his gaze, the host of the Sixteen Counties Martial Assembly timely spoke up.
Wyatt naturally looked towards him.
"According to the rules of the Sixteen Counties Martial Assembly... Now, Wyatt Barnes temporarily ranks ’first’ in the Sixteen Counties Martial Assembly. Apart from Kaison Truman, who was just defeated and temporarily ranks ’second’, those ranked ’third’ to ’tenth’ can challenge Wyatt Barnes."
The host continued.
When the host said this, many people around the arena couldn’t help but roll their eyes, "What a joke! Given Wyatt Barnes’s showing of overwhelming power over Kaison Truman, no matter which of those eight challenges Wyatt Barnes, they’re just asking for it!"
"Exactly! All eight of them were once defeated by Kaison Truman... Now, even Kaison is defeated by Wyatt Barnes, if they challenge Wyatt Barnes, they’re bound to suffer!"
"Actually, the host surely knows those eight won’t challenge Wyatt Barnes... He’s just going through the motions. After all, they can’t let Wyatt Barnes just come, fight Kaison, and instantly claim the ’first’ of the Sixteen Counties Martial Assembly without considering others’ opinions, right?"
"That’s right."
...
Among the crowd around the arena, there were quite a few insightful people.
Just as these insightful people said, when the host’s words fell, none of the other eight challenged Wyatt Barnes.
"Since no one is challenging Wyatt Barnes... then the final ranking of the Sixteen Counties Martial Assembly is set!"
Seeing the eight not moving for half a day, the host of the Sixteen Counties Martial Assembly timely announced.
Thus, the final ranking of the Sixteen Counties Martial Assembly was determined.
First, Nine Nether County ’Wyatt Barnes’.
Second, Windbreak County ’Kaison Truman’.
Third, County Peace ’Julian Yorke’.
Fourth, County Peace ’Allan Chapman’.
Fifth, Red Cloud County ’Isaias Tasker’.
Sixth, Plum Blossom County ’Davian Graham’.
Seventh, Windbreak County ’Hazel Truman’.
Eighth, Departfall County ’Andi Moore’.
Ninth, Marley County ’Copper Yuan’.
Tenth, Heart County ’Tiger Hemsworth’.
And the Sixteen Counties Martial Assembly thus came to an end.
In the audience section of County Peace’s group, the County Peace County Governor Carter King didn’t dare to speak much, but his gaze occasionally looked at the gray-robed individual beside him with confusion and puzzlement, wondering why the person hasn’t acted yet.
Her target should be ’Wyatt Barnes’, right?
"This old woman... Could it be that she finds Wyatt Barnes so handsome that she hesitates?"
Carter King couldn’t help but speculate internally.
"As I thought... the ’first’ of the Sixteen Counties Martial Assembly ultimately belongs to Wyatt Barnes from Nine Nether County."
"Wyatt Barnes appeared too timely... If he had been an hour late, the ’first’ of the Sixteen Counties Martial Assembly wouldn’t have been his."
"Today, witnessing the prowess of such a monstrous genius like Wyatt Barnes, is certainly worth the trip... Such a being is bound to go very far in life."
"Naturally."
"As long as he doesn’t die midway... leaving the Cloud Rock Immortal Nation is within his reach."
"With his talent, if he leaves the Cloud Rock Immortal Nation smoothly... the achievements he could attain in the future would far surpass those of an Upper Immortal Nation, at the very least he could become an ’Immortal Lord’!"
"An Immortal Lord... such an existence stands above the Daai Law Golden Immortal. It is said that even in an Upper Immortal Nation, there may not exist an Immortal Lord!"
...
Although the martial arts tournament of the sixteen counties has ended, most of those present have no intention of leaving.
They continue to sit in the audience, whispering and discussing, with the topic entirely revolving around ’Wyatt Barnes’.
In their conversations, many are curious about how far Wyatt Barnes can go in the future, and whether he might become an existence like an ’Immortal Lord’.
For them:
An Immortal Lord is already an unmatched existence, one that appears only in legends.
At least, in the region governed by King Cooper’s mansion, no ’Immortal Lord’ has publicly appeared for over a hundred years.
"It seems... that old woman hasn’t come."
Above the fighting platform, Wyatt Barnes glanced around, secretly breathing a sigh of relief.
"Wyatt Barnes!"
Just as the county governor of Nine Nether County, Jonathan Davies, greeted Wyatt Barnes, and Wyatt was about to meet up with the group from Nine Nether County.
An elderly, hoarse, and chilling voice suddenly sounded:
"Are you the ’Wyatt Barnes’ from the Bloodshade City under the Black Dragon Army of Nine Nether County?"
Though the voice wasn’t loud, it seemed to contain some magical power. Upon its appearance, it overshadowed all the noise on site, causing those who were eloquently speaking to shut their mouths and begin to look around:
"Who’s speaking?"
In the next moment, under the watchful eyes of many, a gray figure slowly rose from the audience seats, where the group from Marley County was located.
"What’s he going to do?!"
Among the group from Marley County, besides the county governor Carter King looking at Wyatt Barnes with a face full of schadenfreude, the others were somewhat dumbfounded.
Whoa!
The figure cloaked in a gray robe suddenly shed the gray robe, revealing their ’real appearance’ just like Wyatt Barnes had shed the black robe earlier.
An elderly woman in a plain robe, over seventy years old.
The old woman rose into the air, stepping toward Wyatt Barnes one step at a time.
"Is she the old woman that City Lord Willow mentioned? Her strength... is definitely not as simple as ’Daai Law Golden Immortal’! Moreover... I feel her strength shouldn’t be weaker than the ’King’ of King Cooper’s mansion!"
As the old woman spoke, Wyatt Barnes’ face changed color, and he tried to escape, only to find that the surrounding void was locked by a powerful invisible force.
Although the invisible force was highly dispersed, it gave Wyatt Barnes a feeling of being unbeatable.
With his current strength, only those above ’Daai Law Golden Immortal’ could give him such a feeling.
Even ordinary Daai Law Golden Immortals might not give him this feeling.
"It’s you?!"
Jonathan Davies, the county governor of Nine Nether County, who was initially smiling while waiting for Wyatt Barnes to come over, changes his expression drastically upon hearing the old woman’s voice and seeing her shed the gray robe, revealing her real appearance, and lets out a shocked exclamation.
This old woman is not unfamiliar to him; she is the same one who visited him at Nine Nether County’s governor’s mansion nearly a year ago.
At that time, relying on aura alone, the old woman injured him, making him aware:
This old woman possesses powerful strength above ’Daai Law Golden Immortal’, at least an existence of the level of Daai Law Golden Immortal.
"She... she actually came?"
"Moreover... she’s been hiding by Carter King’s side all along!"
Jonathan Davies never expected:
This old woman would come, and she had been present from the start, merely covering her real appearance with a gray robe while staying beside Carter King, the county governor of Marley County.
"Hmm?"
As Jonathan Davies exclaimed, the old woman slowly walking towards Wyatt Barnes suddenly paused.
She slightly turned her head, a bright gleam flashed across her turbid eyes, and her gaze immediately fell on Jonathan Davies, speaking calmly: "I nearly forgot about you..."
"I remember... when I went to find you at Nine Nether County’s governor’s mansion, you told me Wyatt Barnes wouldn’t participate in this ’martial arts tournament of sixteen counties’, right?"
As she spoke, the old woman’s eyes slightly narrowed, a cold flash passed through.
"Sir... Sir..."
Upon hearing the old woman’s words and sensing her murderous intent towards him, Jonathan Davies turned pale with fear and said, trembling, "Sir, you... you misunderstand... I... I truly didn’t know Wyatt Barnes would come... I truly didn’t know he would come..."
Even though they are at King Cooper’s mansion, even knowing King Cooper is present, Jonathan Davies feels no sense of security.
The ’King’ of King Cooper’s mansion is merely an ordinary Daai Law Golden Immortal.
From the old woman’s current forceful presence, it is highly possible that she is not a typical Daai Law Golden Immortal.
Taking a step back:
Even if the old woman’s strength matches that of King Cooper, killing him would be easy.
Furthermore, King Cooper might not stop her.
At least, putting himself in King Cooper’s shoes, he would definitely not stop this old woman from killing a mere small county governor under his command.
