Chapter 2699: Chapter 2699: Lying?
Swish! Swish!
King Cooper and the Third Prince ascended into the sky one after the other, rushing through the air toward where Ares Cooper was, intending to save Ares.
"Hmph!"
With a cold snort, the old lady raised her hand, and an overwhelming and majestic force appeared out of thin air, sweeping out and causing the void to tremble.
As the void trembled, the air currents spread like rippling waves, clearly appearing before everyone around the arena.
It was as if a stone had been dropped onto a calm water surface, creating rippling waves.
It should be known that here, in the realms of the heavens, the stability of space far surpasses that of the mundane realm’s space.
In the realms of the heavens, not just anyone can cause such a commotion with their actions.
At least, generally speaking, even a ’Love Rowan Upper Immortal’ going all out wouldn’t necessarily be able to cause such a commotion!
Bang! Bang!
...
Underneath everyone’s gaze, two loud bangs echoed as King Cooper and the Third Prince, who were swiftly rushing toward Ares Cooper, were sent flying backward even faster, both spitting out a large mouthful of blood, and their previously strong aura instantly weakened.
"This..."
"King Cooper and the Third Prince... couldn’t even withstand one move from her?"
"This... isn’t this terrifying?"
...
The group around the arena widened their eyes, their hearts trembling.
Aside from the people under the sixteen counties of King Cooper’s command, on the VIP audience seats, the group including the Flying Dragon Sect, were also from the area governed by King Cooper, though they belonged to different forces and were not subordinate to King Cooper.
In their eyes, the ’Lord King Cooper’ in the King Cooper’s palace is the only recognized Love Rowan Upper Immortal among them, the first recognized strong figure.
But now, the existence they viewed as mythical couldn’t overcome even a single move from an old lady who looked over seventy years.
Just who is this old lady?!
"Ares!"
Amidst the flashes of lightning, Wyatt Barnes wanted to save Ares too, but his reaction was slower than King Cooper and the Third Prince.
"Wyatt Barnes, if there is a next life... I hope I can still be friends with you."
Ares Cooper grinned, then closed his eyes and stepped forth into the void, directly facing the old lady’s overwhelming aura, appearing as if accepting death calmly.
At the same time, Ares felt somewhat liberated.
He finally repaid Wyatt Barnes the life he owed him.
"Ares!!"
Wyatt Barnes’s face changed drastically, his eyes filled with regret, questioning why he had been so stubborn, why he hadn’t just left earlier?
If he had just left earlier, none of this would be happening.
"Hmm?"
But as Wyatt’s face changed drastically and his eyes filled with rage, he suddenly sensed clearly:
The overwhelming aura from the old lady’s strike on Ares dissipated substantially upon enveloping him.
Bang!!
However, even though the old lady’s aura dissipated significantly, the remaining aura struck Ares, forcing him back ten steps, causing him to spit out several mouthfuls of blood, his face instantly turning as pale as paper.
Luckily, there was no life-threatening danger.
"Ares, are you okay?"
Wyatt Barnes supported Ares, asking with concern.
"No... I’m okay..."
Ares shook his head, then glanced at the old lady with confusion, not understanding her intentions, why she retracted at the last moment and didn’t kill him.
"You’re truly willing to sacrifice your life for him."
The old lady looked at Ares, sneering.
However, even though she sneered, deep in her gaze, there was a hint of admiration.
The reason was:
When she was young, she once encountered danger, and a friend saved her life at the cost of their own.
Because of that experience, she greatly respects people like Ares, who are willing to sacrifice their lives for friends.
Earlier, when she attacked Ares, it was merely to test him, to see if he truly was willing to sacrifice his life for a friend.
After all, saying it with words and actually doing it are two different things.
"Senior... you... you’re not planning to go back on your word, are you?"
Ares’s face changed slightly, fearing the old lady might renege and still want to kill Wyatt Barnes.
Whew! Whew!
At this moment, the injured King Cooper and Third Prince also arrived in front of Ares, protecting him and simultaneously also shielding Wyatt Barnes.
"Senior."
King Cooper looked at the old lady and said, "Although I don’t know how my nephew’s friend offended your sect’s sect leader... if the enmity between your sect leader and him can be resolved, within the scope of King Cooper’s abilities, we are willing to do anything to resolve the hatred between your sect leader and him."
"Sect Leader?"
Upon hearing King Cooper’s words, Wyatt Barnes’ pupils slightly contracted, and he thought to himself, "This old woman is actually someone from the sect? Moreover, according to King Cooper... she’s trying to kill me upon the orders of her sect’s Sect Leader?"
"Kid."
The old woman ignored King Cooper and looked straight at Ares Cooper, saying, "If it were just some personal grudges between me and your friend, given your willingness to sacrifice your life for him, there’s no real need for me to kill him..."
"But this time, my mission to kill him comes from the command of the Sect Leader of Merciful Voyage Immortal Sect!"
"So today... he must die without a doubt!"
"No one can stop me!"
The old woman’s voice grew colder as she spoke, making people feel as if they had fallen into an ice cellar.
"Merciful Voyage Immortal Sect?!"
Wyatt Barnes’ pupils slightly contracted further, and a wave of unease surged through him, "Is this Merciful Voyage Immortal Sect the sect behind ’Milana Harrington’? This old woman should be from the sect behind Milana Harrington, right?"
"Merciful Voyage Immortal Sect?!"
"This old woman... is a strong figure from Merciful Voyage Immortal Sect?"
...
While Wyatt Barnes was realizing the old woman came from ’Merciful Voyage Immortal Sect,’ many others around the arena were also shocked by her background.
These people knew, at least to some extent, of the existence of ’Merciful Voyage Immortal Sect.’
"Merciful Voyage Immortal Sect... that’s a mighty sect far above the Upper Immortal Kingdom, full of countless powerful beings, even the number of Immortal Lords is substantial."
"For a powerhouse of Merciful Voyage Immortal Sect to come to Cloud Rock Immortal Kingdom, to our King Cooper Mansion, is to kill this Wyatt Barnes?"
"Who exactly is Wyatt Barnes?"
...
As a group of people around the arena discussed, eyes filled with doubt fell on Wyatt Barnes, finding it somewhat unbelievable.
"Looks like this Wyatt Barnes has an ’extraordinary identity’ too... I’ve been saying, how could such a person suddenly appear in our King Cooper Mansion."
"Indeed. It’s known that in our King Cooper Mansion, there’s never been anyone under a hundred years old with strength comparable to a ’Daai Law Golden Immortal.’"
"In my view... ten to one, this Wyatt Barnes comes from a faction opposing Merciful Voyage Immortal Sect, being hunted by its powerhouses and eventually drifting to our King Cooper Mansion."
"Seems like that’s the case."
...
Undoubtedly, the people around the arena had very imaginative theories.
However, everything they said also seemed reasonable and backed by evidence.
As a result, more and more people believed that the ’truth’ was likely as follows:
Wyatt Barnes was originally a young disciple from a faction opposing Merciful Voyage Immortal Sect, pursued by its mighty figures and thus ending up at King Cooper Mansion...
This makes Wyatt Barnes’ extraordinary talent easier to explain.
After all, in Merciful Voyage Immortal Sect, there’s no lack of ’Daai Law Golden Immortals’ under a hundred years old, and any faction targeted by Merciful Voyage Immortal Sect, even if not a match in power, must be close.
For such a faction, having a Daai Law Golden Immortal under a hundred years old is not a surprisingly shocking event.
Just as Wyatt Barnes was wanting to confirm if ’Milana Harrington’ belonged to the Merciful Voyage Immortal Sect.
"Senior..."
Feeling the old woman’s determination to kill Wyatt Barnes, Ares Cooper, while feeling powerless, made a last effort, "Is there a misunderstanding between your Sect Leader and my friend?"
"As far as I know, my friend is not one of the indigenous people of Spiritual Heaven. He is an ascender, and has been in Spiritual Heaven for less than five years."
"Logically, he couldn’t have provoked your sect’s leader, right?"
Ares Cooper really couldn’t comprehend:
How could Wyatt Barnes, an ascender who’s been in Spiritual Heaven for less than five years, possibly provoke the leader of Merciful Voyage Immortal Sect...
After all, the gap between the two is too great, almost impossible to intersect.
"Ascended to Spiritual Heaven less than five years ago?"
With Ares Cooper’s words, not only did the old woman’s pupils slightly shrink, but she also showed a shocked and incredulous expression.
Even King Cooper and the Third Prince were left stunned on the spot.
"What?!"
"Wyatt Barnes is an ascender? And he’s been in Spiritual Heaven for less than five years?"
"That... how is this possible?!"
"Based on Wyatt Barnes’ flesh and blood aura, it’s confirmed he’s under a hundred years old... If he’s an ascender, it means when he ascended to the celestial realm, he was just a ’Red Moon Heavenly Immortal.’ For a Red Moon Heavenly Immortal to possess strength comparable to a ’Daai Law Golden Immortal’ in just five years? What kind of joke is that!"
"Even if a Red Moon Heavenly Immortal masters various Immortal Methods and Divine Abilities, even if practicing high-grade techniques, even with the best resources and environment of King Cooper Mansion... it’s impossible to possess such strong power in just five years!"
"Ares Cooper is surely lying! He’s definitely trying to make the powerful being of Merciful Voyage Immortal Sect think it’s all a misunderstanding, thus sparing Wyatt Barnes."
...
Those present, after the shock of hearing Ares Cooper’s words, unanimously believed:
Ares Cooper was lying!
Wyatt Barnes couldn’t possibly be an ascender of less than five years in Spiritual Heaven.
"Kid!"
The old woman glared coldly at Ares Cooper, sternly saying, "While I appreciate you, it doesn’t mean... I allow you to treat me as a ’fool’ and toy with me!"
