CHAPTER 1688: CHAPTER 1688: INSTANTLY KILLING GULLYASHTON CHAPMAN

Upon hearing the taunting words of those around them, aside from Serene Adams, the expressions of the others from Sky-scraping Mansion were not very pleasant.

Serene Adams looked at Peace Adams’s back with a cold sneer.

In his view, if Peace Adams, being so timid, did not participate in this Overleaping Rankings duel, it might actually be better than now, at least he wouldn’t bring disgrace to Sky-scraping Mansion.

Of course, such words he could only think in his heart and didn’t dare speak out.

If there was anyone among those from Sky-scraping Mansion whose expression was natural, it was undoubtedly Peace Adams and the hunchbacked young man following him.

After Peace Adams shifted his gaze away from Monk Flower and Silent Void, it swept over Nether Void Master, Jade Void, Drunken Meat Monk, and finally locked onto a solitary and proud figure.

This figure carried a sword wrapped in cloth on his back, dressed in simple attire, appearing plain and unadorned.

Yet his eyes were sharp and bright, like the brilliant stars in the night sky.

"GullyAshton Chapman!"

Finally, Peace Adams spoke, targeting his challenge.

GullyAshton Chapman was one of the two strongest loose cultivators participating in the Overleaping Rankings duel.

If before, everyone present thought GullyAshton Chapman was the strongest loose cultivator under fifty in the region of Sky-scraping Mansion, now they no longer thought so, and the reason was the presence of ’Eden Lee’ as Wyatt Barnes’s alias.

Eden Lee killed Shane Adams and survived the terrifying power that ensued, proving he possessed strength equal to that of GullyAshton Chapman.

Sometimes, a previously unknown loose cultivator merely needs an opportunity to become famous far and wide.

To become famous through a single battle is precisely what Wyatt Barnes’s alias ’Eden Lee’ did.

Seeing Peace Adams challenge GullyAshton Chapman, those present couldn’t help but be taken aback, quickly realizing the situation.

"In the region of Sky-scraping Mansion, it is said that the Junior House Master of Sky-scraping Mansion, ’Peace Adams,’ and the loose cultivator ’GullyAshton Chapman’ are arch-rivals... and now it seems to be true."

"Indeed. They clashed when both were at the peak of the Little Saint Realm, and back then, GullyAshton Chapman had the upper hand... However, after Peace Adams first broke through to the early stage of the Middle Saint Realm, GullyAshton Chapman was no longer his match."

"A year ago, Peace Adams was in the early stage of the Middle Saint Realm, and even with Sky-scraping Mansion’s resources, he likely has just broken through to the mid-Middle Saint Realm now... Facing GullyAshton Chapman who also broke through to the mid-Middle Saint Realm, is he not afraid to lose to GullyAshton Chapman as he did when his cultivation level was at the peak of the Little Saint Realm?"

"In our Sky-scraping Mansion region, almost everyone believes that at equal levels of cultivation, Peace Adams is no match for GullyAshton Chapman... Perhaps today, Peace Adams intends to break this assertion?"

"Hmph! Confidence is a good thing, but if it’s overconfidence, it becomes arrogance."

...

As everyone recovered their senses, whispers spread throughout the Linglong Chess formation.

No matter what, now stepping into the void, landing on the chess piece where GullyAshton Chapman was and confronting him, Peace Adams had become the center of attention for those present.

Peace Adams, the Junior House Master of Sky-scraping Mansion.

Today, can he vindicate himself?

For this, everyone present was quite expectant.

Even Wyatt Barnes was now watching the battle between GullyAshton Chapman and Peace Adams.

For GullyAshton Chapman, he had a good impression.

As for Peace Adams, he was the target of this journey, the one he must kill.

If he could decide the outcome of this battle, he naturally hoped GullyAshton Chapman could defeat and even kill Peace Adams.

"GullyAshton Chapman, you killed a disciple of my Sky-scraping Mansion, I cannot let it go easily without settling this account."

While confronting GullyAshton Chapman, Peace Adams said in a clear and cold voice.

"Enough talk, if you want to fight, then fight!"

GullyAshton Chapman said calmly.

If he hadn’t broken through to the mid-Middle Saint Realm, facing Peace Adams, he might have felt apprehensive, because now Peace Adams has more than likely broken through to the mid-Middle Saint Realm.

But now that he has broken through to the mid-Middle Saint Realm, he is not afraid of Peace Adams.

Just as rumors say, at the same level of cultivation, he indeed does not fear Peace Adams.

Peace Adams, after all, was an old rival of his.

He knows exactly how capable Peace Adams is.

Yet, what GullyAshton Chapman couldn’t have dreamed was that the current Peace Adams was completely different from the one in the past.

And the reason was that Peace Adams had practiced the Devouring Dark_Demon Art.

In nearly a year’s time, although occasionally returning to Sky-scraping Mansion for resources, he spent more time outside, under the guise of training but actually devouring the vital essence of young women.

In nearly a year, the number of young virgins he drained into dry corpses was close to three figures.

Because of this, his cultivation had increased tremendously, reaching the ’peak of the Middle Saint Realm’ just a while ago!

What is the concept of the peak of the Middle Saint Realm?

Going a step further, that would be the ’Great Saint Realm’!

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, just as GullyAshton Chapman’s words fell, without Peace Adams making any obvious move, a hundred meters around him suddenly seemed to erupt into a storm.

Many people, including Wyatt Barnes, hadn’t reacted yet when they saw a rapidly spinning tornado where Peace Adams was standing, advancing towards GullyAshton Chapman at an extremely fast speed.

Seeing GullyAshton Chapman make a move to block it, most people thought he could stop the tornado.

Who would have thought that just as GullyAshton Chapman touched the tornado, it seemed to become invigorated, its spinning speed further increasing, causing a tumult in the void.

At this moment, the tornado seemed to transform into a primordial beast, instantly swallowing GullyAshton Chapman with one bite.

Bang!!

With a loud bang, under the eyes of the crowd, as the tornado gradually weakened, the once-living GullyAshton Chapman instantly turned into a blood rain across the sky.

Dead!

The scene before them happened in an instant, not even enough time for a breath.

Because of this, everyone, including Wyatt Barnes, couldn’t help but freeze.

High above, DonovanTasker and Castiel Mullins, the hosts, exchanged glances, seeing shock in each other’s eyes.

They had known about the Junior House Master of Sky-scraping Mansion before, knowing his talent wasn’t top-tier. Even with the resource tilt from Sky-scraping Mansion some time ago, at most, he had broken through to the mid-Middle Saint Realm.

However, with this recent act, this Junior House Master of Sky-scraping Mansion displayed strength far exceeding that of a mid-Middle Saint Realm.

Just at the moment the tornado surged like it was invigorated, the aura their Divine Sense detected wasn’t something a mid-Middle Saint Realm Martial Artist could possess; only a late-Middle Saint Realm Martial Artist could give them such a feeling.

"Late-Middle Saint Realm!"

At this moment, DonovanTasker and Castiel Mullins almost concluded that Peace Adams was already a late-Middle Saint Realm Martial Artist.

Of course, this was also because they didn’t use their Divine Sense to deeply explore Peace Adams’s cultivation. Otherwise, they would surely realize their mistake.

Using Divine Sense to deeply explore someone’s cultivation is considered impolite, and ordinary people generally wouldn’t do it.

Moreover, because of their preconceived notions, neither DonovanTasker nor Castiel Mullins dared to think Peace Adams could break through to the ’late-Middle Saint Realm’, which had already surprised them greatly.

They simply didn’t dare to think further.

"Late-Middle Saint Realm? Impossible!"

The strongest present, undoubtedly, were DonovanTasker and Castiel Mullins, and beneath them was Sky-scraping Mansion’s Grand Elder, Serene Adams.

At this time, Serene Adams’s Divine Sense also confirmed the aura Peace Adams just displayed was at least what a late-Middle Saint Realm Martial Artist would have.

Because of this, his heart was filled with shock.

In his view, this was almost impossible!

As the Grand Elder of Sky-scraping Mansion, he was very aware of how capable this Junior House Master of Sky-scraping Mansion was.

He knew that even with Sky-scraping Mansion’s resource tilt, Peace Adams couldn’t have broken through to the ’late-Middle Saint Realm’ in such a short time. A year ago, Peace Adams was only a Martial Artist of the early Middle Saint Realm.

To break through from the ’early Middle Saint Realm’ to the ’late-Middle Saint Realm’ within a year is utterly astonishing!

"In this year’s time, he must have had some fortuitous encounter outside!"

Serene Adams was almost certain of this.

However, Serene Adams couldn’t have imagined that Peace Adams’s fortuitous encounter was due to cultivating the ’Devouring Dark_Demon Art’.

And the original owner of ’Devouring Dark_Demon Art’ was also the culprit who once caused Sky-scraping Mansion to drop from a ’quasi-third-rate power’ to a ’fourth-rate power’.

As Serene Adams came to his senses, Wyatt Barnes finally came to his senses as well. As he did, his expression became extremely grave, "The cultivation of this Peace Adams... has he broken through to the late-Middle Saint Realm? How is this possible?"

Not only Serene Adams, but even Wyatt Barnes was startled by Peace Adams’s progress in cultivation.

"Could the resource tilt from Sky-scraping Mansion really be that exaggerated?"

This was the first thought that came to Wyatt Barnes’s mind after learning that Peace Adams had likely broken through to the ’late-Middle Saint Realm’, as he didn’t have the detailed knowledge of what resources Sky-scraping Mansion could provide, unlike Serene Adams.

"I truly didn’t expect he actually broke through to the late-Middle Saint Realm... Now, killing him would be somewhat challenging."

Wyatt Barnes, who previously had a calm demeanor, became serious at this moment.

With his current strength, he believed he could defeat most mid-Middle Saint Realm Martial Artists and Taoist Cultivators, but with late-Middle Saint Realm Martial Artists and Taoist Cultivators, he felt he could at most defeat those who were weaker or had unstable foundations.

Against stronger ones, even with his full capabilities, he might have slight confidence to defeat them.

Stronger ones could result in a draw or potential defeat.

For the outstanding amongst the late-Middle Saint Realm, he had no confidence at all.

In truth, the reason for his confidence was from the insights he gained in the tense moment he drew the ’Splendid Fairy Sword’ to save his life from the attack by Sky-scraping Mansion’s Grand Elder, Serene Adams, allowing him to touch further upon the second realm of the Supreme Heart Sword technique.