CHAPTER 1718: CHAPTER 1718: EBBA KING

The Vice Hall Master of the Mystic Palace was an old man with a white beard, along with his long white hair and white eyebrows, giving him an overall appearance of some celestial being.

Now, as he looked at Wyatt Barnes, a kind smile appeared on his childlike face.

After the earlier pressure test, it was clear that Wyatt Barnes was the most outstanding among all the talents under forty from the Saint Realm present. Naturally, he wanted to recruit such a genius.

"Old Man Field, what do you mean by this?"

The Vice Hall Master of the Earth Palace felt a bit embarrassed and displeased as he watched the Vice Hall Master of the Mystic Palace intervene, saying, "Don’t forget, by order, we of the Earth Palace get to choose disciples first... As for your Mystic Palace, you have to wait until we have selected a disciple before it’s your turn."

"I’m aware of that."

The Vice Hall Master of the Mystic Palace, named ’Jalen Field’, seeing the dissatisfaction of the Vice Hall Master of the Earth Palace, had no apologies but instead said with a smile, "You of the Earth Palace indeed have first choice, as tradition dictates, before our Mystic Palace... However, when you choose a disciple, he can refuse, right?"

"If he refuses you, naturally you can’t choose him anymore and must pick another disciple... When it’s our Mystic Palace’s turn, as long as he’s willing, our Mystic Palace can certainly take him in."

Jalen Field laughed as he spoke.

As soon as Jalen Field said this, the Vice Hall Master of the Earth Palace found himself speechless, as there was nothing to rebut; it was all ’reasonable’.

"Haha... Jalen Field makes a valid point!"

At this moment, the Vice Hall Master of the Yellow Palace also spoke. He looked at Wyatt Barnes, smiling, "Young man, what’s your name?"

"Wyatt."

Wyatt Barnes did not expect that without even trying to stand out, he attracted the attention of the three Hall Masters of the Mysterious Void Mansion, making him a bit speechless. However, facing the inquiry of the Vice Hall Master of the Yellow Palace, he still stated his current ’name’.

Wyatt was his alias.

As for his face, it was disguised as well, although still handsome, it was not his original face.

Because of the ingenuity of his disguise technique, no one could discover he had changed his appearance.

"Wyatt, a good name!"

The Vice Hall Master of the Yellow Palace, a medium-built middle-aged man, nodded to Wyatt Barnes and then said, "Wyatt, as long as you refuse the invitations from the two halls before mine and eventually join my Yellow Palace... I, Michael Davidson, promise you that three months later, you will get a spot to enter the ’Holy Martial Secret Realm’ without additional competition, I can gift you a spot on behalf of the Yellow Palace."

The voice of the Vice Hall Master of the Yellow Palace, ’Michael Davidson’, wasn’t loud, but due to the quiet environment, his words easily reached the ears of everyone present; even those standing on the ground heard Michael Davidson’s voice.

"The Vice Hall Master of the Yellow Palace of the Mysterious Void Mansion values that young man named ’Wyatt’ so much, he hasn’t even joined the Mysterious Void Mansion and has been promised a spot to enter the Holy Martial Secret Realm?"

"Yeah, it’s really surprising."

"Hmph! I was observing that Wyatt earlier. He’s one of the two who passed the pressure test smoothly. Even that female disciple from Tyrant Saber Manor started trembling in the end, but he remained motionless, as if unaffected. To be able to do this, his strength must be the strongest among the thirty-seven talents under forty from the Saint Realm!"

"With such strong strength, even if he competes for the qualification to enter the Holy Martial Secret Realm, he will definitely succeed... This promise from the Vice Hall Master of the Yellow Palace seems nice at first but is actually just a favor with little cost."

"That’s indeed the case."

...

A group of people talked among themselves, but their gazes towards Wyatt Barnes had also changed slightly.

This young man, being contested by the three Vice Hall Masters of the Mysterious Void Mansion in such a manner, was enough to show his value. His future within the Mysterious Void Mansion was bound to be promising.

At an unknown time, the Vice House Master of the Soaring Mansion, ’Donovan Tasker’, and the Second Elder of the Surge Mansion, ’Castiel Mullins’, exchanged a glance, seeing helplessness in each other’s eyes.

Back then, the ’Eden Lee’ who stood them up, the first on the Overleaping Rankings, if he appeared here today, he would definitely receive treatment similar to Wyatt Barnes.

This, they were almost certain of.

Unfortunately, it seemed that Eden Lee had no interest in the recruitment of disciples by the Mysterious Void Mansion and was not present.

"Perhaps, he truly is a genius Martial Artist from the Upper Domain of the Martial Dao Sacred Land... After circling the Lower Domain of the Martial Dao Sacred Land, he went back out of boredom."

This was what both Donovan Tasker and Castiel Mullins thought.

However, neither Donovan Tasker nor Castiel Mullins could dream that the Saint Realm genius ’Wyatt’ currently surrounded like a shining star by the three vice hall masters of the Mysterious Void Mansion was the same ’Eden Lee’ from that day, the two being one person.

Not to mention how others were shocked, even those Saint Realm geniuses pressed down by the earlier pressure were now looking at Wyatt Barnes with envy, jealousy, and hate.

Who wouldn’t want their value to be recognized?

Especially people like them, who stepped into the Saint Realm before the age of forty, each being a proud child of heaven.

Yet, gathered together today, they found themselves so ordinary.

In such a situation, the appearance of ’Wyatt’ gave them a feeling of inferiority, experiencing a sense of defeat rising from the depths of their hearts for the first time.

"Hmph! Michael Davidson, I thought your promise was something special, but this promise, we at the Earth Palace can also make it."

The Vice Hall Master of the Earth Palace snorted coldly, then looked at Wyatt Barnes and said, "Wyatt, as long as you’re willing to come to our Earth Palace, we won’t just give you direct access to the ’Saint Martial Secret Realm’, but also the best training environment, with training resources unconditionally tilted in your favor."

"Not only that, we have many experts in the Earth Palace who can guide you in your cultivation. If you’re willing, I, Green Graham, Vice Hall Master of the Earth Palace, am willing to recommend you to be accepted under our Palace Master’s tutelage. If you catch our Palace Master’s eye, becoming his personal disciple isn’t impossible."

Clearly, seeing how sought-after Wyatt Barnes was, Green Graham became anxious.

Green Graham’s promise naturally scared many people; they didn’t expect a young man who hadn’t even entered the Mysterious Void Mansion to be so highly coveted.

The female disciple from the Tyrant Saber Manor stood nearby, her gaze never leaving Wyatt Barnes from start to finish.

Wyatt Barnes was definitely the most outstanding peer she had ever seen with her own eyes.

In the past, whether within the Tyrant Saber Manor or elsewhere, among young Martial Artists and Taoist Cultivators under forty, she had never seen anyone who could match her.

In fact, before coming to the Mysterious Void Mansion this time, she didn’t think anyone could compare to her.

Except if that ’Eden Lee’ from the Sky-scraping Mansion region also showed up.

Eden Lee was a Loose Cultivator who emerged in the Sky-scraping Mansion region, and upon appearing, immediately surged to the top of the "Overleaping Rankings" and killed the Junior House Master of the Sky-scraping Mansion, Peace Adams.

It’s said that that Eden Lee is a Martial Artist at the peak of the Middle Saint Realm, despite being under forty!

If there was anyone among the younger generation she respected and admired, it would undoubtedly be Eden Lee.

Even she was only in the early Middle Saint Realm, approaching the midpoint.

However, upon witnessing Wyatt Barnes today, she realized that she had been a frog in the well; besides Eden Lee, there was another peer in the Lower Domain of the Martial Dao Sacred Land whose talent and strength could surpass hers.

Just now, under the pressure test, she and Wyatt Barnes held on until the end.

At that time, she was nearly at her limit, but Wyatt Barnes still seemed calm, as if he hadn’t felt any pressure at all, clearly showing the disparity between them.

At that moment, a sense of defeat rose in her heart.

That’s why she was so interested in this peer who was stronger than her.

Being a distinguished woman, she was always proud and arrogant. While she had many suitors among the younger male disciples of the Tyrant Saber Manor, none of them caught her eye.

In her opinion, only men stronger than her were qualified to win her over.

In fact, Wyatt Barnes had long noticed the gaze of this female disciple from the Tyrant Saber Manor, but he could only pretend not to see it.

Otherwise, what could he do?

Return her gaze to make her back off?

However, this female disciple from the Tyrant Saber Manor was clearly not the shy type of young girl. If he really met her gaze, it might backfire.

So, Wyatt Barnes chose to ignore her.

"What an interesting man... If you’re outstanding enough, I, Ebba King, wouldn’t mind pursuing you!"

Ebba King was the name of this female disciple from the Tyrant Saber Manor.

At the same time, she had another status: her grandfather was the current House Master of the Tyrant Saber Manor.

She found Wyatt Barnes interesting because it was the first time she had seen a peer who could ignore her, almost as if her charm had faded in front of this man.

If Wyatt Barnes knew Ebba King’s thoughts, he would surely be startled and keep his distance out of respect.

Although Ebba King had considerable allure for men, being a man with two stunning fiancées and a beautiful confidante, he had developed a certain immunity to beauty.

Whether it was Keer, Jovie Lee, or Winnie Romero, in terms of looks, none were inferior to Ebba King.

Seeing the heavy promise made by the Vice Hall Master of the Earth Palace, Green Graham, both Jalen Field from the Mystic Palace and Michael Davidson from the Yellow Palace were dumbfounded.

Since Green Graham had already said so, what else could they possibly offer to compete for Wyatt Barnes?

The best they could offer was probably similar to Green Graham’s.

"Wyatt, with your talent, I think staying at the Heavenly Palace is the best choice."

Just as most people thought Wyatt Barnes would accept the invitation from Green Graham, Vice Hall Master of the Earth Palace, a timely voice rang out, attracting everyone’s attention.

The speaker was none other than the Vice Hall Master of the Heavenly Palace.

Immediately, there was an uproar, as no one expected that even the Vice Hall Master of the Heavenly Palace would be attracted to Wyatt Barnes.