Chapter 1838: Chapter 1838: Unprecedented Pressure
Dragonsmith Clan, one of the quasi Third-Rate Powers in the Lower Realm of the Martial Dao Sacred Land.
Back when Wyatt Barnes was at the Mysterious Void Mansion, he already knew this, and he also knew that the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon ’Emperor End’ who destroyed his Heaven Fortin Sect was the quasi-successor of the Clan Chief of the Dragonsmith Clan.
The current Dragonsmith Clan has only two Five-Clawed Golden Dragons.
One of them is the current Clan Chief, the other is Emperor End.
Emperor End is also widely recognized as the successor of the Dragonsmith Clan’s next Clan Chief.
Back then, realizing this, Wyatt also understood that if he wanted to avenge the many high-ranking members and disciples of the Heaven Fortin Sect, it meant he would have to face the entire Dragonsmith Clan...
Just because Emperor End, as a ’Five-Clawed Golden Dragon’, the entire Dragonsmith Clan would risk everything to protect him!
At that time, Wyatt knew he had to wait longer to avenge the high-ranking members and disciples of the Heaven Fortin Sect.
At the very least, his strength must be enhanced to the extent where he could contend with the entire Dragonsmith Clan!
"Five-year pact, Dragon Washing Pool, Emperor End..."
And now, Wyatt learned from his father that his father had made a ’five-year pact’ with the Dragonsmith Clan for him.
As long as he can defeat Emperor End ten months later, he will be able to enter the Dragon Washing Pool of the Dragonsmith Clan!
And the Dragon Washing Pool, as the Holy Land of the Dragonsmith Clan, is also a very remarkable place, definitely beyond the comparison of the ’spirit pool’ of the Mysterious Void Mansion.
After all, several spirit pools in the Mysterious Void Mansion can be opened periodically.
While the Dragon Washing Pool opens only once every five thousand years!
Five thousand years, what kind of concept is that?
Five thousand years is equivalent to the lifespan of fifty generations of an ordinary person, allowing for the continuation of ten thousand generations assuming thirty years per generation!
The Dragon Washing Pool, enduring five thousand years, gathers spiritual energy of heaven and earth, solely to aid the young Dragonsmith Clan members to soar high!
"Father, do you mean... If the current Clan Chief of the Dragonsmith Clan once entered the ’Dragon Washing Pool’, the standing of the Dragonsmith Clan in the Lower Realm could be comparable to the Mansion of Azure Clouds and the Shadow Mountain Dark Market? Is the Dragon Washing Pool really that amazing?"
Listening to Lanni Barnes’ words, Wyatt Barnes felt greatly surprised.
"It is indeed that amazing!"
Lanni Barnes nodded affirmatively, "You must know that before the current Clan Chief of this generation took position, the Dragonsmith Clan, although advocating seclusion, was no less powerful than the Shadow Mountain Dark Market at that time... Even then, the Shadow Mountain Dark Market dared not provoke the Dragonsmith Clan!"
"As for now, whether it’s the Shadow Mountain Dark Market or our Mansion of Azure Clouds, though it would take considerable efforts to eradicate the Dragonsmith Clan, it is not an impossible task! Of course, even so, unless there’s something irreconcilable, we would not truly attempt to destroy the Dragonsmith Clan!"
"In the Martial Dao Sacred Land, the Dragonsmith Clan does not only have the Lower Realm Dragon Clan but also an Upper Domain Dragon Clan... The Upper Domain Dragon Clan is truly the frightening existence! Should we destroy the Lower Realm Dragon Clan, the Upper Domain Dragon Clan would surely know, then we would also face inevitable destruction!"
Lanni Barnes continued.
Having said much, he wanted to express only two points.
First, the Dragon Washing Pool is not simple; it can affect the rise and fall of the Lower Realm Dragon Clan.
Second, the Lower Realm Dragon Clan has an extraordinary background, with the Upper Domain Dragon Clan as its backing.
"How strong is the Upper Domain Dragon Clan?"
Wyatt Barnes curiously asked.
"I’m not exactly sure how strong it is... But, I heard from the current overseer watching over the Lower Realm that even the three great sects of the Upper Domain do not wish to easily provoke the Upper Domain Dragon Clan!"
After finishing, a hint of dread showed in Lanni Barnes’ eyes.
"That strong?!"
Wyatt Barnes was astonished.
He clearly knows what the three great sects of the Upper Domain mean.
Based on the information he currently holds, before the Martial Dao Sacred Land was split into ’Upper Domain’ and ’Lower Domain’, the three great sects were the three colossal beings upon the Martial Dao Sacred Land, the most top-tier powerful forces.
Later, when the Martial Dao Sacred Land was divided into two, the powerful forces led by the three great sects went to the Upper Domain.
In the Upper Domain, the three great sects not only successfully continued their legacy but also rewritten their past ’myths’, becoming the top three powerful forces in the Upper Domain.
The reason Wyatt Barnes was so informed about the three great sects is due to his intentional inquiry.
His fiancée, ’Keer,’ was taken away by people from one of the three great sects, the ’Fire Worship Sect’!
"If this opportunity to enter the Dragon Washing Pool is obtained by the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon ’Emperor End’, in the future, as he grows, he will inevitably lead the Dragonsmith Clan towards a new golden era... Then, even our Mansion of Azure Clouds or the Shadow Mountain Dark Market cannot claim to keep them suppressed."
Lanni Barnes said with a solemn expression.
"I think... For you, whether to avenge the high-ranking members and disciples of the Heaven Fortin Sect of yesteryears or for the benefits of the Dragon Washing Pool, you shouldn’t want Emperor End to enter the Dragon Washing Pool!"
Lanni Barnes said.
Wyatt Barnes nodded, indeed that is the case, he genuinely does not want Emperor End to enter the Dragon Washing Pool.
"Father, according to your previous remarks, those who entered the Dragon Washing Pool were young Dragonsmith Clan members... Are there any precedents of humans entering it?"
Wyatt Barnes suddenly thought of this, and immediately asked.
"As far as I know, there have been no precedents of humans entering the Dragon Washing Pool... Of course, what I know is limited to the more recent times, and as for more ancient times, whether humans have entered the Dragon Washing Pool or not, I do not know."
Lanni Barnes said.
"So... no one can really say for sure whether humans entering the Dragon Washing Pool can enjoy the same benefits as young dragons?"
Wyatt Barnes asked again.
"That’s correct."
This time, Lanni Barnes hesitated for a moment, but eventually nodded.
"However, whether or not humans can gain benefits from entering the Dragon Washing Pool, if you can seize the opportunity to enter, it means blocking the advancement path of that Five-Clawed Golden Dragon ’Emperor End’... Ultimately, this five-year agreement, if you can defeat Emperor End and gain entry to the Dragon Washing Pool, whether you receive benefits there or not, it is still a matter of harming the dragon for your own gain!"
Lanni Barnes said.
"That’s certainly true."
Wyatt Barnes nodded and then smiled faintly, "It seems this five-year agreement is unavoidable for me!"
"But... Father, what made you think of setting this five-year agreement? Do you have such confidence in me?"
Turning the conversation, Wyatt Barnes curiously looked at Lanni Barnes.
"Naturally! Just remember whose son you are!"
Though Lanni Barnes was somewhat anxious, he spoke firmly.
Truth be told, not even now does he have complete confidence in his son.
Now, with only ten months left until the five-year agreement, his son’s cultivation level is only at the ’Great Saint Realm pinnacle.’
Though, given his son’s age, having such cultivation is rare; compared to Emperor End, it’s still quite lacking.
It’s important to know that when he made the five-year agreement with the Dragonsmith Clan, that Emperor End was already at the pinnacle of the Human Saint Realm!
After five years, the opponent might have broken through further to the ’Earth Saint Realm’!
"Now, I can only hope that Senior Oracle is not speaking in vain... After all, this ’five-year agreement’ was suggested by him for me to propose to the Dragonsmith Clan! Could it be that Senior Oracle has such confidence in Wyatt and isn’t worried at all that he might not be a match for Emperor End?"
These thoughts, naturally, were ones Lanni Barnes kept to himself.
Regarding the matters of the ’Old Oracle,’ due to his prior instructions, he hadn’t mentioned them to Wyatt Barnes.
"That Emperor End... what’s his cultivation level?"
Even though Wyatt Barnes had dealings with Emperor End back then, his cultivation was too low to discern Emperor End’s level.
But he knew one thing, which was that Emperor End’s cultivation was undoubtedly high!
At least, definitely not less than the Human Saint Realm.
"Back then, when I made the ’five-year agreement’ with the Dragonsmith Clan, he was at the pinnacle of the Human Saint Realm."
Lanni Barnes stated.
"Back then? Human Saint Realm pinnacle?"
Upon hearing Lanni Barnes’s words, Wyatt Barnes couldn’t help but twitch his lips fiercely.
Even though he had anticipated Emperor End’s cultivation not being lower than the Human Saint Realm, he hadn’t expected it would be at the ’Human Saint Realm pinnacle’!
The Human Saint Realm pinnacle, even within any nearly Third-Rate Power, is considered a top-tier powerhouse!
"I truly hadn’t expected that Emperor End, whom I once teased, would have such a formidable cultivation..."
Recalling when he tricked Emperor End into entering the Jewel Tower and used the opportunity to escape, Wyatt Barnes couldn’t help but feel a pang of fear.
As it turns out, Emperor End was indeed a Human Saint Realm pinnacle powerhouse!
"Since Emperor End’s cultivation level is at the Human Saint Realm pinnacle... then, what height might that ’Vanessa,’ who took Keer away, have reached? Being someone that even Emperor End fears must mean she is even stronger... Earth Saint Realm?"
With this thought, Wyatt Barnes couldn’t help but take a deep breath in shock.
That Vanessa, claiming to be Keer’s sister, would imply she was around the same age as Keer.
At such an age, her cultivation had already reached the ’Earth Saint Realm’?
"Are the talents of the Upper Domain Fire Worship Sect truly that terrifying?"
Unknowingly, Wyatt Barnes found his heartbeat alarmingly fast, utterly shaken by Vanessa’s talent.
Compared to Vanessa, even the most exceptional young talents of the Lower Domain seemed like mere ’scraps’!
"Vanessa, just a disciple of the younger generation of the Fire Worship Sect, possesses such frightening strength... What terrifying capabilities must the senior figures of the Fire Worship Sect hold?"
As he thought this, Wyatt Barnes felt a heavy weight on his heart.
Because his intention to venture into the Upper Domain was just to rescue his wife and child from the ’clutches’ of the Fire Worship Sect!
Now, he realized the strength of the Fire Worship Sect far exceeded his previous expectations!
At that moment, Wyatt Barnes felt unprecedented pressure.
"Wyatt, if you lack readiness or confidence... you don’t have to fulfill the five-year agreement."
Seeing Wyatt Barnes’s complexion turn utterly grim, Lanni Barnes thought he was frightened upon learning of Emperor End’s cultivation.
In his view, even if his son didn’t fulfill the five-year agreement, there’d be no shame!