Chapter 1738: Chapter 1738: Taiyan Sword Bell
"Willing! Willing! I’m willing!"
Before Ebba King’s voice had even faded, Enoch Mullins quickly responded, as if fearing that a delayed answer might cost him the opportunity to cooperate with Ebba King and Wyatt Barnes.
What a joke!
Collaborating with Ebba King and Wyatt Barnes to enter the Saint Martial Secret Realm is absolutely a great opportunity with no downsides, unless he had been kicked in the head by a mule and would refuse such a chance.
"Since you’re willing, then it’s settled... However, there’s something else you need to do."
Ebba King nodded faintly, once again looking at Enoch Mullins, and said, "You know that ’Isaias Tasker’ from Teng Yue Mansion, right?"
"I do."
Enoch Mullins nodded quickly, looking at Ebba with a hint of confusion, thinking to himself: "Could this young lady want me to help teach Isaias Tasker a lesson as a pledge of allegiance, and then cooperate with her and Wyatt?"
He had heard about Isaias Tasker’s past attempts to court Ebba King.
Enoch Mullins had never been optimistic about Isaias Tasker’s actions, and it turned out as he expected; Isaias ended up being harshly beaten just like the others who pursued Ebba King.
Upon hearing Ebba King mention Isaias Tasker, Enoch’s first reaction was that this young lady didn’t get enough satisfaction from brutally dealing with Isaias back then and wanted him to take another turn.
"Sorry, Isaias."
Enoch quickly made a decision; to be able to cooperate with Ebba King and Wyatt Barnes, even if it meant offending Isaias Tasker and tearing their relationship apart, he’d do it.
However, Ebba King’s subsequent words left him stunned and made him realize he had misunderstood.
"Go find Isaias Tasker and ask if he’s interested in joining our little team... If he is, tell him to prepare well and contend for a spot to enter the ’Saint Martial Secret Realm’. If he cannot secure a spot, then he’s not qualified to cooperate with us. If he’s not interested, take him to see Wyatt and have him refuse collaboration in person."
Ebba King said.
"Let Isaias join us?"
Enoch Mullins frowned; Isaias Tasker’s skills were even a bit inferior to his own.
To be honest, even if Ebba King hadn’t come to find him today, if he were looking for partners, he wouldn’t consider Isaias Tasker; he’d only think of Saint Realm talents whose cultivation was similar or even superior to his own... Of course, stronger Saint Realm talents might not be willing to cooperate with him either.
After all, in the Saint Martial Secret Realm, interests abound, and no one wants to cooperate with the weak and let them share the spoils.
That’s exactly why when Ebba King asked him to cooperate, he was practically overjoyed, as it was undoubtedly a great fortune falling from the sky!
"What? We haven’t even complained about you, and you’re already complaining about Isaias Tasker?"
Seeing Enoch frown, Ebba King knew what he was thinking and immediately showed disdain.
Enoch felt a bit embarrassed upon hearing this.
True indeed.
Given the strength of Ebba King and Wyatt Barnes, they hadn’t minded his inclusion, so why should he mind Isaias Tasker?
"Miss Felicity Taylor."
Enoch Mullins took a deep breath, seemingly gathering courage, then asked, "With the strength of you and Wyatt Barnes, the two of you teaming up in the Saint Martial Secret Realm would be invincible... Why seek cooperation with me and Isaias Tasker? Bringing us along might drag you down. Could you tell me the reason?"
As one of the two strongest youngsters in Surge Hayden Mansion, Enoch Mullins wasn’t a fool.
The cooperation between Wyatt Barnes and Ebba King with them definitely wasn’t just out of kindness; there must be some reason.
And he really wanted to know what that reason was.
Of course, he didn’t think Ebba King intended to harm them. With the strength of Ebba King and Wyatt Barnes, if they did want harm, there’d be no need for the elaborate setup of cooperation.
"Anyway, it’s not because of me. If I could, I wouldn’t want to cooperate with the two of you ’burdens’.
Ebba King was a straightforward woman, speaking bluntly without reservation.
And Enoch wasn’t angry, merely offering a bitter smile. "So that means it’s all because of Wyatt... Might I ask, did he give a reason?"
"He didn’t say much specifically, just mentioned owing your elders a favor and wanting to use this opportunity to repay it... You’re really lucky, having him might allow you to come into contact with the highest-class Divine Ability relics within the Saint Martial Secret Realm."
Ebba said faintly.
"Don’t forget what I told you."
Leaving those words, Ebba King departed, leaving the task of inviting Isaias Tasker to join to Enoch Mullins.
Regarding Ebba King’s instructions, Enoch Mullins certainly dared not slack off, so he immediately went to find Isaias Tasker to explain the situation about collaborating with Ebba King and Wyatt Barnes.
"Miss Felicity Taylor wants to cooperate with us?"
Upon hearing Enoch’s words, Isaias Tasker’s eyes suddenly lit up, and he squinted his eyes, smiling cheekily, saying: "Seems like Miss Felicity still values ’old affection’... My past efforts to pursue her were not in vain. Alas, with the care Miss Felicity is showing me this time, her heart surely holds me, had I pushed a bit harder back then, I might have won her over already."
"But it’s not too late now... Since Miss Felicity is seeking my cooperation, she must still have feelings for me in that sense. Maybe with just a little more effort, I can break through that last layer and win over Miss Felicity!"
As Isaias mumbled, his eyes shone brightly, like dazzling stars in the night sky.
Though Isaias was muttering to himself, the volume was enough for Enoch Mullins to clearly hear everything, causing Enoch’s mouth to twitch involuntarily.
This guy really has an inflated self-opinion, doesn’t he?
Nonetheless, to prevent missing out on this collaborative opportunity by vexing Ebba King, Enoch couldn’t help but advise, "Isaias, don’t overthink... This collaboration, they let us join not because of Miss Felicity’s wishes. According to Miss Felicity, she really doesn’t want to bring along two ’burdens’ like us."
"It’s not Miss Felicity’s intention?"
Enoch Mullins’s words were like a bucket of cold water, poured right over Isaias Tasker’s head, waking him up from a dream, "So... it’s that Wyatt’s intention? But, I don’t even know him."
"I don’t know him either."
Enoch Mullins smiled wryly, "But, according to Miss Felicity, it seems he owes our elders a favor and plans to repay it this time in the Sacred Martial Secret Realm..."
"So that’s it."
Isaias Tasker suddenly understood, "In that case, it’s indeed a good thing. With Wyatt’s strength, if we collaborate with him, we can definitely comprehend some impressive Divine Ability relics."
"Indeed."
Enoch Mullins agreed wholeheartedly.
Time slipped away quietly.
Perhaps due to the addition of Isaias Tasker and Enoch Mullins, Ebba King felt immense pressure, and she actually managed to break through to ’Middle Saint Realm mid-stage’ before the competition for the spot in the Sacred Martial Secret Realm.
After breaking through to the Middle Saint Realm mid-stage, her confidence naturally soared.
Being under forty years old and at the Middle Saint Realm mid-stage, there were only a few such individuals, even in the entire Mysterious Void Province, and now, there was one more: Ebba King.
Therefore, while Ebba King gained confidence, she couldn’t help but feel a bit smug.
"Wyatt, I just broke through. Spar with me."
After the breakthrough, Ebba King immediately went to find Wyatt Barnes.
"You broke through?"
Wyatt Barnes was also somewhat surprised by Ebba King’s breakthrough. He already knew that Ebba King was a Middle Saint Realm early-stage martial artist, under forty years old, and as a female, she was already quite remarkable.
And now, Ebba King had broken through again?
Wyatt Barnes had no choice but to admit that Ebba King was definitely the most talented young woman he had encountered so far, second only to Keer’s sister.
"If I hadn’t broken through, I’d really be afraid that those two burdens would hold us back."
Ebba King snorted.
"In the end, you still don’t trust me."
Wyatt Barnes shook his head with a smile, then asked, "But are you sure you want to spar with me?"
"Of course! I also want to know how much the gap is between us after my breakthrough."
Ebba King nodded, eager and ready to start.
"Bring it on."
Wyatt Barnes nodded, with a calm face, ready to receive Ebba King’s attack.
Ebba King didn’t hold back. She struck first, seizing the initiative. Her attacks, like a violent storm, formed after her domain condensed, came crashing down on Wyatt Barnes, as if intending to defeat him in one fell swoop.
Facing Ebba King’s attack, Wyatt Barnes smiled calmly, slowly activating the True Origin within him.
Soon, the True Origin manifested on his body surface, transforming into faint golden sword lights, swiftly flying around him... This was exactly Wyatt Barnes using his own True Origin, in conjunction with the "Supreme Heart Sword," combined with the previously practiced defensive martial arts move "Taiyan Arrow Bell" to display his defensive technique.
Of course, his current defensive technique was much stronger than the purely "Taiyan Arrow Bell."
He had given this defensive technique a name.
"Taiyan Sword Bell!"
Same sound, different characters.
From a distance, Wyatt Barnes stood there, surrounded by a faint golden glow, while golden sword lights, like golden talismans, flew rapidly around him, forming a powerful protective light shield that seemed to withstand anything.
Finally, Ebba King’s overwhelming attack landed on Wyatt Barnes.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
...
After all, Ebba King was now a Middle Saint Realm mid-stage martial artist. The empty-breaking attacks also stirred up a continuous sound of air bursting.
Each attack, like a furious storm, fiercely struck Wyatt Barnes’s golden protective shield on the body surface.
"Break!"
And at this moment, Ebba King yelled delicately, her attacks becoming even more fierce.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
...
Meanwhile, the golden protective shield propped up on Wyatt Barnes’s body surface was also swaying.
But on closer inspection, one could still see that although Wyatt Barnes’s golden protective light was trembling, the swiftly moving golden sword lights maintained their original trajectory.
The speed was the same as always, seemingly unaffected from start to finish.