Chapter 1744: Chapter 1744: The Shameless Cox Brothers
Of course, the duel between Wyatt Barnes and Waylen Cox ended in a temporary tie.
After all, Wyatt only used the True Origin Condensed Beast technique, whereas Waylen resorted to the True Origin Condensed Domain technique.
In truth, even with this match-up, it was because Wyatt held back; otherwise, given his current strength, he could easily defeat Waylen even using the True Origin Condensed Beast technique.
The reason he didn’t go all out was that he didn’t want to expose his ’trump card’ too early.
Since many believed he had broken through to the ’peak of Middle Saint Realm,’ he’d deliberately kept his strength at that level, as a typical Middle Saint Realm Martial Artist couldn’t crush the True Energy Condensed Domain of a late Middle Saint Realm Martial Artist, at most, just tie.
"Middle Saint Realm Peak!"
"That Wyatt has indeed broken through to the peak of the Middle Saint Realm!"
...
The fact is Wyatt achieved the desired effect. After his initial clash with Waylen Cox, everyone present believed he was now a peak Middle Saint Realm Martial Artist.
"This guy, breaking through is one thing, but he still refuses to admit it."
Ebba King shook her head, looking at Wyatt with some annoyance, and her gaze carried a hint of resentment.
"Middle Saint Realm Peak!"
Waylen Cox’s expression changed dramatically; he hadn’t expected this Wyatt to have truly broken through to the peak of the Middle Saint Realm. Even the weakest peak Middle Saint Realm Martial Artist wasn’t someone he alone could withstand.
Waylen Cox’s companion, Waylen Cox, also appeared slightly tense, "This Wyatt has really broken through!"
Since Wyatt had shown ’peak Middle Saint Realm’ strength, he had no intention of backing down after his failed attack. He swiftly moved, his entire figure resembling a specter, rushing straight at Waylen.
"Waylen, watch out!"
Waylen Cox’s expression changed, quickly reminding him.
Even without Waylen’s reminder, Waylen was aware of the danger and attempted to dodge immediately.
However, as a late Middle Saint Realm Martial Artist, he couldn’t possibly evade the swift attack of a peak Middle Saint Realm Martial Artist. Wyatt was now advancing at maximum speed towards Waylen as a peak Middle Saint Realm Martial Artist.
Bam!!
With a resounding crash, under everyone’s watchful eyes, Wyatt appeared where Waylen had been standing.
In contrast, Waylen was sent flying, crashing hard to the ground, in utter disarray.
From start to finish, Waylen’s True Energy was suppressed by Wyatt’s True Energy, in a state of collapse, unable to gather.
Silence.
The scene was deathly quiet.
Waylen Cox had provoked Wyatt verbally, then challenged him, only to end up being sent flying by Wyatt’s single move.
"Had Wyatt not initially played with Waylen using the True Origin Condensed Beast technique, Waylen would have lost at the very first encounter."
"Isn’t that obvious?"
"This Waylen truly overestimated himself, only to bring disgrace upon himself!"
...
Most of the Mysterious Void Martial Academy disciples watching sneered at Waylen Cox as he clambered back up, showing ridicule in their eyes and being utterly disrespectful in their words.
More and more people began mocking, until over ninety percent were ridiculing Waylen.
Perhaps many among them couldn’t best Waylen Cox, but as most joined in ridiculing him, they weren’t worried about Waylen’s retaliation, as he couldn’t possibly revenge on everyone present.
After getting up, Waylen’s face turned ashen, unable to utter any bold words.
At this moment, being outmatched, what more could he say?
"Wyatt!"
Just then, Waylen Cox spoke up, successfully diverting everyone’s attention to himself, he looked at Wyatt and solemnly said, "First, I must congratulate you on breaking through to the peak of the Middle Saint Realm after the spirit pool baptism... Breaking through to the peak of the Middle Saint Realm, it’s normal that neither I nor my brother can match you. But..."
"But, if I were to accept both of you challenging me together and defeat you, will you acknowledge me, correct?"
Before Waylen could finish his sentence, Wyatt interrupted him.
With Wyatt’s comment, the Heavenly Palace disciples present gave Waylen a strange look; if what Wyatt said was true, it was indeed shameless of Waylen!
Everyone knew that the Cox brothers working together could even defeat numerous peak Middle Saint Realm practitioners.
Waylen frowned, not expecting Wyatt to anticipate his words, but with no retreat available, he nodded and said, "Yes! Of course, if you dare not, you can refuse... Even if you refuse, no one would say anything, given you are indeed stronger than either of my brother or me."
Nobody expected Waylen to openly offer such a brazen proposition, albeit without lacking ’bold honesty.’
"Wyatt, do you dare to battle against both me and my brother?"
At this moment, Waylen Cox, who had taken a healing pill and had somewhat recovered from his injuries, looked at Wyatt Barnes in a timely manner and asked in a deep voice.
Since Wyatt Barnes was already a Middle Saint Realm peak martial artist, it wouldn’t be disgraceful to be defeated by him... However, if there was a chance to defeat Wyatt Barnes and crush his momentum, Waylen didn’t want to miss it, even if teaming up with his brother against Wyatt was somewhat unfair.
"Ignore them!"
As Waylen’s voice fell, a familiar voice reached Wyatt Barnes’ ears; it was Ebba King’s voice. "These Cox brothers each have strong personal power and are the two strongest late Middle Saint Realm disciples in the Heavenly Palace... Once they team up, anyone who has just broken through to the Middle Saint Realm peak is no match for them."
"In the Heavenly Palace, the number of Middle Saint Realm peak disciples defeated by their joint efforts is said to be no less than double digits."
As she spoke, Ebba King’s voice was full of gravity.
At the same time, Wyatt Barnes heard another familiar voice at his ear. It was Lumi Clifford’s voice, "Brother Wyatt, they are indeed as shameless as I thought... You don’t need to pay them any mind."
As soon as the transmission finished, Lumi Clifford looked at Waylen Cox first and retorted mockingly, "Waylen, if you want to gang up on fewer opponents, just say it instead of delivering high-sounding nonsense! The age of you brothers combined is over a hundred, yet you dare to claim to want to team up against a new disciple who is under forty?"
As soon as Lumi Clifford said this, many looked at the Cox brothers with increasingly peculiar eyes.
"Lumi Clifford makes sense, those Cox brothers are shameless!"
"I reckon they’re just sore losers trying to reclaim some face by teaming up."
"Shameless! Such shamelessness! People with a combined age over a hundred feel bold enough to challenge someone under forty."
...
Many ridiculed them, causing the faces of the Cox brothers to go pale intermittently.
Of course, when they looked back at Lumi Clifford, a chilling light appeared in their eyes.
If not for the many people present, and if not for the strict rules of the Mysterious Void Manor, they might have already risen up to attack Lumi Clifford, even going so far as to kill him.
"Wyatt, as I said before, you can refuse."
Waylen Cox took a deep breath, looked at Wyatt Barnes and said.
"Wyatt, if you don’t dare, then you’re a coward, a wimp!"
"Wyatt, if you don’t accept the challenge, you’re not a man!"
At the same time, Wyatt Barnes heard two transmissions from the Cox brothers.
Their intentions were clear; they wanted to provoke and anger him to accept their joint challenge under a hot-headed impulse.
"Hmph!"
Upon hearing their transmissions, Wyatt Barnes suddenly snorted coldly, his face darkened and his cold gaze fell on the Cox brothers. "Even if you don’t provoke and anger me through transmissions, I wouldn’t refuse your challenge... Since you want to team up against me, come then!"
"Come then!"
Wyatt Barnes’ words were like a bolt from the blue in the ears of those present.
Most people hadn’t expected Wyatt Barnes to actually accept the Cox brothers’ joint challenge.
"You’re too impulsive!"
"Brother Wyatt!"
Meanwhile, Ebba King and Lumi Clifford’s transmissions reached Wyatt Barnes’ ears.
Both sounded anxious; they hadn’t expected Wyatt to accept the Cox brothers’ challenge despite their prior warnings.
"Wyatt... did he agree?"
"He’s too impulsive!"
"Indeed too impulsive. Either of the Cox brothers is nearly invincible among the Heavenly Palace’s late Middle Saint Realm disciples... With their twin brotherly telepathy, they’ve defeated no less than double digits of Middle Saint Realm peak Heavenly Palace disciples."
"A Middle Saint Realm peak existence, especially one recently broken through, can’t possibly match them both together."
"Wyatt surely doesn’t know this; otherwise, he wouldn’t accept the challenge."
"I feel Wyatt knows this since he’s close with Lumi Clifford, who must have warned him... I guess he’s accepting their challenge because the Cox brothers provoked him through transmissions, saying something offensive enough to anger him."
"He seemed to mention the Cox brothers provoking him through transmissions... These Cox brothers are too shameless! They’ll stop at nothing for Wyatt to accept their challenge, truly disgracing the Heavenly Palace!"
"Even so, Wyatt is too impulsive... Any sensible person could hear that the Cox brothers’ provocations have ulterior motives. Alas, he’s still too young."
...
Observing the crowd began buzzing at this moment.
Many looked at the Cox brothers with contempt and there were also many who looked at Wyatt Barnes and shook their heads, thinking Wyatt Barnes was too impulsive.
"Haha... good! Good!"
Hearing Wyatt Barnes accept their challenge, the Cox brothers laughed aloud, especially Waylen Cox, excitedly shouting as if already seeing Wyatt fall at their feet.