Legend of Wyatt

Chapter 2664: Asking an Exorbitant Price

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

...

The sky was filled with palm imprints sweeping towards Wyatt Barnes, enveloping him. Almost simultaneously with the countless sword lights whistling out from within Wyatt’s body, they collided with him, crashing into the sword lights.

Bam! Bam! Bam! Bam! Bam!

...

The deafening roars, as if the heavens and earth were shaking, spread out, sending surging waves outward like a storm in the ocean, like awakening beasts charging at their targeted prey.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

...

The deafening roars did not last long before being overshadowed and suppressed by the swift sounds of swords, eventually seemingly disappearing completely.

"How is this possible?!"

In the distance, the elder referred to as ’Uncle Dawn’ by Anders Mullins, witnessed his thunderous strike, executed with all his might, easily shattered by the sword lights bursting out from within the young man in purple. For a moment, he couldn’t help but change his expression.

His once murky eyes were no longer clouded, replaced by sheer terror and regret.

If he couldn’t realize by now that he’d kicked an ’iron plate,’ he would’ve truly lived those years in vain!

"Courting death!"

Wyatt Barnes’ indifferent words reached the elder’s ears, yet they felt like the scythe of death, drastically changing his face to a state of panic, opening his mouth as if to say something...

However, the moment the elder opened his mouth.

Before he could speak, the countless sword lights whistling out from Wyatt’s body suddenly reformed into a sword array, enveloping the elder and bringing forth a rain of blood, speckling down and dyeing the entire alleyway red.

After slaughtering the elder, the sword array dispersed into the air with a thought from Wyatt, as if it had never existed.

Thud!

Anders Mullins, who had just come to his senses, collapsed to the ground with a pale face. Seeing the blood-stained alley, his entire body trembled uncontrollably with fear.

The strong scent of blood filled his nose, terrifying him to the point of numbness in his lower body.

Momentarily, Anders Mullins, collapsing on the ground, found himself sitting in a pool of urine, the strong smell of urine mingling with the dense scent of blood, quickly permeating the entire alley.

"Didn’t you just say...not only would you keep me, but you would kill me too?"

Wyatt Barnes cast a disdainful glance at the urine-soaked Anders, speaking lightly, "Now that your men are dead... it’s your turn to make a move."

"You...you..."

Hearing Wyatt’s words, Anders Mullins looked up in panic, trembling as he said, "You...you can’t kill me... If you kill me... the Mullins Family won’t spare you!"

"My father is the head of the Mullins Family!"

Trembling as he spoke, Anders Mullins even brought up his father, the current head of the Mullins Family, one of the five great families of the Nine Nether County’s County City.

"The Mullins Family?"

Hearing Anders’ words, Wyatt laughed again, "It seems you’re confident in the Mullins Family backing you... In that case, I’ll give you a chance to return to the Mullins Family."

Wyatt’s words left Anders momentarily stunned.

"You’re...really letting me return to the Mullins Family?"

Anders’ eyes flickered, cautiously glancing at Wyatt before asking.

"Not only will I let you return to the Mullins Family... I will also follow you back there!"

Wyatt stated.

Swish!

Almost the instant Wyatt finished speaking, Anders’ face changed again, trembling as he asked, "Who...who are you really?!"

Though extravagant, Anders wasn’t utterly foolish.

This young man in purple, not only letting him return to the Mullins Family but also saying he would follow him back, was evidently confident and unafraid of the Mullins Family!

Now, he realized he’d indeed kicked an ’iron plate.’

Moreover, this ’iron plate’ seemed unafraid of the backing of the Mullins Family, one of the five great families in Nine Nether County’s County City!

"If you don’t want to return to the Mullins Family... I don’t mind sending you to the Netherworld Path right now to accompany that old guy."

Facing Anders’ query, Wyatt’s tone suddenly turned cold, causing Anders’ body to shiver severely. Hastily, he stood up and, like he was fleeing, left the alley and headed towards the Mullins Family residence, drawing frequent backward glances from many along the way.

"Isn’t that the Mullins Family’s young master, Anders Mullins?"

"Why does he look so panicked... Did something happen?"

"I don’t know... But when he passed by me just now, there seemed to be a smell of urine."

"Urine smell? Are you serious?"

...

Wherever Anders went, similar comments filled the streets and alleys.

Nobody noticed that above Anders’ head, in the high sky, a purple figure was trailing him like a shadow, following him all the way to the Mullins Family’s mansion, descending slowly from the sky only then.

"Young Master...you...what happened to you?"

Outside the gates of the Mullins Family’s mansion, the few family guards, upon seeing Anders’ disheveled appearance and smelling the intense odor of urine emanating from him, were momentarily dumbfounded as well.

It was their first time seeing their young master in such a sorry state.

However, Anders paid no heed to these guards and hurriedly entered the Mullins Family mansion, heading directly to find his father, the head of the Mullins Family.

"I’ll be waiting for you outside your Mullins Family main hall..."

While Anders Mullins was in a panic looking for his father, Wyatt Barnes sent him this message through transmission.

In an instant, it scared Anders Mullins to his core.

"Who... who exactly is he?!"

Even though Anders Mullins had always been confident about their Mullins Family, in this moment, facing Wyatt Barnes who seemed unafraid of the Mullins Family, he became increasingly uncertain.

However, despite his uncertainty, he knew he had no other choice.

"The Mullins Family... being one of the five great families of the Nine Nether County’s County Governor’s Mansion, should have quite a bit of wealth, right?"

Wyatt Barnes stood in mid-air above the great hall at the center of the Mullins Family estate, murmuring to himself as if he had already set his sights on the Mullins Family’s riches.

And indeed, that was the reality.

Otherwise, Wyatt wouldn’t have gone through so much trouble following Anders Mullins to this place.

About a quarter of an hour later.

Swish! Swosh!

Two sounds of wind howling came from afar, and in the blink of an eye, they were hovering above the Mullins Family’s great hall, appearing in the sky not far from Wyatt Barnes.

"Father... it’s him."

Wyatt Barnes, who was resting with his eyes closed, lazily opened his eyes when he heard Anders Mullins’ voice.

In just one glance, Wyatt saw Anders Mullins and a middle-aged man who resembled Anders by six or seven parts.

Compared to Anders Mullins, this middle-aged man was much more composed.

"Sir... if my son has offended you in any way, please forgive him. As long as you’re willing to spare my son’s life, I, Cruz Mullins, am willing to offer one thousand top-grade celestial stones... How does that sound to you?"

The middle-aged man slightly bowed to Wyatt Barnes, his posture very humble.

"Cruz Mullins? Are you the head of the Mullins Family?"

Wyatt Barnes asked indifferently.

"Yes."

Cruz Mullins nodded.

"You’re smarter than your son."

Wyatt Barnes looked deeply at Cruz Mullins and said.

"Thank you for the compliment, sir."

Cruz Mullins forced a smile.

"If your son had only wanted the herbs and celestial stones in my possession without intending to take my life... one thousand top-grade celestial stones would be barely sufficient."

Wyatt Barnes glanced at Anders Mullins coldly, "But, he intended to kill me!"

"I have a bad habit... If someone tries to kill me and I survive, I must take their life in return!"

"Head of the Mullins Family... do you think your son’s life is worth just one thousand top-grade celestial stones?"

As he spoke, Wyatt Barnes shifted his gaze from Anders Mullins to Cruz Mullins, looking deeply into his eyes as he asked.

"Then in your opinion... how many celestial stones do you want?"

As Cruz Mullins said this, his face twitched slightly, and in the depth of his eyes, there was a flare of anger that he struggled to suppress.

Although he didn’t know the background of this young man in purple before him, based on his son’s previous experiences, this young man either had an unparalleled backing or was being deliberately mysterious...

As the head of the Mullins Family, he dared not take risks lightly, so he preferred to believe this young man had an unparalleled backing.

He came alone now, intending to privately offer some top-grade celestial stones to resolve the matter caused by his son.

Although he could have resorted to strong-arm tactics.

But he dared not take the risk.

"One hundred thousand top-grade celestial stones... As long as the head of the Mullins Family gives me one hundred thousand top-grade celestial stones, I might consider sparing his life."

Wyatt Barnes spoke indifferently, and as he finished, he glanced at Anders Mullins again.

One hundred thousand top-grade celestial stones!

This was a quote Wyatt Barnes came up with based on the top-grade celestial stones in the Storage Ring of Tony Campbell, the first Sacrificial Officer of the Nine Nether County’s County Governor’s Mansion and a Daai Law Golden Immortal.

Tony Campbell’s Storage Ring contained more than fifty thousand top-grade celestial stones.

"One hundred thousand top-grade celestial stones?"

Hearing Wyatt Barnes’ words, Anders Mullins was shocked into a stupor, and Cruz Mullins’ expression changed drastically in an instant.

"Sir!"

Cruz Mullins, being the head of the contemporary Mullins Family, one of the five great families of Nine Nether County’s County City, might not be completely arrogant usually, but he certainly had a sense of pride.

Hearing Wyatt Barnes make such a demanding request, he could no longer suppress his anger!

"This is exorbitant!"

Cruz Mullins glared at Wyatt Barnes and said in a solemn voice, "Two thousand top-grade celestial stones... I can only offer you at most two thousand top-grade celestial stones. If you refuse, I..."

As he spoke, Cruz Mullins paused, forgoing completion of his sentence.

But in his angry gaze toward Wyatt Barnes, there was a clear sense of threat.