Chapter 3012: Sorry About That

Three pure defensive king-grade Immortal Artifacts nurtured by Immortal Sovereign power!

As the voice, which seemed to belong to the Immortal Emperor of South Heaven, was heard, the eyes of the ten people standing in the center of the ten grand halls, including Wyatt Barnes, lit up brightly.

At the next moment, under the watchful eyes of many, three suits of pitch-black armor appeared high in the sky, resembling the armor of Demon Gods, emitting waves of black mysterious light, surrounded by streaks of faint purple lightning bolts.

The faint purple lightning bolts flickered, causing the void to tremble with each move, and a faint mysterious aura extended outwards into the air, sweeping towards Wyatt Barnes and others.

This instant made Wyatt Barnes and others feel as if they were in a sinister place.

"Is this... the pure defensive king-grade Immortal Artifacts nurtured by Immortal Sovereign power?"

Wyatt Barnes showed a joyful expression, his eyes shining brightly.

The pure defensive king-grade Immortal Artifacts nurtured by Immortal Sovereign power had stronger defensive capabilities than the general pure defensive king-grade Immortal Artifact ’Red Scale Robe’ he had, only slightly inferior to the pure defensive emperor-grade Immortal Artifact.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

...

Just as Wyatt Barnes’s thoughts arose, loud noises came forth.

The other eight people, at the first moment, soared into the sky, their figures turning into streaks of lightning, rushing straight towards the three pieces of pure defensive king-grade Immortal Artifacts nurtured by Immortal Sovereign power.

Jalen Bell was among those eight people.

Perhaps they possessed pure defensive king-grade Immortal Artifacts, but they were generally only typical pure defensive king-grade Immortal Artifacts, not nurtured by Immortal Sovereign power...

Immortal Sovereign nurtured king-grade Immortal Artifacts—purely offensive ones are alright—but purely defensive ones are exceedingly rare, scarce even among the Three Sects and Two Clans, not to mention other forces.

As for loose cultivators, even fewer possess the pure defensive king-grade Immortal Artifacts nurtured by Immortal Sovereign power.

Thus, the pure defensive king-grade Immortal Artifacts nurtured by Immortal Sovereign power became precious.

Now, with three such king-grade Immortal Artifacts appearing, who would not covet them?

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

...

Eight individuals soared into the air, rushing headlong towards the three king-grade Immortal Artifacts as fast as a whirlwind, their bodies like lightning, all eager to be the first to seize those three king-grade Immortal Artifacts.

Only Wyatt Barnes and Bruno Fortin stood in place, their gazes calm.

"I want one."

Bruno Fortin looked at Wyatt Barnes and said.

"Do you even lack king-grade Immortal Artifacts?"

Wyatt Barnes raised an eyebrow.

In his view, Bruno Fortin, being from the Divine Ruin Lands, might even possess divine artifacts, so hearing him ask for a pure defensive king-grade Immortal Artifact, albeit not a typical one, was quite astonishing to Wyatt Barnes.

"I know what you’re thinking."

Bruno Fortin said, "When I left the Divine Ruin Lands, I only had a few divine artifacts and emperor-grade Immortal Artifacts. Even the king-grade Immortal Artifacts I hold now were acquired later."

"But do you think... I can easily use divine artifacts and emperor-grade Immortal Artifacts in front of others?"

At this point, Bruno Fortin glanced deeply at Wyatt Barnes, "Just like the divine artifact within you, do you dare to use it easily in front of others? If the Three Sects and Two Clans knew you possessed a divine artifact, they would surely eliminate you and seize the divine artifact unless you willingly surrendered it, regardless of your talents!"

"This time, in the lower realm of South Heaven’s Ancient Realm, I acquired a sword nurtured by an Immortal Sovereign... But, I’ve been lacking a pure defensive king-grade Immortal Artifact."

Bruno Fortin stated.

"Alright."

Having understood Bruno Fortin’s situation, Wyatt Barnes nodded.

If that were the case, he could completely understand Bruno Fortin.

As Bruno Fortin mentioned, unless he could kill his opponent, without being seen, he wouldn’t easily resort to using the divine Seven Aperture Exquisite Sword he possessed.

Besides, fighting Bruno Fortin wouldn’t guarantee victory, considering Bruno Fortin likely held divine artifacts, likely those with artifact spirits...

Of course, even if he had the chance to win, he wouldn’t act against Bruno Fortin.

Not to mention anything else, just the fact that Bruno Fortin gifted him an artifact spirit for a top-grade divine artifact was enough for Wyatt Barnes to owe him a favor, even if some transactions were involved.

"Then one of the king-grade Immortal Artifacts is yours, the other two are mine."

After nodding, Wyatt Barnes looked at Bruno Fortin again, decisively determining the ownership of the three pieces of pure defensive king-grade Immortal Artifacts nurtured by Immortal Sovereign, as if completely disregarding the existence of the other eight people.

"It’s no big deal... I can only make use of one, anyway."

Bruno Fortin shrugged and said.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

...

Just as Wyatt Barnes and Bruno Fortin were speaking, the eight people rushing towards the three King Grade Immortal Artifacts had already started a chaotic battle. The fight was extremely intense, with indiscriminate attacks that didn’t care who the opponent was.

Wyatt Barnes glanced over and could clearly see:

Among the eight engaged in fierce battle, whenever someone tried to reach out for one of the three King Grade Immortal Artifacts, they would immediately become the target and face a siege. No one wanted anyone else to get one of the King Grade Immortal Artifacts first.

Under such circumstances, no one dared to make a move on the three King Grade Immortal Artifacts.

The eight-person melee was evenly matched, making it impossible to determine a winner.

"Huh? Why are there only eight people?"

During the fierce battle in the air, after a while, one person was the first to regain composure and realized that he was only fighting against seven others.

Boom!

With a flick of his legs, he temporarily withdrew from the battle, looked down, and saw two young men still standing there, immobile, as if the three King Grade Immortal Artifacts were of no concern to them.

"You two... are you not interested in the three King Grade Immortal Artifacts?"

The man who withdrew from the battle was a middle-aged man. He looked at Wyatt Barnes and Bruno Fortin, a gleam in his eyes as he suddenly spoke up and asked loudly.

His voice was very loud, even overpowering the noise of the other seven clashing, making them all come to their senses. After exchanging glances, they retreated in unison, halted, and temporarily ceased their attacks, each turning their gaze to Wyatt Barnes and Bruno Fortin.

When they saw Wyatt Barnes, four of the seven felt a slight tremor in their hearts.

This young man in purple was suspected of comprehending two profound principles of the Earth-attribute Law, and his strength was far superior to any one of them.

Especially the terrifying defense the young man in purple had previously displayed, which sent a shiver down their spines.

They even thought that even if they went all out, they might not be able to injure this young man in purple at all because his defense was just too formidable, suspected to have comprehended some supreme defense principle of the Earth-attribute Law.

"Hmm?"

When the four looked at Wyatt Barnes, the apprehension on their faces and in their eyes was noted by the other three.

These three were the last to come and hadn’t seen Wyatt Barnes in action, so they had no concept of his strength, not knowing just how terrifying Wyatt Barnes’ capabilities were...

"This young man in purple, is he very strong?"

"Not yet a hundred years old... How strong can he be?"

Two of the three looked towards the nearby four and the first middle-aged man who retreated, asking.

"If you want to know how strong he is, you can try." The middle-aged man who first withdrew wore an amused grin, as if enjoying the show.

These three who came out last were equal to him in strength, but to pit themselves against Wyatt Barnes, even all three together might not be his match.

"Wyatt Barnes!"

An elder who had witnessed Wyatt Barnes’ power stepped forward, looking at Wyatt Barnes, and said loudly, "Your strength is evident to all... How about this, you choose one of the three King Grade Immortal Artifacts to take, and let us distribute the remaining two among ourselves, okay?"

When the elder spoke, besides the last three who frowned, the other four, including Jalen Bell, all nodded one after another:

"Indeed, among the three King Grade Immortal Artifacts, Wyatt Barnes, you choose one first."

"Wyatt Barnes, you choose first."

"Yes! We’ll distribute the remaining two among ourselves."

...

The last three who came also felt a simultaneous tremor in their hearts.

At this moment, even they realized from Jalen Bell’s group of four’s attitude that Wyatt Barnes was not a simple character. "Could it be... this young man in purple is a peak Love Rowan Upper Immortal who has comprehended the profound principles of two Law Rules?"

"Possible... Otherwise, how could these four who are equal to us in strength so easily give up one of the King Grade Immortal Artifacts? That is clearly a defensive King Grade Immortal Artifact nurtured by an Immortal Sovereign-level expert!"

"If they are all afraid of him, we’re probably not his match either... If he wants one, we should give it to him."

Soon, the three also decided to let Wyatt Barnes choose one of the King Grade Immortal Artifacts.

For a moment, all eight directed their gaze at Wyatt Barnes, awaiting his response...

To the last three, Wyatt Barnes should agree.

However, the other five were somewhat apprehensive, fearing Wyatt Barnes might want all three, leaving only him against the rest could not unless more than five joined forces, in which case they might barely rival Wyatt Barnes!

Of course, even with so many joining forces, at most they could tie with Wyatt Barnes. To go further, defeating or even killing Wyatt Barnes would be nearly impossible.

However, even if they joined forces and matched Wyatt Barnes, their alliance could not afford any distrust, or surely they would be picked off by Wyatt Barnes one by one...

But, their relationship was inherently interest-driven, losing one means one less competitor, and they couldn’t truly trust one another!

Thus, they found themselves in a dilemma.

"One?"

Facing the eager eyes of the eight, Wyatt Barnes chuckled lightly and slowly said, "I’m sorry... I want two of the three King Grade Immortal Artifacts."