Legend of Wyatt-Chapter 1435: Quentin Campbell’s Shock

The challenge letter for a Life and Death Duel requires not only the fingerprints of two Inner Sect elders as witnesses but also the fingerprints of both parties involved in the duel.

Once one party issues a challenge for a Life and Death Duel, if the other party accepts, it becomes a fight to the death!

However, if the challenge is declined, that’s allowed too.

But at that point, the challenger has the legitimate right to discipline the other party.

As long as they don’t kill or cripple the other party, they are free to act as they please.

The above describes the rules of the Life and Death Duel challenge.

For a regular duel challenge, once it is issued, if the other party has ever left their quarters and seen the challenge letter, they must accept it.

If refused, the one who issued the challenge gains the right to force their way into the quarters and engage their opponent in a duel.

The duel challenge system is a distinctive feature of the Moon Radiance Sect.

As evening approached, the Moon Radiance Sect’s entrance examination also concluded completely.

Aside from the twelve Transcending Mortal Realm young talents at Great Perfection who had passed the examination early in the day, three late-stage Transcending Mortal Realm young talents passed afterward as well.

Among over a hundred Transcending Mortal Realm young talents at Small Perfection, three were eliminated.

The remaining ones all officially entered the Moon Radiance Sect’s Outer Sect area.

When the Outer Sect elder ’Pierce Reid’ and two Outer Sect stewards led over a hundred Transcending Mortal Realm young talents at Small Perfection into the Outer Sect area, they learned of the heated discussions within the Outer Sect.

Wyatt Barnes, an Outer Sect disciple who had just joined with a late-stage Transcending Mortal Realm cultivation, had effortlessly crushed and defeated the 85th-ranked Outer Sect disciple ’Ricky Ridge’ and seized his personal courtyard.

"How is this possible?!"

"He’s just at the late stage of the Transcending Mortal Realm. How could it be possible for him to defeat someone on the verge of reaching Great Perfection in the Transcending Mortal Realm? Impossible!"

"Even if it happened, it must have been an act they planned together. They must have known each other beforehand and orchestrated this as a performance."

...

The group of Transcending Mortal Realm young talents at Small Perfection who had just joined the Moon Radiance Sect shouted in disbelief. Most people didn’t believe Wyatt Barnes had truly defeated Ricky Ridge.

In the crowd, Kai Simmons and Baer Bear exchanged glances, both seeing shock in the other’s eyes.

"Senior Brother Barnes... he actually defeated the 85th-ranked figure in the Outer Sect?"

Baer Bear took a sharp intake of breath.

At this moment, it wasn’t just the new disciples of the Moon Radiance Sect who were in shock; even the Outer Sect elder ’Pierce Reid’ and the two Outer Sect stewards wore expressions of astonishment.

At this point, they couldn’t help but wonder whether Ricky Ridge had known Wyatt Barnes prior to this.

Even to them, this feat seemed entirely implausible!

"If that Quentin Campbell knew about this, he’d probably curse himself for being so blind... taking only Kai Simmons and not Senior Brother Barnes."

Kai Simmons’s eyes flickered as he pondered.

Quentin Campbell, the personal disciple of Moon Radiance Sect Inner Sect elder Evander Mullins, had descended powerfully upon Hill Mountain City’s Main Mansion six months ago, killing two Saint Realm experts from the mansion and gravely injuring the City Lord of Hill Mountain City.

Afterward, before the eyes of the City Lord, he took away the disciple who had originally followed him, ’Kai Simmons.’

Kai Simmons still remembered.

Back then, in Quentin Campbell’s eyes, neither he, Baer Bear, Ingot Gold, nor Wyatt Barnes were worth noticing.

To Quentin Campbell, only Kai Simmons was of importance. freeweɓnøvel.com

"Senior Brother Barnes’s talent far surpasses Kai Simmons’s... I really wonder what sort of expressions Evander Mullins and his disciple will have when they learn of this."

Kai Simmons thought secretly.

What Kai was thinking about came to pass that very evening.

Because of the enmity between Moon Radiance Sect Inner Sect elder Evander Mullins and Hill Mountain City’s City Lord Tabo Garcia, practically every move Tabo Garcia made had been under the surveillance of Evander Mullins’s faction.

Today, during the Moon Radiance Sect’s entrance exam to recruit new disciples, Evander Mullins’s faction was naturally paying attention.

Thus, by that evening, Evander Mullins’s most favored disciple, Quentin Campbell, had received the news.

"You may leave."

In the Moon Radiance Sect’s Inner Sect area, within a spacious mansion, Quentin Campbell dismissed a messenger with a slightly irritated tone.

"Yes."

The person delivering the message immediately retreated from the mansion.

"I didn’t expect that Tabo Garcia could get so lucky... first Kai Simmons, and now Wyatt Barnes."

Quentin Campbell’s face darkened slightly.

Even he had to admit that Tabo Garcia’s luck was extraordinary, absurdly so.

Kai Simmons, hailing from the Mortal Continent, was highly talented, and his potential far exceeded Quentin Campbell’s... even Quentin had to acknowledge this.

For that reason, after Kai Simmons was taken to the Moon Radiance Sect, he was given special attention by Quentin Campbell’s master, Inner Sect elder Evander Mullins. Over the past six months, Kai Simmons’s strength had advanced by leaps and bounds.

Now, he had even reached the peak of Great Perfection in the Transcending Mortal Realm.

In terms of strength, even in the Outer Sect, he could rank among the top.

Over these six months, even Quentin Campbell had harbored some jealousy toward the special treatment his master, Elder Mullins, gave to Kai Simmons.

Yet, compared to Wyatt Barnes, Kai Simmons’s progress over the past six months—and even his inherent talent—suddenly seemed insignificant.

Quentin Campbell’s shifting mindset was all because of ’Wyatt Barnes.’

"To crush and utterly defeat the 85th-ranked Outer Sect disciple, Ricky Ridge, with late-stage Transcending Mortal Realm cultivation... it’s been confirmed that Ricky Ridge had no prior connection to Wyatt Barnes."

Quentin Campbell mumbled to himself.

"To effortlessly crush a peak-level Transcending Mortal Realm Great Perfection expert while still in the late stage... even for the most monstrous geniuses, that should be impossible, right? This isn’t just a case of surpassing two levels in combat."

"Of course, there’s another possibility... that Wyatt Barnes broke through to ’Small Perfection’ after being assessed by the Outer Sect stewards."

"If, with Small Perfection cultivation, he crushed Ricky Ridge, it’s still astonishing, but not implausible."

In Quentin Campbell’s mind, he concluded that Wyatt Barnes was already in the Transcending Mortal Realm at Small Perfection.

He reasoned this out because he found it impossible for Wyatt Barnes to crush someone nearing the peak of Great Perfection in the Transcending Mortal Realm with merely late-stage cultivation.

Anyone ranked within the top 100 of the Outer Sect undoubtedly wasn’t some average figure.

If they were mediocre, they would have long been driven out of the independent courtyard area.

"This matter is something I need to discuss with my master... but before that, I should first find Kai Simmons. Looking back, I’ve never once heard him mention anything about Wyatt Barnes."

With that thought in mind, Quentin Campbell sought out Kai Simmons.

Six months ago, after being brought to the Moon Radiance Sect by Quentin Campbell, Kai Simmons had, under the recommendation of Inner Sect elder Evander Mullins, been granted the status of an ’Inner Sect disciple’ in the sect.

That power to recommend was reserved exclusively for high-ranking sect officials like the Inner Sect elders and above.

Even Inner Sect stewards, who held a status equivalent to Outer Sect elders, were not authorized to recommend recruits.

Even talents discovered by Outer Sect elders had to obediently participate in the entrance examination.

Between Outer Sect elders, Inner Sect stewards, and Inner Sect elders, the rank difference may seem minimal, yet the gap was as vast as a chasm!

Within the Moon Radiance Sect, only those at the rank of Inner Sect elder or higher are considered to have reached the apex of decision-making power.

Inner Sect elders, while possessing illustrious status, also require immense personal strength to back it... achieving such a position requires one to be a ’Saint Realm Great Perfection’ powerhouse.

Only Saint Realm Great Perfection experts stand at the pinnacle of the Moon Radiance Sect, commanding storms in the world.

Since becoming an Inner Sect disciple, Kai Simmons had been living within the estate of Evander Mullins... where he had his own independent courtyard.

Over the past six months, he had lived a secluded life, his cultivation advancing rapidly due to the guidance and special attention from Evander Mullins.

"Junior Brother."

While practicing Saint-level martial arts techniques within his courtyard, Kai Simmons suddenly heard a voice outside, prompting him to pause and look puzzled.

He immediately recognized the owner of the voice.

Yet, he was surprised that the person had come to see him.

In the past six months, after bringing him to the sect, this man had never proactively sought him out.

In fact, as time passed, it felt as though the man was intentionally or unintentionally distancing himself... the reason for which wasn’t hard to deduce—plain jealousy of their master’s favoritism.

"Senior Brother."

In the face of Quentin Campbell, Kai Simmons didn’t dare act arrogantly. Upon hearing the voice, he immediately opened the courtyard gate to welcome him in.

"Junior Brother, have you been comfortable living here these past six months?"

Quentin Campbell asked with a smile.

However, his smile seemed forced and insincere.

"Yes."

Kai Simmons didn’t nod but softly responded with an affirmative hum.

"Junior Brother, you should be aware that Hill Mountain City’s City Lord had a disciple named ’Wyatt Barnes,’ right?"

Quentin Campbell’s eyes flickered as he locked his gaze on Kai Simmons, delving straight into the topic.

Wyatt Barnes!

Hearing the name again, Kai Simmons couldn’t help but feel ripples stir within his heart.

Back then, even his former master, Hill Mountain City’s City Lord ’Tabo Garcia,’ believed Wyatt Barnes to be superior to him, even advising Wyatt not to contend with him for the position of ’Senior Brother.’

Because of this, he had challenged Wyatt Barnes to a duel.

But before the duel could determine a conclusive result, Quentin Campbell’s arrival had interrupted it.

Although that fight had no outcome, he had to admit... for two people hailing from the Mortal Continent, Wyatt Barnes’s talent and strength indeed surpassed his by a margin.

However, the Kai Simmons of today was no longer the same as six months ago.

Over the last six months, his strength had surged!

If he met Wyatt Barnes again, he was confident of certain victory.

"I know."

Facing Quentin Campbell’s query, Kai Simmons nodded.

He quickly calculated the timing in his mind—today seemed to coincide with the Moon Radiance Sect’s five-yearly entrance exam, and Wyatt Barnes would undoubtedly represent Hill Mountain City.

"It seems Wyatt had an impressive performance during the entrance exam... otherwise, it wouldn’t have drawn Quentin Campbell’s attention."

This much was easy for Kai Simmons to deduce.

"He just joined the sect and defeated the 85th-ranked Outer Sect disciple Ricky Ridge, who was nearing the peak of Great Perfection in the Transcending Mortal Realm."

Quentin Campbell stated.

"What?!"

Hearing these words, Kai Simmons’s face tightened, and his pupils contracted sharply.