Legend of Wyatt-Chapter 1477: Nine-Star Inscription Pen

The path of Saint Markings—is it not something you can learn just because you want to?

It also depends on innate talent?

Requires mental preparation?

Upon hearing Trevor Baillie’s words, Wyatt Barnes did not respond directly but laughed to himself inwardly.

He had inherited the lifetime mastery of "Inscription Techniques" from the Reincarnation Emperor, and "Inscription" and "Saint Markings" are essentially two different paths reaching the same destination. For him to learn Saint Markings, he didn’t need to start from scratch; he only needed to grasp the commonalities between Inscription and Saint Markings.

As long as he built the "bridge" that connected Saint Markings and Inscription, Wyatt believed he could become an exceptional "Saint Mark Engraver."

For the next month, Wyatt lived in Trevor Baillie’s residence, learning the art of Saint Markings from him.

Initially, Trevor Baillie wasn’t optimistic about Wyatt.

After all, Wyatt’s talent in Martial Dao was already immensely beyond comprehension. In Trevor’s view, the heavens were fair—they wouldn’t bless Wyatt with an extraordinary talent in Martial Dao while also giving him extraordinary talent in the path of Saint Markings.

Yet, reality delivered a resounding slap to his face. He even wondered if fate was joking with him.

How could there possibly exist such a heaven-blessed individual in this world!

In only a month, Wyatt was already able to engrave "One-Star Saint Markings." If not for Wyatt’s weak spiritual power, Trevor had no doubt Wyatt could engrave "Two-Star Saint Markings."

Over this month, Wyatt left Trevor thoroughly astounded.

From initial confusion to hazy understanding to extrapolation and occasional insights that left Trevor contemplating for half a day.

Sometimes, Wyatt didn’t feel like a beginner in Saint Markings to Trevor—he seemed more like an experienced expert.

This sensation was incredible, but Trevor was certain of its accuracy.

"Inscription, Saint Markings... Their essence is actually the same."

As early as the tenth day of learning Saint Markings under Trevor Baillie, Wyatt had already identified the "bridge" connecting Inscription and Saint Markings. By the twentieth day, he had stepped onto this "bridge" and gained some revelations.

A few days later, he had fully grasped the commonalities between Inscription and Saint Markings and could convert some of the Inscriptions from the memory of the Reincarnation Emperor into Saint Markings.

The Inscriptions in the memory of the Reincarnation Emperor were vast and diverse, countless in number to the point of defying explanation even over the course of a day and night.

For instance, the Two-Star Saint Markings "Thousand Pound Markings" and "Swift Wind Markings," as well as the Three-Star Saint Markings "Piercing Markings," could all be realized and even engraved through the converted knowledge from those Inscriptions.

Of course, the materials needed for engraving must be refined into liquid "ink," just like the materials used by Saint Mark Engravers in the Martial Dao Sacred Land.

These liquids are driven by the usage of an inscription pen for engraving Saint Markings.

For now, with his current spiritual power, Wyatt’s limit was engraving "One-Star Saint Markings."

To engrave Two-Star Saint Markings, he would first need to break through to "Entering the Saint Realm." Only by achieving that breakthrough would his spiritual power undergo further transformation, enabling him to reach the level required to engrave Two-Star Saint Markings.

"From this month of learning, I can now regard Inscription and Saint Markings as one entity... Relying on the memory of the Reincarnation Emperor, as long as my spiritual power allows, I can engrave Saint Markings at the level corresponding to that power."

Wyatt mused to himself.

This situation was identical to when he was on the Cloud Skies Continent.

On the Cloud Skies Continent, as long as his spiritual power reached a certain threshold, he could engrave Inscriptions corresponding to that level of spiritual power.

"Elder Baillie, this past month has been quite troublesome for you."

With the month’s deadline having arrived, it was time to leave. Wyatt looked at Trevor Baillie and offered his heartfelt thanks.

"Wyatt Barnes, your talent in the path of Saint Markings surpasses even mine."

Trevor Baillie looked at Wyatt with a complex expression. Then, as if making some kind of decision, he gritted his teeth and said, "Wyatt, I wish to act on behalf of my teacher and take you as his disciple... Are you willing?"

"Elder Baillie, you... have a teacher?"

Wyatt was a bit surprised.

"Otherwise, where do you think I learned all my knowledge of Saint Markings?"

Trevor Baillie shook his head and said seriously, "Wyatt, my teacher was a Seven-Star Saint Mark Engraver! Moreover, even the inscription pen in my hand was left to me by him."

Seven-Star Saint Mark Engraver!

Trevor’s words undoubtedly shocked Wyatt.

Although Wyatt had guessed that Trevor Baillie’s teacher must be above Four-Star in terms of Saint Mark Engraving, he never expected his teacher to be a Seven-Star Saint Mark Engraver!

"Do you know why I was so confident in our wager a month ago?"

Trevor Baillie asked.

"Wasn’t it because you could engrave Saint Markings even on heavenly-grade saint artifacts?"

Wyatt replied.

"Then do you know why I was confident in being able to engrave Saint Markings on heavenly-grade saint artifacts?"

Trevor asked again.

"It should be your inscription pen, right?"

Wyatt thought for a moment and said.

The materials used to forge heavenly-grade saint artifacts are extraordinarily robust. Naturally, engraving would be impossible if the inscription pen were subpar.

"Exactly, it’s the inscription pen!"

Trevor nodded, his eyes shimmering as he explained, "Generally speaking, for a Three-Star Saint Mark Engraver to possess a Four-Star inscription pen is already considered remarkable... However, a Four-Star inscription pen at best can only engrave Saint Markings on low-grade earthly saint artifacts."

"A Four-Star inscription pen can only engrave Saint Markings on low-grade earthly saint artifacts? So there’s such a distinction?"

Wyatt was shocked.

"Of course."

Trevor nodded. "Inscription pens are classified into nine tiers. The worst is the One-Star inscription pen, and the best is the Nine-Star inscription pen... Of course, this tier system is merely the conventional wisdom within the Martial Dao Sacred Land. According to my teacher, there are inscription pens even more advanced than Nine-Star ones here in the Martial Dao Sacred Land."

Wyatt nodded in realization.

Though he had already connected Saint Markings and Inscriptions and mastered the method to convert from one to the other, he wasn’t particularly knowledgeable about inscription pens within the Martial Dao Sacred Land.

Now, hearing Trevor Baillie’s explanation, he finally understood how intricate inscription pens were.

"One-Star inscription pens correspond to low-grade human saint artifacts and can at most engrave Saint Markings on low-grade human saint artifacts; Two-Star inscription pens correspond to mid-grade human saint artifacts and can at most engrave Saint Markings on mid-grade human saint artifacts."

"Three-Star inscription pens correspond to high-grade human saint artifacts; Four-Star inscription pens correspond to low-grade earthly saint artifacts... and so on. Nine-Star inscription pens correspond to high-grade heavenly saint artifacts."

Trevor explained all this in one breath, giving Wyatt a comprehensive understanding of inscription pens.

"So... Elder Baillie, the inscription pen in your hand is above Seven-Stars?"

Wyatt asked in surprise.

A month earlier, Trevor had said he could engrave Saint Markings on heavenly-grade saint artifacts.

Now, with more knowledge about inscription pens, Wyatt could deduce this much with ease.

"Correct."

Trevor nodded and retrieved his inscription pen, murmuring to himself, "This inscription pen is one left behind by my teacher, whom I’ve never met in person. It is a ’Nine-Star inscription pen!’ Using this pen, I can even engrave Saint Markings on high-grade heavenly saint artifacts."

"Now, you should understand why I was so confident a month ago, correct?"

Saying this, Trevor looked at Wyatt while recalling the bet they made a month ago. He couldn’t help sighing. "I just never expected that the saint artifact in your possession would turn out to be what’s above the high-grade heavenly sainthood—a ’Super Saint Artifact’!"

"Super Saint Artifact" was Trevor’s description of Wyatt’s "Sunshot Bow."

What Trevor didn’t know was that Wyatt’s Sunshot Bow wasn’t just any Super Saint Artifact; it was a broken treasure originating from the celestial realm.

However, a camel that has died of starvation is still larger than a horse. Even in its damaged state, as a celestial treasure, its hardness was far beyond what any mere Super Saint Artifact could achieve.

Nine-Star inscription pen!

When Trevor revealed that his inscription pen was a "Nine-Star inscription pen," Wyatt was so shocked that he stood frozen, not hearing the subsequent words Trevor spoke.

Nine-Star inscription pen—the best inscription pen known in the Martial Dao Sacred Land!

Though Wyatt previously guessed that Trevor’s inscription pen was above Seven-Stars, he merely assumed it to be a Seven-Star pen... He would never have expected that Trevor’s pen turned out to be a Nine-Star inscription pen!

"Elder Baillie, didn’t you say your teacher is a Seven-Star Saint Mark Engraver? Then why would he own a Nine-Star inscription pen?"

Wyatt asked in astonishment, staring at Trevor.

"This, my teacher didn’t mention in the jade slip he left behind, so even I don’t know."

Trevor shook his head.

"You didn’t ask him?"

Wyatt was taken aback.

"Ask him?"

Trevor appeared momentarily stunned, then bitterly smiled. "Wyatt, I’ve already mentioned that I’ve never once met my teacher... The inheritance I received came from a storage ring he left behind. Inside were some materials for engraving Saint Markings, two jade slips, and the Nine-Star inscription pen in my possession."

"I don’t even know which era of the Martial Dao Sacred Land my teacher belonged to."

As he finished speaking, Trevor sighed deeply.

"I see."

Wyatt finally understood. It turned out Trevor Baillie’s Saint Markings inheritance wasn’t personally taught by his teacher but rather extracted from the belongings left behind in a storage ring.

"Since that predecessor isn’t around, why would you say you wish to take me as his disciple?"

Wyatt asked in confusion.

"In the jade slip left by my teacher, there were instructions. If my own talent for Saint Markings was found to be average and I encountered someone whose talent in Saint Markings greatly exceeded mine to an extraordinary degree, I was to take them as my master’s disciple and pass on his legacy, the forbidden alternative Inscription technique, ’Alternative Markings’!"

As Trevor spoke, his face grew solemn and resolute.

"Alternative Markings?"

Wyatt was surprised. "What is that? Does it relate to Saint Markings?"

"According to my teacher, Alternative Markings is an unconventional engraving method within the field of Saint Markings. It emphasizes engraving Saint Markings that are identical in quality to traditional methods but using the cheapest materials... The Saint Markings come out the same, but the cost of materials is drastically different, sometimes by several magnitudes."

Trevor explained.