Legend of Wyatt-Chapter 2242: The Only Friend

The process of arranging the ’Soul-Devouring Blood Array of Time’ actually didn’t take long, merely a few breaths.

But, within these few breaths, whether for Lanni Barnes or for Dugulen himself, it felt extremely long.

Lanni Barnes felt it was long because seeing Dugulen go to such lengths for him filled his heart with deep suffering.

Dugulen felt it was long because the soul-devouring pain, like having his soul gnawed by thousands of ants, was excruciating and nearly caused him to collapse multiple times. He managed to persist only by relying on his strong willpower.

During this process, he felt worse than death, every day felt like a year.

And after the agonizing ordeal of feeling worse than death came to an end, Dugulen, whose life aura had completely dwindled, successfully arranged the ’Soul-Devouring Blood Array of Time’.

"Open!!"

With a weak and feeble shout from Dugulen, a blood-red mark appeared out of thin air within the void where he had used his own blood to carve the ’Soul-Devouring Blood Array of Time’, radiating a dazzling blood light.

On the blood-red mark, a ’gate’ seemingly entirely constructed of blood appeared out of thin air, and then swung open.

Beyond the gate lay darkness, leading to an unknown destination.

"Lanni Barnes... you are the only friend I, Dugulen, have ever had in this life!"

As Dugulen looked at Lanni Barnes, and spoke once more, an expression akin to a smile that was more sorrowful than crying emerged on his aged face.

Throughout his life, though he stood at the pinnacle of the Lower Domain of the Martial Dao Sacred Land, he had no friends.

Before the demons invaded the Martial Dao Sacred Land, he never dreamt he would acknowledge his former opponent ’Lanni Barnes’ as a friend.

And almost as soon as Dugulen’s words fell, his aura completely extinguished alongside them, vanishing without a trace, as if he had never existed.

To carve and arrange the ’Soul-Devouring Blood Array of Time’, one must not only burn their life force but also their soul!

After arranging the ’Soul-Devouring Blood Array of Time,’ Dugulen, already exhausted, used his last bit of strength to say his final piece, and could no longer hold on, passing away in peace!

However, as he passed, Dugulen’s face bore a tranquil smile.

He died peacefully, seemingly without regret.

"Dugulen!!"

Upon witnessing Dugulen sacrificing his life to pave an escape route for him, Lanni Barnes’ eyes, already bloodshot, welled with tears, with two streams of tears rolling down.

Real men do not cry easily, except when heartbroken!

Before the demons invaded the Martial Dao Sacred Land, Dugulen hadn’t expected to become friends with him, nor had he ever thought of befriending Dugulen.

But now, his friend, in order to pave him an escape route, did not hesitate to burn his own life force, burn his own soul, and willingly endured the soul-devouring pain!

These pains were ones Dugulen could have chosen not to bear.

Yet, to save him, Dugulen willingly bore them.

Whoosh!!

Hearing the approaching sound of something slicing through the air from behind, seemingly close enough to catch up at any moment.

Seeing the gradually fading transmission gate activated by the ’Soul-Devouring Blood Array of Time’ within the void, Lanni Barnes hesitated no longer, commanded the Holy Demon Puppet beneath him to move, and entered the transmission gate.

Lanni Barnes initially wanted to retrieve Dugulen’s ’Storage Ring’, lest it fall cheaply into the hands of the Human Demon Clan’s Palace Master of the Giant Spirit Palace, but time did not permit him to do that.

At the moment Lanni Barnes entered the transmission gate, the gate faded further and rapidly.

Phew!

As the pursuer from behind, the Palace Master of the Human Demon Clan’s Giant Spirit Palace, arrived, the transmission gate activated by the ’Soul-Devouring Blood Array of Time’ in the void just happened to disappear.

The Palace Master of the Giant Spirit Palace was a tall and burly middle-aged man, dressed in a long golden robe, with hair casually tied back and draped behind him, exuding a resolute visage and an aura of authority with every glance.

"Soul-Devouring Blood Array of Time?"

As the Palace Master of the Human Demon Clan’s Giant Spirit Palace arrived, he also saw the transmission gate in the void disappear just in time.

Seeing the skeletal and aged corpse falling to the ground, it was easy for him to discern that this person had exhibited the Demon Race’s forbidden formation, the ’Soul-Devouring Blood Array of Time’, paving an escape route for another.

At this moment, he also discovered that the other person had already escaped his Divine Sense lock.

The transmission gate created by the ’Soul-Devouring Blood Array of Time’ is different from the regular Demon Race method, ’Blood Escape’, which is difficult to escape from the Divine Sense lock of a powerful practitioner; the former can easily evade such locks.

He knew clearly that since the other person had escaped via the ’Soul-Devouring Blood Array of Time’, it was impossible for him to ever catch up again.

Because he had no idea where the other was transported to.

The Lower Domain of the Martial Dao Sacred Land, though not large, is still substantial enough that if the other party intends to hide, finding them would be immensely difficult.

"I never expected... a mere Demon Cultivator could successfully carve and arrange the ’Soul-Devouring Blood Array of Time’!"

As the Palace Master of the Giant Spirit Palace lamented, he also floated down alongside the falling corpse of Dugulen, taking the ’Storage Ring’ from Dugulen’s hand, and gazed upon Dugulen’s remains with a hint of respect.

Even among those of the Demon Race coming from the land of forsaken, very few dare carve and arrange the ’Soul-Devouring Blood Array of Time’.

And even fewer among the Demon Race can successfully carve and arrange the ’Soul-Devouring Blood Array of Time’.

Nowadays, witnessing the lone Demon Cultivator from Du Gu not only engrave and set up the ’Time Devouring Soul Blood Formation,’ but also successfully engrave and set it up, he couldn’t help but feel a sense of respect.

Indeed, he and Du Gu are in an adversarial relationship, and even if Du Gu were revived now, he would still strike to kill him.

Yet, this does not affect his admiration for Du Gu in this aspect.

"And that lucky fellow..."

Thinking of the one who escaped the lock of his Divine Sense through the ’Time Devouring Soul Blood Formation’ and managed to escape alive, the Palace Master of Giant Spirit Palace once again showed a rare expression of envy.

Throughout his life, he has made many friends.

But, he’s also clear in his heart:

None of those friends would willingly set up the ’Time Devouring Soul Blood Formation’ for him.

Even if they knew it meant certain death!

"Yuan... that ’Lanni Barnes’ got lucky and escaped. But, Master assures you: one day, he will be caught and killed, avenging your death!"

After the envy dissipated from the Palace Master’s eyes, a fierce glint flashed by, and he muttered to himself.

And these words were said to his favorite ’closing disciple’ who had long been killed by Wyatt Barnes and Du Gu.

Elsewhere.

Passing through the ’portal’ opened by the Time Devouring Soul Blood Formation, Lanni Barnes arrived in a place completely unfamiliar to him.

However, now, he had no time to care about the surroundings.

He stood there motionless.

The Holy Demon Puppet had disappeared without a trace at some unknown time, as if it had departed.

After a long while, he murmured to himself, "Du Gu, rest assured... your super sacred artifact, the ’Ten Thousand Mountain Seal,’ I will find it a worthy owner."

"Also, I will definitely avenge you... I will personally take off the Giant Spirit Palace Master’s head of the Human Demon Clan to avenge you!!"

While murmuring to himself, a fierce glint appeared in Lanni Barnes’ eyes, as if it could penetrate everything!

Cloud Skies Continent.

Wyatt Barnes was unaware that his father had nearly been killed, and now, after confirming that his friends and family were not within the territory of the Ten Dynasties, he also left the Ten Dynasties and arrived at the ’outside territory.’

Grimm Wolf Fortress, the ’first stop’ when he left the Ten Dynasties and reached the outside territory years ago.

However, now, Grimm Wolf Fortress has changed ’owners.’

The current owners of Grimm Wolf Fortress are a group of relatively competent Demon Race.

Of course, the competence mentioned here is compared to those Demon Race within the Ten Dynasties.

This level of Demon Race, to Wyatt Barnes now, were like ’ants,’ crushed effortlessly!

Therefore, Wyatt Barnes easily exterminated the group of Demon Race occupying Grimm Wolf Fortress.

"Such a pity... the original people of Grimm Wolf Fortress seem to be no more. Whether they were killed or fled is unknown."

From start to finish, Wyatt Barnes did not see those familiar ’old faces’ from within Grimm Wolf Fortress.

"Since I’ve come... I’ll sweep through the Cloud Skies Continent! It’s possible that father, mother, and Jovie might be hiding somewhere in the Cloud Skies Continent, fearing that their target is obvious, and thus did not return to the Ten Dynasties."

As a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes, Wyatt Barnes couldn’t help but speculate.

Having made up his mind, Wyatt Barnes no longer stayed at Grimm Wolf Fortress, and after leaving with the three women, he began a carpet-style sweep.

All Demon Race he detected or encountered were killed by him.

Cloud Skies Continent is merely a ’mortal continent,’ with an extremely poor cultivation environment and no powerful figures among the Demon Race willing to stay here.

With Wyatt Barnes’ current strength, he completely crushed everything in his path!

Throughout this process, Wyatt Barnes’ innate talent root continued to rise, the color becoming increasingly profound, advancing rapidly towards the ’deep purple’ of the purple talent root!

"At this rate... it won’t be long before my innate talent root successfully transforms into a ’deep purple’ purple talent root."

While secretly thinking, Wyatt Barnes felt a bit elated.

"Once my innate talent root transforms into a ’deep purple’ purple talent root, I will proceed to enhance both my and Keer’s innate talent root... I really want to see, what rank of innate talent root lies beyond the ’deep purple’?"

With this thought, Wyatt Barnes again felt a bit of anticipation.

Along with anticipation, he continued sweeping with the three women...

Time quietly passed.

About a month later, during relentless sweeping, Wyatt Barnes’ innate talent root finally took the last step and successfully transformed into a ’deep purple’ purple talent root!

"How fast!"

After a series of experiments, Wyatt Barnes found that his speed in absorbing Spiritual Energy from heaven and earth now was incomparable to before!