Legend of Wyatt
Chapter 1668: Exquisite Chessboard

Chapter 1668: Chapter 1668: Exquisite Chessboard

Within the Sky-scraping Mansion’s territory, the name of the Sky-scraping Mansion’s Junior House Master, ’Peace Adams,’ was quite renowned, but that was mostly due to his identity.

In terms of strength, he was no match for Monk Flower and Silent Void.

In fact, at the same level, he was even inferior to GullyAshton Chapman.

In the Martial Dao Sacred Land, the Respect the Powerful prevails. Given Peace Adams’s performance, despite his fame not being less than Monk Flower and Silent Void, it naturally bred dissatisfaction among many.

In the eyes of everyone, Peace Adams only achieved his status due to his background.

If not for his favorable background, he wouldn’t have amounted to much, and might not have even made it to the top ten of the Overleaping Rankings.

As the discussions within Jewel Valley grew increasingly unrestrained, the Sky-scraping Mansion’s Grand Elder, ’Serene Adams,’ could not help but wear a dark expression.

In usual times, he would have used his authority to silence these voices long ago.

However, with the presence of strong figures from two other fourth-rate forces, any one of them no weaker than him, he refrained from acting out despite his anger at the surrounding discussions.

"Our Sky-scraping Mansion’s Junior House Master set out for training not long ago... for this Overleaping Rankings battle, he will naturally appear, so you all need not worry."

Finally, Serene Adams couldn’t hold back any longer and spoke up.

As he spoke, his voice, infused with True Origin, swept across the entire Jewel Valley, reaching everyone’s ears.

In an instant, the majority of those still engaged in heated discussions fell silent.

They could tell that this Sky-scraping Mansion’s Grand Elder was angry.

However, a small number seemed aware of the representatives from the other two fourth-rate forces, knowing that the Sky-scraping Mansion’s Grand Elder would not dare act recklessly, so they continued their murmurs.

The content of the whispers invariably revolved around Peace Adams, the Sky-scraping Mansion’s Junior House Master.

"Elder Serene Adams, it seems that your Sky-scraping Mansion’s Junior House Master intends to appear only after the Overleaping Rankings battle begins."

From a group to the left of the Sky-scraping Mansion delegation, an elderly leader turned to Serene Adams, speaking with a smile.

This elderly man, clad in a blue robe and leaning on a cane, appeared very amiable with his squinting eyes, much like a kindly neighbor.

Serene Adams, upon hearing this, could only manage an awkward smile, "That seems to be the case."

"Ladies and gentlemen, let us go and rest over there."

Serene Adams gestured to a picturesque corner within Jewel Valley, speaking kindly to the blue-robed elder and the leader of another group, careful not to slight them.

Both the blue-robed elder and the other man hailed from fourth-rate forces, their strength no less than that of Serene Adams, the Sky-scraping Mansion’s Grand Elder.

The place Serene Adams indicated had previously been occupied by the Sky-scraping Mansion’s Ninth Elder.

The people from the three fourth-rate forces settled down in Jewel Valley just like that.

"The other two fourth-rate forces... Soaring Mansion and Surge Hayden House."

Wyatt Barnes was unaware of the strong figures from the other fourth-rate forces overseeing the Overleaping Rankings battle, but having been in the Sky-scraping Mansion’s territory for quite some time, he had heard of these two fourth-rate forces.

Soaring Mansion and Surge Hayden House were formidable fourth-rate forces, no weaker than the Sky-scraping Mansion, neighboring its territory.

The Green Wave Hanson House was situated within the Soaring Mansion’s territory.

"That Sky-scraping Mansion’s Grand Elder... I cannot fully discern him... He is most likely a strong figure of the Great Saint Realm, not an ordinary one at that."

Wyatt Barnes, looking at the receding figures, secretly noted in his heart.

When facing the Sky-scraping Mansion’s Grand Elder, ’Serene Adams,’ Wyatt Barnes distinctly felt a certain pressure, one stronger than when he had faced the Green Wave Hanson House Master, ’Politi Hanson.’

Therefore, he could almost conclude that the Sky-scraping Mansion’s Grand Elder Serene Adams was more powerful than Politi Hanson!

Following the settling of the strong figures from the three fourth-rate forces, leaders from the Brahma Heaven Temple, Pure Sun Temple, and another fifth-rate force approached to pay their respects, seemingly fearing repercussions for perceived disrespect.

As a fifth-rate force, although they were not weak, they were insignificant before the fourth-rate forces.

The evening hours faded away, and night descended.

Still, the Sky-scraping Mansion’s Junior House Master, ’Peace Adams,’ had yet to make an appearance.

"Is Peace Adams really planning to show up only after the Overleaping Rankings battle begins?"

Hovering discreetly in a corner of Jewel Valley, unnoticed by others, Wyatt Barnes subtly frowned and pondered to himself.

His main purpose of coming was Peace Adams.

Having not yet seen Peace Adams, it was only natural for his feelings to be somewhat stirred.

As night deepened, even though the number of people in Jewel Valley was large, it gradually grew quiet, with no one speaking.

The night passed without any events.

The next morning, as dawn painted the sky with hues, nearly everyone opened their eyes and rose into the air.

Boom!!

Amidst a loud sound, the blue-robed elder from the Soaring Mansion casually flicked the cane in his hand, pointing it towards the central sky of Jewel Valley.

In an instant, the air trembled, seemingly producing ripples like water, spreading layer by layer, gradually expanding.

"What is he doing?"

Seeing this scene, Wyatt Barnes couldn’t help but be stunned.

In the next moment, Wyatt discovered that the leader of the Surge Hayden Mansion group had also moved.

This was a bald, burly man in blue clothing. With a raise of his hand, a seemingly plain and unadorned giant hammer appeared in his hand. The hammer swung through the air, smashing towards the center of Jewel Valley’s void.

The place where the hammer was aimed was exactly where the old man in green from the Tengyue Mansion had pointed his cane earlier.

Both struck the same spot.

In the void, the ripples that originally spread like water waves shattered with a crash as the hammer fell.

In an instant, a crack appeared in the void at the center of Jewel Valley, and the crack grew larger, making Wyatt’s heart race with fear, "This... what is going on?"

In fact, it wasn’t just Wyatt; many people present were also frightened by the scene before them.

Of course, there were those who were not surprised by this.

These people had all experienced the Overleaping Rankings competition before, either as participants or as spectators.

"So it’s the effect of the formations."

Soon, Wyatt realized that the shocking scene he had just witnessed was merely an illusion created by the formations.

To be precise, the void in the center of Jewel Valley was part of the formation’s illusion.

The actions of the powerful figures from Tengyue Mansion and Surge Hayden Mansion disrupted the formation, causing a crack and revealing everything behind it.

As everything behind the formation was revealed, what appeared before everyone, including Wyatt, was a chessboard. The chessboard seemed to be growing larger in their eyes... At first, the chess pieces appeared normal-sized, but soon, they became the size of fists.

Later, the chess pieces grew to the size of a human adult.

Finally, each chess piece was large enough to accommodate over a hundred people.

At this point, the chessboard and the pieces upon it stopped growing and became stationary.

"Is this... inside the illusion?"

When Wyatt snapped out of his shock, he realized he was standing on what seemed to be an endless chessboard, on top of an enormous chess piece. With enough squeezing, it could fit around two hundred people.

Taking a deep breath, Wyatt looked around and, after finding no end to the chessboard, he looked up.

There above his head was a gray sky pressing down, as if trapping him and others within the chessboard.

"Is this the ’Jewel Chess Setup’?"

Just then, an exclamation reached Wyatt’s ears, making him pause, "Jewel Chess Setup?"

Soon, through the murmurs of others, Wyatt finally understood what the boundless chessboard was. It turned out to be the ’Jewel Chess Setup’ within Jewel Valley.

Of course, the so-called Jewel Chess Setup was essentially an illusion array.

The Jewel Chess Setup also served as the stage for the Overleaping Rankings competition, and Jewel Valley got its name ’Jewel’ because of the Jewel Chess Setup.

All of this was only now known to Wyatt.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Accompanied by the sound of two piercing gusts of wind, Wyatt gazed upward to find that the elder from Tengyue Mansion and the bald burly man from Surge Hayden Mansion rose through the air, overlooking everyone.

Now, in the vast Jewel Chess Setup, most people had yet to recover from their shock.

The scene before them left them puzzled.

Most of those present were here for the first time to witness the spectacle of the Overleaping Rankings competition.

"Everyone, our Tengyue Mansion, following the ancestral teachings passed down, sends people every fifty years to host the start of the Overleaping Rankings competition... This time, our Tengyue Mansion has sent me."

The elder with the cane announced in a booming voice.

Although he appeared quite old, his words were full of vigor, belying his age.

"My name is Donovan Tasker, the Vice House Master of Tengyue Mansion. You may address me as Vice House Master Tasker or simply as Elder Tasker."

The elder continued speaking.

Roar!!

With the elder’s declaration, the scene inevitably erupted with excitement.

Tengyue Mansion, the Vice House Master?

Most people present knew little about Tengyue Mansion, given they were from the region of Sky-scraping Mansion and had little contact with forces at Tengyue Mansion’s level.

Of course, while they couldn’t deeply interact with forces at Tengyue Mansion’s level, it didn’t mean they knew nothing about Tengyue Mansion.

Both were fourth-tier forces.

In their view, the Vice House Master of Tengyue Mansion was similar to the Vice House Master of Sky-scraping Mansion, a figure of the same caliber.

"I didn’t expect him to be the Vice House Master of Tengyue Mansion!"

Many people sighed, as the elder appeared quite ordinary, so they didn’t expect him to be the Vice House Master of Tengyue Mansion, a figure far beyond their reach.