Legend of Wyatt
Chapter 425 Can I Not Marry You?

Chapter 425: Chapter 425 Can I Not Marry You?

Above the ’arena’ outside the City Lord’s Main Mansion, where the martial competition for marriage is being held.

Two figures stood suspended in the air amongst the clouds and mist.

One of them was a middle-aged man, dressed in a crimson robe edged with gold.

The middle-aged man’s face was resolute, exuding an intimidating aura of majesty and power that could not be ignored, even in his silence, creating a sense of oppression in those around him.

At the side of the middle-aged man stood an old man who was past his prime.

"Interesting, interesting."

The old man, dressed in a grey robe, had an expression of calmness. His cloudy eyes suddenly brightened as if he had just discovered a new continent.

"Elder Kane, what did you discover?"

The middle-aged man asked curiously.

"Young Master, perhaps... the man destined for the young miss has appeared."

The grey-robed old man opened his mouth slowly, his expression enigmatic.

"Elder Kane, are you saying...?"

The middle-aged man’s eyes narrowed, his face filled with astonishment.

The City Lord’s daughter stood alone on the platform where the martial competition for marriage was held.

Even though the crowd around the platform was large, most were there to watch the spectacle. No one dared to step up, even after a long time had passed.

"I’ll see for myself how good the City Lord’s daughter really is!"

With a loud shout, a rapid figure swooped in and landed on the platform.

It was a young man of about twenty-five or twenty-six, handsome and somewhat proud.

"You... are too old... Get off!"

Before the City Lord’s daughter could react, an elderly woman dressed in blue, who stood at the side of the platform, altogether too casually lifted her head and glanced at the young man.

"I..."

The young man opened his mouth, but before he could finish.

Boom!

A loud noise resonated, and the place where the young man had been standing was now occupied by an old figure.

In the blink of an eye, the crowd saw that the old woman in blue, who had been on the other side of the platform a moment ago, was now standing where the young man just was.

As for the young man, he was directly blasted off the platform.

"Our Young Mistress’s martial competition for marriage is only open to talented young men under the age of twenty-five... If you’re over twenty-five, don’t bother coming up and humiliating yourself. This old woman can see right through your age, so don’t entertain any false hopes."

The old woman in blue spoke slowly, her tone laced with an unmatched confidence.

However, no one in the crowd dared to doubt her words.

"So fast!"

Standing outside the platform, Wyatt watched with focused eyes.

The speed of the old woman in blue was astonishing.

Despite his curiosity about her strength, Wyatt dared not use his spiritual power to investigate further...

"Could it be that the overwhelming spiritual power from before originated from this old woman?"

Wyatt Barnes couldn’t help but ponder in his heart.

He had noticed this old woman standing by the marriage platform early on. However, he initially thought she was just a common servant from the City Lord’s Mansion. He never expected her to harbor such hidden talents.

"I’m up!"

A buoyant figure stepped onto the platform - a young man around twenty-three to twenty-four years old.

Swish!

The young man looked at the City Lord’s daughter from a distance, pushed off with both feet, and launched an attack like a gust of wind.

Roar!

In the empty sky above, six hundred spectral ancient giant elephants materialized and charged forward, creating a mighty force.

Zoom!

The young man’s three-foot-long sword materialized, filled with raw Origin Force, and swept out.

In an instant, the six hundred spectral ancient giant elephants shifted, adding one hundred and sixty-eight more spectral ancient giant elephants...

The Fourth Level of the Original Infant Realm!

A Rank Seven Spirit Weapon!

This sword contained the force of seven hundred and sixty-eight ancient giant elephants.

The young man’s sword was about to strike the City Lord’s daughter.

The hearts of everyone present hung in suspense.

Whoosh!

In an instant, it seemed as if a breeze had brushed past. The City Lord’s daughter finally made her move, casually flicking her sleeve. The sleeve instantly ballooned as the Origin Force within roared out and swept towards the young man.

Boom!

Without a twinge of suspense, the young man, along with his sword, was instantly blasted off the platform.

Meanwhile, in the empty space above the City Lord’s daughter, spectral images of eight hundred ancient giant elephants loomed...

At this moment, the City Lord’s daughter had not used any Spirit Weapon.

"Sixth Level of the Original Infant Realm!"

"God... The City Lord’s daughter has indeed hidden her actual strength, she is actually a martial artist at the sixth level of the Original Infant Realm!"

"A twenty-year-old at the sixth level of the Original Infant Realm? Has there ever been someone with such talent in the history of the Empire of Stone?"

"Even among the Great Turdo Dynasty, it is rare to encounter such a monstrous martial arts genius."

...

The onlooking crowd buzzed noisily.

Everyone was shocked by the displayed strength of the City Lord’s daughter...

"Twenty years old, sixth level of the Original Infant Realm?"

Shock appeared on Wyatt Barnes’s face. Could the City Lord’s daughter really be only twenty years old?

"Heehee... Big Brother Wyatt, it seems like her talent is even better than yours."

The Yuan voice of Little Gold rat transmitted into Wyatt’s ears.

Wyatt’s eyebrows furrowed, and a hint of shock was hidden within his eyes...

A twenty-year-old at the sixth level of the Original Infant Realm.

Speaking purely in terms of cultivation level, she did indeed surpass him.

As for talent, Wyatt was not too concerned. His talent could be considered the limit among the martial artists of the Cloud Skies Continent.

Even if the city lord’s daughter has an exceptional talent, it can’t exceed his own.

His talent was discovered only three years ago by the ’emulsion’ of the million-year-old Stone Bells, which put him at a later start than the city lord’s daughter.

Once the city lord’s daughter demonstrated her cultivation at the sixth level of the Original Infant Realm, no one dared to compete against her any further.

The time quietly passed by.

"Half an hour later, the martial arts marriage proposal will officially end."

The elderly woman in the blue dress nonchalantly spoke.

"It seems no one can defeat the city lord’s daughter and win the beauty."

"There’s also the ’Soul Molting Fruit’, which they say can be consumed even by those not skilled in inscriptions. Once consumed, it uplifts the soul and can even impact comprehension to an extent."

...

There was a buzz of discussion in the crowd.

"Brother Wyatt, aren’t you going to step forward?"

Little Gold’s voice of Origin Force reached Wyatt Barnes’ ears.

Wyatt Barnes furrowed his brows slightly, exerted force under his feet, leaped up into the air, and landed on the martial arts proposal platform.

Instantly, all eyes were drawn to the duo of the man and the mouse.

"Someone else is asking for a beating."

"It’s a young man who appears to be no more than twenty-two years old..."

"Hey, isn’t he the lad we met in the restaurant earlier?"

"It looks like it... That Little Gold Mouse on his shoulder isn’t simple, it’s a powerful demon beast! It whipped the arm of the Fleming Family’s Young Master Rad Fleming with its tail, and utterly broke it."

"That harmless-looking Gold Mouse is actually a Void Realm Demon Beast?"

...

Quickly, the people who had seen Wyatt Barnes at the restaurant earlier started to ’leak’ the information, and soon everyone knew that the Little Gold mouse on Wyatt Barnes’ shoulder was a demon beast.

"A demon beast?"

The elderly woman in blue dress heard the crowd’s discussion, looked at Wyatt Barnes, and faintly said: "Our city lord’s matrimonial martial contest rules state that one cannot rely on any external forces apart from a spiritual weapon... "

"Squeak~"

Upon hearing the elderly woman’s words, Little Gold bared his teeth and claws at her. Then it turned its body around and wiggled its butt in her direction.

This left the elderly woman in the blue dress dumbfounded.

The crowd surrounding the stage was also stupefied.

"Is this really a demon beast?"

"This absolutely destroys the majestic image of a demon beast in my mind."

"Highlighting its mouse-like demeanor, this Little Gold Mouse doesn’t resemble a demon beast at all... it seems more like a pet."

...

At this time, the previously silent city lord’s daughter’s bright eyes, as beautiful as autumn water, shifted to the Little Gold on Wyatt Barnes’ side. Her eyebrows gently moved, "What a cute Little Gold Mouse."

The city lord’s daughter spoke, her voice soft and delightful, which sounded like a spring breeze.

"Don’t worry, it won’t intervene."

Wyatt Barnes nodded at the elderly woman in the blue dress, then turned to the city lord’s daughter and grinned, "May I ask how to address the young lady?"

"Want to know? Beat me first."

The city lord’s daughter slowly said, her voice ethereal, as if echoing from within a valley.

"Huh?"

Wyatt Barnes was momentarily taken aback before nodding and saying, "Miss... That... I was wondering, if I defeat you, could I possibly not marry you? I just want the ’Soul Molting Fruit’... Would that be alright?"

Wyatt Barnes spoke this request with some difficulty.

After all, these words were somewhat hurtful.

But he had to say them.

Reason being, he stepped onto this matrimonial martial contest stage not for the city lord’s daughter, but for the ’Soul Molting Fruit’.

The Soul Molting Fruit is incredibly vital and rare for him.

He did not wish to miss out on it.

As Wyatt Barnes’ voice fell, there was complete silence on the field.

After a moment, the crowd completely erupted:

"No way! I must have heard wrong... This lad actually stated he only wants the ’Soul Molting Fruit’ and not the city lord’s daughter?"

"Has he gone mad? The Soul Molting Fruit is rare indeed, but surely it can’t compare to the city lord’s daughter... Marrying the city lord’s daughter would be his ticket to the top!"

"Insane, he’s insane!"

...

The crowd was in an uproar, shocked by Wyatt Barnes’ words.

Of course, some people felt that Wyatt Barnes was wildly conceited.

"This lad looks about twenty-two years old... He dares to make such arrogant claims. Does he truly believe he can defeat the city lord’s daughter?"

"Exactly! If he can’t defeat the city lord’s daughter, everything he said before would be pointless."

"Totally crazy!"

...

Up in the sky, a middle-aged man in a red robe, unable to suppress his surprise, showed a strange expression, "Elder Kane, I’m starting to believe... Perhaps he truly is the man prophesied for Winnie. He came only for the ’Soul Molting Fruit’ of the maiden."

"The temptation the Soul Molting Fruit holds for an inscriptionist is huge."

Elder Kane nodded, "His soul power is only a tiny bit away from reaching the ’Peep Naught Realm’. For such a young lad to possess such potent soul power is a first for me."

"Elder Kane, it seems like you’re taking an interest in him?"

The middle-aged man in the red robe chuckled.

Elder Kane made no reply, but the gleaming in his eyes was enough to reveal his thoughts.

Back on the marital contest stage.

"Young lad, you’re being too arrogant!"

The elderly woman in the blue dress frowned, her sharp gaze sweeping toward Wyatt Barnes, "If you’re here to cause trouble, then leave right now!"

Wyatt Barnes looked a bit embarrassed.

Is it forbidden to tell the truth these days?

"If you want the Soul Molting Fruit, then you must prove if you’re capable of achieving it!"

The city lord’s daughter scolded.