Chapter 3058: Suspect

"What?!"

Upon hearing Wyatt Barnes’ words, even Liam Davidson, the Sect Leader of the Cloak of Purity Immortal Sect, who has seen many great events, was startled by Wyatt Barnes.

Someone placed an assassination order on Wyatt Barnes with the Blood Skull assassins, and the Blood Skull assassins arrived to kill Wyatt Barnes. Just hearing this made Liam Davidson break out in cold sweat for Wyatt Barnes.

After learning that Wyatt Barnes escaped from the Blood Skull assassins, he subconsciously thought someone intervened at the critical moment to save Wyatt Barnes.

He never dreamed that Wyatt Barnes would say he himself killed the Blood Skull assassin!

As far as he knew, Blood Skull, being one of the three most elite assassin organizations in the South Heaven’s Borderlands, had assassins whose weakest were of the Immortal King level.

Moreover, because the Blood Skull assassin organization is considered a Fifth-grade power to some extent, they are never lacking in King Grade Immortal Methods and Divine Abilities.

The Blood Skull’s Immortal King level assassins nearly all are powerful beings who have comprehended multiple Law Rules, making them far stronger than most Immortal Kings within the Mystic Abyss Mansion’s realm.

"Wyatt Barnes, you’re... you’re not joking, are you?"

Liam Davidson looked at Wyatt Barnes, gasped for breath, and after a while, spoke again with uncertainty.

"Sect Leader, I have no reason to joke about this."

Wyatt Barnes shrugged and said.

At the same time, with a thought, a powerful divine sense extended from him, enveloping Liam Davidson, deliberately allowing Liam Davidson to notice.

Swoosh!

Almost at the moment when Wyatt Barnes’ divine sense fell and deliberately let Liam Davidson notice, Liam Davidson’s expression changed.

At this moment, he felt engulfed by a terrifying aura, as if he were a solitary boat in a vast ocean, helpless, and at risk of capsizing at any moment.

"This is... a Divine Sense at the Immortal King level?!"

The divine sense now enveloping him was so strong that it made his heart pound, but it wasn’t his first time facing such a level of divine sense, having experienced similar pressure in the past.

He recalled that time when the divine sense pressure was from a Vice House Master of the Mystic Abyss Mansion!

Just as Liam Davidson, with disbelief written all over his face, looked at Wyatt Barnes, deeply shaken, he found that the divine sense enveloping him was withdrawn.

Moreover, he could clearly feel:

The divine sense withdrew into Wyatt Barnes’ body.

"Wyatt Barnes, you... how do you possess such a powerful divine sense?!"

Liam Davidson asked in astonishment.

"If I told you, when I killed that Blood Skull assassin, my divine sense was even stronger than it is now... Sect Leader, what would you think?"

Wyatt Barnes looked deeply at Liam Davidson and said.

"Stronger than now? Then wouldn’t your previous divine sense be... comparable to that of an Immortal Sovereign?"

Liam Davidson’s face showed even more shock, and a flash of inspiration struck his mind, "You... you wouldn’t be in possession of one of those consumption-type Emperor Grade Immortal Artifacts, would you?"

While certain powerful Immortal Talismans can allow a person to have Immortal Origin and divine sense comparable to an Immortal Sovereign for a short time, the duration is usually brief.

And once the duration ends, the Immortal Origin and divine sense that were comparable to those of an Immortal Sovereign would be gone, and the person would revert to their original state.

However, if it’s a consumption-type Emperor Grade Immortal Artifact, it’s entirely different; both the Immortal Origin and divine sense can continuously supply the user for consumption.

During the consumption process, the strength that surpasses the user’s cultivation will gradually weaken.

Just like Wyatt Barnes now.

Wyatt Barnes’ current divine sense is comparable to that of an Immortal King, and he said his previous divine sense was even stronger, which means it was comparable to an Immortal Sovereign.

This is evidently the manifestation of using a consumption-type Emperor Grade Immortal Artifact.

"It’s quite obvious, isn’t it?"

Wyatt Barnes asked rhetorically.

And this rhetorical question, falling into Liam Davidson’s ears, undoubtedly confirmed his suspicion, leaving him stunned for a moment before he came back to his senses, startlingly asking Wyatt Barnes, "Wyatt Barnes, that consumption-type Emperor Grade Immortal Artifact... isn’t something you obtained from the South Heaven’s Ancient Realm, is it?"

"No."

Wyatt Barnes shook his head, "I obtained it elsewhere."

"How many times can it be used?"

Liam Davidson asked curiously.

After Liam Davidson’s words fell, Wyatt Barnes’ expression suddenly turned somber, "Twice... this time, I’ve just used the last one."

He didn’t plan to tell Liam Davidson that the consumption-type Emperor Grade Immortal Artifact could be used one more time; who knows if Liam Davidson would be tempted by greed?

Even to someone like Liam Davidson, who is a sect leader of a Seventh-grade sect, a consumption-type Emperor Grade Immortal Artifact is a significant temptation.

After all, it means he can have divine sense and Immortal Origin comparable to those of an Immortal Sovereign for a short time, greatly enhancing his ability temporarily.

"Wyatt Barnes, you’re too extravagant... you should have messaged me about this, I could have completely hidden in the dark to protect you. Since the assassin from the Blood Skull never specifically targeted me, his strength may not surpass mine, and he might not have discovered me."

Liam Davidson said with a wry smile, feeling Wyatt Barnes was too extravagant, having used the consumption-type Emperor Grade Immortal Artifact for such a matter.

And it was the last use of that consumption-type Emperor Grade Immortal Artifact.

"If the person who placed an order with the Blood Skeleton Clan to assassinate me is from our Bai Po Xian Zong, all it takes is for them to visit you, Sect Leader, and if you’re not present, they won’t have a hard time finding out."

Wyatt Barnes gave Liam Davidson a deep look and said.

Upon hearing Wyatt Barnes’ words, Liam Davidson’s expression immediately changed, "Wyatt Barnes, by your words... are you suspecting that someone from our Bai Po Xian Zong placed an order with the Blood Skeleton Clan to assassinate you?"

"It’s not impossible."

Wyatt Barnes said.

"Do you have any evidence?"

A cold gleam flashed in Liam Davidson’s eyes. If it really was someone from Bai Po Xian Zong who placed the order, he wouldn’t easily let that person off.

"No."

Wyatt Barnes shook his head.

"Since arriving at Bai Po Xian Zong, who have you clashed with?"

Liam Davidson asked again.

"I haven’t clashed with anyone... However, my arrival might have touched upon some people’s interests."

Wyatt Barnes said, "Driven by interests, ordering my assassination from the killer organization isn’t impossible."

"Driven by interests?"

Liam Davidson was clearly perplexed, "You’ve just arrived at Bai Po Xian Zong, who could have a conflict of interest with you?"

"True disciples!"

Wyatt Barnes stared at Liam Davidson and said almost word by word.

Hearing Wyatt Barnes’ words, Liam Davidson’s pupils slightly contracted, then he straightforwardly said, "That indeed counts as a conflict of interest... But, even if you hadn’t come, there are only three people who can contend for that true disciple seat."

"First, there’s my direct disciple, Bradley Clark... The threshold for placing an order with the Blood Skeleton Clan is high, he doesn’t have the ability to do so."

"Second is Ruby King, she’s the granddaughter of our Grand Elder... But she also doesn’t have the ability to place an order with the Blood Skeleton Clan."

"The last one is Ben Evans, his background is quite mysterious, even Bai Po Xian Zong hasn’t completely figured him out. The Grand Elder wanted to take him as a disciple, but he refused."

Liam Davidson said.

"A mysterious background?"

Wyatt Barnes raised an eyebrow, "So... is it most likely the person named Ben Evans who placed an order with the Blood Skeleton Clan to kill me?"

"That’s not necessarily the case... Although Ben Evans has a mysterious background, he’s far less concerned with the true disciple seat than my direct disciple Bradley Clark and the Grand Elder’s granddaughter Ruby King."

Liam Davidson said.

After the statement, Liam Davidson added, "Of course, it doesn’t rule out Ben Evans pretending to be less interested in the true disciple seat."

At the same time, as if recalling something, Liam Davidson looked at Wyatt Barnes and said, "The Blood Skeleton Clan is one of the top killer organizations in the South Heaven’s Borderlands... Such a killer organization, once it takes on a contract, it always requires half of the payment upfront as a deposit before taking action."

"If it’s truly one of those three who placed the order with the Blood Skeleton Clan, then they must have paid the deposit... As for the deposit, the Blood Skeleton Clan wouldn’t be interested in Top-grade Immortal Crystals. Yet, within our Mystic Abyss Mansion territory, the most widely circulated high-quality Immortal Crystal is Top-grade Immortal Crystal."

Liam Davidson paused at this point and then shared his hypothesis, "Therefore, I speculate... if one of those three indeed went to the Blood Skeleton Clan to place an order to kill you, the deposit they paid is most likely something quite valuable."

"At least, it should be a King Grade Immortal Artifact... maybe even a King Grade Immortal Artifact nurtured by an Immortal Sovereign!"

Liam Davidson said.

"A King Grade Immortal Artifact nurtured by an Immortal Sovereign? My life is actually worth that much?"

Wyatt Barnes was somewhat surprised.

Though he held several King Grade Immortal Artifacts nurtured by an Immortal Sovereign, he was after all only a peak Love Rowan Upper Immortal; his life shouldn’t be worth that much, should it?

"The Blood Skeleton Clan is one of the top killer organizations in the South Heaven’s Borderlands, their quotes are naturally higher than those from ordinary killer organizations... Moreover, traveling so far, the quotes would naturally increase somewhat as well."

Liam Davidson continued to explain.

Evidently, Liam Davidson, the Sect Leader of Bai Po Xian Zong, was also quite knowledgeable about the Blood Skeleton Clan.

"This is the assassin’s Storage Ring."

Wyatt Barnes raised his hand and retrieved the assassin’s Storage Ring from within his own, simultaneously pouring out all its contents with a thought.

In an instant, the front yard of Liam Davidson’s residence was littered with a heap of items, chaotic like a garbage dump.

"Sect Leader, please take a look at these... See if anything looks familiar."

Wyatt Barnes’ words brought Liam Davidson back to his senses, and he quickly scanned the heap of items on the ground.

"Hmm?"

When Liam Davidson’s gaze landed on one particular item, his pupils slightly contracted again.

Although the contraction was subtle and not easily noticeable, Wyatt Barnes still caught it, no matter how much Liam Davidson tried to cover it up, it was too late.

"Sect Leader... It seems you’ve recognized something."

Just as Liam Davidson was nervously glancing at other items, Wyatt Barnes said with a faint smile.

Simultaneously, raising his hand, he picked up a vine armor glowing green at the right moment.