Legend of Wyatt-Chapter 1484: Panicked Holden Yellow

As soon as the words fell, Wyatt Barnes held a piece of talisman paper in his hand.

"This ’Three-Star Divine Travel Talisman’, its speed rivals that of Entering the Saint Realm under Great Perfection... Holden Yellow, do you really think you can catch up to me after I activate the Three-Star Divine Travel Talisman?"

Wyatt looked at Holden and flashed an utterly confident smile.

However, contrary to Wyatt’s expectations, Holden didn’t show any surprise when Wyatt revealed the Three-Star Divine Travel Talisman.

For a moment, Wyatt’s heart sank as a foreboding feeling crept over him.

"Activate!"

Although Wyatt couldn’t pinpoint the source of his unease, he didn’t dare take risks. Without hesitation, he roared and activated the Three-Star Divine Travel Talisman in his hand.

Instantly, the talisman vanished, and a mysterious, unfathomable force surged into Wyatt’s body.

In the blink of an eye, Wyatt moved, disappearing from Holden’s sight.

Even though Holden and the massive blade and beast formed from his True Energy blocked Wyatt’s paths from multiple directions, Wyatt slipped away effortlessly, unaffected.

This was because Holden, whose cultivation was only at Entering the Saint Realm under Small Perfection, had no time to react.

The speed of Entering the Saint Realm under Great Perfection was far beyond what Entering the Saint Realm under Small Perfection could match.

Yet, despite seeing Wyatt vanish from sight, Holden didn’t show panic. Instead, he swiftly raised his hand, revealing another piece of talisman paper.

"Activate!"

With Holden’s shout, the talisman paper disappeared, and he too vanished from his original position.

Of course, he didn’t actually disappear, but his speed was so extreme that it created the illusion of vanishing.

"Wyatt Barnes, do you think you’re the only one with a Three-Star Divine Travel Talisman?"

Because Wyatt had slowed slightly after fleeing a certain distance, Holden quickly caught up. He appeared not far behind Wyatt.

Hearing Holden’s voice from behind, Wyatt’s expression changed drastically.

"Holden Yellow even has a Three-Star Divine Travel Talisman!"

This was the first thought that arose in Wyatt’s mind.

At this moment, he didn’t have time to ponder how Holden could afford such a talisman.

Logically, Holden had lost to him with so many merit points; he shouldn’t have had enough left to purchase a Three-Star Divine Travel Talisman.

The wealth held by Outer Sect Elders was ultimately limited.

But what Wyatt didn’t know was this:

Within the Moon Radiance Sect, there were many Inner Sect Elders who specialized in lending ’high-interest loans.’ Holden had approached one of these Inner Sect Elders, borrowing 200,000 merit points as a high-interest loan. Coupled with his remaining merit points, he had spent his entire fortune on a single Three-Star Divine Travel Talisman.

He had done all this because of Wyatt—more precisely, because of the immense wealth Wyatt possessed.

Holden had witnessed Wyatt’s battle with Center Montes, during which Wyatt had used a Three-Star Divine Travel Talisman.

Moreover, Holden knew that Center Montes had returned another Three-Star Divine Travel Talisman to Wyatt.

Knowing that Wyatt possessed a Three-Star Divine Travel Talisman, Holden spared no expense in borrowing high-interest loans to obtain one for himself.

All of this was for this exact moment—to kill Wyatt Barnes and seize his wealth.

Holden believed this was an absolutely lucrative deal!

Whoosh!

After discovering Holden also had a Three-Star Divine Travel Talisman, Wyatt hastily accelerated. At this moment, he even regretted slowing down earlier.

But earlier, Wyatt had slowed deliberately, thinking he had escaped Holden’s range of perception.

He hadn’t anticipated that Holden had a Three-Star Divine Travel Talisman too!

Nor had he anticipated Holden catching up!

As Wyatt pushed his speed back to its peak, Holden had already caught up to him, running side by side.

"Wyatt Barnes, I told you—after today, you will leave this world forever... Allow me to send you off on your final journey!"

Holden sneered coldly, and above him, two distinct flows of True Energy emerged, reconfiguring into weapons and beasts.

Vroom!

A massive blade slashed through the air like a streak of light, aiming directly at Wyatt with astonishing momentum, as though intending to cleave him in two.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

...

A gigantic beast emerged from the void, opening its bloody maw to bite down on Wyatt.

"Activate!"

Seeing Holden launch an attack, Wyatt’s expression darkened as he murmured coldly.

At the same time, the Taoist Talisman he had just grabbed disappeared in his hand.

"Hmm?"

As Holden heard Wyatt’s low shout, he furrowed his brows.

Then, Holden noticed a layer of golden energy rising on Wyatt’s surface—a golden shell that completely enveloped Wyatt like an impenetrable egg.

Just then, Holden’s True Energy-conjured blade and beast struck the golden shell, disintegrating instantly.

As for the golden shell, it remained entirely intact.

"A Three-Star Golden Energy Talisman!"

Seeing the scene unfold, Holden’s expression turned fiercely dark. He hadn’t expected Wyatt to possess not only the Three-Star Divine Travel Talisman but also the Three-Star Golden Energy Talisman.

"Wyatt Barnes, it seems you’re truly afraid to die... Not only do you have a Three-Star Divine Travel Talisman, but a Three-Star Golden Energy Talisman as well!"

Holden mocked sourly.

"Afraid to die?"

Wyatt sneered at Holden’s remark, "From your tone, Holden, are you saying you’re fearless? Weren’t you trying to kill me? Go ahead!"

The Three-Star Golden Energy Talisman, once activated, could form a defensive shield around the user’s body.

This defense was equivalent to that of an Entering the Saint Realm under Great Perfection cultivator.

Like the Three-Star Divine Travel Talisman, it remained effective for fifteen minutes.

The defense equivalent to Entering the Saint Realm under Great Perfection was something Holden, at Entering the Saint Realm under Small Perfection, couldn’t hope to break.

"Wyatt Barnes, don’t get cocky!"

Holden’s face darkened further. "When fifteen minutes pass and your Three-Star Golden Energy Talisman loses its effect, you’ll be nothing but meat on the chopping block, at my mercy! By then, your Three-Star Divine Travel Talisman will have worn off as well."

"Let’s wait and see,"

Wyatt shot Holden a calm, sidelong glance and then deliberately slowed down until coming to a full stop.

Holden halted as well.

He was well aware of Wyatt’s intentions—since Wyatt couldn’t shake him off, Wyatt thought there was no point in maintaining the Three-Star Divine Travel Talisman’s speed. He had merely decided to stop and accept the inevitable outcome.

At this moment, Holden’s heart bled.

The Three-Star Divine Travel Talisman he had purchased for 300,000 merit points was wasted after just a brief moment’s use.

However, when Holden thought about Wyatt’s immense wealth, he felt at ease.

In his eyes, once Wyatt died, the hundreds of thousands of merit points Wyatt possessed would be his for the taking.

At that point, wouldn’t he be able to buy as many Three-Star Divine Travel Talismans as he wanted?

Wyatt remained standing, his body surrounded by the golden ’shell,’ his expression calm as he observed Holden.

Holden stared back at Wyatt, waiting for the Three-Star Golden Energy Talisman’s protection to wear off completely...

That was the moment he would strike and finish Wyatt once and for all.

Anticipation boiled within him.

And so, a peculiar scene unfolded: Wyatt and Holden stood there, glaring at each other, neither willing to make a move.

Time quietly passed.

From the moment Wyatt had activated the Three-Star Divine Travel Talisman, fifteen minutes quickly elapsed.

The effects of Wyatt’s Three-Star Divine Travel Talisman dissipated first.

Shortly after, Holden’s Three-Star Divine Travel Talisman also wore off.

"Holden Yellow, your Three-Star Divine Travel Talisman’s effect should have dissipated by now, correct?"

Breaking the silence, Wyatt spoke.

"So what? The disappearance of my Three-Star Divine Travel Talisman means your Three-Star Golden Energy Talisman will lose its effect soon too... And once it does, your death will be inevitable!"

Holden sneered.

"Holden, I’m curious... How were you able to afford a Three-Star Divine Travel Talisman after losing more than 300,000 merit points to me? Logically, you shouldn’t have had enough wealth left to purchase one, right?"

Wyatt asked.

Faced with Wyatt’s inquiry, Holden merely snorted lowly without reply.

He certainly had no intention of revealing the truth.

Was he supposed to admit he’d borrowed from an Inner Sect Elder, taking out a high-interest loan of 200,000 merit points with a monthly interest of ’20,000 merit points?’

"I suppose you don’t have a second Three-Star Divine Travel Talisman, do you?"

Wyatt squinted at Holden.

"Do you have one?"

Startled by Wyatt’s remark, Holden reflexively asked.

At the same moment, Holden caught sight of the smile curving at the edges of Wyatt’s lips, triggering an overwhelming sense of dread.

"Holden Yellow, I’ll remember today’s events well,"

Wyatt said, fixing Holden with a deep gaze before pulling out another Three-Star Divine Travel Talisman. Just as the golden ’shell’ around him began fading, Wyatt yelled, "Activate!"

In an instant, Wyatt vanished from Holden’s sight once more.

"Impossible!"

Holden’s face contorted in shock, "How does he have another Three-Star Divine Travel Talisman? How can he be so afraid to die, carrying this many talismans?"

At that moment, Holden felt on the verge of losing his mind.

No matter how meticulously he had planned, he hadn’t accounted for Wyatt possessing yet another Three-Star Divine Travel Talisman.

How could he continue the pursuit?

Although Holden could pinpoint the direction Wyatt had fled in that brief moment, he couldn’t be certain Wyatt was still heading that way now.

Even if Wyatt was, Holden couldn’t catch up.

Holden had managed to pursue Wyatt earlier only because he too had a Three-Star Divine Travel Talisman and had caught up before Wyatt could change direction.

"Now that I’ve failed to kill Wyatt Barnes, I can never return to Moon Radiance Sect... Chances are Wyatt has already made his way back to Moon Radiance Sect, seeking out Trevor Baillie. With Trevor’s standing within the sect, he could easily claim my life!"

Taking a deep breath, Holden’s expression alternated between pale and grim, "Leaving is my only choice... At least, I won’t have to repay the loan to that Inner Sect Elder!"

Holden knew he had no other option but to distance himself from the Moon Radiance Sect.

Returning to the sect was a surefire path to death!

Not only could Trevor kill him with proper justification, but even without it, no one would object if Trevor decided to take his life.

Trevor Baillie’s unique position in Moon Radiance Sect afforded him unparalleled authority.

Holden, as a mere Outer Sect Elder, wouldn’t stand a chance—even against an Inner Sect Elder. Incurring Trevor’s wrath spelled inevitable doom!