Chapter 1907: Chapter 1907: Wyatt Barnes’s Innate Spirit Root
It is imaginable.
If Wyatt Barnes truly becomes the personal disciple of their Fire Worship Sect Leader.
Then, even he would have no choice but to bow his head, apologize, and plead with Wyatt Barnes!
Unless he wishes to leave the Fire Worship Sect.
But he is unwilling to leave the Fire Worship Sect!
Furthermore, he does not want to be subservient to Wyatt Barnes!
Therefore, if Wyatt Barnes truly possesses a ’blue spirit root,’ he has only one path left:
Before their Sect Leader leaves seclusion, eliminate Wyatt Barnes, exterminating this great threat in its cradle.
Of course, if Wyatt Barnes’s talent root is merely a ’green spirit root,’ then there is no need to hurry, as those with green spirit roots do not catch the eye of their Sect Leader.
"Wyatt Barnes, you better pray your talent root is not a ’blue spirit root’... otherwise, even if it’s risky, I will find every way to get rid of you as soon as possible!"
Looking at Wyatt Barnes, Maximus Lee’s gaze grew increasingly cold.
At the same time, the Spirit Pearl in Wyatt Barnes’s reach finally emitted a dazzling light.
Upon seeing this light, aside from Wyatt Barnes displaying a ’as expected’ expression, everyone else was stunned, each person frozen like a wooden chicken.
All present, except for Wyatt Barnes, at that moment seemed as if their throats had been choked, unable to speak for a long time.
Soon, some people came to their senses, but their expressions were truly remarkable.
"How is this possible?!"
"Impossible, right? How can Wyatt Barnes’s talent root be so low-grade!"
"This talent root doesn’t match Wyatt Barnes’s talent at all!"
"The Spirit Pearl must have malfunctioned, right?"
"I also think the Spirit Pearl malfunctioned."
...
The people who had regained their senses started speaking, none willing to believe the scene before their eyes.
To be precise, none were willing to believe that Wyatt Barnes’s talent assessment test results were legitimate.
Wyatt Barnes’s test result turned out to be:
Yellow spirit root!
Though among the thousands participating in today’s talent assessment, the majority had ’yellow spirit roots.’
But having witnessed Wyatt Barnes’s ’power’ yesterday, coupled with Wyatt Barnes being under forty years old, they never imagined Wyatt Barnes’s talent root would be a ’yellow spirit root.’
Yellow spirit root simply does not match Wyatt Barnes!
Even a green spirit root, in their view, didn’t match Wyatt Barnes.
To them, only a talent root of ’green spirit root’ or higher could match the talent Wyatt Barnes had exhibited so far.
"The Spirit Pearl malfunctioned?"
Now, not only did others think so, but even the four Copper Flame Elders and even Elder Silver Flame Charles Thorn thought the same.
"Wyatt Barnes, it should be the Spirit Pearl malfunctioned... let’s try another Spirit Pearl."
Charles Thorn looked at Wyatt Barnes and said.
At the same time, he indicated to another Copper Flame Elder with a glance, who then promptly placed another Spirit Pearl in front of Wyatt Barnes.
Maximus Lee was still lost in the shock that Wyatt Barnes’s tested talent root was merely a ’yellow spirit root,’ so he offered no opinion regarding Charles Thorn’s arrangement.
Of course, deep down, he subconsciously felt that the Spirit Pearl had malfunctioned.
Wyatt Barnes, being less than forty years old, possessing a power to kill late-stage Human Saint Realm martial artists even when severely injured... With such talent, how could his talent root be merely a ’yellow spirit root’?
"Elder Charles Thorn, I don’t think there’s a need to test again... that Spirit Pearl probably didn’t malfunction. My talent root is likely ’yellow spirit root.’"
Under public scrutiny, Wyatt Barnes smiled bitterly at Charles Thorn and said.
Wyatt Barnes knows his talent better than anyone else, and though he had elevated his talent to the peak of the mortal Cloud Skies Continent by consuming the ancient Giovanni Stone milk.
However, that was only the peak talent for a mortal continent!
For mortal continent peak talent, it is considered average in the Lower Domain of the Martial Dao Sacred Land, and in the Upper Domain, it’s worth nothing!
Moreover, he doesn’t believe the Spirit Pearl functioned correctly at all other times, except for when he was tested.
Therefore, he is very sure his talent root is a ’yellow spirit root!’
Claiming not to be disappointed is impossible.
But due to prior mental preparation, Wyatt Barnes could face it calmly.
"Let’s test again with another Spirit Pearl! Not only me, but everyone else also wouldn’t believe your talent root is merely a ’yellow spirit root.’"
Upon hearing Wyatt Barnes’s words, Charles Thorn thought Wyatt Barnes didn’t care about the test results, so he insisted Wyatt Barnes test again.
Everyone else nodded as well.
At this time, even though Wyatt Barnes felt another test was unnecessary, he was still forced to comply.
As Wyatt Barnes placed his hand once again on another Spirit Pearl, the attention of everyone present swiftly shifted to the new Spirit Pearl he was now touching.
"This time, the Spirit Pearl won’t have any problems, right?"
"It’s a rarity for it to malfunction once, there’s no way it would happen again... What are the odds of that?"
"Do you think... Wyatt Barnes’ innate spiritual root could really be a yellow root?"
"Do you think that’s possible? Unless he also knows some secret technique to hide cultivation like those to conceal real age, hiding his true age... Otherwise, his innate spiritual root must be at least a ’green root’!"
...
Many, while watching the Spirit Pearl that Wyatt Barnes was touching, couldn’t help but whisper among themselves.
Another ten breaths of time passed.
As the light on the Spirit Pearl began to shimmer once more, the scene instantly quieted down, and everyone held their breath, watching the Spirit Pearl touched by Wyatt Barnes’ hand.
The light on the Spirit Pearl was continuously extending.
Until it finally seemed to transform into a blazing sun.
Yet, when the color of the light on the Spirit Pearl was fully revealed, there was again a dead silence on the scene.
After a moment, it turned as noisy as a market.
"Still a yellow root?!"
"This... how is this possible?! Did the Spirit Pearl malfunction again?"
"One Spirit Pearl malfunctioning is possible, but two malfunctioning simultaneously? Impossible! It seems that Wyatt Barnes’ innate spiritual root is indeed just a yellow root."
"Given the strength he displayed yesterday, and his age... how can his innate spiritual root be merely a yellow root!"
"Age? Have you considered that if he can hide his cultivation, perhaps he can also hide his true age? Maybe he’s actually a few hundred years old geezer, purposely concealing his real age to pretend to be young!"
"Now that you mention it... it’s indeed possible! Although, I’ve never heard of a technique to conceal true age, but before seeing him, I’d never heard of a technique to conceal cultivation either. So, a technique to hide true age appearing on him isn’t surprising."
"Hmph! A few hundred-year-old geezer, hiding his age, hiding his entire cultivation just to take part in the Fire Worship Sect’s Four Symbols Altar assessment... This is the first time I’ve seen someone go to such lengths to pretend to be young!"
...
The place was abuzz with discussion, incredibly noisy.
Initially, some people thought maybe the second Spirit Pearl also malfunctioned.
But that idea was quickly dismissed by others.
Finally, most people settled on the same theory:
Wyatt Barnes, in fact, is a few hundred-year-old geezer, who has mastered secret techniques to hide his real age and cultivation, thus misleading everyone present.
Even Charles Thorn, deep down, agreed with this theory.
Otherwise, he really had no idea how to explain the scene unfolding before him...
"Yellow root?"
Seeing that Wyatt Barnes’ second test still yielded a ’yellow root’, Maximus Lee immediately laughed, his eyes revealing a hint of disdain, "Turns out he’s just an incapable old relic!"
Earlier, he, like the others, also thought Wyatt Barnes was a young Martial Dao genius with extraordinary talent.
But now it seemed they were all mistaken.
This was clearly just an old geezer using secret techniques to pretend to be young!
"Old geezer?"
Hearing the surrounding discussion, Wyatt Barnes was momentarily stunned, never expecting he would be mistaken for an ’old geezer’ pretending to be young and disrespecting the elderly.
Even though he was not over forty years old.
But compared to these people here, he seemed to be the youngest, didn’t he?
Being called an ’old geezer’ by people older than him left Wyatt Barnes a bit bewildered and amused.
Of course, despite the amusement and helplessness, he had no way of explaining to the others why someone with his level of talent could possess such strength.
Would he really tell them he has the Jewel Tower and has experienced many fortuitous encounters?
Would he really tell them his cultivation had only recently broken through to the ’initial stage of the Human Saint Realm’?
"Forget it... Let them say what they will."
In the end, Wyatt Barnes ignored the surrounding discussions, turning his focus back to his innate spiritual root, his heart full of bitterness, "My innate spiritual root turned out to be just a ’yellow root’... Perhaps, if I hadn’t taken the millennial stalactite in the Cloud Skies Continent back then, my innate spiritual root would be even lower!"
"Elder Fire... Can this innate spiritual root transform and improve?"
Although he was somewhat prepared, Wyatt Barnes was still very dissatisfied with his yellow root.
He dearly hoped to find a way to enhance his innate spiritual root.
"Even with just a yellow spiritual root, I’ve cultivated to the ’initial stage of the Human Saint Realm’ at this age... If my innate spiritual root could be improved, and with the assistance of the fourth level of the Jewel Tower, wouldn’t my cultivation speed be heaven-defying?"
Thinking of this, Wyatt Barnes became a bit excited.
But soon, as if realizing something, his excitement seemed to be doused with a bucket of cold water, dampening it entirely, "Perhaps my current innate spiritual root cannot be improved, right?"
"From the observation just now, I’ve roughly understood what this worldly plane’s so-called ’innate spiritual root’ is."
Meanwhile, Elder Fire’s voice timely came through, "The innate spiritual root in this worldly plane can theoretically be improved... Moreover, there is more than one way to enhance it!"