Chapter 1913: Chapter 1913: Borrowing the Tiger’s Might
"You, challenge me?"
The old disciple of the Black Tortoise altar, who was targeted by Arlo Drake, couldn’t help but be startled upon hearing Arlo’s words.
His strength, among the thousand disciples of Beta House in the Black Tortoise altar, was not the strongest... but as a martial artist in the late Earth Saint Realm, he was considered middle-ranking.
And now, a new disciple who just entered the Black Tortoise altar wants to challenge him and take his place in Beta House?
After coming to his senses, the old disciple looked at Arlo again, with a hint of sharp, cold light in his eyes.
"This Arlo Drake, only at the early Earth Saint Realm, dares to challenge an old disciple of Beta House?"
Wyatt Barnes squinted his eyes, perplexed as to where Arlo found the courage.
The old disciples who could live in Beta House’s Black Tortoise altar probably didn’t have many who were just at the early Earth Saint Realm; most should be in the mid Earth Saint Realm or higher... Arlo, having just arrived here, dared to randomly challenge an old disciple?
Immediately, a group of new disciples from the Black Tortoise altar, including Wyatt Barnes, and some old disciples who came out of their residence, gathered to watch the spectacle.
"Haha... Dove King, you seem so easy to bully! Being treated by the newcomer as a ’soft persimmon’!"
When a group of old disciples from the Black Tortoise altar gathered, many laughed and teased the old disciple challenged by Arlo Drake.
Hearing these taunts from his fellow disciples, Dove King’s face showed alternating shades of green and white, and looked at Arlo with increasing coldness, "Kid, I, Dove King, accept your challenge! Come on, let me see where your courage comes from to challenge me, Dove King!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Dove King’s eyes turned cold, and a fierce fighting spirit emanated from him.
"Dove King, is it?"
However, facing Dove King ready to go, Arlo showed no intention of taking action; he stood midair, looking at Dove King with a calm expression.
"What, you challenge me, and now you’re afraid to act?"
Dove King showed disdain and smirked with contempt.
"Sometimes, a challenge might not require taking action... Perhaps, Brother Dove King, you might admit defeat voluntarily later?"
In the full view of the crowd, Arlo’s lips curled into a faint smile, his demeanor suggesting assured victory.
"Admit defeat? You must be dreaming!"
Upon hearing Arlo’s words, Dove King was initially stunned, then sneered coldly.
"Admit defeat? Arlo Drake must be overthinking!"
Many new disciples shook their heads, looking at Arlo as if he were a ’fool.’
"Is there something wrong with Arlo Drake’s brain? He’s an early Earth Saint Realm new disciple, how can he make an old disciple admit defeat... pure fantasy!"
"Does he really think having a ’green spiritual root’ makes him invincible? Ridiculous!"
...
The new disciples who came with Wyatt Barnes, possessing only ’yellow spiritual roots,’ kept mocking Dove King one after another.
As for the few new disciples who came with Arlo Drake, for some unknown reason, they remained silent.
Among them, a few seemed to recall something, slightly furrowing their brows as they looked at Arlo.
"Early Earth Saint Realm?"
Along with the discussion among new disciples of the Black Tortoise altar, the gathered old disciples also learned of Arlo’s cultivation level.
Immediately, they looked at Dove King again, teasing: "Dove King, did you hear? This junior brother’s cultivation level is only at the early Earth Saint Realm, but his spiritual root is ’green,’ not something you should provoke!"
"Yes, admit defeat quickly... while his strength may not exceed yours now, in the future, he might surpass you."
"Dove King, be sensible... avoid potential suffering in the future by admitting defeat now and giving up your Beta House!"
...
A group of old disciples from the Black Tortoise altar seemed to be kindly advising Dove King while actually ridiculing Dove King.
The ’green spiritual root,’ so what?
This level of talent is not qualified for the ’privilege’ of directly residing in Beta House!
"Green spiritual root?"
Faced with the mockery from fellow disciples, Dove King was furious, his anger pouring onto Arlo Drake, "Even if your spiritual root is ’green,’ so what? A mere green spiritual root doesn’t qualify for making me, Dove King, voluntarily admit defeat!"
"A mere early Earth Saint Realm, daring to act all high and mighty around me, Dove King... today, if I don’t teach you a lesson, I won’t be named ’Dove’!"
As he spoke, Dove King’s voice turned cold, seemingly making the surrounding air chillier.
Arlo had a calm expression and said indifferently: "Indeed, my spiritual root doesn’t qualify for making you fear, nor does it qualify for making you admit defeat and give up Beta House... but what if I tell you, my master is the first Elder Silver Flame of the Black Tortoise altar, ’Maximus Lee’?"
As he spoke, a sarcastic smile appeared at the corner of Arlo’s mouth, and his eyes grew colder.
Maximus Lee!
And as soon as Arlo said this, aside from the few new disciples who came with him and also had ’green spiritual roots’ showing expressions as if realizing something, the others, including Wyatt Barnes, couldn’t help but shrink their pupils, and many showed signs of apprehension.
As for Dove King, his aggressive anger was instantly extinguished, like being doused with a bucket of cold water when Arlo’s words were spoken.
If it were disciples of the other four Elder Silver Flames in the Black Tortoise altar, Dove King wouldn’t need to yield because the other four Elder Silver Flames wouldn’t be likely to deign to deal with someone like Dove King.
However, the one known as the Black Tortoise altar’s first Elder Silver Flame, ’Maximus Lee,’ is different.
Maximus Lee’s vindictive nature is well-known throughout the Black Tortoise Altar and even the entire Fire Worship Sect.
Those who offend Maximus Lee generally do not have a good end.
Therefore, in the Black Tortoise Altar, and even the entire Fire Worship Sect, unless one has an extremely strong backing that fears not Maximus Lee, no one dares to provoke Maximus Lee and the people around him, including his disciples.
It was precisely because of this that the Dove King extinguished his anger in an instant.
The name ’Maximus Lee’ alone was enough to instill fear in him!
"Is he Elder Maximus Lee’s disciple?"
"Hasn’t Elder Maximus Lee not taken in any students for many years? How could he suddenly accept a new disciple whose talent roots are only ’green roots’?"
"As far as I know... the other three disciples under Elder Maximus Lee possess ’cyan roots’ talent. What makes this new disciple, with merely green roots, worthy of his attention!"
...
A group of senior disciples appeared surprised upon hearing Arlo Drake’s words, and in great confusion.
When did Elder Maximus Lee’s standards become so poor?
Of course, they didn’t believe Arlo Drake was lying.
In the Black Tortoise Altar, no one dares to joke about Elder Maximus Lee!
"What’s going on?"
"How did Arlo Drake become Elder Maximus Lee’s disciple?"
"Could it be that during the assessments for those with ’green roots’ talents, his performance was outstanding, catching Elder Maximus Lee’s eyes?"
...
A group of new disciples with only yellow roots talent looked at several other new disciples with green roots talent, full of curiosity and bewilderment, all eager to get answers from them.
Upon hearing these discussions among new disciples, a group of senior disciples also looked towards those few new disciples.
"During the assessments, Arlo Drake’s performance was not more outstanding than ours... He became Elder Maximus Lee’s disciple because he promised Elder Maximus Lee that he would do his utmost to team up with him against Wyatt Barnes!"
One of the new disciples with green roots talent angrily said, and intentionally glanced at Wyatt Barnes while speaking.
"Is it because of Wyatt Barnes?"
Instantly, all new disciples’ eyes turned toward Wyatt Barnes.
"Oh my God! How much does Elder Maximus Lee hate Wyatt Barnes... just because Arlo Drake bootlicked and promised to team up against Wyatt Barnes, he accepted Arlo Drake as his disciple?"
"It seems that killing his close friend’s son right in front of him thoroughly enraged him!"
"This is too exaggerated, isn’t it? Elder Maximus Lee shouldn’t be so superficial!"
...
A group of new disciples showed incredulous expressions looking at Wyatt Barnes while whispering among themselves.
Actually, not only them, but Wyatt Barnes himself couldn’t help being dumbfounded upon learning the ’reason’ why Arlo Drake was accepted as a disciple by Maximus Lee.
Isn’t this too ridiculous?!
Meanwhile, a group of veteran disciples around had also learned the situation.
After discovering Wyatt Barnes’s recent bold act of killing the son of Maximus Lee’s close friend, the Fifth Elder North Cyprus of the Fire Worship Sect, they couldn’t help but give Wyatt Barnes a thumbs up.
Daring to oppose Elder Maximus Lee in the Black Tortoise Altar, no matter what the outcome in the future is, at this moment it made them admire him from the bottom of their hearts!
"However... how much does Elder Maximus Lee hate him? He even accepted a new disciple with just ’green roots’ talent because of him."
Regarding this, a group of veteran disciples was greatly puzzled.
Ultimately, they could only attribute it to Elder Maximus Lee’s excessive hatred for Wyatt Barnes!
At the same time, some new disciples who were originally standing near Wyatt Barnes couldn’t help but step back and avoided Wyatt Barnes, as if he were some sort of plague deity.
"I admit defeat!"
At the same time, having completely suppressed his anger, the Dove King, due to his fear of Elder Silver Flame Maximus Lee, finally faced Arlo Drake’s challenge and conceded defeat proactively.
After conceding defeat, the Dove King left the Beta House that was originally his, looking like a defeated eggplant.
"Those who recognize the current trend are smart! You’re very clever!"
Arlo Drake haughtily lifted his head; after speaking, his aggressive eyes shifted from the Dove King to Wyatt Barnes, becoming extraordinarily cold.
Others thought Maximus Lee accepted him as a disciple because of his flattery and vow to deal with Wyatt Barnes.
Only he knew, besides that, there was another very important reason:
That he can recommend someone with ’cyan roots’ in the near future to Maximus Lee and can fully guarantee that person would willingly become Maximus Lee’s apprentice.
He promised all these things to Maximus Lee via transmission.
"Hmph!"
As Arlo Drake entered the Beta House intending to close the door, Wyatt Barnes snorted coldly before appearing ghost-like at the doorway of the Beta House, blocking the door from closing with his hand.