Chapter 1897: Chapter 1897: The Death of Warren Yorke
Maximus Lee was well aware.
Once he intervened in the life-and-death battle between Wyatt Barnes and Warren Yorke, he would surely be expelled from the Fire Worship Sect!
Leave the Fire Worship Sect for Warren Yorke?
Of course not!
He wouldn’t do anything that violated the sect’s taboos, not even for his own son, let alone for a friend’s son.
A violation would mean expulsion from the Fire Worship Sect!
Publicly intervening in a life-and-death battle and tarnishing the sect’s reputation was one of the major taboos.
"Wyatt Barnes!"
Though too afraid to intervene in the battle at hand, Maximus Lee still dared to use voice transmission to threaten Wyatt Barnes, "Let him go... or you will regret it!"
Maximus Lee spoke with an almost commanding tone, threatening Wyatt Barnes to let Warren Yorke go.
"Regret?"
Upon hearing Maximus Lee’s voice transmission, Wyatt Barnes turned his head leisurely to look at Maximus Lee.
In the next moment, the corners of Wyatt’s mouth curled into a cold smile, and he said loudly, "Elder Maximus Lee, if I recall correctly, Warren Yorke and I are in a ’life-and-death battle’!"
"You transmitted to me asking to let Warren Yorke go, but I don’t understand what it means? You said I’d regret it if I don’t let him go... but I’m curious, Elder Lee, how would you make me regret it?"
As he spoke, Wyatt gave Maximus Lee a profound look and unabashedly asked.
Wow!
With Wyatt’s words, the scene burst into an uproar.
All eyes fell on Maximus Lee.
Among these eyes were disdain, disgust, and anger... In short, at that moment, Maximus Lee became the target of public criticism!
All of this was simply because of his threat to Wyatt Barnes.
"Is he really the first Elder Silver Flame of the Black Tortoise altar of the Fire Worship Sect?"
"Interfering like this in a life-and-death battle, he really brings shame to the Black Tortoise altar and the Fire Worship Sect!"
"If Wyatt Barnes hadn’t spoken out, I wouldn’t have known the illustrious Elder Silver Flame would have such a side... It’s truly repulsive!"
...
After a while, many bold people started cursing, expressing their dissatisfaction with their words.
Maximus Lee, had incurred the wrath of the public!
"Elder Maximus Lee, don’t you think what you’ve done is somewhat inappropriate?"
Charles Thorn looked at Maximus Lee, frowned, and asked in a deep voice.
"Elder Charles Thorn, he’s just spouting nonsense! Do you believe him?"
Maximus Lee responded defiantly.
At the same time, Maximus Lee looked at Wyatt Barnes, speaking coldly, "Wyatt Barnes, do you know what the punishment is for slandering a Fire Worship Sect elder? If you don’t want to die, you’d better shut your mouth obediently!"
When he said this, Maximus Lee’s eyes bore a cold murderous intent, as if he could devour someone.
And the reason he did this was to intimidate Wyatt Barnes!
Because he never expected that Wyatt would directly speak out what he had transmitted in secret.
This feeling was akin to having the last layer of fig leaf stripped away.
"Wyatt Barnes, if you don’t want to die, you’d better shut your mouth!"
At the same time, Maximus Lee again transmitted a threat to Wyatt Barnes, "Don’t think I’m joking... If you don’t shut your mouth, even if you enter the Fire Worship Sect, you will surely die!"
"I, Maximus Lee, am the first Elder Silver Flame of the Black Tortoise altar... Killing you would be as easy as crushing an insect for me!"
As the voice transmission continued, Maximus Lee’s tone became increasingly icy.
"Hahaha..."
However, just when Maximus Lee thought Wyatt Barnes would relent because of his threats, Wyatt burst into laughter.
Next, watching Maximus Lee’s face turn ugly, Wyatt spoke again, "Elder Maximus Lee, you keep saying I slandered you... why don’t we make a Thunder Punishment Oath, and verify whose words are true and whose are false?"
Thunder Punishment Oath!
As soon as Wyatt spoke these words, Maximus Lee’s expression changed to one of discomfort.
All the eyes of the people present fell on Maximus Lee, wanting to see whether he dared to take the Thunder Punishment Oath... If he didn’t, it would mean a guilty conscience!
"What are you, to be worthy of making a Thunder Punishment Oath with me?"
Under the watchful eyes of the public, Maximus Lee looked dismissively at Wyatt Barnes and sneered with contempt.
And as soon as Maximus finished speaking, the audience erupted in a chorus of jeers, plainly booing him.
Although Maximus’s words sounded righteous, most people were well aware:
Maximus Lee surely didn’t dare to make the Thunder Punishment Oath out of a guilty conscience, using such a clumsy excuse.
After Wyatt’s commotion, Maximus didn’t dare to transmit threats to Wyatt anymore.
But from a distance, his gaze at Wyatt grew even colder, mixed with an unyielding hatred.
Wyatt naturally noticed Maximus’s gaze but was completely uncaring.
Because he knew well that from the moment he indirectly insulted Maximus as an ’old dog,’ he had already moved onto opposing paths with Maximus, with no room for turning back.
He did not regret this!
Earlier, if it hadn’t been for Charles Thorn blocking part of Maximus Lee’s attack for him, he would have been killed by Maximus Lee.
At that time, Maximus Lee showed no mercy and directly attempted to kill him!
It was obvious he intended to kill him!
To know, before that, he had never met Maximus Lee, and it was Maximus Lee’s first time seeing him, yet Maximus Lee wanted to take his life!
How could he not be angry?
Therefore, ever since then, he considered Maximus Lee a mortal enemy in his heart.
Under such circumstances, how could Maximus Lee’s threat be taken seriously by him?
"Cough... cough cough... Wyatt... Wyatt Barnes... please... spare me... I beg you... cough cough..."
Meanwhile, Warren Yorke, who was being forcefully lifted by Wyatt Barnes gripping his neck, began to beg Wyatt Barnes for mercy after realizing Maximus Lee wouldn’t rescue him.
Now, Warren Yorke no longer had the arrogance he showed before.
"I never expected it to end like this... if I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes, it would be unbelievable!"
"Indeed. At the beginning of this life and death battle, almost everyone thought Wyatt Barnes would undoubtedly die... who would have thought he would later turn the tables, easily defeating Waylon Dunn and seizing control over Waylon Dunn’s life."
"This Wyatt Barnes is definitely not just a peak Great Saint Realm martial artist!"
"Nonsense! With the strength he’s displayed, how could he be merely a peak Great Saint Realm martial artist? He’s more like a peak Human Saint Realm martial artist!"
...
Seeing Warren Yorke, who was now begging Wyatt Barnes for mercy, reminded those present of Warren Yorke’s previous arrogance, causing them to sigh.
"Second Young Master!"
The old man, seriously injured by Charles Thorn, stood at a distance with a pale face, showing a hint of helplessness in his eyes.
He was severely injured and could no longer save anyone.
Moreover, even if he weren’t injured, he couldn’t save anyone.
Because Charles Thorn, the ’witness’ invited by Wyatt Barnes for the life and death battle, was present.
Charles Thorn would never let him save anyone!
"Spare you?"
Facing Warren Yorke’s plea for mercy, Wyatt Barnes remained indifferent, "I’m curious, if I were in your hands, and my life was at your mercy... would you spare me, Warren Yorke?"
Hearing Wyatt Barnes’s words, Warren Yorke’s pupils shrank slightly, and his body tensed up, seemingly afraid that Wyatt Barnes would see through his intentions.
"You don’t have to say it; I know the answer."
Wyatt Barnes’s gaze gradually turned cold, killing intent emanating, "And my answer is the same as yours."
"...No... cough... no... no! No... no!!"
Sensing Wyatt Barnes’s killing intent, Warren Yorke struggled violently, shouting incomprehensibly, his eyes full of fear and despair.
"Elder Maximus Lee, do you have anything to say to him? It’ll be too late soon."
Before killing Warren Yorke, Wyatt Barnes timely looked at Maximus Lee and asked lightly.
Provocation!
Naked provocation!
At this moment, everyone present could clearly sense the strong tension between the two.
Faced with Wyatt Barnes’s provocation, Maximus Lee felt as if his lungs would explode, yet it was inappropriate to act out in front of so many people.
After all, his every move represented the reputation of the Black Tortoise Hall and even the Fire Worship Sect.
"Warren... go peacefully. It won’t be long before Uncle Maximus sends him to reunite with you!"
Ultimately, Maximus Lee glanced at Warren Yorke and sent a message telepathically.
At this time, his tone was somewhat heavy.
Warren Yorke, regardless, was the son of his close friend. Dying here today, Maximus Lee couldn’t imagine how to face that close friend next time.
However, now he was helpless, forced to watch Warren Yorke go to his death!
"Wyatt Barnes, by killing him, you will not only face my wrath in the future but also the wrath of the Fifth Elder of the Northern Qi Sect, Russel Yorke... you’re dead!"
Maximus Lee glared at Wyatt Barnes sharply, condemning him to death in his heart.
Crack!
With a crisp sound, under everyone’s gaze, Wyatt Barnes exerted force and killed Warren Yorke.
Even in death, Warren Yorke’s eyes were wide open, refusing to close, dying with unresolved grievances.
After killing Warren Yorke and collecting Warren Yorke’s Hundred Pattern Saint Sword and Storage Ring, Wyatt Barnes released his grip on Warren Yorke’s neck, letting Warren Yorke’s body fall.
Meanwhile, his body trembled suddenly, and his face turned pale.
Just then, the power absorbed through the advanced Divine Ability ’Minor Devouring Technique’ had finally been exhausted, and Wyatt Barnes’s mental strength was nearly depleted.
It was because he sensed the rapidly diminishing power of the Minor Devouring Technique, on the verge of complete collapse, that he acted swiftly to kill Warren Yorke, fearing any changes in the situation.
"Dead?"
"The son of the proud Fifth Elder of the Northern Qi Sect is dead just like that... How would the Fifth Elder of the Northern Qi Sect react to this news? It’s unfathomable!"
"Hmph! Warren Yorke deserved it. If he hadn’t actively provoked others, he wouldn’t have been killed!"
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After Warren Yorke was killed, the previously quiet scene became lively once again.