Chapter 1898: Chapter 1898: Pressure
Soon, the gaze of everyone present unanimously fell on Wyatt Barnes.
This young man in purple, whom they hadn’t thought much of before, managed a turnaround at the critical moment against Waylon Dunn, who was late Human Saint Realm, and killed Warren Yorke!
Such an unexpected outcome left them stunned for quite some time.
One must know that before this, they almost unanimously believed that this young man in purple would die at Warren Yorke’s hands.
"This Wyatt Barnes must know some kind of ’secret technique’ to conceal his entire cultivation!"
Someone unknown said.
"Definitely!"
And his words were agreed upon by the others.
Although they had never heard of any secret technique in the Martial Dao Sacred Land that could conceal an entire cultivation, they did not deny such a secret technique’s existence.
Especially after witnessing the strength Wyatt Barnes displayed, they were almost a hundred percent sure such a secret technique existed.
What a joke!
According to their Divine Sense exploration, Wyatt Barnes’s cultivation was only at the ’peak of the Great Saint Realm’.
However, the person they detected with cultivation at the peak of the Great Saint Realm, despite being grievously injured, shattered the domain of a martial artist at the late Human Saint Realm in just one encounter.
Not only that, but he also blocked with full force the ’Hundred-pattern Saint Sword’ wielded by the martial artist at the late Human Saint Realm, and in an instant subdued the opponent, taking control over his life and fortune!
Is this something a martial artist at the peak of the Great Saint Realm can achieve?
"Earlier, when Warren Yorke attacked, Wyatt seemed half-dead... However, after Warren approached, he unleashed an incredibly terrifying method, as if he swallowed all the surrounding Spiritual Energy!"
"I saw it too... At that time, centered on him, a vortex appeared in the void, and all the surrounding powers were swiftly sucked into the vortex. And the center of that vortex was exactly Wyatt Barnes!"
"It was evident that the power sucked into the vortex was ultimately controlled by Wyatt Barnes, which is why he could unleash such strong power despite his injuries... Moreover, that vortex shattered Warren Yorke’s domain!"
"Such a terrifying method must be a Divine Ability! And not an ordinary one... It might even be an ’advanced Divine Ability’!"
...
The onlookers were in a heated discussion, and dozens of eyes on Wyatt Barnes were filled with shock and astonishment.
"Moreover, the object he used earlier to block the Hundred-pattern Saint Sword in Warren Yorke’s hand seemed to be a claw-shaped Sacred Artifact!"
"That Sacred Artifact, capable of withstanding the Hundred-pattern Saint Sword, is likely also a Hundred-pattern Sacred Artifact!"
...
Many shifted their attention to Wyatt Barnes’s dragon claw.
Of course, they didn’t know Wyatt Barnes used the method of transforming into a Dragon Warrior and assumed it was a Hundred-pattern Sacred Artifact Wyatt hastily retrieved and put away after use.
"Dragon Warrior?"
Among the crowd, the only ones who could discern that Wyatt Barnes used the method of transforming into a Dragon Warrior were Charles Thorn and Maximus Lee.
As the Silver Flame Elders of the Fire Worship Sect and characters ranked within the top two hundred on the Extreme Saint Ranking, their strength was immense and their sight unmatched!
Though Wyatt Barnes transformed his hand into a dragon claw for just an instant, they still recognized it as a dragon claw, albeit they didn’t notice how many claws the dragon claw had.
Of course, it was because Wyatt Barnes quickly retracted the dragon claw that they didn’t manage to notice.
Nonetheless, even so, they were certain:
Wyatt Barnes can transform into a ’Dragon Warrior’!
"I truly didn’t expect this young lad to be a Dragon Warrior."
Seeing Wyatt Barnes kill Warren Yorke and secure victory in this Life-and-Death Battle, Charles Thorn was both pleased and surprised at Wyatt Barnes’s identity as a Dragon Warrior, "It seems he has some connection with one of the few Seven-clawed Divine Dragons of the Dragonsmith Clan."
Since he didn’t see the nine claws on Wyatt Barnes’s dragon claw, Charles Thorn naturally assumed Wyatt Barnes was a ’Seven-clawed Dragon Warrior’!
If he had known Wyatt Barnes was a ’Nine-clawed Dragon Warrior’, he would have been even more astonished.
"So what if he’s a Dragon Warrior? In my life, I, Maximus Lee, have never killed a Dragon Warrior. It’s time for a fresh taste!"
Maximus Lee’s gaze towards Wyatt Barnes grew more sinister, and his killing intent was unmistakable.
"Thank you, Elder Charles Thorn, for maintaining the fairness of this Life-and-Death Battle!"
After killing Warren Yorke, Wyatt Barnes ignored the scrutinizing gazes around him and immediately looked towards Charles Thorn, respectfully thanking him.
"No need to thank me, for as an elder of the Black Tortoise Altar of the Fire Worship Sect, it is my duty!"
Charles Thorn shook his head and said.
Thus, a farce came to an end.
Of course, it only appeared to have ended.
In reality, with Warren Yorke’s death, this farce had just begun...
Taking the life of Warren Yorke, Wyatt Barnes also offended many people.
Foremost among them, the First Silver Flame Elder of the Black Tortoise Altar of the Fire Worship Sect, Maximus Lee!
Next is the Fifth Elder of the North Qi Sect, Russel Yorke!
Although, when compared to the elders of the Fire Worship Sect, the title of an elder from North Qi Sect seems, at a glance, a tier lower.
However, as the Fifth Elder of North Qi Sect, Russel Yorke’s strength is not beneath that of Maximus Lee, the Elder Silver Flame of the Fire Worship Sect.
Otherwise, they couldn’t have become close friends.
It is precisely because their strengths are comparable, and they share similar interests, that they became friends.
Moreover, as the Fifth Elder of North Qi Sect, Russel Yorke’s influence in the sect is far greater than that of Maximus Lee... Throughout the entire Fire Worship Sect, Maximus Lee is just one of many Elder Silver Flames, quite ordinary.
He only has some influence in the ’Black Tortoise Altar’, which is one of the the outer affairs of the Fire Worship Sect’s Four Symbols Altar.
There are five Elder Silver Flames in the Black Tortoise Altar in total, among which his strength is the strongest.
"I really didn’t expect that shortly after arriving in the Upper Domain, I offended two Saint Immortal Realm powerhouses..."
What consequence killing Warren Yorke would bring, Wyatt Barnes had already anticipated before killing him.
However, in the end, he still killed Warren Yorke!
Hesitation is not Wyatt Barnes’s style!
Moreover, he also knew in his heart that even if he didn’t kill Warren Yorke, Maximus Lee wouldn’t spare him... And killing Warren Yorke just meant offending one more Saint Immortal Realm powerhouse similar to Maximus Lee.
For him, offending one or two such entities doesn’t make much of a difference!
"Tsk tsk. The pressure from two Saint Immortal Realm powerhouses really is immense... It’s been a long time since I felt such great pressure! It seems that infiltrating the Fire Worship Sect and becoming a member there, I must seize every moment to enhance my strength."
Even though Wyatt Barnes is fearless, in the face of two Saint Immortal Realm powerhouses, he still felt tremendous pressure.
"Now, Elder Fire is probably about to finish repairing the fourth level of the Qibao Exquisite Pagoda... Once it’s repaired, not only will I have a better cultivation environment, but also a place to hide!"
With this thought, Wyatt Barnes felt a rush of excitement.
Currently, the Qibao Exquisite Pagoda is only repaired up to the third level.
While the cultivation environment on the third level is good, compared to the cultivation environment in the Upper Domain of Martial Dao Sacred Land, it’s lacking quite a bit.
The only advantage is that the flow of time inside is five times slower than outside.
Five days inside, only one day passes outside.
However, once the fourth level of the Qibao Exquisite Pagoda is repaired, not only will the cultivation environment improve, the flow of time will slow down further... According to Elder Fire, the time inside the fourth level of the Qibao Exquisite Pagoda flows eight times slower than outside!
Eight days inside, only one day passes outside.
This point alone is enough to make Wyatt Barnes eagerly seek out all sorts of materials to repair the fourth level of the Qibao Exquisite Pagoda.
In addition, the most crucial point, and the one Wyatt Barnes is most looking forward to.
According to Elder Fire, once the fourth level of the Qibao Exquisite Pagoda is repaired, the space inside would completely stabilize, and hiding within, he wouldn’t be affected no matter how turbulent the outside becomes.
Nor would it be as before, where even the slightest disturbance would eject him!
"If the fourth level of the Qibao Exquisite Pagoda is repaired, even if I encounter opponents I cannot contend with, I could always retreat! As long as I hide within the Qibao Exquisite Pagoda and shrink it to the size of a particle of dust, they won’t be able to find me!"
At this thought, Wyatt Barnes’s heart surged with excitement.
If it really comes to that, it would be like having a lifesaving talisman, an infinitely reusable lifesaving talisman.
Inside the Black Tortoise Altar, more and more people gathered.
As Wyatt Barnes returned to join Augustine Landon and Oliver Watson, others began to disperse.
They hadn’t forgotten their purpose in coming here today:
To participate in the assessment of the Four Symbols Altar, which includes the ’Black Tortoise Altar’, striving to enter the Fire Worship Sect and become a disciple!
Most of the people who came today were born and raised in the West Region and see the Fire Worship Sect as a faith, dreaming of becoming a part of it.
For them, it’s a glory that nothing else can replace, supreme glory!
"Junior Wyatt, that old man who was following Warren Yorke took his corpse and left... He probably went back to the North Qi Sect to report."
Augustine Landon, noticing the old figure in the distance growing smaller, gradually disappearing from view, timely reminded Wyatt Barnes.
"Let him be."
Wyatt Barnes said indifferently, knowing that old man was at least a powerhouse of the Heavenly Saint Realm, beyond his current capability to detain.
Moreover, even if he managed to detain him today, the news of him killing Warren Yorke would inevitably still reach the North Qi Sect, as it was inevitable.
As more people gathered, noon finally arrived.
Beyond the endless mountain range, in the vast space above the Black Tortoise Altar’s garrison, a large number of people had gathered, vast and mighty, seeming like a city on the brink of collapse under black clouds from afar.
Now, everyone’s eyes were focused on a higher point in the front.
There, eight people stood.
Among them were elderly men, elderly women, middle-aged men, young men, and young women.
Charles Thorn and Maximus Lee were prominently among them.