Chapter 1914: Chapter 1914: Swallowing Talent Spirit Root!
Wyatt Barnes stepped into Beta House, ready to close the door when suddenly Arlo Drake noticed a blur in front of him as a figure appeared, blocking his way.
"Wyatt Barnes!"
Focusing his gaze, Arlo Drake realized the person preventing him from closing the door was indeed Wyatt Barnes!
Facing Wyatt Barnes, a trace of fear flashed in Arlo Drake’s eyes.
Earlier, he had heard from the new disciples who joined him in the martial arts competition that Wyatt Barnes had already reached the ’Initial Earth Saint Realm’... At that moment, he realized he was no match for Wyatt Barnes!
Nothing else, just yesterday Wyatt Barnes’ fight with Warren Yorke displayed a powerful divine ability that made Arlo feel ashamed and acknowledge he was far from Wyatt Barnes’ opponent.
"What... what do you want?!"
Therefore, now facing Wyatt Barnes, Arlo Drake felt a bit uneasy, completely lacking the previous arrogance he showed when confronting the senior disciple Dove King.
Although he wasn’t a match for Dove King either, his fearlessness stemmed from having Maximus Lee, the first elder of Black Tortoise Sect, as his master.
But Wyatt Barnes was different!
Based on Wyatt Barnes’ actions yesterday, it was clear Wyatt Barnes wasn’t afraid of his master Maximus Lee.
So, facing Wyatt Barnes, he subconsciously lowered his demeanor, even his voice weakened significantly.
This scene enraged Dove King, who had just walked away, to the point of almost vomiting blood!
He, a senior disciple, somehow had less intimidation than a new disciple... This made him feel as if he’d lived like a dog all these years!
Of course, he overheard the new disciples’ conversation earlier, knowing this new disciple named ’Wyatt Barnes’ had already fallen out with their Black Tortoise Sect’s first Elder Silver Flame, ’Maximus Lee’.
Wyatt Barnes, fearing not even Maximus Lee, let alone his disciple ’Arlo Drake’!
"This Wyatt Barnes is quite an impressive person."
Turning his head instinctively, seeing the unpleasant expression on Arlo Drake’s face, Dove King sensed a satisfying feeling of relief.
Wyatt Barnes’ actions, to some extent, vented Dove King’s pent-up anger.
This made Dove King’s favorable impression of Wyatt Barnes skyrocket!
In fact, not just Dove King, even among the crowd of senior disciples and the group of new disciples present, they involuntarily felt a good impression of Wyatt Barnes.
Earlier, Arlo Drake’s ’acting imposing’ also made them look disapprovingly.
Just because they feared the looming threat from Maximus Lee behind Arlo Drake, they didn’t dare show any disapproval openly.
And at this moment, Wyatt Barnes stood up and did what they dared not do, and this not only relieved them but also increased their favorable impression of Wyatt Barnes.
Even those new disciples who formerly disdained Wyatt Barnes for ’acting inexperienced’, now had a significant improvement in impression of Wyatt Barnes.
This was something Wyatt Barnes never anticipated!
"Do what?"
Facing Arlo Drake’s uneasy look, Wyatt Barnes smirked coldly, "What can I do? This Beta House, I’ve set my sights on it!"
"I, Wyatt Barnes, challenge you, Arlo Drake!"
Speaking up, Wyatt Barnes intended to seize the Beta House Arlo Drake had just claimed.
Upon hearing this, Arlo Drake’s face changed slightly, but when he met Wyatt Barnes’ cold eyes, he couldn’t help but feel a tremor in his heart.
"A wise man knows better than to seek immediate trouble! Let him have his moment of triumph... I’ll deal with him later! As for this Beta House, giving it to him means nothing. Anyway, with my current status, I can choose any Beta House to live in!"
With this thought in mind, Arlo Drake stepped out of the Beta House, seemingly about to hand over the house to Wyatt Barnes.
"Tsk tsk... This is the new disciple Elder Maximus Lee just accepted? Truly embarrassing Elder Maximus Lee!"
"If I were Elder Maximus Lee, I’d definitely expel him!"
"A person with ’green-rooted talent’ acting so cowardly in front of someone with ’yellow-rooted talent’, isn’t that disgraceful?"
...
Seeing Arlo Drake leave the Beta House, appearing as though he’s handing it over to Wyatt Barnes, the crowd of senior and new disciples couldn’t help but jeer.
In their words, they ridiculed Arlo Drake without restraint.
With so many people ridiculing Arlo Drake together, they weren’t worried about Maximus Lee targeting all of them later.
Hearing these mocking words, Arlo Drake’s face turned increasingly unpleasant, fists clenched tightly, his forehead veins bulging, feeling utterly humiliated...
Meanwhile, he started gnashing his teeth, making a crisp sound as if he was about to shatter them!
"Endure! I must endure... Right now, I am no match for him. Even if I attack him now, it’ll only lead to my own suffering. Better to hold back, and after my strength surpasses his, then settle the score!"
Arlo Drake gritted his teeth, forcing himself to endure and soothing himself in his heart.
"His gifted talent is just ’yellow-rooted’, while mine is ’green-rooted’. Surpassing him isn’t difficult!"
To Arlo Drake’s understanding:
Although Wyatt Barnes was now like him, both at the Initial Earth Saint Realm, but due to his higher talent, surpassing Wyatt Barnes was only a matter of time.
Once his cultivation improved and he widened the gap with Wyatt Barnes, why should he fear Wyatt Barnes’ divine ability?
Yesterday, Wyatt Barnes, despite being severely injured, utilized the divine ability ’Minor Devouring Technique’ to annihilate Warren Yorke!
Although unaware of the specific divine ability Wyatt Barnes used, it still left a deep impression on Arlo Drake.
And precisely because of this, Arlo Drake realized deeply:
Under the same level of cultivation, he simply couldn’t be Wyatt Barnes’ match!
"Did I give you permission to leave?"
Just as Arlo Drake was stepping out of Beta House, preparing to distance himself from Wyatt Barnes, Wyatt’s voice rang out again, looking coldly at Arlo, who froze upon hearing his words.
This Arlo had been targeting him from the beginning today.
He dismissed it initially.
But who would have thought:
This Arlo, in order to become Maximus Lee’s disciple, didn’t hesitate to flatter Maximus and said he would deal with Wyatt together with him...
Since Arlo planned to join Maximus Lee to deal with him, was there any reason for Wyatt to be polite with Arlo?
"Wyatt Barnes, I’ve already given up Beta House to you! What... what else do you want to do?"
Arlo turned around, looking at the step-by-step approaching Wyatt Barnes, his face changing drastically, backing away in panic.
Because he was already intimidated before the fight, his aura was completely suppressed by Wyatt Barnes, leaving him without the slightest will to resist.
Every step Wyatt took felt like it was stepping on his heart, making his heart tremble violently.
"Don’t act recklessly... My master is Elder Maximus Lee, the first Elder Silver Flame of the Black Tortoise Hall, second only to the Hall Master!"
Seeing Wyatt Barnes getting closer and closer, Arlo panicked, completely losing his composure, even becoming a bit incoherent.
At this moment, he seemed to have completely forgotten.
Wyatt Barnes had never been afraid of his master Maximus Lee!
"Rest assured, I won’t kill you... The rules of the Fire Worship Sect do not allow me to kill you! I just want to give you a lesson, an unforgettable lesson for life."
Wyatt said calmly, his voice lowering to a whisper by the end, only audible to Arlo.
"No—"
Arlo screamed in terror, his voice abruptly cutting off.
The moment his voice stopped, his entire being was enveloped by a layer of spreading golden shield, completely swallowed within, as if consumed by the rapidly expanding golden shield.
For a moment, even the group of Black Tortoise Hall disciples present found their sight completely blocked.
"What is this domain?"
They could tell that the shield resembling a blazing sun before them was a domain unleashed by Wyatt Barnes.
Regardless of the power of this domain, the dazzling golden light alone completely obscured their view.
"Wyatt Barnes won’t actually kill him, will he?"
A new disciple from the Black Tortoise Hall exclaimed nervously.
"He shouldn’t. Within our Fire Worship Sect, strife between fellow disciples is normal. But malicious killing or intentionally crippling others would result in severe punishment!"
An experienced disciple responded.
"It’s just a pity, Wyatt Barnes’ domain is so dazzling... We can’t see what’s happening inside at all!"
"We don’t even know what he’s doing."
"I can’t help but suspect he intentionally blocked our view... This suggests that Arlo Drake is going to suffer!"
"That guy, relying on external backing, deserves his misfortune!"
...
As the group of new and veteran disciples gossiped, their tone carried a hint of schadenfreude.
The golden shield before them was precisely the ’Ten Thousand Sword Domain’ that Wyatt Barnes had timely unleashed, condensed from solar Holy Power, dazzling like a true blazing sun, completely obstructing the vision of those present.
Within the Ten Thousand Sword Domain, Wyatt Barnes stood there like a spear.
At his feet, Arlo Drake lay unconscious at some point, motionless, like a lamb awaiting slaughter.
Of course, Wyatt Barnes had no intention of killing him.
And the reason Wyatt orchestrated such a scene naturally had its purpose.
"Elder Fire, if I want to devour his innate spirit root... what should I do next?"
Wyatt Barnes promptly contacted Elder Fire, simultaneously revealing his goal:
He intended to devour Arlo Drake’s innate spirit root!
Arlo’s innate spirit root was a ’Green Root’, one level higher than his ’Yellow Root’.
If he could devour Arlo’s Green Root... theoretically speaking, his Yellow Root could directly transform into a ’Green Root’!
Of course, up until now, this was still just a theory.
Whether it could succeed, Wyatt Barnes didn’t know either, which is why he felt anxious as he contacted Elder Fire.
Soon, Elder Fire’s voice conveyed, "With your current cultivation level, you can’t yet use your Divine Sense to locate his innate spirit root... So, I will use my Divine Sense to guide yours to find his innate spirit root, and once found, you can directly use the ’Minor Devouring Technique’!"
"Alright!"
Upon hearing Elder Fire’s suggestion, Wyatt Barnes immediately agreed, taking a deep breath, silently praying in his heart: "Hopefully this method works... If it does, I’d rather not waste effort seeking out those miscellaneous ’spiritual items’!"