Chapter 1920: Chapter 1920: Bringing Troops to Seek Justice
"Why is he coming here?"
Upon hearing Maximus Lee’s voice, Wyatt Barnes frowned and stopped comprehending the Divine Ability ’Black Tortoise Protection’.
So far, he had spent half a year on the fourth level of the Jewel Tower trying to understand ’Black Tortoise Protection’.
However, after six months, he had only grasped the basics.
Perhaps just this bit of ’basics’ would be enough to satisfy many disciples of the Black Tortoise Altar who were trying to understand ’Black Tortoise Protection’.
But not for Wyatt Barnes!
In the past, whether it was understanding the advanced Divine Ability ’Minor Devouring Technique’ or ’Heavenly Immortal from Beyond’, he never needed much time to successfully comprehend and master them.
Yet this time, after spending six whole months, he had only gained a superficial understanding of ’Black Tortoise Protection’.
In comparison, he naturally felt unbalanced and dissatisfied!
If others knew how far Wyatt Barnes had gotten in comprehending ’Black Tortoise Protection’, those disciples who had struggled without any results would surely be envious and jealous.
If they knew what Wyatt Barnes was thinking now, they would want to kick him out of frustration!
"It seems to be because of Arlo Drake!"
A flash of insight struck Wyatt Barnes, instantly guessing the ’reason’ why Maximus Lee was angrily confronting him.
As it stands, this could be the only reason.
However, even though he had already guessed why Maximus Lee was coming to find him, knowing the intention was hostile, Wyatt Barnes appeared completely unconcerned, looking as calm as if not even the collapse of Mount Tai would change his expression.
Whoosh!
With a thought, Wyatt Barnes left the Jewel Tower.
After putting away the Jewel Tower, Wyatt Barnes stepped out of ’Beta House’.
As soon as he stepped out, he felt thousands of gazes fall upon him, making him the focal point of everyone’s attention.
Among these, two gazes were particularly distinct.
These two were filled with a chilling coldness, as well as a sinister killing intent!
Even without looking up to see who owned these gazes, Wyatt Barnes knew who they were.
It had to be Maximus Lee and Arlo Drake!
The reason Wyatt could easily guess it was them was because, besides them, Wyatt Barnes had no other conflicts with anyone else in the Black Tortoise Altar.
As a group of Black Tortoise Altar disciples looked at Wyatt Barnes with eyes of pity, Wyatt casually asked, "Elder Lee, what do you need from me?"
Wyatt Barnes ascended into the air, and soon arrived not far from Maximus Lee, looking at him calmly, as if nothing happened.
"Wyatt Barnes, you’ve got some nerve!"
Just as the group of Black Tortoise Altar disciples were surprised by Wyatt Barnes’s composure, Maximus Lee’s eyes turned cold and he burst into a loud shout, his voice like thunder, startling the unprepared disciples.
Some of the lower-level Black Tortoise Altar disciples were even frightened pale.
Contrarily, Wyatt Barnes remained calm throughout.
His face didn’t fluctuate at all due to Maximus Lee’s outburst, maintaining his calm demeanor!
"This Wyatt Barnes seems to have really angered Elder Lee!"
"I’ve been at the Black Tortoise Altar for six years now, and it’s my first time seeing Elder Lee this furious... I really can’t comprehend what Wyatt Barnes has done to enrage him to such an extent."
"Just keep watching and we’ll find out."
...
Many Black Tortoise Altar disciples whispered among themselves, watching the scene unfolding in front of them intently, as if it were a show.
"Elder Lee, what do you mean by this? I’m sorry, but I don’t understand."
As Maximus Lee’s angry shout faded, under the gaze of the crowd, Wyatt Barnes slightly furrowed his brow, looking puzzled and confused as he asked.
"Wyatt Barnes, stop pretending!"
Just then, before Maximus Lee could speak, Arlo Drake, standing behind him, couldn’t hold back and shouted angrily, "You destroyed my innate spiritual root, and now you play dumb?!"
"Destroyed your innate spiritual root?"
Upon hearing Arlo Drake’s words, the confusion on Wyatt Barnes’s face disappeared, replaced by bewilderment, and he immediately looked at Arlo Drake and smirked coldly, "Arlo Drake, even if you want to smear me, at least come up with a reasonable pretext, right? Destroyed your innate spiritual root? Do you really think... that I, Wyatt Barnes, could do such a thing?"
"Do you take us for fools, or are you treating Elder Lee as one?"
As he spoke, Wyatt Barnes even looked at Arlo Drake as if he were an idiot.
"You... you..."
Seeing Wyatt Barnes refuse to admit it, Arlo Drake grew even angrier.
What made him even more furious was:
Now, not only was Wyatt Barnes looking at him as if he were an ’idiot’, but the thousands of Black Tortoise Platform disciples present were also looking at him like he was an idiot.
"Arlo Drake is saying that Wyatt Barnes destroyed his innate talent roots?"
"What a joke! Everyone knows that innate talent roots are hidden deep within the soul. To touch them would inevitably affect the soul... Even a ’Saint Immortal Realm expert’ couldn’t destroy a person’s innate talent roots without ruining their soul!"
"He’s lying without thought... Does Arlo Drake really think we’re ’idiots’ like him?"
"Even if he really wants to slander Wyatt Barnes, he should at least come up with a more reasonable excuse... What nonsense!"
"Is Elder Maximus Lee here for this? He can’t possibly believe what Arlo Drake is saying, right?"
...
The Black Tortoise Platform disciples began to murmur among themselves.
In their words, not a single person believed what Arlo Drake said, because what he said completely contradicted the ’common sense’ they knew.
At the same time, many Black Tortoise Platform disciples were looking at Maximus Lee with a strange gaze.
Maximus Lee, the first Elder Silver Flame of the Black Tortoise Platform, naturally they didn’t dare to speak ill of him openly.
After all, there’s only one ’Wyatt Barnes’!
However, although they dared not speak openly, some familiar Black Tortoise Platform disciples were still secretly communicating among themselves, "If Elder Maximus Lee really believed what Arlo Drake said, then he would be an ’idiot’ like Arlo Drake!"
"I don’t think Elder Maximus Lee could possibly believe what Arlo Drake said."
"If he doesn’t believe it, then why does he appear so aggressive, as if he’s here to settle accounts with Wyatt Barnes?"
"Perhaps he just wants an excuse, one that would legitimately allow him to rid himself of Wyatt Barnes... Though we all think that Wyatt Barnes couldn’t possibly destroy Arlo Drake’s innate talent roots. But if he were indeed guilty of this crime, it would mean he violated our Fire Worship Sect’s rules, and this is tantamount to crippling a fellow disciple!"
"Yes, how did I not realize this? If he were to confirm Wyatt Barnes guilty of this, he could justifiably take action against him, even kill him! Elder Maximus Lee is ruthless!!"
...
Such whisperings and rumors spread like wildfire among the thousands of Black Tortoise Platform disciples.
For a moment, the gaze they cast towards Maximus Lee suddenly held a sense of dread, realizing the true mercilessness of their first Elder Silver Flame in the Black Tortoise Platform!
This Elder Silver Flame would stop at nothing to achieve his goals!
Meanwhile, when they looked at Wyatt Barnes again, there was even more sympathy in their eyes.
Many even sighed inwardly, doubting that Wyatt Barnes would survive today.
"Wyatt Barnes!"
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Maximus Lee spoke up, his voice chillingly cold, "I know you won’t admit to destroying my disciple’s innate talent roots... but the fact that my personal disciple ’Arlo Drake’ lost his innate talent roots is an indisputable fact. This matter is even verified by our Black Tortoise Platform Lord himself!"
As he continued, Maximus Lee’s eyes shot a cold glare.
His words left the Black Tortoise Platform disciples in shock.
They didn’t expect Maximus Lee would even invoke the name of their Platform Lord!
In the Black Tortoise Platform, the ’Platform Lord’ is the supreme existence. If what Maximus Lee said wasn’t true, it would be akin to desecrating the Platform Lord, who would never let him go.
For this reason, they vaguely sensed that what Maximus Lee said must be true...
Arlo Drake truly lost his innate talent roots!
"How... how is this possible?!"
"I’ve never heard of anyone who could destroy a person’s innate talent roots and still have that person survive... However, since Elder Maximus Lee has invoked the Platform Lord, this matter must surely be true!"
"What’s really going on? Could it be that Wyatt Barnes actually destroyed Arlo Drake’s innate talent roots?"
...
The group of Black Tortoise Platform disciples whispered among themselves, their eyes unconsciously focusing on Wyatt Barnes. From deep within their gazes, fear and dread began to rise.
One must admit, as the first Elder Silver Flame of the Black Tortoise Platform, Maximus Lee indeed had some skill.
In just a few words, he completely shifted the direction of public opinion towards Wyatt Barnes!
Even if Wyatt Barnes was unwilling to admit it, he had to concede that Maximus Lee’s methods were exceedingly skillful.
"Elder Maximus Lee, since you have invoked our Platform Lord, while I still find it hard to believe about Arlo Drake losing his innate talent roots, I have no choice but to believe it!"
As everyone’s eyes were on Wyatt Barnes, he looked directly at Maximus Lee and sincerely stated, "I trust that Elder Maximus Lee wouldn’t joke about the Platform Lord!"
"The Platform Lord is the master of our Black Tortoise Platform, of course, I wouldn’t joke about him, nor would I dare to,"
Maximus Lee sneered coldly.
If he didn’t have to kill Wyatt Barnes legitimately, he definitely wouldn’t waste a single word more on him.
"Even so, on what grounds does Elder Maximus Lee claim that it was I, Wyatt Barnes, who destroyed Arlo Drake’s innate talent roots?"
Wyatt Barnes remained calm, "As far as I know, only the Divine Sense of a ’Saint Immortal Realm’ and above can probe and sense the existence of someone’s innate talent roots... With my current Divine Sense, even trying to sense the innate talent roots is impossible, let alone destroying Arlo Drake’s innate talent roots?!"