CHAPTER 1958: CHAPTER 1958: ELDER JIMENEZ

"However... this time, Maximus Lee might just be setting up his own personal disciple for a fall!"

Watching Jackson Wilson, Wyatt Barnes sneered silently to himself.

"Wyatt Barnes, this is ’Elder Jimenez’ from the Law Enforcement Hall of the Holy Land."

After bringing Wyatt Barnes in, Ezrah Morgan looked at the elderly man surrounded by Abraham Clifford and Jackson Wilson and introduced him to Wyatt Barnes.

"Greetings, Elder Jimenez."

Upon hearing this, Wyatt Barnes politely greeted the elderly man.

Elder Jimenez, a scholarly-looking elder, appeared very amiable on the surface.

Seeing Wyatt Barnes greet him, he squinted slightly and nodded at Wyatt, showing a genteel smile, "You must be Wyatt Barnes?"

"Yes."

Wyatt Barnes nodded.

"I am here today at your Black Tortoise Platform regarding the judgment made by your Law Enforcement Elder ’Elder Clifford’ two months ago!"

Elder Jimenez got straight to the point.

Wyatt Barnes nodded again, his face composed, showing not a hint of guilt.

In reality, he had nothing to feel guilty about!

Seeing this, Jackson Wilson sneered inside, "Hmph! Feigning mystique! When Elder Jimenez personally tests and investigates your talent root, I want to see if you can remain this calm..."

In Jackson Wilson’s mind, he had already sentenced Wyatt Barnes to ’death.’

His preconceived notion was that Wyatt Barnes’s talent root was merely a ’Yellow Root.’

"You’re not surprised at all?"

Seeing Wyatt Barnes’s calm demeanor, Elder Jimenez curiously asked.

"Elder Jimenez, I had long anticipated this moment would come... However, I never expected the one trying to overturn the judgment made against me by Elder Clifford wouldn’t be our Black Tortoise Platform’s ’Elder Maximus Lee’!"

As Wyatt Barnes spoke, his gaze shifted, giving Jackson Wilson a meaningful glance.

"Why should my master personally intervene to overturn the judgment against you!"

Seeing Wyatt Barnes look over, with what seemed like a playful glint in his eyes, a flame of anger rose within Jackson Wilson, and he couldn’t help but sneer.

"Hmph!"

However, Jackson Wilson’s words sparked displeasure in Elder Jimenez, who suddenly snorted, "Overturning a Law Enforcement Elder’s judgment is no simple matter! Until the facts are clear, everything is still unknown."

In the Fire Worship Sect, questioning or attempting to overturn a Law Enforcement Elder’s judgment was akin to slapping the Law Enforcement Hall of the Holy Land in the face.

Within the Fire Worship Sect, including the four Law Enforcement Elders of the Four Symbols Platforms, all Law Enforcement Elders were directly appointed by the Law Enforcement Hall of the Holy Land. Questioning any Law Enforcement Elder’s judgment was akin to questioning the Holy Land’s Law Enforcement Hall’s ability to recognize talent.

It was for this reason that when Maximus Lee wanted to accuse the Black Tortoise Platform’s Law Enforcement Elder, ’Elder Clifford,’ of abusing his power for personal gain, the then-presiding elder of the Holy Land’s Law Enforcement Hall specifically warned him!

To insist on accusing a Law Enforcement Elder appointed by the Law Enforcement Hall was allowed, but if it was later revealed that the accuser was slandering the Law Enforcement Elder... the accuser’s actions would be considered as desecration of the Holy Land’s Law Enforcement Hall!

In the Fire Worship Sect, the Holy Land’s Law Enforcement Hall is responsible for law enforcement and is a sacred and powerful entity.

Anyone daring to desecrate the Holy Land’s Law Enforcement Hall must face severe punishment!

The dignity of the Holy Land’s Law Enforcement Hall is inviolable!

In the history of the Fire Worship Sect, many have desecrated the Holy Land’s Law Enforcement Hall in various ways... though most of them did so inadvertently, the Holy Land’s Law Enforcement Hall would not consider these!

In the end, at least half of those people died under the severe penalties of the Holy Land’s Law Enforcement Hall!

"Yes, Elder Jimenez."

Hearing Elder Jimenez snort, Jackson Wilson couldn’t help but shudder, quickly responding, not daring to say anything more.

However, the gaze he directed at Wyatt Barnes still contained hints of mockery.

Whoosh!

Elder Jimenez, being straightforward and decisive, raised his hand and brought out a ’Spirit Pearl’ to test talent roots, handing it to Wyatt Barnes, "First, use the Spirit Pearl to test your talent root... if it reveals your talent root as a ’Green Root,’ I will then use my Divine Sense to merge with your soul, sensing and examining your talent root to confirm if it truly is a ’Green Root.’"

"Do you... have any objections?"

As he finished speaking, Elder Jimenez’s gaze towards Wyatt Barnes became more severe, subtly applying pressure on Wyatt.

"I will abide by Elder Jimenez’s arrangements."

Under Jackson Wilson’s astonished gaze, Wyatt Barnes, still calmly facing Elder Jimenez’s pressure, readily reached out to take the Spirit Pearl handed over by Elder Jimenez.

"He... even at this moment, can remain so calm?"

If previously Jackson Wilson thought Wyatt Barnes was just putting on a façade, now facing Elder Jimenez’s test, Wyatt Barnes’s continued calmness gave him a subtle sense of foreboding.

On the other side of Elder Jimenez, the Black Tortoise Platform’s Law Enforcement Elder ’Abraham Clifford’ stood.

From start to finish, Abraham Clifford’s expression hadn’t changed.

In his eyes, the ’judgment’ he made against Wyatt Barnes was all in accordance with the ’unwritten rules’ of the Fire Worship Sect, without the slightest hint of corruption or fraud.

Thus, Jackson Wilson’s accusation against him in the Holy Land’s Law Enforcement Hall, to him, was nothing more than a ’farce.’

Anyway, in the end, he was certain that the one at a loss wouldn’t be him.

Wyatt Barnes held the Spirit Pearl, and apart from Abraham Clifford, who was not paying much attention, everyone else, including ’Elder Jimenez’ from the Enforcement Hall of the Holy Land, Jackson Wilson, and Ezrah Morgan, were closely watching the Spirit Pearl in Wyatt’s hand, waiting for the change on it.

Approximately ten breaths later, the Spirit Pearl would reveal the grade of Wyatt Barnes’ talent root.

Time quietly passed.

A breath passed.

Two breaths passed.

...

Until ten breaths had passed, the Spirit Pearl in Wyatt Barnes’ hand finally reacted, causing Elder Jimenez, Jackson Wilson, and Ezrah Morgan’s eyes to narrow.

Next, under the gaze of the three, a faint azure light appeared on the Spirit Pearl.

Later, the azure light expanded explosively, dazzling and striking!

"It really is a ’Blue Talent Root’!"

Ezrah Morgan couldn’t help but exclaim.

"Impossible!"

Jackson Wilson, who was already uneasy, saw the azure light on the Spirit Pearl in Wyatt Barnes’ hand, and his face changed dramatically.

Moments later, his face was filled with shock and disbelief.

"There must be something wrong with this Spirit Pearl! Try another! I have a Spirit Pearl here too... let’s try another!!"

While speaking, Jackson Wilson hurriedly took out a Spirit Pearl and threw it directly to Wyatt Barnes.

Crack!

Though Wyatt Barnes could have ignored the Spirit Pearl Jackson Wilson threw at him, he caught it to make Jackson Wilson give up and despair.

He used Jackson Wilson’s Spirit Pearl to test his talent root again!

Seeing Wyatt Barnes catch his Spirit Pearl, Jackson Wilson immediately stared at the Spirit Pearl with hopeful eyes.

At this moment, he entirely viewed this Spirit Pearl as his last straw.

However, after ten breaths, when his Spirit Pearl also emitted dazzling azure light, his face completely changed again, revealing traces of despair and disbelief.

"How can this be... impossible! It’s impossible! When you first joined the Fire Worship Sect, my master personally saw you test your talent root twice, and both tests showed only a ’Yellow Talent Root’!"

"You must have used the Blind Method! You must have!!"

Jackson Wilson muttered incredulously, repeatedly growling.

At this moment, he completely lost his composure.

Ezrah Morgan glanced at Jackson Wilson and shook his head.

Even as an outsider, he could now confirm that Wyatt Barnes’ talent root was indeed a ’Blue Talent Root.’

As for why Wyatt Barnes was tested with a ’Yellow Talent Root’ when he first arrived at the Black Tortoise Hall and participated in the talent assessment, he was unsure.

He only believed what he saw with his own eyes.

"Enough!"

Only after Elder Jimenez shouted did Jackson Wilson startle and quiet down.

"Whether he used the Blind Method or not, after my Divine Sense enters his soul to explore and sense his talent root, the truth will naturally be revealed!"

Upon hearing Elder Jimenez’s words, the hope in Jackson Wilson’s eyes flickered once more, seeing Elder Jimenez’s Divine Sense as the last straw to clutch at.

"Wyatt Barnes, my Divine Sense will only explore and sense your talent root, it won’t harm your soul... So, you don’t need to be pressured, just let things happen naturally."

Elder Jimenez looked at Wyatt Barnes and said.

"Alright."

Wyatt Barnes nodded.

Wyatt Barnes’ straightforwardness and cooperation gave Elder Jimenez an instant goodwill, and after smiling at him, Elder Jimenez extended his Divine Sense to explore and sense Wyatt Barnes’ talent root.

The moment Elder Jimenez’s Divine Sense merged into Wyatt Barnes’ soul, it immediately exerted a certain pressure on Wyatt Barnes.

Because Elder Jimenez’s Divine Sense is very powerful!

"However, comparing it to Elder Fire’s Divine Sense... this Elder Jimenez’s Divine Sense is significantly weaker."

Wyatt Barnes quickly realized this, "It seems Elder Fire’s strength has recovered considerably... If he could emerge from the Jewel Tower, with his current recovered strength, and his various Divine Ability methods, even the ’Golden Flame Elder’ in the Fire Worship Sect may not be his opponent!"

Thinking of this, Wyatt Barnes felt a great pity.

It’s a pity Elder Fire cannot come out.

Otherwise, Elder Fire would be a ’super heavyweight’ by his side.

If he had a super heavyweight by his side, he would have charged into the Enforcement Hall of the Holy Land to rescue his wife and daughter from the Fire Worship Sect and take them away.

"Is this Jackson Wilson a ’fool’? Even at this point, he still holds onto fantasies?"

While Elder Jimenez’s Divine Sense was entering Wyatt Barnes’ soul, Wyatt Barnes glanced at Jackson Wilson, just in time to see the hope in Jackson’s eyes.