CHAPTER 1990: CHAPTER 1990: WADE YORKE HESITATES!

"Exactly one hundred days!"

As Wyatt Barnes put away the ’Splendid Fairy Sword’, he mused for a moment, then his eyes lit up as he recalled the time he spent comprehending the third realm of the ’Supreme Heart Sword’, ’Controlling the Sword with the Heart’.

After all, since this wasn’t a closed-door session, Wyatt was quite conscious of time.

"A hundred days in the Jewel Tower, but only ten days have passed outside..."

Murmuring softly, Wyatt raised his hand, and a ’crystal card’ appeared in his other hand, taken from the new disciple registration at the Holy Land last time, "I wonder what the ’contribution points’ in this crystal card can be exchanged for."

"I’ll go take a look at the ’Central Plaza’... If there’s something I need, I’ll also look for ways to earn contribution points."

Injecting the Sun Holy Power into the crystal card in his hand, it showed a hundred contribution points.

These hundred contribution points were a ’welcome gift’ from the Fire Worship Sect’s Holy Land to every new Holy Land disciple entering as a Four Symbols Altar disciple and becoming a ’Holy Land disciple’.

Since he planned to go to the ’Central Plaza’ on the Holy Island of the Fire Worship Sect, Wyatt Barnes put the Splendid Fairy Sword and the crystal card into the Storage Ring, then arrived at the door, pushing the heavy stone door.

Rumble!!

The stone door was pushed, moving slowly with a somewhat dull noise.

As soon as the stone door was pushed, outside the small courtyard of the stone house, Wade Yorke, a true disciple sitting cross-legged in the void, suddenly opened his eyes, which were like dazzling stars.

A chilling aura of killing intent spread from his body.

"Wyatt Barnes came out!"

Instantly, many Holy Land disciples heard the commotion and their gazes gathered on the small courtyard where Wyatt Barnes resided.

Most of these Holy Land disciples looked sympathetic.

In their view, since Wyatt Barnes came out, it meant he was out of luck. After all, the true disciple Wade Yorke had been waiting for him for ten full days.

Judging by Wade’s stance, there was no way he would let him off easily!

Perhaps, due to the Fire Worship Sect’s rules, Wade Yorke wouldn’t dare to kill Wyatt or incapacitate him, but he could torture Wyatt, making him wish for death!

Though Wade Yorke hadn’t said anything specific about what he planned to do to Wyatt Barnes, everyone present could deeply sense Wade’s hatred for Wyatt from the killing intent emanating from him.

A brother’s killing revenge is no small grudge.

"Hmm?"

The stone door hadn’t fully opened when Wyatt Barnes sensed a chilling killing intent sweeping in from outside, causing him to be on alert.

He even slowed the door-pushing motion by a few degrees.

Meanwhile, clear discussions from outside were timely transmitted to Wyatt’s ears:

"Senior Brother Wade Yorke is a ’true disciple’ and a powerhouse of the first transformation of the Saint Immortal, the ’Saint Origin Transformation’, handling Wyatt Barnes is a breeze!"

"Yes, today, Wyatt Barnes is doomed to misfortune."

"Now, even if he senses the commotion and doesn’t come out, it’s useless... because Senior Brother Wade Yorke can confirm he’s not in closed cultivation, even if the stone house is destroyed, he wouldn’t worry about him going mad."

"How does immense strength approaching the ’Saint Immortal Realm’ matter? What does successfully understanding our Fire Worship Sect’s number one defensive Divine Ability ’Black Tortoise Protection’ matter? What do mastering four advanced Divine Abilities matter? In front of a true Saint Immortal powerhouse, he’s still like a clay chicken or a pottery dog!"

"Blame it on the fact that he killed Senior Brother Wade Yorke’s younger brother ’Warren Yorke’... Otherwise, why would Senior Brother Wade Yorke make things difficult for him?"

...

Each fragment of conversation reached Wyatt Barnes’s ears, letting him know who the source of that earlier killing intent was.

True disciple, Wade Yorke!

"I’ve long heard that the Fifth Elder of the North Qi Sect ’Russel Yorke’ has two sons, with the younger son Warren Yorke killed by me, and the elder son residing in the Fire Worship Sect’s Holy Land, being a Holy Land disciple... But I didn’t expect that Russel Yorke’s elder son ’Wade Yorke’ would actually step into the Saint Immortal Realm as a true disciple!"

This left Wyatt Barnes secretly a bit surprised.

Of course, it was limited to surprise.

Wyatt Barnes’s face remained as calm as ever, betraying no fear or panic.

"Today, even though Wade Yorke comes due to the Fire Worship Sect’s rules, not daring to kill or maim me... he will certainly find every possible way to torture me, making life worse than death!"

At this thought, a cold glint flashed in Wyatt Barnes’s eyes.

"The Fire Worship Sect’s rules do not forbid disciples from humiliating or tormenting each other! This might also be a way the Fire Worship Sect encourages their disciples to strive hard."

Meanwhile, Wyatt Barnes thought to himself.

Rumble!!

The dull sound of the stone door being pushed resounded again, as Wyatt Barnes quickened his hand movements, and in no time, the entire stone door swung open.

In full view of Wade Yorke and others, the stone door opened to reveal a tall, handsome young man appearing before them, with a calm demeanor, leaving a deep impression.

No matter that the opponent’s clothing matched theirs precisely, a faintly superior aura emanating from the opponent left them feeling somewhat self-conscious.

"Are you Wyatt Barnes?"

Almost as soon as the young man stepped out of the stone house into the courtyard, Wade Yorke instantly stood up in the air, glaring at the young man with a tone almost resembling interrogation.

Wade Yorke’s gaze was exceptionally sharp; if looks could kill, the young man in front of him would have died countless times already!

"Wade Yorke? Son of Russel Yorke, the Fifth Elder of the Northern Pristine Sect?"

While Wade Yorke gazed fiercely at Wyatt Barnes and questioned him, Wyatt Barnes did not answer but instead posed this question in return.

Upon hearing the young man’s indifferent attitude even after learning his identity, Wade Yorke immediately confirmed... the young man before him was indeed ’Wyatt Barnes’!

He had never seen a disciple from the Holy Land dare to be so arrogant in the presence of a direct disciple like him before!

"No wonder you dare to oppose Elder Maximus Lee, you are indeed arrogant!"

After confirming Wyatt Barnes’ identity, the killing intent on Wade Yorke intensified, and his eyes glowed with ferocity.

His knife-like gaze fell on Wyatt Barnes, as if to slice him into a thousand pieces, "Do you think I’m Elder Maximus Lee, who would hesitate to strike at you out of concern for my own status?"

As soon as he finished speaking, without waiting for Wyatt Barnes to respond, Wade Yorke’s figure wavered, ready to attack Wyatt Barnes.

At the same time, the hearts of the Holy Land disciples watching around them were suspended, their eyes fixed on the scene unfolding in front of them.

In their eyes:

Wyatt Barnes was going to be in trouble!

However, at this moment, a sentence from Wyatt Barnes made Wade Yorke halt his ready-to-move figure and left the Holy Land disciples watching with horrified and incredulous expressions.

"Wade Yorke, you must be eager to kill me now, right? In that case, I’ll give you an opportunity to kill me without violating the Fire Worship Sect’s regulations!"

This was exactly what Wyatt Barnes said.

It was this sentence that made Wade Yorke stop, and then he asked in a deep voice, "What do you mean by this?"

As he asked this question, Wade Yorke’s eyebrows furrowed involuntarily.

"What else could it mean?"

Facing the frowning Wade Yorke, Wyatt Barnes smiled casually, his tone relaxed as he said, "If I’m not mistaken, there should be a place in our Fire Worship Sect’s Holy Land where disciples can sign a Life and Death Covenant and fight to the death, right?"

"Now, I’m giving you a chance... lead the way!"

As he continued, Wyatt Barnes’s expression remained unchanged, which contrasted with Wade Yorke’s furrowed eyebrows, as if he was pressing Wade Yorke in terms of demeanor.

Lead the way!

With Wyatt Barnes’s words, Wade Yorke’s expression couldn’t help but change drastically.

After his expression changed drastically, a series of emotions flickered across his face.

Immediately after, he stared intently at Wyatt Barnes, not speaking for a long time, leaving others guessing what he was thinking.

Wow!

At the same time, the Holy Land disciples who heard Wyatt Barnes’s words finally regained their senses, causing a stir among them.

"Oh my god! From what Wyatt Barnes said... he wants to fight to the death with Brother Wade Yorke?"

One of the Holy Land disciples couldn’t help but exclaim.

"Fight to the death? With Brother Wade Yorke? Where does he get the courage!"

Many of the Holy Land disciples’ pupils shrank, faces filled with disbelief.

"He’s just a newly arrived Holy Land disciple, though his strength is decent, he’s only able to flaunt among those below the Saint Immortal Realm, he’s no match for a ’Saint Immortal Realm powerhouse’!"

Another Holy Land disciple asserted with great certainty.

"Though that’s true, why would he do this? He doesn’t look like someone courting death with that calm expression!"

Some Holy Land disciples felt something was off.

"Have you noticed? Since Wyatt Barnes appeared, his expression hasn’t changed; he’s been calm the whole time, as if he’d remain unruffled even if a mountain collapsed in front of him! Either it’s a sign of confidence, or he’s just bluffing!"

One Holy Land disciple speculated.

"Confidence? Are you implying that he could kill Brother Wade Yorke?"

Instantly, this Holy Land disciple’s words garnered scorn from more than one Holy Land disciple.

"Hmph! He’s definitely bluffing!"

The consensus among more and more Holy Land disciples was undeniable.

They didn’t think Wyatt Barnes could be a match for Wade Yorke, a direct disciple who had already stepped into the Saint Immortal Realm, Wyatt Barnes was merely bluffing, trying to scare Wade Yorke into retreating.

"Look... faced with his proposal for a fight to the death, Brother Wade Yorke seems somewhat hesitant! Is he really considering his strength inferior to Wyatt Barnes?"

Soon, a Holy Land disciple glanced at Wade Yorke and noticed his hesitation.

"Indeed!"

The gazes of each Holy Land disciple fell upon Wade Yorke, also noticing his hesitation.