CHAPTER 2061: CHAPTER 2061: ELDER IN BLUE

"If I can absorb Bruce’s talent and spirit root... Even if my own talent and spirit root can’t directly transform into a ’blue spirit root’, it can further transform into a ’deep azure’ spirit root!"

Looking at Bruce, whom he was holding, Wyatt Barnes’ eyes shone even brighter.

"By that time, my talent and spirit root will be just a step away from that ’blue spirit root’!"

At the thought of this, Wyatt was filled with excitement again.

Immediately, Wyatt, with the help of Elder Fire, used the Divine Ability ’Minor Devouring Technique’ to devour Bruce’s talent and spirit root, thereby enhancing his own!

Earlier, he had Elder Fire check if there was anyone with cultivation above the ’Saint Immortal Third Transformation’ spying from outside, because someone with cultivation above this level could use the ’Spirit Eye’ to see through his Ten Thousand Sword Domain.

If someone could see through his ’Ten Thousand Sword Domain,’ it would be inconvenient for him to devour Bruce’s talent and spirit root.

Since there was no one with the Saint Immortal Third Transformation spying from outside, he had nothing to worry about!

Soon, Wyatt devoured the talent and spirit root of the unconscious Bruce.

And his talent and spirit root, as expected, transformed into ’deep azure’, just a step away from ’blue spirit root’!

"I didn’t expect to gain such a harvest before leaving the Fire Worship Sect... I feel that after leaving, I only need to devour one or two ’green spirit roots’, and my own talent and spirit root can transform into a ’blue spirit root’!"

Thinking of this, Wyatt’s heart began to race again, unable to calm down for a long time.

"Bruce, if you blame anyone, blame yourself for being so blind... I just hope that when you find out you’ve become a waste, you don’t go mad!"

Wyatt glanced coldly at Bruce, whom he was holding, and said casually.

Regarding the matter of devouring Bruce’s talent and spirit root, Wyatt felt no guilt whatsoever!

Didn’t this Bruce want him to crawl under his pants?

Then he would ruin his Martial Dao talent!

In the Martial Dao Sacred Land, without a talent and spirit root, it’s equivalent to becoming a waste, and one’s cultivation can hardly progress!

Meanwhile, Wyatt suitably retracted the ’Ten Thousand Sword Domain.’

Once the ’Ten Thousand Sword Domain’ was retracted, he reappeared in front of the group of Holy Land disciples, including Emma Wenston, and their pupils contracted instantly.

Because the scene before them was incredibly shocking!

Not only was Wyatt unharmed, but he was also holding Bruce.

Bruce seemed to have fainted.

Moreover, Bruce’s limbs were still bleeding, clearly suffering severe injuries.

"This..."

Instantly, most Holy Land disciples were dumbfounded, each showing shock and disbelief, unable to regain their composure for a while.

"Senior Brother!"

Emma was the first to regain her senses. Once she did, her face changed drastically, and she trembled as she said to Wyatt, "Wyatt... what did you do to my Senior Brother?"

"Don’t worry."

Wyatt glanced at Emma indifferently, speaking calmly, "Your Senior Brother’s worthless life isn’t worth me breaking the sect’s rules to risk my life for his... He’s just fainted!"

"However, if no one stops his bleeding soon, he might die from excessive blood loss."

Saying this, Wyatt tossed Bruce to Emma as if he were throwing away trash.

Emma quickly caught him and, upon confirming that Bruce was still alive, hurriedly worked to stop his bleeding.

If Bruce had died, it would have been one thing.

But since Bruce was still alive, if he died from excessive blood loss in her hands, it would be her responsibility.

And that was a responsibility she couldn’t bear!

"Second on the True Inheritance List? Four hundred and twenty-first on the Extreme Saint Ranking?"

Meanwhile, under the watchful eyes of all, Wyatt looked at Bruce in Emma’s hands with disdain and said mockingly, "That’s all?"

After speaking, Wyatt turned and left without looking back, returning to his residence.

After Wyatt’s departure, the group of Holy Land disciples finally came to their senses.

"Oh my! Brother Bruce was seriously injured and knocked unconscious by Wyatt Barnes?"

An elite disciple of the Holy Land swallowed hard and said with difficulty, "Am I dreaming?"

Slap!

Almost as soon as this disciple finished speaking, his companion slapped him across the face, and then, amid his angry glare, asked naively, "Does it hurt?"

Slap!

Instantly, he also slapped his companion back, angrily asking, "Does it hurt?"

"It hurts!"

For a moment, the companion almost began to cry, saying with a face full of grievance, "Looks like, just like you, I’m not dreaming."

Their conversation and mutual face-slapping amused many of the elite disciples nearby.

However, the actions of these elite disciples of the Holy Land made many who initially thought they were dreaming realize:

They were not dreaming!

Everything that just happened was real!

"Hmph! I’ve said it long ago, Senior Brother Wyatt Barnes would definitely make a comeback!"

"Exactly! In our Fire Worship Sect, Senior Brother Wyatt has never been at a disadvantage...never before, and not now!"

"In our Fire Worship Sect, if you want to put Senior Brother Wyatt at a disadvantage, unless someone as powerful as ’Elder Silver Flame’ takes action... but now, it seems it would require those Elder Silver Flames much stronger than Bruce!"

"I agree."

...

The few disciples who previously had confidence in Wyatt Barnes now felt vindicated.

Nobody believed their words earlier.

Now, who would dare doubt them?

At the same time, Emma Wenston left, her face sullen, carrying an unconscious Bruce.

As she left, she didn’t even need to look back to feel the unusual and strange eyes glancing at her, and in her anger, she felt her lungs were about to explode!

"Wyatt Barnes, I will not let you go...I will not let you go!!"

Feeling deeply humiliated, Emma roared internally as she left with Bruce.

Suddenly, as if a thought flashed in her mind, Emma glanced at the unconscious Bruce.

"If I cripple Senior Brother... won’t that Wyatt Barnes be heavily punished by the Enforcement Hall?"

With this thought, Emma wanted to cripple Bruce and frame Wyatt Barnes.

Just as she was about to take action, a sudden thought flashed in her mind, causing her to stop.

"No! If that Wyatt Barnes swears an ’Oath of Thunder Punishment’ saying he didn’t cripple Senior Brother... wouldn’t the Enforcement Hall suspect me?"

It was this thought that made Emma pause her action in time.

If the Enforcement Hall suspected her, and she dared not swear an ’Oath of Thunder Punishment’ to prove her innocence, she would indeed be shooting herself in the foot.

Although Emma ultimately did not act, her thoughts alone were enough to show that she was someone who would stop at nothing to achieve her goals!

This was just like when she reported Paisley Flores in the past.

"Useless waste!"

At the same time, Emma-directed all her anger at Bruce, looking at the unconscious Bruce with a cold snort.

It’s uncertain what expression Bruce would have if he knew that during his unconsciousness, his beloved junior sister once thought of crippling him, framing Wyatt Barnes, and coldly calling him a ’waste’.

Of course, he was destined never to know.

After Wyatt Barnes returned to his residence, the news of his strong defeat over ’Bruce’, who was ranked second on the True Inheritance List, spread like a storm throughout the Fire Worship Sect’s Holy Land.

In no time, the entire Holy Land was in an uproar!

"Wyatt Barnes actually defeated Senior Brother Bruce? Is it true?!"

"Originally, Wyatt Barnes was ranked fourth on the True Inheritance List and five hundred thirty-seventh on the Extreme Saint Ranking. I doubted whether he had that strength... but I didn’t expect him to defeat Senior Brother Bruce today!"

"Just what kind of monster is this Wyatt Barnes? Joining our Fire Worship Sect for less than a year, he’s already this formidable!"

"Senior Brother Bruce, ranked second on the True Inheritance List, and four hundred twenty-first on the Extreme Saint Ranking... Today, he was defeated by Senior Brother Wyatt, so his rankings on both lists will be replaced by Senior Brother Wyatt!"

"That’s right. On the True Inheritance List, Senior Brother Bruce will drop a rank... and on the Extreme Saint Ranking, he will swap places with Senior Brother Wyatt! If it were not for Wyatt making it onto the Extreme Saint Ranking, Bruce would have been dropped from it!"

...

Discussion broke out throughout the Holy Land of the Fire Worship Sect.

The focus centered on the True Inheritance List and Extreme Saint Ranking.

The True Inheritance List is an internal Fire Worship Sect ranking. With Bruce defeated by Wyatt Barnes, no one within the sect would think they were faking it.

However, the Extreme Saint Ranking represents the entire Martial Dao Sacred Land!

Outsiders might think Bruce and Wyatt Barnes faked it.

Therefore, after Bruce’s defeat, he wasn’t moved down a rank on the Extreme Saint Ranking, but swapped places with Wyatt Barnes instead.

If Wyatt Barnes wasn’t ranked on the Extreme Saint Ranking but defeated Bruce, replacing Bruce’s position, then Bruce would be dropped from the list entirely!

This is the rule of the Extreme Saint Ranking, leaving no loophole.

Whew!

That evening, outside the Holy Island, an old man in green appeared above Wyatt Barnes’ independent island, as if from nowhere, like a ghost.

This elderly man had white hair yet a youthful face, kindly-eyes and a serene countenance, appearing to possess a somewhat immortal demeanor.

"This little guy is impressive; not only did he suffer no loss at the Enforcement Hall, but he also defeated ’Bruce’, the second on the True Inheritance List after leaving... luckily, Paisley had someone pass me a message to take care of this little guy."

The old man, looking down at the independent island below, murmured to himself, "I wonder if this little guy is interested in taking me as a master!"