"Arlo Drake, for instigating Long Drake to attempt to kill Wyatt Barnes, resulting in a grave misstep and the deaths of seventeen fellow disciples... Considering that he did not make a move himself, the death penalty is exempted, but he cannot escape punishment! Arlo Drake, you are hereby expelled from the Black Tortoise Altar and banished from the Fire Worship Sect, never to return for life!" As Abraham Clifford stopped Arlo Drake, he also delivered the verdict against him. Expelled from the Fire Worship Sect! Upon hearing Abraham Clifford’s verdict, Arlo Drake’s face changed dramatically, revealing a look of despair. Moments later, as if he had thought of something, he looked toward Wyatt Barnes, his eyes filled with a cold gleam and chilling hatred. If it weren’t for Wyatt Barnes, he wouldn’t be in this position today! In this life, even if he never advances another inch in cultivation, he will never cease to confront Wyatt Barnes! If he cannot defeat Wyatt Barnes, then he will target the people around Wyatt Barnes. After leaving the Fire Worship Sect, he will do everything possible to uncover Wyatt Barnes’ ’background’... He simply doesn’t believe that all of Wyatt Barnes’ friends and family could be stronger than him, Arlo Drake! Noticing Arlo Drake’s gaze, Wyatt Barnes couldn’t help but frown. Arlo Drake is now nothing more than a ’cripple,’ and Wyatt doesn’t pay him much mind. However, having someone who hates him so deeply living in this world, Wyatt can’t help but feel uneasy! "Or perhaps... when he leaves the Black Tortoise Altar, I’ll follow him and kill him, removing the root of the problem?" Wyatt murmured to himself in his heart. But as soon as this thought arose, he dismissed it, "That’s too risky! Who knows, when I follow Arlo Drake, Maximus Lee might be lurking like a ’mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind’?" Realizing this, Wyatt Barnes completely abandoned the idea of following Arlo Drake to eliminate him. Suddenly, when Wyatt Barnes glanced at Abraham Clifford again, it seemed he thought of something, and his eyes lit up. Immediately, Wyatt Barnes called out to Abraham Clifford. Hearing his voice, Abraham Clifford returned to his senses and looked at Wyatt Barnes, asking, "Is something the matter?" "Elder Clifford, since Arlo Drake is no longer a disciple of our Black Tortoise Altar, nor a member of the Fire Worship Sect... may I dare to request Elder Clifford to kill him, and let it be my ’reward’? What do you think? This way, you won’t need to trouble the Altar Master for my rewards." Wyatt Barnes spoke directly, stating his desired ’reward.’ For this reward, he was willing to forgo the reward from the Altar Master of the Black Tortoise Altar! Hearing Wyatt Barnes’ words, Arlo Drake’s expression changed. Never in his dreams did he expect Wyatt Barnes to want to kill him so badly, that he would even forsake the Altar Master’s reward. Meanwhile, the group of disciples from the Black Tortoise Altar also couldn’t help but express their amazement upon hearing Wyatt Barnes’ words. "Wyatt Barnes is willing to forgo the Altar Master’s reward just to kill Arlo Drake?" "Has he gone mad? With his strength, he could easily follow Arlo Drake after he leaves the Fire Worship Sect and kill him... Is there really a need to forgo the Altar Master’s reward and have Elder Clifford do it?" "He’s gone crazy! He’s absolutely insane!" Most of the Black Tortoise Altar disciples simply thought Wyatt Barnes was crazy to make such a decision. Of course, there were also a few disciples who guessed something, "Given the animosity between Wyatt Barnes and Elder Maximus Lee, he probably doesn’t dare to follow after Arlo Drake leaves... If Elder Maximus Lee is indeed the oriole behind, it would be a pointless death!" "That possibility definitely exists. If Elder Maximus Lee handles things cleanly, no one would be able to trace Wyatt Barnes’ death back to him." "For Wyatt Barnes to make such a decision, aside from being meticulous, he is also exceptionally ’courageous’! After all, not everyone is willing to easily give up the Altar Master’s reward." "To be honest, this alone makes me admire Wyatt Barnes!" These disciples of the Black Tortoise Altar were quite clear-headed, thinking more deeply and understanding Wyatt Barnes’ mind. "Are you sure you want to give up the Altar Master’s reward for this one?" Abraham Clifford also guessed Wyatt Barnes’ mindset, and after giving him a deep look, he asked. Wyatt Barnes nodded with absolute certainty. The reward from the Altar Master of the Black Tortoise Altar? Honestly, he didn’t really believe that the Altar Master could offer anything he needed. He didn’t lack them at the moment. Martial arts techniques? He possesses the supreme sword technique manual, "Supreme Heart Sword". A hundred-pattern Saint Artifact? He already has one in his hand. As for other Pill Medicines, Taoist Talismans? He doesn’t particularly want any at the moment. Considering all aspects, he decides to give up the rewards from the Black Tortoise Altar Master to trade for Arlo Drake’s life! "Elder Clifford, you can’t do this! You... you can’t! You..." Seeing Maximus Lee’s gaze genuinely falling on him after Wyatt Barnes nodded affirmatively, Arlo Drake’s expression changed completely, eyes showing terror and despair. However, his voice quickly came to an abrupt stop. Just because, as Maximus Lee raised his right hand and clasped it towards Arlo Drake, Arlo Drake’s body exploded with a ’bang’ in a bizarre manner, transforming into a rain of blood, drifting down and becoming nourishment for the vast earth. "So strong! Is this the power of a ’Saint Immortal Realm expert’?" Witnessing this, Wyatt Barnes couldn’t help but have his pupils contract, showing a horrified expression. The faces of the other Black Tortoise Altar disciples also became solemn, and they looked at Maximus Lee with even more awe. After resolving the issue and dealing with Long Drake’s corpse, Maximus Lee vanished from the area around the Black Tortoise Altar disciples’ residences, coming silently, leaving without a trace. After Maximus Lee left, a group of Black Tortoise Altar disciples’ gazes, without any agreement, fell on ’Wyatt Barnes’. Now, they finally had time to focus all their attention on Wyatt Barnes. "This Wyatt Barnes has actually mastered a high-level movement divine ability that’s obviously more advanced than the one from the Vermilion Bird Altar!" ᴛʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʙʏ 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹~𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮~𝚗𝚎𝚝 "His innate spirit root is just a ’yellow spirit root’, but his luck is so good, not only did he get a high-level movement divine ability, but he also successfully comprehended and mastered it... truly enviable!" "He must have had some fortuitous encounters! And there’s also that other support divine ability he demonstrated, raising his Holy Power by two levels in a short time... I guess that support divine ability is likely also a high-level divine ability!" "An ordinary martial artist with a ’yellow spirit root’, who has successfully comprehended and mastered two high-level divine abilities? His luck is... simply defying the heavens!" "Though his luck is astonishing, judging by his successful comprehension of two profound divine abilities, apart from his lack of Martial Dao talent, he’s not weak in other areas... at least, in terms of comprehending divine abilities, he has an innate advantage!" "Being so talented in comprehending divine abilities... I wonder if he can successfully comprehend our Black Tortoise Altar’s signature divine ability ’Black Tortoise Guardian’!" "Impossible, right? Black Tortoise Guardian is our Fire Worship Sect’s number one defensive divine ability, even in our current sect, there are less than ten people who have successfully comprehended it!" "This is really uncertain." A group of Black Tortoise Altar disciples whispered, their attention on the two suspected high-level divine abilities Wyatt Barnes had demonstrated earlier. As for the equally high-level divine ability ’Heavenly Swordplay’, because it was too fast, coupled with the ’Thousand Sword Domain’ as cover, a group of Black Tortoise Altar disciples did not notice it. Otherwise, their surprise would surely not end there. However, although they didn’t notice Wyatt Barnes’ other high-level offensive divine ability ’Heavenly Swordplay’, someone still remembered the three fleeting sword whistles heard before Long Drake was killed by Wyatt Barnes. "I remember, at the moment before Long Drake’s death, I heard three sword whistles almost ringing out simultaneously... and Long Drake’s body had three blood holes, which should be pierced by three swords." "That should be a sword martial arts technique Wyatt Barnes used... However, just by breaking through Long Drake’s defense, you can tell that the sword martial arts technique he used was very extraordinary!" "Indeed extraordinary! It could even be a sword technique from the highest grade saint-level martial arts, refine to an extremely high degree!" "What a pity that Wyatt Barnes’ domain blocked our view, causing us to miss the most exciting scene!" Unconsciously, the attention of the group of Black Tortoise Altar disciples shifted again to Wyatt Barnes’ final method of killing Long Drake, discussing fervently. The more they discussed, the more excited they became, seemingly not feeling tired at all. Seeing this, Wyatt Barnes shook his head, turned around and was about to return to his own ’Beta House’. However, when he turned back and saw the already collapsed Beta House, he remembered that it had been destroyed by Long Drake earlier. Shaking his head again, Wyatt Barnes flashed and leapt into a nearby Beta House with its door wide open, then directly closed the door, regardless of who originally lived there. If anyone had objections, they could challenge him! As long as they defeated him, he would naturally vacate this Beta House. The original owner of this Beta House, a late Earth Saint Realm disciple of the Black Tortoise Altar, seeing Wyatt Barnes entering his Beta House, showed a bitter smile and dared not say anything more, let alone come to reclaim it. "Just as Arlo Drake’s Beta House has been vacated..." His gaze quickly shifted to the Beta House where Arlo Drake used to live. Upon entering the new ’Beta House’, Wyatt Barnes immediately took out the Jewel Tower, and after asking Elder Fire to protect him, he entered the fourth floor of the Jewel Tower with a thought and began to cultivate. He couldn’t wait to experience his talent spirit root’s transformation! According to Elder Fire, his talent spirit root was now a ’green spirit root’, and a ’dark green’ green spirit root! "Previously, I briefly experienced the transformed talent spirit root, and the speed of sensing and absorbing Spiritual Energy was several times faster than before! At this rate, it will take at most about three months for me to breakthrough to the ’mid Human Saint Realm’!" Of course, the three months Wyatt Barnes mentioned refers to the time inside the fourth floor of the Jewel Tower. Equivalent to about ten days outside!