CHAPTER 1991: CHAPTER 1991: LIFE AND DEATH HALL

"Wyatt Barnes really has a trick up his sleeve, just bluffing, and he’s already scared off Senior Brother Wade Yorke... Senior Brother Wade Yorke, don’t tell me you really don’t dare to accept Wyatt Barnes’ suggestion of a duel to the death?"

Each Holy Land disciple, when looking at Wade Yorke, did not forget to whisper amongst themselves.

The words were laced with sarcasm, mocking Wade Yorke for his cowardice!

"Bluffing?"

Of course, Wade Yorke also thought of the same thing as the group of Holy Land disciples, but he dared not easily agree to Wyatt Barnes’ suggestion.

He didn’t dare to gamble!

If he lost the gamble, he would be finished!

"It seems you don’t dare to accept my ’Life and Death Covenant’..."

At this moment, Wyatt Barnes spoke, glancing at Wade Yorke with a look of disdain and saying word by word, "A true disciple, so that’s all there is to it!"

After the words fell, Wyatt Barnes also stepped into the air, prepared to leave.

A true disciple, so that’s all there is to it!

And this disdainful remark from Wyatt Barnes completely infuriated Wade Yorke, making his face sink as he sneered, "Wyatt Barnes, I accept your suggestion! Do you really think your bluff can scare me, Wade Yorke? Ridiculous!"

In a flash of lightning, Wade Yorke made his decision.

If he dared not accept Wyatt Barnes’ suggestion, it would also mean he feared Wyatt Barnes, this enemy who killed his brother.

If Wyatt Barnes’ strength was truly above his, not accepting Wyatt Barnes’ suggestion would indeed be a wise move.

But if Wyatt Barnes’ strength was not greater than his, just bluffing to scare him, and he still didn’t dare accept Wyatt Barnes’ suggestion, it would undoubtedly be a very shameful thing.

Upon hearing Wyatt Barnes’ disdainful words, weighing both sides, Wade Yorke ultimately accepted Wyatt Barnes’ suggestion.

In his view, there was an eighty to ninety percent chance that Wyatt Barnes was just bluffing!

"Accepted?"

Upon hearing Wade Yorke’s words, Wyatt Barnes was stunned for a moment, with a few traces of surprise appearing on his usually tranquil face.

These traces of surprise, falling into the eyes of the present group of Holy Land disciples, sparked another discussion, "Did you see that? Wyatt Barnes’ expression changed... almost like he didn’t expect Senior Brother Wade Yorke to accept his suggestion!"

"This confirms that he was indeed bluffing! Luckily, Senior Brother Wade Yorke accepted his suggestion, or today, Senior Brother Wade Yorke would not only embarrass himself but also disgrace all true disciples!"

"Indeed. As a ’true disciple’, not daring to accept a Life and Death Covenant from an ordinary elite disciple... If this were spread, it would not only embarrass himself but disgrace other true disciples as well!"

"Fortunately, in the critical moment, Senior Brother Wade Yorke accepted Wyatt Barnes’ suggestion... This also undermined Wyatt Barnes’ bluffing ’conspiracy’!"

...

The group of Holy Land disciples, in their words, all felt that Wade Yorke made the right choice.

In their view:

Wyatt Barnes was just bluffing, and the purpose of his bluffing was naturally to scare Wade Yorke into not daring to accept his ’Life and Death Covenant’.

And now, with Wade Yorke agreeing, it also meant that Wyatt Barnes’ ’conspiracy’ was unraveled.

Now, would Wyatt Barnes still dare to continue his ’Life and Death Covenant’?

"Senior Brother Wade Yorke agreeing to Wyatt Barnes’ Life and Death Covenant is tantamount to turning the tables on Wyatt Barnes! Now, Wyatt Barnes’ expression has changed, indicating he probably doesn’t dare to continue his Life and Death Covenant."

"If he continues, he’s certainly going to die! At this point, in facing a life-and-death decision, he’d surely rather be tormented by Senior Brother Wade Yorke, to the point of living worse than death, than lose his life!"

"His little bluffing scheme is ultimately bankrupt!"

...

The group of Holy Land disciples whispered again, all believing that facing Wade Yorke’s acceptance of his Life and Death Covenant, Wyatt Barnes would certainly end up slapping himself, breaking his own contract.

"Wyatt Barnes, I’ve already agreed with you... Now, won’t you dare? Or are you willing to let me torment you, rather than go to the ’Life and Death Hall’ to sign the Life and Death Contract for a duel?"

The lingering surprise on Wyatt Barnes’ face was also noticed by Wade Yorke, who immediately showed disdainful mockery and scorn.

His words were full of disdain!

At this moment, Wade Yorke remembered his previous hesitation, and it brought him a sense of elation.

At the same time, he was grateful he accepted, otherwise, he would have been the one embarrassed, not Wyatt Barnes!

"Lead the way!"

Facing the pessimism of the Holy Land disciples and Wade Yorke’s sarcastic ridicule, Wyatt Barnes’ expression returned to calm, and he softly uttered two words in response to Wade Yorke’s speech.

Lead the way!

And these short two words from Wyatt Barnes’ mouth suddenly plunged the entire scene into silence.

The group of Holy Land disciples stared at Wyatt Barnes, dumbfounded, not expecting him at this time to still dare to continue... Wasn’t he afraid of getting played to death?

Wade Yorke was also stunned, never expecting that even after agreeing, Wyatt Barnes would remain so assertive!

For a moment, his firm heart wavered, and his expression again changed dramatically.

"What? Don’t you dare again? Wasn’t your agreement just now very straightforward and smooth?"

Seeing Wade Yorke’s expression change dramatically again, Wyatt Barnes mocked.

As soon as Wyatt Barnes finished speaking, Wade Yorke’s face turned alternately blue and white. He gritted his teeth and shouted angrily, "Wyatt Barnes, I want to see if when the time comes to sign the Life and Death Contract, you can still act so mysterious!"

Without waiting for Wyatt to respond, Wade moved like lightning, aiming directly at the central plaza, "If you dare, follow me to the ’Life and Death Hall’ to sign the Life and Death Contract and duel to the death with me!"

"If you don’t dare, I’ll make you wish you were dead!"

As he shot forward, Wade’s voice echoed back, filled with bone-chilling coldness, as if it made the surrounding air even colder.

However, after moving some distance, Wade slowed down, glancing back at Wyatt with disdain, seemingly wanting to see if Wyatt truly dared to follow him to the ’Life and Death Hall’.

The Life and Death Hall is located in the central plaza of the Fire Worship Sect’s ’Holy Island’.

Holy Island is an abbreviation for the main island of the Fire Worship Sect’s Holy Land.

In the Holy Land of the Fire Worship Sect, any disciples of the Holy Land who have irreconcilable hatreds can agree to go to the ’Life and Death Hall’. There, under the witness of a Life and Death Hall elder, they can sign a Life and Death Contract.

And then, they can duel to the death on the ’Death Arena’ of the Life and Death Hall!

Now, Wade was ready to lead the way to the ’Life and Death Hall’ at the central plaza of Holy Island.

Of course, the premise is whether Wyatt dares to follow him.

"This time, Senior Brother Wade has become smarter... He hasn’t been fooled by Wyatt Barnes again."

"As the saying goes, ’Once bitten, twice shy’. If Senior Brother Wade doesn’t wise up now, he wouldn’t be worthy of being a true disciple or a Saint Immortal Realm powerhouse."

"Indeed. A true disciple who doesn’t dare to engage in a life-and-death duel with an ordinary elite disciple... If word got out, wouldn’t he be laughed at by everyone?"

...

Seeing Wade’s dominant position this time, most of the Holy Land disciples secretly gave him a thumbs up.

At the same time, the eyes of these Holy Land disciples also landed on Wyatt’s body.

In their eyes, there was a trace of amusement, as if they all wanted to see if Wyatt still had the courage to follow Russel Yorke to the ’Life and Death Hall’ on Holy Island’s central plaza.

Once they go to the Life and Death Hall and sign the ’Life and Death Contract’, there is no turning back for anyone!

"Junior Brother Wyatt, don’t go!"

"Senior Brother Wyatt, don’t go!

Just as Wyatt was about to follow Russel Yorke, he heard two voice transmissions in his ears.

The two transmissions came from two different people.

Immediately, Wyatt also noticed two Holy Land disciples standing in different directions, who were trying to stop him from following Russel Yorke to the Life and Death Hall on Holy Island’s central plaza.

One of them was none other than Mats Davidson, whom Wyatt had taken the top room from in the Punishment Zone of the first mining area of the Four Symbols Altar.

Mats Davidson, like Wyatt, is also from the Black Tortoise Altar, one of the Four Symbols Altars.

Mats Davidson was able to leave the first mining area of the Four Symbols Altar early and come to the Holy Land as a Holy Land disciple because he successfully comprehended the signature Divine Ability of the Black Tortoise Altar, ’Black Tortoise Protection’.

Moreover, his success in comprehending ’Black Tortoise Protection’ was also due to the pressure Wyatt put on him that day.

Because of this, he has always been grateful to Wyatt.

So, seeing Wyatt seemingly ready to jump into the ’fire pit’, he promptly transmitted a message to stop Wyatt:

"Junior Brother Wyatt, as long as you live, you can fight another day... There’s no need to provoke Russel Yorke to the ’Life and Death Hall’ out of momentary impulsiveness."

"If you actually go to the Life and Death Hall and sign the Life and Death Contract... it’ll be too late even if you want to back out!"

Mats Davidson advised earnestly.

The meaning of Mats Davidson’s words was simple:

As long as you’re alive, there’s a chance for revenge!

Going to die now is not worth it!

"Thank you for your concern, Senior Brother Mats... I know what I’m doing."

Wyatt gave Mats a reassuring look and then turned his attention to the other person who reminded him with a voice transmission.

He only met this person once, so when he saw the other party, he was quite surprised.

This person was the Holy Land disciple he encountered ten days ago.

At that time, having just left the registration office for new Holy Land disciples without knowing the location of the Black Tortoise Altar disciples’ residence, he stopped the person to ask for directions.

Beyond that, he had no further interactions with the person.

He didn’t expect that at this moment, the other party would remind him with a transmission.

"Senior Brother, why are you calling me ’Senior Brother’ instead?"

Wyatt transmitted with a wry smile; he remembered that when asking for directions that day, he addressed the other as ’Senior Brother’, and the other also politely called him ’Junior Brother’.

"Senior Brother Wyatt, I didn’t know your identity on that day. I apologize for any neglect!"

The Holy Land disciple who reminded Wyatt was ’Guan Xiu’, who gave Wyatt directions ten days ago. Now hearing Wyatt’s transmission, he responded a bit fearfully.

Wyatt’s strength far surpasses his!

Not knowing Wyatt’s identity was one thing, but after knowing it, there was no way he dared again to presume to call himself ’Senior Brother’ to Wyatt!