Chapter 12: Chapter 12: The Situation Turns Abruptly
A thousand dollars, once!
Three times, that's three thousand dollars!
Wyatt Barnes knew that alchemists made a lot of money, but he didn't realize they made this much.
The Grand Elder of the Lee Family, who is just a Ninth-Order alchemist, pulled out three thousand dollars without batting an eye.
"My mom is also an elder of the Lee Family, but she only gets a salary of a few dollars a month. This is a big difference."
He sighed inwardly.
Seeing Wyatt Barnes take the thousand-dollar bank check, all the high-ranking members of the Lee Family on the stage were stunned.
Especially Mark Lee, the Seventh Elder who wanted to mock Wyatt Barnes, his sarcastic smile frozen in place...
Everything before his eyes made him feel like he was dreaming.
Wyatt Barnes, just by massaging the Grand Elder for a while, had earned a thousand dollars?
"Grand Elder, I can also give massages, and my wife even praises me for doing well. How about I massage you for two hours, and you give me a thousand dollars?"
Bellamy Lee, the Sixth Elder, his eyes shining as if he had found a path to wealth, fixed his gaze on the Grand Elder, Kayson Lee.
Kayson Lee snorted softly and totally ignored Bellamy Lee.
Immediately, he raised his eyes to look at Wyatt Barnes.
"Young fellow, where did you learn this wonderful massage technique from? I felt that the hidden condition that has accumulated in my body for many years, has been initially suppressed by you. If you give me another couple of massages, I'm sure it can be eradicated completely."
Kayson Lee asked curiously.
"Grand Elder, I just randomly saw it in a medical book."
Wyatt Barnes slightly smiled.
Kayson Lee took a deep look at Wyatt Barnes.
He naturally wouldn't believe Wyatt Barnes's nonsense, but he didn't ask any further questions.
Considering Wyatt Barnes's current attitude, it was clear that he didn't want to speak more on it.
"A hidden condition?"
The other high-ranking family members of the Lee Family were utterly stupefied.
They remembered that before Wyatt Barnes began to massage the Grand Elder, he had mentioned the hidden condition.
They were curious about how Wyatt Barnes knew that the Grand Elder had a hidden condition?
More importantly, he even knew the massage technique to treat the hidden condition of the Grand Elder.
Christina Lee looked at her son with deepening perplexity in her eyes.
The young girl standing next to her looked at Wyatt Barnes with admiration and was not surprised at all by Wyatt Barnes's techniques.
In her heart, young master was invincible.
"Seventh Elder, can I bet with you now?"
Wyatt Barnes looked at Mark Lee.
"Wyatt Barnes, if you want to gift me money, of course, I won't say no."
Mark Lee squinted at Wyatt Barnes and sneered.
"That's good."
Wyatt Barnes nodded, handing half the bank check in his hand to the Head of the Family, Jeremy Lee.
"Head of the Family, this is the bet between the Seventh Elder and me. Please keep it safe and be a witness."
Jeremy Lee accepted the five hundred dollar bank check with a complicated gaze and nodded.
"Head of the Family, we also have a bet between the Sixth Elder and me."
At this time, Moshe Lee, the Fifth Elder, also took out a five hundred dollar bank check and handed it to Jeremy Lee.
"Head of the Family, this is the bet between the Sixth Elder and me."
Mark Lee also took out a one thousand dollar bank check.
"Start."
After Jeremy Lee put away the checks, he looked at Wyatt Barnes.
Giving the remaining five hundred dollar check in his hand to his mother Christina Lee, Wyatt Barnes nodded and went straight down from the stage, standing opposite Hamza Lee who had been waiting for a long while.
The Lee Family members around the Martial Arts Performance Field fixed their gazes on the two men without blinking.
It's finally about to start!
"Wyatt Barnes, you were gone for so long, you weren't scared, were you?"
Hamza Lee sneered.
"Scared? You think too highly of yourself, Hamza Lee. Today's battle, you'll have to give it your all... if you lose, your family will be completely ruined!"
Wyatt Barnes gave a calm smile.
"What do you mean by that?"
Hamza Lee's face turned grim. He wasn't aware of the betting situation on the stage.
"You'll find out after today."
The smile on Wyatt Barnes's face grew wider, but to Hamza Lee, it was just glaring.
Hazma Lee's face darkened; his muscles slightly bulged, and his clothes appeared inflated.
In a split second, Hamza Lee stamped his feet on the ground and dashed towards Wyatt Barnes.
He was incredibly fast, like a cheetah running at full speed...
"Wyatt Barnes, you ruined my brother's arm. Today, I will make you pay tenfold!"
Hamza Lee shouted out as he lunged towards Wyatt Barnes, his palms deploying a mid-level Yellow-Order martial arts technique. The attack went towards Wyatt Barnes in a torrent.
Fallen Leaf Palm!
"Seventh Elder, for Hamza Lee to master the Fallen Leaf Palm at the Fourth-Order Body Tempering Realm, his talent is truly remarkable!"
"I also practiced the Fallen Leaf Palm when I was young. I only mastered it when I was in the Seventh-Order Body Tempering Realm. In this respect, I am far behind Hamza Lee. Seventh Elder, you're very fortunate."
"Yes, the Seventh Elder has a good son indeed, which makes me so envious."
...
On the high platform, hearing the praise from several elders, Mark Lee slightly smiled, looking quite complacent.
"Hmm, what martial arts technique is Wyatt Barnes using?"
Suddenly, the words of the Lee Family's head, Jeremy Lee, echoed.
All eyes fell upon Wyatt.
He could be seen leaning forward, rooted in horse stance, transforming into a powerful bow, as immovable as a mountain.
And nearly in the blink of an eye, facing Hamza Lee's whistling Falling Leaves Palm, he moved....
Still as a maiden, yet moving like a startled rabbit!
These eight words couldn't fit the current condition of Wyatt any better.
Facing Hamza's Falling Leaves Palm, Wyatt didn't flinch and confronted it head-on.
His right fist waved and shot out like a cannonball, bombarding against Hamza's palm.
Smack!
Fist and palm collided, Hamza's body trembled slightly, standing his ground.
Wyatt, however, was beaten back a few steps, a trace of blush surfacing on his face.
"Wyatt!"
On the high platform, Christina Lee watched uneasily as Wyatt was pushed back.
The young girl beside her also gripped her fists tightly in nervousness.
On the contrary, Mark Lee looked smug.
In his point of view, a Fourth-Order Body Tempering Realm going up against a Third-Order, was a one-sided crush. There was no doubt about the outcome.
"Fifth Elder, thank you for your bank check."
Sixth Elder Bellamy Lee looked at Moshe Lee jubilantly.
It was as if Moshe Lee's five-hundred-USD check had already become his property.
"The Fourth-Order Body Tempering Realm is indeed worthy, to collide directly, my strength is still lacking."
On the martial arts stage, Wyatt who had been pushed back, suddenly had a thought.
"Perhaps..."
Glancing at the ring on his hand, a smile began to crept onto Wyatt's face. This was his trump card.
"Wyatt Barnes, I didn't expect you to have reached the Third-Order Body Tempering Realm. However, even so, you can't possibly be my match. Today, I will avenge my younger brother and completely cripple you... I will make you lie on your bed for the rest of your life, suffering in endless regret!"
Hamza Lee looked down at Wyatt with a view of superiority, his words vicious.
Wyatt turned somber, a glint of ice flashing in his eyes. He hadn't expected Hamza to be so cruel.
In the previous challenge by Rudy Lee, he had only crippled Rudy's one arm, and he was being merciful.
Otherwise, Rudy's fate would have been the same as that follower of Jackie Garcia.
Today, although Hamza's strength surpassed his, he was confident of defeating Hamza with the Inscription prepared on the ring beforehand.
Originally, considering they were both brothers from the Lee Family, he planned to just cripple one of Hamza's arms as a punishment...
But it seemed that he was still too lenient.
"Have me lie on my bed suffering for the rest of my life? Hamza, remember your words well and don't regret it."
Wyatt gazed at Hamza, and suddenly laughed.
"Regret? I, Hamza Lee, don't know the meaning of regret!"
Hamza scoffed disdainfully, his legs shook and his whole person transformed into a fierce tiger, pouncing towards Wyatt not far away.
The fully developed Falling Leaves Palm was once again slapped towards Wyatt.
Wyatt took a step forward, his upper body leaned back, bending once again into a bow shape.
His right shoulder pressed back, accompanied by the trembling of his body, his right fist was thrust straight out with all his might, against Hamza's Falling Leaves Palm…
Cannon Fist!
One of the Five Elements Fist, like a cannon but not quite, once the fist was unleashed, it had the power to topple mountains and overturn seas.
"Smack!"
Their fist and palm clashed again!
A thought flickered in Wyatt's mind, the power of the Inscription on his ring erupted, flowing into Hamza's body...
In an instant, Hamza turned pale as if struck by lightning, his body trembled, his face turned ashen, and a look of fear filled his eyes.
As if he had encountered something terrifying.
Bang!
Wyatt's Cannon Fist, at the same time when Hamza's body quivered and the strength of his Falling Leaves Palm dissipated, leaving only inertia, crushed out.
Crack!
Directly fracturing Hamza's forearm!
The ear-piercing sound of bone fractures, accompanied by Hamza's shrill scream, reached the ears of everyone present.
It made everyone shudder.
Just when everyone thought it strange that Hamza, who was initially in a superior position, would suddenly be trampled by Wyatt.
Wyatt stepped forward, catching up to Hamza, whose body was in a backward fall, kicked out, throwing Hamza into the air, flying over three metres high.
The next moment, Wyatt stood in his original place. His legs bent, suddenly squatting down!
Hamza, who had been thrown into the air, was as pale as a ghost, covered in cold sweat.
When his body began to descend and he looked down to see Wyatt's present movement, he instantly understood Wyatt's plan.
"Father, save me!!"
Cold fear rose in Hamza's heart, he cried out in alarm.
Being in the air, he couldn't move freely, his Fourth-Order Body Tempering Realm strength couldn't be utilized anywhere.
Wyatt's legs straightened instantly, using the power of the ground, his whole person shot up to the sky.
His unstoppable double fists, like rocket shots, charged towards the rapidly descending Hamza Lee...
"No!!"
Hearing his son's desperate scream, Mark Lee on the high platform finally reacted, bellowed and left his seat, directly swooping down to the Martial Arts Performance Field
Wanting to rescue his son.
Christina Lee, fearing for her son's disadvantage, followed closely behind, also rushing into the Martial Arts Performance Field.