Chapter 2569: Chapter 2569: Caleb Whitehead Falls

Upon realizing that Wyatt Barnes was not afraid of his soul attack, Caleb Whitehead knew that he couldn’t do anything to Wyatt. Furthermore, Wyatt would likely seek vengeance for his hostage-taking of Walter Simmons.

At this moment, his only option was to use Walter Simmons as a ’human shield’.

However, given the current situation, it was clear that this idea was incredibly naive.

Wyatt Barnes proceeded to threaten him with the lives of the entire Whitehead Family, stating that if he dared to kill Walter Simmons, he would annihilate the Whitehead Family, wiping them out completely...

If it had been before he realized Wyatt was immune to his soul attack, he might have thought Wyatt was simply bluffing.

But now, he understood:

Wyatt Barnes completely had the capability!

"Wyatt Barnes, the ancestor of my Whitehead Family, ’Sanders Whitehead’, is a Heavenly Emperor from one of the celestial planes, surrounded by countless strongmen...If you dare to destroy my Whitehead Family, our ancestor will not spare you!"

Caleb Whitehead stared intently at Wyatt Barnes, attempting to use their ancestor ’Sanders Whitehead’ to threaten him.

Now, he realized he couldn’t use Walter Simmons to threaten Wyatt, as Wyatt had linked the lives of the Whitehead Family with Walter’s.

Hence, he had to find another way.

"Sanders Whitehead?"

However, upon hearing Caleb Whitehead’s words, Wyatt Barnes laughed and then disdainfully said, "According to what I know, though Senior Sanders Whitehead hails from the Yang Yan plane, since he moved to the celestial planes, he has expanded his teachings across countless secular planes..."

This was what Elder Fire, the spirit of the Jewel Tower, had told him.

"Nowadays, not only does Senior Sanders Whitehead have another lineage in the form of Sanders Mansion besides your Whitehead Family in the Yang Yan plane...Even if your Whitehead Family was the only lineage in the Yang Yan plane, he might not care about your lives!"

"Even if he truly cares, so what?"

"Let your Whitehead Family be buried with me...I think it’s worth it! Moreover, I might not even need your Whitehead Family to be buried with me."

As he spoke further, Wyatt Barnes seemed utterly indifferent, showing no concern over Caleb Whitehead’s ’threat’.

Swoosh!

Seeing Wyatt Barnes once again ignoring his threat, Caleb Whitehead’s face immediately changed.

At this moment, the members of the Whitehead Family present also wore gloomy expressions.

Now, even the previously clueless weaker members of the Whitehead Family realized, upon witnessing the unfolding events, that even their ancestor, the top strongman of the Yang Yan plane ’Caleb Whitehead’, could not deal with Wyatt Barnes.

Otherwise, why would he use Walter Simmons and their ancestor to threaten Wyatt?

Only the weak need to rely on something to threaten the strong.

The strong easily overpower the weak with their sheer power!

"This...this..."

"How could Caleb Whitehead be so overwhelmed in front of Wyatt Barnes?"

"It seems Wyatt Barnes is completely unafraid of his soul attack...Otherwise, he wouldn’t act this way."

"If Wyatt Barnes doesn’t fear his soul attack... then indeed, he wouldn’t be able to threaten Wyatt Barnes. Now, seeing Wyatt Barnes, he is clearly unaffected by Caleb’s threats, whether they involve his friend or his Whitehead ancestor Sanders Whitehead."

...

At this time, those not from the Whitehead Family also discerned a few things.

Meanwhile, tension pulsated in their hearts.

Caleb Whitehead, no matter what, was the ’top strongman of the Yang Yan plane’. Yet now, facing a less-than-century-old half-step immortal, he was reduced to such desperation...

Had they not witnessed it personally, they would find it hard to believe such events were real.

"You said earlier, if Walter Simmons dies, you will destroy my Whitehead Family and use the lives of my entire family as his burial..."

Looking at Wyatt Barnes, Caleb Whitehead asked in a deep voice, "Could I take this to mean that if I release him...you would be willing to spare my Whitehead Family?"

Saying this, Caleb Whitehead felt a sense of suffocation in his heart.

However, he had no choice but to speak.

"You can understand it that way."

Hearing Caleb Whitehead’s words, Wyatt Barnes seemed unsurprised and responded with calm indifference.

"Including me...?"

Caleb Whitehead tentatively asked again.

Though he thought it unlikely, he couldn’t help but inquire further.

He wanted to know whether releasing Walter Simmons might grant him Wyatt’s mercy.

"You?"

Wyatt Barnes was initially surprised by Caleb’s question, then couldn’t help but laugh, "Caleb Whitehead, you’ve lived for tens of thousands of years...Do you think that today, I would possibly spare you? If you were in my position, would you spare yourself?"

Upon hearing Wyatt’s words, Caleb Whitehead’s face turned ashen.

Though he had already anticipated this ’outcome’, actually confronting it was still hard to accept.

He was now a ’Nine Tribulations Loose Immortal’.

In just over a hundred years, he would face the tenth tribulation, and he was entirely confident of succeeding. Once successful, he would ascend to the celestial planes as a ’Golden Immortal’.

Yet now, he had lost this opportunity.

Having cultivated for tens of thousands of years, living for as long, he cherished his life above all else. But before ascending, he faced such a calamity!

He hated this!

But, he could only hate himself.

If it wasn’t for his greed over the technique Wyatt Barnes mastered, which could seize immortal treasures, none of this would have happened.

"Do you and he... want to do it yourselves? Or shall I do it for you?"

As Caleb Whitehead’s face turned ashen, Wyatt Barnes’ gaze swept past him and fell upon the other Nine Tribulations Loose Immortal from the Davidson Clan, Damian Whitehead. He asked casually.

Almost the moment Wyatt Barnes finished speaking.

Shush! Shush! Shush! Shush! Shush!

...

Not only Caleb Whitehead and Damian Whitehead, but even the other members of the Davidson Clan had a drastic change in expression.

Before this, they thought Wyatt only wanted Caleb’s life and would not pursue today’s matter further, also sparing the other people of the Davidson Clan...

They did not expect that Wyatt wanted not only Caleb’s life but Damian’s as well!

They knew well that their Davidson Clan only had these two Nine Tribulations Loose Immortals.

Once both of them were dead, even if their clan wouldn’t fall to a second-tier force of the Yanhuang realm, they would undoubtedly drop from a top-tier force to the bottom of the top-tier, similar to the ’Don Sect.’

"Wyatt Barnes, this matter was started by me alone and has nothing to do with my fellow student, Damian!"

Caleb Whitehead looked at Wyatt Barnes once more, his emotions extremely agitated, deeply fearing that Wyatt would implicate Damian.

"But how come I heard... that there were two people the day they went to the Sanders Mansion and abducted Walter Simmons?"

Wyatt Barnes looked deeply at Caleb Whitehead.

Just as Caleb was about to say something, Wyatt spoke first, his voice incredibly cold, "You both have three breaths’ time... if you two are still alive after three breaths, I will destroy your Davidson Clan!"

Wyatt Barnes declared again, threatening to destroy the Davidson Clan.

However, when Wyatt said it now, compared to when he just arrived and said the same thing, it felt completely different to everyone present.

Before, not many believed he could actually do it.

Now, few doubted his ability.

Shush! Shush!

Caleb and Damian turned pale once again, and finally, Caleb showed a hint of bleakness. After releasing the restraints on Walter Simmons, his body suddenly shuddered.

Crash!

A violent force erupted from within him, devouring him! 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Moments later, Caleb Whitehead’s aura completely dissipated.

From start to finish, Caleb never asked Wyatt Barnes to swear an ’Oath of Thunder Punishment,’ to promise not to harm other members of the Davidson Clan after his and Damian’s deaths...

This was because Caleb knew he was not in a position to make Wyatt swear, nor did he have any other choice.

"Elder Ancestor!"

As Caleb committed suicide, dissipating his aura, the members of the Davidson Clan couldn’t help but cry out in sorrow.

"No! I don’t want to die! I don’t want to die!!"

And when Wyatt’s gaze fell upon Damian Whitehead, Damian tried to flee in panic.

"Hmph!"

However, as Damian took to the air, a cold grunt came from Wyatt’s throat as lightning flashed.

As the grunt echoed in the ears of everyone present.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

...

Sharp sword cries resounded in the ears of everyone almost simultaneously.

The next moment, everyone present could clearly sense:

The powerful aura Damian Whitehead emitted as he screamed and tried to escape was completely obliterated in that instant of sword cries!

As if it never existed.

Instantly, they all realized:

Damian Whitehead was already dead.

The Davidson Clan, once a first-line force in the Yanhuang realm’s top tier, had lost its two pillars, the ’Nine Tribulations Loose Immortals,’ just like that!

If the Davidson Clan was previously likened to a tiger, it was now a toothless one.

"Let’s go."

After killing Damian Whitehead, Wyatt Barnes flew to the side of the weak and shaky Walter Simmons, who had barely regained some strength, and brought him over to Wally Sanders, greeting and preparing to leave.

"Ah... okay, okay!"

Wally Sanders, who had been in shock from the death of the two Nine Tribulations Loose Immortals from the Davidson Clan, was startled back to reality when Wyatt approached and spoke.

After regaining his composure, he gazed at Wyatt Barnes with renewed respect.

It was respect that rose from the heart!