"What are you going to kill me with? Your mouth?" Lin Hao sneered.

Lin Hao still remembered very clearly how Lin Cheng had treated him on Duan Tian Mountain. At this moment, he was more than happy to rub salt in the wound.

Lin Cheng, who had just steadied himself, trembled with rage at these words.

"You little bastard! You piece of trash! If you have any balls, stop fucking dodging!" Lin Cheng’s face twisted, driven mad with fury.

Lin Hao’s expression turned cold, and killing intent surged in his eyes.

"Hmph!"

With a cold snort, a terrifying aura erupted from Lin Hao’s body.

Lin Cheng’s vision blurred. The next moment, a heavy blow struck his back once again.

This time, Lin Cheng hadn’t even sensed Lin Hao’s trajectory beforehand.

With no defense, there was naturally no resistance. A CRACK resounded as Lin Cheng was sent flying again, who knew how many of his bones had been broken.

Lin Hao pressed his advantage, closing the distance. His Stone Fall Fist, carrying an indomitable momentum, came crashing down, aimed at Lin Cheng’s right leg!

"CRACK!"

"BOOM!"

This was Lin Hao’s true killing move. Lin Cheng had no way to dodge it.

Under the full force of the blow, Lin Cheng’s right leg was brutally torn from his body.

The remaining force of the punch slammed into the stone slabs, causing them to crack and splinter.

"I don’t need to dodge anymore. Can you even stand up?" Lin Hao said, looking down on him.

Lin Cheng’s face was ashen, but his eyes suddenly widened in realization. He cried out in shock, "It was you!"

In Lin Cheng’s eyes, Lin Hao’s current actions were just as despicable as the mysterious person on Duan Tian Mountain. That familiar feeling washed over him again, and he finally connected Lin Hao with that mysterious figure.

"That’s right, it was me! Looking at you now, giving you a month was overestimating you. You trash!"

Just a few days ago, Lin Cheng had boasted that in three months, he would fight Lin Hao with one hand and one foot tied. He never imagined that today, only a few days later, Lin Hao would already make him taste the bitterness of defeat.

"You’re despicable! You only won because of your Body Technique! If you have any guts, stop dodging!" Lin Cheng’s face was savage.

Lin Hao snorted coldly and stomped his foot down.

Although he had indeed relied on his Body Technique to win, which was unfair to Lin Cheng, this world had never been about fairness.

Three years ago, his bloodline was forcibly stolen. A few days ago, he was beaten by Lin Cheng until he vomited blood and fell unconscious. Lin Hao only ever blamed himself for being less skilled, never the unfairness of it all.

For Lin Cheng not to even have this much awareness was truly laughable.

When he had attacked Lin Hao a few days ago, he hadn’t seemed to think it was unfair for a Fourth Layer to fight a Third Layer.

Horrified, Lin Cheng did a donkey roll on the ground, dodging the attack in an exceptionally pathetic manner.

"Young Master, save me!"

Lin Cheng’s right leg was completely ruined. This time, he had no way to recover from the injury.

With one leg crippled, his movement was severely impaired, and his power was greatly diminished. Moreover, Lin Hao’s lightning-fast movements made him feel the threat of death. Terrified, Lin Cheng cried out to Lin Zheng for help.

Lin Zheng had been watching the show with an indifferent attitude. Although Lin Hao’s Body Technique had made him frown earlier, he believed that in the face of absolute strength, all tricks were meaningless. Thus, he’d had confidence in Lin Cheng.

But the scene that had just unfolded was too sudden. It happened in an instant, and by the time he realized it, Lin Cheng’s leg was already crippled.

’A Spirit Body with a crippled leg... is he really worth saving?’ Lin Zheng truly had to weigh the pros and cons.

In the moment he hesitated, killing intent flashed in Lin Hao’s eyes, and he shot forward.

"I’m begging you, spare my life!" Lin Cheng scrambled backward, dragging a long trail of blood on the ground.

Lin Hao’s previous strike had hit his spine. Now, Lin Cheng couldn’t even stand, let alone fight back.

Even an ant will cling to life, let alone a living, breathing person like Lin Cheng. So he forgot his earlier arrogance and began to beg for his life.

The corner of Lin Hao’s mouth curved into a strange arc. He nodded and said, "Alright."

However, before Lin Cheng could express his gratitude, Lin Hao’s next words plunged him into an icy abyss.

Lin Hao’s expression suddenly turned frigid. "For me," he said coldly, "sending you on to your next life is the best way to spare you!"

"You..." A look of despair crossed Lin Cheng’s face.

Lin Hao threw a sudden punch.

The next moment, a sense of alarm suddenly rose in his heart.

With a shift of his feet, he executed the Ghostly Divine Step.

"BOOM!" An immense, terrifying power swept past, missing Lin Hao’s clothes by a hair’s breadth.

How could Lin Zheng tolerate Lin Hao daring to kill someone right in front of him? He threw a punch, just as Lin Hao had done to Lin Cheng.

Unfortunately, Lin Hao was not Lin Cheng. The moment he used his enigmatic Ghostly Divine Step, Lin Zheng’s killing blow missed.

Lin Zheng never imagined Lin Hao could dodge his attack, nor had he ever intended to pull his punch. The boundless power crashed down with indomitable momentum, and as a result, Lin Cheng was the one who suffered.

The power of the Eighth Layer of the Blood Coagulation Realm was immense. Before Lin Cheng could even let out a scream, he was blasted into a bloody pulp by Lin Zheng’s fist.

A glint flashed in Lin Hao’s eyes. He used the Ghostly Divine Step and rushed toward the ancestral hall’s main gate.

Executing a clan member in the ancestral hall required a complicated sacrificial ritual. Although he didn’t have much time, if he reached it now, he could definitely make it!

"Stay where you are!" a furious shout rang out.

The next moment, Lin Zheng had already appeared in front of the gate.

Lin Hao cursed silently.

’Although I have a Body Technique, it’s a simplified version. It was enough to deal with Lin Cheng, but against Lin Zheng, who is at the Eighth Layer of the Blood Coagulation Realm, it’s far from enough.’

"Lin Hao, as a member of the Lin family, you collude with outside enemies and dare to trespass in our ancestral hall. This is treason! I, Lin Zheng, am merciful. If you hand over your Body Technique, I can grant you a lenient punishment!" Lin Zheng stood with his hands behind his back, his eyes glinting as he spoke with righteous indignation.

Lin Hao was dumbfounded. He had seen shameless people before, but this was the first time he’d seen someone *this* shameless.

Lin Zheng coveted his Body Technique, yet he framed him with baseless accusations, speaking from a moral high ground with such self-righteousness.

"If you want it, come and take it yourself!" Even facing an expert at the Eighth Layer of the Blood Coagulation Realm, Lin Hao remained fearless.

Lin Zheng snorted coldly but didn’t move.

He had never seen a Body Technique like Lin Hao’s before. He had just realized that during the fight with Lin Cheng, Lin Hao’s movements were unpracticed, a clear sign that he hadn’t possessed it for long.

Connecting this with Yi Mingcheng’s attitude toward Lin Hao and the pills he had suddenly acquired, Lin Zheng came to one conclusion: ’Lin Hao has someone backing him!’

This would explain everything, including Lin Hao’s sudden recovery.

Although he was at the Eighth Layer of the Blood Coagulation Realm, the thought of the person behind Lin Hao made him extremely wary.

Putting that person’s cultivation level aside, just the fact that they could produce something as heaven-defying as a Rejuvenation Blood Pill meant they were not someone the Lin family could afford to offend.

Therefore, although Lin Zheng was tempted to act, he didn’t dare to make a rash move.

Lin Hao, unaware of Lin Zheng’s thoughts, adjusted himself to his peak condition. He stared at Lin Zheng, looking as if he was about to take the initiative and attack!

A Third Layer of the Blood Coagulation Realm daring to initiate an attack against an Eighth Layer? Only a madman would do something so crazy. It was no different from seeking death.

Lin Hao wasn’t a madman, but he had no other choice. He had to enter the ancestral hall!

A real man’s promise is worth a thousand pieces of gold.

He had to fulfill his promise to Yan’Er, even if it meant death!

"Fight! Or get lost!"

Staring at Lin Zheng, his eyes blazing with fighting spirit, Lin Hao coldly spat out four words.

These four cold words shook the remaining guards to their core. ’He actually dares to speak to the Young Master like that!’

Killing intent flared in Lin Zheng’s eyes, but Lin Hao’s words only made him more hesitant to act.

’If Lin Hao didn’t have something to rely on, he would never dare to speak to me like this.’

"Fifth Brother, why are you so insistent on entering the ancestral hall?" Lin Zheng’s eyes flickered. Instead of getting angry, he asked this question.

In the Lin family, to promote unity, all direct descendants were ranked by age. Lin Hao was ranked fifth, which was why Lin Zheng called him "Fifth Brother."

Lin Hao didn’t know why Lin Zheng’s attitude had changed so drastically. He simply replied coolly, "What the Lin family is doing right now goes against the heavens and basic decency!"

’Those captured girls are already pitiful enough. Not only is the family not trying to save them after their return, but they’re going to be mercilessly executed. Such an act is too cruel.’

’Now that I’m back, even if that girl isn’t Yan’Er, I, Lin Hao, will save her!’

"Fight! Or get lost!" Lin Hao took a step forward, and those four words came out again.

"Fine, Fifth Brother. Just fine! I won’t bully you. Today, I will suppress my cultivation and show you that there is no comparison between you and me!" Facing Lin Hao’s repeated provocations, Lin Zheng finally lost his patience.

But at the thought of the person behind Lin Hao, Lin Zheng could only restrain himself.

Nevertheless, Lin Zheng’s tone was still arrogant, because he held the absolute upper hand.

After awakening his bloodline, he could use True Essence for Bone Strengthening. He could still do this even while suppressing his realm.

Someone at the Third Layer of the Blood Coagulation Realm, however, couldn’t even convert True Qi into True Essence, let alone perform Bone Strengthening.

Although Lin Hao couldn’t convert his energy into True Essence, the mysterious True Qi within his body was definitely an anomaly.

After a moment of surprise, Lin Hao took the initiative to attack. 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

Using the Ghostly Divine Step, Lin Hao’s body left a long afterimage as he threw a punch!

Lin Zheng’s eyes flickered. He also threw a punch, sneering inwardly.

’I’m at the Eighth Layer of the Blood Coagulation Realm. Even though I’ve suppressed my realm, my True Qi has already been converted to True Essence. Nourished by True Essence, my bones and tendons are incomparably tough. And this Lin Hao actually has the audacity to strike first, overestimating his own strength.’

A Third Layer of Blood Coagulation Realm who could use True Essence versus one who could only use True Qi... Lin Zheng was absolutely confident that this one punch would leave that trash Lin Hao utterly humiliated!

As an Eighth Layer of the Blood Coagulation Realm expert, Lin Zheng’s Spiritual Sense was far superior to Lin Cheng’s. Although Lin Hao’s figure was a blur of real and illusory, Lin Zheng’s fist still met Lin Hao’s.

"Break for me!" As their fists met in mid-air, Lin Zheng activated his True Essence. With a forceful jolt, an even more powerful force erupted from his fist.

"You piece of trash! I’ll make you understand the gap between us! In my eyes, you are nothing but an ant!" Lin Zheng’s smile was radiant, a feeling of immense satisfaction rising in his heart.

But the next moment, it was as if someone had grabbed him by the throat. The smile froze on his face.

A peculiar power surged from Lin Hao’s fist—it was soft yet firm, firm yet soft, a perfect blend of hardness and pliancy!

Lin Zheng tried to pull back, but he discovered to his horror that Lin Hao’s fist was stuck to his like taffy, making it impossible to break free.

Then, a tyrannical and unparalleled power suddenly erupted from Lin Hao’s fist!

"BOOM!"

The two fists collided, tearing through the air with a deafening explosion!