"Tianxiao, don’t count on him. My secret weapon will ensure he never arrives!" Lin Tianhao had absolute confidence in the assassins under his control.

Wu Tianli’s expression changed, however. He exchanged a look with Huang Tiannong and attacked again.

As major families in War Dragon City, they were bound to have hidden trump cards. Upon hearing Lin Tianhao’s words, how could they not realize the implications?

They had to end this fight quickly. As long as they dealt with Ninety-Five, it wouldn’t matter even if the Lin family deployed all their hidden reserves.

Huang Tiannong’s cultivation was not much weaker than Ninety-Five’s. With Wu Tianli added to the mix, it was already a feat for Ninety-Five to have lasted this long.

Now that he was injured and the two of them were attacking even more ferociously, Ninety-Five was already starting to falter.

But Ninety-Five was a talent cultivated by the Wenren family. Hailing from the capital and having experienced countless life-and-death situations, he remained calm even under such immense pressure. 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

"Hahaha, it’s been a long time since I’ve had such a satisfying fight! How exhilarating!" After taking another direct hit from Huang Tiannong’s hand of True Essence, Ninety-Five laughed heartily, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth.

His laughter was like thunder, his heroic spirit soaring to the heavens.

Not only had their prolonged assault failed to defeat him, but Ninety-Five still possessed such incredible combat strength. Wu and Huang exchanged a glance, nodding slightly before a terrifying aura erupted from both of them.

The weapons on the racks at the edge of the training grounds were stirred by this aura. An incessant clanging was followed by the appearance of cracks, and then they actually shattered.

Elemental Realm experts controlled True Essence, sweeping away everything in their path.

Then, the two reached out, and the weapon fragments from the aerial explosion were instantly drawn to them.

Their hands moved in a blur. Propelled by immense True Essence, the weapon fragments blotted out the sky, transforming into streaks of light that whistled toward Ninety-Five.

Each fragment possessed the force of over ten thousand jin, seeming to have the power to rip heaven and earth asunder.

Ninety-Five formed a barrier with his True Essence, raising a curtain of light.

The fragments, each with immense force, were actually unable to break through the light curtain. They were deflected one after another, striking the surrounding walls and causing them to explode on impact.

The display of power was staggering.

"Let’s see how long you can last!"

Wu Tianli’s hands moved even faster.

"SPURT!"

A spray of blood suddenly erupted from Ninety-Five’s leg. A fragment had broken through his curtain of light.

Joy flashed across the faces of Wu and Huang. They pulled back their hands, and the fragments filling the sky instantly condensed into a ball of light that shot straight for Ninety-Five.

Though the ball of light wasn’t large, it descended like a meteor from beyond the heavens, parting the very air in its path.

The two knew Ninety-Five’s condition like the back of their hands. He definitely couldn’t take this blow. And with Lin Tianxiao being held up by Lin Tianhao, this attack would tear him to shreds.

"How dare you!" Two thunderous roars suddenly rang out, and then two massive hands of True Essence materialized, grabbing for the ball of light.

The two hands of True Essence grabbed the ball of light at almost the same instant. Then, with a squeeze, the orb—jointly created by two great Elemental Realm experts—was crushed to dust!

The next moment, the hands of True Essence vanished, and three new figures appeared on the training grounds.

Two white-haired, white-bearded old men stood on the left and right. Between them stood a man grasping a silver spear, his entire body dyed red with blood. Who else could it be but Lin Hao?

"How dare you act so wantonly in the Lin family’s presence!" The two elders’ voices were low but boomed like bells. Their hair and beards bristled as they manifested great hands of True Essence to press down on the two attackers.

Auras flared from Wu and Huang as they flashed forward, actually advancing instead of retreating.

Wu Tianli in particular had a strange light in his eyes. He summoned his hand of True Essence, which actually manifested as a gigantic claw.

The claw was crimson but flickered with an eerie blue light, making it look utterly bizarre. Like the fang of an ancient beast, it emanated a heaven-shaking pressure and a rampant aura of death.

Elemental Realm experts struck as fast as lightning. Wu Tianli’s claw was about to collide with the Lin family elder’s hand of True Essence.

A bizarre smile appeared on Wu Tianli’s face.

"Netherworld Divine Transformation Claw! Don’t take it head-on!" Lin Hao’s expression changed drastically as he shouted.

He recognized this martial technique. In the Divine Demon Destruction Domain, the move Wu Tianli used was called the Netherworld Divine Transformation Claw. It was a powerful Low Grade, Earth-rank martial technique, rumored to be able to dissolve even gods!

In the battle where the Carefree Divine Monarch fell, this move had played a shocking role.

Although the move Wu Tianli was using now was slightly different and much weaker, its victims were instantly turned into a bloody pulp. It was boundlessly terrifying.

As Lin Hao spoke, Wu Tianli faltered for a moment, and the Lin family elder’s attack changed abruptly...

In a battle between experts, a moment of distraction is the most fatal mistake.

"SPURT!"

Wu Tianli’s claw missed its mark. He was struck on the shoulder by the Lin family elder and immediately spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.

The aura of death raged around Wu Tianli’s body. Before long, his eyes became like those of a vengeful ghost, utterly bizarre.

On the other side, Huang Tiannong was also injured.

Just as the two Lin family elders were on high alert as if facing a great enemy, Wu Tianli grabbed Huang Tiannong and shot back in retreat, his speed so extreme it stunned everyone.

"Kid, you just wait! I swear I will slaughter your entire clan with my Netherworld Bone Transformation Claw!"

Wu Tianli’s arrogant threat hung in midair.

He had come to the Lin family relying on his Netherworld Bone Transformation Claw. He hadn’t used it earlier against Ninety-Five because he was waiting for the two Lin family elders to appear so he could annihilate them all in one fell swoop.

But he never expected Lin Hao to actually recognize his martial technique. Although he had called it by the wrong name, it had made the old geezers of the Lin family vigilant.

Wu Tianli now hated Lin Hao to his very core.

As Wu Tianli escaped, the expressions of the two Lin family elders changed drastically, but they did not give chase.

Seeing his chance, Lin Tianhao’s eyes darted around and he tried to flee, but the two elders’ hands of True Essence simultaneously shot out and snatched him back.

The Lin family had suffered a great calamity; Lin Tianhao’s guilt was inescapable!

"Second Grand-uncle, Fourth Grand-uncle, the martial technique Wu Tianli uses is evil and terrifying. He’s injured now; we can’t let him live!" Lin Hao said, his expression grave.

Although he didn’t know why Wu Tianli called the technique the Netherworld Bone Transformation Claw, it was an utterly demonic martial art. As long as Wu Tianli was alive, he would remain a scourge.

"The Wu family has always been the number one family in War Dragon City for a reason. They possess things that even we are wary of." The two elders had grave expressions as they shook their heads. They seemed to have reasons they couldn’t speak of.

Lin Hao frowned. "If that’s the case, we have even more reason not to give Wu Tianli a chance to rest and recover now that he’s injured. If he heals and makes a comeback, how will our Lin family defend itself?"

How could the Lin family elders not understand this logic? But the Wu family’s hidden reserves were beyond Lin Hao’s imagination.

If they attacked the Wu family now, provoking Wu Tianli and forcing them to fight to the death, there would be only one outcome: the Lin family would perish, and the Wu family would survive.

"Seniors, please rest assured. I will immediately write a letter. As long as I am in War Dragon City for a single day, the Wu family will not dare to make a reckless move." Ninety-Five, realizing the Wu family was not to be trifled with, spoke up from the side.

If Lin Hao hadn’t made these two elders appear in time, he would be a corpse right now. This was a debt he had to repay.

The Wu family had actually dared to try and kill him. And that Hundred Treasures Hall was far from as simple as it seemed; there was definitely some power pulling the strings from behind.

For reasons of both sentiment and logic, Ninety-Five had no grounds to stay out of it.

"And you are..."

"This humble one is from the Wenren family of the capital," Ninety-Five replied with a smile.

The two elders were startled and quickly cupped their fists. "Forgive our disrespect."

A member of one of the four great families of the capital... his status was far above theirs. Yet Ninety-Five spoke so respectfully, which left them feeling flattered but also a little confused. ’Are all members of the great families this approachable?’

But Ninety-Five just glanced at Lin Hao and repeatedly said he wouldn’t dare presume.

Before he had come to the Lin Mansion, news had just arrived from the capital: Miss Yuxin had successfully refined the Rejuvenation Blood Pill, shaking the entire capital.

Therefore, he had temporarily shelved the original plan to bring the pill formula to the Lin family.

Arriving at the Lin family at this particular time could seem opportunistic, and he didn’t want Lin Hao to misunderstand his intentions.

Meanwhile, he had also urgently sent Lin Hao’s pill formula to the capital.

Before, Ninety-Five would have thought it was an extremely risky move for Wenren Yuxin to confront the capital’s Lin family—one of the four great families—just for the Rejuvenation Blood Pill. But now that Lin Hao’s Healing Divine Medicine for treating bloodline injuries had appeared, Ninety-Five couldn’t help but admire Wenren Yuxin’s courage.

Choosing to challenge the capital’s Lin family over the Rejuvenation Blood Pill meant Wenren Yuxin must be facing immeasurable resistance, despite her status as a young miss of the Wenren family. She was certainly under immense pressure right now.

At a time like this, quickly sending this pill formula back was, for Ninety-Five, absolutely the right choice.

He hadn’t seen that pill with his own eyes, but he was very familiar with the Rejuvenation Blood Pill. And now, hearing how Lin Hao addressed the two elders, Ninety-Five knew that if he still acted arrogantly, he would have lived his life in vain.

He would never dare to offend anyone from this Lin family.

Except for Lin Tianhao, of course.

Because of a single sentence from Lin Hao, Miss Yuxin had chosen to challenge the capital’s Lin family.

Although Ninety-Five couldn’t say he completely understood what had happened between them, he could still guess the general reason.

Now, as far as Ninety-Five was concerned, Lin Hao’s enemies were his enemies.

Besides, they had the gall to attack him. How could Ninety-Five possibly spare them?

"Seniors. Forgive this junior for speaking out of turn, but the position of Lin family Patriarch should not be held by such a person. Although Young Master Lin is young, he is more than capable of taking on the role of Patriarch. Under his leadership, and with your assistance, the Lin family will surely reach new heights."

With these words, Ninety-Five was actually trying to push Lin Hao into the position of Patriarch.

The two elders were shocked. They didn’t understand why someone from the Wenren family would show Lin Hao such great favor.

Lin Hao was also startled and shook his head repeatedly.

’The position of Patriarch is not an honor, but a responsibility.’

It wasn’t that he was afraid to bear the responsibility, but he had other important matters to attend to.

"Seniors, perhaps you are not yet aware, but in the capital, the Wenren family has already publicly challenged the Lin family. And the reason for this was just a single sentence from Young Master Lin. My Young Miss has said that Young Master Lin’s business is the Wenren family’s business!"

Ninety-Five spoke again, dropping another bombshell.

"What?!" The two Lin family elders were utterly astounded. Because of a single sentence from Lin Hao, the Wenren family—one of the empire’s four great families—was willing to become enemies with the Lin family? This was too shocking.

Although Lin Tianhao had already learned a thing or two from Wu Tianli, he still couldn’t help but be deeply shaken at this moment.

Lin Tianxiao’s gaze was also blazing. His nephew’s ability to scheme and manipulate was on a level that even Elemental Realm, or even Soul Gathering Realm, experts couldn’t hope to match.

Though he was in War Dragon City, a single word from him could move the world. Even if he remained at the Third Layer of the Blood Coagulation Realm for his entire life, he was destined to stir up storms across the land.

’Besides, would someone who could create a bloodline for an ordinary mortal body really be stuck at the Third Layer of the Blood Coagulation Realm forever?’

Lin Tianxiao was truly looking forward to seeing what kind of spectacle Lin Hao would become after creating his own bloodline.