Urban's Fury: The War Dragon God-Chapter 1265: Lin Xiong Clears the Trial

The Lin Family, an ancient martial family.

With a long history, just the recorded genealogy can be traced back a thousand years. Of course, over the millennia, the Lin clan has branched out into many sideline branches, but this branch at the Divine Sword Manor is the main lineage.

Under the main lineage, there are eight branches. Apart from the first branch, there are seven other branches. Although each family bears the Lin surname, even the blood relationship has stretched beyond five generations.

Lin Xiong and Lin Ao are from the third branch. The current head of the third branch is from the generation of their grandfathers and is also the Supreme Elder of the manor, holding a prestigious position, ranking highly in strength among the eight branches of the Lin family.

Yet, the most critical aspect of the rise and fall of a family is the next generation. The third branch, compared to the other branches, is quite prosperous in terms of offspring.

Their grandfather has nine children, seven of whom are sons. Lin Xiong and Lin Ao's father ranks fifth in the third branch.

Besides, their grandfather's generation consists of four brothers. Combining uncles, and cousins, their generation alone comprises more than fifty male members.

However, there is only one Family Head position within the third branch, and the old man chose not to adopt the practice of primogeniture. Instead, he stated that the successor would be the strongest among them.

Abandoning primogeniture indeed sparks ambition and the fighting spirit of each generation, but it also makes the internal competition of the third branch more ruthless.

Lin Xiong demonstrated astonishing talent many years ago. Although not part of the inner sect nor a closed-door disciple, he was kept nearby by the old man, evidently being groomed as the next Family Head.

However, things are unpredictable; who expected that Lin Xiong, who had exceptional talent and overshadowed his peers, would get stuck at the one hurdle of opening the Divine Acupoint for one or two years, which was fine.

But after three to five years, Lin Xiong's position started to shake when another individual from the third branch opened the Divine Acupoint ahead of him and entered the inner sect, causing Lin Xiong's previously stable position to totter.

The old man had his elder son move out, indicating his stance. In the following years, despite being unbeatable in the outer sect, even against disciples of the inner sect, he was not invincible.

In the Lin family, if you do not open the Divine Acupoint, you lack even the qualification to compete, regardless of your extraordinary talent.

During these years, his elder brother spent most of the time in seclusion, partly to prove his worth and partly to escape the chaos.

Now that his elder brother has broken through the Divine Acupoint, those who took pleasure in his misfortune will likely be dumbfounded.

"Brother, should I inform Father?"

Lin Xiong thought for a moment, his flying sword making a striking Sword Flower in the air before swiftly returning to its sheath.

"Do not say anything, nor do anything."

Lin Xiong glanced at Lin Ao, closed his eyes again, and Lin Ao acknowledged, exiting the room.

In the blink of an eye, the next day arrived.

Early in the morning, Lin Ao was waiting at the doorway as Lin Xiong, carrying his sword, stepped out and headed straight down to the Sword Wall.

Lin Xiong looked at the Sword Wall before him. Unlike those outer sect disciples who did not understand the difficulty of the Sword Wall, Lin Xiong had long experienced it.

The thousand-meter Sword Wall is divided into three checkpoints.

"Brother, isn't it better to be more cautious...!" Lin Ao, also feeling a bit nervous looking at the Sword Wall, was naturally concerned as Lin Xiong's younger brother; Lin Xiong's success meant his own elevation.

Thus, he feared Lin Xiong's failure.

Lin Xiong did not pay attention to Lin Ao's words, took two steps forward, and with a swift sound, his flying sword shot out, hanging in the air. Lin Xiong leapt up, stepping onto the flying sword, executing movements as adeptly as if he were accustomed to controlling the skies.

With his toes touching the flying sword, Lin Xiong gathered his momentum, taking a leap and soaring two to three meters higher.

The flying sword closely followed, at the peak of Lin Xiong's leap, the sword supported beneath his feet, Lin Xiong once again tapped his toes, taking another leap.

Lin Xiong's movements seemed well-practiced, akin to that of a nimble mountain goat, maneuvering skillfully on the steep wall.

Compared to Li Feng's climb, Lin Xiong's posture was undeniably more graceful.

Gulp.

Lin Ao watched as his elder brother leapt over a hundred meters in mere moments, holding his breath while Lin Xiong remained confident. Upon reaching the dense sword blade area, it became even easier to use the sword hilts embedded in the wall to propel himself.

After two or three minutes, Lin Xiong had already leapt into the clouds, his figure vanished.

Another minute passed.

Lin Xiong stepped onto the cloud platform of Divine Sword Manor, his face showing slight paleness, clearly mentally exhausted. Even with abundant preparation, reaching the top of the thousand-meter Sword Wall was no easy feat.

Regardless of how Bai Yutang climbed or used, reaching this point indicated they were no ordinary person.

Lin Xiong took a deep breath, walked to the Sky-shattering Drum beside the cloud platform, picked up the mallet, and struck the drum.

Boom.

Boom boom.

The sound of the Sky-shattering Drum echoed like thunder, reverberating not just within Divine Sword Manor but also reaching the outer sect at the foot of Sword Mountain and Dragon Gate Town by the lake.

In Spirit Rhinoceros Pavilion, Li Feng, resting in Gao Yuanyuan's chamber, heard the drumming, wondering what had happened?

Li Feng pondered whether failure to receive news for a few days meant the Dragon Guards had approached?

If that were the case, it would be disastrous.

Li Feng swung off the bed and approached the door.

"Why are you getting up?"

Gao Yuanyuan just happened to enter from outside, seeing Li Feng opening the door to come out, furrowing her brows.

"Senior sister, I heard drumming outside. What happened?"

"Oh, it's nothing major, just Lin Xiong also passed the Sword Wall trial and has been taken by the Third Elder."

Divine Sword Manor is neither big nor small. Apart from a few places that are off-limits, what happens at the cloud platform is hard to conceal from the manor's high echelons, who have opened the Divine Acupoint and possess exceptional perception.

"Lin Xiong also passed the trial?"

Li Feng muttered quietly, thinking the Sword Wall trial was difficult, but it did not seem too challenging.

Gao Yuanyuan seemed to guess what Li Feng was thinking.

"Lin Xiong was once the third branch's prodigy, taught by the Third Elder since young. Had he not delayed opening the Divine Acupoint, Lin Xiong could easily have suppressed a generation." 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

"Otherwise, you think senior sister returned to the bamboo forest for your competition, wasn't it also to protect you at crucial moments?"

Li Feng wiped his nose tip, realizing the situation.

"Alright, go inside and rest; traditionally, no one passes the Sword Wall trial for three to five years. Within these past few days, first you, then Lin Xiong, even the Manor Master will be delighted. I'm sure there'll be arrangements."

"Oh?"

"You better hurry and get back inside, rest well."

Gao Yuanyuan urged, pushing Li Feng indoors, unsurprisingly having him drink medicine again.

After less than a quarter of an hour.

"Miss, Miss, quickly come out, Miss Wan'er is here."

The round-faced Xiao Man hurriedly ran into the courtyard, shouting from afar.

"Oh."

Gao Yuanyuan stood up, seeing a tall, youthful beauty enter from behind her round-faced maid.

"Senior sister Gao."

"Sister Wan'er."

Gao Yuanyuan looked at Lin Wan'er: "What instructions does Sister Wan'er have?"

Lin Wan'er beamed warmly at Gao Yuanyuan: "Senior sister Gao, must you say that, what instructions. Isn't Bai Yutang here with you?"

"Yes."

"Since three days ago, Lin Xiong first made a breakthrough, then passed the Sword Wall trial, and prior Bai Yutang also passed the Sword Wall trial. For our manor, it's a joyous event."

"Therefore, the Manor Master decided to hold a lively entrance ceremony after the outer sect assessment, for celebration."