Forty-five thousand taels of silver is no small amount; only those inner disciples could afford such wealth. Due to their formidable strength, they can easily handle ferocious beasts alone, and after just a few days of training in the mountains, they would gain much.
As for ordinary outer disciples, it is extremely difficult for them to deal with ferocious beasts on their own, and even if several people attack together, there is still a risk of death.
Now, Luofeng demands that Lin Hao repay tenfold, paying 450,000 taels of silver in compensation, which is simply unrealistic. They probably don't intend to resolve this matter amicably.
"What if I don't pay?" Lin Hao said casually.
"Hehe, if you don't pay, then you'll be bedridden for months," Luofeng's lips curled up.
Before Lin Hao could continue, the fat girl said, "Lin Hao, you are shameless. Not only did you steal a ferocious beast, but you are also so arrogant. I want to teach you a lesson too. Why don't we have a match on the martial arts platform? Do you have the guts?"
Upon hearing this, Luoxin and the others sneered. Even the Lin family disciples want to teach Lin Hao a lesson, showing how poorly he has behaved.
Lin Hao shook his head, finding it boring. He had no time to waste on these people and turned to leave.
"Want to run?!" Luofeng leaped forward, blocking Lin Hao.
"Get lost," Lin Hao gradually lost his patience.
"What did you say?" Luofeng's face changed.
"I said, get lost," Lin Hao repeated.
At this moment, the Lin family disciples were amazed. What confidence does Lin Hao have to be so arrogant against Luofeng, who is at the middle stage of the fifth level of the Spirit Body?
"I think you're asking for death!" Luofeng roared, his figure flashing as he pointed at Lin Hao's face.
Luofeng moved extremely fast, and many Lin family disciples had not yet recovered.
Seeing Luofeng attack, Lin Hao did not resist directly. He used the "Cloud Wind Step," moving like a cloud and wind, drifting backward.
With a swoosh, Luofeng's finger pierced the air, but Lin Hao dodged, and it missed.
"This is the Cloud Wind Step... a light body martial art corresponding to the third Earth Gate..." Luofeng was stunned, never expecting Lin Hao to have learned such a profound body technique.
"Lin Hao once went to the sect world; he must have learned the Cloud Wind Step there," Luoxin said, reminding Luofeng.
"Having a profound body technique but lacking strength, what use is it?" Luofeng sneered, also using a light body martial art, leaping toward Lin Hao like a falling leaf.
At this moment, Lin Hao's body was surrounded by a surging aura, and within a dozen meters, dust and sand floated up.
"Fourth level Spirit Body?!"
"Lin Hao has actually broken through!"
Everyone was surprised when they felt Lin Hao's Spirit Body aura.
"So what if it's the fourth level? Brother Luofeng has already reached the middle stage of the fifth level of the Spirit Body and could crush him with one finger," Luopeng said dismissively.
No one contradicted this. Lin Hao's original strength was at the peak of the third level of the Spirit Body, and even breaking through to the initial stage of the fourth level was not significant.
...
"Golden Gang Finger!" Luofeng roared, his finger piercing the air like a meteor in the night sky, with an overwhelming aura.
Lin Hao did not dodge. He ran the "Heavenly Gang Divine Technique" to its limit and then slapped out, using the very ordinary Heavenly Wind Palm.
The "Heavenly Wind Palm" is only a martial art of the first Earth Gate, while the "Golden Gang Finger" corresponds to the second Earth Gate. The strength of each is self-evident.
To everyone, especially given the significant gap between Lin Hao and Luofeng, it seemed that Lin Hao would suffer a severe injury if he dared to face him head-on.
The fat girl was not worried about Lin Hao but rather excited, as if she wanted to see him injured. Lin Hao had disgraced the Lin family, and it would be satisfying to see him hurt.
Lin Bai wanted to help Lin Hao, but Lin Yan'er held his sleeve, preventing him from acting. After a long internal struggle, Lin Bai finally decided not to intervene.
At this moment, Lin Hao and Luofeng's figures rapidly approached, their palm and finger movements sounding like thunder.
Boom!
Palm and finger met, as if the sky was collapsing and the earth was splitting, and the air seemed to stagnate.
In an instant, Luofeng was struck as if by lightning. An indescribable and terrifying force spread from his fingertips to his entire body, causing his blood to surge, and he staggered back several steps!
Time seemed to stop, and the scene seemed like an illusion. Some rubbed their eyes, and others blinked, as if they had seen wrong.
Boom!
Luofeng's right foot stomped hard, creating a half-inch pit in the ground, barely managing to dissipate the force and stabilize his stance.
"You...!" Luobai was shocked. The force of Lin Hao's palm was several times his own!
"How am I?" Lin Hao remained calm.
Luofeng was furious. He could not stand Lin Hao's calm demeanor, being only at the fourth level of the Spirit Body, yet daring to be so arrogant!
Immediately, Luofeng's figure moved like an eagle, his arms like the wings of a peng bird. His palm technique changed endlessly, gathering all his strength, with a fierce gaze, appearing like a mighty warrior.
The palm force spread in the air like ripples in water, advancing layer by layer.
Seeing this, Lin Hao did not retreat but advanced, the two facing each other like two ferocious beasts in the depths of the mountains, roaring to determine who was superior.
Then, the two collided fiercely. In an instant, a loud boom echoed, the air seemed to solidify, and a wave of energy surged.
Clothes flapped, and the ground was shattered into dust. Some Lin family disciples with insufficient martial arts foundations were swept away by the energy wave, staggering and almost falling.
Bang!
The two palms met, the sound was deafening, but Luofeng retreated seven or eight steps, while Lin Hao stood firm like a rock, unmoved.
This scene left the Lin family members stunned, and even Luoxin, who had come with them, was shocked. How could Lin Hao's strength have improved so much?
Time seemed to stop, and no one spoke for a long time.
"You... very good... it seems the rumors are not entirely true," Luobai nodded, looking at Luoxin and Luopeng. "We... leave!"
Upon hearing this, Luoxin opened her mouth as if to say something but did not speak.
Luopeng swallowed, staring at Lin Hao as if he were a monster. Defeating Luoqi in the Tianrang Mountains was one thing, but now even Luofeng...
Seeing Luoxin follow Luofeng away from the Lin family, Luopeng's face turned pale, and he fled from the Lin family headquarters.
At this moment, everyone looked at each other, and some had not yet accepted the fact that Luofeng had been driven away by Lin Hao.
The fat girl was stunned, looking at Lin Hao again and again, trying to see if this was the same Lin Hao who, despite having a treasure-grade Spirit Body, was still ranked 93rd among the outer disciples.
Unfortunately, she could not see anything.
As for Lin Yan'er, her expression kept changing, her eyes filled with shock and surprise. She could not understand why Luofeng had been driven back.
"Anything else?" Lin Hao looked at the fat girl.
Seeing that the girl was still in a daze, Lin Hao shook his head and left.
Outside the Lin family headquarters, Luofeng stopped, looking back at the Lin residence, his fists clenched.
"You are not a match for Lin Hao?" Luoxin was surprised, not believing it.
"Lin Hao's physical strength is no weaker than that of a body-refining martial artist, even without activating his Spirit Body... two of me might not be enough to defeat him," Luoxin's eyes showed reluctance. Although she did not want to admit it, this was the truth.
"What!" Luoxin was greatly surprised. This was the same Lin Hao?!
"During the outer disciples' summit... Lin Hao didn't even qualify to participate!" Luopeng was also shocked.
"Hmph... who knows what happened!" Luofeng coldly snorted, leaving with a wave of his sleeve. He had come to the Lin family to stand up for Luopeng, but ended up disgracing himself!
...
At this moment, Lin Hao had already arrived at the martial arts pavilion, where he needed to select a few martial arts to practice.
In this martial arts pavilion, all the martial techniques and arts correspond to the second Earth Gate at most, considered common ordinary martial arts. Better martial arts are available, but they are only provided to inner disciples.
Ordinary outer disciples who want to practice must have a large number of family contribution points. For example, submitting a ferocious beast can earn fifty family contribution points, but few disciples are willing to submit beasts they have worked hard to kill, as a single ferocious beast is worth a lot.
Lin Hao came to the sword technique area, where many man-high stones stood, their surfaces shimmering, belonging to mental essence martial arts, which can only be comprehended through mental perception.
Mental essence martial arts are all copied from the original, and no noble family or sect would allow the original to be used for disciples to practice.
Lin Hao walked forward, not particularly choosing, and selected a sword technique called "Five Chasing Wind Swords." After comprehending it with his mental essence, he left.
These low-level martial arts were just a formality for Lin Hao, as they could not match his sword dao proficiency.
Next, Lin Hao comprehended a palm technique called "Star Breaking Palm."
"Nine Chasing Wind Swords" and "Star Breaking Palm" are both divided into nine levels, with each three levels forming a stage: the first stage is minor accomplishment, the second stage is major accomplishment, and the third stage is perfection.
Generally, martial arts are divided into nine levels and three stages, except for some special high-level martial arts.
Lin Hao returned to his courtyard, and the green light of his sword flashed, illuminating the night.
By evening, Lin Hao had practiced "Nine Chasing Wind Swords" and "Star Breaking Palm" to the minor accomplishment stage. After encountering an obstacle, he stopped practicing.
At this time, Lin Xin and Lin Wu visited, proposing to go to the Tianrang Mountains for training with Lin Hao, but Lin Hao politely declined, as he needed to accompany Lin He to the Immortal Food Tower the next day.
Lin Xin and Lin Wu did not insist, only saying they would go together when Lin Hao was free.
After they left, Lin Hao went to the medicinal hall, bought several packets of medicinal powder, and prepared to perform a magic trick for Young Master Bai the next day.
Back at the Lin family, Lin Hao mixed the medicinal powders, taking small amounts from each to create a new packet of medicinal powder.
He then took out a medium-grade spirit stone and began to refine its spiritual energy, steadily improving his strength. In at most two days, after absorbing the spiritual energy from the medium-grade spirit stone, Lin Hao would be ready to break through.
For the entire night, Lin Hao meditated, not missing any opportunity to improve his strength.