"Yuyao, Lin Hao meddled in Lin Feng's affairs and was humiliated by him. Do you know about this?" Lin Yue leaped down from the training platform, looking at Yuyao with indifference, his voice cold and filled with disdain.
She had long-standing conflicts with Yuyao due to Lin Hao, and today she intended to add insult to injury.
"Hehe, that Lin Hao, ever since he was humiliated by Lin Feng yesterday, he hasn't dared to show his face, as timid as a mouse."
"That boy has already lost his foundation in martial arts; it's only natural that he doesn't dare to show his face."
Some of the branch disciples, recalling the scene of Lin Hao's humiliation from yesterday, couldn't stop laughing.
Hearing everyone talk about yesterday's events, Yuyao trembled all over, her voice filled with委屈 and anger: "You, why do you bully my brother Lin Hao!"
"You have already been betrothed to Lin Feng, yet you still show no self-respect, calling him 'brother Lin Hao' repeatedly. Truly, you are fickle and unfaithful." Lin Yue sneered.
"You... you scoundrel!" Yuyao felt wronged and wanted to cry, her anger rapidly rising.
In her childhood, her adoptive father was Lin Hao's father, Bai Yan. She held a noble status and was like a sister to the eldest son, Lin Hao. Later, when the Bai family encountered turmoil, she was entrusted to the Yu family.
Over the years, she endured humiliation and kept her grievances to herself, fearing that Bai Yan and Lin Hao would worry.
But at this moment, seeing them humiliate her and Lin Hao, Yuyao could no longer hold back.
Slap!
Suddenly, Lin Feng leaped down from the training platform and slapped Yuyao across the face: "You wench, Lin Yue is my beloved woman, and you dare to insult her!"
At this moment, some of the younger Lin family disciples stopped their practice, whispering like gossipy women, enjoying the spectacle.
As for the two Yu family enforcers, they pretended not to see and had no intention of standing up for Yuyao.
Yuyao, hit by Lin Feng's slap, held back her tears and remained silent; she couldn't let Lin Hao lose face!
"If my brother Lin Hao were here, would you dare to treat me like this!" Yuyao stubbornly faced Lin Feng's martial prowess without yielding.
"Lin Hao?"
Lin Feng sneered: "If he comes, I will humiliate him right in front of you, just like yesterday."
...
"Look, that Lin Hao is actually here again."
A disciple caught sight of Lin Hao's figure as he walked from a distance, his steps neither hurried nor slow.
"Haha, perhaps he didn't get enough punishment yesterday and is still harboring resentment, so he came to be taught a lesson by Brother Lin Feng again."
Several young disciples loudly mocked him.
Lin Hao, however, paid no attention and walked straight toward Yuyao.
"Yuyao, which hand did Lin Feng use to hit you?" Lin Hao looked at Yuyao.
Seeing Lin Hao appear, Yuyao appeared flustered and shook her head repeatedly: "No..."
Yuyao knew clearly that Lin Hao's spirit root had been shattered in the sect world, and his spirit body had been destroyed, unable to even establish the first Earth Gate. Having lost his foundation in martial arts, he was no different from a cripple.
If she told Lin Hao now, he might rush to confront Lin Feng and be humiliated again.
"I'll ask you again, which hand did he use?" Lin Hao's gaze was cold, like a sharp sword out of its sheath.
Under Lin Hao's intense stare, Yuyao shivered.
In a daze, it seemed as if she was back several years ago, in the 'Heavenly Battle Marquis Manor' of the Bai Kingdom.
Back then, Lin Hao, as the heir of the 'Heavenly Battle Marquis Manor,' was adored by all, shining like a precious jade wherever he went.
Who dared to offend Lin Hao? He was truly domineering to the core, fearless of heaven and earth, only bullying others, never being bullied.
After the Bai family encountered turmoil, Lin Hao's personality changed.
The domineering nature disappeared, and a hint of weakness appeared.
But looking at Lin Hao now, the coldness in his eyes was so chilling that no one dared to look directly at him. Yuyao dared not contradict him at all.
"It was the right... hand..." Yuyao's forehead broke out in a cold sweat. She had been disciplined by Lin Hao since childhood and was afraid of him to the core, especially now.
...
"I can do whatever I want to him. This wench is my fiancée. Even if I kill her, what does it have to do with you, a cripple who has lost your foundation in martial arts, hmm?!" Lin Feng sneered.
"Lin Hao, Lin Feng is already my Yu family's son-in-law. This is a family matter, and you should not interfere," a Yu family enforcer said coldly.
But Lin Hao didn't even look at the enforcer: "Lin Feng, sever your right arm. I won't take your life, but I will give you the punishment you deserve."
Sever your right arm, give Lin Feng a punishment?!
The onlookers thought they had heard the funniest joke in the world. They exchanged glances and then burst into laughter.
Lin Feng had already fused with the 'Heavenly Eagle Body' in the first Earth Gate and would soon challenge the second Earth Gate, his strength formidable. As for Lin Hao, he couldn't even fuse with the spirit body of the first Earth Gate, making him a cripple. He wanted to challenge Lin Feng?
Overestimating himself!
Facing the ridicule of the crowd, Lin Hao was unperturbed and turned to Lin Yue: "As for you, give me my Rejuvenation Pill."
Now, Lin Hao's tone was strong, a stark contrast to yesterday.
"I already said yesterday that I haven't seen it," Lin Yue frowned, not hiding her disgust.
"Lin Hao, it seems you need a lesson!" Lin Feng also spoke.
Lin Hao glanced at Lin Feng from the corner of his eye, his voice as cold as ice: "Try it."
Upon hearing this, everyone was stunned.
"Lin Hao, what did you say?" Lin Feng's forehead veins bulged, his eyes flashing with a fierce light.
Some of the younger disciples were surprised.
What had Lin Hao taken today to be so assertive, so different from yesterday?
"Brother Lin Feng, this boy is ungrateful. Why don't I take his place and teach him a lesson?" Suddenly, a black-clad youth leaped down from the training platform and said to Lin Feng.
"Good!" Lin Feng nodded in agreement. If he were to injure a headquarters disciple, it would be detrimental to him. Having someone volunteer was perfect.
Heavenly Silk Body!
The youth faced Lin Hao, his body moving swiftly, his speed extremely fast.
This person had entered the first Earth Gate of the 'Five Great Earth Gates' and successfully found the 'Heavenly Silk Body,' a highly agile spirit body with great speed.
However, Lin Hao stood with his hands behind his back, not even glancing at him.
"Lin Hao! You're looking for..."
Boom!
Before the youth could finish his last word, a fist shadow appeared before him, and he was hit in the face, flying like a broken kite for several meters before landing heavily on the ground.
...
"One punch!"
"This is impossible!"
This scene was hard for everyone to accept.
Lin Hao's speed was so fast that some disciples couldn't even see how he threw the punch.
After merging with Gu Changfeng's divine soul yesterday, Lin Hao's physical strength had increased by dozens of times, even surpassing those who had passed the second Earth Gate!
"I'll say it again, give me my Rejuvenation Pill." Lin Hao was growing impatient, seemingly about to lose his patience.
"Ha ha, Lin Hao, it seems you're really tired of living." Lin Feng laughed in anger, the viciousness in his eyes turning to malice.
"Sever your right arm and break off the engagement with Yuyao." Lin Hao's expression remained unchanged.
"Ha ha... what a joke. That wench is my fiancée. I can do whatever I want to her, make her live or die as I please." Lin Feng's lips curled into a smile as he looked at Yuyao: "Yuyao, come over to me right now, or I'll kill Lin Hao! Even if the headquarters cuts me down, I won't be afraid. As a branch disciple, killing a headquarters disciple will only spread my ferocity!"
Hearing this, Yuyao trembled all over. She could not bear to see Lin Hao harmed in front of her.
"You dare to go!" Lin Hao saw Yuyao hesitate and frowned.
"I won't go..." Yuyao, at this moment, dared not go against Lin Hao's wishes.
"Lin Hao, you're courting death!" Hearing this, Lin Feng instantly landed, and with a clang, his long sword was drawn from its sheath.
The long sword sliced through the air, creating a beautiful sword shadow, then slashed horizontally toward Lin Hao.
Seeing Lin Feng attack, everyone was shocked. Lin Feng was serious, and Lin Hao was likely to be severely injured!
After all, Lin Hao was a headquarters disciple. If Lin Feng only humiliated him, it would be fine, but if he really killed or injured him, he would face severe punishment from the headquarters!
"Brother Lin Feng! It's not worth it!"
"Brother Feng, stop!"
Seeing this, several disciples hurriedly tried to stop him, but it was too late.
The long sword fell, the sword shadow sweeping through, and a cold light flashed in all directions, the momentum overwhelming.
Yuyao's heart was unable to calm down, her face pale with fear at Lin Feng's ferocity.
Swoosh!
The sword sliced through the air, aiming to severely injure Lin Hao.
Suddenly, Lin Hao's figure flickered slightly, whether it moved or was an illusion, but Lin Feng's sword missed.
...
"Huh?!"
Lin Feng was slightly stunned. Lin Hao's speed was so fast that he could escape his sword strike?
Lin Hao had already merged with everything from the Nine Heavens Emperor Gu Changfeng. Although Lin Feng's sword was not ordinary, it was full of flaws in Lin Hao's eyes, not worth mentioning.
Subsequently, Lin Feng slashed out more than a dozen times in a split second, but Lin Hao calmly avoided each one, even standing still without moving an inch.
Everyone was shocked, finding it hard to accept what they were seeing.
"Lin Hao, are you only good at dodging? For every sword you dodge, I will add a scar to Yuyao's body in the future!" Lin Feng's eyes were fierce, his voice vicious.
As he spoke, the sound of metal clashing was heard.
Lin Feng's sword slashed horizontally, but Lin Hao caught it with two fingers at the tip.
"You, what did you say just now?" Holding the sword tip, Lin Hao was as steady as a mountain.
"I..."
Seeing Lin Hao's intimidating eyes, filled with an unresistable domineering presence, Lin Feng lost the courage to speak.
Ding!
Lin Hao exerted force with his two fingers, breaking Lin Feng's long sword in two.
"My sword!" Lin Feng was horrified.
"Swords can be remade, but arms cannot!" Lin Hao shouted, holding the broken sword and slicing through the air, creating a whistling sword wind.
"Bad!" Lin Feng was terrified. This slash was both fast and fierce, like a gust of wind, and he couldn't defend against it!
Whoosh!
An arm shot up into the sky, trailing a terrifying blood trail, drawing an arc in the air.
Lin Feng screamed in pain, his body convulsing, his face pale as his right arm was severed by Lin Hao!
Subsequently, Lin Hao kicked Lin Feng away, sending him flying into the crowd.
Some of the younger Lin family disciples, caught in the crossfire, were knocked over by Lin Feng.
...
Silence.
Dead silence.
The disciples present were as still as cicadas in winter, their eyes wide with shock.
Especially Lin Yue, who was completely stunned, unable to believe what had happened.
"Brother... did your spirit root perhaps regenerate?" Yuyao was the first to recover, her voice filled with surprise.
The two Yu family enforcers immediately inspected, but found that the spirit root had not been repaired.
"This boy, he has innate divine strength!" The two Yu family enforcers were surprised.
"Son-in-law!"
The two enforcers flew over, looking at the unconscious Lin Feng, their faces dark.
"Lin Hao, Yuyao is my Yu family's young miss, and you dare to meddle in her affairs, cutting off my Yu family son-in-law's arm!" A middle-aged enforcer said angrily.
"Yuyao is my sister. I will now take her back for my father. Who dares to disobey? Have you forgotten who saved your lives in the past?" Lin Hao was completely unafraid of the enforcers' gazes, his tone even more aggressive.
"Brother Lin Yan... this..." Hearing Lin Hao mention his father, the two enforcers hesitated.
Back when the Yu family was in trouble, it was Bai Yan who came to their rescue. Otherwise, from the headquarters to the branches, who could have survived?
"You still remember Bai Yan. When my father entrusted Yuyao to the Yu family, you treated her like this. If my father knew, would he let you off? Ungrateful traitors." Lin Hao's face was expressionless.