Precious Laughter House was where Shi Yu had arranged a gathering but it was also the most popular place to hold a banquet in the Forbidden City.
Along the way, Lin Xun couldn’t help but reminisce about his time in Blood Kill Camp. He originally planned to invite Xiaoke. Unfortunately, she refused without any hesitation.
Just as thoughts were racing in Lin Xun’s mind, a commotion caught his attention.
“It’s Young Master Hua Wuhen! He is from one of the seven high clans, and is a well-known and outstanding figure of the younger generation in the Hua Clan. He achieved 73rd place in the national exam a few days ago!”
“He’s a descendant of the Hua Clan!”
“Haha, Lin Xuefeng is so unlucky. He could have provoked anyone, but he provoked Hua Wuhen! Why did he bring humiliation onto himself?!”
“Lin Xuefeng isn’t bad either.”
“He isn’t bad but how can he be compared to Hua Wuhen? Believe it or not, if Hua Wuhen killed him, the entire North Light Lin Clan wouldn’t even dare to utter a word!”
Curious, Lin Xun suddenly said aloud, “Third Old Zhu, stop for a moment.”
He got off the jeweled carriage.He saw a mass of bobbing heads in the distance, and a showdown was taking place in the center of the crowd!
It was between a slender but imposing-looking youngster in a wide-sleeved black robe. His eyes sparkled with golden hue, and he exuded a terrifying aura.
His opponent had jet-black hair flowing down a spotless white robe. His entire body was enveloped in misty rain divine light. Of course, it was Lin Xuefeng.
The duel between the two was extremely fierce; the sky shook, the ground quaked, divine light spread everywhere, and the entire world stirred.
The duel took place on a busy street of Forbidden City, and both participants were top figures among the younger generation of the Spirit Sea Stage. It was easy to imagine the destructive power they could cause.
Surprisingly, an invisible force had descended upon the battle area, isolating it from the nearby buildings, streets and people.
Although the battle between the two was fierce, it never affected anything around them.
This was the Forbidden City!
Mysterious restrictions covered every area of the city like a light screen of defense to prevent damage caused by battles.
After all, tens of thousands of cultivators resided in the city, and an unknown number of battles took place every single day. Without such defense measures, the entire Forbidden City would have been destroyed long ago.
“Lin Xuefeng, with your ability, do you think you can take a woman from me?” sneered Hua Wuhen.
Suddenly, a thousand arcs of golden light shot out from his body, crisscrossed in the air, and battered Lin Xuefeng’s body like chains.
With a loud boom, Lin Xuefeng was forced to the ground, coughing up blood.
Many people gasped out loud.
He’s so strong!
Hua Wuhen and Lin Xuefeng were ranked seventy-third and seventy-ninth respectively in the national examination, which was only a few places apart. However, Hua Wuhen was undoubtedly much stronger than Lin Xuefeng!
“Yun’er likes me!” Lin Xuefeng tottered to his feet, his face dark and his eyes filled with hatred. A sword suddenly sprang out like a bolt of lightning.
Rumble—
However, Hua Wuhen made a grabbing motion in the air and brought a giant golden stamp crashing down from the sky. Instantly, the air crumbled and the sword turned to smithereens.
The giant stamp’s force didn’t weaken before it smashed into Lin Xuefeng.
With a boom, Lin Xuefeng was again crushed to the ground. His face blanched, and he couldn’t pull himself up no matter how he struggled.
This was because the giant golden stamp suspended above Lin Xuefeng’s head was releasing a golden light and producing a frightening imprisoning force.
“The ancestral treasure of the Hua Family—Golden Light Stamp! Rumor has it that it contains the power of the sun and can suppress all evils!” someone exclaimed.
“How can a piece of trash like you be worthy of Yun’er?”
Hua Wuhen fluttered to the ground, his face filled with contempt and triumph. “To put it bluntly, the Lin Family is just a joke in the Forbidden City. It has deteriorated to such a state. I don’t understand why you have the guts to say that Yun’er likes you.”
“Stop talking nonsense! Kill me if you dare!” Lin Xuefeng gnashed his teeth and his eyes were about to pop out from anger.
“You think I don’t dare to?”
A glint of gold flashed in Hua Wuhen’s eyes, revealing his killing intent.
Boom!
The golden light stamp buzzed above Lin Xuefeng’s head and released a blinding brilliance as it crashed down toward Lin Xuefeng, crushing the air inch by inch.
Kacha—
Lin Xuefeng’s bones and muscles were constantly popping like he was in severe pain.
Everyone around couldn’t help but inhale sharply, shocked that Hua Wuhen dared to kill Lin Xuefeng!
“I’ll give you one last chance. If you admit defeat and bow down now, I will give you a chance to live. Otherwise, today is your death day!” Hua Wuhen uttered coldly.
“You wish!” Lin Xuefeng hissed.
“Haha, the members of your Lin Family are all worthless creatures. When you were kicked out of Mind Cleansing Peak back then, you already made the ancestors of your Lin Family lose face but you’re still acting so arrogant. Let me tell you that even if I kill you, the Lin Family wouldn’t have the guts to get revenge for you!”
His words were extremely arrogant. The fact that he regarded the Lin Family as worthless shocked everyone around.
Only those from a top aristocratic clan such as Hua Wuhen could say something like that!
“As a son of the Lin Family, I would rather die in battle than bow my head! Hua Wuhen, stop talking nonsense! Do you think you can humiliate me? Don’t waste your energy, even if I die, I won’t let you get what you want!” Lin Xuefeng smiled coldly.
His face was deathly pale, but his bearing exuded determination that moved everyone.
“Haha, you brought this on your own!” As the corners of Hua Wuhen’s lips curved in a chilling smile, the golden light stamp roared down from the sky.
Clearly, he intended to kill!
Everyone around couldn’t help but feel a suffocating feeling in their chest. If Lin Xuefeng was killed, it would no doubt set off a huge storm in the Forbidden City! After all, even if the Lin Clan had declined over the years, Lin Xuefeng still had a special identity. He had passed the national examination and had become a student of Qinglu Academy.
Obviously, Hua Wuhen didn’t care!
Just as the golden light stamp was about to press on Lin Xuefeng’s body, a slender hand stretched out with incredible speed and made a light tapping motion.
The golden light stamp was blasted away and slammed into the ground with a whimper like lightning had struck it.
Huh?
Hua Wuhen’s eyes turned sharp, and he saw a handsome youngster who had been standing there for some time.
Shock erupted in the audience. Who is that? How dare he intervene?
“Lin…Lin Xun…it’s you?”
Lin Xuefeng’s eyes widened with disbelief when he saw Lin Xun. He was already about to close his eyes and accept his death. Who would have thought that Lin Xun would appear at the critical juncture?
“You want to die!?”
With a flick of his sleeve, Hua Wuhen’s golden light stamp erupted in a blaze of golden light and released a gush of endless power. It sped towards Lin Xun in an attempt to kill him.
Lin Xun didn’t evade or block it. He continued to stride forward as a pale blue glow surged around his body. He thrust his fist forward and effortlessly blasted the golden light stamp away.
Many people’s scalps went numb from the frightening scene.
That’s the ancestral secret treasure of the Hua Clan. It’s incredibly powerful but it can’t even withstand a single strike from that guy. It hurtled across the air just like that! How unbelievable!
Hua Wuhen coughed up a mouthful of blood and had turned ashen-faced. Clearly, he was suffering from the impact. Only then did he realize that the young man who appeared out of nowhere was very unusual.
Hua Wuhen asked coldly, “Who are you? How dare you interfere in my business? I advise you not to make a mistake and leave quickly!”
Boom!
However, before his voice died away, Lin Xun suddenly punched out and pale blue light blanketed the sky before transforming into a great phoenix.
The Phoenix Destruction!
Hua Wuhen panicked. He frantically circulated all his powers to defend himself. Thousands of beams of golden light erupted from his body, creating a dazzling and extraordinary spectacle.
It was a powerful secret art that could distort space and produce terrifying scenes.
To everyone’s disbelief, Hua Wuhen’s secret art crumbled like nothing, and the shower of light simply fluttered across the sky.
Blood spewed from his nostrils and mouth, and with a thud, he fell to his knees.
“You want to die!”
Hua Wuhen’s face turned livid, and he exploded with murderous rage. He couldn’t accept the humiliation of being forced to kneel in front of everyone.
Everyone trembled. Who is that youngster? He’s not only strong, but he also dared to beat up Hua Wuhen to that state. Isn’t he worried about revenge?
Pa!
Without uttering a single word, Lin Xun slapped him from a distance. With a scream of agony, Hua Wuhen collapsed to the ground, almost fainting from anger.
He went too far!
“Do you know who I am?” Hua Wuhen screeched.
Lin Xun’s indifferent and calm expression finally changed. He smiled slightly. “I know.”
As soon as he finished speaking, he launched a kick at Hua Wuhen’s chest and made him scream and vomit a mouthful of blood again. Hua Wuhen curled up like a boiled prawn and seemed to be in excruciating pain.
Everyone was dumbstruck. That kid knows about Hua Wuhen’s background yet he still dares to attack so ruthlessly!
Lin Xuefeng was already stunned.
He knew that Lin Xun had only broken through to the Spirit Sea Stage ten days ago, but he didn’t know that he could already crush Hua Wuhen.
Lin Xuefeng found it most shocking that Lin Xun didn’t care about Hua Wuhen’s identity. He taught Hua Wuhen a lesson like how he would teach his grandson.
Isn’t...isn’t he afraid of Hua Wuhen’s retaliation?
Lin Xun finally stopped because he knew he would cripple Hua Wuhen if he continued, and he didn’t want that to happen.
“Listen, my name is Lin Xun and I live in Mind Cleansing Peak. If you want revenge, just come to find me.”
Lin Xun glanced at Hua Wuhen indifferently like he was a dead animal on the ground. “If I hear you insult the Lin Family again, I guarantee I will kill you!”
He turned around and took Lin Xuefeng away. He didn’t glance at Hua Wuhen again.