Are You Alright?

Lin You was panting heavily.

A look of joy at surviving a disaster spread across his face.

"Awesome!"

"So this is what it feels like to crush a genius."

"This is insane!"

"I love it!"

Before the fight started, he was almost scared to death by Qin Feng's reputation, terrified of becoming just another monkey swept aside.

But a genius...

can't stand up to the charm of raw stats!

With high cultivation in one hand, and even higher cultivation in the other, what can you use to fight me?

But still, one thing at a time.

Qin Feng had jumped eight minor realms and taken a full hit from him without dying.

With strength like that, if that's not insane, what is?

But the outcome was already decided.

Lin You put on a sunny smile, walked over to Qin Feng, crouched down, and politely extended his right hand.

"Brother."

"You're really amazing..."

Lin You said earnestly.

He didn't want to make an enemy out of a super genius.

Seeing Qin Feng's puzzled look, Lin You reached out and pulled him to his feet.

"Seriously."

"Eight realms!"

"And you still managed to fight me to this point."

"I'm so envious of your talent."

--Pfft...

The formation had already dissipated.

Lin You's words fell into everyone's ears.

Vaguely, they seemed to hear the sound of Qin Feng spitting blood.

Pain surfaced on his face; rage struck his heart, and he couldn't hold back a mouthful of old blood.

Qin Feng clenched his teeth.

"Are you humiliating me?"

"A loss is a loss!"

"I'll come again another day, that's all—why go this far?"

Seeing that he was misunderstood, Lin You quickly waved his hands and said anxiously:

"That's not what I meant..."

"No, don't come again. There's no need for us to be at odds."

"From now on, you're still the only genius of the Seventh-grade Star Domain."

Killing someone and then stabbing their heart?

That thought flashed through everyone's minds.

You're the same age as him, yet your cultivation is eight minor realms ahead.

After winning, you say...

that he's the genius.

What's that supposed to mean?

Causing trouble!

The number one genius of the Seventh-grade Star Domain?

And what about you? Oh... the Lin Family will be sixth-grade from now on...

As expected.

He wasn't the only one thinking this—even Qin Feng felt the same.

He flung Lin You's arm away.

"Bastard!"

"I'll remember you!"

"This is the first time in my life I've lost to someone."

"But Lin You, don't get too cocky. One day, I'll return this humiliation."

"Every bit of it!"

Qin Feng finished speaking and turned to leave.

Yet faintly, his aura was visibly unsteady.

Even the cultivation he had just broken through to the True Core Realm.

Began flickering, showing signs of falling back...

A shattered Dao heart?

Seeing this, the Qin Family members hurried forward to stabilize Qin Feng's foundation.

At the same time, their expressions turned extremely grim.

Losing wasn't scary.

The path of a cultivator was inherently defying heaven.

If the Dao heart shattered, what future was there to speak of?

"Feng'er... losing is losing, it's not your fault. If anyone's to blame, it's that the opponent was too monstrous."

"That's right, Qin Feng. You're still the future of our Qin Family. At worst, you can be the second prodigy."

"Exactly. Lin You... is only a tiny bit stronger than you anyway..."

An elder grumbled, "Pfft, can you even talk? Is that how you comfort someone?"

The others made way. "Then you do it."

That elder's face twisted in hesitation for a long moment before he said:

"Feng'er... forget it, let's head back early. I can't bring myself to say something so insincere."

--Pfft.

If they hadn't tried to comfort him, it might've been fine.

But after this, Qin Feng, already on the verge of collapse, was struck with rage and grief.

In an instant, His cultivation plummeted to the Five Qi Towards Origin Realm.

Ninth level...

Eighth level...

He was still falling wildly.

Spiritual energy gushed out like a shattered vessel.

Until he dropped to Three Flowers Gathering at the Crown.

Only then did Qin Feng finally steady himself.

He turned around, blood tears streaming from his eyes.

When he looked at Lin You, there was no more anger.

Only calm...

A calm like dead water.

His peerless Twin Pupils slowly condensed in that moment.

Then, Transformed into starlight.

Immortal Wheel Eyes!

--Boom.

Qin Feng spoke word by word, "Lin You..."

"I remember you."

"This has nothing to do with grudges. In the Myriad Worlds, only I can write the myth."

With that, Qin Feng's aura began to retract, becoming more ancient and heavy.

He left behind his words.

"Next time."

"I will personally wash away today's shame."

The Qin Family members were all dumbfounded.

For a moment, they didn't know whether to be happy or sad.

Immortal Wheel Eyes!

That was a fortune surpassing Twin Pupils.

If Twin Pupils were a rarity once in a million years, then the talent of Immortal Wheel Eyes...

In the entire Myriad Worlds, it could be counted on one hand!

A blessing in disguise?

Lin You was also dumbfounded.

What's going on!

I didn't do anything, hey!

Is this what it means to be a Child of Destiny?

I comfort you a couple of times, and you awaken?

So I'm just an experience dungeon after all!

Someone from the Qin Family, seeing Qin Feng awaken, immediately wanted him to reclaim their honor.

"Feng'er... how about washing away the shame today?"

Qin Feng said nothing.

He just kept walking forward, faster and faster.

He transmitted through Spiritual Sense:

"Still can't beat him."

"Time to bolt..."

The Qin Family members: "...Then what about that tough talk just now?"

Qin Feng: "Just showing off. With so many people watching, I need to save face, don't I?"

The Qin Family's briefly lifted spirits sank again.

They thought he had awakened after that big defeat.

This kid hadn't changed at all...

After the crowd dispersed, Envoy Zhuge appeared, stepping through the void.

He landed in the Lin Family's area.

"Congratulations."

"Celebrations."

"The Lin Family's Qilin Child has won first place in the Heavenly Pride Competition."

"According to the rules, you are promoted to a Sixth-grade Family."

"Daoist friend, this is the Everlasting Family Token. You may choose your own star domain to settle in."

Envoy Zhuge pulled out a token brimming with treasure aura from his waist.

On it, the two characters 'Zhuge'

were written with a force that pierced the heavens. Just one glance was enough to feel the majesty of an everlasting family.

Lin Tao was stunned for a moment, but soon his old face was full of smiles.

"Thank you, Elder Zhuge."

"We... are deeply grateful!"

He gripped the token, never having felt such elation before.

A Sixth-grade Family.

The middle third grade.

Shaking off the identity of lowly third-grade servants.

This was something the twenty-eight brothers of the Lin Family had fought to their deaths but never achieved.

Today, it was realized.

Because of Lin You.

The Lin Family members were all supremely gifted.

If not for the suppression of the low third-grade star domain and the prohibition of the Everlasting Families, each of them would have long since broken through the Martial Dao Profound Realm

and become immortals on the spot!

How could they have suffered bullying from the Five Great Families of the Tianluo Star Domain all these years?

Not only Lin Tao, but even Second Elder Lin Dong and the other brothers were shedding tears of old age.

"Big brother... we did it!"

"Brothers, from now on, the Lin Family is no longer enslaved!"

"Good, good, good!"

Someone let out three consecutive words of praise.

Joy overflowed beyond words.

A true man stands between heaven and earth—who's to say the Lin Family couldn't become the next Everlasting Family?

In an instant, the auras of the elders began to erupt.

Realms suppressed for so long...

at this moment, wanted to be fully unleashed.

Envoy Zhuge smiled and waved his hand, vast spiritual energy dispersing to suppress everyone's cultivation.

"Fellow daoists have been dormant for a long time."

"I understand your excitement, but this is, after all, a Seventh-grade Star Domain."

"If you wish to break through, it's better to wait until after the promotion."

Lin Tao nodded repeatedly upon hearing this and let out an awkward laugh.

"The daoist speaks rightly."

"We have lost our composure."

The decree of the Everlasting Family:

No cultivator may break through to the Martial Immortal Realm in a low third-grade star domain!

Envoy Zhuge nodded, steadied himself, and then spoke with a smile:

"Lin You of the Lin Family,"

"are you truly unwilling to marry into our Zhuge Clan?"