Before the Tower Gate

"Lin Zhen! You've got some nerve!"

Huang Zun shouted furiously, one hand on his sword hilt as though ready to fight at any moment.

To Lin Zhen, that posture was nothing more than a bluff.

When an expert made a move, one could tell whether they had skill. Lin Zhen's single step just now contained endless profound variations, making both Huang Zun and Senior Brother Ma's expressions change slightly.

Had this kid truly gained some insight into Shadowless Steps in just over a month here?

They wanted to make a move, but they lacked confidence in certain victory. For a moment, they were caught between advancing and retreating.

Senior Brother Ma blinked twice. "Lin Zhen! Don't get cocky. You killed a fellow senior brother and assaulted others. You won't escape punishment for your crimes today."

Lin Zhen snorted. "I recorded everything in the Dimensional Universe. Do you think you can reverse black and white with a few words?"

"You claim you didn't kill anyone, so where is Li Kai? Hand him over! Did you imprison him in your Inner World? That isn't allowed either." Seeing people gathering around, Huang Zun immediately shouted loudly.

"For trash like him, would I even need to imprison him? He's happily digging a hole underground and playing with a ball."

As he spoke, Lin Zhen raised a hand. A streak of light shot up from the ground into his palm, seeming to be a bead.

Only then did Huang Zun and the other man notice that there was a deep pit on Lin Zhen's other side.

Once the bead was removed, the mountain pressing down on Li Kai was finally lifted away.

Even Sun Wukong, trapped beneath a mountain for five hundred years, had not suffered as much as Li Kai had over this single