The Attack!

Everyone in the Trial Hall fell into a rare silence at the sight.

None of them had expected Lin Hong, who was at Body Tempering Stage Seven and had even trained the Eight Desolations Palm to its peak, to be sent flying by a single palm strike from Lin Chen in the blink of an eye.

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

Below the Competition Platform, Lin Hong, looking utterly disheveled, shook his head and rubbed his aching chest. This defeat was still something he could not accept.

Yuan Power began to shimmer over his body once more as he tried to charge back onto the Competition Platform and salvage the dignity he had just lost.

But how could Lin Chen possibly let him have his way?

At that moment, Lin Mang, who had been chatting and laughing in the VIP seats, saw that Lin Hong, the son he valued most, had actually lost the match. His face filled with disbelief.

"My son... actually lost!?"

His fists clenched, his eyes bulged with fury, and he fixed a deathly stare on the white-clothed youth on the Competition Platform, Lin Chen, roaring, "You dare hurt my son? Take my claw!"

Lin Mang suddenly burst forward and charged toward the Competition Platform, his target clearly Lin Chen, intending to join with Lin Hong and complete the ambush.

That large hand was like an eagle's hooked talon, incomparably sharp, and the place it aimed for was Lin Chen's face!

This sudden turn of events truly startled everyone present.

Before Lin Ken, who was presiding over the match, could stop him, Lin Xiao had already shot out from the VIP seats after Lin Mang and roared, "Don't you dare hurt him!"

A furious punch had already blasted toward Lin Mang.

"A cripple thinks he can stop me? You're courting death!"

At that moment, Lin Mang no longer cared that, aside from members of the Lin Family, there were also other distinguished guests from Qingyang Town present. He had only one thought now, and that was to smack Lin Chen to death with one palm!

At the very least, he had to cripple him!

And for Lin Xiao, who was merely at the Body Tempering Stage, to think he could stop him, a Heavenly Yuan Stage expert, was simply laughable.

Lin Mang sneered, just in time to use this chance to get rid of this thorn in his side. He suddenly swept back with a palm.

Bang!

Fist and palm slammed into each other. A huge wave of force swept out from around the two of them, blowing toward the surroundings until everyone could barely keep their eyes open.

Yet the next scene shocked everyone. Lin Mang, a Heavenly Yuan Stage expert, actually failed to gain the slightest advantage against Lin Xiao's punch. His whole body staggered back several steps, crushing the green bricks beneath his feet into fragments, and only after a dozen steps did he finally stop.

"You... you've recovered your strength!?"

At that moment, how could Lin Mang still have any mind to kill Lin Chen? He stared in horror at Lin Xiao, who was completely unharmed, and cried out in shock.

"What, do I need to report to you now that I've recovered my strength?"

Lin Xiao had never had a good temper to begin with. Over the years, Lin Mang and his family had repeatedly targeted them, forming grudges that were difficult to erase.

He glanced at Lin Mang with disdain, then looked toward Lin Zhentian on the main platform and said in a deep voice, "Father, on such an important occasion as the Clan Tournament, Second Brother actually dealt such a vicious hand against a genius of our Lin Family's younger generation. If I had not acted in time, may I ask how many people could have stopped Lin Mang, a Heavenly Yuan Stage expert? I ask Father to punish him severely!"

Since he had this chance to take revenge, he naturally would not let it pass.

"You—well, well, Lin Xiao! I'm your second brother!"

When Lin Mang heard this, his eyes widened and he pointed at him, angrily rebuking him.

"You being my second brother can change the fact that you tried to wipe out the future of my Lin Family?"

Lin Xiao let out a string of cold laughs and scolded, "You still don't know what you did wrong even now. In my view, I'm afraid you've been plotting this for a long time!"

"You... you're spouting nonsense!"

Lin Mang's face turned deathly pale in an instant.

If his sudden attempt to kill Lin Chen just now could still be explained as an impulsive act, then a long-premeditated murder attempt was unquestionably a grave crime, one that could not be forgiven!

"I'm spouting nonsense? Don't tell me you still don't know that Lin Hong and Lin Shan have long held a grudge against Lin Chen and Lin Xia for stopping you from harming Dong'er and Qing Tan before, and that they had already made deliberate moves to take revenge!"

Don't think Lin Xiao knew nothing. It was only that he had not found the right opportunity.

Now, this was the best opportunity!

The true face of his second brother, Lin Mang, had become perfectly clear to him over these years.

"You..."

Lin Mang tried to argue, but clearly, whatever he said now was extremely pale and powerless, completely lacking persuasiveness.

Moreover, he also knew that such a thing had happened, and his guilty conscience gnawed at him.

"Enough!"

Lin Zhentian suddenly slammed the table and stood up in fury, glaring at Lin Mang as he roared, "Rebellious son! What other outrageous things are you planning to do? Are you trying to make sure my Lin Family has no future at all?"

No matter what, he had never expected that Lin Mang would commit such a grave mistake inside the Trial Hall, in front of so many distinguished guests.

And the person Lin Mang had tried to kill was Lin Chen, whom he valued and cared about greatly.

If there was a first time, there would be countless more.

What kind of clan power could withstand the bitter consequences brought about by such slaughter of its younger generation?

Without the injection of fresh blood, without the emergence and growth of geniuses, it was bound to vanish into the dust of history.

This had undoubtedly touched his reverse scale. He would never let this matter pass lightly.

Even if it meant losing a Heavenly Yuan Stage expert, so be it!

"Father, it's not like that..."

Lin Mang shuddered, knowing that his father, Lin Zhentian, was truly furious now. He hurriedly defended himself. "I saw Hong'er defeated and found it hard to believe for a moment. I thought the other party had played some trick. In a fit of impulse, I acted like that."

"Lin Ken!"

At this moment, Lin Zhentian no longer had any desire to speak with Lin Mang. He immediately shouted toward Lin Ken:

"Take Lin Mang to the rear courtyard and deal with him. Now. As for the Clan Tournament, all remaining participants will be ranked first."

With that, he flicked his sleeve and left.

Now that the Clan Tournament had been ruined by Lin Mang's actions, how could the remaining matches continue?

He might as well directly arrange for three first places. That way, there would be no problem.

Most importantly, they could not let these honored guests see the Lin Family make a fool of itself. Matters like this still had to be handled behind closed doors.

"Yes!"

Lin Ken cupped his hands respectfully, then looked toward Lin Xiao and said, "Third Brother, entertain the honored guests here for now. Come to the rear courtyard after things have been settled."

Since Lin Xiao had already recovered his Heavenly Yuan Stage strength, he naturally needed to help share the burden.

As for Lin Mang, Lin Ken could only handle him himself. Otherwise, the man would surely be driven into desperate resistance.

"No problem, Big Brother."

Only after Lin Xiao saw Lin Ken take the extremely unconvinced Lin Mang out of the Trial Hall and toward the rear courtyard did he finally let out a breath of relief.

Presumably, after this, Lin Mang would no longer have any chance to overturn the heavens.

He saw the honored guests out of the Lin Family, then came to the rear courtyard to deal with Lin Mang's matter.

During this time, Lin Chen did not speak. After kicking Lin Hong, who had intended to attack again, flying away, he simply stood where he was, lost in thought.

As for the threat brought by Lin Mang, a Heavenly Yuan Stage cultivator, he was not worried at all.

Not to mention that Lin Xiao had already recovered his Heavenly Yuan Stage strength, Lin Zhentian and Lin Ken, two Heavenly Yuan Stage experts, were also present.

No matter what, it was impossible for them to watch Lin Mang's actions with their own eyes and let him succeed so easily.

Moreover, he had long since prepared the Green Lotus Sword.

If anything unexpected happened, relying on the hardness of the Green Lotus Sword itself would be enough to block an attack from a Heavenly Yuan Stage expert.

So Lin Chen had no need to pay it any mind at all.

What had drawn his attention elsewhere was that after he defeated Lin Hong in the match, a system notification sounded by his ear.

"Ding! Congratulations, host, for defeating the enemy Lin Hong. You may obtain one sign-in opportunity. Sign in?"