Ninth Level of Body Tempering, Is That All?

Such domineering words left Lin Xia stunned. Only after a long while did she smile and agree.

Originally, the Lin Family had not had a leading figure among the younger generation who could shoulder the burden. Now that Lin Chen was here, she, the big sister, no longer needed to worry and exhaust herself so much.

Thinking of it that way, Lin Xia felt as if a weight had been lifted from her shoulders.

However, she thought of what Xie Ting had said and quickly reminded him, "Let's go home first. If Xie Yingying and that Lei Li come later, we'll probably have a fierce fight on our hands!"

After all, Xie Yingying was very likely to have already reached Body Tempering Stage Eight, or even the Ninth Level of Body Tempering.

And that Lei Li was Qingyang Town's number-one genius. He was probably already at the Ninth Level of Body Tempering and pushing toward the Earthly Yuan Stage.

With that kind of strength, they absolutely were not people they could easily withstand.

Disputes between the younger generation still would not cause the forces behind each family to go to war.

If it really would, they would have already clashed long ago...

They all had Heavenly Yuan Stage experts holding the fort. If things truly escalated, who would be afraid of whom?

"You hit people and now you want to run? Where in the world is there such a good deal?"

Just as Lin Chen was about to say there was no need, a girl's sharp shout came from the distance.

Everyone looked over and saw a young girl in a fox-fur coat slowly walking over. She looked quite similar to Xie Ting, only she did not have that overly arrogant expression. A cold gleam flickered in her eyes, yet she did not easily show her anger on her face. There was a somewhat scheming, treacherous air about her.

Lin Chen narrowed his eyes slightly. This should be Xie Ting's older sister, the current leading figure among the Xie Family's younger generation, Xie Yingying, who possessed a cultivation at Body Tempering Stage Eight.

She did not look very easy to get along with.

With his eye and experience, it was best not to get too deeply involved with this kind of woman.

Schemes. She was full of schemes.

An ordinary person would be easily manipulated by her.

Moreover, the threat brought by her ruthlessness was even harder to guard against than someone like Xie Ting, who openly came looking for trouble.

No one knew when Xie Yingying would smile and then stab them in the back.

Lin Chen silently calculated in his heart. He had to be on guard against this sly little fox.

Best would be to seize the good opportunity when she made a move and get rid of her then and there.

Otherwise, she would bring endless future trouble!

In any case, the Lin Family and the Lei and Xie Families were enemies. That was something everyone in Qingyang Town knew.

It was just that, because the Lin Family had Mad Saber Martial Hall as an ally, the other side had not dared to make a move.

Even if they eliminated the Lin Family, the one who would benefit in the end would only be Mad Saber Martial Hall. Clearly, the Lei Family and Xie Family would not be stupid to that extent.

"Lin Chen!"

Xie Yingying had clearly learned about the Lin Family's Clan Tournament. As for Lin Chen's identity, she only needed to glance at his white clothes and the wooden sword in his hand to know.

When she saw the Xie Family juniors curled up on the ground in agony across Gravel Square, and even her own younger sister Xie Ting with her bruised and swollen face, she almost wondered whether she had mistaken her for someone else.

"You ordered Lin Dong to deal with my Xie Family's people like this. Have you ever thought about what kind of catastrophe this reckless, ignorant action will bring upon your Lin Family?"

Xie Yingying stared at Lin Chen and questioned him coldly.

In the past, there had always been disputes between the juniors of their families.

It was just that the Xie Family juniors had always held the upper hand, while the Lin Family swallowed their anger in silence.

Now the other side actually dared to resist, making her very curious where this courage had come from.

Could it be that they thought just because a Lin Dong at Body Tempering Stage Eight had appeared, they could act without restraint?

"Someone like you really is interesting."

Lin Chen chuckled and pointed toward the second floor where she had come from just now, saying:

"Weren't you watching very enthusiastically from upstairs just now? What, now you're pretending you only just arrived and had no chance to stop it?"

His words caused Xie Yingying's expression to change drastically.

As for the surrounding crowd watching the drama, their eyes lit up.

Damn, being the older sister sure is great. Watching your own younger sister get beaten—amazing!

"Stop spouting nonsense!"

A cold gleam appeared in Xie Yingying's eyes. She had thought no one knew, but she had never expected Lin Chen to expose it in one sentence, making her into someone heartless and disloyal.

This turn of events gave her a nervous feeling of lacking confidence, making her extremely uncomfortable.

She said coldly, "I'd like to see just how powerful you, the so-called first place of the Lin Family's Clan Tournament, really are!"

Just as she was about to make a move, a figure had already leaped down from the second floor.

"Heh, Yingying, let me handle this!"

A tall man in fitted martial attire casually clapped his hands, his sharp gaze locking onto Lin Chen and Lin Dong as he said coldly:

"This person won't be easy to deal with."

Clearly, the fact that Lin Chen could have Lin Dong make a move against Xie Ting and the other Xie Family juniors undoubtedly showed that his strength was even greater.

Xie Yingying was only at Body Tempering Stage Eight and had not truly broken through to the Ninth Level of Body Tempering yet.

Perhaps she could handle Lin Dong, but she probably could not handle this Lin Chen.

"It's Lei Li, the top genius among the younger generation in Qingyang Town! He's already reached the Ninth Level of Body Tempering!"

"It's over, it's over. These Lin Family juniors really are going to get beaten up."

"If they'd left earlier, none of this would've happened."

"Sigh!"

The surrounding onlookers all took two steps back at the same time.

If a fight broke out, the commotion would probably be rather big. If they got caught in the crossfire, that would not be good.

"But Lei Li seems to have jumped down from the second floor."

"Doesn't that mean..."

The onlookers could not help but suck in a cold breath.

The way they looked at Xie Yingying also became somewhat frightened.

This woman seemed easy enough to get along with, so how could she be so wicked?

"..."

Xie Yingying looked at Lei Li in front of her, her brows knitting slightly. Just moments ago, she had still been saying that Lin Chen's words were utter nonsense, but the other party's appearance had made her earlier excuses seem rather pale.

However, after thinking it over briefly, she said nothing more.

With Lei Li here, she would just wait and watch these Lin Family juniors beg bitterly for mercy!

"I'm Lei Li, Ninth Level of Body Tempering. Who wants to play?"

Lei Li squeezed his fists and loosened his wrists, then looked toward Lin Chen and the others. In the end, his gaze locked onto Lin Chen.

Clearly, Lin Dong, who was only at Body Tempering Stage Eight, was not worth his attention.

"Lei Li, was it? Looks like your appearance has turned someone's defense into a lie. Watching your own sister get beaten—how impressive."

As Lin Chen said this, he let out a contemptuous laugh.

He shook his head and took a step forward.

"Then I'll start by collecting a little interest from you."

In the past, the Lin Family had been bullied plenty by the Lei Family and the Xie Family.

Now that there was a chance, he would naturally settle it all together!

"I hope you can still be this arrogant in a moment."

Lei Li's face darkened. He suddenly stamped against the ground, and his whole body shot toward Lin Chen. A dense sheen of Yuan Power rose over the surface of his body as his right fist aimed at the other party's forehead and smashed down.

Yet Lin Chen neither dodged nor evaded. He merely raised the wooden sword in his right hand and, with extreme speed, tapped Lei Li's wrist, arm, and chest.

"That's it?"

Under everyone's shocked gazes, Lei Li, who had come charging in with such ferocity, rapidly lost the dense sheen of Yuan Power around his body. The force behind his fist scattered, and at that moment, he had seemingly become an ordinary person.

"How is that possible?"

Lei Li was greatly shocked. He hurriedly urged the Yuan Power within his body, trying to continue using his martial art.

But his meridians felt as if they had been blocked. He simply could not mobilize his Yuan Power quickly as he normally did, so naturally, there was no way to use his martial art.

Swish!

As the sound of the wooden sword cutting through the air rang out, Lei Li still wanted to retreat, but he suddenly realized a stab of pain had come from his throat, making him not dare move recklessly.

After coughing dryly twice, he lowered his head and looked, only to discover in astonishment that the tip of that wooden sword was already pressed against his throat.

There was even a faint trace of blood.

If this had been a real sword, he would have been dead beyond doubt!

Lei Li truly could not understand it. He was at the Ninth Level of Body Tempering, so how could he be thrashed by Lin Chen?

Sensing the threat of death, he had no time to think further. For safety's sake, drenched in sweat, he hurriedly begged for mercy.

"I—I admit defeat!"