I Think You're the One Looking to Die

"Beast, you're courting death!"

Weaving through the crowd without pause, Chen Lin had rushed all the way here and finally arrived at the crucial moment. He flashed forward and kicked the attendant holding the short club more than ten meters away.

When that attendant hit the ground, blood poured from his mouth as if it cost nothing. He was clearly beyond saving.

"Brother!" Chen Lan cried out in uncontrollable delight when she saw her elder brother suddenly appear.

"A Lin!" Chen Hongbo also called out, still shaken.

"Hm?" Duan Xingze saw Chen Lin appear, then glanced at the attendant who was not going to survive. His face immediately turned livid. "Chen Lin, you actually dared to kill an attendant of the Duan Family? I think you're looking to die!"

"I think you're the one looking to die!" Chen Lin roared through gritted teeth, murderous light blazing in his eyes.

His family in this world had treated him very well. Though he still could not fully accept this familial affection, he would never allow his family in this world to suffer even the slightest grievance.

"Get him! Beat him to death! I'll take responsibility if anything happens! A piece of trash who can't even enter the Martial Arts Academy dares treat me like this? He truly doesn't know whether he lives or dies!" Duan Xingze's eyes spat fire as he angrily ordered the attendants beside him.

The attendants who heard Duan Xingze's order looked at their leader, who was taking in less air than he was breathing out. After hesitating for a moment, one could not help saying, "Young Master, this guy is too strong. I'm afraid we're no match for him!"

"Trash, all of you are trash! I have to personally deal with someone myself? What am I keeping you for?"

Duan Xingze was infuriated by his attendants' response. After whipping several nearby attendants viciously a few times, he flashed forward and charged at Chen Lin.

Chen Lin's gaze instantly turned icy. With a flash, he swiftly appeared beside Duan Xingze, raised his palm like a blade, and chopped toward Duan Xingze's neck.

Whoosh!

Before the palm blade arrived, the gale from it had already struck first.

"Not good!" Duan Xingze's expression changed as he immediately raised both arms to block.

Bang!

With a dull impact, Duan Xingze was sent flying backward.

Feeling both arms go numb, Duan Xingze cried out in shock, "How is this possible?"

"Duan Xingze, have you been deliberately targeting my family?" Chen Lin asked coldly, his face dark as he strode toward Duan Xingze step by step.

"Chen Lin, you dare hit me? Do you know my father is a captain of the Black Armored Army? With a single word, he can take your entire family's worthless lives!" Duan Xingze threatened viciously as he retreated.

"Even if your father were the commander of the Black Armored Army, I'd still teach you a lesson today!"

After saying that, Chen Lin suddenly kicked Duan Xingze. The blow was heavy and powerful, swift as lightning, sending Duan Xingze flying once more.

Blood sprayed continuously from Duan Xingze's mouth as though it cost nothing, raining down like a bloody shower.

When Duan Xingze landed again, Chen Lin grabbed his hair and lifted him bodily into the air.

"Your strength... your strength actually broke through!" Duan Xingze said haltingly while trying to protect his hair.

"Put our young master down right now! The Black Armored Army will be here any moment. If you don't want to die, surrender immediately!" An attendant who had stood to the side without making a move threatened Chen Lin in a trembling voice.

Chen Lin glanced at the attendant whose legs were shaking, then sneered at Duan Xingze and casually tossed him to the ground as if throwing out trash.

He had only just joined the War God Temple and had not yet become a Demon Slayer Envoy or a Demon Purifier of the War God Temple. His status was too low. If he killed a scion of a great family like Duan Xingze in the street, it would inevitably cause no small amount of trouble.

In any case, Duan Xingze was already dead in his mind sooner or later. It was only a matter of a few days either way. He might as well endure for a few days first. Once he became an official Demon Slayer Envoy and his status underwent a qualitative leap, he would have plenty of chances to deal with this fellow.

Ignoring Duan Xingze, who kept vomiting blood, Chen Lin quickly walked over to his father Chen Hongbo and younger sister Chen Lan. "Father, little sister, are you all right?"

"We're fine, we're fine!" Chen Hongbo looked at the attendant who was barely clinging to life, then at Duan Xingze, whose face was covered in filthy blood. He lowered his voice worriedly. "A Lin! You were too heavy-handed. You've beaten them into this state, and it'll bring you enormous trouble! You may even face prison time. What are we going to do?"

"Brother, why don't you hurry and run?" Chen Lan asked anxiously upon hearing this.

"Make way, make way!" A squad of Black Armored Army soldiers parted the crowd of onlookers and strode in.

"Oh no! Brother, the Black Armored Army is here. Hurry and run!" Chen Lan's face was full of panic.

"The Black Armored Army is here, A Lin, hurry and run! We've beaten them so badly that if you don't run, you definitely won't escape prison! Your father will hold things down here for you. You absolutely must not go to prison!" Chen Hongbo urged Chen Lin anxiously.

"Father, I am now a member of the War God Temple. Only the War God Temple's law enforcement team has the authority to arrest me now. The Black Armored Army no longer has the right to arrest me," Chen Lin said softly.

That single explanation immediately eased the anxiety of the two of them considerably.

Chen Lan asked in delighted surprise, "Brother, did you really pass the War God Temple's entry test?"

"Of course. Don't you know who your elder brother is?" Chen Lin said teasingly, full of confidence.

"A Lin! You joined the War God Temple, so does that mean we don't need to fear the Black Armored Army anymore?" Chen Hongbo asked in delight.

Within the Eighty-One Cities of the Five Nations, any martial artist case involving the War God Temple or the Martial Arts Academy was handed over to the local War God Temple or Martial Arts Academy to handle themselves. The Eighty-One Cities basically had no authority to intervene.

Faced with his father's question, Chen Lin explained solemnly, "There is still some trouble for now. I only just joined the War God Temple and haven't completed the registration process. I haven't received the Imperial Edict Bronze Token representing the War God Temple, so I have no way to prove my identity to the Black Armored Army. If I make a scene with them now, it will affect my upcoming Demon Slayer Envoy assessment."

Chen Lin paused after speaking. Before Chen Hongbo could ask anything, he continued, "If I go with the Black Armored Army later, Father, take my martial arts school identity plaque to Lieyang Martial Arts School and find its master, Shen Honglang. Explain everything clearly to him, and he will know what to do. If you can't find the master, you can go find Chen Yu from our Lineage instead. Tell him what happened. He will also know what to do."

Chen Lin took the wooden plaque from his waist and handed it to Chen Hongbo.

Though Chen Hongbo's eyes still held some worry, he nodded with utmost seriousness.

Just as Chen Lin finished his instructions, the leader of the Black Armored Army exchanged a glance with Duan Xingze and immediately barked sternly at Chen Lin's group, "Which one of you is Chen Lin?"

"I am!" Seeing that the leader of the Black Armored Army had asked for his name without even inquiring into the situation, Chen Lin's heart sank.

"You committed violence in the street and beat someone into such a severe state. Come with us to the Government Office!" the leader of the Black Armored Army declared with a righteous expression.

"Fine! I can go with you, but let me remind you first. I joined the War God Temple today. Your current authority is not sufficient to judge me. I advise you to submit a report to your superiors later and investigate the entire sequence of events before speaking of anything else!" Chen Lin warned the leader of the Black Armored Army, his expression icy.

The leader of the Black Armored Army froze at once, unsure how to proceed for a moment.

After all, the War God Temple's status and reputation in Nanqing City were simply too great. People like them truly did not dare offend anyone connected to the War God Temple.

"Do you have proof of identity?" the leader of the Black Armored Army asked cautiously.

"I only passed the War God Temple's entry test today. I won't receive my proof of identity until two days later," Chen Lin explained with a shake of his head.

Duan Xingze immediately glared viciously at Chen Lin. His eyes held not only shock and suspicion, but even more hatred.

It was one thing for Chen Lin to suppress him at the martial arts school for three years. Duan Xingze had finally recovered some ground during the martial arts examination, yet before he could celebrate for more than a few days, he discovered that Chen Lin's strength had undergone earth-shaking changes and that he even claimed to have joined the War God Temple.

It was simply ridiculous. Did Chen Lin really think the War God Temple was so easy to join? That he could enter just by saying so?

He did not believe Chen Lin currently had that kind of strength.