Reunion

The next morning, everything was ready.

"A Tu, prepare the horses." Lin Jin changed into a clean set of civilian clothes.

Although they were still black, they lacked some of the killing intent of his military uniform and carried a little more warmth.

"General, should we bring a few more brothers?" A Tu asked.

"No need." Lin Jin swung onto his horse. "I'm going to bring my younger sister home, not go to war."

That was what he said, but as he rode toward Heaven Dou Royal Academy, he was even more nervous than when he went onto the battlefield.

Eight years. Will Xiao Xue still recognize her older brother? Will she blame me for leaving for so long?

The Heavenly Wolf of the Northern Border, whose name struck terror into the hearts of his enemies on the battlefield, now seemed like a wanderer returning home, simultaneously eager and apprehensive.

Lin Jin reined in his horse before the academy gate and looked up at the Empire's highest institution of learning. Unlike the grim atmosphere of the battlefield, this place was filled with youth and the scent of books, making him feel somewhat unfamiliar with it in his daze.

"Wait here." He instructed A Tu, then dismounted alone and walked toward the academy gate.

"Stop! This is an important academy facility. No unauthorized people allowed." A soldier stepped forward to block him, but his expression changed when he saw the City Defense Force token at Lin Jin's waist. "So you're an important officer of the City Defense Force. May I ask what brings you here?"

"I'm here to pick up a family member." Lin Jin was concise. "Are you going to stop me over that, too?"

"I wouldn't dare, sir. Please enter!" Seeing the imposing killing intent radiating from Lin Jin, the soldier immediately opened the academy gate.

Lin Jin entered the academy. Since classes were in session, he found a sanitation worker and asked about the team's location.

Thanks to Ye Lingling's recommendation and Crown Prince Xue Qinghe's covert assistance, along with Lin Xue's Martial Soul and its purification ability—which could neutralize the poison of Dugu Yan's Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul—she had joined the team's training as a special student.

After learning where the team held its morning training, Lin Jin went straight there.

Soon, Lin Jin found the training ground and looked inside through the viewing window.

The Royal Fighting Team was undergoing its daily training, while two girls sat at the side of the field.

One was Ye Lingling, with her cool and distant bearing. The other, a verdant young girl, was intently watching her teammates practice. Sunlight fell across her slightly pale face, revealing a fragile beauty.

Lin Jin's entire body trembled. At first glance, he could tell that although the verdant girl's appearance was vastly different from when she was little,

the familiar feeling of blood ties told him that this was the younger sister he had thought of day and night—Lin Xue.

Lin Jin arrived at the entrance to the training room. He took a deep breath and slowly pushed open the small door.

Everyone in the training room turned their heads toward the unfamiliar visitor at the entrance.

Lin Xue also noticed the unfamiliar visitor.

For some reason, when she looked at those deep Dark Eyes and the contours of his face, her heart trembled for no apparent reason. A resonance from deep within their bloodline made her Eye Sockets grow slightly warm.

The two of them stared at each other across the training ground, both forgetting how to speak for a moment.

"Xiao Xue, I'm back." In the end, Lin Jin spoke softly, his voice trembling slightly.

Confirmed.

The moment he spoke, Lin Xue was certain that the unfamiliar man before her was her older brother—the older brother she had been separated from for Eight Years.

She rose and directly passed Ye Lingling at her side, rushing toward Lin Jin.

The moment she threw herself into Lin Jin's arms, tears spilled from her eyes and she began to sob aloud.

Lin Jin held his sister tightly as she threw herself into his arms, feeling her thin shoulders tremble against him and hearing the sobs she had suppressed for Eight Years.

Even this general, who was iron-blooded and merciless on the battlefield, could not stop his Eye Sockets from growing moist.

He gently patted his sister's back and said in a voice softer than ever before, "I'm sorry, Xiao Xue. Your older brother came back late."

Lin Xue only shook her head, burying her face deeply against his chest.

Seeing this, a trace of understanding flashed through Ye Lingling's cool eyes. Having grown up with Lin Xue since Primary Academy, she seemed to have guessed the visitor's identity.

"Your older brother is here to take you home. There, don't cry. You won't look pretty if you keep crying." Lin Jin wiped the tears from Lin Xue's cheeks.

"Stinky older brother." Lin Xue let out a laugh. "Come on, let's go home."

Yu Feng of the Royal Fighting Team saw this scene, and his expression darkened. The girl he secretly loved was about to leave with a stranger, and he anxiously called out, "Who are you? Don't you know this is the Royal Fighting Team's exclusive training ground?"

Lin Jin did not even look at Yu Feng. He prepared to take Lin Xue out of the training ground, as there was far too much he wanted to tell his younger sister.

"I told you to stop!" Seeing that the other party completely ignored him, Yu Feng immediately flew into a rage. "First Soul Skill, Wind Blade Array!"

Several wind blades howled toward Lin Jin, shooting forward at astonishing speed. As an Agile Attack System Soul Master, Yu Feng's attack was enough to leave an opponent of the same level scrambling.

"Don't!" Lin Xue cried out.

Yet in the next instant, everyone froze.

Lin Jin did not even move his feet. He merely raised his right hand casually, and the sharp wind blades dissipated silently half a meter away from him, as though they had struck an invisible wall.

"What?!" Yu Feng's pupils contracted sharply.

Lin Jin finally turned his gaze toward Yu Feng. His eyes were as cold as the ice of the Northern Border. "Hmm?"

Before his voice had even faded, Lin Jin's figure suddenly blurred.

"Bang!"

Yu Feng had not even seen what happened before his entire body flew backward, crashing heavily into the wall of the training ground before sliding limply to the floor. He lost consciousness on the spot.

The entire training ground fell deathly silent.

Everyone was stunned.

Yu Feng was a level-37 Agile Attack System Soul Elder, yet he had been defeated in an instant without even seeing how his opponent had attacked?

They had not even seen the other party's Martial Soul or Soul Rings.

Yu Tianheng was the first to react. The Blue Electric Tyrannosaurus Martial Soul instantly possessed him. "Who exactly are you? You bullied my Royal Fighting Team, attacked one of our members, and still want to leave!"

The brothers Shi Mo and Shi Mo immediately moved to the front, their Black Tortoise Martial Soul radiating a heavy Aura, while Dugu Yan's Jade Phosphorous Serpent was already poised to strike in her hands.

He turned toward the Royal Fighting Team, which was standing ready for battle, and let his gaze linger on Yu Tianheng for a moment. "I'm in a good mood today, so I'll let it go. Boy from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, keep your teammates in line. If anyone dares attack me again, losing consciousness will be the least of their problems."

His voice was very calm, yet it made everyone feel a chill.

"You..." Yu Tianheng wanted to say something else, but when he met Lin Jin's unfathomable eyes, the rest of his words caught in his throat.

It was a gaze filled with death, as if he were already a dead man in Lin Jin's eyes.

The cold Killing Intent of someone who had walked out of a sea of blood made these academy geniuses instinctively feel fear, leaving them unable to move.

Just then, Teacher Qin hurried over after receiving the message.

When he saw Lin Jin in the middle of the field, his expression immediately changed. He hurried forward and saluted.

"Greetings, Heavenly Wolf General! I was unaware that you would be visiting, and I apologize for failing to welcome you!"

"Heavenly Wolf General?" Yu Tianheng and the others were all stunned.

The legendary God of War of the Northern Border, the young general who had slain Soul Douluo in battle—was this person standing before them?

Lin Jin gave Teacher Qin a slight nod. "Teacher Qin, I've come to take my younger sister home for a while."

"Will that be a problem?"

"Not at all. I know the general has just returned, so please do as you wish."

Lin Jin nodded, then finally took Lin Xue and left.