Assassination Attempt from the Wang Family

The end of the Freshman Competition meant Lin Chen's life returned to its four-point routine: the Cafeteria, classroom, Dormitory, and street stall.

A school year quickly passed, and Lin Chen raised his Soul Power to the peak of Level 28.

"Two Soul Rings are the minimum requirement for second years. If anyone still hasn't obtained their Second Soul Ring by the end of the break, then there'll be no need for them to return next semester." Zhou Yi announced the end of class afterward.

The students left the classroom laughing and fooling around.

Just like summer vacation in high school, the afternoon when summer break began was always especially exciting.

"Squad Leader, Wang Dong, see you next semester." After Xiao Xiao said goodbye to Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong, she left the Class One classroom.

"Xiao Xiao, over here." Lin Xiaolei waved at Xiao Xiao, who quickly ran over.

"Little Earth, Little Star." Seeing that Zhou Mingxing and Lin Chen were there as well, Xiao Xiao greeted them.

After the freshman assessment ended, Zhou Mingxing had been assigned to Class Three. The class mainly consisted of Support System Soul Masters and Food System Soul Masters, but he had not changed Dormitories and was still Lin Chen's roommate. He had also obtained his Second Soul Ring long ago.

"Are you going home together?" Lin Chen asked.

"Mm, Lei Lei and I live in the same city."

"Mm, all right. Goodbye, then," Lin Chen said succinctly.

"Little Earth, this young lady is already at the peak of Level 27. Don't let me surpass you by the time we come back from break."

"Sure, sure..."

That night, Lin Chen sat cross-legged in the Dormitory and placed a Soul Ascension Pill into his mouth, slowly absorbing its medicinal power.

He had bought it from the Treasure Gathering Pavilion before. He had also undergone an evaluation and received a credit limit of one hundred thousand, so he spent ten thousand to buy a Soul Ascension Pill.

Two hours later, Lin Chen's Soul Power broke through directly to the peak of Level 29.

Feeling his Soul Power break through, Lin Chen did not stop cultivating. He intended to use this opportunity to break through to Level 30 in one go, then obtain a Soul Ring.

"Is Brother Lin breaking through to Level 30?" Zhou Mingxing, beside him, had also guessed Lin Chen's intentions.

That sitting session lasted a full seven days.

Seven days later, Lin Chen's body erupted with a powerful fluctuation of Soul Power, clearly reaching the level of a Soul Elder.

The surge sent the sleeping Zhou Mingxing flying awake.

"B-B-Brother Lin, you broke through?"

"You haven't gone home yet?" Lin Chen asked in confusion.

"I'll go back later. Either way, I'll just get lectured when I get home," Zhou Mingxing said casually. But Lin Chen knew he cared deeply about such things.

"How many days have I been meditating?" Lin Chen asked.

"Seven days."

"..."

Outside the academy gates, Lin Chen waved at Zhou Mingxing, who had already boarded a Soul Guiding Train and departed. "Mingxing, goodbye!"

Taking a deep breath, it was time to obtain his Third Soul Ring.

Lin Chen set off alone for the Star Dou Great Forest.

After five days of rough travel and sleeping in the open, Lin Chen reached the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest.

There were many inns in this area, primarily serving Soul Masters who came and went to hunt soul beasts.

Lin Chen entered an establishment that looked clean and tidy, took out some Gold Soul Coins, and said to the owner, "Boss, one soul beast meat set meal and a room."

"Right away, sir. Please wait a moment. I'll arrange it immediately."

A few minutes later, the owner handed Lin Chen a key and said, "Sir, this is your room. I've already had the set meal placed inside."

"Mm, thank you."

After resting for the night, Lin Chen headed directly into the area inhabited by thousand-year soul beasts.

The Soul Skill Lin Chen wanted was Sword Douluo's former Fourth Soul Skill, Sword Shadow Overlap—a control skill capable of forming a vortex to prevent enemies from escaping.

After entering the area inhabited by thousand-year soul beasts, Lin Chen encountered several soul beasts with cultivation levels of around seventeen to eighteen hundred years.

"The age is too low." Lin Chen shook his head and continued deeper into the Star Dou Great Forest.

Wang Mansion, Tianlin City

"Big Brother, everything is ready. Lin Chen should be in the Star Dou Great Forest by now," Wang Zhong said.

Wang Zhong was Wang Lei's younger brother, a Level 62 Soul Emperor. Within the Wang Family, his strength was second only to his elder brother, Wang Lei.

"Second Brother, take two Soul Kings with you this time. You must kill that remnant of the Lin Family!" Wang Lei said sternly.

"Yes, Big Brother." Wang Zhong then set out with two Soul Kings from the Wang Family.

Two days passed. Star Dou Great Forest.

Lingbo Weibu! At that moment, Lin Chen was fighting a Ghost Tiger.

Lin Chen used Lingbo Weibu beneath his feet, evading the relentless attacks of the Ghost Tiger and its Shadow Clones.

This Ghost Tiger had roughly five thousand years of cultivation. Although that exceeded his expected range by several hundred to a thousand years, Lin Chen felt it was still worth trying. After all, he had already walked through the gates of hell once.

I need to figure out which one is the real body. Lin Chen thought.

First Soul Skill, Long Sword Peaks!

Five Seven Kill Swords appeared and stabbed toward the five Ghost Tigers respectively. This attack did not consume much Soul Power; it was merely Lin Chen's probing strike.

The figures of four Ghost Tigers swiftly dissipated, transforming into four streams of light that entered the main body. The instant they merged into it, the Ghost Tiger's speed soared dramatically. It easily dodged the Seven Kill Sword stabbing toward it and pounced at Lin Chen.

However, Lin Chen merely smiled faintly. "Wall of Imprisonment!"

This was a Level-5 defensive control-type Soul Tool. While providing defense, it could also forcibly control an enemy for three seconds.

Before setting out, Lin Chen had asked Zhou Mingxing to lend him a Soul Tool. However, Zhou Mingxing said that because only Level-2 Soul Tools could be used in the Freshman Competition, all the Soul Tools he had bought were Level-2. So he simply gave Lin Chen a black card and told him to buy one himself. That made Lin Chen's face twitch for an entire day.

The Wall of Imprisonment transformed into iron chains and forcibly restrained the Ghost Tiger. Seizing the opportunity, Lin Chen used his Second Soul Skill to strengthen himself, then used his First Soul Skill to end the Ghost Tiger's life.

Lin Chen carried the Ghost Tiger to a relatively barren area. After confirming there were no soul beasts or Soul Masters nearby, he sat cross-legged and began absorbing the five-thousand-year Ghost Tiger's Soul Ring.

Two hours later, Lin Chen slowly opened his eyes. The Seven Kill Sword floating before him now bore three Soul Rings, and his Soul Power had risen to Level 31.

Just as Lin Chen was still immersed in joy, a Soul Skill suddenly struck at him. Lin Chen hurriedly dodged, but his arm was still injured.

"Damn it, that brat actually dodged it."

The one who had attacked him was Wang Zhong.

Wang Zhong's group of three had arrived at the Star Dou Great Forest long ago to search for Lin Chen, but they had not expected Lin Chen, who was merely obtaining his Third Soul Ring, to venture so deeply inside. Just as Lin Chen was finishing the absorption of his Soul Ring, Wang Zhong's group happened to pass through the area. The moment they saw Lin Chen's Seven Kill Sword, they recognized him and immediately moved to kill him.

They had thought the attack would kill him in one blow, but Lin Chen had happened to awaken.

Lin Chen turned around and saw that there were two more people beside the one who had attacked him.

"Who are you?" Lin Chen asked coldly.

Wang Zhong sneered and said disdainfully, "Brat, go down and accompany your clansmen."

As he spoke, he and the two Soul Kings beside him simultaneously released their Soul Rings.

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