Wang Family Conspiracy

Lin Chen summoned his Second Martial Soul. With a wave of his hand, a ball of Power of Bright Fire ignited over the corpses on the ground, burning away the bodies and bloodstains completely.

After dealing with the two pieces of trash Wang Lei had sent, Lin Chen picked out several handy Soul Tools at the night market, but none could compare to the Azure Cloud Cover.

After leaving the night market, Lin Chen returned to the Dormitory, activated his Life Domain, and began meditating.

The surrounding life energy surged into Lin Chen's body like a tide, quickly sending him into deep meditation.

The Wang Family's surveillance today had enraged him. He had not even gone looking for trouble with Wang Lei, yet the other side had actually tried to send people to deal with him. They had truly turned everything upside down.

At the same time, it gave him a sense of urgency. He had a feeling that if he did not wipe out the entire Wang Family soon, they might have an even greater conspiracy in the works.

Breaking through Rank 60 was now imminent.

The night passed in cultivation.

When he came to class the next day, Lin Xiaolei, who sat beside him, chattered nonstop, utterly unlike her usual aloof self. Even Xiao Xiao beside them wore a pained little expression because of her.

That was just how girls in love were. Especially in a long-distance relationship.

After class, Xiao Hongchen found Lin Chen again and said, "Lin Chen, I want to fight you again. The wager stays the same, but I get to decide which Soul Tool I give you."

Ever since Lin Chen had tricked a Class 7 Soul Tool out of him last time, Xiao Hongchen had spent a while thinking it over after returning. The more he thought about it, the more something felt wrong. Why had he listened to Lin Chen and handed over a defensive Soul Tool? The Soul Tools were in his hands; naturally, the choice should have been his.

The more Xiao Hongchen thought about it, the angrier he became. Unable to swallow the insult, he immediately sought out Lin Chen again, determined to avenge his humiliation.

Lin Chen raised an eyebrow. This guy had gotten smarter.

"Not fighting. The Seven Kill Sword Martial Soul has unrivaled offensive power. I only want defensive Soul Tools. What use would any other Soul Tool be to me?"

"I have other Soul Tools too, not just offensive and defensive ones," Xiao Hongchen said at once.

"Don't think I don't know what you're planning. If I win, you'll definitely pull out the most useless Soul Tool you have to fob me off. I'm not fighting." Lin Chen looked completely indifferent.

Seeing through his plan, Xiao Hongchen gritted his teeth and said, "Class 6. A Class 6 defensive Soul Tool!"

"Fine!" Lin Chen agreed without hesitation.

Trying to play dirty with me? You're still too green. I'll teach you another lesson today—this one is called retreating in order to advance.

A Class 6 defensive Soul Tool was still somewhat useful to Lin Chen at this stage, so getting one would be quite good for him.

Seeing Lin Chen agree so readily again, Xiao Hongchen could not help wondering whether he had fallen for another trick.

But before he could figure it out, Lin Chen's voice interrupted his thoughts.

"Let's go." Lin Chen waved his hand and headed toward the Soul Fighting Arena.

Unsurprisingly, Xiao Hongchen's Soul Tools were once again thoroughly restrained by Lin Chen's Thunder Force.

Afraid that he would go back on his word, Lin Chen did not even knock him unconscious this time. He simply snatched a Class 6 defensive Soul Tool from Xiao Hongchen on the spot, then happily went off to eat while Xiao Hongchen looked utterly unwilling.

Tianlin City, Wang Mansion

"Trash! Two Soul Kings couldn't even kill a Soul Ancestor. What use are you to me?" Wang Lei grabbed the throat of the Soul King whom Lin Chen had released, devouring him completely in no time.

In Wang Lei's estimation, no matter how quickly Lin Chen cultivated, he should at most have been a Soul Ancestor by now. Unfortunately, he had still underestimated Lin Chen's cultivation speed.

"It seems that the brat you want dead has quite the background, to make you furious time and again. Heh heh heh..." At that moment, a dark shadow appeared behind Wang Lei and spoke.

"My lord, that boy is the remnant of the Lin Family we destroyed back then. If we do not kill him, he may very well interfere with our grand plan," Wang Lei said respectfully.

"You want me to kill him for you?" The dark shadow's voice was icy.

"No, no, no. How would I dare trouble you, my lord?" Cold sweat immediately covered Wang Lei's face.

"Hurry up and settle your own affairs. If you delay the greater plan, you cannot bear the consequences."

After saying that, the dark shadow vanished as though it had never existed.

Wang Lei stood there for a long time without moving.

"If he could easily kill two Soul Kings, that brat must be at least a Soul King now. I underestimated him. I never expected his cultivation speed to be this fast," Wang Lei muttered to himself.

"Godfather, what are you thinking about?" Just as Wang Lei was lost in thought, a young man walked out and spoke.

"Hahaha, Little Lei, it's nothing. What rank are you now?" Wang Lei laughed and asked.

"Rank 43. The cultivation method bestowed by the Holy Cult is truly fast!" the young man said.

"Good, good, good. Keep working hard. Once you become a Title Douluo, our Wang Family will prosper." Wang Lei patted the young man's head and said happily.

The young man was Wang Xiaolei of the Holy Spirit Cult. Wang Lei had found him when he was young. After the Holy Spirit Cult discovered his talent as an Evil Soul Master, it had accepted him into the Holy Cult without hesitation and constantly brainwashed him, claiming that he had been found by the Holy Cult and then sent to the Wang Family. Naturally, a minor Wang Family did not dare say much about that.

However, he had lived in the Wang Family for so many years that he had developed considerable attachment to them. Otherwise, he would not have acknowledged Wang Lei as his godfather.

Eight months flashed by. Lin Chen continued living a quiet, uneventful life and caused no great stir. His Soul Power had only risen by two ranks, reaching Rank 57.

"Little Earth, goodbye!" Lin Xiaolei and Xiao Xiao waved farewell to Lin Chen.

Lin Chen waved back in response.

Just as Lin Chen was about to return to the Dormitory to cultivate, Zhang Lexuan came looking for him.

"Lin Chen, what are your plans for the break?"

"What plans could I have? I'll just spend it cultivating," Lin Chen replied.

After everything he had experienced these past few years, Lin Chen had long shed his youthful recklessness, and he had become increasingly diligent in cultivation.

"What about you, Sister Lexuan?" Lin Chen asked in return.

"Dean Yan and Dean Cai are accompanying me to the Star Dou Great Forest to obtain my ninth Soul Ring. We may not return for the next two months. Before the break, the academy had too many matters to handle. Now that we're on break, they naturally have time to accompany me in hunting a Soul Ring," Zhang Lexuan said.

"Sister Lexuan, how many years old of a Soul Ring do you want?" Lin Chen asked.

"After absorbing the Immortal Herb you gave me, naturally I want a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring. But Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings are something one can only hope to encounter by chance, so I do not know whether we can find one before School Starts. Besides, a thousand years ago, our academy signed an agreement with the Body Sect forbidding both sides from venturing deep into the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts," Zhang Lexuan said.

"Don't settle. The ninth Soul Ring is extremely important to every soul master. Since you absorbed the Narcissus Jade Bone, you absolutely need a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring," Lin Chen analyzed.

Zhang Lexuan gently tapped Lin Chen on the head. "All right, now you're worrying about me. At your current stage, cultivation is still more important. Work hard."

"But thank you for the reminder. Bye!" Zhang Lexuan said with a smile.

Yan Shaozhe and Cai Meier had already arrived at Zhang Lexuan's side. Seeing that Lin Chen was there as well, they said nothing.

"Goodbye, Sister Lexuan!" Lin Chen waved toward Zhang Lexuan as she flew away into the sky and called out.