Ultimate Humiliation! The Child of Destiny Explodes with Rage on the Spot!

Lin Ke'er stood to one side, confused at first.

But as Lin Yuan explained, she felt as though the clouds had parted and the sun had appeared. Every obstacle she had failed to understand before was instantly resolved!

She looked at the pattern on the ground, more perfect and profound than even the standard formation diagrams in textbooks.

Then she looked at her calm and unruffled brother. Her little mouth fell open into an "O," her eyes glittering with stars of admiration.

"Wow! Brother! When did you become so amazing?!"

Lin Ke'er rushed over and hugged Lin Yuan's arm, shouting with a face full of shock, "You explain things even better than that special-grade formation teacher at the academy!"

Lin Yuan stood up, dusted the dirt off his hands, and boasted as though it were only natural, "Of course. Don't you know who your brother is? I'm a genius, one in ten thousand. I just grasped this little stuff without a teacher."

"Pfft, keep bragging!"

Just Then, a cool and aloof voice drifted over from nearby.

A stunningly beautiful woman in a High-End Custom Professional Skirt Suit stood with her arms folded, leaning against a porch pillar as she watched them.

She bore some resemblance to Lin Yuan, but there was an extra air of authority and sharpness between her brows, forged by years spent in a high position.

"All you know is how to loaf around. Only a little girl like Ke'er would believe your nonsense. Xiaoyuan, our family may have great wealth and influence, but the martial path is like rowing against the current—if you do not advance, you retreat. You still need to work hard yourself."

Hearing that familiar, never-ending lecture, Lin Yuan immediately felt like one head had turned into two.

There was no need to ask. His Iron Lady sister, Lin Mengyao, who controlled a vast business empire, had returned.

Their grandfather guarded the borderlands, while their parents held high positions and were rarely home all year round. Usually, they only kept in touch through video calls.

And this sister, only a few years older than him, had taken it upon herself to act as the Head of the Family.

Every time she returned, she had to give him a round of ideological education.

"Sis, why do I feel like you're becoming more and more like Mom?"

Lin Yuan could not help complaining.

"Hey! You brat, you dare make fun of me now?"

Lin Mengyao's Beautiful Eyes widened. With a flash, she appeared before Lin Yuan, stretched out her fair hand, and gave him a neither-light-nor-heavy knock on the head.

"Ow!"

"Hehe!"

Lin Yuan's exaggerated cry and Lin Ke'er's Silver Bell-like laughter echoed through the warm courtyard.

The family chatted and laughed as they headed toward the dining room, preparing to enjoy the late-night snack their sister had specially brought back.

Time flew by, and the day of the All-School Competition drew ever closer.

The entire Dragon Summer Country Capital Martial Arts Academy was steeped in a tense atmosphere.

Every student seized the last bit of time to cultivate frantically, hoping to achieve a good result in the competition.

Especially Ye Xuan.

Ever since Lin Yuan had cut off his "financial lifeline," Ye Xuan seemed like a completely different person. He cultivated ten times harder than before.

Every day, he was either challenging his limits in the Gravity Chamber or accepting all kinds of high-difficulty missions in the Mission Hall.

He tempered himself through battle and traded blood for resources.

Through his unremitting efforts and the guidance of the Extreme Dao Ancestor in his mind, his cultivation truly advanced by leaps and bounds.

Finally, three days before the competition began, he successfully broke through the bottleneck!

Boom!

Inside the cultivation chamber, a powerful aura burst from Ye Xuan's body. He abruptly opened his eyes, sharp light shooting from them!

Marrow Cleansing Realm Second Level!

Feeling the spiritual energy within him, now several times stronger than before, Ye Xuan revealed a confident smile.

Though he was only at the Second Level, he possessed the secret arts passed down by the Extreme Dao Ancestor and combat experience far beyond ordinary people.

He was confident that even against ordinary opponents at the Marrow Cleansing Realm Fifth Level or Marrow Cleansing Realm Sixth Level, he had the strength to fight!

And Lin Yuan?

He was merely at the Marrow Cleansing Realm Sixth Level.

Ye Xuan firmly believed that was nothing more than a Hollow Realm piled up with Lin Yuan's resources—impressive to look at, useless in practice!

In a true life-and-death battle, realm was not the only deciding factor!

A fierce fighting spirit blazed in his chest.

He wanted to challenge Lin Yuan!

Before the competition, he wanted to crush this once high-and-mighty Young Master before everyone's eyes and wash away all the humiliation he had endured!

No sooner thought than done.

Ye Xuan immediately rose, stormed out of the cultivation chamber, and headed straight for the Back Garden, where Lin Yuan often stayed.

Sure enough, he spotted that familiar figure at a glance.

Lin Yuan lay sprawled across the lawn.

A blade of grass hung from his mouth, one leg crossed over the other, as he basked in the sun and hummed an unknown little tune.

His leisurely, carefree appearance stood completely at odds with the academy's tense atmosphere of preparation.

Seeing this, the fury in Ye Xuan's heart shot up with a whoosh, veins bulging at his temples.

I'm here cultivating with my life on the line, yet this guy is lying around here sleeping?

"Lin Yuan!"

Ye Xuan strode over in great strides and roared like a great bell, "You trash! Do you dare fight me fair and square?"

Disturbed by the shout, Lin Yuan opened his eyes impatiently, Yawned, and cast him a lazy glance.

"Compete with you? Why?"

"You!" Ye Xuan was so angered by his indifferent attitude that he nearly Spurted Out a mouthful of blood. "Are you afraid?"

"Afraid?" Lin Yuan looked as if he had heard A Huge Joke. "I'm just not interested. If I beat you, will I get to lie down more comfortably, or will the sun shine warmer?"

Pfft!

Those casually spoken words dealt Ye Xuan more damage than ten thousand vicious curses!

This was naked contempt!

"You're courting death!"

Ye Xuan flew into a rage. Unable to hold back any longer, the spiritual energy within his body instantly erupted as he prepared to attack directly.

"Stop! Kid, don't be rash!"

In his mind, the Extreme Dao Ancestor's voice rang out urgently. "This child's aura is steady and enduring, unfathomably deep! Acting rashly now will put you at a disadvantage! Endure this moment of anger. Defeating him before all the great figures at the competition—that is the best strategy!"

"I can't endure it!" Ye Xuan roared inwardly. "Today, I'm going to crush him completely! I'll let him know who the real genius is!"

Unable to dissuade him, the Extreme Dao Ancestor could only sigh to himself.

Just as Ye Xuan was about to strike, a figure approached.

"Ye Xuan."

It was Li Xuan'er.

She hurried over. When she saw Lin Yuan on the lawn, her expression clearly became somewhat awkward and unnatural.

But she still did not speak to Lin Yuan, instead looking directly at Ye Xuan.

"Ye Xuan, come with me for a moment. I need to talk to you about something."

Over this recent period, after losing Lin Yuan's supply of resources, Li Xuan'er had finally come to deeply understand the difficulty of cultivation.

Her cultivation progress had been slow. She remained at the Marrow Cleansing Realm Third Level without advancing even an inch, and this made her feel a crisis unlike anything she had ever experienced before.

So, she wanted to form a team with Ye Xuan, go out to gain experience, and obtain resources together.

However, Ye Xuan was in the middle of his rage. Seeing Li Xuan'er only made his mood worse.

It was because of this woman that he had been humiliated by Lin Yuan and had his financial lifeline cut off!

Now that lifeline was gone, what use did she have to him?

Ye Xuan gave her a cold glance and said stiffly, "I've been busy lately. I don't have time."

After saying that, he did not even wait for Li Xuan'er to react. He forcibly suppressed the urge to attack, snorted coldly, turned, and strode away.

Leaving Li Xuan'er standing there alone in stunned silence.

She looked at Ye Xuan's retreating back without the slightest hesitation, then at Lin Yuan on the distant lawn, who could not even be bothered to glance at her.

In her heart...

For the first time, an indescribable sense of confusion and regret surged up.