Hunting Grounds Sign-in, Obtain Nine-Colored Heaven-Swallowing Python

While waiting in place, the members of the Lin Clan encountered some acquaintances.

Among the group at the very front, the two people standing in the lead included one dressed in a pale gray silk robe, whose age appeared to be on par with Lin Zhentian.

The other was a middle-aged man with a smile plastered on his face—a textbook smiling tiger.

These two were, naturally, the heads of the Lei and Xie Families.

The older one was the head of the Lei Clan, Lei Bao, while the younger one was the head of the Xie Clan, Xie Qian.

Seeing the Lin Clan members there, the two walked over with beaming smiles.

"Heh, Lin Zhentian, long time no see. It seems your old bones are still as tough as ever."

"Old man Lei, rest assured, these old bones of mine will make it to the coffin later than yours."

"That's not necessarily true. With so many things to worry about, living a long life isn't easy."

"Besides, losing a fair amount of stakes in every Hunting War would make anyone feel stifled. Once the heart is stifled, one naturally doesn't live long."

Their words, however, were rather unpleasant.

After all, the Lin Clan and the Lei and Xie Families had long been mortal enemies.

Thus, while their conversation appeared harmonious on the surface, anyone listening closely could tell that they were constantly at each other's throats, their tones filled with mockery and curses.

Lin Yan also glanced at the heads of the Lei and Xie Families. As a member of the Lin Clan who had been treated well by them, he felt quite displeased seeing these two families acting so arrogantly.

However, Lin Yan was not so foolish as to think he was currently qualified to cross hands with them. Both were experts at the Heaven Origin Realm. Even with his mastery of Eight Extremities Collapse, Purple Fire, and Purple Cloud Wings, he could at most fight above his rank to defeat someone in the late stage of the Earth Origin Realm.

Against the Heaven Origin Realm, he still stood no chance.

His gaze quickly shifted to the back, where he immediately spotted Lei Li and Xie Yingying staring fixedly at him.

Lei Li's gaze was icy as he looked at Lin Yan.

After all, the previous incident had essentially caused him to lose all face, and upon returning to his clan, Lei Li had been severely reprimanded by Lei Bao for it.

Yet, this could be considered a blessing in disguise. Lei Bao hadn't just criticized him; after the scolding, he had given him several fourth-grade medicinal herbs.

Lei Li naturally didn't know how to refine pills, but even so, by brewing those fourth-grade herbs into soup, combined with his diligent training over the past few months, he had successfully raised his cultivation to the Earth Origin Realm.

"Lin Yan, we will settle our accounts slowly later."

Feeling highly confident now, Lei Li sneered at Lin Yan and made a throat-slitting gesture.

He was determined to reclaim the dignity he had lost last time. If the opportunity arose, Lei Li would even choose to use this chance to kill Lin Yan.

After all, fists and feet had no eyes; if he were killed by mistake, it could only be said that Lin Yan's skills were inferior.

"Heh."

"It seems he is quite confident."

Lin Yan remained indifferent.

He suddenly thought to himself.

He might not be able to handle Lei Bao and Xie Qian.

But a mere Lei Li? He could easily crush him.

Looking at Lei Li's smug expression, he wondered how desperate the look in his eyes would be after he was personally beaten to a pulp by him later?

The two teams soon separated.

Shortly after, the people from the Mad Blade Martial Hall arrived one after another.

Once every participant had collected their own identity badge and stepped onto the grounds, the Hunting War officially began.

"Brother Lin Yan, shall we go together?"

Lin Xia and Lin Dong did not rush to set off, instead asking Lin Yan first.

"Better not."

Lin Yan shook his head at them.

"Not to mention that staying together would lower the efficiency of obtaining badges."

"Besides, the Hunting War itself is a way to temper oneself."

"If we stick together, it would seem too simple, and this kind of tempering would lose its meaning."

Lin Xia and Lin Dong were slightly stunned upon hearing this.

After all, everyone else was currently thinking about how to go further, yet Lin Yan was treating it merely as a form of tempering.

"As expected of Brother Lin Yan."

Lin Dong sighed with admiration, feeling that compared to Brother Lin Yan, he seemed to lack the heart of a powerhouse.

"I give up on you. Truly, a genius's way of thinking is different from us ordinary people."

Lin Xia said to Lin Yan, feeling utterly speechless.

However, she had no intention of forcing him; after all, everyone had their own aspirations, and deep down, she actually agreed with what Lin Yan had just said.

Perhaps it was because he always held himself to such strict standards that he was able to become so strong.

"In that case, Brother Lin Yan, let's part ways here!"

"See you at the finish line!"

After saying this to Lin Yan, Lin Dong left in a hurry.

As for Lin Xia, she also headed off in a different direction.

Lin Yan, however, was in no rush to reach the destination.

After all, his system never indicated where he could sign in; it only notified him that the sign-in was complete once he arrived at the specific location.

Therefore, unlike the other contestants who were focused on the finish line, Lin Yan's goal was to scour every corner of these Hunting Grounds.

Only in this way could he ensure he wouldn't miss a sign-in opportunity due to an oversight.

"Well then, let's start from this side."

Flipping a twig into the air and watching the direction in which it landed, Lin Yan made his choice and began his journey.

Along the way, he encountered both contestants and demonic beasts.

Naturally, he defeated them all.

After all, if contestants ran into Lin Yan, they would also want his badge to ensure they could pass the trial, so they would naturally take the initiative to attack him.

As for the demonic beasts, it went without saying; while high-level beasts might have some sense, these low-level ones had no intelligence at all and would charge at Lin Yan frantically the moment they saw him.

Lin Yan certainly didn't show any mercy, taking them all out with a single punch each.

So, as he wandered here and there, Lin Yan found that he hadn't succeeded in signing in anywhere.

However, he had unknowingly collected over a dozen badges, and the pile of demonic cores he had obtained from the beasts was equally large.

He let out a sigh of helplessness, "This isn't what I came here to do."

Lin Yan continued forward and soon discovered another demonic beast charging toward him.

Without a word, Lin Yan summoned his Beast Fire, his fist instantly engulfed in Purple Fire.

He then threw a fierce punch, utilizing the Eight Extremities Collapse.

Before the beast could even react, its chest was punched clean through by Lin Yan.

Lin Yan plucked the demonic core from the beast's corpse and intended to continue searching for a sign-in location.

But unexpectedly, he hadn't even taken two steps when the system's voice suddenly rang out.

"Congratulations to the host! Successfully completed the sign-in at the Hunting Grounds!"

"Reward obtained: Nine-Colored Heaven-Swallowing Python!"