Lin Shan Spits Blood, We're Clearly the Ones Getting Beaten!

"Brother Lin Yan, he's actually this strong?"

"He never showed his true strength before, so it was impossible to tell, but looking at it now, even Lin Hong is no match for him. Brother Lin Yan is very likely the number one among the younger generation of the Lin Clan!"

At this moment, seeing Lin Yan knock Lin Hong back with a single punch, everyone couldn't help but be filled with shock.

Qing Tan, in particular, looked at Lin Yan with eyes full of admiration. After all, Lin Yan had reached out to help her when she needed it most. With that filter in place, Qing Tan's favorability toward Lin Yan was incredibly high. Seeing him display such heroic prowess, she was practically becoming his little fan girl.

"This is impossible."

"Brother Lin Hong is easily in the top three among the younger generation of the Lin Clan."

"How could this piece of trash win against Brother Lin Hong? Damn it! This is truly infuriating!"

Compared to Qing Tan, Lin Shan was feeling extremely uncomfortable.

He had been full of joy when he saw Lin Hong arrive earlier, thinking that Lin Hong would be able to help him settle the score.

He hadn't expected his greatest reliance, Lin Hong, to suffer a setback at the hands of Lin Yan—and a setback against someone at the sixth layer of Body Tempering at that. This was something Lin Shan clearly found impossible to accept.

"Damn it."

"This brat is actually at the sixth layer of Body Tempering as well."

"I underestimated him."

Lin Hong finally climbed up from the ground.

His expression was extremely gloomy.

Suffering such a major loss in front of everyone made him feel incredibly humiliated.

However, Lin Hong did not believe he was no match for Lin Yan.

Although the other party was strong, he was not weak himself.

Furthermore, the reason he had lost just now was, to a large extent, because he hadn't gone all out.

He hadn't known the other party's strength in advance; otherwise, if he had attacked with full force, how could a piece of trash like Lin Yan possibly be his match?

"Again!"

"This time, I will make you pay the price!"

Thinking of this, Lin Hong let out a cold snort and intended to step forward directly to reclaim his dignity.

"Boring."

Lin Yan was not afraid of this in the slightest, but as he continued to look at Lin Hong, there was no longer any interest in his eyes.

The previous strike had basically tested Lin Hong's bottom line, so Lin Yan already had a guess about the latter's strength and could no longer muster the slightest bit of interest.

"What is that attitude of yours?"

"Arrogant guy!"

Lin Hong keenly sensed Lin Yan's mood, which only fueled his burning rage.

After a cold snort, he erupted with all his might. This time, he was determined to make Lin Yan pay for this.

"Everyone, stop!"

However, at that very instant, a shout filled with anger suddenly rang out.

Hearing this voice, everyone's movements paused, and the figure of a young girl quickly blocked the space between them.

The girl was dressed in red and looked to be about seventeen or eighteen years old, slightly older than Lin Hong and the others. Her appearance was quite pretty, and her slightly raised eyebrows revealed a heroic spirit that did not lose to any man.

"It's Sister Lin Xia!"

Qing Tan, standing behind, immediately called out happily upon seeing this.

Unlike Lin Hong and Lin Shan, Lin Xia never bullied others by relying on her status; she was extremely fair and righteous.

Most importantly, Qing Tan knew Lin Xia, so she believed that Lin Xia would help them.

And the facts were indeed as she thought.

After arriving at the scene, Lin Xia immediately pointed the finger at Lin Hong and Lin Shan.

The two brothers were notorious; they relied on their father's position in charge of the family's finances to bully others, and whenever something involved them, it was certain they were the ones acting violently.

Therefore, Lin Xia frowned and said to Lin Hong, "Lin Hong, as members of the Lin Clan, is there any need to use Yuan Power for a spar? Besides, there should be a limit to bullying others. It would be one thing if it were just a group of you, but you are already at the sixth layer of Body Tempering. Was it really necessary to go that far against Cousin Lin Yan and Qing Tan?"

Lin Hong and Lin Shan nearly coughed up blood upon hearing this.

After all, they were the ones who had suffered a loss this time. How did it sound, after Lin Xia's words, as if Lin Yan and the others were the victims?

Consequently, Lin Hong's expression was uncertain.

Lin Shan, meanwhile, shouted with even greater dissatisfaction: "Sister Lin Xia, is there something wrong with your eyes?"

"Who is bullying whom?"

"Look at the injuries on my body, and look at the brothers with their bruised and swollen faces. It was Lin Yan who beat us today."

"And my brother didn't bully anyone. The Lin Yan standing next to you, whom you think is a little white rabbit, is not as simple as he looks on the surface. He's hiding his strength deep. He's at the sixth layer of Body Tempering, and even my brother suffered a significant loss at his hands. And you're still saying we're the ones bullying people?"

Lin Xia was slightly stunned upon hearing this.

She couldn't help but glance toward Lin Shan and the others, and sure enough, she discovered they were covered in wounds.

She continued to look at Lin Hong on the side, finding him looking rather disheveled as well, completely lacking his usual air of smug satisfaction, with his clothes stained in dust.

In contrast, Lin Yan looked calm and collected, without a single scratch on him.

This left Lin Xia momentarily stunned.

After all, she knew Lin Yan; she was a social butterfly within the Lin Clan, and there was basically no one she didn't know.

Yet, she had never known that Lin Yan's strength was so formidable, so as she continued to stare at the Lin Yan before her, even Lin Xia was left deeply shocked.

"Qing Tan, is what he said true?"

She couldn't help but ask Qing Tan, who was standing to the side, to confirm it.

"Sister Lin Xia, it's true. Brother Lin Yan is super amazing."

Qing Tan nodded like a chick pecking at rice, sparing no praise for Lin Yan.

Seeing this, Lin Xia's gaze toward Lin Yan became even more peculiar.

"But Sister Lin Xia, Brother Lin Yan didn't just start hitting them for no reason like they said."

"Brother Lin Yan just happened to be passing by and saw me being bullied by them, so he stepped in to help. Please don't blame him."

Afraid that Lin Xia might misunderstand Lin Yan, Qing Tan explained further.

Lin Xia roughly understood the situation.

In short, Lin Shan had tried to bully Qing Tan as usual, but this time Lin Yan had seen it and ended up beating them instead.

This felt quite satisfying to Lin Xia; after all, they had bullied plenty of others in the past, and it was about time they faced some consequences.

"In any case, if you really want to spar, save it for the Clan Gathering."

"Besides, competing against your own kin doesn't count for much. If you have the ability, wait until the Hunting War in Green Sun Town begins; winning there is what counts as real skill."

Lin Xia said indifferently to Lin Hong and Lin Shan.

Hearing this, both of their expressions darkened.

They knew they wouldn't be able to regain their pride today, so Lin Hong stepped forward and said to Lin Yan with a cold face, "Lin Yan, consider yourself lucky today. You have Sister Lin Xia protecting you."

"But don't think this is the end of it."

"Sister Lin Xia is right."

"At the Clan Gathering, I will challenge you."

"When that time comes, I will let you know just how massive the gap in strength between us truly is!"