"Hmm? What did you say? That good-for-nothing came back, and his strength has improved? Even Lin Shui is no match for him?" Lin Xiakun stood there, listening with utmost care. The good-for-nothing he spoke of was none other than Lin Yu from back then.
"Good! I'll go out and have a proper look. Just what strength does he have to dare swagger about here?" Lin Xiakun glanced once more at the messenger, then turned and left.
The Body Tempering sixth-tier cultivators instantly fell apart. How could they not know Lin Shui's strength? Throughout the entire Lin Family, among those at the sixth tier, only Lin Fenfang could rival him.
And Lin Fenfang had feelings for Lin Yu, so naturally she would not rush up to stir trouble for no reason. Lin Yu did not say a word. He simply sat cross-legged there, quietly awaiting Lin Xiakun's arrival.
"I truly never expected that you would dare come back to court death. Watch carefully—if I do not kill you today, I will no longer be called Xiakun." He did not dare wager his surname; this concerned his standing within the Lineage.
Lin Yu nodded as though he did not take him seriously at all. Whatever his name was, what did it have to do with him? The two stood on utterly opposing sides, their auras crashing against one another. In that instant, a trace of killing intent also radiated from Lin Yu.
"The humiliation of six years—today, I will repay it to you slowly." Lin Yu had already made his declaration. As for whether Lin Xiakun could endure it, that was no longer his concern.
At that moment, Lin Yu did not conceal the spiritual energy within his body in the slightest. His eyes brimmed with hatred, with the intent to kill.
"What? Lin Yu is actually giving off such powerful spiritual energy?" Lin Bai was completely dumbfounded. What stroke of fortune had Lin Yu encountered during this journey outside to possess such formidable spiritual energy?
The spiritual energy emanating from Lin Xiakun collided with it, yet could not contend against it. One had to know that Lin Yu was merely at the third tier, while Lin Xiakun had long since reached the seventh tier.
Lin Yu tossed his sword aside, pushed off with his legs, and in a flash arrived before Lin Xiakun. "Do you still remember? The first punch from six years ago—you struck it like this." That punch landed squarely on Lin Xiakun's face. Before he could even react, a punch came flying back at Lin Yu.
Lin Yu retreated a step, crouched halfway to the ground, and let out a long breath before speaking. "The first punch from six years ago has been repaid." Lin Yu remembered every injury he had suffered over those six years with perfect clarity. More than ten times every year, each beating worse than the last—it had not felt good. Now, he would make him savor the pain gathered into one single reckoning.
He clasped his hands into fists and blocked Lin Xiakun's attack. Seizing the smallest opening, he shouted again, "The second blow from six years ago, repaid!" After two punches, blood flowed from the corner of Lin Xiakun's mouth.
"Elder, if this continues..." Lin Bai worried for his son and had no choice but to step forward and plead.
"Elder Brother, when Xiakun beat my son back then, I never came out to plead for mercy." Hearing this, Jin Bai's expression darkened as well. Who would want to watch their own child being beaten with their own eyes?
Lin Xuanmu nodded as well. Over these six years, as long as he had been in the Lineage, he had truly never heard Lin Huan utter a single plea for mercy.
"Third blow."
"Fourth blow."
"What happened six years ago has been repaid." Yet this was only the humiliation from the first year, and Lin Xiakun's body already bore an unknown number of wounds. Lin Bai regretted it bitterly at the sight. Back then, he should never have allowed Lin Xiakun to forge such a feud.
"What? Didn't you call me trash back then? Let me tell you, there are still five years left. Today, I will repay them all at once. Whether you have the ability to take it depends on your fate." Lin Xiakun slowly climbed up from the ground. Seeing this, Lin Yu merely smiled.
Then came a sweeping kick, sending Lin Yu directly to the ground. Lin Yu smiled again, then immediately hooked him back up.
"I will let you have a proper taste of the humiliation I have suffered all these years. That trash, that scum you spoke of—what does he look like now?" Lin Yu drew in a deep breath and kicked him straight down. The entire arena shuddered as though struck by an earthquake.
"I..." Lin Xiakun wanted to speak, but Lin Yu descended from the air and kicked him in the chest again. A cracking sound came from two of his ribs.
"I... I surrender." His words rang clear. Even Lin Xuanmu, standing in the distance, heard them and nodded, signaling Lin Bai to take him away. Yet Lin Yu had no intention of letting him off so easily.
He reached out and drew his sword. Within a single breath, no one knew how many wounds he carved across Lin Xiakun's body. His speed was so fast that even Lin Bai could not see clearly.
"Boy, what are you doing? Didn't you hear that he has surrendered?" Lin Bai argued for his child, while Lin Yu merely said blandly, "The humiliation of my six years has been washed away today." His sword danced, leaving its work utterly clean. Only then did he step down from the arena, paying no heed whatsoever to Lin Bai's words.
"Bastard! Someone, seize this boy for me!" Quite a few Lin Family disciples moved forward, but Lin Yu's sword left its sheath once more. He said calmly, "Whoever dares step forward, dies." Among the Lin Family's younger generation, Lin Yu stood first. Seeing this, none of them dared say another word or advance.
"Enough. All of you, stand down." Lin Xuanmu's words clearly carried far more weight than Lin Bai's. Everyone immediately retreated. Lin Bai carried his child away to be treated. Only then did Lin Xuanmu say, "Since you have proven your ability, the Lineage's resources will naturally be allocated to you. Furthermore, the Lin Family and the Ding Family have recently arranged a marriage alliance. I believe Lin Yu, you may enter into a marriage pact with the Ding Family's young lady, Ding Meng."
"I have no use for the Lineage's resources. As for marriage, speak to my parents. I only hope that no one will obstruct me when I enter or leave Lin Residence." Lin Yu laid his terms bare. The resources outside were indeed far more plentiful than those within the Lineage.
"Mm, I cannot agree to that condition. You should choose another," Lin Xuanmu said again.
"Do as you please. That is your business. Since I could leave once, I can leave a second time. If I flee a second time, I absolutely will not return..." Lin Yu left behind those harsh words and turned to leave.
Having seen the outside world during this journey, Lin Yu understood its advantages over this greenhouse. Naturally, he wanted to leave this prison.
His words made Lin Huan, who stood watching nearby, let out a long sigh. After going out into the world, his child had truly changed too much. His temperament was completely different from before. Did he even still regard the Lin Family as anything?
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