Tang Chen Arrives (please keep reading)

One day later!

Xilu City!

Inside a hotel lobby!

"Cheers!"

Lin Feng and Ah Yin raised their glasses and gently clinked them together. Golden Ale spilled from their glasses, filling the air with a faint alcoholic fragrance.

This was a celebration!

A celebration of Ah Yin obtaining a 190,000-year Eighth Soul Ring and a 190,000-year Soul Bone.

Ah Yin took a sip of the crisp, smooth Ale. Bubbles burst on her tongue, and a blush crept over her pretty face.

"This is my first time drinking. I feel a little dizzy."

"But I'm happy today, so I won't use soul power to fight it off. If I get drunk, so be it."

Lin Feng drained his glass of Ale in one gulp. Drinking low-alcohol Ale like this was no different from drinking water to him.

"Go ahead. If you get drunk, I'll carry you back to your room to sleep. I won't leave you passed out in the hotel."

Ah Yin's heart skipped a beat. Whatever had crossed her mind, the blush on her cheeks deepened until it resembled the rosy glow of dawn, a truly delightful sight.

She went from taking tiny sips of Ale to drinking in large gulps. Who knew what she might be looking forward to?

But fortune could change in an instant!

Whenever the protagonist was happy, some villain always came along to spoil the fun!

A snide voice came from the entrance to the hotel lobby.

"Well, well! A pair of lovebirds, enjoying your drinks. Seeing you two makes me happy too. Why don't I join you for a glass?"

At the sound of that snide voice,

Lin Feng and Ah Yin frowned and looked over. They saw a middle-aged man in black robes, with well-defined features, sharp eyebrows slanting toward his temples, and loose black hair as thick as a lion's mane.

Lin Feng focused his senses on the man and immediately realized how unfathomable his soul power was.

It was like a vast ocean!

Lin Feng immediately had a guess. On the Douluo Continent, aside from Qian Daoliu of Spirit Hall, only Tang Chen of the Clear Sky Sect possessed such cultivation.

Lin Feng's gaze turned cold, his voice indifferent.

"So the Clear Sky Sect's chief Elder has graced us with his presence. You're not welcome here."

"We were enjoying our drinks until you showed up uninvited, looking for a fight. You've really spoiled the mood."

"I'm celebrating Ah Yin obtaining her Eighth Soul Ring today. I don't want to fight you. Leave if you know what's good for you, or don't blame me for showing no mercy."

Hearing this, Tang Chen laughed in fury. His aura erupted, his robes snapping around him as overwhelming soul power swept outward.

At the sight of this, the other hotel guests scrambled outside without even paying for their drinks.

The bookkeeper behind the counter could only stare, close to tears. Seeing Tang Chen's fiery temper, he hurried out after them.

The hotel belonged to his boss, but his life was his own.

He couldn't throw his life away for his boss's hotel.

In the blink of an eye, the hotel was deserted. Only Lin Feng, Ah Yin, and Tang Chen remained.

Tang Chen's eyes were bloodshot, and he panted like a bull, staring at Lin Feng like a bloodthirsty beast.

"Lin Feng, you have a wonderful romance of your own. You have such a beautiful young woman by your side, and you're living happily together."

"Why did you have to ruin mine?"

"Bo Saixi of Sea God Island and I love each other deeply. If you hadn't stirred up trouble between us, why would Xixi have sent Xiao and Hao away when I sent them to deliver a letter?"

"You dared ruin my romance, so I'll make you wish you were dead, without letting you die. Without Xixi, I can't eat or sleep properly. It's as though my life has lost all meaning."

"Today, I'll make you taste that same misery. You're very fond of this woman called Ah Yin, aren't you? Then I'll take her back and let Xiao and Hao mate with her. They're both very fond of her."

This really was a continent of love. Even a man like Tang Chen, who stood at the continent's pinnacle, had become this deranged simply because his courtship had failed.

People on the Douluo Continent without love were practically fish out of water.

"Heh..." Lin Feng slowly rose. On such a joyous day, he hadn't wanted to fight, but Tang Chen had stirred his killing intent.

That killing intent grew like wild weeds in his heart, until he looked at Tang Chen as though he were already dead.

"Well done, Tang Chen. Sending your two grown grandsons to deliver a letter to the woman you fancy—doesn't that disgust you? You have no idea how repulsed the Great Priest was when she saw Tang Hao and Tang Xiao."

"And now you're blaming it all on me. Hah, why am I even wasting my breath? You won't listen anyway."

"Ah Yin, go evacuate everyone. Do your best to keep innocent people from getting caught in my fight with Tang Chen."

An earth-shaking aura erupted from Lin Feng as well, tossing the surrounding tables, chairs, stools, cups, plates, and wine pitchers into the air as he stood against Tang Chen.

The two violent auras collided, blasting the roof straight off the hotel.

With a deafening bang, fragments of brick, stone, and roof tiles rained everywhere. Even the pedestrians on the street fled with their hands over their heads.

Ah Yin swept soul power through her body, dispelling her hazy drunkenness. She gritted her teeth and shot Tang Chen a resentful glare.

This old man was simply awful.

"A Feng, be careful. I'll evacuate the people nearby first, then come back to help you."

With that, Ah Yin leaped through a window. As she raised her hand, strands of blue silver grass shot out, wrapped around the residents, and swiftly carried them away.

Only Lin Feng and Tang Chen remained in the lobby.

Hatred surged through Tang Chen, while killing intent radiated from Lin Feng. Their auras clashed in the air, producing thunder out of thin air as sparks of lightning crackled around them.

Seeing that Lin Feng's aura actually matched his own,

a flicker of shock passed through Tang Chen's hate-filled eyes.

How is this possible? I'm a level-99 Peerless Douluo! Lin Feng was only a Soul King a few months ago. How can he stand against me after just a few months?

In that instant when Tang Chen's thoughts distracted him,

Lin Feng's gaze sharpened. He lunged forward, driving a fist straight at Tang Chen's face.

Tang Chen reacted quickly, but that brief lapse had cost him. In his haste, he could only raise both arms in front of himself to block.

With an explosive boom, the terrifying, overwhelming force of Lin Feng's fist numbed Tang Chen's arms and sent him flying backward like a cannonball.

He smashed straight through the hotel wall, sending dust billowing into the air.

Tang Chen's eyes filled with horror. He felt as though a 100,000-year soul beast had rammed into him.

And in the very next second!

Lin Feng caught up with him again. He raised his leg and whipped it down onto Tang Chen's chest, leaving him breathless, his chest constricted. Tang Chen slammed into the ground like a meteor, spreading countless cracks across the street.