The silence felt like a palpable presence.

Lin Tianlong’s words were like a barrage of rocks battering the earth, making it difficult for the West Creek Lin Clan to recover from the shock.

Lin Xixi’s chest heaved up and down as he tried to suppress his anger. Then, he coldly stared at Lin Xun. “Do you want our West Creek Lin Clan to submit? That’s fine, but you have to pass me first! If you get my approval, then…this matter...I will not pursue it anymore!”

Lin Xun scrunched his brows and then quickly regained his calmness. “What I want is for you to acknowledge allegiance and not approval. You can refuse, but don’t blame me for washing this place tonight with blood.”

A bloodbath!

Everyone shuddered inwardly and their expressions changed dramatically.

Lin Xixi’s face turned livid and his hair almost stood up in anger. His expression alternated for a good while before he could compose himself and say, “Allegiance? You are just a little guy! What qualifications do you have to make me acknowledge allegiance to you?”

His words were bold, confident and tinged with disdain.

Based on seniority, he was Lin Xun’s second grandfather. It was the greatest insult for a junior to come to his door and threaten him.

“Father!” Lin Tianlong anxiously dropped to his knees with a thud and kowtowed. “I beg you, for the sake of our West Creek Lin Clan, please stop!”

“You…” Lin Xixi was so angry that he couldn’t form a complete sentence. Do you want me to bow to a grandchild-level junior? Impossible!

Lin Xun narrowed his eyes and sighed, “Because you knelt, I will give your father a chance to submit!”

His black eyes darted at Lin Xixi. “Didn’t you ask me what qualifications I have? It’s very simple—It’s strength!”

Shua!

Before his voice faded, his figure flashed and a fist blasted towards Lin Xixi.

The punch was simple and unpretentious yet it seemed capable of oppressing the universe like an ancient god-king lifting a mountain.

The entire audience gasped. He attacked like that! So domineering!

No matter what, Lin Xixi is a great cultivator of the Cyclic Derivation Stage! How can a teenager at the Heaven Ascension Stage provoke him?

Even the Scarlet Eagle King couldn’t stop his eyelids from twitching as he watched from the distance. Is the master going to fight someone of a higher cultivation level? Does he want to suppress someone at the Cyclic Derivation Stage?

“I’m going to teach you why elders shouldn’t be insulted!” Lin Xixi laughed in fury.

His anger had reached its peak. His body glowed brightly and his imposing bearing soared, crushing the nearby clouds.

With a roar, he leapt into the air.

“No—“Lin Tianlong cried out but he couldn’t stop him in time.

“Father, what kind of identity and status do you have? How can you compromise with that kid? Everything will be fine as long as Grandfather is around.” A youngster in a luxurious robe rushed over to pull Lin Tianlong up from kneeling, looking annoyed.

PA!

Lin Tianlong slapped the youngster in the face, sending him flying across the air and spewing blood from his nose and mouth. The blood-curdling scream was indicative of how powerful Lin Tianlong’s slap was.

However, it wasn’t over. Lin Tianlong stomped his foot on his son’s stomach like a raging lion. Pinning an ice-cold glare at him, he threatened through gritted teeth, “If you dare to say another word, I am going to cripple you!”

He was completely infuriated. He still doesn’t understand the situation at such a time! What if Lin Xun hears him? Does he want to die?

The youngster trembled all over, and his blood ran cold at his father’s terrifying gaze. He realized that his father wasn’t joking!

Meanwhile, Lin Xun and Lin Xixi had launched into a fierce battle. Waves of destructive qi swept the area and sent the world quaking.

In the air, Lin Xun’s figure seemed illusory as he activated the Hornless Ice Dragon Step and his fists started flying like rain. He held his ground even in a duel against a Cyclic Derivation cultivator.

On the other hand, Lin Xixi’s killing moves weren’t successful against Lin Xun.

He couldn’t help from feeling angry and shocked. He knew that he had underestimated Lin Xun, but he still couldn’t imagine how a teenager at the Heaven Ascension Stage could fight against him!

It was too unbelievable and earth-shaking!

The Heaven Ascension Stage and the Cyclic Derivation Stage were two completely different stages. In the past, Lin Xixi could easily suppress and kill Heaven Ascension experts with a flip of his hand.

But now…

It was different!

Lin Xun’s power and fighting will completely exceed Lin Xixi’s estimation and imagination. He was like a heaven-defying monster. He broke through the obstacles between cultivation stages and displayed tyrannical strength and foundation.

That was no doubt terrifying.

At least, no one in the entire Forbidden City could be compared with Lin Xun!

“Hmph!”

Lin Xixi’s face was livid. He drew a deep breath, and his imposing bearing continued to soar. He activated a secret art to display the power of the Cyclic Derivation Stage to its fullest.

It would be the greatest shame and humiliation if he failed to subdue Lin Xun. He wouldn’t be able to raise his head again in the future if word spread out.

He was a high and mighty Cyclic Derivation cultivator and a grandfather figure of the opponent, so how would it not be shameful?

Boom!

Lin Xixi flew into a rage and his power drastically changed.

Everyone gasped. It was the first time they had witnessed such a top-notch battle.

But to everyone’s horror, Lin Xun wasn’t the slightest bit suppressed even under such circumstances.

Azure Dao Ripple continued to flow all over his body, his robe billowed around him, and a Hornless Ice Dragon circled him. He looked more and more extraordinary.

In his hand, the Broken Blade released a clear cry before it shot out a beam of blade light and split the air with a shocking crack.

How is he so strong?

The members of the West Creek Lin Clan originally had great confidence in Lin Xixi, but that confidence had begun to crumble.

Scarlet Eagle King watched the battle unblinkingly, quivering with shock.

He knew the terror and power of a supreme king of the Heaven Ascension Stage, but he never thought that they could be so strong to stand their ground against someone at the Cyclic Derivation Stage!

“Master…his foundation...what terrifying levels has it reached?” Scarlet Eagle King’s admiration and awe for Lin Xun grew stronger and stronger. The power that Lin Xun had shown exceeded his expectation every time.

Boom!

Earth-shattering collisions shook the area and beams of divine light rioted in all directions.

For the spectators, the world turned into a blur, and their blood and qi pulsed frantically in their bodies.

As Lin Xun clasped the Broken Blade, rays of light pierced the sky and slashed the ground. Its sharpness was unstoppable.

So strong!

Lin Tianlong, Lin Nianshan and Lin Pingdu became more and more ashen-faced. They realized that Lin Xun indeed had nothing to fear since he dared to show up at their door.

Ridiculously, they had previously regarded Lin Xun as their prey...

On the battlefield, Lin Xixi’s expression was unprecedentedly grave as he stared fixedly at the youngster opposite him.

The power that Lin Xun demonstrated was unheard of at the Heaven Ascension Stage and surpassed everyone else. The most frightening thing was that he was still so young yet he had already accomplished so much on the path of the Great Dao. How much more terrifying would he become in the future if he continued to grow?

Suddenly, Lin Xixi shouted coldly, “Do you think you can defeat me and force me to submit to you with this kind of strength? How ridiculous!”

“Is that right?” Indifferently, Lin Xun swung his blade.

Dazzling brilliance suffused the area, vaporizing like a dreamy scene, and presented thousands of falling stars. Eternal night was descending.

Star-Gather!

The power of the blade was like eternal night, bringing thousands of stars into the world.

The extraordinary power turned everything pale—the sky, the earth and the people.

The blade suddenly slashed downwards.

With a boom, divine brilliance erupted like a volcano, illuminating the night sky. Everyone almost coughed up blood as their visions blurred. The weaker cultivators collapsed on their buttocks, soaked in cold sweat.

Da! Da! Da!

Lin Xixi stumbled backwards, face alternating between shock and anger. Despite his attempt to defuse the attack, he had still been blasted across the air and almost coughed up blood from the impact.

He roared in fury, “That blade is quite impressive, but it won’t be enough to defeat me!”

He was a Cyclic Derivation expert. He couldn’t believe he would be defeated nor could he accept it.

His figure erupted in a blaze of light and his long hair flowed loosely over his shoulders. He decided to go all out.

“Slash!”

Lin Xun’s face was calm without a ripple of emotion as the Broken Blade soared into the air like a river of stars gushing down from beyond the ninth heavens.

Rumble!

The space shattered. Everyone had long retreated into the distance for fear of being impacted.

Lin Xixi couldn’t hold on anymore. He coughed up blood and staggered, face deathly pale.

Lin Tianlong and the others trembled all over.

It was one thing to be able to fight someone at the Cyclic Derivation Stage, but it was another thing to be able to defeat a Cyclic Derivation expert!

The two were completely different!

Lin Xun had continuously shaken Lin Xixi with the strength of the Heaven Ascension Stage and had even wounded him to the extent of coughing up blood!

“Again!”

Lin Xixi’s hair was disheveled, and his eyes were bloodshot. He resembled a berserk beast as he continued to attack and roar.

Basically, he was unwilling to accept defeat!

“Slash!”

Lin Xun’s expression became more and more indifferent, and his black eyes were cold and unfathomable. The Broken Blade again soared into the air like a rising sun before it exploded.

The blazing brilliance blinded everyone’s eyes. It was so bright and dazzling that it seemed to contain the destructive power to wipe out the world.

Even Scarlet Eagle King felt a strong sense of imminent danger flood his heart and couldn’t help but dart away while screaming.

Boom!

Lin Xixi was blasted into the ground, forming a giant pit. His beard and hair were scorched, his skin was cracked and his clothes were torn.

He convulsed, looking extremely tragic, like a burnt wooden rod.

Lin Xun was a little surprised to see Lin Xixi only seriously wounded because even Niu Tuntian, a top saint, wasn’t able to survive that blow. It showed how incredibly strong a great Cyclic Derivation cultivator was.

It became deadly silent. No one dared to speak. They had watched everything happen with mouths dropped wide open.

Someone broke the silence, “Defeated…defeated?”

“Indeed defeated…” someone else said in a daze.

The shock was too unbearable. Lin Xixi was a pillar of the West Creek Lin Clan, but he had been defeated in front of them.

He hadn’t been defeated by a powerful cultivator of the same cultivation stage, nor by a more terrifying Life Death Stage King, but instead by a junior of the clan!

The junior was only a teen, and he was only at the Heaven Ascension Stage...

It was no doubt a crushing defeat!

All gazes turned complicated as they looked at Lin Xun. They couldn’t imagine how such a teenager could be so heaven-defying and terrifying.

He had set foot into the ranks of the great Heaven Ascension cultivators at such a young age, which was a remarkable feat and outshone all his peers.

Additionally, he defeated a Cyclic Derivation cultivator who had long made a name for himself!

That was the most unbelievable feat.

Scarlet Eagle King murmured, “Master is perhaps the youngest king of the Heaven Ascension Stage in the world. He wouldn’t be inferior to anyone at the same cultivation stage! After all, which Heaven Ascension expert had ever suppressed a Cyclic Derivation cultivator in the past?”

He even wondered whether Lin Xun had mobilized all his strength to defeat Lin Xixi. This was because he won too easily and too quickly, and he didn’t suffer the slightest injury.

“Now, are you satisfied?”

Lin Xun put away the Broken Blade and walked over to Lin Xixi’s side. He glanced down at the tragic-looking old man on the ground, looking as calm as ever.

There wasn’t a hint of pity.

Even if the other party was his second grandfather according to the hierarchy.

In Lin Xun’s heart, there were only traitors and non-traitors!

Lin Xixi struggled to lift his head. His eyes were dim and filled with indescribable melancholy and disappointment. He said hoarsely, “If your grandfather could see this, he would be proud of you...”

He rose to his feet, expression hollow and haggard. “Don't worry, from today onwards, the West Creek Lin Clan will no longer go against you. I only hope that, out of respect for the ancestors of the Lin Clan, you can forgive the innocent clansmen.”

Lin Xun nodded. “Of course.”

Lin Xixi forced a smile, standing up tremblingly. “It may be a blessing for the Lin Clan to have someone like you in charge.”

“I will persuade your third grandfather to submit. I just hope...that there will be no more unnecessary killings tonight. No matter what, we are a family, aren’t we?”

He hobbled away.

“I only promised to spare the innocent clansmen, but I didn’t promise to spare the traitors!” stated Lin Xun calmly.

Lin Xixi froze in the distance, remaining silent for a long moment. Then, he suddenly let out a sigh that was almost like a sorrowful sob.

“Karma!”

The voice echoed in the night, adding to the endless desolateness.

All members of the West Creek Lin Clan turn ashen-faced.

They all knew that, from tonight onwards, their fate would be controlled by the terrifying demon-like youngster before them.

Had it ended?

No!

At least for Lin Xun, the good show had just begun!