Ling Tian Sword God

Arriving at the door of the guest room where Ling Chen and Lin Yu were staying, the Family servant cautiously approached and knocked.

"Young Hero, Young Master Lin Yu, your dinner has been delivered."

"Come in!" Ling Chen's voice called out.

SQUEAK!

Pushing the door open, the Family servant delivering the meal entered, his heart pounding with trepidation.

"Put the wine and dishes down. You may leave," Ling Chen said calmly, his eyes still closed.

"Yes." Beads of sweat formed on the Family servant's forehead. Hearing Ling Chen's words, he felt as if he'd received a pardon and quickly turned to leave the room.

Nearby, Lin Yu walked over, uncovered the dishes, and prepared to eat.

"Don't eat." Just as Lin Yu was about to pick up his chopsticks, Ling Chen suddenly spoke.

"Why?" Lin Yu stopped abruptly.

"The wine and dishes have likely been poisoned."

"Poison?" Lin Yu's expression changed in alarm. He quickly took out a silver needle and tested it in both the soup and the wine, but the needle's color did not change.

"Not all poisons can be detected with silver needles." Ling Chen finally opened his eyes, his gaze falling upon the food and wine. "That Family servant just now had an unnatural expression and seemed extremely tense. When he arrived, his steps were very slow, but when he left, he walked quickly. He wouldn't act like that if he didn't have a guilty conscience."

Hearing this, Lin Yu was also quite surprised. "Weren't you closing your eyes the whole time? How did you know he looked nervous? Can you tell just from his footsteps that his expression was off?"

"Sometimes, one doesn't necessarily need eyes to see, and what the eyes see isn't necessarily real," Ling Chen stated indifferently.

"One doesn't necessarily need eyes to see, and what the eyes see isn't necessarily real?" Lin Yu sank into deep thought, pondering Ling Chen's two sentences, which seemed incredibly profound.

"Someone's coming! Get back!" Just then, Ling Chen suddenly turned his head and shouted at Lin Yu.

As his voice fell, Lin Yu swiftly retreated.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The surrounding walls suddenly burst open, revealing three large holes. From these openings, three people in black charged in, attacking Lin Yu from different angles.

"SCRAM!" Ling Chen's figure flashed, moving rapidly through three positions and leaving True Qi afterimages in two of them. It looked as if three Ling Chens were attacking with their swords simultaneously.

PFFT! PFFT! PFFT!

The three people in black seemed to be struck by Ling Chen's sword at the same moment, and they were sent flying backward one after another.

In other words, in the span of three breaths, Ling Chen's figure had flickered three times, and he had swung his sword three times.

BANG!

The door was suddenly breached. A man in black sprang out from the shadows. With a flick of his hand, three jet-black snakes formed from True Qi lunged out, biting at Ling Chen from treacherous angles.

This man in black was actually a Fourth Stage Grandmaster.

Already on guard, Ling Chen tilted his head and sneered, "I've been waiting for you. Break!"

In an instant, Ling Chen activated the Ancient Saint King Battle Technique, elevating his Cultivation to the Great Master level. Sword shadows materialized before him. Instantly, an overbearing Sword Momentum enveloped the entire guest room, blasting towards the man in black.

BOOM!

The entire room shook violently. All the walls were blasted to pieces, and the jet-black snakes vanished without a trace.

"Kid, you've got some skills." The man in black grinned, his hands dancing wildly in the void. One after another, jet-black serpents materialized out of thin air, surrounding Ling Chen and forming a terrifying serpent array.

"Disperse!" Ling Chen's body trembled, his figure a blur of motion. His true form had already broken through the encirclement, appearing before the man in black along with a piercing Sword Light.

Such incredible speed! The man in black was horrified. He hastily erected multiple True Qi barriers in front of himself. In the center of the barriers, serpentine Air Energy surged, coiling and spinning.

BANG! BANG! BANG!

The True Qi barriers were as fragile as paper. Under Ling Chen's Sword Light, they shattered layer by layer until the man in black finally caught the attack with his hands.

The man in black wore a pair of gloves, so even though Ling Chen's Cloud-hidden Sword was extremely sharp, it failed to cut through them.

However, even though he caught it, the terrifying force struck him solidly, sending him flying backward.

CRACK!

A wall shattered, and the man in black was blasted out of the room, landing in the corridor outside.

SWOOSH!

Ling Chen's figure blurred as he gave chase.

"Brother Ling Chen's prediction was correct; they really came." Lin Yu also followed. He wanted to see the true identity of this man in black. If Ling Chen could kill him, it would undoubtedly be a massive blow to the Elder Branch.

The Lin Mansion was bustling with activity. Even at night, it remained lively and brilliantly lit.

Having burst through the wall, the man in black landed disheveled in the corridor and fled, alerting countless people, including the Lin Family's patrolling guards.

"Assassin! Kill him!" The moment the patrolling warriors saw the man in black, their immediate reaction was to identify him as an Assassin. They all rushed forward to intercept him.

"Damn it!" The man in black was indeed Lin Ba. He felt incredibly suffocated at this moment. He had thought his plan was foolproof and that he could eliminate Lin Yu without anyone noticing, but he had underestimated Ling Chen. Ling Chen's vigilance, reaction speed, and combat strength far exceeded his expectations. Even he, a Fourth Stage Grandmaster, was no match for Ling Chen.

Now, he was even being hunted by his own family's guards.

Desperate to avoid exposing his identity, Lin Ba acted recklessly. He showed no mercy, repeatedly striking out and killing the patrolling guards who blocked his path.

Meanwhile, Ling Chen had caught up. Sword in hand, he charged forward, his immense Sword Intent erupting. The surging Sword Momentum seemed to freeze the very air.

SQUELCH!

Lin Ba, already struggling to cope, was utterly unable to block Ling Chen's strike. The True Qi protecting his body was pierced, and Ling Chen's sword gouged a bloody hole in his chest.

"Bastard! Do you really think I'm easy to bully?" Lin Ba was enraged. He was Lin Ba, master of the Lin Family Main Branch! In the Lin Family, his word was law, carrying immense authority. To be driven to such a desperate state by a junior today was utterly humiliating, simply outrageous!

"Taste this!" Lin Ba circulated his True Qi. As if he had taken a potent drug, his eyes turned crimson like those of a frenzied beast. The True Qi around him became exceedingly turbulent, finally coalescing into the phantom of a Three-headed Serpent.

"So, you are indeed from the Lin Family! Elder Lin Ba, the fox has finally shown its tail!" Seeing the phantom of the Three-headed Serpent appear, Ling Chen gave a cold laugh. Within the Lin Mansion, only a few possessed the pure Three-headed Snake Bloodline. Moreover, the opponent was a Fourth Stage Grandmaster. Therefore, Ling Chen was almost certain that this man in black was Lin Ba.

"I don't know what you're talking about!" Lin Ba, of course, would not admit his identity. If he did, he wouldn't be able to clear his name even if he jumped into the Yellow River.

His hands suddenly transformed into countless phantoms, striking out from a distance. Streams of black Palm Power fanned out like numerous small serpents, covering nearly half the corridor—or more precisely, the hundred-meter area in front of him. Under the dense barrage of attacks, the corridor rapidly began to collapse.