Free Web NovelChapter 431: Chapter 427: Unrivaled
"Lin Hao, you’re finally back! I challenge you!" The man, dressed in a senior disciple’s uniform, pointed right at Lin Hao the moment he entered the courtyard.
"Ah, Senior Brother, perfect timing. My name is Wenren Feiming, of the Wenren family. I want to challenge you too." Wenren Feiming’s voice was very loud.
He had to be loud because he saw a large group of disciples heading their way.
Wenren Feiming had hoped to use his family’s name to make the challenger hesitate, but the man only glanced at him before turning his attention back to Lin Hao, ignoring him completely.
In that short amount of time, several more people entered the courtyard.
Outside, disciples continued to stream toward the location.
Lin Hao had offended the Hu family, the Mei family, and the royal family. At a time like this, no one would let this opportunity slip. It was no surprise that so many people had come to challenge him.
"Let’s take this outside." Facing the growing crowd, Lin Hao said only this before turning and leading the way out.
The crowd automatically parted to make way.
Their only fear was that Lin Hao would refuse to fight. As long as he accepted the challenges, that was all that mattered.
"Close the gate." After leaving the courtyard and walking a short distance, Lin Hao suddenly spoke.
At that moment, the last person was just stepping out of the courtyard.
The man froze for a second, then subconsciously and gently closed the courtyard gate.
The next moment, as countless eyes fell upon him, he realized something was wrong.
Raising a hand, he went to blast the wooden gate.
However, before he could succeed, his entire body was sent flying.
The crowd subconsciously looked at Lin Hao, only to find that he didn’t seem to have moved at all.
"Brother Lin, just hold on for a bit! I’m going to get my sister." Seeing more and more people arriving, Wenren Feiming whispered to Lin Hao and hurried away.
Outside the courtyard where Lin Hao and the others lived was a large open space. Lin Hao was now completely surrounded.
Seeing him suddenly stop walking, someone spoke up, "Lin Hao, what are you dawdling for? According to the Saint Institute’s rules, any disciple who newly enters the Holy Stele’s rankings must accept challenges. You took the tenth spot from Liu Tian yourself. Don’t tell me you’re planning to back out."
"Exactly! I wanted to make my move right after you challenged Liu Tian, but who knew you’d just run off. How shameless. You were gone for over ten days. Did you manage to break through one or Two Layers?" another person chimed in mockingly.
"Why stop at Two Layers? I bet it was at least the Third Layer. That guy, Ling Xiao, is always boasting he’s a peerless genius. If Lin Hao didn’t break through three layers in over ten days, he’d be tarnishing the name of ’genius.’ Hahaha..."
This drew a round of loud laughter from the crowd.
They were all people who knew a bit of the inside story. They knew Lin Hao was completely finished this time, which was why they were mocking him so brazenly.
When they had finished laughing, Lin Hao finally spoke. "You aren’t worthy of stepping onto the Saint Institute’s battlefield."
His one sentence sent everyone into a rage.
Lin Hao was too arrogant! How dare he say such a thing?
"You say we’re not worthy? Then I’ll have to see what you’re really made of!" one of them said, stepping forward.
The others automatically made space for him.
The man let out a shout and suddenly attacked.
Lin Hao looked up and snorted coldly.
THUMP!
From that cold snort alone, the man was thrown back as if struck by lightning. He spat out a mouthful of blood and couldn’t get back up.
This scene left everyone completely stunned.
Meanwhile, on a small path several hundred meters away, Wenren Feiming and Wenren Yuxin froze, having witnessed the scene below.
"Brother Lin didn’t do anything, and Mei Du, who’s at the Eighth Layer of the Elemental Realm, was actually defeated." Wenren Feiming stared at the scene below, dumbfounded.
Wenren Yuxin promptly rapped him on the head. "I tell you to train properly, but you don’t listen. He clearly snorted. Let’s not go down just yet."
"Oh." Wenren Feiming rubbed his head, a wronged look on his face.
"Woah, Hu Ba, at the Ninth Layer of the Elemental Realm, couldn’t take a single snort from Brother Lin either!"
"So amazing! I heard Lin Wanrong has a cultivation at the Soul Gathering Realm First Layer, but he still couldn’t withstand a snort from Brother Lin!"
"Duan Tianya and Duan Tianyu, both at the Soul Gathering Realm First Layer, attacked at the same time, and Brother Lin still repelled them with a single snort! That’s so fucking awesome!"
In the next moment, Wenren Feiming let out a series of shocked cries.
"Don’t swear!"
Wenren Feiming earned himself another rap on the head.
"Huh? Wait, that’s not right. If Brother Lin were only at the Soul Gathering Realm First Layer, there’s no way he could do this. Could it be... in just over ten days, he broke through again?!" Wenren Feiming scratched his head, having finally realized something was off. He turned and asked Wenren Yuxin.
A dazzling light appeared in Wenren Yuxin’s beautiful eyes as she stared intently down below.
During this time, several more people below were sent flying, yet Lin Hao hadn’t even made a move!
"Sis, what’s Brother Lin’s cultivation level?" Wenren Feiming asked urgently when Wenren Yuxin finally looked away. He had noticed her breathing had suddenly become rapid and her body was trembling slightly, an expression of utter disbelief on her face.
Wenren Feiming had been following Wenren Yuxin around like a shadow since they were little. He knew his sister all too well. In all these years, he had never seen her lose her composure like this.
"Fourth Layer of Soul Gathering Realm!" Wenren Yuxin took a few deep breaths before forcing out the six words, her voice still trembling.
THUD!
Hearing this, Wenren Feiming plopped right down on the ground.
"What... What was that?!" His eyes were practically bugging out of his head.
In just over ten days, from the Soul Gathering Realm First Layer to the Fourth Layer of Soul Gathering Realm... This was a miracle!
"I must be fucking hearing things, right?" Wenren Feiming glanced at Lin Hao, then looked up to speak to Wenren Yuxin again.
This time, Wenren Yuxin didn’t seem to hear his swearing and just shook her head. Then, she stared at Lin Hao without a word, lost in thought.
Meanwhile, in a room high up in the Saint Institute, Duan Wushuang, who had been sitting cross-legged in meditation, snapped her eyes open and shot to her feet.
’In over ten days, from the Soul Gathering Realm First Layer to the Fourth Layer of Soul Gathering Realm... Did he get his hands on a Saint Medicine?! No, even a Saint Medicine couldn’t do this. A Soul Gathering Realm Martial Artist couldn’t possibly absorb the essence of a Saint Medicine in just over ten days; it would just be a waste. A monster... he’s truly a monster!’
Duan Wushuang paced back and forth in her room. When she finally stopped, her eyes were filled with determination, as if she had made some kind of decision.
At this point, outside the courtyard where Lin Hao lived, the fighting had come to a temporary halt.
Dozens of people were gathered in the open space, all of them pale-faced, glaring daggers at Lin Hao.
They had all been defeated, so naturally, they hated Lin Hao to the bone.
"Go! Let’s all attack together! I don’t believe he can fight a hundred of us at once!" There were still many who hadn’t yet fought, but after witnessing Lin Hao’s power, not a single one dared to step forward.
"That’s right, let’s attack together. In just over ten days, I refuse to believe he could defy the heavens and break through to the Fourth Layer of Soul Gathering Realm. His cultivation is at the Third Layer of Soul Gathering Realm at most! He must be relying on some Secret Skill to support himself!"
"Alright, together!"
"Lin Hao, you’re dead meat today!" one of them roared, and then the entire circle of disciples surrounding Lin Hao attacked at once!
