Chapter 57: The Two Prides of the Lin Family; A Beauty Rescues the Hero

"Lin Fan, you must get down on your knees today!"

Bai Yuxiang grew increasingly exasperated. How could a useless waste who had been dumped by his own sister repeatedly surpass him time and time again? This was nothing short of an insult—a blatant slap in the face!

It wasn't just Bai Yuxiang who was incensed; Yang Hong and Yin Jun were both filled with both rage and fear!

When they first came to Huaqing Mansion, they thought they were coming to show off. They never expected that not only would their attempt to show off fail, but they would actually be humiliated by the locals. Especially since this local was the useless fiancé of the new prodigy junior sister of the Spirit Martial Sect, Bai Yuran, and the one who had killed members of the family of his master's son!

Having lost face for their master repeatedly, they couldn't even imagine how much they would be tormented by their master upon their return!

And all of this was because of those two scoundrels, Lin Fan and Lin Chang'an!

"Die!"

Yin Jun struck with lethal intent, his long sword gleaming brilliantly under the sunlight.

Lin Fan narrowed his eyes. Naturally, he could tell the opponent was making a killing move, so he immediately retreated. Facing the combined attack of five people was a bit much for him to handle.

Seeing this, Lin Chang'an also immediately retreated.

Sitting in the private box, Lin Xuan watched the scene with unperturbed calm; this was within his expectations.

It was primarily because his own strength was insufficient, and the prestige of the Lin family was not enough.

If his strength and the Lin family's prestige were enough to strike terror into everyone's hearts, who would dare to plot against his family members on the battle stage!?

It seemed that "playing a pig to eat the tiger" was ultimately a lower-tier strategy; one had to reveal their true strength directly!

"Chang'an, lend me your strength!"

Lin Fan suddenly roared with his back to Lin Chang'an, and Lin Chang'an understood immediately.

"Dance of Lightning!"

Lightning swirled around the long spear, yet it held no offensive properties. Lin Fan immediately utilized the momentum of Lin Chang'an's spear to soar into the air.

"Phantom Slash of the Firmament!"

With a single strike of the blade, the power was staggering!

A Ninth-Grade Martial Art!

This technique left Bai Yuxiang and the others slightly shocked, but the strength of the five was not to be underestimated.

"Boom!"

A massive explosion erupted in the center, sending waves of dust billowing across the battle stage.

Lin Chang'an and Lin Fan retreated rapidly, stabilizing themselves at the edge of the stage.

As the dust cleared, it was revealed that Bai Yuxiang, Cui Wu, Yin Jun, and the others had only been pushed back. They looked somewhat disheveled, but they had not sustained significant injuries.

The combined attack of the five had neutralized Lin Fan's single move.

However, this also served as side proof of the sheer power of Lin Fan's technique.

"Hiss—"

The surrounding families in the stands let out collective gasps of breath. Not only had Lin Fan mastered a Ninth-Grade Martial Art, but he also possessed such immense power; clearly, he had reached a level of true mastery with it.

"Cough, cough."

Lin Chang'an waved his hand in front of his nose and said helplessly, "It looks like they are going to play for real!"

"Heh, isn't that the case? They simply don't want our Lin family to prosper!" Lin Fan said calmly, holding his blade.

"Get down, you bastard!"

Suddenly, before Lin Chang'an could react, a figure lunged out from the side, clearly having been lying in ambush for a long time.

"What!?"

Lin Chang'an was struck with terror, but he failed to dodge the attack. Although his Qi shield protected his body, he was still sent flying.

He had narrowly avoided being knocked completely off the stage; though he hadn't fallen, Lin Chang'an was now merely hanging onto the wall of the stage by his spear, barely clinging to life.

Everyone looked toward the attacker, only to find it was the work of a member of the Zhao family.

The man was named Zhao Fei, the second of the third generation of the Zhao family, also at the fourth level of the Kaiyuan realm. He looked quite refined, clearly having been waiting on the sidelines for a long time.

"Hahaha, well done, Zhao Fei! Take down that Lin Chang'an!"

Watching this, Zhao Tai was ecstatic. Thinking of his own son who was still recovering from injuries, his heart bled with rage; he wanted Lin Chang'an to taste the bitterness of defeat!

"Chang'an!"

Seeing the dire situation, Lin Fan immediately moved to help Lin Chang'an.

However, Yin Jun and the others took this opportunity to rush forward and intercept Lin Fan. Although Lin Fan was strong, he could not break through the blockade of so many people all at once.

"Lin Chang'an, get the hell down!"

Zhao Fei grinned savagely, preparing to knock Lin Chang'an off, but suddenly, a streak of sword light struck!

"Clang!"

With a crisp sound, Zhao Fei was instantly repelled over a dozen meters.

As everyone focused their gaze, they saw it was actually the eldest young lady of the Shangguan family, Shangguan Chan!

"Hahaha, Brother Shangguan, we must thank your daughter for saving our Chang'an this time."

Seeing this, Lin Xuan was the first to speak, cupping his hands toward Shangguan Jian.

Shangguan Jian had not expected his daughter to take action. After looking at Lin Chang'an with a hint of suspicion, he responded to Lin Xuan with a smile

"Hehe, my daughter has always possessed a heart for chivalry. Perhaps she simply cannot stand seeing others use numbers to bully the weak or resort to sneak attacks."

The words of Lin Xuan and Shangguan Jian caused the faces of Ba Li, Cui Yongzhou, and Bai Lao to instantly darken.

Who are you two implying?

No, this couldn't be called implying; this was blatant mockery!

"Hehe, this is a free-for-all battle stage. Isn't it perfectly normal to huddle together for warmth and form alliances?" Cui Yongzhou immediately tried to smooth things over.

"Hahaha, that's not necessarily true. This was clearly targeted. But fortunately, those five haven't managed to eliminate our Lin family's twin geniuses yet!" Lin Xuan said with a disdainful smile.

Sitting to the side, Lin Wen and Lin Wu stroked their beards with great satisfaction, their old faces practically beaming with joy.

Lin Xue'er was still on the sidelines, shouting encouragements to Lin Fan and Lin Chang'an.

Hou Mingyu tried his best to control himself from looking toward Lin Xue'er, but his peripheral vision couldn't help but drift in her direction.

Ba Li and the others were filled with embarrassment. Why haven't you eliminated Lin Chang'an and Lin Fan yet? Are you all useless!?

"Thank you, Miss Shangguan!"

Seeing that Shangguan Chan had saved him, Lin Chang'an felt no impropriety. He immediately jumped back onto the stage and cupped his hands in thanks with a smile.

"No need for thanks. I just couldn't stand their sneak attack," Shangguan Chan said, her face flushing slightly as she waved her hand in a flustered manner.

"Hmph, Lin Chang'an, even if Shangguan Chan protects you today, you must go down!"

Bai Yuxiang and Cui Sheng broke away from the crowd surrounding Lin Fan, intending to take one of them down first.

Unexpectedly, a figure clutching a sharp sword stepped forward.

"Bullying the weak with numbers is not the conduct of a gentleman. If you intend to continue this way, then I, Jian Shiyi, am willing to play along with you. Let's see if you can eliminate me as well, or if you'll find out just how sharp my precious sword is!"