Chapter 48: Lin Chang'an of the Lin Family, I Request Your Guidance

Lin Fan was slightly stunned. Although he had also been thinking about personally beating this death-defying Lin Hao, since Lin Chang'an had put it that way, Lin Fan naturally would not refuse.

"Good, then I'll leave this fellow to you. Make sure he doesn't have an easy time; it would be best if you could make him spit some blood!" Lin Fan whispered into Lin Chang'an's ear.

Lin Chang'an smiled slightly. "Rest assured, Uncle. A mere Lin Hao—I will certainly make sure he leaves this stage on his back!"

"Mhm, but watch your limits. Don't strike too heavily."

"Mhm, I know."

After saying this, Lin Chang'an walked about ten meters in front of Lin Hao.

"Since you want to fight, then I shall be your opponent!" Lin Chang'an appeared exceptionally poised, showing none of the lowliness typical of a collateral branch descendant.

"Who are you from the Lin Family of Cloud Mist City?" Lin Hao asked, looking at Lin Chang'an.

Lin Chang'an merely gave a light smile. "A descendant of the Lin Family's collateral branch, Lin Chang'an. Please, teach me!"

As he finished speaking, Lin Chang'an placed one hand behind his back and extended the other, slightly curling his fingers in a gesture that was extremely... ostentatious!

The crowd erupted in an uproar.

This poised young man was actually just a descendant of a collateral branch of the Lin Family!?

Cui Wu and Cui Sheng did not care much; a collateral descendant was someone who could be wiped out at a whim!

Bai Yuxiang gave a contemptuous smile. Was this Lin Fan the same useless fiancé as his sister's? It seemed he would have to teach him a lesson so that Lin Fan would know a toad shouldn't dream of eating swan meat. As for that Lin Chang'an, he was just a collateral member, beneath notice.

Shangguan Chan looked at the now somewhat charismatic Lin Chang'an, her eyes blinking, her thoughts unknown.

As for Sword Eleven, he held an unsheathed sharp sword in both hands and sat down to meditate directly on the field, as if everything had nothing to do with him.

"A mere collateral descendant dares to be so arrogant! Let this young master teach you a lesson!" Lin Hao let out a hoarse, wild roar and charged straight toward Lin Chang'an.

His momentum scattered; he was merely at the second level of the Kaiyuan Realm. Facing Lin Chang'an, it was no different from an egg striking a stone!

"Boom!"

Lin Hao threw a punch at Lin Chang'an. Instead of retreating, Lin Chang'an advanced, meeting Lin Hao's punch with one of his own.

As the two punches collided, Lin Hao was sent retreating for over ten meters, while Lin Chang'an did not retreat but instead pressed forward!

In the blink of an eye, he covered ten meters and arrived instantly in front of Lin Hao.

Lin Hao's face paled in shock. Was this Lin Chang'an actually at the third level of the Kaiyuan Realm?!!

Seeing this, the crowd cried out in surprise. Did the small Lin Family of Cloud Mist City actually possess such a genius?

This collateral descendant was truly extraordinary.

Lin Chang'an narrowed his eyes slightly and shouted loudly—

"Void-Breaking Finger!"

He thrust a finger toward Lin Hao. Lin Hao had no way to avoid it and could only gather his entire essence to form a protective shield to block the attack.

However, Lin Chang'an's Void-Breaking Finger was a sixth-grade martial art, and one of the most powerful sixth-grade arts in the Lin Family's Martial Academy. How could Lin Hao possibly block it?

In an instant, the Void-Breaking Finger broke through Lin Hao's essence shield. The finger's force pierced into Lin Hao's body. Lin Hao let out a miserable scream and was instantly sent flying backward, coughing up large amounts of blood as he lay on the battle stage!

As for Lin Chang'an, he gave Lin Hao a cold glance, withdrew his essence, and then retreated to Lin Fan's side.

Lin Hao had been defeated in just two moves!

"Xiao Hao!"

Seeing Lin Hao heavily injured and spitting blood, the members of the Lin Family were greatly alarmed and rushed forward one after another.

"Lin Chang'an, you junior are being far too ruthless! This was merely a spar, yet you actually struck so heavily!" Lin Xia, the old patriarch of the Lin Family of Shuiyun City, slammed the table and stood up, pointing at Lin Chang'an and roaring.

"City Lord, the juniors are sparring, yet this Lin Chang'an actually struck so ruthlessly! I hope the City Lord can uphold justice for this old man!" After venting his anger at Lin Chang'an, Lin Xia immediately turned to Xia Yi to complain.

Before Xia Yi could speak, Lin Xuan spoke up indifferently

"Old fool, blades and swords have no eyes. Who told your Lin Family junior to be so weak? Even though he was clearly only one minor stage behind, he was still heavily wounded by my Lin Chang'an in two moves. Could it be that your Shuiyun City has been artificially inflating this Lin Hao's cultivation!?"

Lin Xuan's words were highly mocking. The surrounding families watched the drama quietly, but they were also whispering among themselves.

"This Lin Chang'an is indeed remarkable. It seems his combat strength is quite good for the third level of the Kaiyuan Realm."

"To think the best genius of the Lin Family is actually a collateral descendant."

"But why does it feel like Lin Chang'an is following that Lin Fan's lead?"

"Hehe, you are quite foolish. No matter what, Lin Fan is the Young Master of the Lin Family. As long as Lin Xuan is around, Lin Fan will always be the Young Clan Leader. Would Lin Chang'an dare to defy Lin Fan?!"

"Hehe, I see. I think this Lin Family has reached its end. Their collateral genius has such powerful talent, yet instead of nurturing him, they let him run errands for their useless Young Clan Leader. Hmph, foolish!"

"Indeed, indeed!"

"So foolish!"

Lin Xuan could faintly hear these words.

However, Lin Xuan did not care at all.

Because he truly treated everyone equally. Besides, if one of his own families had a collateral member surpassing his own biological son, they would probably wish they could wipe out the collateral branch!

Furthermore, there was one more thing: his son, Lin Fan, might actually be the strongest genius in the entire Lin Family!

After being rebuked by Lin Xuan, Lin Xia suddenly found himself unable to speak, his trembling fingers revealing the fury in his heart.

"Hehe, this is Patriarch Lin Xia, right? I accidentally injured your genius; this time, Chang'an was in the wrong."

Suddenly, Lin Chang'an actually stepped forward to apologize.

Everyone was somewhat curious. What was going on with this Lin Chang'an?!

Your Patriarch already said it was fine, yet you're actually acting cowardly?!

Just as many families and the geniuses on the field thought that Lin Chang'an was a weak and incompetent waste who couldn't be relied upon, Lin Chang'an continued in a serious tone

"I originally thought this Lin Hao had some strength, so I only used seventy percent of my power. But I did not expect that the genius of your Shuiyun City would be at this level. I failed to restrain my strength for a moment and ended up heavily injuring your 'genius.' My apologies."

Lin Chang'an's pronunciation of the word "genius" was particularly clear and heavy!

Lin Xia's face suddenly turned green. He had actually been played by a junior of the Kaiyuan Realm!?

"Pfft." Shangguan Chan let out a soft laugh.

The others looked at Lin Chang'an with a hint of amazement. Even Sword Eleven's lips twitched slightly; they had all thought Lin Chang'an was a coward, but who would have thought he was actually a black-bellied man!

Even Lin Xuan and the others were momentarily stunned by Lin Chang'an's maneuver.

"Hahaha! This Lin Chang'an is interesting! Very interesting! He is quite to my liking!" Shangguan Jian of the Shangguan family suddenly laughed and clapped his hands, showing no regard for the dignity of the Lin Family of Shuiyun City.

Lin Xia's entire face turned bright red. He never expected that even at eighty years old, he would have to suffer such a humiliation today!