Before Lin Chen could even take a step toward the inner courtyard affairs hall, violent, angry footsteps came crashing from outside the small courtyard, accompanied by a roar that shook the walls.
"Lin Chen! Get out here right now! You dare to hurt my brother? I'll break your legs and make you beg for mercy on the ground!"
The voice was full of tyrannical killing intent, so loud that almost half of the outer courtyard could hear it clearly.
Lin Chen's eyes turned cold. He had just received the system mission, and Lin Feng had already arrived.
He slowly pushed open the door.
In the courtyard, a tall, muscular young man stood with his arms crossed, his face fierce and his eyes blazing with rage. He was surrounded by four or five inner courtyard disciples, all of them looking at Lin Chen with contempt and cruelty.
This was Lin Feng, Lin Hao's biological elder brother. He was at the peak of the 4th level of Qi Refining, a well-known expert in the younger generation of the Lin Family. He had always been extremely protective of Lin Hao and had bullied Lin Chen many times in his previous life.
When Lin Feng saw Lin Chen appear, he sneered sharply, "You useless trash! You actually dared to cripple Hao'er's leg in the training ground! Do you really think you can defy heaven just because you got lucky a few times?"
The disciples behind him echoed loudly.
"You're just an outer courtyard trash who got lucky. How dare you offend Young Master Lin Feng?"
"He's at the peak of the 4th level of Qi Refining! You can't even imagine how strong he is!"
"Kneel down and apologize immediately! Maybe Young Master Lin Feng will give you a quick death!"
Lin Chen stood calmly at the door, his expression indifferent, as if he was looking at a group of clowns.
"Lin Hao was arrogant and rude. He humiliated me first and challenged me to a spar. Losing to me is his own fault," Lin Chen said calmly, his voice clear and loud. "If you're here to seek revenge for him, then don't waste my time."
Lin Feng was stunned for a moment, then laughed angrily, "Hahaha! Did you hear that? This trash is talking crazy! I thought you became a little bolder after winning a fight, but you're just an idiot who doesn't know his place!"
He took a step forward, and a violent, oppressive aura burst out from his body, pressing toward Lin Chen like a tidal wave.
"Today, I will let you understand the gap between a 2nd level and a 4th level Qi Refining warrior! I will beat you until you kneel on the ground and kowtow to Hao'er to apologize!"
The surrounding disciples all showed pity and schadenfreude.
In their eyes, Lin Chen was already a dead man.
Lin Feng was a genuine peak 4th level expert, far from someone like Lin Hao. Even if Lin Chen had improved a little, there was no way he could bridge such a huge realm gap.
But Lin Chen's expression did not change at all.
He had been reborn and possessed the Supreme Sign-In System. He had the Divine Body of Primordial Chaos, the Thunder Fist, and the Wind Steps. His combat power was far beyond that of an ordinary 2nd level Qi Refining warrior.
A mere peak 4th level was nothing to him.
"You talk too much," Lin Chen said lightly. "If you want to fight, then fight."
"Courting death!"
Lin Feng's eyes turned fierce. He did not hold back at all. He circulated his spiritual power, and his right fist turned slightly yellow as he threw a heavy punch straight at Lin Chen's chest.
This punch contained all his strength. He wanted to knock Lin Chen to the ground with one blow and humiliate him severely.
The surrounding disciples held their breath, waiting to see Lin Chen being knocked flying.
But at the moment the punch was about to land, Lin Chen moved.
Whoosh!
He activated the Wind Steps movement technique, and his body turned into a faint afterimage, easily dodging Lin Feng's attack.
Lin Feng's punch hit empty air, and his body lost balance due to the excessive force, staggering forward.
Before he could react, a sharp, cold voice sounded behind him.
"Is this all you've got?"
Lin Chen's figure appeared behind Lin Feng like a ghost. His right hand was wrapped in a faint thunder glow, and he used the Thunder Fist skill without hesitation.
Boom!
The punch landed heavily on Lin Feng's back.
A terrifying thunder force exploded inside Lin Feng's body, destroying his spiritual power in an instant.
"AHHH—!"
Lin Feng let out a shrill scream, and his huge body was sent flying more than ten meters away like a broken sack. He crashed heavily into the courtyard wall, creating a huge hole in the hard stone wall.
He fell to the ground, spitting out a large mouthful of blood mixed with internal organ fragments. His face turned pale as paper, and his breath became extremely weak.
The scene fell into dead silence.
The several inner courtyard disciples who had followed Lin Feng stood there stiffly, their eyes wide open and their mouths agape, as if they had seen a ghost.
No one dared to believe what they had just witnessed.
A 2nd level Qi Refining warrior had knocked out a peak 4th level Qi Refining expert with a single punch!
This was completely beyond their understanding!
Lin Chen slowly walked toward Lin Feng, his eyes cold and without the slightest emotion.
Lin Feng looked at Lin Chen in terror, his body trembling uncontrollably. Fear flooded his heart.
He finally realized that he had completely underestimated Lin Chen. This was not a lucky trash—this was a terrifying monster hiding his strength!
"You… don't come over…" Lin Feng begged in a trembling voice, completely losing his previous arrogance.
Lin Chen stopped in front of him and looked down at him indifferently.
"You dared to lead someone to block my way and seek revenge. You should have thought of the consequences."
"I was wrong… I will never dare again… please spare me…" Lin Feng begged desperately, his eyes filled with fear and regret.
But Lin Chen was not moved at all.
In his previous life, Lin Feng had been one of the minions who had bullied and humiliated him countless times. He had even taken part in the plot that led to his crippled cultivation.
Showing mercy to his enemies was the greatest cruelty to himself.
Lin Chen raised his foot and stepped lightly on Lin Feng's dantian.
Crack!
A clear sound echoed out.
Lin Feng's dantian was shattered, and his cultivation was completely crippled.
"NO—!! My cultivation!!!" Lin Feng let out a desperate scream, his eyes filled with despair.
From a peak 4th level genius, he had become a useless cripple in an instant.
Lin Chen withdrew his foot expressionlessly.
[Ding! Host has defeated Lin Feng and completed the side mission!]
[Reward has been issued: 10,000 Spirit Stones, High-Grade Mysterious Skill — Thunderclap Fist!]
A powerful surge of energy and a complete set of boxing techniques flooded into Lin Chen's mind.
Thunderclap Fist was far more powerful than the basic Thunder Fist. It carried the power of thunder and lightning, and its destructive power was astonishing.
Lin Chen's strength had risen once again.
He raised his eyes and looked at the few trembling inner courtyard disciples not far away.
"You two, carry him away. Tell everyone in the Lin Family—from today on, anyone who dares to provoke me will end up worse than Lin Feng."
His voice was not loud, but it carried an irresistible deterrent.
The disciples nodded frantically in fear, not daring to have the slightest hesitation. They quickly picked up Lin Feng and fled the courtyard as if fleeing for their lives.
The courtyard returned to calm.
Lin Chen stood alone in the yard, the morning sun shining on his body, coating him with a layer of golden light.
He had defeated Lin Hao and crippled Lin Feng in one day. From this moment on, no one in the Lin Family's younger generation would dare to look down on him or bully him again.
But Lin Chen knew that this was only a small step on his path to supremacy.
The real strong enemies and huge conspiracies were still waiting for him ahead.
He took a deep breath, turned around, and walked firmly toward the inner courtyard affairs hall.
A new journey was about to begin.