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194: Let’s see who has the bigger fist.Uncle Lingshan suppressed his anger and said in a deep voice:

”Young Family Head Zhong, my Family member Lin Lingxi was severely injured without cause by your people on Black Wind Mountain, and her Spirit Beast was stolen. This matter...”

”Without cause?”

Zhong Peng abruptly interrupted him, sneering, his voice rising, full of malice.

”Who said without cause? That Green Scale Colt was originally a prey this young master had his eyes on, and I’ve been chasing it for days!

How dare that impoverished servant of your Lin Family compete with this young master for something? Hitting him was light! Not killing him on the spot was already out of pity for your Lin Family, considering your Grand Elder just died!”

These words were extremely vicious, not only twisting black and white but also directly insulting the entire Lin Family.

Uncle Lingshan trembled with rage and shouted:

”Zhong Peng! How dare you slander us! Black Wind Mountain is ownerless land; whoever gets the Spirit Beast first claims it! You...”

”Shut up!”

Zhong Peng abruptly closed his feather fan, slapping it against his palm. The fake smile on his face vanished instantly, replaced by cold arrogance:

”Lin Lingshan, I gave you face, didn’t I? What do you think your Lin Family is?

You got lucky, currying favor with some so-called ’Senior’ who popped out of who knows where, and now you really think you can turn things around? You think you can be on equal footing with my Zhong Family and the Liu Family?”

”I’m telling you! The people who beat your folks today did it to vent Liu-xiong’s anger! It’s to tell your Lin Family.

In this Black Mountain territory, if you’re a Dragon, you coil; if you’re a Tiger, you crouch! Before, you were a dog wagging its tail for scraps, and in the future, you’ll continue to be dogs!

A mere Qi Refining Seventh Layer Cultivator, and your Lin Family thinks it can defy Heaven? Impossible!

Liu-xiong is concerned about his status and won’t make a move against you, but I can’t stand this insult!”

”Still want an explanation? Bah!”

He spat fiercely: ”The people who beat your folks are right here. If you have the guts, try to touch them? See if you can walk out of my Zhong Family’s gate today!”

As his words fell, the dozen or so Zhong Family Cultivators around him simultaneously took a step forward. The Spiritual Pressure of Middle Stage and Late Stage Qi Refining, mixed with Killing Intent, pressed down unreservedly, locking onto Uncle Lingshan and the others.

Among them, two Late Stage Qi Refining Cultivators focused their aura on Uncle Lingshan.

Lingkuang’s eyes were bloodshot with rage, and he couldn’t help but roar, ”Zhong Peng! You’re going too far!”

He then stepped forward to argue.

”Courting death!”

A burly man in the Qi Refining Sixth Layer behind Zhong Peng sneered. Without waiting for Zhong Peng’s order, he suddenly threw a punch. A yellowish-brown fist shadow, carrying a fierce wind, struck directly at Lingkuang’s face.

Lingkuang’s cultivation was only Qi Refining Third Layer, how could he resist?

He hastily blocked, but the violent punch shook his Qi and blood, sending him staggering back. He took a solid hit to the face, instantly saw stars, and blood spilled from the corner of his mouth.

”Dare to fight in the Zhong Family? Beat them!” Zhong Peng arrogantly waved his hand.

Immediately, more than ten Zhong Family Cultivators swarmed forward, their fists, kicks, palm winds, and even the glow of low-level spells raining down on Uncle Lingshan and the others.

They weren’t truly trying to kill them, but rather to humiliate them.

Their fists and feet aimed specifically at the face and thick-fleshed parts of the body, their strength controlled with great precision, inflicting pain and humiliation without causing fatal injuries.

Uncle Lingshan roared repeatedly, his Qi Refining Seventh Layer cultivation erupting, instantly shaking off several people.

But the opponents were numerous, and two Qi Refining Seventh Layer Cultivators stepped forward with cold sneers, entangling him from left and right, preventing him from rescuing others.

His combat power was strong, but he couldn’t defeat the two of them for a while.

He watched helplessly as Lingkuang, Lin Dashan, and the others were beaten and shoved around like toys by the Zhong Family Cultivators, constantly acquiring new injuries and suffering immense humiliation, making him almost explode with rage.

He punched back the Cultivator on his left, wanting to rush towards Zhong Peng, but was struck in the chest by a treacherous palm from the Cultivator on his right.

Although he endured it with his powerful Physical Body and cultivation, suffering only minor injuries, his clothes were torn, leaving that humiliating palm print.

”Enough!”

Seeing his Family members humiliated and himself tightly entangled, Uncle Lingshan knew that he would gain no advantage today, and staying longer would only lead to greater humiliation.

He let out a stifled roar of anger, suddenly erupting with spiritual power, forcefully breaking free from the battle, and shielding his bruised and humiliated Family members.

Amidst the unrestrained laughter of the Zhong Family Cultivators and Zhong Peng’s insults of ”Get out! Useless trash!”, they retreated from Zhong Family Fortress in disarray.

...They never intended to talk! They just wanted to humiliate us! They wanted to slap the Lin Family’s face! To vent Liu Chengcai’s anger!”

After Uncle Lingshan finished recounting, his tiger-like eyes were bloodshot, and a huge sense of humiliation and powerlessness almost consumed him.

He slammed his fist into a stone pillar beside him, and the hard bluestone actually cracked like a spiderweb.

This fully displayed the anger in his heart.

”This insult... I can’t swallow this insult! Jingyu! We must fight back! Otherwise, my Lin Family will never have peace! Anyone can come and step on us!”

He had originally thought the Lin Family could develop peacefully for a while.

But he never expected to be targeted by the Zhong Family for no reason.

All the Family members fell silent, and then an even more violent anger accumulated in that silence.

Everyone’s eyes turned red, their fists clenched, making cracking sounds, and their teeth gritted.

They’re going too far! Absolutely too far!

This was no longer just a conflict; this was openly riding on the Lin Family’s head and defecating, repeatedly trampling the Lin Family’s dignity into the mud.

All eyes, involuntarily filled with endless anger and a final hope, turned towards the silently standing young man.

Lin Jingyu slowly raised his head, his face devoid of any expression, terrifyingly calm.

Only in his deep eyes did an icy, bone-chilling glint surge like an undercurrent beneath a ten-thousand-year-old ice abyss, threatening to devour everything.

He lightly exhaled, his breath so cold it seemed to lower the surrounding temperature.

”Uncle Lingshan, fellow Family members.”

His voice wasn’t loud, yet it clearly reached everyone’s ears, carrying a chilling finality:

”It seems some people don’t see others’ forbearance as cultivation, but rather as weakness.”

”Since reason doesn’t work, since they believe that a bigger fist is the ultimate truth...”

Lin Jingyu slowly took a step, his aura seemingly connecting with the entire Lin Family Village’s earth pulse. An invisible, heart-palpitating pressure began to spread.

”Then, let it be as they wish.”

”Some face isn’t begged for; it’s fought for!”

”Some dignity isn’t bestowed by others; it must be reclaimed with blood and fire, by one’s own hands!”

His gaze swept over the palm print on Uncle Lingshan’s chest, over Lingkuang’s bruised face, over the humiliated fire in the eyes of every Family member, and finally, looked towards the direction of the Zhong Family.

”I will handle this matter.”

As his voice fell, there was no longer any hesitation, only the resolute determination of iron and blood.

Since that’s the case, let’s see whose fist is bigger.