C16

In the morning, the Lin Family did not cause a ruckus. Instead, it was much quieter than before.

There was no joy on everyone's faces. Instead, there was only a slight heaviness.

At this moment, the members of the family had already gathered at the Martial Arts Practice Grounds. The atmosphere was extremely tense.

Looking at the crowd, Lin Hao, who was standing at the entrance of the martial arts practice field, clenched his fists tightly. It was finally time for the Family Competition to begin.

"Brother Lin Hao, all the best!" Beside him, Lin Fu patted Lin Hao's shoulder as he loudly spoke.

Lin Fu originally had a lot of respect for Lin Hao. Plus, Lin Hao was the only one who stood up for Lin Wen last time, so Lin Fu was especially confident in Lin Hao.

"Let's go in." Lin Hao faintly smiled as he said to Lin Fu.

Even the people who worked outside had returned. The strength of a family depended on the strength of the younger generation, and the family had paid special attention to this competition. Everything was for the competition that was going to start in a month.

But to many people, this trip back was meaningless because there was a high chance that the top three would be the three brothers.

There was no suspense! This was because they had already broken through, and their cultivation had even caught up to some of the elders. How could other people be their match?

Lin Hao's arrival quickly attracted the attention of many people. The reason was because he had been very overbearing three days ago, and had even set up a bet.

Who would have thought that the person who had been dejected ever since his parents disappeared would actually become so domineering? Not only did he stand up for Lin Xiong, but he even dared to contradict him.

Those who had bullied Lin Hao for three years were now somewhat fearful. The first was Lin Qing's death, and no one was backing them up. The second was that Lin Hao was already at the 5th level of Qi Refining! This was not something they could defeat.

Naturally, there were also a few people who were especially cold to Lin Hao, among them was Lin Xiong.

Ignoring the changes in the crowd, Lin Hao's expression remained indifferent until he felt an aura lock onto him. Only then did he turn his head to look.

"Lin Long, Lin Hu, Lin Bao!" Lin Hao frowned. If he wanted to obtain a spot in the competition today, he must defeat one of them. However, all three of them had broken through to the sixth level of the Qi Refining stage.

How difficult was it to win?

Lin Hao ignored their peeping gazes and came into the arena. He stood in a corner, quietly waiting for the Family Competition to begin.

Following the commotion that occurred a short while after Lin Hao appeared, the heavy and repressed anger that he ought to have returned to the Martial Arts Practice Grounds.

Moments later, as Lin Xiao stood up from the high platform, the entire arena quieted down.

First, Lin Xiao's eyes slowly scanned across the crowd. After which, he nodded his head in a gratified manner.

Lin Xiao continued: "You are doing very well. The Qi Gathering Pills given to you by your family have not been wasted. Many people have already broken through to their current level. I am very pleased about this."

Hearing this, those clan disciples that had broken through raised their heads high, feeling exceptionally excited. As for those who hadn't broken through yet, they remained in a low position.

"Among them, Lin Long and Lin Hu both broke through to the 7th level of Qi Refining, and Lin Bao also broke through to the peak of the 6th level! "Praise me." Lin Xiao shouted.

But right after, Lin Xiao changed the topic of the competition: "However, the Family Competition is still going to be held. The following matches will be held: Lin Long, Lin Hu, and Lin Bao are the three arena masters. As long as any of you can defeat one of them, you can win the competition!"

"How is this possible? They are already at the seventh level of the Qi Refinement realm, who could possibly be their match?"

"Yeah, I originally thought that we could try, but now it seems that it's impossible. It's just the three of them."

Lin Hao's heart tightened, and he thought to himself: "I broke through?" However, I will not give up. Right now, I can only face off against Lin Bao. "

Time slowly passed, but no one had yet challenged the three of them.

"Since that's the case, then …" Lin Xiao had already stood up and was about to announce the end of the match when Lin Hao shouted: "I want to challenge Lin Bao!"

"What? Lin Hao actually chose to challenge Lin Bao? Is he too confident in himself?"

"Yeah, although he's already at the 5th level of Qi Refinement, Lin Bao is already at the peak of the 6th level!"

"I think it might be because of Wang Ping's bet, so Lin Hao decided to take a gamble."

Lin Wen ran in front of Lin Hao and said worriedly, "If it's really no good, then give up, I don't think you are his match."

"Hur hur." Lin Hao touched Lin Wen's nose out of habit and said, "You don't believe me? "How can you know without trying? Besides, I will definitely do as I've promised you."

"Alright, if there's really no other way, I'll admit defeat." Lin Wen was no longer reluctant.

Lin Hao didn't answer Lin Wen and walked straight to the training field. Facing Lin Bao, he was the one with the lowest cultivation level among the three brothers.

"You're not my opponent, so you should hurry up and leave." Lin Bao said with an expressionless face.

"How do you know you can't do it without trying?" Lin Hao retorted.

"If that's the case, then I won't be polite." Lin Bao said.

"Giant Spirit Fist!" With a deep bellow, Lin Bao took the initiative to strike first, not giving Lin Hao the slightest chance.

Giant Spirit Fist was a type of cultivation technique that released spiritual energy. In Lin Bao's hands, it was especially imposing.

The winds from Lin Hao's fist howled as the shadows of his fist filled the sky. Lin Hao continuously retreated, and each time, he managed to barely dodge Lin Bao's fist.

If this was the past, Lin Hao would have already been flustered by this Lin Bao. But now with the jade bracelet and him breaking through to the fifth level of Qi Refining, Lin Hao's heart was as calm as still water.

Seeing that the Giant Spirit Fist did not cause any damage to Lin Hao, Lin Bao frowned and an expression of disbelief appeared on his face.

"How is this Lin Hao so strong?"

Seeing that Lin Bao did not quickly finish Lin Hao off, Lin Hu asked worriedly.

"Don't worry, Junior Panther hasn't used his full strength yet." Lin Long laughed.

"This Lin Hao has improved a lot!" "He's already at the peak of the 5th level of Qi Refinement." Lin Meng praised.

Lin Xiao also laughed, "That's right. It is indeed not easy to reach such a level with a four element spirit root. It is even faster than his father's cultivation. This time, maybe Lin Hao will be able to defeat Lin Bao. "

"Humph!" I think things are not that simple! " Lin Xiong interjected.

"Is that so?" Hearing their conversation, the worry on Lin Wen's face gradually disappeared, and she returned to her usual cold expression with a puzzled expression.

However, Lin Wen's gaze never left the young man in the field.

"Looks like defeating you still requires some effort. Since that's the case, I'll let you have a taste of my recently completed magic tool, the Dragon's Leash!" Lin Bao said in a deep voice as he took out his own Dragon-Trapping Dragon Rope.

For a moment, Lin Hao was trapped by the Dragon Rope and unable to move.

"Let's see what you'll do now!" Lin Bao was overjoyed as he said.

Magical artefacts were one grade lower than spiritual weapons. Although they weren't as powerful as spiritual weapons, if cultivators of the same rank were to face them, they would certainly have the advantage of having magical equipment.

Now that Lin Bao had taken out the Dragon's Leash that he refined, Lin Hao immediately felt a great deal of pressure.

"Humph!" You want to trap me by relying on the Dragon's Leash? "It's too simple." Lin Hao harrumphed coldly. Then, he formed a hand seal in the air with both hands and released a fireball technique.

The fireballs attacked the Forest Leopard from all directions.

"Since you took out the Dragon-Trapping Rope, I'll destroy it. Let's see what you can do!"

Lin Hao had always felt that the "Fireball Technique" in the jade bracelet was different from his family's "Little Flame Technique". The effect of the fireball technique was slightly greater, and could even burn away ordinary low-grade magic tools!

Therefore, Lin Hao decided to take a gamble!