"What, what did you just call me?"
Mei Shiyun pointed at her delicate nose, looking completely shocked.
The old Lin Hao would never have cursed at her like this. No matter how outrageous her actions, he never would have!
Unfortunately, the soul inside the current Lin Hao had long since been replaced.
He was no longer that simpering dog of a Lin Hao.
"What I called you, you know in your heart. Do you really need me to spell it out?" Lin Hao asked with a smile.
Mei Shiyun looked as though he had ripped away her last shred of decency, and she instantly flew into a rage from embarrassment: "What do you know? Is there something wrong with a woman seeking a secure life? Is there something wrong with wanting to marry a stronger man?!"
Lin Hao casually pointed at the dumbfounded Tang Chen and said, "The problem is, is he really stronger than me?"
At these words, Tang Chen's old face flushed crimson.
Yet Mei Shiyun's expression didn't change at all: "His family background is stronger than yours, his backing is stronger than yours—that is the part of him you will never compare to in your entire life!"
The corners of Lin Hao's lips curled up slightly: "Let's hope reality doesn't disappoint you."
"If I'm disappointed, I'm a dog!"
Mei Shiyun was so angry that her waist trembled.
At that moment, her younger sister, Mei Shishi, also walked over: "Sister, there's no need to pay attention to this kind of person. Men like this simply can't see reality, and they can't accept their own weak, mediocre side~ Often, when they can't get what they want, they act like rabid dogs, uttering incoherent nonsense that only makes a laughingstock of themselves."
"Don't get me wrong..." Lin Hao paused slightly, then explained, "A cheap piece of work like your sister isn't even worth my time. I just wanted to say, every pot has its matching lid; don't think that just because you have a pretty face, you're worthy of anyone. In this world, the ones indulging in wishful thinking have never been men."
"Bah, pathetic man, I can't be bothered with you!" Mei Shishi spat angrily toward the sky, only for the wind to blow it right back onto her face.
Startled, she hurried to turn around and wipe it off.
There were always bizarre spectacles to give Lin Hao a good show.
As for trash like them, Lin Hao would never deign to look at them.
When all was said and done, he was just teasing cats and dogs, suddenly seized by a bit of idle amusement.
At that moment, everyone's gaze was still converged on Tang Chen.
The Great Sumeru Hammer was the strongest martial art Tang Chen had mastered, practically invincible among his peers, yet today he had been made to lose so absurdly in front of Lin Hao...
He simply couldn't accept such a thing!
"Lin Hao, you're nothing more than an ant; there's no way you could possibly be my match."
"I, Tang Chen, will definitely cut you down here today!"
As Tang Chen finished speaking, his figure moved, and he instantly lunged at Lin Hao.
The two had been a hundred paces apart, but at Tang Chen's speed, he arrived in the blink of an eye!
Facing the hammer's shadow rushing toward him, Lin Hao calmly raised his eyes and caught the heavy hammer effortlessly with a casual grab.
"This is impossible!"
Tang Chen turned pale with fright.
*Crack—*
A crisp sound of a slap rang out sternly.
With a casual sweep of Lin Hao's palm, Tang Chen spat a mouthful of blood and flew backward like a kite with a snapped string.
Seeing this, Lin Hao took a casual, understated step forward.
*Whoosh!*
In an instant, he appeared behind Tang Chen and delivered a sideways kick straight to his waist.
*Snap!*
"Ah!!!"
A pig-like scream echoed through the air.
Lin Hao was actually beating Tang Chen to a pulp, and up until now, he still hadn't revealed the slightest fluctuation of spiritual energy.
A scene like this made everyone on the Xuantian Sect's plaza break out in a cold sweat, completely at a loss.
"Sect... Sect Master, if this goes on, the Senior Brother is going to cause a huge disaster. You should step in and stop this..." A Xuantian Sect disciple stepped forward to advise.
Ye Liuyun remained silent.
Stop him my foot!
If not for Hao'er's ability to defeat Tang Chen, who knew what state they'd be in right now.
The Tang Sect might be unfathomably mysterious, but he, Ye Liuyun, hadn't lived on easy terms to become a grandmaster of the Northern Wasteland!
Worst comes to worst!
They would move the entire sect!
And flee deep into the Myriad Mountains!
Let's see how his Tang Sect would find them then.
...
In the sky, Tang Chen was kicked back and forth like a ball, completely devoid of the haughty arrogance he had previously displayed as an peerless prodigy of Zhongzhou.
Lin Hao's strength exceeded everyone's expectations.
Seeing the Tang Chen brother she had been yearning for beaten almost to death, Mei Shiyun knelt on the ground in despair, shaking her head incessantly.
*Slap!*
At that moment, Lin Hao suddenly grabbed Tang Chen by the waist belt, lifted him single-handedly above his head, and looked out toward Zhongzhou with a hint of provocation in his tone: "The Tang Sect, and this is all the strength you have?"
"Cough..." Blood spilled from the corners of Tang Chen's mouth, and his pale face was full of ferocity: "You, don't underestimate me... The Tang Sect... The strength of the Tang Sect is not something you can understand!"
"Still talking tough when death is at hand."
"Six!"
Lin Hao tossed Tang Chen's rigid body upward while turning his fingers into a sword, preparing to execute him right then and there.
At that very moment, a figure appeared before him without any warning whatsoever!
It was the sect master of the Daotian Sect, Mei Anjiu!
"Ascending Dragon Palm!"
With a single palm strike from Mei Anjiu, operating at full power, his majestic spiritual might instantly caused the color of heaven and earth to change.
The sudden turn of events caught Lin Hao off guard, and he immediately crossed his arms to protect his chest.
*Bang!*
In the void, a surging dragon seemed to ripple outward, ruthlessly slamming into Lin Hao and forcing him to slide backward step by step through the air.
His feet carved two trails of white mist in the void before he finally managed to steady his stance after a long moment.
"Mei Anjiu, you're courting death!"
Ye Liuyun bellowed.
At that moment, Lin Hao raised a hand: "Foster father, don't worry, I can handle him."
What?
Ye Liuyun was immensely shocked and cautiously warned: "Hao'er, you mustn't underestimate the enemy. He is a Divine Storage Realm expert, just like me."
Lin Hao rolled his arms, completely unconcerned: "The Divine Storage Realm? It's nothing much."
This!
Lin Hao's words utterly shocked everyone present.
The Divine Storage Realm not only allowed one to expand their Qi pool into a Qi sea, but it also elevated the power of the Soul Art to a whole new level.
Although it was only one realm apart from the Nether Penetration Realm, the gap was like a natural chasm.
This brat wasn't just putting on a front...
Mei Anjiu hid his numb hand inside his sleeve, his old face shifting through shades of uncertainty: "Lin Hao, your uncle is doing this for your own good. The Tang Sect is not someone you can afford to provoke. If you remain obsessed and unrepentant, you fear you'll meet a bloody end."
"Is that so?"
Lin Hao walked toward him with his hands behind his back.
With every step he took, his figure could teleport a certain distance.
And up to this point, he still hadn't released his spiritual pressure, let alone used his Soul Art.
Unsure of his true depth, Mei Anjiu felt a lingering sense of dread.
He could only shrink back in retreat.
"Sect Master Mei, if you can kill this person, I am willing to offer you the sixth-grade Profound Dragon Pill to help you break through to the Return to Void Realm!" Tang Chen suddenly shouted.
A sixth-grade Profound Dragon Pill?!
That was the king of pills among sixth-grade medicinal pills!
Hearing this alluring reward, Mei Anjiu's retreating steps came to an abrupt halt. When he raised his eyes to look at Lin Hao, his gaze gradually grew fanatical.
They said heavy rewards would bring out brave men.
Let alone a legendary miraculous medicine like the sixth-grade Profound Dragon Pill.
Hardening his heart on the spot to pledge his loyalty to the Tang Sect, Mei Anjiu drew his sword and pointed it straight at Lin Hao: "Since you refuse to listen to reason, don't blame me for being heartless!"
"Reason?"
Those words made Lin Hao find it genuinely amusing: "You old dog... when have you ever had such a thing in front of me?"