Chapter 65: Defeating Lin Zhentian, the Number One of the Lin Family!

The news of Lin Yan and Lin Zhentian's martial arts exchange quickly spread within the Ironwood Manor.

After learning of this news, aside from those who had important matters to attend to, almost all the members of the Lin family within Ironwood Manor hurried towards the direction of the martial arts arena.

After all, this was a martial arts exchange between Lin Yan and Lin Zhentian!

As the most talented disciples of the Lin family, many members were curious about Lin Yan's strength, but unfortunately, they had never had the chance to witness it firsthand.

Now, the sparring match between Lin Yan and Lin Zhentian was an opportunity for them to witness something eye-opening.

Many Lin family disciples wanted to see for themselves how strong their most formidable disciple, Lin Yan, truly was. Could he defeat Lin Zhentian in their exchange and prove that he was even better, thus becoming the new strongest in the Lin family?

As a result, the Lin family members quickly arrived at the martial arts arena one after another upon hearing the news.

People like Lin Hong, Lin Xia, and Lin Dong were naturally among them.

"I never thought that Big Brother Lin Yan would become this powerful. It wasn't long ago that he was on a similar level as us," Lin Hong sighed as he watched Lin Yan on the stage. He was now completely convinced of Lin Yan's strength, but he still felt a sense of disbelief when he recalled the days they were evenly matched.

Why did Big Brother Lin Yan's cultivation progress so quickly?

"Tsk, this guy is just abnormal, like a monster!" Lin Xia grumbled discontentedly. She had been relatively close to Lin Yan before, but now he had pulled far ahead. No matter how she tried to catch up, she couldn't, which left her feeling quite frustrated.

"Lin Yan brother is indeed quite extraordinary," Lin Dong nodded in agreement with them. Even he felt that Lin Yan was the true genius.

But after he said this, the strange looks that Lin Hong and Lin Xia shot his way were undeniable.

"It seems like you're not exactly normal either, are you?"

...

On the stage, Lin Zhentian saw the crowd gradually gathering around and decided not to delay any longer.

He glanced at Lin Yan and then smiled, saying, "Come on, Xiao Yan, let Grandpa see how strong you've become!"

Lin Yan responded by clasping his hands together towards Lin Zhentian and said, "Grandpa, please be careful."

With a sudden step, Lin Yan's tall figure moved like a ghost, quickly closing the distance to Lin Zhentian.

With a forceful punch, Lin Yan struck at Lin Zhentian. While he didn't employ techniques like the Eight Extremes Collapse, his body, strengthened by the unique fire tempering, possessed terrifying strength even with a casual blow.

"Pure Yang Finger!"

Lin Zhentian quickly employed his Fourth Grade martial art, the Pure Yang Finger, managing to barely fend off Lin Yan's attack before retreating a few steps.

Seeing this, Lin Yan raised an eyebrow.

He opened his other hand, and strong green flames surged over his five fingers.

Lin Yan pressed his hand toward Lin Zhentian, and the intense heat burned the surrounding air, making it slightly scorched.

But Lin Zhentian's reaction was swift as well. He formed seals with both hands, swiftly condensing a ball of light in his palm. This was the improved martial art technique of their Lin family, enhanced by Lin Dong.

The sphere of light was quickly flung forward, but Lin Yan showed no fear. He effortlessly crushed the sphere with a single hand, as if squashing a tofu.

Before Lin Zhentian could react successfully, Lin Yan's five fingers, now holding the blue flame, were already hanging in front of his face.

"I admit defeat," Lin Zhentian said, somewhat stunned.

After a momentary daze, a bitter smile appeared on his lips as he spoke to Lin Yan.

As a seasoned warrior, Lin Zhentian understood very well what would happen if Lin Yan's attack successfully landed on him. Moreover, the terrifying heat he felt from Lin Yan's fingers just now left him chilled. He had a feeling that if his flesh came into contact with the blue flame, it might instantly incinerate him.

Thus, Lin Zhentian accepted his defeat gracefully.

"Thank you for the concession, Grandpa," Lin Yan replied with a smile.

However, Lin Zhentian didn't appear unhappy about his loss. Instead, he patted Lin Yan's shoulder joyfully, saying, "Good kid, you're indeed formidable!"

"If it were a real life-or-death battle, your grandpa might not last more than three moves against you!"

"Truly the most talented disciple of our Lin family."

Lin Yan shook his head. "Grandpa, you're too kind. What we just did was just a friendly match. The outcome might not be the same if it were a life-or-death battle."

Lin Zhentian chuckled and said, "You're consoling me, little guy."

"Having fought you firsthand, I understand the gap in our strengths."

"Speaking of which, you truly don't seem like a Late Yuan Stage cultivator."

"Not to brag, but someone like me is already among the best Late Yuan Stage cultivators. Otherwise, I wouldn't have my place in Qingyang Town."

"But you, you're on a whole different level. It feels like fighting against us Late Yuan Stage cultivators is like fighting at a lower dimension, yet your realm is truly Late Yuan Stage."

Lin Zhentian felt somewhat frustrated as he thought aloud. After all, on the surface, he and Lin Yan were at the same level, so why was he so helpless against Lin Yan's attacks?

Lin Zhentian kept pondering in his mind.

Meanwhile, the Lin family members below were utterly dumbfounded.

They had expected a fierce and epic battle, but it turned out to be a one-sided victory for Lin Yan.

Thus, when they looked at Lin Yan, their gazes were filled with disbelief.

"Big Brother Lin Yan is way too powerful. He defeated Grandpa so easily..."

Lin Hong couldn't help but sigh.

Lin Xia, on the other hand, muttered, "Monster!"

Surprisingly, Lin Dong seemed to confirm his expectations.

He understood very well that Lin Yan was incredibly strong. Even the techniques he had used before, such as the Eight Extremities Exploding Technique, spirit arrays, and mental power, were all part of Lin Yan's arsenal.

However, at this moment, Lin Yan hadn't used any of those techniques. He had defeated Lin Zhentian using only that mysterious blue flame.

So, this deepened Lin Dong's understanding of Lin Yan's strength.

"Simply invincible..."

"Lin Yan, you're terrifying."

"I guess I need to train harder. Otherwise, I might end up completely left behind by Lin Yan and won't be able to catch up."

Lin Dong muttered with a bitter smile.

At this point, the sparring match between Lin Yan and Lin Zhentian had concluded completely. Therefore, they were both planning to return to their respective residences.

However, just at this moment, a carrier pigeon flew towards Lin Zhentian.

Initially sporting a smile, Lin Zhentian's expression darkened instantly after he read the contents of the letter carried by the pigeon.

"What's wrong, Grandpa?" Lin Yan quickly noticed Lin Zhentian's anger and asked.

Lin Dong and the others also approached him one by one.

"Recently, we've been secretly transferring our family members from Qingyang Town to Ironwood Manor."

"After all, because of the Ironwood Manor situation, both the Lei and Xie families are almost at odds with us. Since we have mineral veins here, and the main force of the Lin family can't leave, we had planned to move our family members here."

"But because we were afraid of being discovered by the Lei and Xie families, we've been doing it secretly, and the efficiency hasn't been very high."

"Today was supposed to be the final batch, but I just received intelligence that the Lei and Xie families have discovered this last batch."

Lin Zhentian's face grew even darker as he continued.

"According to the information, the Lei family is pursuing our family members. The Lord of the Mad Saber Martial Hall helped us hold off the Lei family, but the Xie family is another story."

"At this moment, Xie Qian, the Patriarch of the Xie family, personally intervened and is pursuing our family members."

"Among them, Lin Dong's mother and Lin Xia's mother are also among them..."