Chapter 9: Ants Trying to Shake a Tree

"Let me summon the Qin Family's supreme treasure, the Blood Tyrant Blade!"

Qin Potian refused to be left behind, and a great roar summoned a gale.

The aura around him actually evolved into a whirlwind, and the Qin Family members retreated one after another to dodge, while looks of astonishment flashed in their eyes.

The Qin Family's ancestor had left behind a Six-Star Spirit Treasure, which became the divine weapon guarding the clan.

For all these years, no matter what peril they faced, they had never been forced to reveal the Qin Family's hidden reserves.

But now, the moment of life and death had arrived!

"Hahaha! You lot actually forced out my Qin Family's hidden reserves. Even if our entire clan is wiped out, you can be proud of yourselves!"

"With my Qin Family's Ancestor wielding a divine weapon, none of you will escape."

"Wait for death! Before my Qin Family's supreme treasure, you are nothing but chickens and clay dogs!"

The Qin Family disciples burst into laughter one after another.

No matter how strong Lin Feng is, what can he do?

He's nothing but an ant trying to shake a tree!

The whirlwind gradually reflected a flash of blood-light. Qin Potian bit his finger, squeezed out a drop of fresh blood into the wind, and surging energy filled the area within ten meters with the power of the Wudao Realm.

Seeing this, the Lin Family members retreated one after another.

"This…"

"Does the Qin Family still have treasures?"

"This is bad — can the Clan Leader hold on…"

Lin Hai led the Clan Members behind the door, each of them staring with wide eyes.

On Lin Hai's old face, a thick shade of worry appeared.

The Qin Family is not easy to deal with!

They had stood firm in Ziyun City for many years, and the wealth they had accumulated was far too great.

Lin Feng, however, remained unruffled. He fixed his gaze.

He saw Qin Potian reach out with a slap, and from a small bag he produced a blood-colored treasured blade.

"All that flashy nonsense — I thought you could just pull a greatsword out of thin air! Turns out you still pulled it from a Storage Bag, so what are you showing off for?"

Lin Feng's mouth curled up, his eyes full of disdain.

Upon hearing this, Qin Potian nearly stumbled and fell to the ground.

Summoning the Qin Family's supreme treasure naturally required a bit of ceremony.

He never expected Lin Feng to see through it in a single sentence.

Furious and humiliated, Qin Potian immediately swung the treasured blade, and the sound of clashing metal rang out, piercing to the ear.

"Clang!"

Qin Potian drew his blade, and the blood-colored radiance shone especially dazzling within the whirlwind.

With one slash, the cold gleam was fully revealed, its baleful aura overwhelming!

Just one glance at the blade's edge was enough to send a chill down one's spine.

This blade was called the Blood Tyrant Blade, a Six-Star Spirit Treasure!

The Qin Family's ancestor had once used this blade to slay a powerful cultivator at the Enlightenment Realm Ninth Layer, becoming famous in that battle and allowing the Qin Family to take root in Ziyun City and become a local hegemon.

"Lin Feng, you little brat — my Qin Family's legacy built over generations, how could a mere ant like you bully us at will?"

"You think that just because you've stepped into the Enlightenment Realm Second Layer, you can flatten my Qin Family? Today, this old man will show you what it means that there are always heavens above the heavens, and people beyond the people!"

Qin Potian laughed wildly three times, and a soul-seizing baleful aura surged in his eyes.

His old face twitched, and veins bulged on his arm.

With one slash, rings of blood-colored light actually lit up on the Blood Tyrant Blade.

The power of the Wudao Realm, amplified by the Six-Star Spirit Treasure Blood Tyrant Blade, was unleashed to its fullest, and the force was multiplied several times over.

This single slash could split a mountain!

"Die!"

Qin Potian's eyes turned red. Being suppressed by Lin Feng earlier had been utterly disgraceful, but now he would reclaim his lost face with one slash.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

The blade aura was overwhelming, hunting souls and claiming lives.

The Lin Family members were so terrified they dared not make a sound, their eyes filled only with fear. Only one youth standing before Lin Hai remained calm and composed.

"Lin Ya, fall back!" Lin Hai shouted.

This was his eldest grandson, who had always been well protected. Today, the Qin Family had come knocking on their door, so he had come out to watch the excitement.

"Grandfather, if even the Clan Leader can't dodge this slash, what's the point of us hiding?"

Lin Ya said, shaking his head. Despite his young age, his temperament was remarkably mature.

His words made all the Lin Family members freeze.

"That's right — if even the Clan Leader can't hold on, what's the use of us hiding?"

"The Qin Family has come to bully us at our doorstep — can the Lin Family only hide?"

"We should stand beside the Clan Leader and face this together!"

One Lin Ya had roused the fighting spirit of the Lin Family members. Lin Feng took in this scene, and at the same moment, the system's prompt sounded.

【Ding! The Heavenly Pride Detection Function is activating…】

【The Heavenly Pride Detection Function has been activated successfully. The Host can now detect the aptitude of Clan Members. (Aptitude is divided into six grades from highest to lowest: S, A, B, C, D, E. The higher the grade, the richer the Reward and the greater the value of cultivation.)】

This voice made Lin Feng's heart stir.

"The system has this ability too? Then let me try it out!"

Lin Feng's lips curved into a smile, and he immediately decided to find someone to test.

Soon he looked at Lin Ya — the kid looked promising, so he decided it would be him.

"Target, Lin Ya. Test!"

As the words fell, a blue light only Lin Feng could see enveloped Lin Ya.

【Discovered S-Class Aptitude clan member Lin Ya. Random reward: Four-Star Pill Bone-Cleansing Pill ×10, Three-Star Medicinal Material Soul-Cleansing Grass ×100, and Seven-Star Art Nine Mystic Golden Body Art.】

【You may invest in an S-Class Aptitude clan member to receive a generous reward again…】

It appeared!

Their Lin Family actually had a clan member with S-Class Aptitude hidden among them.

A clan member with such potential, if cultivated with full effort, would surely make the Lin Family rise to greatness in the future. What luck — truly extraordinary!

The Lin Family is destined to flourish!

"Is the ancestral grave smoking?" Lin Feng sucked in a breath.

The very first test turned up an S-Class Aptitude.

If the Lin Family doesn't rise, whose family will?

But at this very moment, Qin Potian's blade Qi swept in, carving deep blade marks into the ground.

Sand and stones flew, countless bricks and rocks scattering.

Crackling sounds rang out all around as the blade Qi reached Lin Feng.

"Clan Leader, be careful!"

Elder Lin Hai shouted, his heart seized with panic.

The Qin Family members wore savage expressions, and Qin Potian laughed wildly.

"As expected of a country bumpkin who's never seen the world — scared out of your wits by this old man's blade, aren't you!"

Qin Potian's smile was sinister, but the moment his words fell, Lin Feng moved.

But he merely opened his mouth.

"Heaven-Swallowing Mysterious Art!"

Lin Feng's eyes lit up, and a mysterious power spewed forth from his open mouth.

That mysterious force wrapped around the blade Qi, causing it to shrink continuously until it became a wisp of light and shadow — which Lin Feng swallowed in one gulp.

"Burp… not bad flavor."

Lin Feng patted his stomach. He had long since cultivated the Heaven-Swallowing Mysterious Art given by the Newbie Gift Pack, and now it had come in handy.

"What?!"

Qin Potian's composure shattered.

The Qin Family members were dumbfounded.

Ziyun City Lord Shen Ao, watching from afar, nearly dropped his jaw in shock and said not a word.

"He… he ate it?"

"The Clan Leader's stomach can eat blade Qi?"

"Gulp…"

The Lin Family members were stunned at first, then erupted into a mountain-shaking, sea-roaring roar.

Lin Hai's old face flushed crimson, his old eyes filled with utter disbelief.

On the contrary, the Qin Family's people were utterly lifeless, their hearts and livers trembling in an instant.

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible! This is the blade Qi of the Blood Tyrant Blade, and this old man is at the Wudao Realm in cultivation — what right do you have to swallow my blade Qi!"