Nine Heavens Martial Emperor

Within the Lin Mansion, after clapping his hands, Lin Hao heard Lin Wei’s question about why he had been left alive, yet he still offered no rebuttal.

Lu Dieyi, however, trembled with rage upon hearing Lin Wei’s words.

She had never met such a shameless person.

The cruel events of over three years ago were completely twisted when retold by Lin Wei. His ability to distort the truth and turn black into white made Lu Dieyi so angry she had the urge to tear him to shreds.

She took a step forward, about to speak.

When Lin Wei saw Lu Dieyi move, a flash of delight crossed his eyes. He wanted nothing more than for Lin Hao and his companion to act out—the more rashly, the better. But the delight quickly morphed into a look of anger before vanishing.

Just as Lu Dieyi was about to make her move, Lin Hao pulled her back.

Lin Hao’s reaction was very strange.

Not only was he not angry, but the corners of his mouth lifted into a sinister smile.

When Lin Wei saw that smile, his heart skipped a beat. But after thinking it over, he was convinced his plan was foolproof. Judging by the crowd’s reaction, it was already having the desired effect.

However, it wasn’t enough. Lin Wei decided to add more fuel to the fire.

"You little whelp, you’re truly pathetic, living a life that’s neither human nor ghost for the past few years. By the way, there’s been no word from your parents or your grandfather, has there? Who knows if their skeletons are even still intact," Lin Wei secretly sent via voice transmission to Lin Hao.

The next moment, Lin Wei saw Lin Hao’s hands clench into tight fists. Then, Lin Hao’s furious question echoed in his mind: "You’re the one who harmed my parents and grandfather?!"

"To be precise, I only did a few things to Old Third. As for your parents, you were the one who harmed them. That’s right, Hao’Er, I really must thank you. Your bloodline merged perfectly with Wu’Er, and his success in becoming a disciple of the Heaven-Breaking Pavilion is all thanks to you. And for everything I’ve gained these past few years... thank you."

Lin Hao’s fists CRACKLED loudly as a torrent of killing intent erupted from his body.

"Hao’Er, what are you doing?! I’ve already explained everything. Can it be that you still don’t believe me?"

While Lin Wei cried out in alarm, he simultaneously sent another voice transmission to Lin Hao: "I forgot to tell you, no one believes what happened three years ago anymore. You have no idea how many of my Lin family disciples are in the crowd outside. With help from both inside and out, it’s easy to turn a fallacy into fact. Hao’Er, you’re still too naive."

Hearing this, Lin Hao’s eyes flew wide open and turned bloodshot. His whole body trembled with rage.

"I was able to steal your bloodline three years ago, and I can make it so you’re unable to defend yourself today. After this, the Lin family’s prestige will soar to new heights, and Wu’Er is destined to become an emperor among men, using your bloodline to reach the pinnacle. As for you... in a moment, the few Martial Artists behind me will ’accidentally’ kill you. That girl from the Lu family is quite pretty. I suppose we can let her live and serve Wu’Er as a handmaiden."

Lin Wei continued his voice transmissions, his words dripping with venom!

"Lin Wei, you old villain! I, Lin Hao, cannot exist under the same sky as you!" Lin Hao roared, suddenly seizing Shen Bilian by the throat.

Shen Bilian’s face paled.

Just moments before, she had received a voice transmission from Lin Wei telling her he had a way to resolve everything, which is why Shen Bilian had remained quiet.

But now Lin Hao had suddenly attacked, and Shen Bilian had no idea what was happening.

A moment later, however, her eyes widened as she received another voice transmission from Lin Wei: "Bilian, you can go in peace. I will avenge you."

Hearing these words, Shen Bilian finally understood that Lin Wei had intended to sacrifice her all along.

She wanted to speak, but with Lin Hao’s hand clamped around her throat, she couldn’t make a sound.

The killing intent radiating from Lin Hao was stronger than ever, and Shen Bilian felt the threat of death loom over her.

And that threat quickly became reality. Lin Hao’s iron-like grip began to tighten, and she could feel herself starting to suffocate.

Shen Bilian’s eyes widened, her pupils dilating, and the world’s sounds grew distant.

At that moment, Shen Bilian heard Lin Wei’s great roar: "Hao’Er, what are you doing! Let go of your aunt! She is just a Tier One woman, are you really going to kill her?"

And that was the last sound she ever heard.

"You... you actually killed her! Hao’Er, you... how could you treat your aunt like that!"

Lin Wei’s grief-stricken roar echoed through the heavens.

Outside the Lin Mansion, the crowd erupted into chaos.

"Has Lin Hao gone mad? Lin Wei already explained everything, so why would he still kill her?"

"It’s probably related to Lin Wu. After all, Lin Wu has his bloodline. And with those mysterious Array Runes around, most of the Lin family’s upper echelon are in seclusion. Lin Hao probably wants to wipe them all out in one fell swoop."

"No way, Lin Hao doesn’t seem like that kind of person."

"You can know a person’s face, but not their heart. Besides, it’s not like you know Lin Hao well."

"If that’s the case, Lin Hao is too cold-blooded."

"..."

Outside the Lin Mansion, all sorts of speculation and discussion rose and fell, everyone baffled by Lin Hao’s actions. Many were displeased with what he had done, and some were even righteously indignant.

Inside the Lin Mansion, hearing the feedback from the crowd, Lin Wei almost couldn’t stop himself from laughing out loud. He had achieved the exact effect he wanted.

Lin Hao was now completely at his mercy.

Just as he was about to act, Lin Wei saw that the once-furious Lin Hao was now looking at him with a smile.

At this moment, Lin Hao’s eyes were clear and bright, as if he were a completely different person from a moment ago.

"Listen." Staring at Lin Wei, Lin Hao spoke a single word.

Then, the color drained from Lin Wei’s face.

Suddenly, a voice rang out in the air. It was identical to his own, and its words were the very same ones he had spoken via secret voice transmission.

"Silence!" Lin Wei roared, lunging like lightning toward the source of the voice.

It wasn’t just him; the other two old men moved as well.

If they didn’t stop it in time, the consequences would be unimaginable.

At the same time, the other two old men also moved, lunging toward Lin Hao.

But in that same instant, Lin Hao and Lu Dieyi were already retreating.

BOOM!

They were fast, but the two elders were faster.

The auras that erupted from these two elders showed they were at least at the Soul Gathering Realm Peak!

However, just as the two elders were about to succeed, they were suddenly flung backward. STOMP, STOMP, STOMP—they stumbled back several steps before regaining their footing.

The two stared at each other in bewilderment.

They realized that an invisible wall of qi had just blocked their advance, allowing Lin Hao and Lu Dieyi to slip away right before their eyes.

Meanwhile, above the Lin Mansion, the contents of Lin Wei’s secret voice transmissions continued to play out.

"Silence!"

RUMBLE!

Lin Wei’s roar and the massive rumbling sounds intertwined. An untold number of buildings within the Lin Mansion were reduced to ashes by his furious shouts and terrifying Palm Skill.

But it was still useless.

Whether it was the voice transmissions Lin Wei sent to the Lin family members, to Lin Hao, or even to Shen Bilian—all of them were being broadcast in their entirety.

As one transmission after another was exposed, the eyes of the watching crowd grew wider and wider.

They never would have imagined that Lin Wei could be so venomous as to even sacrifice Shen Bilian.

Many felt their scalps tingle in horror.