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157: DeathmatchThe crowd was instantly incensed, and the waves of shouting rose higher and higher.

The few soft-hearted ones who wanted to plead for mercy silently swallowed their words when they saw the angry gazes of those around them.

Public opinion was already boiling over.

Lin Lingshan waited for the shouting to subside slightly, his gaze darting like lightning toward the few who were kneeling: ”Do you have anything else to say?”

”Family Head! Family Head, spare my life!”

The scar-faced Lin Lingju suddenly looked up, tears and snot streaming down his face, his voice hoarse:

”It was Lin Chenghai who forced me! He is at the Qi Refining Sixth Layer, I... if I didn’t listen to him, he would kill my whole Family! I... my crimes are not punishable by death!”

”Family Head, spare my life, and I will work like an ox or horse to contribute to the Family. I will definitely repay my sins.”

”Family Head, I beg you, please spare me.”

His face was covered in tears and snot as he kowtowed frantically, begging for mercy. He looked truly pathetic.

However, before his voice had even faded, a man in the crowd with bloodshot eyes rushed out and slapped him hard, sending him sprawling to the ground!

”Pah! Forced you? You beast of a thing! You still have the nerve to beg for mercy. Do you know that you are the one I hate the most?”

”My wife went out to pick wild fruits and was... by you... you beastly thing. Damn you, you dog!”

The man was like a mad tiger, his fists and feet raining down like raindrops.

With someone taking the lead, more clansmen who had been bullied surged forward, punching, kicking, and hurling insults at the few sinners to vent their anger. The area in front of the ancestral hall instantly descended into chaos.

Lin Lingju and two others were beaten particularly severely, while Lin Lingbao and Lin Lingyue fared relatively better.

When everyone had vented enough, Lin Lingshan gave a low shout: ”Enough!” Only then did the crowd disperse indignantly.

His figure flickered, and he appeared like a ghost in front of Lin Lingju, who had been beaten the worst. There was not a shred of pity in his eyes, only cold killing intent.

”Bang!” With a dull thud, like a ripe watermelon bursting, Lin Lingju’s head instantly deformed, red and white matter splattering everywhere, and his body slumped limply to the ground.

Clean, swift, ruthless, and heartless! The area in front of the ancestral hall instantly fell silent, with only the heavy scent of blood permeating the air.

Some of the timid ones closed their eyes, not daring to look at all.

Lin Lingshan didn’t even glance at the corpse, his cold gaze sweeping over the remaining four: ”Lin Lingxu, Lin Lingqi, Lin Lingyue, Lin Lingbao! Your sins are heavy, and a hundred deaths would not be enough to atone for them!”

The four of them were ashen-faced, their eyes filled with despair. They curled their bodies, waiting for their doom to arrive.

His tone, however, shifted abruptly: ”But considering that we are all members of the Lin Family, I do not wish for you to die just like this, so I will give you a chance to live!”

The four kneeling individuals suddenly looked up, an unbelievable gleam of survival bursting into their eyes.

”The four of you, fight to the death! The last one alive who fights with all their might will be pardoned, and their past crimes will be overlooked!” Lin Lingshan’s voice sounded like cold iron striking, ”Or...”

A cold arc curled at the corners of his mouth, and the violent Aura of his Qi Refining Seventh Layer Peak cultivation erupted, pressing down like an invisible mountain!

”You can also choose to join forces and try to see if you can... step even half a step out of this ancestral hall from my hands!”

That overwhelming pressure instantly suffocated the three of them, Lin Lingxu and the others, their faces turning as pale as paper. Join forces to fight the Family Head? That would just be asking to die faster!

Not to mention that behind him stood the calm-faced Lin Jingyu, an existence capable of instantly killing someone at the Qi Refining Seventh Layer.

Although it was done using some kind of talisman, who could say he didn’t have more in his hands?

”We... we are willing to fight to the death!” Lin Lingxu shouted hurriedly.

Lin Lingqi also nodded desperately. No matter what, there would be some chance of survival, which was much better than being executed directly.

The ropes and the spiritual power Restriction were undone.

Their original Magical Artifacts were not returned; instead, four short blades gleaming with cold light were tossed out for them to use.

About a quarter of an hour later, Lin Lingshan said coldly: ”Life and death are determined by fate, begin.”

Lin Lingxu and Lin Lingqi locked onto each other almost instantly, their gazes meeting, and they both understood the meaning in the other’s eyes!

As people who had both followed the Great Elder, they both knew that there were feelings between Lin Lingbao and Lin Lingyue. They would very likely join forces.

They must first join forces to take out the strongest one, the Qi Refining Fourth Layer Peak Lin Lingbao, and then decide the winner!

”Lin Lingqi, kill Lin Lingbao first!”

Lin Lingxu roared in a low voice, flicked his wrist, and a poisoned sleeve arrow ”swished” toward Lin Lingbao’s face!

At the same time, he exerted force with his feet, and a short blade carrying spiritual light thrust straight toward Lin Lingbao’s rib with the sound of breaking wind—it was an extremely sinister combo attack!

”Despicable!” Lin Lingbao roared angrily. His reaction was extremely fast; he dodged the poison arrow narrowly by turning his body, and the short blade in his hand parried hard, blocking Lin Lingxu’s thrust with a ”clang.”

But Lin Lingqi’s blade had also arrived, carrying brute force, slashing fiercely toward the back of his neck!

”Brother Bao, watch out!” Lin Lingyue exclaimed. Without thinking, she lunged forward, thrusting her short blade with all her might toward the wrist of Lin Lingqi’s hand holding the blade, a strategy of besieging Wei to save Zhao!

Lin Lingqi was forced to withdraw his blade to parry. Lin Lingyue’s cultivation was weaker, and her arm went numb from the shock, causing her to stagger backward. A fierce light flared in Lin Lingqi’s eyes: ”You bitch, you’re looking for death!”

He actually abandoned Lin Lingbao and slashed viciously at Lin Lingyue!

”How dare you!” Lin Lingbao’s eyes were splitting with rage. Ignoring the short blade thrust by Lin Lingxu, he lunged forward and shoved Lin Lingqi away.

Puchi! The tip of Lin Lingxu’s blade carved a deep gash to the bone on his left arm, and blood instantly stained his robes red!

”Brother Bao!” Seeing the blood, Lin Lingyue’s voice went out of tune.

”Damn it! Let’s all die together!” Seeing Lin Lingbao injured, Lin Lingqi became even more frantic, yelling and lunging up again. Lin Lingxu, meanwhile, smiled sinisterly and aimed once more at Lin Lingbao’s heart.

The situation was extremely dangerous! Lin Lingbao was fighting two opponents alone, and while also having to protect Lin Lingyue behind him, he was overwhelmed and in constant danger.

Sparks flew with every parry, and every dodge was filled with extreme danger. More wounds were added to his body, and his movements were clearly becoming sluggish.

”Hit him! Beat that sinister bastard Lin Lingxu to death!”

”Lin Lingqi, are you stupid? Kill the strongest one first!”

The onlookers erupted into earth-shattering shouts, their emotions completely ignited by the bloody fight. Some cheered excitedly, some clenched their fists nervously, and those who held grudges even picked up small stones from the ground and threw them at Lin Lingxu and Lin Lingqi!

”Ah!” A stone hit Lin Lingqi precisely on the back of his head, and he stumbled.

Seizing this fleeting opportunity, a fierce light flashed in Lin Lingbao’s eyes. Ignoring the short blade thrust by Lin Lingxu, the short blade in his hand, like a venomous snake flicking its tongue, thrust fiercely into Lin Lingqi’s chest!

He then injected spiritual power and twisted it fiercely.

Puchi! Lin Lingqi’s movements instantly froze, the madness in his eyes fading, leaving only bewilderment. He looked down at the blade in his chest, blood foam gushing from his mouth, and he fell straight down.

”Not fair... someone from the outside attacked...”

The angry thought in his heart could ultimately not be spoken. He fell into boundless darkness.

”Old Seven!” Lin Lingxu was both shocked and furious. Seeing that he was the only one left, a great chill rose in his heart. He suddenly pulled a handful of foul-smelling yellow powder from his bosom and threw it all over Lin Lingbao and Lin Lingyue!