Chapter 16 The Hunt Begins

The time spent in cultivation always flies quickly. With the approach of the hunting activity, the liveliness of Qingyang Town gradually reached its peak. Many forces within a radius of 100 miles flocked to the town, bringing the flow of people in Qingyang Town to its highest point in several years.

Although the main players in the hunting competition are several major forces in Qingyang Town, there are also many other forces participating. However, the desire for competition among these forces is not as strong as that of the four major forces. All they want is to train the younger generation of the clan through this hunting competition.

The hunting competition is held in the Beast Horn Field outside Qingyang Town. This is the most majestic building in Qingyang Town. It covers a vast area and even directly encompasses a jungle of dozens of miles. In the center of the jungle, there is a huge platform transformed from a small hill. The champion of the hunting competition will be born there.

The clock ticked, and with countless expectant eyes, the day of the hunting competition came. The atmosphere in Qingyang Town was also boiling. A huge crowd gathered at the animal horn field, and the scene was truly exciting.

“Is this where the hunt begins?” Lin Dong stood on a high platform, looking down at the dense jungle below, feeling a little surprised.

“Yes, this is where the dream begins.” Lin Changqiang was also filled with emotion. Apart from the fighting within the clan, this hunting trip was the time when Lin Dong really came to the fore.

“Dream? Are you talking about our dream of reaching the pinnacle of martial arts, roaming the world, and conquering all injustices?” Lin Dong suddenly grasped Lin Changqiang’s right hand and raised it to their chests. He smiled and said something that would make Lin Changqiang so embarrassed that he would dig out a three-bedroom apartment, but he was not aware of it at all. “Then let’s work hard together.”

"Ah~~" Lin Changqiang quickly shook off Lin Dong's hand with a look of disgust and quickly stepped aside. You know, behind the two of them, all the core members of the Lin family are here! The leader is the old man Lin Zhentian, and Lin Xiao, Lincoln and others are also accompanying him.

Lin Zhentian looked at Lin Dong and Lin Changqiang with a smile, his eyes full of satisfaction. The recent performance of the two made him pay more and more attention to them. Recently, he even proposed to teach them martial arts in person, but this suggestion was obviously rejected in the end.

"The jungle below is connected to the deep mountains, and there are many ferocious beasts in it. Those who participate in the hunting competition will receive an identity card and then enter. In that jungle, you need to rely on your own abilities to escape from the attacks of those beasts." Seeing his father who never stopped laughing, Lin Xiao's mouth twitched, and he had to introduce the rules of hunting himself, "In addition, you have to find a way to get ten identity cards from others, so that you are qualified to step into the central giant platform. Hunting is not just about hunting beasts, but more importantly, it's about people!"

Lin Dong's heart shuddered when he heard this, and his slightly high emotions calmed down. Qingtan and Liu Yan beside him became even more worried. Lin Changqiang blinked his eyes and said, "The Death Forest, the Heaven and Earth Scroll, and the Central Tower? It's similar to the Chunin Exam in Naruto."

"Haha, with their strength at the ninth level of the Body Tempering Realm, it will be a piece of cake for them to go on stage smoothly." Lincoln smiled with relief.

Hearing this, the smile on Lin Zhentian's face became even more intense. After all, apart from Lin Dong's family and Lin Changqiang, he was the only one in the entire Lin family who knew that the two had broken through to the Earthly Origin Realm.

"Hey, hey, isn't this Lin Zhentian? I haven't seen you for a few days. How come you're so different?" Just as everyone in the Lin family was talking, a weird laugh suddenly came from not far away. Hearing this laugh, Lin Zhentian and others frowned and the smiles on their faces faded.

Everyone looked in the direction where the sound came from, and saw a large group of people coming. The crowd in front of the group of people quickly dispersed, showing great fear.

At the front of this group of people, there were two people walking side by side. One of them was wearing a light grey satin robe and looked about the same age as Lin Zhentian. He had deep sunken eyes and a protruding hooked nose, which made him look quite cold and fierce. The other one was a middle-aged man with a smile on his face. He looked very kind, but those who knew him knew that he was just a smiling tiger.

"Those two old guys are the patriarchs of the Lei and Xie families. The one who just spoke is Xie Qian, the patriarch of the Xie family, and the other is Lei Bao, the patriarch of the Lei family." Lin Xiao introduced them to the younger generation in a low voice. Lin Changqiang glanced at the two and lost interest. They were not Lei Lao Hu and Xie Xun, so what was there to care about?

Lin Dong looked at their old rivals, Lei Li and Xie Yingying. As if sensing Lin Dong's gaze, Lei Li and Xie Yingying also looked over. The former had a playful smile on his face, while the latter used her hand as a knife, slashing across their necks, threatening the two.

"Haha, haven't you been plagued by villains recently? It makes me sick." Lin Zhentian looked at the people from the Lei and Xie families who were approaching and smiled brightly. If you didn't listen to the voices and only looked at the expressions of the two people, anyone would think that they were close friends.

After hearing this, Lei Bao also snorted coldly, his eyes swept over the Lin family members, and finally stopped at Lin Xiao. Feeling the powerful energy fluctuations coming from the latter's body, Lei Bao frowned slightly. It seems that as the outside world said, Lin Xiao's strength has recovered.

"We lose so much money every time we go hunting. Anyone would feel upset. Otherwise, why do we feel sick every time we go hunting?" Xie Qian on the side sarcastically said with a wry smile.

Hearing the sarcasm in his words, everyone in the Lin family was furious, but Lin Zhentian waved his hand at everyone and smiled slightly: "I'm afraid that the Lei and Xie families will be the ones who are upset this time."

“I heard that the Lin family has produced two geniuses recently. I guess they are these two, right? One has a resolute face, and the other has an extraordinary bearing.” Lei Bao’s sunken eyes suddenly looked at Lin Dong and Lin Changqiang. A cold smile appeared on his old face. “I just don’t know if they are just glittering on the outside, but rotten on the inside?”

Lin Dong was being stared at by such cold eyes and was feeling numb all over, but he saw Lin Changqiang suddenly take a step forward, walked in front of him, and bowed to Lei Bao.

"Thank you for your concern. I will never change my name, I am Lin Changqiang of the Lin family!" Having said this, Lin Changqiang paused, glanced around, and then stared into Lei Bao's eyes without fear, "I am not targeting anyone, I just want to say that all the young people from the Lei and Xie families present here are garbage!"

As soon as Lin Changqiang finished speaking, the younger generations from the Lei and Xie families immediately got furious.

"Lin Changqiang! You are only good at talking! Do you dare to duel with me?"

"You, come here!"

"You don't have the strength to confront me head-on!"

Finally, Lei Bao raised his hand to stop everyone's discussion: "We will know the result when the hunting begins. Your Lin family just needs to prepare the prizes this time!" After that, he led everyone past the Lin family and left the field.

(End of this chapter)