Chapter 565 - 561: One Battle to Decide Life and Death

Chapter 565: Chapter 561: One Battle to Decide Life and Death

Lin Hao was certain the Fifth Elder hadn’t noticed anything unusual about his current state.

In other words, he was utterly worthless right now.

If the Fifth Elder could act this way even toward a fool, one could only imagine how righteous he truly was.

It had been a long time since Lin Hao had met someone like that.

Meanwhile, hearing Liu Bo’s words, Tuoba Yangyu’s expression finally changed.

This Fifth Elder was dead set on this.

And his reasoning left no room for rebuttal.

"Is it worth it?" the Fourth Elder asked, glancing at Lin Hao.

His meaning was clear: in his eyes, Lin Hao was nothing but trash.

"The reason the Heaven-Breaking Pavilion has stood for ten thousand years without falling is because it has laws! The laws must not be thrown into chaos! The laws must not be abolished!" Liu Bo’s words rang with conviction.

Faced with such a lofty declaration, even the Fourth Elder was rendered speechless.

"Martial Uncle, why must you be so aggressive? I possess a Royal Body! I began my cultivation at the age of three, and in fifteen years, I have reached the Eighth Layer of the Soul Gathering Realm. I could break through to the Ninth Layer at any moment. And now you’re targeting me over a piece of trash like this?!" Tuoba Yangyu was unbelievably audacious. He pointed a finger at Lin Hao, directly confronting Liu Bo.

"Are you threatening me?" Liu Bo didn’t show any anger, but his eyes narrowed slightly.

Tuoba Yangyu felt his breath catch, and he took a step back.

But they were under the watchful eyes of a crowd. He was certain Liu Bo couldn’t do anything to him here, so he didn’t back down.

"It’s not a threat. I am merely stating a fact," Tuoba Yangyu said with a calm expression.

"How bold. You didn’t have this kind of courage back in the mansion..."

Tuoba Yangyu opened his mouth to retort but didn’t fall for the trap. "I’ve already said, I was trying to heal his injuries. He was too weak himself. You can’t blame me for that."

Tuoba Yangyu glanced at Lin Hao, his expression filled with utter contempt.

This time, he didn’t bother to hide it at all.

It made sense. He was at the Eighth Layer of the Soul Gathering Realm, while in his eyes, Lin Hao was just a fool. The two of them were completely incomparable.

Seeing Tuoba Yangyu’s expression, Liu Bo once again had the urge to slap him.

And this time, he had a reason: his blatant disrespect for an elder.

But just as he raised his hand, Liu Bo felt someone tugging on his sleeve.

At the same time, Tuoba Yangyu’s eyes widened abruptly, his face a mask of disbelief as if he’d seen a ghost.

Even the other elders stared with incredulity.

Liu Bo whipped his head around and saw Lin Hao.

All traces of sluggishness and idiocy were gone. His eyes were as brilliant as the stars in the sky.

"You... You... You brat, you dared to deceive me!" Liu Bo’s face darkened.

"Please, calm your anger, Elder. How would I dare deceive you? I was... I’ve been in a daze, unaware of what was happening. It was only when a strand of spiritual sense attacked my Upper Dantian that the shock slowly brought me back to my senses," Lin Hao replied hurriedly with a bow.

This was the excuse Lin Hao had just come up with.

Originally, Lin Hao had wanted to mention the Dao Sound, but on second thought, it would be illogical for him to know about such a thing, so he quickly changed his story.

As for the latter part of his explanation, that was, of course, meant to infuriate Tuoba Yangyu.

Sure enough, upon hearing Lin Hao’s words, Tuoba Yangyu, who had just regained his composure, trembled and nearly spat out a mouthful of blood.

So his spiritual sense attack had actually ended up helping Lin Hao.

"Hahaha..." Lin Hao’s words made Liu Bo burst into hearty laughter. The gloom in his heart was swept away, replaced by a feeling of pure delight.

"Brat, didn’t you say you were trying to heal Lin Hao? What do you have to say for yourself now?" Liu Bo had no intention of letting Tuoba Yangyu off the hook and asked with a grin.

No matter how resilient Tuoba Yangyu was, being publicly humiliated by an elder of the Heaven-Breaking Pavilion made his face turn pale and red, a ghastly sight.

"Fifth Brother, you are an elder of the Pavilion. To target a junior like this... isn’t that going too far?!" The Fourth Elder felt a twinge of regret seeing Lin Hao awake and aware. But things had already come to this. He knew he was now completely on the opposite side from Lin Hao and could only stand his ground.

"Yes, yes, you’re right. I’m in the wrong." With Lin Hao awake, Liu Bo was in high spirits and didn’t bother arguing with the Fourth Elder. He simply shot Lin Hao a meaningful look.

He was signaling for Lin Hao to make trouble for Tuoba Yangyu.

Lin Hao understood.

Even if Liu Bo hadn’t gestured, he wouldn’t have let this go.

"There’s no grudge between us, yet you attacked me with your spiritual sense. Did you think I was an easy target?!" Lin Hao took a step forward, facing Tuoba Yangyu directly.

"No grudge? Your duel with Proud Moon disrupted me at a critical moment in my cultivation and caused me injury, and you dare say there’s no grudge between us!" Tuoba Yangyu’s eyes flickered, his killing intent flaring.

So what if Lin Hao had recovered? This was the perfect opportunity to kill him!

Lin Hao hadn’t expected that.

Still, Tuoba Yangyu had only been injured, yet he wanted to cripple Lin Hao in return. That was going a bit too far.

"Who knows if you were really injured," Liu Bo muttered from the side.

After all, with Lin Hao having just exposed his lies on the spot, Tuoba Yangyu’s words had very little credibility left.

"You!" Tuoba Yangyu nearly coughed up blood when he heard that.

Lin Hao chose that exact moment to put on an expression of dawning realization.

Tuoba Yangyu’s face twisted in fury. "Lin Hao, in this world, strength reigns supreme. So what if I decided to bully you?!"

He had been driven completely mad with anger.

"’Strength reigns supreme,’ you say? Very well, I’d like to see that for myself." Lin Hao took another step forward, matching Tuoba Yangyu’s confrontational stance.

Even though Tuoba Yangyu was at the Eighth Layer of the Soul Gathering Realm, Lin Hao was not afraid.

"Good! A duel to the death!" A flicker of delight flashed in Tuoba Yangyu’s eyes.

He was at the Eighth Layer of the Soul Gathering Realm, possessed a Royal Body, and was a disciple of the Heaven-Breaking Pavilion’s upper court. There was no way Lin Hao could be his match.

Lin Hao raised an eyebrow and was about to speak when Guan Zhengyang cut in. "Lin Hao has just joined the Heaven-Breaking Pavilion and has not yet gone through the initiation ceremony..."

Guan Zhengyang pinched his fingers together as if calculating something, then continued after a few breaths, "Five days from now is an auspicious day. You two can fight after Lin Hao has been formally initiated into the Pavilion."

Lin Hao shot him a grateful glance.

To be honest, if he had to face Tuoba Yangyu right now, Lin Hao wasn’t confident he could win.

Tuoba Yangyu gave Lin Hao a sense of unfathomable depth.

Clearly, Guan Zhengyang had also seen the disparity between the two.

As for Tuoba Yangyu, after a moment of shock, a trace of jealousy and madness flashed in the depths of his eyes.

Choosing an auspicious day for the initiation ceremony was a special treatment the Heaven-Breaking Pavilion reserved only for true prodigies.

Even with his Royal Body, he had not received such an honor.

Only those with the Divine Body or the Harmony Dominator Body were granted an initiation on a specially chosen auspicious day.

Now, Lin Hao was not only joining the Pavilion, but Guan Zhengyang was even selecting an auspicious day for him. How could Tuoba Yangyu not be jealous?

But on second thought, in five days, he might just break through to the Ninth Layer of the Soul Gathering Realm.

By then, Lin Hao’s death would be even more pathetic.

"Lin Hao, enjoy the time you have left!" Tuoba Yangyu gave Lin Hao one last, deep glare before bidding farewell to the elders and leaving.