357: No more pretending, let's get down to business

Hearing this, blood slowly seeped from the corner of Lin Ming's mouth.

Clearly, Lin Ye's insults had made him extremely furious, and he wanted to resist, but it felt as if a star was pressing down on his body, making it impossible for him to stand up.

His legs were even deeply embedded in the soil!

Crack, crack, crack...

Lin Ming ground his teeth until they creaked, his fists clenched tightly, and the veins on his forehead bulged.

Lin Ye looked down at him from above, his eyes filled with indifference: "Teen God King? Heh... what a joke. Have you ever imagined a day like this, where you would be kneeling on the ground?"

"..."

Faced with Lin Ye's mockery, Lin Ming chose silence. He was continuously gathering his strength, attempting to break free.

But Lin Ye had naturally already seen through such a small trick.

Whoosh!

Xiang Tiange and Lin Yu also arrived at Lin Ye's side. Looking at Lin Ming kneeling on the ground, Lin Yu's eyes were bloodshot.

He had waited for this day for too long!

The scenes from his memories had become his Heart Demon!

When he was young, his Human Emperor Body had been dug out, and he had been thrown into the Lower Domain to fend for himself. If it hadn't been for his Revered Master saving him from the abyss, he would probably have already turned into a pile of dust by now.

And now, this figure that he had wanted to slaughter so many times was actually kneeling right in front of him!

Hum...

The star power on Lin Yu's body was flickering continuously; it seemed he was about to lose control of himself.

Seeing this, Xiang Tiange frowned slightly, then formed seals with his hands. The purple immortal palace above the Void Realm poured down a large swath of radiance, enveloping Lin Yu within it.

That intense, hot Qi and blood quickly calmed Lin Yu down.

The star power on his body also gradually stabilized. He turned his head and said softly to Xiang Tiange: "Thank you, I'm fine now."

"Hmm..."

Xiang Tiange nodded. Lin Yu's state just now had been particularly wrong, as if he were about to suffer from Qi Deviation the next moment, which was why he had used his own Qi and blood power to make him sober up.

One must know.

Lin Yu was Lin Ye's brother, and a brother's brother—wasn't that also a brother?

Therefore, when Xiang Tiange saw that Lin Yu's state was not right, he would naturally take action.

Lin Ye ignored the two people beside him. He walked over to a nearby spot on his own, pulled out the long spear that was stuck in the ground, and then returned to stand before Lin Ming.

Squelch!

The long spear was thrust deep into the mud, with Lin Yixiong and Lin Wudi struggling continuously upon it.

Especially upon seeing Lin Ming's defeat, the aura on their bodies seemed as if it were about to break through their restraints—though, of course, this was merely an illusion.

Lin Ye had used a supreme experience card.

With cultivation at the Supreme Realm, the blood-colored thorns were extremely terrifying. Wrapped around the two of them, the more they struggled, the more their bodies became mangled and bloody, especially since Lin Wudi was already a cripple at this moment.

If it weren't for the blood-colored thorns continuously infusing him with life force, he would have likely already perished.

Lin Ming raised his head. There was not a shred of anger or anxiety in his eyes; it seemed as if the fates of Lin Wudi and Lin Yixiong, these two relatives, had nothing to do with him.

Faced with a life-or-death crisis at this moment, he no longer pretended.

In the past, Lin Ming had been gentle and refined in the Lin Family, and he was even meticulous in his treatment of the Lin Family members, which was why he had such high prestige in the Lin Family.

But now, seeing his own father and grandfather pierced by the long spear, yet having no pity or anxiety in his eyes, it was evident that he had been faking it all along.

He was inherently an indifferent person who cared nothing for kinship, friendship, or love. Everything he had done before was purely a means for him to ascend the Emperor Road.

Lin Ming needed the Eternal Family to serve as his backdrop!

Now he didn't need it, because the Chang Sheng Lin Family was on the verge of destruction, and Lin Yixiong and Lin Wudi were even skewered on the long spear.

What need was there for any more pretense?

Lin Ye looked at the indifferent-faced Lin Ming and teased: "What? Can't keep up the act anymore? You are three generations of grandfather, father, and son, after all. Now that I've gathered you all together, can't you even say a few words of gratitude?"

Hearing this, Lin Ming was silent for a moment, then took a deep breath: "Lin Ye, your Physique was not dug out by me. You should also know that it was them who did it. How about this: you take the Physique back; every debt has its debtor, and every grievance has its perpetrator."

"If you want revenge, then slaughter Lin Yixiong and Lin Wudi, or even destroy this Chang Sheng Lin Family—that's no problem at all."

"And as for me, if I live on, scraping by, that should make you even happier, right?"

The two people skewered on the long spear looked at Lin Ming in disbelief.

They never imagined that Lin Ming, whom the Lin Family had supported with all their might and even doted upon, would actually say such things.

What did he mean that the Lin Family could be destroyed, as long as he was allowed to live on, scraping by?!

How could this be?!

Lin Yixiong shook his head frantically, screaming internally: "This is not my Minger! How could my Minger treat me like this!!!"

Lin Wudi was the same. Whether due to the pain in his body or the words Lin Ming had spoken, he wept bitterly.

His whole body trembled continuously on the long spear.

"Hahahaha!"

Faced with such a Lin Ming, Lin Ye laughed out loud, laughing until tears even came out.

"Lin Ming, oh Lin Ming, you are certainly interesting. Very well, you want to survive, right? Ask them if they agree."

Having said that, Lin Ye flicked his finger, and the blood-colored thorns on Lin Wudi and Lin Yixiong's mouths vanished.

The two of them gasped for air in large gulps.

The corners of their mouths had been torn open, and their teeth inside were gone as well. Even so, Lin Yixiong roared out with wails: "Ming... Minger! What are you saying?! Why are you begging Lin Ye for mercy! And you..."

"Shut up!!!"

Before Lin Yixiong could finish speaking, Lin Ming interrupted him coldly.

"Lin Yixiong, did I not beg you at that time not to dig out the Physique of my two younger brothers? But you still did it, didn't you? What does this have to do with me?!"

"Just as I said, you and Grandfather should be using your final remaining value!"

"Our Lin Family... no, the Chang Sheng Lin Family being destroyed is already a foregone conclusion! Should I not be allowed to live on, scraping by!"

"..."

Lin Ming's shameless words made Lin Yixiong's eyes widen. He had never thought that one day, Lin Ming would speak to him like this.

Where was that Teen God King with iron-clad pride who was determined to stand above the Ten Thousand Domains?

Where was the Lin Ming who was prophesied to be able to lead the entire Lin Family to the Peak?!

Now, not only had Lin Ming lost his iron-clad pride, but he had also directly turned into someone who disowned all his relatives! With such Heart-Nature and such character! How could he traverse the eight directions and stand above the Ten Thousand Domains?

Lin Wudi trembled all over. Already turned into a cripple, he could no longer speak complete sentences, only able to continuously repeat one word: "You... you... you..."

Xiang Tiange exclaimed: "You really have completely stopped pretending now."