190: The Battle of Brother Abuse

Lin Family

The morning sun streamed through the window, and Lin Xuan stretched, feeling the surging spiritual power within his Physical Body.

After a night of Cultivation, his Realm had advanced a few more points.

“Awesome!” Lin Xuan grinned, pushed open the window, and took a deep breath of fresh air.

In the distance, mountains undulated, shrouded in mist, with several immortal cranes soaring through the clouds.

It would be a pity not to do something on such a beautiful morning.

“Oh, right, yesterday I was thinking of sparring with that kid Lin Haoran, and today’s weather is indeed good…”

“Perfect for guiding my younger Brother.”

As he was thinking, a rapid footsteps sounded from outside the courtyard.

“Brother Xuan! Brother Xuan! Are you there?” Lin Haoran’s voice was filled with undisguised excitement.

A playful glint flashed in Lin Xuan’s eyes, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously turned up.

Speak of the devil!

"Come in, the door’s not locked." Lin Xuan responded lazily, pouring himself a cup of tea.

The door was suddenly pushed open, and Lin Haoran burst in impetuously.

He was wearing a brand new cyan combat suit today, with a shimmering longsword at his waist. He looked invigorated, his brows filled with unconcealed pride.

“Hahaha, Brother Xuan! I’ve achieved a Breakthrough! King Realm Sixth Heaven!” Lin Haoran announced impatiently, his eyes full of the cunning unique to a schemer.

Hahaha, my older Brother, quickly look at me showing off!

Lin Xuan raised an eyebrow, slowly sipped his tea: “Oh? Congratulations.”

This reaction was clearly not what Lin Haoran expected.

He was visibly stunned, pouted, and leaned closer to Lin Xuan: “Is that all?”

"Mm, well done." Lin Xuan nodded, perfunctorily.

Then, a hint of cunning flashed in his eyes, "So what?"

Lin Haoran was a bit exasperated by this lukewarm attitude.

Damn it! I’m definitely showing off today!

He puffed out his chest: "So… I’d like to ask Brother Xuan for some pointers!" He said, his right hand already on the sword hilt, his eyes burning with Battle Intent.

Lin Xuan chuckled inwardly.

As expected.

Every time Lin Haoran made a Breakthrough in Cultivation, the first thing he did was challenge him, calling it “seeking guidance,” but in reality, he wanted to avenge his past defeats.

Unfortunately, he had never succeeded over the years.

My younger Brother never learns.

But it just so happens that I drew a big treasure yesterday, and I’m in a good mood, so I’ll reluctantly give him some pointers!

"Pointers, huh…" Lin Xuan deliberately drew out his words, looking at his younger Brother’s expectant eyes, then suddenly grinned, "Alright."

Lin Haoran’s eyes lit up, not expecting Lin Xuan to agree so readily.

He eagerly pulled Lin Xuan outside: "Let’s go, let’s go, to the training grounds!"

On the training grounds, the morning mist had not yet dispersed.

Thousands of Lin Family members were doing their morning exercises. Seeing the two Lin brothers walk in one after another, they all tacitly stepped aside and respectfully said:

“Greetings, Young Lord! Young Master Haoran!”

“Hahaha, it’s fine, it’s fine, you all continue your practice. Brother Xuan and I will spar over there.” Lin Haoran had no airs, laughing heartily, his eyes filled with fantasies of “beating up” Lin Xuan later.

Upon hearing this, everyone became interested and stopped their morning exercises, gathering closer.

“Sigh, why doesn’t Young Master Haoran ever learn? Hasn’t he been abused enough by the Young Lord all these years?”

“Hehe, I just love watching the Young Lord abuse that kid Haoran. Who told that kid to show off every day?”

The sparring matches between these brothers were always exciting, and… often ended with Lin Haoran’s crushing defeat.

“How many moves do you think Young Master Haoran can last this time?” a Lin Family member whispered.

“Hard to say, the Young Lord’s strength is unfathomable…” another person shook his head.

Lin Xuan stood in the center of the field, casually stretching his wrists: “Old rules, I’ll suppress my Realm to yours.”

“Brother Xuan, if you can’t beat me later, you can’t cheat and use Saint Dao Law.”

Lin Haoran had already assumed his starting stance, his face full of confidence.

“Don’t worry.” Lin Xuan said with a smile.

Heh, I need Saint Dao Law to beat you?

My younger Brother is still just my younger Brother after all…

Before he finished speaking, Lin Haoran had already transformed into a cyan afterimage and charged over.

His punch was called “Black Emperor Fist,” a quasi-emperor level boxing technique, which he had just begun to Cultivate.

The punch was like a rainbow, aimed directly at Lin Xuan’s chest.

A gasp of surprise rang out from the sidelines.

The speed and power of this punch were clearly much stronger than Lin Haoran’s previous ones!

Facing this fierce attack, Lin Xuan didn’t even bat an eyelid.

Only when the fist was three inches away from him did he slowly extend his right hand, blocking it with his index finger.

“Boom!”

A crisp sound of a fist explosion spread, and Lin Haoran felt a huge force coming from his fist.

Seeing Lin Xuan block his punch with just one finger, he was shocked and quickly changed his move, pulling out his longsword. The sword edge spun, transforming into a sky full of sword shadows that enveloped Lin Xuan’s entire Physical Body.

“Oh, playing with a sword in front of me? You’re quite brave, Haoran.” Lin Xuan chuckled mockingly.

Lin Xuan finally moved.

He lightly stepped on the ground, and his entire being drifted backward like a falling leaf, perfectly avoiding all the sword shadows.

Even more miraculously, his movements seemed slow, yet he was always one step ahead of Lin Haoran.

"Too slow." Lin Xuan shook his head, then suddenly reached out and grabbed the actual sword from among the countless sword shadows!

Lin Haoran was greatly alarmed and hastily urged his spiritual Qi to break free, but found the sword rooted firmly in place.

He gritted his teeth, formed a hand seal with his left hand, and a streak of cyan spiritual Qi shot out from his fingertips, directly striking Lin Xuan’s face.

"Now this is getting interesting." Lin Xuan chuckled, tilted his head slightly to avoid the spiritual Qi attack, and at the same time released the longsword.

Lin Haoran couldn’t stop his momentum and stumbled forward a few steps before regaining his balance.

"Hmph! I don’t care, take this move!" Lin Haoran’s stubbornness flared up.

He took a deep breath, and spiritual Qi surged wildly throughout his Physical Body, emitting a dazzling black light.

“Dark Annihilation!”

"Young Master Haoran is starting to use his special Physique!" someone exclaimed.

Lin Xuan’s eyes were still filled with mockery.

He stood still, slowly raising his right hand, palm upward, making a lifting motion.

"Boom!"

Darkness collided with Lin Xuan’s palm force, erupting in a deafening roar.

The Qi wave swept across the entire training ground, dust flying, obscuring the sky.

When the dust settled, everyone was surprised to find that Lin Xuan was still standing in place, not even a wrinkle on his clothes.

Lin Haoran, on the other hand, was half-kneeling on the ground, panting heavily.

"Still fighting?" Lin Xuan asked with a smile, his eyes full of provocation.

Lin Haoran looked up, and instantly…

"Damn it, Brother Xuan, again!"

Lin Haoran no longer held back. This time, he was going all out. He had to “beat up” Brother Xuan to death, he was so angry.

However, reality quickly gave him a harsh blow.

This time, Lin Xuan didn’t even use spiritual Qi, but simply fought him with his Physical Body.

But even so, every move and stance of his seemed ordinary, yet he could always perfectly resolve Lin Haoran’s attacks and counter-attack his butt.

After thirty moves, Lin Haoran was already sweating profusely, and his butt was faintly aching…

Lin Xuan, however, remained calm and composed.

"You bastard, Brother Xuan… you’re not human!" Lin Haoran panted, his eyes full of anger and unwillingness.

"This, ah," Lin Xuan chuckled while easily parrying Lin Haoran’s attacks, "is called 'Eighteen Styles of Abusing My Younger Brother,' tailor-made for you. This is only the first style."

"You!" Lin Haoran’s face turned red with anger.

Lin Xuan seized an opening and lightly tripped him, causing Lin Haoran to lose his balance and lunge forward.

Just as he was about to fall flat on his face, Lin Xuan timely reached out and grabbed him by the back of his collar, lifting him up.

"Do you surrender?" Lin Xuan asked.

"No!" Lin Haoran stubbornly struggled.

“Ah!”

“Damn it! I refuse to accept!”

“Ah… don’t hit my butt…”

…

“Hiss… that’s too brutal!”

“Tsk tsk tsk, why does that kid Haoran always seek abuse?”

“Exactly, I mean, it’s fine if he shows off in front of us, but showing off in front of the Young Lord, isn’t that just asking for abuse, haha.”

“Young Lord, put in more effort, Haoran isn’t shouting loud enough, he must not be convinced.”

“Haha, that’s right, Haoran definitely told us yesterday that he was going to abuse the Young Lord and snatch the first place on the Hidden Dragon Ranking.”

…

“You guys…” Lin Haoran was dumbfounded.

Damn it! These betrayers! Schemers!

“Ah!!!” (Super loud)

………

Half an hour later

"Still going?" Lin Xuan smiled, about to start hitting his butt again.

"Conti… wait!" Lin Haoran saw this and quickly surrendered, "Brother Xuan, I surrender! Can’t I just surrender…"

Being publicly beaten and having his butt spanked was too humiliating…

He really couldn’t take it anymore.

Lin Xuan gave a mischievous smile and released his hand.

“Come, Brother will pat you.” Lin Xuan patted Lin Haoran’s shoulder with a beaming smile.

Lin Haoran shivered in fright, “Hmph! No need.”

The battle of abusing his younger Brother thus ended with Lin Haoran’s butt being thoroughly spanked.

…

Sunset

Lin Xuan and Lin Haoran lay on a huge rock, gazing at the Northern Wilderness Spirit Realm in the distance.

Suddenly, Lin Haoran’s eyes lit up, "Oh, right, Brother Xuan!!"

"Hmm?"

"Let’s go to the Eastern Continent for experience together!" Lin Haoran said excitedly, "I heard that Beixuan and Lin Yuan have both gone to the Eastern Continent for experience. Why don’t we go and have some fun too?"

“The Eastern Continent must be very interesting.”

Lin Xuan raised an eyebrow: "Are you saying you can’t beat me, so you want to find outsiders to help?"

"No way!" Lin Haoran’s face darkened.

Lin Xuan looked at Lin Haoran’s serious expression, and his heart stirred slightly.

He had indeed visited the Eastern Continent infrequently, so it might be a good idea to go and see it.

"Alright," Lin Xuan readily agreed, "When do we leave?"

"Really? That’s great!" Lin Haoran smiled happily, "We’ll leave first thing tomorrow morning! I’ve already prepared the map and necessities!"

I wonder if the quality of Soul Slavess in the Eastern Continent is good, hehe!

Lin Xuan chuckled: "Looks like you had this planned all along."

"Hehe…" Lin Haoran chuckled.

As the sun set, the shadows of the two brothers stretched long, long…

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