My father is the main character, but the female leads want to kill me.

Chapter 44 Fierce Battle with He Sheng (Please continue reading)

Lin Ran herself didn't expect that these guys would not even bother to talk and would just start taking action right away.

"No wonder he wanted to hit me the moment we met. He's a brat who was born of a mother but not raised by one. I can understand his low character!" Lin Ran said to He Sheng with a sneer.

These words really provoked He Sheng. His handsome, almost otherworldly face suddenly turned grim, and he grinned menacingly, saying, "You've already chosen your path to death!"

With a swift grab, He Sheng unleashed an exceptionally powerful surge of silver spiritual energy. Strange silver tattoos lit up his body, transforming into a massive spiritual fist that tore through the air and slammed down towards Lin Ran.

The giant fist slammed down like a mountain crashing down, causing the entire back mountain to tremble violently. The enormous sound reverberated through the sky, and the entire Linshan City was shaken.

It was early morning, and many people had just gotten up when the entire city of Linshan suddenly trembled, prompting many to get up and search for the source of the strange event.

In the Lin family, the feeling was even stronger. Lin Chong, who was cultivating, felt the tremor of the back mountain and quickly withdrew from his cultivation state. He came to the courtyard and looked in the direction of the back mountain. Just as he was about to call his father, he found that his father was not in the bedroom at all.

He then went to Jia'er's room, but when he saw that she wasn't there, he suddenly remembered what Jia'er had recently told him. His expression changed, and he looked towards the back mountain, thinking, "Could it be that Father and Jia'er's people have had a conflict?"

Just as Lin Chong was thinking of rushing to the back mountain to take a look, Lin Ran's voice, infused with spiritual power, echoed in the sky like the great voice of the Great Dao, making everyone in Linshan City hear it: "All members of the Lin family are not allowed to go to the back mountain. I have some grudges with a minor cultivator in the Spirit Core Realm that need to be settled. Don't make a fuss!"

When many people heard this voice, their faces were filled with shock, and they began to discuss it amongst themselves.

"I never expected that someone would actually clash with Lin Ran, the patriarch of the Lin family, and that someone at the Spirit Core Realm would actually be there!"

"Isn't that obvious? Would you dare provoke that plague god if you didn't have some strength?"

"I wonder where this fight is taking place. I want to go and see! I've never seen a battle between experts at the Spirit Core Realm before!"

"Don't mention it, me too. How about we go check out the Lin family's house?"

The entire city of Linshan suddenly erupted in excitement, with everyone discussing the matter. Some even rushed to the Lin family's gate, looking around anxiously, seemingly wanting to get a close look at the battle. The usually quiet Lin family gate was now completely packed with people.

Not far away at the Jinling Chamber of Commerce, a woman dressed in light clothing and only covered by a thin blanket heard the noise outside, hurriedly opened the window of her room, and looked towards the direction of the Lin family.

At this moment, two figures could be vaguely seen fighting in the sky above the back mountain of the Lin family. Li Yuhan gripped the window tightly, looking at the battle in the distance with worry in her eyes, and murmured in a low voice, "Why is this guy fighting with someone in the Spirit Core Realm!"

Meanwhile, on the back mountain, Lin Ran, who had dodged He Sheng's attack, was mocking He Sheng from above, forcing him to fight him in the sky, lest he destroy the Lin family behind him later.

He Sheng had long been enraged and lost his mind. His figure was like a silver lightning bolt, crashing into Lin Ran in the sky. The two collided like meteors, splashing up a huge wave of spiritual energy.

"boom!"

He Sheng's fist, carrying a fierce gust of wind, slammed towards Lin Ran. The enormous silver fist produced a deep sonic boom, its momentum astonishing.

The strong wind caused Lin Ran's robes to cling tightly to her skin, but her face remained unmoved by the astonishingly powerful punch.

Lin Ran, his right hand brimming with surging golden spiritual power, calmly looked at the massive silver fist that was inches away from him and laughed loudly, "You like to play with fists with me, huh? Well then, I'll show you what I'm made of today!"

Under everyone's watchful eyes, Lin Ran clenched her right fist, and with a roar, she unleashed a massive golden fist at He Sheng. The golden dragon head on the fist was even more lifelike than when Lin Ran used it before.

It was as if a giant dragon had appeared in the world, accompanied by a dragon roar that resounded through the sky. The dragon then opened its sharp fangs and charged toward the silver giant fist.

"boom!"

A terrifying surge of spiritual energy rippled outwards, and the enormous explosion caused many people to cover their ears.

Before He Sheng could even feel smug, his pupils suddenly contracted. Facing the charging dragon head, he quickly gathered his silver spiritual power to build thick barriers in front of him. The dragon head, whose power had been greatly reduced, collapsed after smashing through several layers of He Sheng's spiritual power barriers and then disappeared.

He Sheng, who had just blocked the giant fist, hadn't even had time to catch his breath when he felt a chill on his back. Lin Ran's figure had appeared behind him without him noticing.

"Dragon Fist Second Form - Extreme!"

With a bright smile on her face, Lin Ran punched He Sheng hard in the waist. The force of her punch increased exponentially halfway through, accompanied by a loud dragon roar.

Lin Ran's clothes on her right arm had already been shredded into dust by the golden spiritual power. The violent golden spiritual power had even formed a golden dragon on Lin Ran's arm, with veins surging like dragons, and it slammed into He Sheng with surging power.

"Oh!"

With a deep thud, He Sheng was sent hurtling down the mountain like a sandbag being flung away. But Lin Ran didn't intend to let He Sheng off so easily. She appeared before He Sheng's trajectory and once again gathered surging golden spiritual power in her right hand, slamming He Sheng into the sky. The golden spiritual power rippled outwards, and a terrifying force pressed down on the ground.

Those Heavenly Clan Silver Armor soldiers who wanted to help He Sheng felt as if their bodies were being crushed by mountains under Lin Ran's terrifying aura, unable to move. They could only watch helplessly as their deputy commander was used as a sandbag and beaten back and forth in the sky by Lin Ran.

Every time Lin Ran punched He Sheng, golden energy violently surged into He Sheng's body, damaging his internal organs.

Moreover, this energy can continue to accumulate. With just a thought from Lin Ran, the terrifying energy accumulated within He Sheng's body will explode like a bomb within He Sheng's body.

When the energy had accumulated enough, Lin Ran delivered a powerful whip kick, striking He Sheng hard in the abdomen. He Sheng was sent crashing like a cannonball against the stone wall behind the mountain.

He Sheng had already been knocked unconscious by the beating, his life hanging in the balance. All the bones in his body were shattered, and his once handsome and alluring face had been beaten into a pig's head by Lin Ran. Some sharp bone spurs had even broken through the skin and protruded, and the sight of blood was chilling.

Lin Ran only needed to gently detonate the internal energy within He Sheng's body to kill him, but he didn't do so. He was already so badly injured, with his internal organs damaged to varying degrees. He had also just severely damaged the guy's dantian. Even if he could recover, his strength probably wouldn't improve much. For this guy, it would probably be worse than death!

"I have a way to die, and what are you? This is the first time I've ever seen such a trashy fifth-level Spirit Pill Realm cultivator!" Lin Ran spat in He Sheng's face and walked towards Lin Hongjia. To the remaining soldiers in light armor, Lin Ran waved his hand and coldly shouted, "Do you all want to be like that commander?"

The soldiers looked at each other, but eventually wisely stepped aside, since the deputy commander was still lying there. Lin Hongjia ran towards Lin Ran, suddenly threw herself at her, and cried out in a tearful voice, "You really scared me to death!"

"Silly girl, I'm perfectly fine, just a little dirty. You pounced on me and got your clothes all dirty!" Lin Ran thought about rubbing Jia'er's head, but then realized her hands were covered in blood and dust, so she decided against it.

"What's dirty about it? Even if you were a beggar, I wouldn't mind if you were dirty!" Lin Hongjia said angrily, puffing out her cheeks.

"No need for that beggar thing, hahaha!" Lin Ran couldn't help but laugh out loud.

At that moment, another golden light gate tore through space and appeared on the back mountain. Lin Ran immediately protected Lin Hongjia behind her, and an old man walked out of the light gate. His hair and beard were all white, he was wearing a white Taoist robe, and his face was covered with strange golden patterns.

Lin Hongjia, who was hiding behind Lin Ran, waved and shouted when he saw the old man: "Old Wang, you've come!"

The soldiers, clad in light armor, trembled slightly upon seeing the old man, and immediately knelt on one knee, saying, "Greetings, Elder!"

The old man, addressed as Old Wang, casually glanced at the scene on the back mountain. He often talked with Lin Hongjia here. Seeing the back mountain in such a mess, and also seeing He Sheng lying in a pit, seemingly dead, he immediately understood what had happened.

She hurriedly went to Lin Hongjia and Lin Ran and apologized to them, saying, "Miss and Clan Chief Lin Ran, I am truly sorry."

"I never expected that some people within the clan would be so bold as to secretly send people to interfere in Miss's affairs. On behalf of the Celestial Clan, I apologize to Clan Chief Lin Ran."

Lin Ran said with a serious expression, "An apology is secondary. What I hope for is that the root cause of this incident is dealt with properly."

If it weren't for me, this small squad of silver-armored soldiers could have easily wiped out my entire Lin family and even the entire city of Linshan!

"Clan Chief Lin Ran is joking. We will not allow such a thing to happen," Elder Wang said.

"But didn't this almost happen this time? Not only did they take people away, but they also demanded treasures from my Lin family. They were ready to fight at the slightest disagreement. How domineering! Does the Celestial Clan think they can do whatever they want just because they have big fists?" Lin Ran snorted coldly and shouted angrily.

This incident infuriated Lin Ran. If he had been any weaker, the entire Lin family might have been slaughtered by the Celestial Clan today.

Damn it, luckily the Celestial Princess is his secret girlfriend. Just you wait, from now on the Celestial Clan will be renamed the Lin Family.

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Chapter Forty-Five: Departure (Please continue reading)

Faced with Lin Ran's rather imposing rebuke, it was understandable.

After all, if Lin Ran couldn't beat He Sheng, the Lin family would face annihilation. At the same time, he was also secretly cursing those old fogies in the clan who disagreed with their ideals.

Coveting the Lin family's treasures, they have no shame at all. Not only did they directly interfere and steal his task of bringing the young lady back, but they also wanted to wipe out the entire family to steal the treasures. How dare they!

Lin Hongjia stood next to Lin Ran, holding Lin Ran's arm, and looked at Old Wang coldly, saying, "Old Wang, I will report this matter to my father, the clan leader. If anyone dares to have any wicked thoughts about the Lin family in the future, I will make them pay the price!"

A golden light flashed in Lin Hongjia's eyes, and the oppressive bloodline she exuded made even Elder Wang feel a slight stagnation in his own blood. He thought to himself, "I didn't expect that Miss's bloodline would already possess such power before it's even awakened. If it were to awaken, what would the future hold..."

Old Wang suddenly felt a sense of anticipation for the scene where Miss's talent and strength would shock everyone in the Celestial Clan after her bloodline awakened.

“Miss, I will report everything that happened here to the clan chief when we get back. We will punish those involved in this incident. Please rest assured!” Old Wang said respectfully.

"I hope so!"

Lin Hongjia snorted, her eyebrows furrowing slightly, clearly still harboring some resentment. She took a step forward, looked at Lin Ran, and, right in front of Old Wang, embraced Lin Ran, softly saying, "Thank you, Uncle Lin Ran, thank you for taking care of me all these years!"

Those restless, fair hands slipped unintentionally down Lin Ran's back, and then very discreetly pinched the soft flesh of Lin Ran's waist.

This made Lin Ran's heart pound. He hadn't expected this little girl to be so bold. Wasn't she afraid of being discovered by the elders of the Heavenly Clan? But he could only respond with a gentle smile, "Go back and cultivate diligently. I hope to have the opportunity to come back and visit Uncle Lin in the future!"

"I certainly will!"

A sly glint flashed in Lin Hongjia's eyes. She moved gracefully, and after only a short embrace, she parted ways with Lin Ran.

Old Wang, standing to the side, didn't notice Lin Hongjia's subtle actions. Although he was a little surprised that such an elegant and gentle young lady would hug him, upon reflection, it made perfect sense.

The young lady was indeed very happy at the Lin family home, and as the clan leader Lin Ran had taken care of her for so many years, it was perfectly reasonable for her to express her gratitude with a hug before leaving.

Lin Hongjia winked playfully at Lin Ran, biting her red lips as she said, "Uncle Lin Ran, please remember to apologize to Brother Lin Chong for not being able to say goodbye to him in person!"

“Okay, I will tell him!” Lin Ran nodded.

Old Wang then began to clean up the mess, ordering the silver-armored soldiers to take the half-dead He Sheng through the spatial gate and send him back to the Celestial Clan for treatment.

Meanwhile, Elder Wang unleashed a terrifying aura far surpassing that of Lin Ran. Strange golden patterns once again illuminated his body, and he formed a hand seal. Dense golden light flashed across this devastated land, and all the damaged rocks and bamboo forests were instantly restored to their original state.

The forest instantly returned to its state before the battle. After doing all this, Old Wang withdrew his aura and reverted to his previous kind and benevolent appearance. He came to Lin Ran and handed her a spatial ring that he had prepared in advance.

"Clan Chief Lin Ran, this is a small token of our appreciation. Besides being an apology for this incident, it's also a small token of our gratitude for taking care of Miss Lin Ran for so many years. We hope you will accept it!" said Elder Wang.

Lin Ran didn't refuse. After accepting the ring, she glanced at Lin Hongjia standing next to Elder Wang. When he looked over, she secretly made a face. She thought to herself, "It seems that the most important treasure of your Celestial Clan, the heart, is now with me. I hope you won't mind in the future!"

The aftermath of this incident was almost over. Old Wang was standing in front of the golden light gate with Lin Hongjia, and just as he was about to take the young lady back to her clan, the young lady turned around and looked at Lin Ran, who was standing not far away.

Looking at Lin Hongjia, whose eyes were full of reluctance, Lin Ran waved and said with a smile, "It's been so many years since you've been back. Come home and visit. Uncle Lin will always welcome you!"

Lin Hongjia turned around, secretly wiped his slightly sore eyes, and stepped directly into the portal. Old Wang nodded to Lin Ran and followed him into the portal.

After the two figures entered, the light gate lasted for a few seconds before disappearing from the back mountain with a "whoosh," as if it had never existed.

Lin Ran stared blankly at the spot for a long while before finally plopping down on the rocky ground and letting out a soft sigh.

When the little girl left, he felt a little empty inside. He might not see her again for several years, or even more than ten years.

He hopes that girl will become a true top expert in the future. He can't slack off anymore. He also needs to prepare to go out and train. He has to work hard to catch up with that girl's pace!

"The Celestial Clan? I'll definitely make you change your name someday!"

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Today, the battle between Lin Ran and He Sheng has caused a complete uproar in Linshan City. The battle is being talked about in almost every street and alley. The storytellers in the teahouses even described Lin Ran's performance in the battle as if he were a god descending to earth, easily crushing the Spirit Core Realm expert on the other side like a sandbag.

And that was indeed the case. He Sheng underestimated his opponent and was careless, while Lin Ran went all out to try to defeat him in one fell swoop. As a result, the kid was stunned and lost without making any effective resistance. This gave Lin Ran the illusion that he was really a master.

This battle made Lin Ran's strength at the Spirit Pill Realm even more widely known. Many people from the Lin family even came to visit him, and people from surrounding towns wanted to pay their respects. In reality, they just wanted to ride on Lin Ran's fame so they could show off and say, "My elder brother is Lin Ran of the Lin family."

There were also those who came to win him over. After learning that Lin Ran's strength could easily defeat other Spirit Core Realm cultivators, the Li Dynasty's Anling region sent people to offer him large sums of money in an attempt to win him over, but Lin Ran politely declined them all.

Lin Ran wasn't stupid. He couldn't bring the Lin family into that mess. If they were to be played like fools by the major powers in the capital and used as pawns, that wouldn't be a good thing.

What's more important to Lin Ran right now is the upcoming coming-of-age ceremony within the clan. He plans to give the selected young members the cultivation techniques and martial arts skills he obtained in the Azure Spirit Sword Saint Ruins, and then have these young people participate in the selection competition of the five major academies.

If more young members of the Lin family are sent to study at the five major academies, their future achievements, even if not meteoric, should be enough to make them the backbone of the Lin family in the future.