Chapter 40: The Hunt Begins

  As the Spring Festival approaches, the bustle of Qingyang Town has also reached its peak. Within a hundred miles, many forces have flocked to it, making the traffic in Qingyang Town reach its highest point in years.

  The hunting competition, although the main character is one of the four major forces in Qingyang Town, there are also many other forces participating. However, the idea of competing among these forces is not as strong as that of the four major forces in Qingyang Town. What they want is simply to use this hunting competition to enhance the reputation of their families or villages.

  But whatever the purpose, Qingyang Town's hunting competition is obviously the largest event in the surrounding area for many years. The young generation that emerges from here will get a great boost to their reputation, whether it's for themselves or their families.

  The hunting competition is scheduled for New Year's Day, and the venue is set in the Beast Horn Arena outside Qingyang Town. This is the most magnificent building in Qingyang Town, covering an extremely large area, even directly enclosing a piece of forest with dozens of miles of radius. In the center of that forest, there is a giant platform transformed from small hills, where countless eyes will be focused, and the hunting champion will also be born there.

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  When the hands of time, in countless eager eyes, walked to the day when the hunt began, the atmosphere of Qingyang Town was undoubtedly thoroughly boiling. The vast crowds surged towards Beast Horn Square, and the scene made people's blood boil with excitement.

  "Is this where the hunt begins?"

  Lin Dong stood on a high platform, looking down at the dense forest below with some surprise.

  Behind Lin Dong, all the core members of the Lin family were there. The leader was naturally Old Man Lin Zhen Tian, and Lin Xiao, Lin Ken, Lin Meng and others were also by his side.

  "Alright."

  Lin Zhen Tian smiled and nodded, his eyes filled with a warm smile and satisfaction as he looked at Lin Dong. Recently, Lin Dong's rapid progress had made him pay more attention to this grandson. In fact, he had even thought of suggesting that he personally teach Lin Dong martial arts, but the suggestion was ultimately rejected by Lin Dong on the grounds that he needed to focus on improving his own strength.

  He, who possessed the Stone Symbol's light and shadow, didn't need anyone to teach him martial arts. Moreover, if he got too close, exposing the existence of the Stone Symbol, it wouldn't be good.

  "The forest below is directly connected to the deep mountains, so there are many ferocious beasts inside. Participants in the hunting competition will each be given an identity card and then thrown into the forest. In that forest, you need to rely on your own abilities to escape from the claws of those beasts."

  Lin Xiao chuckled and continued, "Also, while surviving under the claws of these fierce beasts, you must find a way to obtain ten identity cards from others. Only then will you be qualified to enter the central giant platform in the jungle. Hunting is not just about hunting beasts; actually, it's more about hunting people."

  Lin Dong's heart skipped a beat, this hunting ground was not as simple as he had imagined. To obtain the ten identity plates, it meant that he must defeat ten people, only then would he have the qualification to step onto the giant stage. It could be imagined that once these participants entered the dense forest, they would immediately turn against each other, and the scene would be chaotic and extremely intense.

  Moreover, while trying to snatch the identity cards from other contestants, they also have to guard against the ferocious beasts in the jungle. One careless move and their lives might be lost here...

  This is no ordinary test of endurance, but one that poses a real threat to life. This screening has a slightly cruel taste to it.

  "Identity cards, over a hundred in total. That means only about ten people will be able to make it onto the giant platform in the end. Many participants in the hunt will end up failing. This competition is indeed fierce." Lin Zhen Tian said with his hands behind his back.

  Lin nodded slightly, one hundred and ten was indeed not easy.

  "Hehe, with Lin Dong's current strength, it's a piece of cake to get on stage, just a matter of lifting his hand." Lincoln said with a smile.

  Upon hearing this, the smile on Lin Zhen Tian's face also deepened. Half a month ago, he had already heard that Lin Dong had successfully entered the ninth layer of the Tempering Body stage. This cultivation speed was even faster than Lin Xiao's heyday.

  "This time, whether Lin's family can get the top spot depends on Lin Dong's performance."

  Lin Xiao, who was standing beside him, also couldn't help but smile, and patted Lin Dong's shoulder with a hint of pride and relief in his eyes.

  "Haha, Lin Zhentian, long time no see. Looks like this old bone of yours is still as tough as ever."

  Just as the Lin family was chatting, a burst of laughter suddenly came from not far away. Upon hearing this laughter, Lin Zhen Tian and Lin Xiao's eyebrows furrowed, and the smiles on their faces also faded somewhat.

  Lin's moving gaze followed the direction of the sound, and saw a large wave of people coming in droves. As they passed by, the crowd also quickly dispersed, showing a somewhat fearful appearance.

  At the forefront of that wave of people, there were two men standing side by side. One of them wore a light gray satin robe and looked to be about the same age as Lin Zhentian. His eyes were sunken, giving him a rather cold and stern appearance. The other man was a middle-aged man whose face always seemed to be filled with smiles, looking very kind and gentle. However, only those who knew him well understood that this guy was actually a smiling tiger.

  "That old man is the patriarch of the Lei family, named Lei Bao. The other one is the patriarch of the Xie family, Xie Qian. These two guys are our Lin family's arch-enemies, not good people at all." Lin Xia whispered beside Lin Dong.

  Lin Dong nodded slightly, his eyes glanced at the two of them, he could faintly feel the powerful force contained within their bodies, it seemed that these two were also strong practitioners in the Tianyuan realm.

  Lin's gaze swept over the two of them and finally stopped at the figures standing behind them, where there were also two familiar silhouettes, Lei Li and Xie Yingying.

  Seemingly sensing Lin Dong's gaze, Lei Li and Xie Yunyun also glanced at him, the former's face involuntarily rising with a smile, his palm waving lightly in mid-air towards Lin Dong, the meaning very clear, he still remembered that slap Lin Dong owed him.

  "Hey, old man Lei, don't worry, this old body of mine will outlast you and enter the coffin later than you." Lin Zhen Tian looked at the approaching Lei Xie family members with a radiant smile. If one didn't hear their voices, just looking at their facial expressions would make anyone think they were the best of friends.

  "With more worries, wanting to live a long life is not easy..." Lei Bao smiled faintly, his eyes scanning the Lin family members before stopping on Lin Xiao, sensing the majestic yuan force fluctuations emanating from within him. His eyebrows furrowed slightly, it seemed that indeed as the outside world said, Lin Xiao's strength had recovered once again.

  "Every hunt results in a significant loss of face, it's suffocating for anyone. It's suffocating, but some lives are just not long-lived." Lei Bao said with a sarcastic smile next to Xie Qian.

  Everyone in the Lin family was enraged by the subtle sarcasm in his words, but they were stopped by Lin Zhen Tian's waving hand. In a calm tone, he said: "I'm afraid this time it will be your turn to feel heartbroken, Xie family."

  "I heard that the Lin family has recently produced a genius? It must be this one, right?" Lei Bao's deep-set eyes suddenly turned to Lin Dong, and a somewhat chilly smile appeared on his aged face.

  Being stared at by Lei Bao's eyes, Lin Dong also felt his skin crawl. This old ghost was indeed not a good thing.

  "The Lin family's reputation is nothing compared to the Lei family." Lin Xiao stepped forward, blocking Lin Dong's path, saying calmly.

  "Can't compare, wait until the hunt begins, there will be a conclusion naturally. Your Lin family just needs to prepare for this time's reward." Lei Bao smiled and then lazily waved his hand, directly inserting himself in front of Lin Zhen Tian and others.

  Lei Li's footsteps, when passing in front of Lin Dong, suddenly paused. He glanced at the latter and the young people beside him, including Qing Tan, Lin Xia, Lin Hong, etc., and suddenly whispered: "Lin Dong, there are many fierce beasts in the hunt, you must be careful not to become a thing in the belly of a fierce beast..."

  As soon as he finished speaking, Lei Li's mouth curled up with a hint of coldness, his eyes fixed on Lin Dong like a venomous snake, before he turned and left calmly.

  "This son of a bitch is too arrogant!" Lin Xia and others looked at Lei Li's back view and said indignantly.

  Lin Dong's eyes flickered as he glanced at Lei Wu's back, and he naturally heard the threatening tone in his words. At this moment, a cold smile also appeared on his face, and he muttered to himself.

  "It's still a bit too early to say who will be the one to take the fall..."

  Sorry, I made a small mistake. When writing the first chapter too quickly, the original initial level setting should have been Tempering Body 9th Layer, Earth Yuan Realm, Heaven Yuan Realm, and Yuan Dan Realm. However, in the first chapter with Lin Langtian, an extra single Yuan Realm was added. It has already been revised and won't affect anything. Sorry.

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