The hotel was silent, and most of the people had not yet left. Their gazes all fell on Lin Chen, who sat leisurely in the chair, eating dessert.

"Does this guy have no fear of death?"

"He can still eat? Does he not realize the huge mess he has stirred up?"

At that moment, Lin Chen, the focus of everyone's attention, unexpectedly laughed out loud.

"This guy can actually laugh about it."

"Has he gone mad?"

No one could understand why Lin Chen could still laugh at such a time.

In fact, just out of boredom, he had checked the popularity system and found that his popularity had skyrocketed again.

It turned out that his video of making fried rice was uploaded to a well-known domestic video site and then wildly reposted.

As a result, his popularity had once again risen to forty-two thousand.

The internet is really something! Lin Chen suddenly wondered whether or not to start a social media account to attract more followers.

Taking advantage of the Luo family's absence, Lin Chen browsed the marketplace when suddenly something caught his eye.

The Tianyan Divine Art was once again upgradable, but looking at the popularity needed for the upgrade, Lin Chen felt a bit bothered.

Forty thousand popularity points, Lin Chen finally understood what it meant to have 'burning pockets.'

It seemed he had to do something sensational, as this rate of popularity growth was simply not sustainable.

After pondering for a moment, Lin Chen decided to upgrade the Tianyan Divine Art.

The first three functions had already given Lin Chen a taste of sweetness, so he was very much looking forward to the fourth function of the Tianyan Divine Art.

He had a feeling that the capabilities unlocked later in the Tianyan Divine Art would be even more powerful.

"System, I want to exchange for God-Ending Skill," Lin Chen gritted his teeth and said.

"Ding-dong, congratulations to host Lin Chen for upgrading Tianyan Divine Art, activating the soul-capture function, deducting forty thousand popularity points, remaining balance two hundred."

Lin Chen couldn't lament over the loss of his popularity points, as his gaze shifted to the newly activated soul-capture function.

Soul-capture allowed control over individuals with a lower cultivation level than oneself, making them unconditionally subjected to one's control, though at the late stage of Qi Refinement, it could only control three people at a time.

This function was critically needed for Lin Chen.

As his future enemies became increasingly stronger, he desperately needed more allies; this skill could address the disadvantage of not having enough people on his side.

Lin Chen felt a wave of dizziness in his head, and a golden light flashed through the depths of his eyes.

Just after acquiring the God-Ending Skill, the hall's door was suddenly kicked open, and a woman covered in blood was thrown inside.

The woman looked extremely miserable; her limbs had been brutally broken, and she convulsed in pain on the floor, her face filled with terror.

It didn't take long for someone to recognize that the woman was Li Qian, who had just escaped.

Outside, more than thirty bodyguards lined up, clearing a pathway for a fierce-looking middle-aged man to walk through.

The Luo family had finally arrived, and the spectators watching the blood-covered Li Qian shuddered.

Luo Tao, Chairman of Ruifeng Real Estate and the Family Head of the Luo family.

This man was extremely ruthless, and even had a group of fighters under his command.

Among these fighters, the most notorious was known as DY Lone Wolf, Qiao Yong.

This guy was said to have been a special forces soldier, fought in underground boxing, and his strength had reached the late stage of Qi Refinement; he was exceptionally brutal, making him Luo Tao's ace fighter.

In DY territory, no one dared to provoke Lone Wolf Qiao Yong. Today, Luo Tao had brought him along.

Luo Tao saw Luo Xin lying on the ground, his eyes twitching as a trace of fury appeared on his face.

Luo Xin was his only son and his future successor. He had always doted on him and even indulged him. Seeing him crippled by Lin Chen today, how could he not be furious?

"Kid, did you hurt Xin?" Luo Tao's gaze fell on Lin Chen, who was enjoying some desserts.

Lin Chen looked up and stretched lazily, "Yes, I found him annoying, so I thought I'd give him a taste of what it's like to be a eunuch."

"You should die!" Luo Tao's face twisted into a grimace of rage.

Lin Chen smiled at Luo Tao, "Whether I should die isn't for you to decide. But I know that if you don't get lost right now, you're definitely dead."

"Is this kid out of his mind? Didn't he see all the bodyguards Luo Tao brought?"

"He must know he's doomed, still trying to look tough."

The crowd around them was buzzing with comments, many curious about what ace this young man had up his sleeve to be so arrogant in front of Luo Tao.

"Hmph, Qiao Yong, cripple him for me," Luo Tao snorted coldly at the young man beside him.

"Yes, boss." Accompanied by a chilly voice, Qiao Yong stepped out from behind Luo Tao.

"Damn, that's the Lone Wolf, I heard he can take on more than ten men by himself."

"That's true. Last time, he wiped out Black Three from DY who crossed Luo Tao, all by himself."

Seeing Lone Wolf Qiao Yong take action, many looked at Lin Chen with pity.

Lone Wolf Qiao Yong was notoriously ruthless, his favorite thing to do was to crush a person's bones one by one. Anyone who fell into his hands met a miserable fate.

Qiao Yong slowly walked toward Lin Chen, a vicious smile spreading over his face, "Kid, today I am going to crush your bones one by one and make your life worse than death."

"Crack, crack!"

Qiao Yong stretched his neck, producing a series of eerie cracks.

Lin Chen watched Qiao Yong coming closer, his face suddenly revealing a sinister smile.

"Can this guy still smile?"

"I think he's scared silly!"

Seeing Lin Chen's odd expression, mocking laughter erupted once more from the crowd, nearly everyone certain that Lin Chen was bound for a gruesome end.

Qiao Yong stepped closer to Lin Chen, his arm muscles swelling instantly.

"Late-stage Qi Refinement, although a bit lacking, it'll do," Lin Chen muttered to himself.

Although both were at the late stage of Qi Refinement, Lin Chen was cultivating a Heaven Rank Cultivation Technique, and his strength was comparable to an early-stage Foundation Establishment practitioner. Thus he decided to use Qiao Yong as a test subject.

"What did you say?" Qiao Yong was taken aback by Lin Chen's remark, but as his gaze met Lin Chen's golden pupils, he suddenly froze.

"Qiao Yong, what are you doing? Kill him, crush his bones one by one," Luo Tao roared from behind.

But Luo Tao's roar had no effect, and Qiao Yong still stood in front of Lin Chen like a statue.

Suddenly, Qiao Yong knelt on one knee before Lin Chen.

"Master!"

Everyone was stunned by this bizarre turn of events.

Wasn't Qiao Yong one of Luo Tao's men? Wasn't he supposed to kill this young man? Why was he kneeling before him instead?

Luo Tao was dumbfounded behind them, "Qiao Yong, are you insane? I am your master. I ordered you to cripple him, why are you kneeling to him?"

Lin Chen sneered and said to Qiao Yong, "Crush Luo Tao's bones one by one!"