Dead! Tian Jiao Zhou Ci actually died just like that.

Watching the nothingness before Lin Chen, everyone felt a sense of unreality.

Silence surrounded them as everyone stared, agape, at the young man standing on the stage.

Innate Realm, this guy had actually become an Innate Realm master at such a young age.

Suddenly, a shrill cry came from the VIP seats, "Ci, oh Ci, you died so miserably."

Zhou Batian stood up furiously, his face showing grief and anger, and he quickly strode toward the stage.

Lin Chen looked at Zhou Batian leaping onto the stage with mockery, and with a cold smile said, "Family Head Zhou, you grieve so much for the loss of a son, but did you ever think about the feelings of our Lin family members when you massacred the Lin family, the grief and indignation of our Lin family."

Zhou Batian glared hatefully at Lin Chen, "Back then, your Lin family was treacherous, betraying our nation; by law, you deserved death."

"Oh what a 'deserved death,' so if your Zhou family was treacherous, wouldn't they also deserve the extermination of nine generations?" Lin Chen said coldly.

"What nonsense are you spouting? Our Zhou family has always been loyal and served the nation wholeheartedly," Zhou Batian said, his face slightly changing, but still argued.

Lin Chen suddenly burst into laughter, "What loyalty to serve the country, do you even deserve to use these words?"

As his voice fell, the big screen in the square suddenly lit up.

The screen showed him trading intelligence for Zhou Ci to obtain the Blood Coagulation Beads.

Seeing that video, Zhou Batian's face turned ashen. What shocked him even more was that after the video ended, one letter after another appeared on the big screen, all evidence of Zhou Batian selling the nation's intelligence.

As the list of crimes was read, the crowd became uproarious.

"So it was the Zhou family who were the real traitors!"

"We absolutely cannot let go of those who betray from within.

"To think that the Lin family was framed by them, utterly shameless."

Boos and jeers came from the spectator seats, and even many Zhou family disciples couldn't lift their heads in shame.

Zhou Batian's face turned white as he looked at the list of crimes on the screen.

His gaze was fixed on Lin Chen, with a trace of shock in his eyes.

"How did you manage to capture the video?" Zhou Batian stared at Lin Chen, his face turning a steely blue.

These materials were all hidden in his secret chamber, a place not even his wife knew about. It was clear that Lin Chen had entered this secret chamber and recorded these materials.

Lin Chen smiled faintly, "If you don't want others to know, then don't do it in the first place. Zhou Batian, it's time for you to pay your debts."

Zhou Batian suddenly burst into a sinister laugh, "Lin Chen, I never thought that the century-long foundation of my Zhou family would be destroyed by a little kid like you. Very well, let everyone here be buried with the Zhou family!"

As he finished speaking, Zhou Batian suddenly pulled out a red remote control, laughing hysterically, "I've already planted explosives under the Zhou family's grounds. Today, Lin Chen, you and everyone else here will die."

Lin Chen looked at the remote control in Zhou Batian's hand, showing no signs of panic, but instead walked step by step towards him.

"In front of me, even dying is a luxury you can't afford. You can only die if I allow it, and you don't have the right to choose for yourself." As his voice fell, beams of golden light shot from Lin Chen's eyes.

Zhou Batian, who was just about to press the remote control, suddenly became vacant-eyed.

Now that Lin Chen had reached the Innate Realm and Zhou Batian was only in the Nascent Soul Realm, it was very easy for Lin Chen to control him with his Mind Capture technique.

To everyone's astonishment, Zhou Batian actually crushed the remote control in his hand and thumped down on his knees before Lin Chen.

Lin Chen grabbed Zhou Batian and lifted him up, holding him by the throat with one hand, and faced the direction of the Lin family, "Ancestors of the Lin family, today Lin Chen has avenged you and paid back the blood debt."

As his words fell, a fierce flame surged in Lin Chen's hand, and then he threw Zhou Batian directly onto the stage.

"Ah, ah, ah!"

Zhou Batian let out a series of screams as he was being burned alive by the fierce golden fire.

In the spectator stands, there was dead silence; no one had any pity for Zhou Batian as he was consumed by the flames.

For his own selfish interests, betraying his country, slaughtering his compatriots, this was the fate he deserved.

At this moment, Long Feixue led a squad of soldiers into the Zhou residence; all Zhou family members were detained for investigation, and the Zhou family estate was directly sealed off.

Lin Chen approached Zhao Xiaohua and carefully absorbed Wu Feng's soul into the jade pendant.

"Only with the Nine Yin Grass can Wu Feng's soul be reassembled," Zhao Xiaohua said seriously.

Lin Chen nodded and caressed the jade pendant, "Brother Wu, rest assured, I will reunite your soul and reinstate you with a golden body."

The Zhou family was extinguished, all enterprises associated with the Zhou family were sealed, and those related to the Zhou family were taken for questioning by the Long Group; everyone was astonished that the Zhou family, which had dominated the Capital City for decades, was wiped out overnight.

At night, in a detention center in the Capital City, Zhou Ming sat dejectedly on a wooden bed.

Yesterday, he was the proud young master of the Zhou family, but now he had become a prisoner.

Just then, the cell door was suddenly opened and a figure in black robes entered.

"Who are you?" The color drained from Zhou Ming's face upon seeing the old man enter.

The old man tore off his cloak, revealing an aged face.

"Ancestor!" Zhou Ming saw the face of the Zhou family ancestor and tears overflowed from his eyes.

"Stop crying, the blood feud of our family's annihilation still awaits your vengeance, follow me," said the old man as he put on his cloak again and walked towards the outside.

The guards lay unconscious on the detention center floor, and the old man carried Zhou Ming out of the detention center as if he were carrying a small chicken.

"Ancestor, the Zhou family is done for, it's all because of that bastard Lin Chen, he killed the Family Head and Zhou Ci, you must avenge us!" Zhou Ming howled with hatred.

The ancestor snorted coldly, "The revenge will be taken, but not now."

"Why? That kid Lin Chen is too arrogant," Zhou Ming said, furious.

The Zhou family ancestor sighed, "If I don't take action, some bloodline of the Zhou family might still survive; if I do, I fear the Zhou family would face complete destruction."

"Is that it then?" said Zhou Ming unwillingly.

The Zhou family ancestor took out a piece of paper, "Take this to the Xu family in Jiangnan. We've done so much for them; now it's time they did something for the Zhou family."

…

At the Capital City airport, a figure in a black trench coat hurriedly walked into the cabin. They wore sunglasses and a mask, covering their entire face.

Looking at their wristwatch, the person in black sighed with relief; the plane was about to take off. Once they left Hua Xia, they could breathe easy.

Just then, a young man entered the cabin and headed straight toward the person in black.

The person in black became instantly unsettled upon seeing the young man.

The young man walked up to the person in black with a smile brimming with malice, "Ninth Prince, long time no see, we're old friends after all; let's get off the plane and have a chat, shall we?"