Actually, Lin Chen had spotted the other party long ago, and he initially wanted to drive straight into them. He hadn't expected the other side to be so ruthless as to blow up the car.

"Boom!" With a loud explosion, flames shot into the sky.

Tom watched the car enveloped in a fireball and blasted into the sky, a wicked smile on his lips.

"Xiao Jiu, watch as your Big Bro avenges you with the most beautiful fireworks," Tom said, his gaze locked tightly on the figure walking slowly out of the flames.

"Tsk, tsk, so you're Lin Chen!" Tom's eyes brimmed with intent to kill as he stared at the approaching Lin Chen.

"Are you from the Dark League?" Lin Chen watched the man in front of him warily.

In this guy, Lin Chen felt a sense of danger he had never experienced before; just by the aura alone, Lin Chen could tell this guy was strong.

"Correct, the one who died by your hand was Xiao Jiu, my brother, I'm Tom, the 'King of Explosions' Tom," Tom said with a sinister smile.

"King of Explosions?" Lin Chen's gaze slightly sharpened.

Tom glared at Lin Chen, "You killed Xiao Jiu, so I'm going to turn you into the most spectacular firework in his honor."

"Really? We'll see if you have the skills to turn me into a firework!" Lin Chen snorted coldly as the Purple Flame Golden Fire surged in his palm.

"Hmph, courting death." As soon as he finished speaking, Tom disappeared from where he stood, appearing in front of Lin Chen in the next instant.

"Die!" Tom reached out his hand to grab Lin Chen's head.

Lin Chen felt a violent burst of energy in the opponent's palm, which would explode rapidly upon touching anything.

Lin Chen quickly retreated and threw the raging flames in his hand towards Tom.

Tom, with a sinister smile on his face, didn't dodge; he extended his hand and a purple-shimmering energy burst forth.

"Boom!" The sky filled with smoke, and Lin Chen's Purple Flame Golden Fire was blasted into nothingness.

"So strong!" Lin Chen's expression grew even darker.

"The kid's interesting, I've finally found an opponent that excites me," Tom said with a glimmer of madness in his eyes as he punched at Lin Chen like a bolt of lightning.

A violent energy roared out, instantly condensing into a force powerful enough to blast an Innate Realm expert, barreling fiercely towards Lin Chen.

The ball of light hit Lin Chen's body at an alarming speed, immediately filling the street with gunpowder smoke.

As the dust settled, the spot where Lin Chen had stood was now a ruin, and a massive hole had been blown into the road.

However, contrary to Tom's expectations, a figure still stood proudly on the edge of the deep pit.

Tom's formidable assault hadn't caused Lin Chen a single scratch.

Surprise flashed in Tom's eyes as he squinted at Lin Chen, "You actually dodged my attack, but warm-up's over, now the fireworks show officially begins."

Having said that, Tom's body suddenly shot forward, lightning coursing through his palm, wave after wave of energy-charged orbs raining down on Lin Chen.

"Boom Boom Boom!"

The spot Lin Chen stood at was once again engulfed in blasts of hot air, and the asphalt road was instantly turned into ruins by the spheres of light.

Looking down at the devastated ground he'd created, a cold smile appeared on Tom's face.

In such a frenzied vortex of explosions, there couldn't possibly be anyone who could survive.

Suddenly, his smiling face froze, his pupils shrinking abruptly.

A figure burst forth from the swirling dust.

"Raging Flame Eight Extremes Burst!"

Accompanied by a fierce yell, a huge hand formed of Purple Flame Golden Fire fiercely slapped toward Tom.

"Child's play!"

Tom snorted coldly and threw another punch.

"Boom!"

That giant hand made of Purple Flame Golden Fire was actually dispersed by his punch.

"Boy, your attack is too weak," Tom said, staring at Lin Chen and emitting a sinister cold laugh.

"Is that so? It's not over yet!" Lin Chen replied with a faint smile.

"What!" Just then, the dispersed Purple Flame Golden Fire condensed again, and the momentum seemed even stronger than before.

"How is this possible!" Tom's complexion changed drastically as he threw another punch.

"Bang, bang, bang!"

By the time Tom had dispersed the eight giant hands formed of Purple Flame, he looked extremely disheveled.

The cool black robe he was wearing had been burnt into rags by the Purple Flame, and there were also several new wounds on his body.

Tom took more than a dozen steps back to steady himself, his face showing deep shock.

"This kid is so strong; no wonder little Nine died at his hands."

"Boy, you're the first one to make me this disheveled. Good, you've completely enraged me," Tom said, his eyes filled with dense killing intent as he slowly walked toward Lin Chen.

Just at that moment, several figures rushed over from a distance and stood in front of Lin Chen.

Tom frowned and stopped in his tracks. When he saw Zhao Xiaohua, his expression changed dramatically.

"Kid, we'll settle this account next time," Tom said as he turned and rushed into the jungle.

The members of Black Demon were about to chase after him but were stopped by Lin Chen.

Tom was too cunning, and the jungle environment favored someone like him who loved to cause explosions. Besides, if Lin Chen struggled this much, Black Demon and his team were even less of a match for Tom.

Soon, police cars and fire engines raced over from a distance.

Long Feixue breathed a sigh of relief seeing Lin Chen unharmed.

"You, you just love to fight alone," Long Feixue said angrily.

Lin Chen gave an awkward smile; he had indeed been careless this time. He never expected Tom to be this powerful.

"It seems my strength is still too weak," Lin Chen said, clenching his fist tightly.

If Zhao Xiaohua and the others hadn't arrived in time, the consequences would have been unimaginable. Although Lin Chen still had his own methods, even a victory would have been a Pyrrhic one.

At this point, Long Jian squeezed through the crowd and arrived at the scene, his expression somewhat ugly.

"These guys are too audacious; we must catch this bastard."

The incident quickly became the top news story the next day, but the headline was about a gasoline truck that exploded due to an accident.

Although the incident was covered up, neither the Dragon Group nor the Yilong relaxed their efforts and began a city-wide search for Tom.

However, a week passed, and Tom had vanished without a trace.

These past few days, Lin Chen had been staying in the villa under Long Jian's orders. Although there were many beauties in the villa, what made Lin Chen a bit depressed was that the girls only talked about topics that interested them, and he couldn't get a word in edgewise.

Bored, Lin Chen went to the kitchen and saw Xue Ying preparing dinner.