Lin Chen's hand had just clasped with the young man's when he felt a chill seep into his body.

The young man revealed a sinister smile and said coldly, "Lin Chen, right? My name is Miao Bing, the second young master of the Miao family."

As soon as his words fell, four True Yuan realm experts suddenly leaped out of the bushes and tightly surrounded Lin Chen.

A ripple appeared in the air around them, and a large net appeared above Lin Chen's head, seeming to completely seal off the space.

An icy aura immediately enveloped Lin Chen. The ground beneath his feet flashed with black light. If it weren't for Lin Chen's powerful spiritual power, his mind might have been crushed under this aura.

"Host, be careful, this is the Heaven Devouring Formation!" the system issued a warning.

Lin Chen frowned and stared coldly at Miao Bing, "Young Master Miao, what is this all about?"

Miao Bing snorted mockingly, "You should know what this means. Hand over the Tianyan inheritance and I can spare your life, otherwise, this will be your burial ground."

At this moment, Lin Chen, trapped in the Heaven Devouring Formation, was like a fish on the chopping board in Miao Bing's eyes, completely at their mercy.

"You want my inheritance, yet don't you know that I have already become brothers with your grandfather? If he finds out you laid a hand on me, you should be aware of the consequences!" Lin Chen said coldly.

"Consequences? Ha! Lin Chen, you think too highly of yourself. Grandfather is in seclusion, and even if I kill you here, no one will know it was me. Once I possess the Tianyan inheritance and take control of the Miao family, even if that old man comes out of seclusion, what can he do to me? As the old ancestor of the Miao family, he will have to accept it and might even assist me," Miao Bing said coldly.

"It seems you have been plotting this for a long time," Lin Chen remarked coldly.

Miao Bing sneered, "Haha, the moment I first met you, I began to set things up. My grandfather is too rigid, still sticking to the old rules. What era are we in? Money and power are everything. Under his rule, the Miao family will only decline further. Once I'm in charge, I'll make it the number one noble family in China."

Seeing the frantic look on Miao Bing's face, Lin Chen couldn't help but shake his head inwardly.

"This guy is clearly insane. If the Miao family falls into his hands, the entire ancient martial world will be thrown into chaos."

Lin Chen's gaze turned icy as he fixed it on Miao Bing, "By seniority, you should be calling me grandfather. Since Elder Brother Miao Shan isn't here, I'll clean up his house for him!"

"Haha, clean up the house? Lin Chen, look around. I've already laid out the Heaven and Earth Net. It would be harder than ascending to the heavens for you to escape here. I advise you to hand over the Tianyan inheritance obediently and perhaps save your own life," Miao Bing said with a cold laugh.

"Is that so? What if I refuse?" Lin Chen asked coldly.

Miao Bing snorted, "Lin Chen, in the first half of your senior year, you were just an ordinary high school student, even one of the lowest ranked in your class. But from the day you returned home for the summer vacation, you have continuously shocked everyone. The speed of your strength's growth can be described as defying the heavens. No ordinary person, not even the descendants of the major powers, could improve so quickly, but you did. Why? There's only one possibility: there's some secret within your body."

Hearing Miao Bing's words, Lin Chen narrowed his eyes slightly, "It seems you've been investigating me?"

Miao Bing smiled coldly, "Of course. You're so formidable, I naturally had to figure you out. The results of my investigations have made me even more interested in you."

Upon hearing Miao Bing's words, a chilling light flashed in Lin Chen's eyes.

Although the secret of the system was known only to himself, his rapid growth did attract attention, which was quite normal.

However, Miao Bing was too scheming, having dug such a big pit for himself.

It seemed that being smooth sailing all the way had made him careless, easily following Miao Tian here and falling into a trap.

Miao Bing's eyes gleamed with greed as he stared at Lin Chen: "I like everything about you and am so envious. Today whether you agree or not, I'll uncover the secret in your body and become your replacement."

Lin Chen coldly stared at Miao Bing, "Do you think that a grand formation and a few True Yuan masters can trap me?"

Miao Bing suddenly burst into laughter, "Lin Chen, I know you are also at the strength of True Yuan now, but so what? I have four True Yuan experts and this grand formation, you don't stand a chance."

At this moment, Miao Bing's eyes were filled with fervor, imagining using everything Lin Chen had for himself, thinking about unifying the Miao family, dominating the martial arts world of China, and even becoming the ruler of all China, the entire world—Miao Bing was getting more and more excited.

Lin Chen helplessly shook his head, "I did not expect the Miao family to have such a madman like you. You want the secrets from my body? Come and get them!"

As his voice fell, Lin Chen dashed like lightning toward the center of the formation in the pavilion.

Just then, the system had helped Lin Chen find the method to break the formation, so Lin Chen immediately aimed to break the formation as he made his move.

Seeing Lin Chen taking the initiative to attack, Miao Bing's lips curled into a sinister smile and he bellowed to the four True Yuan masters behind him: "Catch him for me."

The four True Yuan masters burst out and pounced toward Lin Chen together.

Meanwhile, Miao Bing was activating the formation, and streaks of black light instantly enveloped Lin Chen.

Lin Chen felt entwined by the black light, his aura disappearing in an instant, and at that moment, the four True Yuan masters had already gotten close.

"Kid, you can't run anymore." A ferocious expression appeared on Miao Bing's face.

However, just as the four True Yuan masters' attacks were about to land on Lin Chen, the Lin Chen in front of them suddenly vanished into thin air.

"How is this possible!" The four True Yuan masters were stunned, their expressions drastically changing.

Miao Bing's expression turned even uglier. Being entangled by the swallowing sky formation only tightened over time, yet this Lin Chen not only broke free from its restraint but also disappeared right under his watch.

"Be careful! Lin Chen is at the center of the formation." Miao Tian shouted as he saw Lin Chen appear at the center of the pavilion, his expression changing drastically.

"Damn it! Is this kid going to break the formation!"

"Stop him!" Miao Bing yelled at the four True Yuan masters.

However, contrary to everyone's expectations, Lin Chen stood in the middle of the formation, not breaking it but instead biting his index finger and using his blood to draw mysterious runes at the center.

"What is he doing?"

Miao Bing stared at Lin Chen, his eyes filled with confusion.

However, as his gaze fell on the runes Lin Chen was drawing, terror sprung up; he yelled at the four True Yuan masters: "He's trying to take control of the Swallowing Heaven Formation, stop him!"

The four True Yuan masters, like lightning, pounced toward Lin Chen to attack.

However, Lin Chen seemed not to see the four figures charging at him, completely focused on perfecting the runes at the center of the formation.

"Boom!"

In that instant, four attacks nearly hit Lin Chen at the same time, engulfing him entirely!

"Damn it, these idiots are using their killer moves, Lin Chen will be blown to bits!" Miao Bing's face suddenly turned ugly as he watched the battle unfolding.