Wei Chu Hong fainted from the intense pain. Since no one else from the Wei family entered the top ten, no one immediately came to help him.
The crowd watched Ling Luo Chen lightly flick his long sword, shaking off the drops of blood. The sword returned to its ordinary appearance, but no one dared to mock him anymore.
Ling Luo Chen walked back to the Ling family's resting area without looking sideways, sitting shoulder to shoulder with Ling Luo Yi.
When people saw Ling Luo Yi sitting quietly beside him, they suddenly remembered that Ling Luo Yi had burned the legs of the Yuan family patriarch on the day he returned. They then glanced at Wei Chu Hong, who was left with only one arm, and their mouths twitched in unison.
One sibling severs hands, the other burns legs. They are truly siblings.
Ling Hua Yu was the first to react, laughing heartily, "Good, good! As expected of my grandson, he has my demeanor!"
Ling Hua Yu's voice was loud, and others also snapped back to reality.
Everyone rolled their eyes at Ling Hua Yu, thinking how thick-skinned he was.
Wei Wen Song watched the stage. Wei Chu Hong had already been carried down by the elders, and his severed arm had also been removed. Wei Chu Hong's blood had been cleaned up, and the stage had been restored to its original state.
The other elders of the Wei family went to see Wei Chu Hong. Wei Wen Song suddenly ran to the Ling family's viewing platform. Without saying a word, he gathered his spiritual energy and struck at Ling Hua Yu.
Wei Wen Song was only a fourth-stage spiritual practitioner, while Ling Hua Yu was a ninth-stage spiritual practitioner. How could Wei Wen Song possibly injure him?
Ling Hua Yu sent his spiritual energy back. Wei Wen Song, in his anger, did not dodge and took the blow head-on.
"Patriarch Wei, what do you want to do?!"
"Ling Hua Yu! Last time your grandson severely injured my son, I didn't hold you accountable. Now, your grandson has severed my son's arm. Your Ling family must give me an explanation for this! Otherwise, this matter is not over!"
"Patriarch Wei, under the eyes of everyone, why did my grandson sever your son's arm? Didn't you see clearly just now?!"
Wei Wen Song could not refute. Ling Luo Chen had let Wei Chu Hong go after the victory was decided. It was Wei Chu Hong who tried to sneak attack, and thus his arm was severed. He had still been praying for success just now.
"Wei family junior, if your eyes are blind, then let your Wei family elders choose another intact disciple to be the patriarch."
Ling Hua Yu was of the same generation as Wei Wen Song's father, so he was qualified to call him a Wei family junior.
"Patriarch Ling, although my Wei family is not as prosperous as it once was, we are not something your Ling family can contend with. Patriarch Ling, think carefully before you act, and don't do anything you'll regret."
"Patriarch Wei, I will return these words to you as they are. I hope you can handle matters calmly in the future and stop acting on impulse. This way, you cannot be a family patriarch."
Wei Wen Song choked. He wasn't someone who acted on impulse originally, but too many things had happened in the Wei family recently, and they were bottled up inside him. He had no outlet for his anger, and he felt stifled.
Although Ling Luo Yi hadn't deliberately inquired, she understood the Wei family's current situation to some extent.
The Wei family had used their entire fortune to buy a Qing Ming Longevity Pill, only to get six months of lifespan in return.
Later, Wei Chu Ying's arm was injured. Although she took the medicine in time, it had no effect, and the injury on her arm worsened. Then there was Wei Chu Tian, who was severely injured by Ling Luo Chen with a single move and was still lying in bed. Now, Wei Chu Hong, who was considered the heir, was crippled. With the Wei family's current situation, it was truly difficult.
Because the Wei family was short on funds, many of their shops were sold just to supply the main ones. Also, because the Wei family had acted arrogantly over the years, many families regarded them as a thorn in their side, so they would not miss such an opportunity to kick them while they were down.
As for the Wei family's Great Elder, who was the president of the Beast Tamer Guild, although he could supplement his income by contracting demonic beasts, the Beast Tamer Guild did not only have him as president. There were also three vice-presidents who were not pleased with him, and their beast taming skills were no less than his. If he quoted too high a price, those who came to contract with him might not choose him. Therefore, he could only lower his prices to earn more.
The rest of the Wei family were useless, and they only knew how to spend money lavishly. It would be a blessing if they didn't cause trouble.
As for those disciples who had already joined other sects in the Tian Wu Kingdom, after learning that Ling Luo Yi was a top-grade alchemist, their status was no longer the same. Some had even received warnings that if they made another mistake, they would be expelled from the sect.
There were also many things she didn't know.
Hearing this news, how could the Wei family patriarch remain calm?
"Old Patriarch Ling Hua Yu, rest assured, I, the patriarch, will definitely do a good job as the head of the family. Knowing that my son is capable of taking on this position, I will abdicate and yield."
Upon hearing "Old Patriarch," Ling Hua Yu became enraged.
Twelve years ago, he had passed the position of patriarch to Ling Luo Chen and Ling Luo Yi's father, his eldest son Ling Chen. However, two years later, the Wei family attacked the Ling family, and he died in that battle.
According to the Ling family's rules, the position of patriarch should be passed to the eldest son and then the eldest grandson. His eldest son was dead, so it should have been his eldest grandson, Ling Luo Chen, who succeeded as patriarch. But Ling Luo Chen was only fourteen years old at the time, and his age was insufficient, so he resumed the position of patriarch.
But now, the person who killed his eldest son was provoking him, using this matter to provoke him!
How could Ling Hua Yu tolerate this?
Several elders also could not tolerate it and wanted to rush forward, but they were stopped by the Ling Qi four brothers.
Ling Qi said, "Patriarch Wei, you should go back and properly educate your children. Such a good young master of a noble family, and you have raised him to be so malicious!"
Ling Qi was referring to Wei Chu Hong.
Since the beginning of the genius selection, there had been an established rule that everything should be stopped at a suitable point.
However, everything Wei Chu Hong had done just now was witnessed by everyone present. Every move was a killing blow, aimed at taking Ling Luo Chen's life. Especially after the elder had announced the end of the match, Wei Chu Hong still attempted a sneak attack.
This made everyone disdain him.
"Second Master Ling, how I educate my children is none of your business. What are you, to be qualified to speak to me?"
Wei Wen Song was truly enraged and forgot that this was in public.
"How the Wei family patriarch educates his children is indeed none of our business. However, if a child is not well-taught and is released, then the world will teach him, but it will come at a price."
Ling Luo Yi's words were pointed.
Wei Wen Song understood and roared, "Shut up! When elders are speaking, why are you, a junior, interrupting!"
Ling Luo Yi frowned and said, "It seems you've truly gone mad. Patriarch Wei, if you're going to go mad, don't do it on someone else's territory. Go back to your Wei family."
Ling Luo Yi waved her hand casually, and Wei Wen Song was thrown back to the Wei family's viewing platform.
Everyone followed the parabola and found that although Wei Wen Song had fallen quite hard, the floor beneath him was unharmed. This made them shocked by Ling Luo Yi's control once again!
The other members of the Wei family helped Wei Wen Song up and sat him down. Then they heard him whisper, "Ling Luo Yi, I will definitely kill you!"
His voice was malicious, filled with lingering resentment. Those who heard it couldn't help but tremble.
Ling Luo Yi naturally heard this sentence, but she was disdainful.
She felt insulted even considering someone like him an enemy.
Her enemies, for now, were only...
The matches today proceeded quickly, with little change in rankings. The only exception was Wei Chu Hong, who was ranked third. Since he could no longer fight and could not participate when someone wanted to challenge him, his rank dropped to tenth. Otherwise, there were no significant changes.
As expected, Wei Wen Song's face darkened a few more shades.
The last match was initiated by Nangong Su Zhang, who was ranked fourth. And who was he challenging?
Ling Luo Yi!