153: Lin Hao didn't come? Then we're safe.

Inside the alley, screams were continuous.

But they stopped at a certain moment.

Immediately after, a powerful surge of spiritual energy suddenly erupted within the alley.

"That's enough! Do you think I'm made of mud??"

"Dare to attack me, you all must die... Ugh~~~"

That angry roar was forcibly interrupted before he could even finish speaking.

Even the powerful spiritual energy that erupted was forcibly suppressed.

Then, the alley walls were seen collapsing with a boom, and a disheveled figure was sent flying out with lightning speed.

Along the way, he even smashed through one tall building after another.

The Eastern Sky Battle Emperor didn't have time to utter any more harsh words.

The moment he staggered up from the ruins.

A fierce glint flashed in his eyes!

He stared fixedly at the alley, spat, and endured the pain all over his body.

He exploded into action instantly!

Like a wisp of smoke, he began to flee in another direction!

"Damn it! Who kicked that foot just now?"

"Let him have a chance to run??"

Three figures quickly rushed out of the alley.

Lin Fan was extremely annoyed.

"Trying to run?" Lin Dong hadn't finished venting his frustration yet.

His gaze watched the fleeing figure of the Eastern Sky Battle Emperor.

He said in a deep voice, "Chase!"

The three of them didn't hesitate at all and immediately took action.

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The Eastern Sky Battle Emperor began to run frantically towards his residence.

He suddenly looked back.

His soul immediately fled in terror.

"Damn!! Are they crazy??"

He saw that behind him, the speed of the three figures was also extremely fast.

One of them, carrying a golden spear, was the fastest and was almost catching up to him.

This one was the most ruthless.

There was also one carrying a bench, his face ferocious.

He would never forget that bench in his life; it was truly agonizing.

The most outrageous... was the one running at the back, carrying an alchemy furnace larger than himself.

What decent person uses an alchemy furnace to smash people??

From the battle just now, the Eastern Sky Battle Emperor clearly knew that he alone was absolutely unable to resist these three who had no martial ethics whatsoever.

In a one-on-one fight, he was confident he wouldn't necessarily lose, but the other party had no intention of fighting him one-on-one at all.

They immediately resorted to shameless group beating.

Therefore, he had no thought of stopping to resist at all.

Moreover, looking at the approaching Lin Dong.

The Eastern Sky Battle Emperor knew that at this rate, he wouldn't be able to make it back to his residence to ask others from the Imperial Dynasty for help.

With a flash of inspiration, the Eastern Sky Battle Emperor immediately made a turn and ran into various alleyways.

Currently, in the town at the foot of the Pilgrimage Mountain Range, there was too much pedestrian traffic.

Similarly, there were many experts from various major forces.

No one dared to casually make a move in such a place.

Therefore, even if the opponent was powerful, they would refrain from using techniques with large-scale destructive power due to concerns about the impact.

In this situation, the various winding and complex alleyways became his best place to escape.

By using this complex terrain to shake off those three devils and then fleeing to a place with a lot of people, he would be safe.

However, sometimes, imagination is beautiful.

But reality is cruel.

After a series of twists and turns.

The Eastern Sky Battle Emperor, who had suddenly climbed over a tall wall, was dumbfounded.

He stared blankly at the endless desert in front of him.

His eyes were filled with confusion.

Where the hell... did he end up??

How did he suddenly leave the city?

Behind him, Lin Dong and the others had also chased him to this place.

They had thoughtfully covered their faces and used spiritual energy to block all possible detection.

Lin Xiaobai, carrying the alchemy furnace, sneered, "Look at you, you don't even know the way, how are you going to run?"

"This place is quite good, no one will know if we kill you," Lin Fan said with a wicked smile, carrying the folding bench on his shoulder.

"What nonsense are you talking about? Get him!" Lin Dong swung his spear fiercely.

"You... you... are going too far!!" The Eastern Sky Battle Emperor was also enraged.

But the next moment, what greeted him was a golden alchemy furnace smashing towards his face.

Duang...

That clear sound resounded again.

The Eastern Sky Battle Emperor, who was just about to counterattack, was directly knocked to the ground.

Lin Fan looked thoughtfully at the alchemy furnace thrown by Lin Xiaobai.

He then handed the folding bench to Lin Xiaobai, saying, "You use this for now, smashing with your alchemy furnace seems quite satisfying."

Lin Xiaobai took the folding bench in surprise and said somewhat reluctantly, "Uh... be careful, don't break it for me. I exchanged this thing from the Lin Family mall at a great cost."

"Don't worry, don't worry!" Lin Fan, smiling, charged forward again, lifting a corner of the alchemy furnace on the ground with one hand.

The moment the Eastern Sky Battle Emperor was clutching his head, his mind unclear.

Another alchemy furnace was swung onto his face.

In an instant, it sent him flying dozens of meters, stirring up countless dust clouds.

Immediately after, Lin Dong and Lin Xiaobai followed closely, starting a new round of brutal beating.

It continued for a long time...

Until the Eastern Sky Battle Emperor was beaten to the point of near unconsciousness, the three of them stopped.

"Let's not kill him," Lin Xiaobai said.

All three of them understood this principle; if this matter blew up,

other forces would intervene to investigate, and if it was found to be them, they would very likely be disqualified from the competition.

Giving up the title of number one in the Eastern Wilderness for one Eastern Sky Battle Emperor was definitely not worth it.

Therefore, the three of them didn't intend to kill him.

Just teaching him a lesson.

However...

Lin Dong clearly didn't intend to let him off just like that.

"Lock him up for a day first!" Saying this, Lin Dong stepped forward, his mind moved, and a brilliant, mysterious rune flashed between his eyebrows.

Spatial Ancestral Rune!

Another divine object unlocked from the template after Lin Dong advanced to Grandmaster.

It allowed Lin Dong, who had not mastered the 'Dao' of Space, to also possess a certain degree of spatial power.

Lin Dong was seen forming hand seals.

He activated the Spatial Ancestral Rune, opened up a spatial dimension, and locked the Eastern Sky Battle Emperor inside.

"Time setting, approximately tomorrow."

"Tomorrow? I remember tomorrow is the preliminary selection, isn't it?"

"It's precisely so he misses the preliminary selection."

"Then why not lock him up for a few months?"

"That would definitely arouse suspicion; tomorrow is just right."

The few of them chatted as they turned and left the place.

Only the spatial ripples at the original spot were gradually smoothed out...

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Piao Miao Restaurant.

Lin Yan and the others were staying at this restaurant during this period.

Because too many forces came to participate, many were randomly assigned to different accommodations.

This time, only two forces were staying at the Piao Miao Restaurant, and they had quite a connection.

One was Lin Yi and others from the Lin Family, and the other was the Piao Miao Holy Land.

Speaking of which, the Piao Miao Restaurant was their property.

When Lin Yan and Lin Gezhu returned in the evening, they also encountered Ouyang Haochen from the Piao Miao Holy Land.

Lin Yan and the others didn't know him, but he knew Lin Yan.

And he came up quite friendly to say hello.

After all, Ouyang Haochen clearly knew that behind the Lin Family, there was an Ancestor at least in the Heaven and Man realm.

His true strength was definitely enough to rival their Holy Lands.

Therefore, it was a good thing to make friends with such a Lin Family.

Moreover, to some extent, he was also gathering intelligence.

"So, your Lin Family's Lin Hao didn't participate in this competition?"

Ouyang Haochen learned this news during his conversation with Lin Yan.

In his eyes, there was uncontrollable excitement!

Lin Hao, who could deal with Half-Step Limit Dao with just the strength of a Grandmaster, honestly left too big a shadow on him.

Fortunately, Lin Hao had something to do and didn't come to this competition.

Otherwise, he really wouldn't know how to face such a terrifying monster.

As long as Lin Hao didn't come, he could easily slaughter everyone else with his strength.

Now, it could basically be said that the top two were secured.

After some pleasantries, Little Rabbit, in order to express their friendliness.

Then extended an invitation to Lin Yan and the others: "Oh right, we're going to eat beef noodles next."

"In this Pilgrimage City, there's a shop that specializes in beef noodles. The taste is truly superb; we eat it every year we come here. Would you like to join us?"

"Beef noodles?" Lin Yan was silent for a moment, then shook his head.

"We appreciate the kind offer, but perhaps not. We still need to discuss some matters tonight."