Cold sweat covered Xia Liu's forehead, his body constantly convulsed in pain, and his mind was utterly shattered.

He had lived for over twenty years, always the envy of others, adored and idolized by everyone.

Yet now, he found himself beaten to the ground by a rookie who had just joined the team.

Hovered above by the rookie, who looked down and questioned him.

And this rookie was only 19 years old.

Moreover, he had grown up on Earth and had never enjoyed the resources of the Origin Land.

This trampled his pride into the dust.

Even so, he dared not show any dissatisfaction.

He could only endure the severe pain and said with a trembling voice:

"I, I mean you no harm..."

"I had those two guys pick a fight with you, just because I wanted to pull off a scene of drawing my sword to help you in an unfair fight, hoping you would recognize me as your big brother..."

"That's all..."

After finishing, Xia Liu added another line: "The only reason I planned to take you two as my underlings was because I saw your Evolutionary Talent and hoped to depend on you in the future..."

He confessed everything.

Xia Liu, who ranked third in strength in the team, confessed all his motives under Lin Zichen's emotionless gaze.

He feared not confessing honestly, worrying Lin Zichen would assume the worst and henceforth target him relentlessly.

After Lin Zichen listened to his explanation, he didn't say much, just fiercely kicked him, sending him flying.

After that kick, he didn't stop.

Instead, in front of Luo Qianxue and Fu Zhou, and in front of the guards on the high walls, he continued to beat Xia Liu, repeatedly striking his body and mauling his face beyond recognition.

After beating Xia Liu, he also dragged out Liu Xinyi and Gao Jianying, who were embedded in a tree trunk, and beat the trio, causing them to wail and beg ceaselessly.

But no matter how the three begged, Lin Zichen never stopped.

He wasn't sure if the truth was as Xia Liu had relayed.

The only certainty he had was that he must ruthlessly target the trio, who were part of the same gang, in the future. Explore more adventures at empire

He wanted to show those watching from the sidelines his vengeful nature, letting them understand the consequences of scheming against him.

Making an example was the best way to avoid unnecessary troubles to the greatest extent.

...

Elsewhere.

The guards on the city wall, as well as the powerful Earth elites in the city center, had noticed the situation with Lin Zichen.

They clearly saw how Lin Zichen easily overpowered Xia Liu, Liu Xinyi, and Gao Jianying, all with looks of utmost shock and disbelief on their faces.

They hadn't recovered from their shock for long before they saw Lin Zichen beating the three.

He hit them hard, practically beating them to death.

But with measure, not actually killing them, leaving them to likely spend several weeks in bed.

...

"This young man lacks magnanimity,"

Inside an office in the city center, Shangguan Yuehua, a Deputy City Lord, shook her head in dissatisfaction with Lin Zichen's vindictive nature, feeling it a bit regrettable.

Another Deputy City Lord, Bai Wubian, nodded in agreement: "Indeed, he is a bit petty, he'll need specific cultivation in this temperament in the future, otherwise, he might find it tough to get along with others."

City Lord Qin Chuan, from beginning to end, remained silent, just quietly watching Lin Zichen in the spirit projection, lost deep in thought.

To him, whether Lin Zichen was magnanimous or not was irrelevant.

As long as one was strong enough, there would always be people who would adapt to his personality.

What he truly cared about was the strength Lin Zichen had shown.

Only 19 years old, having grown up on Earth without the resources of Origin Land.

He hadn't merged with any Exotic Beast Gene and always walked the Pureblood Human Path.

Logically, a person meeting these two criteria should demonstrate low Evolutionary Talent.

How did such a monster like Lin Zichen emerge?

He couldn't understand.

Completely baffled.

Baffled, Qin Chuan turned to a secretary and said, "Li Juan, bring me Lin Zichen's personal file; I want to take a closer look at his information."

With no computers available in the Origin Land, finding someone's file meant sending someone physically to the archive room.

Soon.

The secretary left the office for the archive room.

Then in less than half a minute.

The secretary returned, respectfully handing over a file bag woven from special Exotic Plants fibers to Qin Chuan.

Qin Chuan took the file bag, pulled out a yellowish-white paper, and scanned each word carefully.

At the same time, he spread his spiritual power to form a spirit projection in front of him, allowing others in the office to read along.

"What's going on, Lin Zichen's parents are just ordinary people?"

"This doesn't conform to genetics at all."

"There must be something wrong with his personal file."

"..."

After reviewing Lin Zichen's personal file, a wave of doubts immediately arose in the office.

Every leader present believed there was an issue with Lin Zichen's personal file.

They couldn't believe that an ordinary couple could produce a genius like Lin Zichen.

Dragons beget dragons, phoenixes beget phoenixes, the son of a mouse knows how to dig holes; this was in line with the laws of biological genetics.

...

At the city gate.

Lin Zichen had ceased beating.

Not because he had had enough.

But because Xia Liu, Liu Xinyi, and Gao Jianying had all fainted.

Continuing to beat them might actually have resulted in death.

Lin Zichen was brutally harsh... Fu Zhou, seeing the three nearly lifeless bodies on the ground, thought to himself he must never offend Lin Zichen.

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