A surging wave of pressure swept through the hall. If an ordinary person were targeted so directly by the pressure of a 7th stage Grandmaster, they would have long since collapsed to their knees.
A 7th stage Grandmaster could mobilize the energy of heaven and earth to fight. This kind of pressure was not something anyone below the Grandmaster Realm could withstand.
Su Yu’s robe fluttered violently, yet he stood perfectly still where he was, unaffected in the slightest.
Lin Hao’s expression was cold, green light swirling faintly in his eyes as he said, “Didn’t your elders ever teach you to show proper respect to a Grandmaster?”
He was a 7th stage Grandmaster. Above him were only the 8th and 9th stages who could suppress him.
As for Martial Saints, there were only a handful in the entire Nation, figures almost mythical. For ordinary people, meeting one was nearly impossible. He naturally did not compare himself upward to that level.
But now he was different.
He had reached the late peak of the 7th stage and had already touched the threshold of the 8th stage Golden Body Realm. Stepping into the 8th stage was only a matter of time.
He could already be considered a half-step Golden Body powerhouse.
Su Yu still wore a gentle smile. His tone was calm as he said, “A Grandmaster should indeed be respected, but… what status are you using to suppress me?”
“A first-rate family patriarch? Or your cultivation at the late 7th stage?”
As soon as he finished speaking, a direct descendant of the Lin Family stepped forward and shouted, “Su Yu, don’t think that just because you’re from the Su Family you can do whatever you want. This is the Lin Family. When you come here, you follow our rules!”
“Hurry up and apologize to the patriarch. Otherwise, there will be absolutely no possibility between you and Lin Panxi!”
Another person added, “That’s right, Su Yu. Since you claim to like someone from the Lin Family, you should follow our rules. Even if your family has a 9th stage Grandmaster overseeing it, that doesn’t mean you can run wild here.”
Someone else sneered, “Lin Panxi really misjudged you all these years. You truly deserve to be called ignorant and disrespectful to your elders.”
Over the years, the Lin Family had seen plenty of Su Yu.
In the original novel, Su Yu was the young master of a Martial Saint family, yet he was constantly suppressed by a family that did not even have an 8th stage martial artist.
At the beginning, the Lin Family had shown him some respect.
But in recent years, as Su Yu lowered himself again and again, the Lin Family gradually began to feel that the young master of the Su Family was nothing special.
So even knowing this was a matter of breaking off the engagement, they still maintained an inexplicable sense of superiority.
It was utterly ridiculous.
Chu Feng stood beside Lin Panxi. The two of them even looked somewhat like a married couple. Seeing that Su Yu remained silent under the verbal attacks of the Lin Family, he stepped forward and said in a deep voice, “Su Yu, is this your attitude toward a Grandmaster?”
“Don’t forget, Uncle Lin is Lin Panxi’s father. You show such disrespect to your elder?”
“And with that kind of character, you think you deserve to like Lin Panxi?”
Chu Feng came from a poor background. To change his fate and enter Capital Martial University, he had fought with everything he had.
He despised rich second-generation heirs like Su Yu, who did not cherish hard work and could squander family resources freely. In his eyes, there was order between seniors and juniors. Disrespecting elders meant being nothing more than a spoiled wastrel.
When Lin Panxi saw Su Yu, the disgust and disdain in her phoenix-like eyes were completely undisguised.
She said coldly, “Su Yu, our family agrees to dissolve this so-called engagement.”
After speaking, she picked up the engagement contract from the table, tore it to pieces in front of everyone, and threw it to the ground. With pride, she said, “The engagement is now void. You can leave.”
“From now on, I, Lin Panxi, have nothing to do with you.”
Tearing up the contract made Lin Panxi feel an unprecedented sense of relief.
This engagement had only been signed back then because the Lin Family feared being pressured into ruin by the Su Family. Now that her father was about to advance to the 8th stage, there was no need to be polite to Su Yu anymore.
Her words did not draw Su Yu’s attention. He looked at Lin Hao and said with a faint smile, “Patriarch Lin, do you agree?”
Lin Hao had no good impression of this disrespectful Su Yu. His face darkened as he nodded. “This is my decision.”
He was a half-step 8th stage Golden Body powerhouse. Su Yu’s earlier words had been far too arrogant.
He did not like it.
Hearing this, Su Yu’s smile widened slightly as he said calmly, “Since that’s the case, then return in full the betrothal gifts my Su Family provided at the time of the engagement.”
“200 kilograms of 8th grade Origin Marrow, two A-grade weapons, three B-grade weapons, along with various industrial shares and cultivation resources.”
When he heard the list of resources, Lin Hao’s eyebrows twitched.
That much?
If all of it were returned, the Lin Family’s overall strength would shrink by 70 percent.
Seeing that he did not speak, Su Yu continued lightly, “What? My things aren’t ready?”
“Or did the Lin Family not take my words seriously?”
Lin Hao felt a surge of displeasure. What did Su Yu’s words count for? Had he forgotten how he had fawned over his daughter all these years?
Before he could speak, Lin Panxi and Chu Feng both began scolding Su Yu.
Lin Panxi said sharply, “Su Yu, have some shame. Yes, your family gave those resources for the engagement. But you’re the one who proposed breaking it off. On what grounds are you asking for them back?”
Chu Feng nodded firmly and said, “Su Yu, if you’re still a man, you should understand that you were the one who ended this engagement. There’s no reason for the betrothal gifts to be returned to you.”
Even a first-rate family would feel heartache giving away that many resources.
And he himself had not yet obtained a B-grade alloy weapon. How could he possibly let it go back to Su Yu?
Su Yu narrowed his eyes into a dangerous arc. His voice turned several degrees colder. “So the Lin Family has no intention of returning these betrothal gifts?”
Lin Hao, seated at the head of the hall, said indifferently, “The engagement has been dissolved. You can leave the Lin Family now.”
“The breaking of the engagement was your proposal. The betrothal gifts will not be returned.”
“And if you leave now, I can overlook your disrespect toward a Grandmaster.”
They would not return them.
With Su Yu’s soft personality, as long as he acted a bit more forceful, could Su Yu dare to refute him?
After all, in all these years, he had never seen Su Yu act tough.
Even when his own daughter told him to get lost, Su Yu would leave with a forced smile.
But this time, he had miscalculated.
“Hahaha! Now this is truly amusing.”
Standing in the center of the hall, Su Yu suddenly burst into laughter, arrogant and unrestrained.
Everyone present could not help but frown.
What was he laughing at?
Lin Hao’s expression darkened. Slamming the armrest of his chair, he shouted angrily, “What are you laughing at? Shut your mouth!”
Su Yu stopped laughing, but the mockery on his face only grew stronger.
With a flash of light, a finely crafted chair appeared behind him. He sat down, crossed his legs, and adopted an extremely arrogant posture, as if this were not the Lin Family’s territory but his own domain.
“Lin Hao, you’re nothing more than a 7th stage martial artist. Who gave you the courage to speak to this young master in such a manner?” After speaking, Su Yu narrowed his eyes and looked down at him disdainfully.
The moment these words fell, Lin Hao could no longer restrain himself. He stood up instantly, his face twisted with fury as he laughed in anger. “Good, very good. Since you, Su Yu, are so blind to reality, I’ll capture you and personally visit the Su Family to ask 9th stage Grandmaster Su Long how he educated you!”
As his words fell, Lin Hao suddenly made his move. His figure vanished from where he stood and rushed straight toward Su Yu in the center of the hall.
The sharp force of his energy swept through the surroundings. The Lin Family’s direct descendants, along with Lin Panxi and Chu Feng, all looked on with blazing excitement.
Facing the attack of a powerhouse about to step into the 8th stage Golden Body Realm, Su Yu remained calm. He gently uttered two words.
“Open your mouth.”
In the next instant, just as Lin Hao was about to seize Su Yu, a phantom palm print appeared out of nowhere. A terrifying aura erupted, and a massive hand struck Lin Hao squarely across the face.
Slap!
The crisp, explosive sound echoed through the hall.
Under the horrified gazes of everyone present, the floor of the hall shattered with a thunderous crash.
Lin Hao’s body slammed heavily into the ground. A massive handprint appeared on his face. His teeth were scattered across the floor, and he spat out a mouthful of blood mist.
In his eyes, now filled with terror, a figure slowly emerged.
“8th stage… Golden Body powerhouse!”
“What?!”
At that moment, everyone’s expressions changed drastically.