Lu Zui Chang's hair stood on end, making him look terrifying.
His threatening words immediately silenced the onlookers who had been roaring with laughter, turning them as quiet as cicadas in winter.
Zi Lin Ling feigned fear, "You've scared me to death, scared me to death! You old turtle, why are you yelling? Afraid others don't know you have a loud voice? Do you know that if volume were useful, donkeys would have ruled the world long ago!"
"You court death!"
Lu Bing Cheng gritted his teeth and squeezed out two words from between his molars, wishing he could rush onto the stage and kill Zi Lin Ling with a palm strike.
"Old turtle, who are you trying to scare? You're already so old, why are you still as impatient as a little turtle!
You're clearly as stupid as a donkey, yet you insist on learning from foxes and being full of schemes.
What? Being a guild leader isn't enough? You want to rule Lin Xian City? Rule the Heavenly Bestowal Continent? Rule the world?"
On the ninth floor of the Lin Xian Restaurant, Shen Liu Xing, who had just taken a sip of spiritual tea, spat it all out with a "Pfft!"
He looked at the stage competition projected on the spirit screen, a knowing smile playing on his lips, and muttered, "Sister Zi, it's been almost a year since we last met, and your eloquence has improved, becoming even more masterful!"
On the judge's bench, Lu Bing Cheng trembled with rage, "You!"
Zi Lin Ling blinked innocently, "What about me? You, an old bastard, and a little turtle, are really hard to please.
If I hadn't waited for the little turtle, your pre-arranged cheating methods wouldn't have had a chance to be used.
If I wait for the little turtle, you old bastard won't be happy, and you want me to be buried with the little turtle. What's the deal? Is this Lin Xian City yours? Is it wrong for others to do anything?
Or do others have to get the approval of the old turtle and the little turtle before they can do anything?
If that's the case, I can only say that you old turtle and little turtle are inhumane, unable to distinguish between kindness and malice!"
"Pfft!"
Lu Bing Cheng also spat out a mouthful of blood in anger.
In Lin Xian City, who didn't respectfully call him Master Alchemist Lu when they saw him?
But when it came to Zi Lin Ling, he was called an "old turtle" and a "little turtle" so casually.
Lu Bing Cheng had enjoyed prestige for most of his life, when had he ever been insulted like this?
Therefore, his entire being was ignited with fury, and he said viciously, "Brat, I challenge you to an alchemy competition. The loser forfeits their life!"
"Tch!"
Zi Lin Ling said disdainfully, "A quasi-Emperor level alchemist challenging me, a Grandmaster level alchemist. Do you still want that old face of yours?"
"Pfft!"
Lu Bing Cheng spat out blood again, roaring, "What, you're afraid?"
Zi Lin Ling sneered, "Your provocation is too low-level!
Originally, I could have refused, but since you, the old turtle, have no shame, if I don't agree, won't your thousand years of cultivation be wasted?
Fine, fine, considering you spent a thousand years to cultivate such a thick skin, I'll reluctantly agree.
However, although you're betting your life, which is quite a stake, the little turtle's competition is first, so you need to queue up. After I deal with the little turtle, you can test your skin's thickness.
But before that, I still want to ask, after I deal with the little turtle, deal with the old turtle, will there be an old soft-shelled turtle spirit appearing?"
"Hiccup!"
This time, except for Zi Lin Ling, the unconscious Lu Zui Chang, and the enraged Lu Bing Cheng, everyone else present couldn't help but burst into laughter.
Zi Lin Ling's words were too venomous!
Now, it was estimated that the coffin lids of the Lu family ancestors would be unable to hold them down!
"Brat, when you lose to me, I will surely skin you alive and fry you in oil!"
Lu Bing Cheng said, spitting out a large mouthful of blood.
But this was not because he was spitting blood from anger, but because he had bitten through his own teeth, causing the bleeding.
"Tch! I'm a professional chef, and my specialty is making soup. Turtle soup, tortoise soup, soft-shelled turtle soup, I can make them all perfectly!"
Zi Lin Ling said with a serious expression, but the onlookers suffered again.
They couldn't enjoy these fortifying soups because their stomachs were cramping from laughter, and they feared they wouldn't be able to handle the nourishment.
"Sharp tongue! I will surely pull out your good teeth!"
"My teeth are indeed strong. Tortoise shells, turtle shells, and soft-shelled turtle shells are no problem for me. As for pulling teeth, you don't need to think about it. I can responsibly tell you that you don't have the ability, nor the opportunity!"
"You!"
"What about me? I'm too lazy to talk to you, old turtle."
Zi Lin Ling's words silenced Lu Bing Cheng. She walked to the unconscious Lu Zui Chang and kicked him hard twice.
"Little turtle, time is precious, hurry up and get up!"
She kicked him in very peculiar places, precisely where the human body is most sensitive to pain.
Let alone Lu Zui Chang who had merely fainted from anger, even if Lu Zui Chang had only had one breath left, these two kicks would have made him crawl out of his coffin.
"Ah!"
Lu Zui Chang let out a miserable cry, scrambled up from the ground, and wailed incessantly.
"Bitch, you're courting death!"
Zi Lin Ling sneered, "Firstly, 'bitch' is your humble title, and I won't steal your favor.
Secondly, with something as dirty and smelly as you here, I don't need to find a pile of shit.
Thirdly, thanks to you, little turtle, I've accepted another challenge from the old turtle. Of course, there might be a challenge from the old soft-shelled turtle spirit later, and I might even stir up a hornet's nest of turtles.
Therefore, my time is very precious. Either you, little turtle, get up quickly and continue the competition, or you lie on the ground and pretend to be dead.
But I'll tell you, if you continue the competition, you still have a slim chance. But if you keep pretending to be dead, then I'll have to consider it a forfeiture.
Of course, you know the consequences of forfeiting. Either you roll out of the Alchemist Guild yourself and are forbidden to enter the Alchemist Guild for life.
Or I'll help you with a permanent solution, cripple your spiritual roots, and remove you from the ranks of alchemists. Su Dan Novel Network.
Did you hear clearly? If you heard clearly, make your choice quickly. My patience isn't very good. If you push me too far, I'll just choose for you. As for whether it's painful or not, I won't consider it!"
Zi Lin Ling spoke so casually, yet every word sent a shiver down one's spine.
"Who are you trying to scare?"
Lu Zui Chang said so, but his confidence was clearly lacking.
He was intimidated by Zi Lin Ling's aura and the faint killing intent, his voice trembling slightly.
"Scare?"
Zi Lin Ling let out a cold laugh and produced a scalpel, saying grimly, "Don't worry, I'm very professional. I won't even tremble when I disembowel you.
As for your Wood-Fire dual spiritual roots, I guarantee they'll be as they were when they were in your Dantian when I dig them out, without the slightest damage."