Chapter 408: Chapter 408 - 400: The Truth

After the group led by the Sky King rushed over, they found that the situation was drastically different from what they had imagined. The Eldest Prince, who should have been basking in glory, was being brutally beaten by Lu Xiao on the ground, barely hanging on to life.

Tian Lin’s entire body was battered and bruised, even his breathing was agonizing! What was even more terrifying was that he felt a crack inside his heart, as if something had shattered!

Immediately following, his superpower quickly dissipated, and his level plummeted drastically!

No!

No!

The Great Elder and his companions saw Tian Lin spit out a mouthful of blood on the ground and hurriedly rushed forward, shouting angrily, "Lu Xiao! What are you doing? Release the Eldest Prince immediately!"

They didn’t have time to stop him, as a gust of wind knocked them to the ground.

All the Beastmen present were stunned.

Lu Xiao was merely at the early Ninth Rank in terms of cultivation, undeniably strong in the outside world, but among the elite of the Golden Feathered Roc tribe, with the Great Elder almost at the peak of Ninth Rank, how could he easily knock them down?

Someone noticed that Lu Xiao’s entire aura had undergone a tremendous change; he had actually broken through to the Tenth Rank!

This meant that the one who successfully broke through the trial ground wasn’t the Eldest Prince!

It was this mixed-blood that they didn’t think much of?!

This! This is simply a big joke!

The Great Elder and his group felt as if they had been slapped hard, their faces flushed red, embarrassed beyond measure at their previously boastful words!

Lu Xiao had completely lost his reason, ignoring this group of people, his only thought being to kill Tian Lin in revenge.

"Stop it!" The Sky King rushed forward, pulling him up and shouting angrily, "What are you doing? You are brothers, who told you to kill each other in the Trial Ground?"

The Eldest Prince found a lifeline, rolling and crawling to hide behind the Sky King, clutching her leg, and crying, "Mother, he wants to kill me! You must help me!"

The Sky King looked at Lu Xiao, veins throbbing in anger, "You’d better tell me clearly, what on earth is going on here?"

She couldn’t believe that Lu Xiao, with his loyal character, would hurt Tian Lin without a reason. What exactly had transpired?

Tian Lin’s father, Bi Yu, upon hearing the news of the breakthrough, rushed over in excitement, only to see his son on the brink of death from a beating. Burning with anger, he exclaimed, "Ling’er, how did you end up like this? And why has your aura..."

Bi Yu hastily used his power to survey Tian Lin’s body, discovering that all his limb meridians were damaged. Most terrifyingly, the crystal core within his heart had a crack, causing his level to drastically fall, with a high probability that he could never cultivate again!

This was equivalent to—being crippled!

Bi Yu glared at Lu Xiao with blood-red eyes, wanting nothing less than to tear him apart, "You! You vile wretch dare to harm my son, and cripple Ling’er, I will take your life in return!"

The Sky King was most pained by this, feeling agony for both sides. The Eldest Prince had been by her side since childhood, her most hopeful child, and seeing him reduced to a cripple, how could she not be heartbroken?

Her gaze towards Lu Xiao was filled with deep reproach as well, "Xiao’er, you better explain to your mother what exactly happened? Did you really want to kill your brother?"

Lu Xiao appeared devoid of soul, showing no intention to explain, his body emitting a cold murderous aura as he said one word at a time, "He deserves to die!"

"You!"

"I am willing to bear the sin of killing a sibling, but I’ll kill him to atone."

The Sky King was so angry she couldn’t speak.

The Great Elder and the others cursed Lu Xiao, "Truly a wild child raised outside, a white-eyed wolf that cannot be trained, daring to murder the Eldest Prince during the Trial Ground, what’s your intention?"

"He definitely wants to kill the Eldest Prince and steal the throne. Truly malicious—his talent is remarkable, but the throne must never be given to him!"

"Your Majesty, you must severely punish Lu Xiao and banish him from our tribe!"

A barrage of curses, disdain, and condemnation ensued.

Even the Sky King was disappointed in Lu Xiao, "Over the years, how has your father taught you? For you to strike your brother?"

As the Sky King was about to order Lu Xiao to be taken away, a clear female voice suddenly rang out:

"Stop! Lu Xiao is being wronged! He is actually the true victim!"

Everyone turned their heads in unison.

Lu Xiao froze completely, looking in disbelief at that familiar figure. His breathing became chaotic, and the blood that had stopped flowing began again, "Female Master?"

He had clearly seen her being thrown by Tian Lin into a storm vortex... how could she...

As long as she’s alive.

No one noticed where Shen Tang had appeared from, not even the Sky King realized. But at this moment, no one cared about this detail.

"What nonsense!" Someone immediately chastised, "We saw with our own eyes how Lu Xiao beat the Eldest Prince like this, do you want to turn black into white?"

"Exactly!" Another tribe member chimed in, "A foreigner suddenly coming to our Trial Ground is already suspicious enough. Given the Eldest Prince’s extraordinary strength, how could he be easily hurt? You must be an accomplice!"

Bi Yu was furious, "It’s you who harmed my son! Someone, capture this foreign female!"

Shen Tang sneered, "Turning black into white is exactly what you are doing, right? Tian Lin brought people to surround Lu Xiao intending to kill him, and Lu Xiao fought back in desperation and broke through. That’s his own strength! He is the victim!"

Her voice reached everyone’s ears clearly.

The Eldest Prince’s face turned red, arguing, "Don’t slander! Anyone with eyes can see who the real victim is; I’ve been reduced to this pitiful state, how could I harm him?"

"Someone quickly capture this foreign female, don’t let her spread her demonic lies!"

The Sky King’s eyes narrowed slightly, waving back the guards who rushed forward. "Do you have evidence for what you are claiming?"

"Of course, there is evidence." Shen Tang smiled confidently and activated the Light Computer to project an image.

She had feared this wretch might retaliate falsely, so she had the system record the scene and upload it to the Light Computer for playback.

The footage showed Tian Lin and several young masters besieging Lu Xiao, nearly killing him, and attempting to kill Shen Tang, but ultimately being brutally counterattacked.

The scene was played in high definition.

Everyone present saw it clearly.

Tian Lin’s face turned as pale as paper, his lips trembling as he argued desperately, "No, Mother! That’s not how it was, don’t listen to her nonsense, it’s fake—"

"Smack!"

The Sky King slapped him hard across the face, her eyes red with anger, "You wicked child!"

Tian Lin held his face, stunned, "Mother, you actually hit me. I’m the one who is gravely injured. I might not be able to cultivate ever again! I’ve been so terribly harmed by both of them, yet you strike me for this lowly brat!"

"You reap what you sow. There is nothing more to argue about!" The Sky King said painfully and sternly, her expression cold and ruthless, "Take the Eldest Prince and put him in the cell to reflect!"

Bi Yu was infuriated, "Tian Hui, don’t forget, Ling’er is our child! Now that he has been harmed to this state by this outside bastard, you still want to imprison him; do you still recognize him as your own son?"

"Ling’er is my own son, but Xiao’er is also my son, not the bastard you say." The Sky King closed her eyes and said with deep pain, "I am as heartbroken about today’s event as you are, but the facts are laid out clear; it was Tian Lin who made the first mistake!"

The Sky King most dreaded witnessing sibling conflict.

Tian Lin harmed his kin and therefore deserves a severe punishment!