"Who goes there? How dare you cause trouble here!"

The person in charge immediately rushed up with security guards, but was instantly stunned when they saw the person's face.

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw a young man dressed in black walking slowly into the arena. He leaped into the arena like a nimble black panther.

What a spirited young man!

"That's... Lu Yuan, the sole heir of the main branch of the Lu family?!"

"Who said he was plagued by illness and wouldn't live much longer? He looks full of energy!"

"I knew he'd come back! As the most qualified heir to the Lu family, how could he possibly miss the family competition? This is going to be interesting!"

In the audience, everyone was talking excitedly, most of them with expressions of schadenfreude.

And on the high platform.

All the elders were so shocked that they stood up from their chairs, their faces filled with disbelief.

"Young Master?!"

"Wasn't he in Cloud Thunder City? Why did he suddenly come back!"

Looking at Lu Yuan, who stood tall and straight on the training ground, Lu Zhaoyang clenched his fists, trying his best to control his emotions, but his eyes still couldn't help but get slightly moist.

His son is still alive!

but.

The most shocked person was the Grand Elder.

He sent his top-tier bodyguards to Yunlei City—a full five Heavenly Evolution level experts—yet they failed to kill Lu Yuan, and he even managed to rush back to participate in the family competition?!

What exactly happened?

Perhaps because the elder's gaze was too suspicious, Lu Yuan immediately noticed and waved to him with a smile.

"Thank you so much for your help along the way, Elder. Otherwise, I really wouldn't have been able to get to the capital so quickly, and I might have missed the family competition!"

Upon hearing this...

The elder's expression did not improve; instead, it became even more gloomy.

When did I send someone to help Lu Yuan rush back to the capital?

He's too busy trying to kill Lu Yuan to help him!

Suddenly.

He seemed to have thought of something, and his gaze towards Lu Yuan became even more ruthless.

On the training ground, Lu Yuan met his gaze without fear, and as if to verify what he thought, he suddenly smiled.

That's right.

Those were the experts sent by the Grand Elder to Yunlei City to hunt him down!

He and Mu Ruxing were trapped in the secret realm, and it was several days later when they finally came out. There were only two days left before the start of the family competition.

Seeing that time was running out, Lu Yuan even began to consider taking a risk and risking exposing his identity to take a plane or high-speed train.

However.

Just as he was about to buy tickets online, the assassin sent by the Grand Elder arrived by car and attacked him without saying a word.

It's a pity.

These five people seemed to have just broken through to the Heavenly Evolution level. He didn't even need to take action himself; Mu Ruxing's Devouring Python alone took care of them all.

The next step is simply to take the car that the other party brought and make it your own.

Fortunately, the Black Forest is not far from the capital.

He and Mu Ruxing took turns driving around the clock, and finally arrived in the capital two hours ago.

He even had time to take a shower and change his clothes.

"Oh dear, Elder, this is truly a godsend! Since you've helped me, I'll go easy on your grandson during the competition later!"

"What arrogance!"

Before the Grand Elder could speak, Lu Siming's follower couldn't contain himself any longer.

"Young Master Si Ming's Beast Tamer level has already reached the eighth level of the Profound Truth Realm. With your talent for beast taming that you can't even awaken, you're only fit to get beaten up!"

"Exactly! How dare they spout such arrogant nonsense! They're utterly ignorant of their own limitations!"

However.

Faced with the crowd's condemnation, Lu Yuan simply asked indifferently, "Is the eighth level of the Profound Truth Realm that powerful?"

These words caused an uproar in the audience.

"What does he mean by that? Could it be that his level has already surpassed the eighth rank of the Profound Truth Realm?"

"Who knows! After all, Lu Yuan's talent shocked the entire continent back then. Maybe he had some kind of adventure in Yunlei City!"

"Oh dear, I'm so anxious! Let's hurry up and get tested on stage, then we'll know everything!"

The onlookers kept urging him on, and Lu Yuan, not wanting to keep them in suspense, immediately walked towards the testing device.

"etc!"

Just as Lu Yuan was about to put his hand on the detector, the Grand Elder suddenly spoke up to stop him.

"What would you like to say, Elder?" Lu Yuan asked with a smile.

The elder felt a chill run down his spine, but instead of answering him, he turned to look at Lu Zhaoyang, who was sitting in the head seat.

"Patriarch! As everyone knows, the eldest young master had not yet awakened his beast-taming talent two months ago, so he was not qualified to participate in the family competition, let alone participate in this round of testing!"

"Most importantly, many forces from all sides have arrived today. Isn't the young master's action a public disgrace to the Lu family?!"

"We urge the patriarch to intervene and stop this!"

The First Elder's words were reasonable and sincere, and even the other elders who originally supported the main lineage couldn't help but chime in.

"The Elder is right, Patriarch, please step in and stop the young master's behavior!"

"As the saying goes, family scandals should not be aired in public. Whatever the matter, we can discuss it after the family competition!"

Faced with the elders' persuasion, Lu Zhaoming merely glanced at them indifferently.

“My son is full of youthful heroism, how could he bring shame to the Lu family?! Moreover, all members of the Lu family can participate in the family competition, and as the eldest son, my son should participate both morally and logically!”

"But……"

The elders wanted to say something, but Lu Zhaoyang's glare silenced them.

Aside from the old guys who are in seclusion, Lu Zhaoyang is currently the strongest person in the Lu family, and his aura is extraordinary.

If it weren't for the elders' council's overwhelming numbers and relentless pressure, this family competition probably wouldn't have been held at all, and Lu Yuan would have taken over directly.

With that in mind, the elders returned to their seats.

That's all.

Anyway, Lu Yuan's foundation has been damaged. Even if he suddenly awakens his beast-taming talent, he won't be able to cause any trouble in the next two months. Let him be.

Seeing that the elders had compromised, Lu Zhaoming waved to the audience below the stage.

"Continue the testing!"

Lu Yuan looked up and met Lu Zhaoming's encouraging gaze. He smiled confidently at him and then placed his hand on the testing device.

Everyone in the audience held their breath, looking expectantly at the big screen.

A moment later.

Lu Yuan's information data appeared.

[Lu Yuan, SSS-level Beast Taming Talent, Profound True Stage 2]

"..."

Looking at the information displayed on the big screen, everyone blinked, and then the whole room burst into laughter.

"Hahaha! I didn't see wrong, did I? You think you can easily defeat Lu Siming, who is at the eighth level of Xuanzhen, with only the second level of Xuanzhen?"

"I think the rumors are true. It's just that the only son of the main branch of the Lu family doesn't have a physical problem, but rather that he's not thinking straight!"