"That's enough."
Everyone froze at the sound of the voice.
They frowned and looked toward the entrance of the grand hall.
There, they saw a woman supporting a young man in a purple overcoat.
At this sight, a commotion erupted from the crowd.
"Look, it's that cripple, Jiang Chen."
"He actually came to the clan hall? Did that cripple come here just to embarrass himself?"
"Haha, a cripple is still a cripple. He even needs a Maid to help him walk now."
Seeing that the newcomer was Jiang Chen, many people burst out laughing.
This was because not only did Jiang Chen appear extremely weak, but he was also being supported by Yiyi.
It was no wonder. In this world where the strong devoured the weak and the powerful were revered, someone in Jiang Chen's state was unlikely to survive for long.
No one had any sympathy for the weak.
"Chen'er, why are you here?"
Seeing Jiang Chen appear, Xiao Yun hurriedly ran over.
Her face was filled with worry.
As a mother, she was naturally the most concerned about her own son.
Jiang Chen waved his hand. "Mother, don't worry. I'm fine."
"It's enough to have Yiyi supporting me."
He acted very weak, but it was all a pretense.
After all, everyone in the family knew he was a cripple.
'Heh, perfect. I'll get to see the true colors of you scumbags.'
'A disguise is still necessary.'
He knew someone would definitely jump out to challenge him.
"Madam, I can support the Young Master," Yiyi said.
Yiyi knew that her young master was actually bursting with energy; his current weakness was just an act.
Before they even entered the grand hall, he had asked her to support him.
She didn't know her young master's objective, but she did as she was told.
Jiang Han also stood up.
He gave a wry smile. He hadn't wanted to drag his son into this family turmoil, but since the matter had started because of his son, it was impossible to avoid.
Xiao Yun looked at her son with confusion.
But she didn't say anything and followed him into the grand hall.
The mocking laughter continued unabated.
It made Xiao Yun's face turn ashen with fury.
Before, when her son had revealed his Eighth-Grade Martial Vein, these clansmen had been like fawning lapdogs, groveling all over him.
Now that her son was a cripple, they showered him with all sorts of ridicule.
But that was just reality.
Just then, a young man sneered, "Jiang Chen, this is our clan's grand hall. A cripple like you has no right to enter."
"Get out."
Jiang Chen slowly raised his head and looked at the man.
It was Jiang Zuo of the Jiang Family.
Jiang Zuo was a Martial Cultivator with a Seventh-Grade Martial Vein and immense potential.
When Jiang Chen had displayed his Eighth-Grade Martial Vein, Jiang Zuo had done his utmost to curry favor with him. After all, at that time, Jiang Chen was the undisputed heir to the Patriarch position.
Unfortunately, due to later events, Jiang Chen's Eighth-Grade Martial Vein was dug out.
Now, Jiang Zuo treated Jiang Chen with utter disdain.
He even felt deeply humiliated now when he thought about how he had fawned over Jiang Chen before.
That was why he was now taunting Jiang Chen with such scorn.
Jiang Chen stared at Jiang Zuo, his eyes cold and indifferent.
A chill suddenly ran down Jiang Zuo's spine.
'How could I be afraid of him?'
When Jiang Chen looked over, he clearly felt a sense of fear from the cold indifference in his eyes.
'But how could a cripple be like this?'
Jiang Chen spoke lightly.
"Jiang Zuo, in my presence, you're nothing but a dog."
"Now that you see I've lost my power, you've started kicking me while I'm down?"
"Very good."
Beside Jiang Zuo, another young clansman immediately sneered.
"Jiang Chen, you're just a cripple. You're not even worthy of speaking to our clan's greatest genius, Jiang Zuo."
"You, get out."
Jiang Chen's expression gradually darkened.
He glanced around at the indifferent clansmen.
He felt no affection whatsoever for these people.
Especially since they now dared to call him a cripple to his face.
He said to the man who had spoken, "Jiang Yun, since you say I'm a cripple, come say it to my face. Then I'll admit you have some guts."
Yet he remained perfectly calm, his heart as still as water.
"Haha, listen to this! This cripple actually wants me to go up and curse him to his face."
"Fine, I'll grant your request."
Jiang Yun, after all, had a Cultivation at the Fourth Heaven of the Martial Artist realm. Although he wasn't considered much of a genius, he was, at the very least, stronger than a cripple like Jiang Chen.
Without another thought, he walked right up to Jiang Chen.
He laughed out loud.
"Jiang Chen, you're just a..."
BOOM!
Before Jiang Yun could finish, there was a dull thud.
Everyone saw Jiang Yun's figure fly through the air like a cannonball, smashing violently into the thick wall of the grand hall.
BANG!
Jiang Yun hit the wall and then crumpled to the ground.
His body trembled violently like a leaf in the wind.
He couldn't believe it. He had just been flying through the air.
He had been viciously kicked in the abdomen.
That kick, he knew, was from Jiang Chen.
"No, impossible."
Jiang Yun spat out a mouthful of blood and struggled to raise his head, looking at Jiang Chen.
His face was a mask of utter disbelief.
He was a master at the Fourth Heaven of the Martial Artist realm! He could easily take on a whole crowd of ordinary people.
But just now, against Jiang Chen's kick, he had no chance to react at all.
Defeated in a single move.
It was clean, decisive, and fluid.
The entire hall erupted.
At that moment, everyone was stunned into silence.
They stared intently at Jiang Chen, then looked back at the twitching Jiang Yun on the ground.
It felt like a dream.
"What happened?"
"How did Jiang Yun go flying?"
Among the younger generation, Jiang Zuo and the others had no idea what had just happened.
Meanwhile, the clan's experts, Jiang Men, Jiang Gan, and the others, were all somewhat dumbfounded.
Jiang Zuo practically jumped to his feet.
"You... you cripple, how is that possible?"
"What kind of trick did you use?"
He felt that this whole situation was incredibly bizarre.
After all, that Jiang Chen's Martial Vein had been dug out was a fact everyone had witnessed.
For him to show up now and deliver such a shock was truly hard to accept.
Jiang Han and Xiao Yun's eyes both widened.
They couldn't believe their son suddenly possessed such ability.
But without his Martial Vein, he was clearly just an ordinary person.
"This..."
They wanted to ask, but in the end, they held their tongues.
The situation didn't permit them to do so.
They could only watch their son in silence.
Jiang Chen, however, completely ignored Jiang Zuo.
He scanned the faces of the clan members.
His face wore an expression of indifference.
"You all want to get your hands on my father's position as Patriarch."
"Fine. That's not impossible."
"But you'll have to provide a reasonable justification."
He sneered inwardly.
'Just because I'm a cripple, they're forcing my father to abdicate.'
'Now, let's see what these people have to say.'
Jiang Men's expression turned grim.
He looked at the suddenly changed Jiang Chen.
No matter what, he never would have expected this.
He had been on the verge of successfully seizing the Patriarch position from Jiang Han, only for such an unexpected twist to occur.
Jiang Gan was even more furious.
He looked at Jiang Men with a questioning gaze.