"Thank you for your modesty, Lin Dong."
Hearing Lin Dong's voluntary concession, Lin Yan also smiled and nodded to him.
Lin Xiao and Qingtan quickly approached from behind.
As soon as they arrived, Lin Xiao didn't hesitate to praise Lin Yan:
"Lin Yan, I never thought your strength would be this formidable. Before, when I heard Lin Dong and Qingtan talking about how strong you were, I didn't have much of a concept. But after seeing it today, you're indeed impressive. Among the younger generation of our Lin family, your strength should be the strongest."
Saying this, Lin Xiao turned to Lin Yan and asked, "So, do you have the seventh layer of body tempering now?"
Lin Yan certainly had reached the seventh layer of body tempering, and even entered the Earth Yuan Realm early. However, he was modest and didn't like to boast, especially with Lin Dong still present. He didn't want to embarrass him.
So Lin Yan just smiled and nodded vaguely, brushing off the topic, "Hehe, Uncle Xiao is too kind. My strength can only be considered passable. There's still a lot of room for improvement."
Seeing this, Lin Xiao was even more satisfied with Lin Yan's demeanor. He patted Lin Yan's shoulder with a smile and then looked at Lin Dong on the side, saying somewhat reproachfully, "Now, do you understand your shortcomings?"
Lin Dong scratched his head awkwardly.
Because of obtaining the stone talisman, his strength had skyrocketed, and for a while, he indeed felt a bit inflated.
But through this sparring match with Lin Yan, he realized one thing: there are always people more talented than oneself.
At least, Lin Dong realized that he was currently no match for Lin Yan.
So Lin Dong forced a smile and nodded at Lin Xiao, saying, "Hehe... Indeed, I've learned a lot."
"While learning martial arts is important, if one lacks combat experience and there's a significant gap in raw strength, even the strongest martial arts won't be effective. After all, it's not possible to rely solely on flashy moves. Martial arts mainly serve to deliver decisive blows."
Lin Dong expressed his insights.
After listening to Lin Dong's insights, Lin Xiao also appeared very satisfied.
Although Lin Dong lost this time, and the defeat was without suspense, it seemed that he had gained quite a bit from this sparring match. And that was enough for Lin Xiao.
"Indeed, he is the future Martial Ancestor."
"So adept at finding shortcomings from failure."
"Truly remarkable."
Lin Yan also secretly gave Lin Dong a thumbs-up.
In fact, compared to Lin Dong, he had a head start. After all, Yao Lao had already started teaching him, but the little ferret hadn't shown up yet.
So it was completely understandable that Lin Dong couldn't keep up with his progress for now.
"You guys, come over for dinner!"
While everyone was still standing there, Liu Yan had already come to call them. Taking advantage of the sparring just now, Liu Yan had already prepared the food.
Lin Yan and the others went straight into the house to eat.
During the meal, the atmosphere was harmonious. Although, strictly speaking, Lin Yan was not part of Lin Dong's family, it seemed that they already considered him one of their own, with no distinction between them.
Even Liu Yan showed special affection towards Lin Yan when facing him.
Principio del formulario
As soon as the dishes were served, the best pieces of meat were picked out and placed in Lin Yan's bowl, making Qingtan a little jealous.
"Mom! Am I not your real daughter? You didn't even give me any!" Qingtan pouted.
The whole family burst into laughter, then Lin Xiao stood up and picked up a piece of meat for both Qingtan and Lin Dong, saying, "Since your mom didn't do it, let dad handle it."
"Father knows best," Qingtan said with a smile.
This delightful meal lasted nearly an hour. After all, the meat of demonic beasts was extremely rare and delicious, so Lin Yan and the others savored it carefully.
Of course, the most important thing was the joyous atmosphere. Sometimes, the atmosphere was just as rare and delightful as the food itself.
Afterward, Lin Yan resumed his cultivation.
Over the next few days, he continued to practice his Eight Extremes Fist and successfully broke through to the Grand Completion realm.
"Eight Extremes Fist!"
On the back mountain of the Lin family, Lin Yan punched a huge rock with formidable force emanating from his fist. Under the influence of this force, the massive rock was quickly shattered.
"Not bad, not bad! Your Eight Extremes Fist has reached Grand Completion. Your fist contains powerful elemental force and strength, very impressive," praised Yao Lao.
"If you could go further, cultivate Hidden Force, and stack eight layers of Hidden Force, then your Eight Extremes Fist would truly reach perfection!"
Yao Lao's voice soon echoed. He shared his thoughts, looking at Lin Yan with some surprise. After all, Lin Yan had only been practicing the Eight Extremes Fist for a few months. He hadn't expected him to reach Grand Completion so quickly. Such terrifying talent made even Yao Lao feel a bit embarrassed.
"It's mainly due to Senior Yao Lao's guidance," Lin Yan said humbly, as always.
"Don't be modest, young friend. I just opened the door for you. What comes next is mostly because of your exceptional talent," Yao Lao said with a smile, shaking his head. He knew better than anyone how amazing Lin Yan's talent was.
Lin Yan didn't say much more and casually slapped out a palm, demonstrating the perfected Eight Desolation Palm.
This was a second-grade martial art of the Lin family.
But for Lin Yan, who had already learned the Eight Extremes Fist, it was child's play, so he learned it very easily.
"Tomorrow is the clan competition."
"In that case, let's relax in the afternoon, invite Lin Dong and Qingtan, and go fishing."
Lin Yan stopped his cultivation, picked up his fishing rod, and took Lin Dong and Qingtan fishing.
Qingtan naturally agreed happily, feeling joyful whenever she was with Lin Yan.
Lin Dong was a little helpless. Tomorrow was the clan competition, an important moment where he should be practicing more. He hadn't expected Lin Yan to be so relaxed.
Shouldn't he be more serious, given the circumstances?
However, Lin Dong didn't dampen the mood. Despite feeling a bit resigned, he still agreed to go fishing with them.
The next day, as the dawn broke through the clouds and cast its light upon the earth, the Lin family became lively in an instant.
The young members of the Lin family arrived early at the venue, ready for the clan competition.
Lin Yan wasn't late either. After a simple breakfast, he arrived at the venue.
But Lin Yan didn't expect that so many people would know about the incident where he repelled Lin Hong.
As soon as he entered the venue today, he noticed many people discussing him.
"Lin Yan is here."
"I heard that he was the one who defeated Lin Hong last time."
"Really impressive! I didn't expect him to be hiding such strength."
"But I heard that Lin Hong has broken through again. He's already at the seventh layer of body tempering. I wonder if Lin Yan is still his match."
(End of chapter)