WU DONG QIAN - KUN
Chapter 19: Breakthrough Before the Family Competition

Time flowed like water, in the blink of an eye, the summer heat had dissipated and was replaced by a cool breeze blowing across the land.

Although the heat dissipated, the flames within the Lin Family members only burned increasingly hotter. This was because, the most important Family Competition was about to begin.

In the dense forest, a shadow twinkled, as a series of fist techniques were perfectly executed, flowing naturally like clouds in the sky. A series of sharp echoes constantly echoed in the forest.

Just as eight echoes rang out, the figure suddenly opened his fist into the palm as the wind followed behind each powerful impulse, blowing all the leaves on the ground.

In his hands, the two completely different palm and fist techniques became extremely fast and agile. His appearance clearly showed his full mastery over these techniques and the fact that he had drilled them many times before.

As the show ended, the figure also pulled his fist.

"It's so good."

Just as Lin Dong stopped, the sound of content rang out nearby. Immediately, he saw Lin Xiao approaching with a big smile on his face. Beside him, Qing Tan followed along while secretly winking as he made eye contact with Lin Dong, a scene that was extremely adorable.

“Lumayan, in less than 4 months, you have managed to reach the eighth echo of Penetrating Fist. In addition, you also become very proficient with the Eight Desolations Palm. This is indeed an incredible achievement.”

Lin Dong humbly scratched his head, yet in his heart he smiled mischievously. He hasn't revealed all his cards on that screen. Eight echoes was an easy task for him who was already very proficient in ten echoes. As for the Eight Desolations Palm, after two months of intensive training, he reached the step of combining strength and gentleness. And its destructive potential must have rivaled the tenth echo of Penetrating Fist.

By having these two powerful signature moves, Lin Dong might be unrivalled among the younger generation in the Lin Family.

“Family Competition will be held tomorrow. Since you are now a Tempered Body 5th Layer, and equipped with Penetrating Fist and Eight Desolations Palm, it should not be difficult for you to achieve decent results.”

For the nine Tempered Body Layers, only the 4th Layer was very easy to observe. Beyond that, change usually happens internally. Therefore, unless one were carefully inspected, his level would not be known. Although Lin Dong had already advanced to Tempered Body 6th Layer two months ago, he wanted to keep the talisman Stone a secret so that he did not tell anyone about his frightening training progress.

Thus, even his father, Lin Xiao, believed that Lin Dong was only at the 5th Layer of Tempered Body. Moreover, his father had never been suspicious, as it was already an incredible achievement to ascend from Tempered Body 2nd Layer to 5th layer within half a year.

"Dad, have you recovered your strength?" Lin Dong suddenly asked as he looked at Lin Xiao's face.

After hearing these words, Lin Xiao chuckled. As she gently ruffled Lin Dong's hair, she muttered: “For so long, you, your mother and your sister have suffered greatly from my illness. Rest assured, I will make sure this kind of thing never happens again. ”

As Lin Dong looked at Lin Xiao, he could clearly feel that the decadence within Lin Xiao had completely disappeared. Right now, Lin Xiao resembled his once great self, except he seemed a little more calm and reserved.

Lin Dong lightly nodded his head, as he began to cry. For years, his biggest dream was for his father to calm down. Thank goodness he finally succeeded.

“Hehe, it's late. You can stop practicing today. Rest well tonight in preparation for tomorrow's Family Competition. ” Lin Xiao said as he patted Lin Dong on the shoulder before turning around to leave.

As he stared at Lin Xiao's back, Lin Dong's fist tightened as he muttered in a low voice: “Dad, rest assured. Tomorrow, I'll surprise the whole family. The son you teach will definitely be the best! ”

“Lin Dong-ge, please be careful if meet Lin Hong tomorrow. According to Lin Changqiang, Lin Hong had advanced to the 7th layer of Tempered Body. ” Qing Tan who was standing in one corner, came to warn Lin Dong right after Lin Xiao left, worried on his face.

"Layer 7 Angry Body?"

However, what if he was at the Tempered Body 7th Layer?

As night fell, moonlight entered through the window into the room.

Sitting on his bed, Lin Dong picked up a small bottle from his person. Next, he dripped two drops of Stone Talisman Ling Liquid into his mouth.

During these few months, Lin Dong's body gradually adapted to the Ling Liquid Amulet Stone. Therefore, he could now withstand two drops at once.

As two drops of Ling Liquid Talisman Stone entered his body, Lin Dong's face flushed red. A faint white smoke emerged from above his head, as his body temperature rose rapidly.

Having gotten used to it, unlike his first attempt, Lin Dong no longer threw and turned the floor in pain. Instead, his body only trembled a few times as he felt the warmth of the Yuan Power Seed in his bone marrow become increasingly stronger.

After these past two months of training, Lin Dong could clearly feel that the Yuan Power Seed within his bones was gradually strengthening. Occasionally, he could even feel signs that the Yuan Power Seed was about to burst from his bones. Lin Dong understood that these signs indicated that a breakthrough was imminent.

Faced with this state, Lin Dong did not try to forcibly accelerate the breakthrough. He knew that if he wanted to, he could force his way into the Tempered Body 7th Layer. Yet somehow he felt that it would be better to let nature take its course.

And the moment he was waiting for finally arrived…

The moment the two drops of Ling Liquid Talisman Stone entered his body, the tremors deep within his bones suddenly became increasingly violent, until finally Lin Dong's entire body started to tremble.

"Something will finally break through ..."

Sensing the imminent situation, Lin Dong immediately took a deep breath. He knew that once the Yuan Power Seed broke through the boundary of his bones, it would flow into the internal channels of his body. And then, he could finally absorb the Yuan Energy from between heaven and Earth to train his body. A very important step!

“Buzz Buzz!”

His body started to shake even more severely. Suddenly, a deep voice sounded from within Lin Dong's body.

After he heard this deep voice, Lin Dong's gaze immediately darkened. Suddenly, he could faintly see that within his body was a glowing walnut-sized ball of light, slowly flowing throughout his body. Moreover, a mysterious suction force gushed out, and thanks to this suction power, it, the extremely light energy traces around Heaven and Earth slowly moved according to Lin Dong's breathing and flowed into his body.

“Is this the Yuan Power Seed? Why is it so big?”

As Lin Dong restored his sight, a shocked expression immediately appeared on his face. Under normal circumstances, the Yuan Power Seed that had just broken through the practitioner's bones, should not be larger than the thumb. Yet this Yuan Power Seed was greater than usual by more than tenfold!

"Is it because of the Ling Amulet Stone Fluid?"

Lin Dong held a strange expression on his face. The size of one's Yuan Power Seed greatly depended on how quickly one absorbed Yuan Power. However, from the very beginning, his Yuan Power Seed was already much larger compared to the others…

After pondering over the matter for a while, Lin Dong finally gave up as he helplessly shook his head. Lying on his bed, he knew that all he could do now was prepare for the upcoming Family Competition tomorrow ...

"Lin Hong, let's see if you have what it takes to marry Qing Tan!"