First Meeting with Lin Dong

Lin Yun did not waste words. Faced with several people attacking him at once, his fists shot out with heavy thuds. He did not use Origin Power either, only unleashing the Falling Rock Fist as he tangled with Lin Shan and the others.

His punches were extremely heavy. One blow from him was enough to make even a Body Tempering Fifth Layer Ironback Azure Bear suffer, let alone weaklings like Lin Shan, who were only at the Body Tempering Fourth Layer. They simply could not withstand it.

Anyone who took a punch from Lin Yun cried out in pain.

Before long, several of them were lying on the ground, wailing for their parents.

"Falling Rock Fist!"

Lin Shan swung his fist and smashed it over.

He had also trained in the Falling Rock Fist. However, one look at his stance told Lin Yun that he had only barely reached the threshold. He had not even achieved minor mastery. Against Lin Yun's major mastery Falling Rock Fist, it was like throwing an egg against a rock.

Bang!

Lin Yun threw a punch. Their fists collided with a dull sound, and his powerful, heavy blow directly fractured Lin Shan's wrist.

"You call that the Falling Rock Fist? More like falling pebbles." Lin Yun shook his head calmly, then threw another punch, striking Lin Shan in the face with a bang.

"Ah—Lin Yun, you dare hit me! You dare hit me!"

Lin Shan let out a pig-slaughtering scream, beaten into a broken record.

The commotion here drew quite a few onlookers.

Seeing Lin Shan get beaten, the corners of the bystanders' mouths unconsciously curved upward, and they secretly cheered.

Qing Tan's little nose twitched as her large eyes stared blankly at Lin Yun.

"Qing Tan, are you all right?" At this moment, Lin Dong and Lin Changqiang arrived and came to Qing Tan's side.

Qing Tan swallowed and said, "I'm fine. They wanted to steal my Spirit Herb, but Lin Yun, Brother stepped in and stopped them."

The three of them looked toward Lin Yun.

Lin Yun was still beating up Lin Shan and the others.

Lin Shan's sense of superiority made Lin Yun extremely angry, as if Lin Yun hitting him were something utterly unbelievable. Was an orphan not allowed to hit a young master?

Lin Shan belonged to the type that bullied others by relying on someone else's power. He only dared to throw his weight around at home and bully the juniors in the clan. Outside, he was an obedient dog.

This kind of dog deserved a proper lesson.

"Stop!"

An older youth rushed over from behind Lin Shan, shouting for him to stop, yet his palm struck toward Lin Yun.

Lin Yun immediately threw a punch. Fist and palm collided, and both of them were forced back several steps.

"Lin Hong!"

The expressions of Lin Dong and the other two instantly changed.

The newcomer was none other than Lin Shan's elder brother, Lin Hong. Among the Lin Family juniors, Lin Hong was extremely outstanding, one of the very best. At fifteen, he had reached the Body Tempering Fifth Layer, and now he had most likely already cultivated an Origin Power Seed and reached the Body Tempering Sixth Layer.

"Brother, he hit me!"

Seeing Lin Hong, Lin Shan, who had been beaten into a pig's head, seemed to have found someone to rely on and spoke in a tearful voice.

"Useless. What are you crying for?" Lin Hong said irritably.

He then turned to Lin Yun, his gaze instantly turning sharp. "Lin Yun, you're at the Body Tempering Fifth Layer, yet you attacked my younger brother so heavily. Isn't that a little improper?"

"Your brother is at the Body Tempering Fourth Layer, and he even brought a group of people to attack Qing Tan, who hasn't even reached Body Tempering. Is that proper?"

Lin Yun questioned him coldly.

He was making it clear that he was standing up for Qing Tan.

"You bullied Qing Tan?" Lin Hong looked at Qing Tan, then questioned Lin Shan.

Qing Tan was cute and lively, and Lin Hong had long since taken a liking to her. He had even wanted to arrange a childhood engagement with Qing Tan in advance and marry her directly once she came of age, but Lin Xiao had refused.

Lin Shan swallowed and said awkwardly, "No, Brother. We were just teasing Qing Tan for fun. We didn't do anything."

"Hmph!"

Lin Hong snorted coldly and temporarily ignored Lin Shan.

He continued directing his hostility at Lin Yun. "No matter what, my, Lin Hong's, younger brother isn't someone you get to discipline."

"I already disciplined him," Lin Yun said calmly.

He did not take Lin Hong seriously at all.

He was also at the Body Tempering Sixth Layer now, no weaker than Lin Hong. Even if he offended him, it did not matter. Qingyang Town was only a small place. Forget Lin Mang's branch; even the entire Lin Family did not amount to much. With the system, it would not take long for Lin Yun to surpass them.

Moreover, this was only a contest between juniors, a fight for pride. As long as it did not involve a life-and-death struggle, it would not cause too great an impact within the clan, much less alarm the older generation into taking action.

Seeing that a clash with Lin Hong was inevitable, Lin Yun immediately created a mission.

If he was going to fight, he could not fight for nothing. There had to be a reward.

Mission: Spar with Lin Hong. Reward: One bottle of Second-Grade Qi Blood Pills.

Lin Hong's expression turned ugly, and he said coldly, "Then I'll discipline you too. An orphan with no one to teach him really does become lawless."

After saying that, Lin Hong attacked directly. He abruptly stepped forward, bringing a palm chopping toward Lin Yun's chest. A gust of force rushed at his face, the palm technique fierce and sharp.

Lin Hong did not use Origin Power, and neither did Lin Yun. He threw out the same simple punch, clashing head-on with Lin Hong once again.

Yet this time, Lin Hong retreated several more steps.

In terms of physical strength, he actually could not match Lin Yun.

"Hmph. You think Body Tempering Fifth Layer is impressive?" Lin Hong's expression turned ugly. He struck out with his palm again, this time using Origin Power.

"Eight Desolations Palm."

A pale-green glow of Origin Power shone from both his palms as he slammed them fiercely toward Lin Yun.

"An Origin Power Seed—Body Tempering Sixth Layer!"

Lin Dong cried out in surprise, looking worriedly at Lin Yun as he subconsciously clenched his fists.

Qing Tan also clenched her small hands, her cute little face full of self-reproach. Because he had helped her, Lin Yun was probably going to suffer for it.

At the Body Tempering Sixth Layer, an Origin Power Seed was born. There was a fundamental difference between it and the Fifth Layer; they were simply not on the same level.

Lin Yun was in danger.

No. Lin Yun only offended Lin Hong to help Qing Tan. I have to help him. Lin Dong hesitated slightly, then gritted his teeth and charged over with his fists clenched.

Although he was only at the Body Tempering Fourth Layer and was far from Lin Hong's match, he could not just watch someone get hurt for standing up for them.

"Cousin Lin Hong, why don't you teach me a lesson too while you're at it?"

Lin Dong attacked from behind, ambushing Lin Hong.

Pap pap pap pap!

Four echoes rang out from Tongbei Fist as his fist smashed hard toward Lin Hong's back.

Lin Hong still wanted to turn around, but Lin Yun's fist was already coming to meet him from the front.

"Falling Rock Fist!"

Their fist and palm collided. The scene everyone had expected, of Lin Yun being sent flying, did not happen. Instead, he steadily blocked Lin Hong's palm wind.

At that moment, everyone discovered that an Origin Power glow was also shining atop Lin Yun's fist, and it was even stronger than Lin Hong's.

Pain flared in Lin Hong's palm, and at the same time, he suffered Lin Dong's sneak attack from behind. Although Lin Dong was only at the Body Tempering Fourth Layer, four echoes of Tongbei Fist landing on him still hurt badly, making his face twitch.

"Impossible. How did you break through to the Body Tempering Sixth Layer too?" Lin Hong endured the pain and said in incredulous shock.

For him to break through to the Body Tempering Sixth Layer, he had spent no small amount of resources. His father, Lin Mang, currently controlled the Lin Family's finances and had spent quite a few Spirit Herbs on him, which was how he managed to stay ahead of his peers.

Lin Yun was younger than him, and he was an orphan with no one to rely on. What right did he have to reach the Body Tempering Sixth Layer too?

It was not only Lin Hong; the others were shocked as well.

They all knew Lin Yun cultivated bitterly, but they had not expected his talent to be this good, to the point where he could actually catch up to Lin Hong.

"What are you doing?"

Just as they were locked in a stalemate, a young girl walked out from the crowd. Her pretty face was filled with anger as she loudly rebuked them.

The young girl wore red and looked to be about seventeen or eighteen, slightly older than the others. Her appearance was quite pretty as well, and a brown ponytail hung down to her slender waist. Her faintly raised brows carried a heroic air no weaker than a boy's.

"Sister Lin Xia!"

Quite a few people called out.

Lin Xia was the eldest daughter of Lin Ken from the eldest branch, and she was also the number one person among the Lin Family's younger generation. She had broken through to the Body Tempering Sixth Layer half a year ago. In terms of both status and strength, she was no worse than Lin Hong.

Though she was a girl, she held considerable authority among the younger generation.

Lin Xia had clearly already understood the whole story. She glared at Lin Hong, then looked at Lin Yun with some surprise, obviously astonished that Lin Yun could break through to the Body Tempering Sixth Layer.

"You're all brothers of the same clan. What skill is there in fighting among yourselves? If you really have ability, then wait until the Qingyang Hunt and compare yourselves with the younger generation of the other families. Beating them—that's what counts as skill."

Lin Xia's words stopped the conflict from worsening any further.

Lin Hong looked at Lin Yun unconvinced. "At the clan competition half a year from now, I'll make you understand how strong I am."

"Heh." Lin Yun chuckled softly, but did not say anything harsh.

In another half a year, he would be able to trample Lin Hong beneath his feet.

"And you. I won't argue with you for now. Once I win the top three in the clan competition, I'll use that to ask Grandfather to speak up and let me first arrange a childhood engagement with Qing Tan. So take good care of Qing Tan for me. She's my future wife." Lin Hong glared viciously at Lin Dong and said.

After throwing down his threat, Lin Hong took Lin Shan and the others with him and left with their tails between their legs.

"Little Brother Lin Yun, I didn't expect you to be able to fight Lin Hong to a standstill. As far as I know, Lin Hong already broke through to the Body Tempering Sixth Layer three months ago. Could it be that you were even earlier than him?" Lin Xia said thoughtfully, looking deeply at Lin Yun with curiosity.

"I only got lucky and broke through recently. I was able to force Lin Hong back only because I have a bit of brute strength. It's nothing worth mentioning," Lin Yun said calmly, not wanting to show how capable he was.

Lin Xia said, "Being able to break through to the Body Tempering Sixth Layer at your age is already very difficult. Little Brother Lin Yun, there's no need to belittle yourself. With such an outstanding junior in the clan, Grandfather will definitely be very happy. Perform well at the clan competition."

"As for Lin Hong, you don't need to worry. I'll go warn him."

"Thank you, Sister Lin Xia!" Lin Yun cupped his hands in thanks.

After saying that, Lin Yun hoisted the wild boar on the ground onto his shoulder and prepared to leave.

"Brother Lin Yun!"

Qing Tan suddenly called out to stop him, her voice crisp and clear. "Thank you."

"Thank you, Lin Yun, Brother," Lin Dong also said gratefully.

"Mm!" Lin Yun looked gently at the two siblings and gave a slight nod. Without saying anything more, he turned and left.

This counted as his first contact with Lin Dong and Qing Tan since transmigrating, and his impression of them was pretty good.

Lin Dong, especially, had actually dared to take the initiative and strike at Lin Hong. He had guts, and he was loyal enough too.

Having read the original novel, Lin Yun liked Lin Dong a lot—especially that unyielding streak in him, that tenacity, along with his deep loyalty, hatred of evil, hot-bloodedness, and strong character.

He returned to his room.

Lin Yun began checking the rewards from his missions.

Mission: Teach Lin Shan a lesson and help Qing Tan out of trouble. Reward: one pair of Golden Silk Gloves. Completed. Claim?

Mission: Spar with Lin Hong. Reward: one bottle of Second-Grade Qi Blood Pills. Completed. Claim?

"Claim!"

Lin Yun looked at the gloves and pills in his hands and chuckled. "Guess this counts as an unexpected windfall."