Fire Dance Whirlwind

Ding. Congratulations, Host, for obtaining the mid-tier sixth-grade martial art—Fire Dance Whirlwind.

Fire Dance Whirlwind, First Layer—Five Fireball Technique: Spread the five fingers of one hand, consume Yuan Power, and condense five fireballs twenty-five centimeters in diameter to attack the area ahead.

Second Layer—Flame Vortex: Form the Tiger Seal with both hands, consume Yuan Power, and summon a flame vortex one meter in diameter and three meters high at any designated location within ten meters. The Flame Vortex lasts for five seconds and continuously damages anyone who touches it while it exists.

Third Layer—Jetting Flames: Assume the Turtle Style Ki Blast stance with both hands, gather Yuan Power in the palms, and release a fiery shockwave in a designated direction. The more Yuan Power consumed, the greater the shockwave's power and maximum range.

"Nice. It even uses the Turtle Style Ki Blast stance. You're not even trying to hide it anymore, are you? You just modified Angela's skills and added a completely unnecessary hand-seal requirement, didn't you?"

Jokes aside, Lin Changqiang was quite satisfied. This martial art could definitely be considered well-rounded in both offense and defense.

When fighting someone, he could drop a Flame Vortex beneath their feet without a word, then keep spamming Morning Peacock. Wouldn't that be wonderful? If it came down to endurance, aside from Lin Dong after he obtained the Devouring Ancestral Symbol in the future, probably no one could outlast him with Holy Light Protection.

Over the next month or so, Lin Changqiang and Lin Dong returned to the training routine they had followed before the Clan Competition. Every day, they either exchanged martial arts knowledge or sparred in actual combat. With the system's assisted training on top of that, after a month, Lin Changqiang's mastery of Returning Wind Soft Hand, Mysterious Gate Seal, and Fire Dance Whirlwind had all reached one hundred percent.

Unfortunately, with his current Yuan Power, he could only use the first layers of Mysterious Gate Seal and Fire Dance Whirlwind. Lin Dong was in an even more miserable state. Using the first layer of Mysterious Gate Seal drained more than half his Yuan Power, while he remained utterly clueless about Fire Dance Whirlwind.

Of course, it was not that Lin Changqiang did not want to teach Fire Dance Whirlwind to Lin Dong. It was just that...

"Want to learn it? I'll teach you."

"Just gather your Yuan Power in your right hand like I do, then suddenly release it. Isn't that enough?"

"Come on, first do this, then this, and finally that. Got it?"

"Why don't you understand? Was I not clear enough? You're simply the worst student I've ever taught!"

Whenever that happened, Lin Dong would stare at Lin Changqiang with a pair of dead fish eyes and a blank expression, making him feel rather embarrassed.

Of course, Lin Changqiang knew that with his teaching ability—and the fact that even he did not understand how the Yuan Power gathered in his hand turned into fireballs—Konohamaru might be the only one capable of learning it this way. After all, even the Ancestral Stone could not allow Lin Dong to learn every martial art with just one look.

Aside from their martial arts, both of their cultivations had improved considerably. Lin Dong had gone from newly entering Body Tempering Stage Seven to Eighth Layer of Body Tempering, while Lin Changqiang was getting closer and closer to Ninth Layer of Body Tempering.

That day, after firing several Fireball Techniques and launching several Mysterious Gate Seals, Lin Changqiang was lying on the grass taking a nap when Lin Dong suddenly called out to him.

"Changqiang, you awake?"

"Hm? Again?" Lin Changqiang rubbed his eyes, still groggy. "You just did it once earlier, and it already drained you dry. Why do you want to do it again? Besides, no matter how many times we do it, you're still not as good as me."

"Cough, cough, cough!"

"? I know you're still forcing yourself with that, but you shouldn't be this weak after just one time, should you?" Lin Changqiang sat up suspiciously. He remembered that when Lin Dong had first learned Mysterious Gate Seal in the original story, he would indeed feel a little weak after using it once, but not to this extent.

"Brother Changqiang, we wanted to ask whether you'd like to go browse the Trade Fair in Qingyang Town with us..."

A gentle voice rang out. At the same time, Lin Changqiang saw Qing Tan standing behind Lin Dong with an odd expression on her face.

For a moment, the vast forest was so quiet one could hear a pin drop. Lin Changqiang stood frozen in place, while Lin Dong stared inexplicably at a giant tree nearby. Only Qing Tan's eyes darted around, her little face flushed red as she seemed to be thinking about something.

"Hahaha, go? Of course I'm going. Why wouldn't I?" Lin Changqiang leaped to his feet with a laugh and took off down the mountain first.

The Trade Fair was located in Qingyang Town's North Square and was quite famous within a hundred-mile radius. Not only did the people of Qingyang Town like to trade there, but people from nearby villages and even bandits who operated in the shadows frequently came as well.

Because of this, Qingyang Town's Trade Fair had become increasingly chaotic and crowded with all kinds of people. Even the Lei and Xie Families, the local powers, did not dare monopolize it.

By then, Lin Dong had already used the money he earned by selling the Ancestral Stone's Spirit Liquid to buy medicinal ingredients.

He found Lin Changqiang and Qing Tan waiting quietly for him before a grand pavilion.

This pavilion was considered one of the more upscale places in the Trade Fair.

The Lei and Xie Families, the Mad Saber Martial Hall, and the Lin Family all had shops inside.

"You finally finished buying things!" Lin Changqiang finally let out a sigh of relief. Heaven knew how he had endured the past few minutes. Though Qing Tan had not said a word, her occasional furtive glances made him uncomfortable all over.

"Mm, I finally managed to buy what I needed." Lin Dong smiled and raised the wooden box in his hand.

Just as the three were preparing to continue browsing, a familiar figure suddenly rushed out of the pavilion's entrance and stopped right in front of them.

"Lin Shan?" Lin Changqiang raised an eyebrow.

Not long ago, Lin Hong had already brought Lin Shan to apologize in person. He had even given Lin Dong both Third-grade Spirit Medicines that he had won in the Clan Competition. Lin Dong had been magnanimous as well, directly saying that the past should remain in the past and that they were all family. Thus, while their relationship was not especially close now, it was still fairly good.

"Qing Tan? Changqiang? Lin Dong?!" Joy burst forth in Lin Shan's eyes.

Lin Changqiang looked Lin Shan over and found him bruised and battered, as though he had been severely beaten. He looked utterly miserable, causing Lin Changqiang to frown.

"It's all Qing Tan's fault for making me forget about this." Lin Changqiang skillfully shifted the blame in his heart. "What happened?"

"Lin Xia was beaten up! Hurry and come with me. I'll explain while we walk!"

With that, Lin Shan rushed back into the pavilion. The three immediately followed after him.

"We were just wandering around and having fun here when we happened to run into those bastards from the Xie Family. Whatever Lin Xia wanted to buy, they would snatch it from her. Lin Xia got so angry that she pushed Xie Ting, and then both sides started fighting..."

Lin Shan clenched his fists tightly, clearly furious.

"Xie Ting is the younger sister of the Xie Family genius Xie Yingying. She's at Body Tempering Stage Seven now, and they had more people than us, so we lost. During the chaos, that woman even took the chance to slap Lin Xia. They told me to come find reinforcements."

"Damn it!"

Lin Changqiang's face twisted with fury as he cursed, a rare occurrence for him. When he had read this part in his previous life, he had been somewhat displeased, but he had not cared much and had soon focused on watching Lin Dong humiliate the Xie Family.

But this time, he was a member of the Lin Family, and Lin Xia was his sister!

"What I hate most is seeing my own people bullied—especially the women of my family!"