The Waste and the Genius

Lin Langtian!

Lin Dong would never forget that name. The torment his father had suffered all these years, the pain their family had endured during those years—it had all come from this man, this proud son of heaven of the Lin Clan!

However, Lin Dong had not expected to hear this name from the mouth of a member of the Lin Clan so soon.

Even less had he expected that the next time he heard this name, it would mean he would soon see with his own eyes that proud son of heaven who had brought suffering upon his entire family.

For a moment, Lin Dong's heart was far from calm. Beside him, Lin Ke'er noticed the change in his expression and asked with some curiosity, "Lin Dong, do you know Big Brother Lin Langtian?"

"Huh? No, I don't. I'm just curious. The proud son of heaven of the clan must be especially strong, right?"

Lin Dong's expression shifted slightly as he replied softly. Hearing this, a trace of admiration could not help but appear in Lin Ke'er's eyes as she said quietly, "Of course. Big Brother Lin Langtian is the strongest genius of our Lin Clan. More than half a year ago, he was already an expert at Greater Success of the Form Creation Realm. Now, he may very well have broken through to the Qi Creation Realm."

"Qi Creation Realm?"

Lin Dong murmured softly, a faint strange look appearing in his eyes as well.

If this had been a few months ago, hearing of an expert from the Three Realms of Creation would have filled Lin Dong's heart with a little more awe.

But after these past few months of hellish training, the Three Realms of Creation—or rather, the Creation Realm and the Qi Creation Realm—still carried a deterrent force in Lin Dong's heart, but they were far from reaching the same level of reverence as before.

Especially the Qi Creation Realm. After all, he had even killed Demonic Beasts of the Form Creation Realm before. The Qi Creation Realm was not that far away.

As if sensing what Lin Dong was thinking, Little Marten could not help but speak up.

"Lin Dong, kid, cultivate hard. As long as you can break through to the Primal Core Realm Great Perfection, with your Devouring Spirit Talisman, you'll have the strength to fight that bullshit Lin Langtian."

Little Marten spent day and night with Lin Dong, and naturally knew a thing or two about Lin Dong's affairs, so he understood the grudge between him and Lin Langtian.

When Lin Dong heard this, his eyes could not help but light up, and his breathing grew slightly quicker.

That was right. Previously, he had only possessed the strength of the Lesser Perfection of the Yuan Dan Realm and a Three Symbol Talisman Master, yet he had been able to fight a Demonic Beast comparable to Lesser Success of the Form Creation Realm.

Now, he had already broken through to the level of a Four Symbol Talisman Master, and his strength had risen by a large margin. Moreover, at present, he was not far from Primal Core Realm Great Perfection either.

Just as Little Marten said, if he could break through to Primal Core Realm Great Perfection, it was not necessarily impossible for him to have the strength to fight Lin Langtian.

Especially as his Spiritual Power increased, Lin Dong could clearly sense that the power his Devouring Spirit Talisman could display had also become increasingly stronger.

At the very least, the current Lin Dong was confident that with only his Spiritual Power cultivation as a Four Symbol Talisman Master, and relying on the wonders of the Devouring Spirit Talisman, he was already enough to contend with most Demonic Beasts at Lesser Success of the Form Creation Realm.

Although the Qi Creation Realm was very strong, it was not an uncrossable chasm!

This thought instantly made Lin Dong's heart burn hot, and faintly, there was even a trace of excitement.

Lin Dong had not expected that in such a short time, he would already possess the strength to see the back of this legendary proud son of heaven, the number one genius of the Lin Clan.

And that back was within reach!

"Kid, do you have a grudge with that Lin Langtian?"

Just then, Cang Wu's voice suddenly rang out in Lin Dong's mind, causing Lin Dong to be slightly stunned. After he reacted, he responded with Spiritual Power.

"Yes, Senior. Back then, my father was injured by that man and almost became a cripple."

Seeing the obvious fighting intent in Lin Dong's eyes, Cang Wu immediately became interested. Although he was not fond of fighting, he especially loved watching others fight.

Sitting up from Xiao Yan's back, Cang Wu reached out and gave him a pat. With a leap, Xiao Yan arrived beside Lin Dong, and Cang Wu smiled as he spoke.

"You kid, are you thinking of having a fight with that Lin Langtian or whatever?"

When Lin Dong saw that Cang Wu had spoken his thoughts aloud, he could not help reaching up to scratch his head. He directly ignored the strange gazes of the surrounding Lin Clan members, nodded hard, and admitted it.

Seeing this, Cang Wu could not help chuckling and praised him.

"Not bad. You've got a bit of a man's spirit. What bullshit genius? He's cultivated for so many years and only just barely broken through to the Qi Creation Realm. With that many resources, who among these people wouldn't at least start at the Form Creation Realm if they were given the same? He's nothing but an overhyped piece of trash. I support you—beat him up good!"

Cang Wu's words were plainly fanning the flames. The surrounding Lin Clan members, such as Lin Feng and Lin Chen, all glared at him with faces full of anger.

But just as Lin Feng and the others were about to angrily rebuke him, they discovered that they could not open their mouths at all. In the next instant, those young members of the Lin Clan were abruptly startled and looked up.

They saw that mysterious black-robed young man smiling at them. It was clearly a very amiable smile, yet it made every single one of them feel a chill in their hearts, and they quietly swallowed.

After teasing this group of youngsters a little, Cang Wu then chuckled as he said to Lin Dong, "However, since that Lin Langtian is the proud son of heaven of your Lin Clan or whatever, even if he's a piece of trash, he probably has quite a few tricks. If nothing else, he definitely won't be lacking Spirit Treasures and the like. You'd better not be careless, kid."

"Spirit Treasure? What's that?"

Lin Dong was immediately stunned when he heard this. Lin Ke'er, who was beside him, was even more shocked, looking at Lin Dong in disbelief.

As a Three Symbol Talisman Master, Lin Ke'er had naturally sensed the change in Lin Dong's Spiritual Power. After all, the Spiritual Power fluctuations of a Talisman Master who had just broken through were still rather obvious.

This was also why Lin Ke'er was so shocked. A Four Symbol Talisman Master—and such a young Four Symbol Talisman Master—actually did not know what a Spirit Treasure was?

"You don't know?"

Lin Ke'er blurted out instinctively. After speaking, she was stunned again, because only then did she realize that she could actually speak. After pausing for a moment, she looked at Lin Dong as though looking at a monster and said in astonishment, "You don't even have a Spirit Treasure, yet you dare challenge Big Brother Lin Langtian..."

But as she spoke, Lin Ke'er suddenly stopped. Even the surrounding inner clan members of the Lin Clan all had dazed expressions.

Because at this moment, they suddenly realized that the legendary number one genius of the clan seemed... not to be that powerful after all.

Why was Lin Langtian so formidable? Just as Cang Wu had said, he had used so many resources, yet he was still only at the Qi Creation Realm, and he also had countless Spirit Treasures on him.

Yet right now, Lin Dong, who did not even know what a Spirit Treasure was, was already a Four Symbol Talisman Master. More importantly, according to what the Lin Family members said, this freak seemed to have once killed a Demonic Beast of the Form Creation Realm.

Hiss!

If Lin Langtian's magic treasures were given to Lin Dong, then with Lin Dong's freakish combat strength, wouldn't he be able to kill Lin Langtian, who was at the Qi Creation Realm?