Convinced, Lin Dong Voluntarily Concedes

Lin Dong moved quickly.

After agreeing, he immediately shouldered the beast and returned home.

It took no more than the blink of an eye before Lin Dong was back in front of Lin Yan.

However, he brought two others along with him upon his return. Having heard that Lin Dong was going to spar with Lin Yan, Lin Xiao and Qing Tan were quite interested. Thus, when Lin Dong headed back out, the two of them followed along.

"Uncle Xiao, Qing Tan."

Seeing the two arrive, Lin Yan did not rush to spar, but instead greeted them.

"Mm, go ahead with your sparring. I'll just watch."

Lin Xiao said to the two with a chuckle.

"Go for it, Brother Lin Yan!"

Qing Tan waved her small fist, cheering for Lin Yan from the sidelines.

Lin Yan nodded at this.

He did not continue the small talk, instead turning his gaze toward Lin Dong.

"Let's begin, Lin Dong."

Lin Dong was clearly already impatient.

Upon hearing Lin Yan's words, he agreed immediately.

"Then, you'd better be careful, Brother Lin Yan!"

He prepared himself and assumed a stance, his gaze fixed intently ahead as he tried to find an opening in Lin Yan's defense.

Lin Yan, however, looked completely relaxed. He did not attack, simply standing in place and waiting for Lin Dong to make his move.

This approach left Qing Tan confused. Having only recently begun her cultivation, she had rarely sparred with others, so many things were naturally beyond her understanding.

"Dad, what are Brother Lin Dong and Brother Lin Yan doing?"

"Why aren't they fighting?"

Qing Tan asked Lin Xiao, her head filled with confusion.

"Hehe, it's not that they aren't fighting."

"They are observing each other for openings."

"In a duel between true experts, one is often in no rush to strike. Finding an opponent's weakness to land a decisive blow is the best way to gain an advantage."

Lin Xiao chuckled as he explained to Qing Tan.

He began to critique their movements.

"Your Brother Lin Dong is clearly taking this extremely seriously, carefully observing Lin Yan for any flaws."

"But as for Lin Yan... should I say he's very confident?"

As he said this, Lin Xiao stroked his chin. In his eyes, Lin Yan was incredibly relaxed, a stark contrast to the tense and focused Lin Dong. His loose state made several openings visible at a glance. If he didn't know that Lin Yan's strength was formidable, Lin Xiao would have truly thought he was a novice.

"So, is Lin Yan doing this on purpose?"

"What an interesting fellow. I wonder just how powerful he will be once he truly reveals his strength."

The more Lin Xiao thought about it, the more he looked forward to it, his eyes fixed on the two as he waited for them to strike.

On the other side.

Lin Dong had already made his move.

He had originally intended to observe Lin Yan for openings, but to his surprise, Lin Yan seemed to be nothing but openings. In the end, Lin Dong decided there was no need to observe and simply went in to attack.

He took a swift step forward, and with a "swish," his body flickered right in front of Lin Yan.

Without any wasted movement, Lin Dong threw a punch directly at Lin Yan's body.

"Mm, not bad speed."

Lin Yan remained calm and composed, yet he dodged Lin Dong's attack with ease.

Lin Dong couldn't help but raise an eyebrow at this.

He felt very strange about it. It clearly looked like Lin Yan was full of openings, so why couldn't his attacks land?

Was this just a coincidence?

With this doubt in mind, Lin Dong aimed at another opening on Lin Yan's body.

But once again, his attack was easily dodged by Lin Yan.

Lin Dong threw another punch. This time, it was no ordinary strike, but the First Grade martial art he had fully mastered: the Back-Through Fist.

Pop-pop-pop-pop-pop-pop-pop-pop-pop-pop!

Because Lin Dong had fully mastered it, a series of crisp sounds erupted as he threw the punch. Lin Xiao, watching from the side, counted the sounds and quickly realized this was a ten-echo Back-Through Fist!

"A ten-echo Back-Through Fist?"

"Not bad."

"It's just that your attacks are a bit too monotonous."

Lin Yan smiled in praise, then shifted his body to the side, dodging the strike with effortless ease once again.

Cold sweat trickled down Lin Dong's forehead.

In the midst of battle, nothing was more despairing than the inability to land a hit. And at this very moment, he was experiencing that exact despair.

"Dad, why can't Brother Lin Dong's attacks ever hit Brother Lin Yan?"

"It doesn't look like Brother Lin Yan's speed is much faster than Brother Lin Dong's, yet he's able to dodge everything so nonchalantly."

Qing Tan was extremely puzzled by what she saw. She glanced at Lin Xiao beside her and couldn't help but ask.

Lin Xiao's face was already filled with pleasant surprise, and as he continued to watch Lin Yan, his eyes were brimming with admiration.

After all, he had once been an expert, so his combat experience in all aspects was far richer than that of Lin Dong or Qing Tan.

At this moment, Lin Dong and Qing Tan couldn't make heads or tails of the sparring match between Lin Yan and Lin Dong.

But Lin Xiao could see through it at a single glance!

He had discovered that Lin Yan was indeed, just as he had previously suspected, creating false openings.

Every time Lin Dong launched an attack, it appeared as though he was striking at Lin Yan's openings, but in reality, he had fallen completely into Lin Yan's trap.

Before those attacks were even unleashed, Lin Yan already knew exactly where they were headed, so dodging them was naturally incredibly easy!

Thus, Lin Xiao finally couldn't help but let out a sigh of admiration: "Lin Yan is truly remarkable!"

"Judging by this fight, his practical combat experience is on an entirely different level than Dong'er's. It seems Dong'er is going to lose very soon."

He explained the principle to Qing Tan, and she gasped in shock, unable to help but exclaim: "So Brother Lin Yan is ridiculously strong!"

The two stood to the side and continued to watch the battle.

The progression of the sparring match followed exactly what Lin Xiao had predicted.

No matter how powerful Lin Dong's techniques were, his attacks could never land on Lin Yan.

At the beginning, Lin Yan only dodged, but later on, he even began to intercept mid-strike. Many times, Lin Dong's moves were cut short before he could even finish them.

From that point on, Lin Dong realized that the gap in strength between them was immense.

Therefore, Lin Dong did not continue to pester him. Through this sparring session, he had already realized his own shortcomings. Moreover, since Brother Lin Yan had gone to such lengths to spar with him, he had already given him plenty of face, and he couldn't make things too difficult for him.

"Brother Lin Yan, I lose."

Lin Dong conceded on the spot and cupped his hands toward Lin Yan, fully convinced of his defeat in this sparring match. As he continued to look at Lin Yan, his eyes were filled with admiration.