Ah? Who? Me?

Ah? Who? Me? Although Lin Tian had broken through later than Xiao Tian.

But Lin Tian had relied entirely on his own cultivation to get here.

That was completely different from Xiao Tian, who received his master Zhao Cang's guidance every day!

Didn't that mean... Senior Brother Lin Tian's talent was even stronger than Senior Brother Xiao Tian's!

As this conclusion formed in everyone's minds, everyone's hearts immediately jolted in shock.

And Zhou Ya, who stood in the arena, had clearly realized this problem as well.

The color instantly drained from her face.

After all, she knew very well

what it truly meant if Lin Tian's talent was stronger than Xiao Tian's.

She knew even better just how great a disaster her previous attitude toward Lin Tian would bring her.

If this matter became known to the family behind her, then she would definitely be directly expelled from the competition to become heir.

After all, her family could not possibly allow someone who had offended a martial artist with limitless prospects to become the family head.

That would bring disaster upon the family in the future.

Moreover, a person so blind of eye and black of heart—

even if she became the family head, she would only lead the family toward decline!

And at this moment, it was not only her.

Even Qian Wang beside her, as well as most of the other Inner Academy disciples, had pale faces.

Although they had not gone as far as Zhou Ya had back then, they truly had never shown Lin Tian any pleasant expression either.

There had even been a faint sense of ostracizing him.

If Lin Tian kept this matter in his heart, then whether he took revenge or not, wasn't that entirely up to him?

This... this...

Qian Wang's hands were clenched tightly together.

An anxious look appeared on his face.

Because his current situation was more or less the same as Zhou Ya's.

He, too, was competing with certain people in his family for the right to become the family's future heir.

Although he already held an overwhelming advantage, and one could even say he had already won the future inheritance of the family head position, why did it feel as if this inheritance, already within arm's reach, was about to fly away???

One had to know, the Lin Tian before them was an expert at Dark Force strength!

And among such experts, he was part of the group with the greatest potential.

In the future, he even had a chance to climb even higher!

A genius like this was enough to affect the balance of power among the vast majority of forces.

If Lin Tian went one step further, and directly stepped into the realm of Transformation Force, then that would truly be ascending to the heavens in a single step!

His own family would absolutely not allow someone who had offended such a powerful figure to become family head!

"Ahem, good! Since you have already broken through to Dark Force, then this final nomination slot is yours."

"Zhang Ming, Xiao Tian, and Lin Tian, the three of you will follow me into the Inner Academy for a trip."

After a burst of pleasant surprise, Zhao Cang once again spoke to Lin Tian.

The next moment, the four of them immediately left.

Only the crowd behind them remained, still discussing.

Within the Side Courtyard of the Inner Academy, Zhao Cang was the first to enter.

Then Lin Tian and the others followed.

And after they entered the Side Courtyard.

Zhang Ming, Xiao Tian, and Lin Tian all wore different expressions on their faces.

Zhang Ming's face carried a faintly excited look.

Clearly, he was somewhat happy because Lin Tian had just revealed the strength of Dark Force.

Xiao Tian's face was filled with worry and dejection, clearly also because Lin Tian had previously revealed his cultivation.

And as the main character of that farce just now, Lin Tian's face showed not the slightest emotion, already extraordinarily calm.

Taking the expressions of the three before him fully into his eyes, Zhao Cang immediately wasted no more words.

He at once said to Lin Tian, "Lin Tian, come. Step forward and let me take another look at your bone quality."

"Back then, perhaps... I truly misjudged."

As Zhao Cang's words fell, aside from Lin Tian, the other two both underwent another change in emotion.

Zhang Ming was naturally somewhat happy.

After all, he had always been on good terms with Lin Tian, and he himself also knew clearly where his true limits lay.

So if Lin Tian, who was on good terms with him, truly possessed powerful talent, then to him, that was absolutely a good thing.

But at this moment, to Xiao Tian, this piece of news

immediately exploded in his mind like a clap of thunder!

He looked at Lin Tian slowly walking forward before him.

A trace of anxiety and unease actually could not help but rise in his heart!

Just as he was thinking this, Zhao Cang's hand had once again grabbed toward Lin Tian's bones and joints.

That familiar warm current of qi and blood once again circulated through Lin Tian's body.

Only in the next moment, the same expression appeared on Zhao Cang's face as when he had tested his bone quality the first time.

His brows immediately furrowed slightly.

Then, just like the first time, he gave the same answer: "Inferior Bone Quality."

And as Zhao Cang said these words, the faces of Zhang Ming and Xiao Tian behind him changed once more.

Zhang Ming's face naturally carried a slight disappointment.

As for Xiao Tian, he felt as if a heavy burden had been lifted.

But immediately after, both their gazes became strange again.

But this seemed as though something was wrong?

If Lin Tian really had Inferior Bone Quality, then why had the other party's cultivation speed become so fast?

And clearly, at this time Zhao Cang also thought of this problem.

Looking at Zhao Cang before him, Lin Tian knew that he could not avoid this question.

Fortunately, Lin Tian had also prepared a set of explanations for himself at this moment.

Only, even he himself felt this set of explanations was somewhat forced.

But at the very least, it was passable.

Yet in the next moment, before Lin Tian could speak, Zhao Cang, who stood before him, spoke first. "Lin Tian, recently, when your master was cultivating the Mountain-Shaking Fist, did you feel that your cultivation speed had become very fast? Even often having a sudden sense of enlightenment?"

Hearing Zhao Cang's words, Lin Tian immediately froze.

Hm? What did that mean? Listening to him... why did it seem as if he did not even need to find an excuse?

In the next moment, Lin Tian also followed Zhao Cang's rhythm and subconsciously nodded.

"Reporting to Master, I indeed often gain feelings and insights when practicing martial arts."

Hearing this, Zhao Cang immediately showed an expression that said, as expected, and nodded.

If this master's guess was not wrong, the reason you are currently advancing so rapidly...

That was entering the state of "Heavenly Perception."

Lin Tian?

Heavenly Perception? What was that?

Seeing the hesitation on Lin Tian's face, Zhao Cang explained again, "You can understand this state as a kind of sudden enlightenment!"

"That is the state every martial artist spends their whole life searching for, because someone in that state not only makes progress by leaps and bounds in martial cultivation."

"They can even break the shackles of their own common sense."

"I imagine you are in precisely such a state now."

Hearing this, Lin Tian immediately froze.

Of course, Lin Tian also knew that since someone else had already thought up an explanation for him, he might as well spare himself from saying the excuse he had originally prepared.

"Uh... many thanks, Master, for clearing up my confusion."

Lin Tian immediately cupped his hands and bowed in thanks.

Zhao Cang merely nodded and said nothing more.

Then he tossed two bottles of pills to Lin Tian and said, "Since you have broken through to Dark Force, as your master, I naturally must provide for your training."

"From now on, you may come to me each month to receive two Blood-Qi Pills for cultivation."

Behind him, Zhang Ming's brow furrowed slightly when he heard this.

Two?