They already have a chat group, why bother with the plot?

It's hard to imagine such a young girl wielding a halberd; her arms probably weren't even as thick as the halberd itself.

“Back on Mount Yunlan, I saw you using a ruler. I’ve never seen a strong person use a ruler before. How about it, are you interested in sparring?” Lin Dong said.

Upon seeing Lin Dong's challenge to a battle, Xiao Yan agreed almost without hesitation.

Although he admired Lin Dong's coolness when using the Heavenly Scale Ancient Halberd, he didn't think he would lose if it came down to a real comparison.

"Teacher, could you please keep an eye on things?"

Xiao Yan took the Xuanzhong Ruler out of his storage ring and looked at Yao Laodao.

"You two little kids can fight without worry. With me here, nothing will go wrong."

The old doctor stood up straight, speaking with great confidence.

"I won't use my Yuan Power, and you won't use your Battle Qi. How about we just compete in moves?" Lin Dong suggested.

Xiao Yan: "I have no objection."

"Well."

After Lin Dong finished speaking, he put away the Heavenly Scale Halberd behind him, assumed a fighting stance, and looked at Xiao Yan with a fierce expression.

Even a lion uses its full strength to hunt a rabbit; Lin Dong never underestimates anyone.

Except for Lin Langtian.

Because in Lin Dong's eyes, Lin Langtian was not human; he was just a bastard.

Seeing that the two were ready to go, Yao Lao chuckled and then said loudly, "Ready—begin!"

The moment the words fell.

boom! boom!

Two whooshing sounds rang out.

Lin Dong and Xiao Yan burst out at almost the same time.

"Bah!"

The clash between the ruler and the halberd produced dazzling sparks.

Subsequently

Xiao Yan felt an extremely terrifying force coming from the Xuan Heavy Ruler, causing his expression to change abruptly.

Using the smooth side of the Xuanzhong Ruler to deflect the force of the Tianlin Ancient Halberd, the hand gripping the handle suddenly exerted force and lifted it sharply towards the inside of Lin Dong's arm.

Seeing this, Lin Dong showed no sign of panic.

He loosened his grip on the halberd, letting the ancient halberd fall to the ground, and with a swift movement of his foot, kicked the back of the halberd.

Swish!

A flash of cold light arrived first, followed by the halberd striking out like a dragon.

It stabbed at Xiao Yan's jaw from below.

Xiao Yan was startled when he sensed danger.

I reached out instinctively.

But the instant he grabbed the Heavenly Scale Halberd, Lin Dong took advantage of Xiao Yan's brief pause to quickly adjust his body and kicked Xiao Yan in the chest, sending him flying.

Immediately, the Heavenly Scale Halberd fell, landing steadily in Lin's hand.

He swung his halberd in a flourish, stomped on the ground, creating a deep crater, then leaped high into the air, swinging his halberd with tremendous force as he smashed it down towards Xiao Yan.

"Flame Devouring Wave Ruler!"

Seeing the halberd descending from the sky, Xiao Yan used a fighting technique that had no fighting skills.

He swung the Xuanzhong Ruler into the air.

There was a bang.

The clash between the ruler and the halberd.

This strike carried the subtle force of the Eight Extremes Collapse, which was transmitted to Lin Shou's hand along with the Xuan Heavy Ruler, making the two evenly matched.

They stepped back from each other.

Lin Dong felt a slight numbness in his right hand, and a strange look appeared in his eyes.

No wonder he was accepted as a disciple by his master.

There are literally two brushes.

Similarly, Xiao Yan, who had taken Lin Dong's attack head-on, felt the pain in his palm and cursed inwardly, "This guy is a humanoid magical beast, isn't he?"

"Xiao Yanzi's physical fitness is still a bit lacking."

The old doctor stroked his beard, thinking to himself.

"Come again!"

Unwilling to admit defeat, Xiao Yan let out a soft shout, picked up the Xuan Heavy Ruler, and charged forward.

Lin Dong remained silent, only focusing on swinging the halberd in his hand.

People don't talk much.

Their attacks were like raindrops hitting the ground, dense and relentless.

It was so fast that you could even see afterimages.

It was only meant to scare Qinglin, a beginner. In the eyes of Yao Lao and Xiao Diao, the trajectory of their battle was clearly visible.

The noise naturally attracted the attention of others.

After all, it's so early in the morning, and you're making such a racket. It's impossible not to attract other people's curiosity.

Gu Xun'er came to the courtyard because she hadn't seen Xiao Yan yet.

At a glance, they spotted Xiao Yan, who was panting heavily, and Lin Dong, who looked slightly tired.

"Is there really such a big difference in physical abilities between a Battle Spirit and a Great Battle Master?"

Xiao Yan, panting heavily, looked at Lin Dong, who was only breathing lightly, and felt a little numb.

He's so exhausted he's about to collapse.

Lin Dong acted as if nothing had happened.

My hands don't shake and my legs don't go weak.

It made him seem like a hypocrite.

I know that Dou Ling is strong, but its durability doesn't need to be this high.

In fact, Lin Dong's eyes were also full of surprise when he looked at Xiao Yan.

Thanks to Ling Yu's jeep training and Xiao Diao's monster training, his physical abilities are comparable to those of monsters in the Creation Realm.

Even so, they still couldn't defeat Xiao Yan easily.

Therefore, Lin Dong couldn't help but think more highly of Xiao Yan. Perhaps he really could get past Ling Yu's jeep formation.

Finally, the sparring session ended when Xiao Yan was exhausted.

"You brat, always showing off."

Seeing Xiao Yan collapse to the ground after the competition, Yao Lao quickly stepped forward and put a pill to restore his strength into his mouth.

Xiao Yan's somewhat pale complexion visibly improved.

"Cough, teacher, have some water," Xiao Yan said weakly.

The old man immediately took out a water bottle and slowly fed Xiao Yan water: "Come on, drink slowly."

"Master!"

Lin Dong approached Ling Yu and bowed with clasped hands.

Ling Yu nodded, then asked, "Why did you two start fighting?"

Lin Dong immediately recounted the whole story to Ling Yu.

After listening, Ling Yu came to Xiao Yan's side and placed his hand on his shoulder.

Next second

The infusion of a rich life force instantly revitalized Xiao Yan, who had been weak.

"Don't be so reckless next time, you might end up killing yourself." Ling Yu said, looking at Xiao Yan who had stood up.

"I didn't expect the gap to be so big," Xiao Yan said with a wry smile.

“But it’s not that hard to achieve, is it?” Ling Yu said with a smile.

Xiao Yan immediately agreed, then looked at Lin Dong and said seriously, "That's right, Brother Lin, I won't lose next time!"

Seeing Xiao Yan's serious expression, Lin Dong's lips curled into a smile, and he extended his hand to the other party: "Looking forward to the next sparring session, Brother Xiao."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan also extended his hand.

The moment their hands clasped together, the gears of fate began to intersect.

……

After the competition, both Lin Dong and Xiao Yan were starving.

After breakfast, at Xiao Yan's request, Ling Yu agreed to let Xiao Yan experience Lin Dong's usual training program.

Upon hearing that Ling Yu wanted a large open space, Xiao Yan led everyone towards the back mountain of the Xiao family without saying a word, eventually arriving at a small lake.

"Is this place big enough?" Xiao Yan asked.

"So, this is where you spied on Xiao Yu while she was bathing?"

Ling Yu glanced at the beautiful lake and said to Xiao Yan.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan, who had been smiling just a second ago, immediately froze.

He stared at Ling Yu in disbelief.

Dude, how did you know that?

The others instantly transformed into onlookers, looking at Xiao Yan with interest.

His face was filled with a thirst for knowledge.

"Oh? So Brother Xiao Yan and Cousin Xiao Yu have such a past. I wonder if Brother Xiao Yan could tell Xun'er about it in detail?"

Gu Xun'er also smiled and said.

"Ahem, Xun'er, you know about this, so don't make such a scary face and sound so harsh," Xiao Yan quickly said.

"What are you saying, Brother Xiao Yan? Why would Xun'er be angry?" Gu Xun'er remained unmoved, her expression still gentle.

But in Xiao Yan's eyes, Xun'er at this moment gave him a feeling that was even more terrifying than when he was facing the protectors of the Soul Palace.

"Xun'er, shouldn't you say to Xiao Yan right now: 'You said I'm scary?'"

Ling Yu, standing to the side, stoked the fire.

Xiao Yan: "..."

Godfather, are you going to kill me? Godfather!

Fortunately, Gu Xun'er only wanted to tease Xiao Yan.

She also knew that Xiao Yan had spied on Xiao Yu while she was bathing.

After all, Xiao Yu had chased Xiao Yan all over the Xiao family because of this incident, which caused quite a stir.

However, it's true that Xiao Yan is dishonest.

When I was five, I dared to sneak into her room; when I was ten, I dared to peek at my cousin taking a bath.

We can't let it go unpunished.

"..."

"I'll ask you one last time, are you sure you want to experience my training program for Lin Dong?"

After the playful fight, Ling Yu looked at Xiao Yan and asked.