Of course, what happened next was not much different from what happened in the original history.
After Lin Yan and Lin Xia's sparring match ended, Lin Dong also had a match with Lin Hong.
Naturally, the outcome was Lin Dong's victory with an absolute advantage.
Although Lin Yan didn't use any medicinal liquid for Lin Dong this time since he had already run out, his frequent sparring sessions with Lin Dong had greatly improved his combat abilities. As a result, the present Lin Dong was naturally stronger than in the original timeline.
Unsurprisingly, Lin Dong easily defeated Lin Hong without any suspense.
Unable to bear witnessing his son repeatedly defeated, Lin Mang suddenly intervened but was suppressed by Lin Xiao.
Lin Zhentian, on the other hand, had a talk with a few people and then entrusted the Huo Yan Manor to Lin Xiao's management. Afterward, he turned his gaze and looked kindly at Lin Yan, Lin Xia, and Lin Dong, saying with a smile:
"Today, you three have performed extremely well. Whether it's Lin Yan, Lin Xia, or Lin Dong, all of you have surprised me. Especially Lin Yan, I didn't expect you to be so outstanding..."
"Here's the thing: I'll have the rewards for the clan competition sent to you later. You are also free to read through the family's martial arts. If you need anything else, feel free to ask. The Hunting Battle is about to begin, and I hope you all will perform well in it."
The three of them expressed their thanks to Lin Zhentian and then headed straight to the Lin family's martial arts hall.
Lin Dong and Lin Xia were naturally excited about this opportunity. After all, the martial arts they had on hand were not of high levels, so having the chance to learn higher-level martial arts was quite thrilling.
However, Lin Yan didn't feel much since he had already learned the Eight Extremities Collapse. For him, this was just a formality.
Soon, they arrived at the martial arts hall.
Upon arrival, Lin Dong and Lin Xia couldn't wait and immediately went to the area for third-grade martial arts, hoping to find a suitable one.
Lin Yan, on the other hand, strolled leisurely. He hadn't expected what would happen next. Suddenly, a familiar voice sounded in his ears.
[Ding!]
[Congratulations, host, for successfully checking in at the Lin Family Martial Arts Hall!]
[Rewards obtained: Purple Crystal Winged Lion King Fire!]
[Rewards obtained: Purple Cloud Wing!]
[The rewards have been distributed. Host, please confirm the receipt.]
"This... the system?"
"It's still here? It's been so long since it last appeared, I thought it had disappeared."
Lin Yan was stunned on the spot.
After all, since the day the Old Yao Ring was given to him, the system hadn't appeared for a long time.
Moreover, his system was somewhat unique. Unlike other people's systems, which would inform them where to check-in and what rewards to get, his system didn't say anything, requiring him to figure it out on his own.
So, although Lin Yan had also gone to many places in his free time, he hadn't triggered the system for a long time, making him almost believe that the system had gone away. Unexpectedly, it triggered today.
Lin Yan quickly focused on the rewards given by the system.
Purple Crystal Winged Lion King Fire!
Purple Cloud Wing!
Both of these rewards were extremely beneficial to Lin Yan at the moment.
The former, an animal flame, was obtained by Xiao Yan in the Magical Beast Mountain Range. If Lin Yan could successfully absorb it, not only would his Flame's Roar Art likely level up, but more importantly, he would be able to control flames offensively in future battles.
The latter's effect was equally substantial. Since Lin Yan currently lacked flight abilities, obtaining Purple Cloud Wing could help compensate for this deficiency to a certain extent.
Thinking about this, Lin Yan's gaze unavoidably became somewhat excited.
Lin Dong and Lin Xia had just finished selecting martial arts and returned. Seeing Lin Yan's excitement, they couldn't help but become curious.
Lin Dong approached and asked, "Brother Lin Yan, what martial art did you choose? You look so happy?"
Lin Yan couldn't hide his smile and casually grabbed a third-grade martial art before urging, "Are you done? If you are, let's go. I want to go back and cultivate."
Lin Xia and Lin Dong were somewhat helpless about this. Lin Yan had seemed so casual before, but now he had changed so quickly. However, their feelings were similar to Lin Yan's, so they quickly nodded and left the martial arts hall.
The three of them headed back to their respective homes. However, before they reached a fork in the road, Lin Xia took the opportunity to mention a few things:
"Now that it's confirmed that we'll be participating in the Hunting Battle next, we need to focus on cultivating."
"The Crazy Blade Martial Hall doesn't have any conflicts with our Lin family, so that's fine. However, the Lei and Xie families have been causing trouble for us in various ways."
"Someone like Lei Li has already reached the eighth layer of tempered body four months ago and may have even reached the ninth layer now. As for someone like Xie Yingying from the Xie family, she should also be at the eighth layer. They're our main opponents this time."
Lin Dong silently noted down the names of these people and said to Lin Xia, "Eighth and ninth layers of tempered body... it looks like I need to improve my strength."
"It's fortunate that Brother Lin Yan is here. Brother Lin Yan should already be at the ninth layer of tempered body, right?"
Upon hearing this, Lin Xia also turned her gaze toward Lin Yan.
But Lin Yan had already reached the fork in the road and said to the two of them, "Uh, our strengths are probably about the same. Let's not dwell on this. Lin Dong, Lin Xia, I'm going back to cultivate. See you next time."
After saying that, he rushed toward home in a somewhat hurried manner.
Lin Dong and Lin Xia could only let out a bitter smile. Thinking about it, Lin Yan's personality was quite abstract. Once he wanted to cultivate, he would put on that appearance of being obsessed with martial arts, which was somewhat amusing and exasperating.
"Well then, Lin Xia, I'm also going back to cultivate."
Lin Dong quickly said to Lin Xia.
"Goodbye, younger brother Lin Dong."
The two of them quickly parted ways and returned home to cultivate.
On the other side, Lin Yan had already returned home and summoned Old Yao.
"Young friend, what's happened all of a sudden? Why are you in such a hurry?"
Old Yao was a bit puzzled by Lin Yan's actions. He remembered that Lin Yan used to be a relatively steady person, so why was he so nervous this time?
"Elder Yao, take a look at this."
"This!"
Lin Yan couldn't wait to take out the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King Fire directly from the system's backpack.
He opened his palm, and a small purple flame seed appeared before his eyes.
Old Yao on the side couldn't help but pause when he saw this flame.
"An unusual fire? No, this is a beast fire?"
"Young friend, where did you obtain this?"