Xiao Hei breaks through to the sixth level, and the nine geniuses target Lin Dong?
Next, the butler and others went back to rest.
Lin Dong cleaned up, erasing the traces of the Ninth Prince and the others.
“Eat it.”
Seeing the Black Flood Dragon staring at the corpses of Old Qiu and the others, drooling, Lin Dong couldn’t help but smile, and with a flick of his hand, he threw the corpses to Little Black.
“Crunch!”
“Thank you, my lord.”
Little Black’s eyes lit up, and he swallowed several corpses in one gulp, crunching them like snacks, not forgetting to thank Lin Dong while eating.
The physical bodies of Cultivators contain essence, which is a great tonic for Yao Beasts, and eating them can increase one’s Cultivation.
Not to mention a pile of Tiangang Realm Cultivators, and even a Purple Palace Realm expert, it was a grand feast for Little Black.
With a bit of luck, breaking through to a sixth-tier Yao Beast was not impossible.
Lin Dong said, “Little Black, if you follow me, you won’t lack benefits, and in the future, you might even reach a Realm you can’t imagine.”
Saying that, Lin Dong took out a golden, strange divine fruit.
“This is…”
Little Black smelled it and suddenly widened his eyes, “This is… a dao derivation fruit!”
He looked at Lin Dong, a hint of desire flashing in his eyes: “My lord, is this for me?”
Lin Dong nodded: “If you eat it, can you Breakthrough to the sixth-tier?”
In the future, the enemies Lin Dong faced would become stronger and stronger.
If Little Black’s strength was too weak to protect the Lin family, since he had already acknowledged his master, it was appropriate to Cultivate him.
Not just deterrence, but also giving some benefits.
Little Black was incredibly excited: “Absolutely! I will definitely Breakthrough, my lord! The essence of the dao derivation fruit, combined with refining the corpses you just gave me, is enough for me to Breakthrough to the sixth-tier.”
“Perhaps, I might even advance further.”
“Good, eat it, don’t disappoint me.”
As Lin Dong finished speaking, Little Black impatiently ate the dao derivation fruit.
Boom!
The next moment, a powerful Yao Beast aura erupted from Little Black’s body; the terrifying medicinal power of the dao derivation fruit instantly caused him to Breakthrough to the sixth-tier.
“Hahaha!”
“The barrier that trapped me for hundreds of years is finally broken!”
“You feathered birds, you didn’t expect this, did you? Your Grandpa Black has Breakthrough to the sixth-tier!”
Little Black couldn’t help but roar to the sky, his Dragon roar shaking the heavens; if Lin Dong hadn’t isolated the area, it would have startled the entire Yunlan City.
Little Black felt stronger than ever before and had the urge to escape.
With his strength, where in this vast world could he not go?
But suddenly, his eyes inadvertently caught sight of Lin Dong, who was smiling beside him.
Even though he was very strong now, he felt that facing Lin Dong, he still couldn’t muster any thought of resistance.
Then, thinking of the fate of Old Qiu and the others just now, he couldn’t help but shiver all over. Why escape? Isn’t it good right now?
“Thank you for your generosity, my lord!”
“Without your bestowed Opportunity, there would be no Little Black today!”
Little Black lowered his proud head; he could distinguish between freedom and his life, between one full meal and continuous full meals.
“In the future, you will be incredibly grateful for your choice today.”
Lin Dong nodded in satisfaction, then arranged for Little Black to go to his small courtyard, where he would specially open an Immortal Cave for it.
“First, let’s go to the academy.”
Lin Dong rushed to the academy without stopping.
He remembered that Elder Liu had informed him yesterday that there was something at the academy and he needed to go there.
It took him a day to rush back from the desolate mountain range.
Dealing with the Lin family’s matters also delayed him for some time.
In the Inner Courtyard’s plaza, many Disciples gathered before a huge white jade stele, which was the Inner Courtyard’s Prodigy Ranking.
This was a stele placed by the academy to motivate its Disciples.
Everyone was discussing, their eyes filled with longing; the figures on the stele were all the elite Disciples of the Inner Courtyard, existences they could only dream of reaching.
On it, ten names shone with golden light, written in the style of a soaring Dragon and Phoenix—[First Place, Blade Demon Dao Qingchen!]
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[Tenth Place, Lin Dong!]
The ranking, which had not changed for several months, changed ten days ago.
The tenth place changed from Yang Dianfeng to—Lin Dong!!!
As soon as this news appeared, it instantly spread throughout the Inner Courtyard, causing countless Inner Courtyard Disciples to discuss it, curious about who this Lin Dong was.
“Damn, who is Lin Dong?”
“Which big shot is this? He quietly made it into the top ten of the Prodigy Ranking.”
“Never heard of him. I’ve never seen such a person on the Inner Courtyard Prodigy Ranking. I don’t know where this Prodigy came from.”
Everyone was puzzled; they were very familiar with Dao Qingchen and the others.
But Lin Dong was unheard of, as if he had appeared out of thin air.
However, as the news of Lin Dong suppressing Yang Dianfeng and shattering the Azure Dragon Stone Tablet with one punch spread, everyone finally understood the weight of the name Lin Dong.
“A freshman?”
“Eighteen years old, Tiangang Realm First Layer?”
“One punch with ten million catties of strength? Shattered the Azure Dragon Stone Tablet?”
“These terms can actually appear on one person simultaneously?”
“Damn, what kind of monster is this? When did freshmen become so fierce? Even the Elders of the academy are probably not much better, right?”
“With this strength, let alone tenth place, even if he were given first place, I wouldn’t object.”
It could be said that Lin Dong was the first freshman to enter the Inner Courtyard and immediately break into the top ten of the Prodigy Ranking, which many Disciples found hard to believe.
The Prodigy Ranking contained an extremely high concentration of Prodigies.
Who among them hadn’t Cultivated in the Inner Courtyard for several years to be qualified to secure a spot on the Prodigy Ranking?
But what about Lin Dong?
A freshman so fierce, at eighteen years old in the Tiangang Realm?
He couldn’t believe it, but the facts were right before them.
If the Prodigy Ranking wasn’t authoritative enough, they would really suspect if there was something wrong with the Prodigy Ranking.
As the news fermented for several days, Lin Dong’s reputation spread throughout the entire Inner Courtyard.
Even the matter of him going to the Bai family and destroying them was dug up.
Lin Dong became an idol for the new students.
Many Disciples were curious about who this big shot truly was.
And Lin Dong, as the person in question, passed through the plaza and couldn’t help but laugh when he heard the Disciples’ discussions.
Lin Dong first found Elder Liu and asked what was happening.
Elder Liu said, “You’re finally here! I thought something had happened to you. Hurry and come with me, old man, to the Myriad Intent Pavilion.”
“I, this old man, endured immense pressure to postpone the opening of the Myriad Intent Pavilion for you by one day.”
“If you’re late, you’ll miss the Opportunity to comprehend the true intent.”
Elder Liu was very anxious and immediately pulled Lin Dong along, explaining as they walked.
It turned out that the Inner Courtyard, in order to ensure the Disciples had enough strength to cope with the main academy’s assessment in a few days, planned to give special tutoring to the top ten Prodigies.
“Oh, right!”
Suddenly, Elder Liu became serious again: “I almost forgot to remind you, be sure to be careful of the other nine Prodigies on the Prodigy Ranking.”
“Don’t underestimate them.”
“If those nine people join forces, even I would find it very tricky.”
Listening to Elder Liu, the other nine great Prodigies were already waiting in the Myriad Intent Pavilion.
Now, the nine great Prodigies had waited for Lin Dong for a day and a night, so they were probably very displeased with Lin Dong and would unite to target him.
“The nine great Prodigies?”
Lin Dong didn’t care; with his strength, he had long since looked down on Cultivators of the Hua Hai Realm, and his sights were already set on the younger generation of Qingzhou.
“Thank you, Elder!”
“This is a small token of my goodwill! Please don’t be polite, Elder.”
Lin Dong was very sensible and forced some things into Elder Liu’s hands.
Elder Liu took a look and couldn’t help but gasp, “Hiss, it’s too precious, I can’t accept it! I can’t!”
At Lin Dong’s repeated insistence, Elder Liu still accepted the items.
Elder Liu chuckled: “You brat, I really didn’t misjudge you. In that case, I won’t be polite.”
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