Baptized by all laws and blessed by heaven!

“What?!”

Lin Dong’s words startled the other Prodigies. Was he going to challenge Dao Qingchen?

Everyone was curious. Yang Dianfeng was already so strong; how strong must Lin Dong be, as his Elder brother?

Yang Dianfeng looked at Lin Dong’s back, his admiration growing. A Cultivator of our generation should be like this—striving for first in everything!

“Swish!”

“I’ve taken a liking to your spot.”

Here, strength reigned supreme; there was no need for excess words.

Without a word, Lin Dong slapped at Dao Qingchen, who was seated closest to the stars. His magic power surged, as if it would crush the entire firmament.

“How dare you!”

Dao Qingchen’s eyes snapped open, flashing with lightning. A chilling Saber Intent raged from him, sweeping out with a single saber strike that ravaged the world.

Rumble!

The massive palm remained unmoving, like a towering mountain descending, crushing the Saber Intent. It landed heavily on Dao Qingchen, sending blood splattering as he was sent flying backward.

“You…”

“How can you be so strong?!”

Dao Qingchen was incredulous. His proud saber strike was as fragile as paper, unable to block the giant palm even a little.

Was this really a new student who had just entered the academy?!

He felt as if he was facing a seasoned Elder from the academy. He had once fought an academy Elder, but he had never lost so badly.

“How could this happen?”

“Dao Qingchen, with his Half-Step Celestial Realm cultivation, was no match for him in a single move?”

At this moment, everyone was dumbfounded, finally understanding how vast the gap was between them and Lin Dong.

An eighteen-year-old new student achieving the Tiangang Realm, defeating Dao Qingchen, the top-ranked Prodigy, with a single palm strike—this was Heaven-Defying.

“I lost!”

“This star is yours!”

Dao Qingchen left decisively and moved to the second-ranked star.

The second-ranked Prodigy dared not speak out his anger. He couldn't defeat Dao Qingchen, nor could he defeat Lin Dong, so he took the third-ranked star.

And so on.

Lin Dong walked directly to the first star, sat down cross-legged, and began to Cultivate with his eyes closed.

It was as if he had not just suppressed the number one Prodigy on the list, but merely casually squashed a fly, his composure inspiring awe.

“Why do I feel like he only struck casually just now, and didn’t use his full strength?”

“It’s not just a feeling; he really didn’t use his full strength. In other words, even Dao Qingchen isn’t worthy of him going all out.”

Some Prodigies exchanged glances, a sense of defeat rising in their hearts.

The reverence the other Prodigies felt for Lin Dong climbed another step.

Everyone stopped overthinking and went to their respective stars, sitting cross-legged to comprehend the true meaning.

Cultivating here was essentially spreading out one's Divine Sense to attract or capture the true meanings from the star river and refine them for their own use.

But it wasn't that easy to capture.

It required talent, bone structure, luck, and so on—not one could be missing.

For those with affinity, they could gain the favor of true meanings without needing to capture them.

An hour passed in a flash, and everyone had gained nothing.

But they weren't discouraged, knowing that this matter couldn't be rushed.

It was once recorded that the fastest Prodigy to comprehend true meaning in the Myriad Intent Pavilion still needed a full day.

Rumble!

As everyone quietly comprehended the true meaning...

The firmament trembled violently, and the calm star river suddenly vibrated. Countless rays of light scattered down from it, like an overwhelming rain of light.

“What happened?”

The Prodigies present all looked up, but suddenly, their pupils contracted, as if they had witnessed a scene they would never forget in their lives.

“Wo… woah!”

“I… I didn’t see wrong, did I? What’s going on?”

“Is this how you attract true meaning? This might just pull the entire star river along!”

Exclamations rose and fell, everyone incredulous, staring blankly like clay statues at the figure closest to the star river.

This was because the myriad rays of light descending from the star river were not falling randomly.

Instead, they seemed to be drawn by something, surging towards Lin Dong, who was sitting cross-legged at the very front.

Billions of radiant lights swirled around him, making Lin Dong appear mysterious and extraordinary. He seemed to have entered the legendary, profound state—Epiphany!

Myriad true meanings seemed to rush into Lin Dong’s body, as if competing with each other.

Such a magnificent scene was unforgettable for a lifetime.

Everyone was speechless. They had personally experienced how difficult it was to capture true meaning; an hour had passed, and they had no clue.

But what about Lin Dong?

Myriad true meanings descending—wasn’t that too exaggerated?

Some Prodigies watched this scene with bloodshot eyes, wishing they could share a bit of Lin Dong's true meaning. Even a tiny bit would be enough to satisfy them!

What kind of operation was this?

Dao Qingchen considered his talent to be no weaker than anyone else, but now that he had witnessed Lin Dong, he truly understood what a Prodigy was.

Yang Dianfeng stared blankly at the scene, and after a long time, he uttered three words: “Big brother is awesome!”

Luo Wuyou’s face was flushed with anger: “He’s absorbing so much true meaning, isn’t he afraid of his body exploding?”

He gritted his teeth, and the envy, jealousy, and hatred in his words were obvious to anyone who heard them. He was so sour that he wished Lin Dong would explode and die on the spot.

“Luo Wuyou, are you saying the grapes are sour because you can’t reach them?”

Yang Dianfeng’s cold voice came, and he gave Luo Wuyou a cold glance: “You’ve healed your wounds and forgotten the pain, haven’t you? Dare to curse my big brother? Believe it or not, I’ll beat you!”

Luo Wuyou’s eyes seemed to spit fire, but he dared not speak his anger.

In fact, Yang Dianfeng was also somewhat worried about Lin Dong’s body.

After all, this scene was too terrifying.

Perhaps no Prodigy or Prodigy in the academy’s history, since the Myriad Intent Pavilion was founded, had ever achieved such a feat?

But seeing Lin Dong’s appearance, he didn’t seem to be in trouble, so he breathed a sigh of relief.

A good person will always have good fortune.

Lin Dong, as the person involved, was equally shocked. After consuming the dao derivation fruit and possessing extraordinary Comprehension Ability, the Devouring Heaven Scripture operated frantically.

This resulted in such a Heaven-Defying phenomenon.

Myriad true meanings descending—he had never even heard of it, yet they were frantically pouring into his body.

He was even a little flustered, only able to passively accept it.

Fortunately, the Devouring Heaven Scripture was truly amazing, accepting all comers, refining one true meaning after another for his own use.

Insights into various true meanings emerged in his mind.

Fist Intent, Saber Intent, Spear Intent…

Days passed, and Lin Dong no longer knew how many types of true meanings he had comprehended.

There were even some supreme true meanings: Chaos, destruction, life, time, space…

Gradually, Lin Dong comprehended myriad true meanings, and it seemed he understood something: “All Daos unite, and one Dao can transform into myriad.”

“Is this the true meaning of Dao?”

With every gesture, Lin Dong could manifest any kind of true meaning.

His heart was greatly shaken; he finally grasped the essence of Dao. Any kind of true meaning, or rather, Law, ultimately led to the same destination.

Comprehending any Law and Cultivating it to the extreme could manifest myriad Daos.

Rumble!

Just then, the heavens and earth trembled.

All the Prodigies in the Myriad Intent Pavilion seemed to feel something simultaneously. They suddenly opened their eyes and looked at Lin Dong in unison.

“Why has his aura changed?”

“Why do I feel like I’m facing a supreme mighty being?”

“It seems he has gained unimaginable Heaven-Defying good fortune by comprehending myriad true meanings!”

Everyone was greatly astonished. As Prodigies, they were highly sensitive to auras, and they could feel an indescribable aura emanating from Lin Dong, as if he had merged with the Heavenly Dao.

“Is this a blessing from the Heavenly Dao?”

“What happened in the Myriad Intent Pavilion?”

At the same time, outside the Myriad Intent Pavilion, the Inner Courtyard Dean suddenly opened his eyes and looked towards the sky, as if he had seen something unbelievable.