99: shock!

"Huh? The first one out is actually this little fellow..."

"His willpower and temperament are both excellent, but I wonder about his strength..."

"However, regardless of his current strength, it doesn't change the fact that he's a good prospect. With proper cultivation, he can at least become one of the future pillars of the Lin Family!"

"Hmm... that little fellow who came out with him isn't bad either. His name seems to be Lin Yan, right? Both can be heavily cultivated..."

A smile appeared on Lin Tianhai's lips, and he had already decided in his heart that no matter the final results of Lin Dong and Lin Yan in this Grand Competition, he would bring them back and cultivate them meticulously.

Leaving them to grow freely in the branch Family would only waste their talent.

Lin Dong, who was the focus of everyone's attention, felt the fervent gazes from all directions the moment he arrived outside.

Especially the scrutiny from the main Family's powerful experts in the sky, and the probes from the strong individuals of those external powerful forces, made it impossible for him to ignore.

The main Family's powerful experts were fine; from their gazes, he didn't feel any malice, but rather concern and curiosity from elders.

But the gazes cast by those experts, who sat high on the ethereal thrones just like the Clan Leader, mostly seemed as if they wanted to dissect him and probe him thoroughly from inside out...

This immediately made him feel a little panicked, as he was a person carrying a great secret. If they saw through him, then he would be in danger...

"Heh heh, little fellow, don't worry. With the Lin Family here, they wouldn't dare act recklessly!"

"What's more, this is the Lin Family's territory. If they want to target my Lin Family members, unless they... want to die!"

At this moment, a domineering voice transmission suddenly entered Lin Dong's mind.

This startled Lin Dong immediately, "This voice transmission is..."

He quickly looked up at the figure seated at the head of the ethereal thrones, exuding terrifying aura, that peak of the Lin Family, the Clan Leader—Lin Tianhai!

In Lin Dong's eyes, Lin Tianhai was currently looking at him with a calm and amiable expression.

His eyes were full of an elder's appreciation and care for a Junior.

Clearly, Lin Tianhai had also noticed Lin Dong's abnormality just now and saw through his worries.

That's why he directly sent a voice transmission to the other party, reassuring Lin Dong.

Hearing Lin Tianhai's words, Lin Dong subconsciously nodded, but what he was thinking in his heart was:

"I never expected that I could catch the Clan Leader's eye, and he even personally sent a voice transmission to reassure me..."

He had heard that this Clan Leader was a Saint Realm powerful expert. He never expected that this legendary Clan Leader would actually take the initiative to speak to him, an unknown Junior, and seemed to have no airs at all.

"Thank you for the reminder, Clan Leader. This Junior Lin Dong is deeply grateful!"

Lin Dong also expressed his gratitude respectfully and politely.

"Haha, keep it up, little fellow. This Clan Leader is very much looking forward to your performance next."

"Clan Leader, please rest assured, this Junior will not disappoint you!"

Meanwhile, after repeated observation, the leaders of the six major forces found that Lin Dong seemed to be just a "normal genius" from top to bottom, without any special existence. This couldn't help but make them wonder if they had seen wrongly?!

"Could it be that this Seat misjudged?"

Several people couldn't help but think secretly.

But based on their cultivation, looking at a Junior, theoretically, even if they couldn't see through him at a glance, it shouldn't be too difficult...

Regarding this, the higher-ups of the Lin Family naturally noticed the subtle emotional fluctuations of the few people and couldn't help but sneer in their hearts.

However, their expressions remained unchanged, still calmly and leisurely exchanging a few words with them from time to time.

"I wonder who will be the next one to come out first?"

Someone suddenly said.

This instantly aroused everyone's curiosity, and they all stared intently at the exit of the giant tower, anticipating who would be the second person to come out.

Time passed by minute by minute.

One minute after Lin Dong came out, there was movement from the exit again.

Although the movement was not loud, it instantly attracted everyone's attention.

"Who could it be?"

The next moment, a figure was seen slowly walking out from the portal, from blurry to clear...

"That is..."

Before everyone could see the person's face clearly, Lin Dong, who had come out first, already teased with a smile:

"Haha, Brother Yan, this time I passed one step ahead."

"Heh heh, I didn't expect Zu Di to pass the test so quickly. This elder brother is truly impressed."

Lin Yan, carrying a black ruler on his back, stepped out of the portal and returned to the outside world.

A faint smile hung on his lips. Facing Lin Dong's teasing, although he said that, his expression didn't change much, still extremely calm.

Unlike the calmness of the two, the Lin Family members watching around were once again shocked.

"It's another one, a branch Family member who was previously unknown!"

"It seems there are many dark horses hidden within the branch families..."

"...This Grand Competition is truly full of hidden talents."

"Haha, the more dark horses the better. This at least proves that the younger generation of my Lin Family is on the rise."

"That's right, the more geniuses the better. This way, my Lin Family will be even stronger in the future, haha!"

...

Although the first two people were both from the branch Family, the Lin Family members didn't feel anything about it. Instead, most of the Family members were talking and laughing with the mindset that the more dark horses from the branch families, the better.

At the same time, some Lin Family members also started teasing Lin Ziye and other main Family geniuses...

"Heh heh, Ziye, Beixuan, Lin Yuan, these kids, look at how proud they used to be in front of us. Now look, they've been severely surpassed by two Zu Di!"

"Exactly, look at them acting cool in front of us every day. Now, besides the Young Master and that kid Lin Haoran, there are two more Zu Di who can deal with them!"

"Hahaha, just thinking about their frustrated expressions later, it's just one word: exhilarating!"

At this moment, Lin Beixuan, who came out as the third person, also heard their "unrestrained" laughter and teasing at the first instant.

Immediately, the somewhat happy mood he had from successfully passing the test instantly disappeared without a trace.

After glaring at those Family members with indignation, he walked over to Lin Yan and Lin Dong, and said amicably: "I am Lin Beixuan from the main Family. The two Zu Di have truly surprised me!"

"Regarding the two Zu Di, this elder brother also..."

Facing the greeting from this top genius of the main Family, Lin Yan and Lin Dong also cupped their hands: "Lin Yan/Lin Dong, greetings, elder brother!"

Then Lin Yan humbly said: "We just happened to be a step ahead of elder brother by chance, it's nothing to speak of."

"And elder brother's talent and strength are visible to the world!"

Lin Dong on the side also echoed: "Brother Yan is right, Beixuan elder brother, please don't praise us, haha."

Afterward, the three began to chat and converse, and at the same time, Lin Family members who passed the Refining Heart Tower test also began to come out one after another...