Chapter 4

"Hey! Hey! Hey!"

After practicing all night, Lin Nan, who was hungry, was heading to the Lin family cafeteria. He happened to pass by the Lin family training ground, where he squinted his eyes and glanced at the disciples who were practicing in the morning. These disciples ranged from about seventeen or eighteen years old to as young as five or six, with a significant age gap. If they weren't too young to enter the academy, they were likely too weak to meet the academy's requirements. Among them were four particularly weak ones, who had "served" Lin Nan before and after the ancestral worship: Lin Tong, Lin Zhi, Lin Hu, and Lin Chao.

At twelve years old and the Fifth Layer of True Essence, these were the two essential conditions for entering the academy. Clearly, these four weaklings didn't even qualify to enter the academy.

"Look, isn't that Lin Nan? Didn't you say the ancestor's spirit appeared and punished this waste of space until he was on the brink of death?"

"He looks fine..."

"Exactly, he seems more energetic than during the ancestral worship yesterday. Tsk, look at his arrogant attitude, acting like he's still one of the top ten!"

"Damn, he's actually fine? Yesterday, he was unconscious, soiling himself, and oozing black gunk. It almost made me sick. How could he recover in just one night?"

In the training ground, the disciples who were practicing started to chatter after noticing Lin Nan. Despite the distance and the low volume of their voices, they were clearly audible to Lin Nan.

"Ancestor's spirit appeared?"

Lin Nan was taken aback, then his squinted eyes suddenly brightened with excitement. He slapped his head hard.

"Damn, such a good excuse, why didn't I think of it? The ancestor's spirit appeared, tsk, what more explanation do I need? Hahaha!"

Lin Nan was still racking his brain about how to naturally reveal that he had recovered his cultivation. He didn't want to continue being labeled as a waste of space for even a moment! However, he lacked a suitable reason. The current discussion gave him a sudden insight.

"Waste of space Lin Nan! Stop right there!"

Suddenly, a slightly immature but arrogant voice echoed from the training ground, startling everyone. A boy who looked about eleven or twelve, with a haughty and cold expression, stepped forward, flanked by Lin Tong, Lin Zhi, Lin Hu, and Lin Chao, blocking Lin Nan's path.

From the tragic hero's memory, Lin Nan knew that this boy, who hadn't even grown a full beard, was named Lin Jie. He was eleven years old, the younger brother of Lin Qian, the current first genius of the Lin family, and the son of Lin Nan's eldest uncle, Lin Jianqiu.

Lin Qian, the same age as Lin Nan, was the top expert of the current generation in the Lin family, having reached the Third Flower Realm a year ago.

Their father, Lin Jianqiu, was second only to the family head, Lin Zhen Tian, and was a renowned expert in the Qianyuan Kingdom. Lin Jianqiu hated his waste of space brother, Lin Jianhao, to the bone. If it weren't for Lin Jianhao's brilliance overshadowing him and monopolizing the best resources of the family, Lin Jianqiu would have been even stronger, perhaps even reaching the Zhaoyuan Realm. Therefore, he had always oppressed Lin Jianhao and Lin Nan. Lin Qian, the family's top genius, would trample Lin Nan mercilessly whenever she had the chance in the family competition.

This was a well-known fact in the family.

Many of Lin Jianhao's contemporaries shared this sentiment, which gives an idea of the situation Lin Jianhao and Lin Nan had been in over the years.

Lin Jie had long wanted to bully Lin Nan but was held back by his young age and lack of strength. Now, with Lin Nan's meridians shattered and encountered here, the opportunity had finally come.

Lin Jie's cultivation talent was no less than his sister Lin Qian's, far surpassing his peers in the Lin family. At just eleven, he was already at the peak of the Sixth Layer of True Essence. If he were a year older, he would have already been a student at the Dagan Academy. Lin Jie was the top expert in the Lin family outside of the academy, and many academy students were no match for him.

"What is Lin Jie up to?"

"Who knows, but it's going to be entertaining!"

Many young boys immediately swarmed over, forming a circle. Clearly, such scenes were common, as they moved with practiced ease.

Lin Nan smiled slightly. If it were a moment ago, he might have pretended to be clueless, but now, with the "ancestor's spirit appeared" as his shield, he had nothing to fear.

**A nobody's comeback, seducing a goddess, and trampling fools!**

This was something Lin Nan had always dreamed of but never had the ability to do. Now that he had the chance, he wouldn't let it slip away.

Lin Nan still looked lazy, showing no signs of panic. He squinted his eyes and looked down at the young boy, as if he were looking at a fool, waiting for what would happen next.

"Your waste of space father is a famous sparring partner in the training ground, disgracing our Lin family! Now that you've become a waste of space too, you're a worthy successor!"

Lin Jie found Lin Nan's reaction strange but didn't care, adopting a mocking and provocative face as he spoke coldly.

Lin Nan's expression turned cold. He hadn't expected the other party to insult his father. When he was a waste of space, it was understandable, but now that he had recovered his cultivation, he couldn't let a young boy insult his father in front of him.

"Say that again?"

"Say it again? Threatening me? Hahaha, waste of space! Do you think you're still one of the top ten experts? Even if you were, you don't have the right to threaten me! Besides, you're just a waste of space now! Oh, wait, a little waste of space has inherited the mantle of a big waste of space, so your sparring skills should be pretty good, right?"

"Master Jie is right, a rat's son knows how to dig holes, hahaha!"

"Master Jie, I have a different opinion. In my view, the little waste of space is far inferior to the big waste of space. The big waste of space, Lin Jianhao, was once the top genius of the Qianyuan Kingdom, the youngest to reach the peak of the Fourth Layer of True Essence. The little waste of space was merely one of the top ten in our current generation, a world apart!"

"Hmph, top genius? That was achieved by consuming the best and most resources of our Lin family! He became a waste of space! Because of him, our Lin family established a rule that no one can be cultivated without reservation. Otherwise, Master Jie and his sister becoming the top geniuses of the Qianyuan Kingdom would have been easy!" Lin Jie glared coldly at Lin Nan, speaking with arrogance.

"Master Jie is right, but this little waste of space would make a good live target for us. After all, he has completed the peak of the Ninth Layer of True Essence in physical tempering!"

"Good idea, it's a waste to let a little waste of space go to the training ground and disgrace our Lin family! As one of the five major families, it's shameful for us to be used as live targets!"

Lin Tong, Lin Zhi, Lin Hu, and Lin Chao chimed in without restraint.

Lin Nan's expression grew colder.

"Master Jie is about to advance to the Seventh Layer of True Essence. How about using your peak Ninth Layer of True Essence body to test my strongest attack? Don't worry, I won't be unfair. One Peiyuan Pill!"

"What?"

"Really?"

"That's too generous, Master Jie. One Peiyuan Pill can get you ten sessions with a live target in the training ground!"

"True, why bother with this waste of space? If my body were fully tempered, I'd be willing to be Master Jie's sparring partner..."

"You idiot, Master Jie is at the Sixth Layer of True Essence but already has the strength of six thousand pounds. Now, with his imminent breakthrough, he must have improved even more! Don't forget, Master Jie's talent is on par with, or even surpasses, Sister Qian!"

"Right, Master Jie's absolute strength is probably seven thousand pounds, and with martial techniques, his attack could reach eight thousand pounds! Even a peak Ninth Layer of True Essence expert couldn't withstand it, let alone this waste of space with no True Essence. Just the physical strength alone could be fatal!" many people commented.

"Waste of space! Dare you? You used to get a Peiyuan Pill as a monthly stipend, but now you don't have the right. Just endure one of my attacks, and you'll get a Peiyuan Pill. What a bargain!" Lin Jie, with his hands behind his back, tempted.

"Little brat, are you itchy down there?" Lin Nan's anger rose, but he remained calm. This was a prerequisite for his plan. If he couldn't maintain this, it wouldn't be fun. "Do you think you're Lin Qian? Even if Lin Qian were here, with the ancestor's protection, I'd make her bloom down there! Cough, cough..."

His character led him to speak more and more arrogantly, even making himself feel perverted. He coughed a couple of times and continued, "And you four idiots, at your age, you can't even enter the academy. Do you dare challenge me? I guarantee I won't kill you! Oh, wait, fighting you idiots, pigheads, rookies, and little brats would be an insult to my principles! Here's the deal: one Peiyuan Pill for the challenge fee! Otherwise, I refuse to fight! I'm a principled person!"

"Whoa!" "Pfft!"

Lin Nan's arrogance, tyranny, perversion, and exaggeration caused a stir in the crowd, and many couldn't help but laugh.

Is this really the waste of space Lin Nan? Damn, his expression, tone, and words are those of a brainless second-generation rich kid. Did he get his head damaged in the injury? It's very possible.

Although calling Lin Tong and the others old idiots was fitting, and the idea of Lin Qian blooming was imaginative, this was clearly a death wish. A peak Ninth Layer of True Essence with shattered meridians was essentially a waste of space, with only a strong physical body. Even Lin Tong and the others could easily trample him, let alone Lin Jie. Shattered meridians and no True Essence meant he was barely stronger than an average person, with no combat ability.

"Damn! Challenge you?"

"Damn! Fight you?"

"You, a waste of space, have the right to fight us?"

"Charging a fee? Can you be any funnier?"

After a brief shock, Lin Tong, Lin Zhi, Lin Hu, and Lin Chao reacted, pointing at Lin Nan and shouting, furious. Insulting someone's weakness was a no-go. At their age, not being able to enter the academy was their greatest shame. In their peer group, they would be mercilessly bullied. They could only show off among the young boys, and their one strength was being lackeys, doing dirty work for Lin Jie.

"Hmph, you're asking for death!" Lin Jie's face turned extremely dark.

Lin Jie had a typical sister complex. Lin Qian was the most perfect existence in his mind. How could he allow a waste of space to insult her?

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