Chapter 51 Entering Second Rank

  "Good clan leader, good elder." Lin Hong bowed his body and paid respects to several of the village's big shots.

  Hu Tianzhao and the people around him helped him put on his clothes, and only then did they carefully examine him from head to toe. They found that Lin Huan's face was slightly flushed, but he still had the same calm and taciturn demeanor.

  Others had long been anxious, but as Huo Tian was the patriarch, he didn't speak up, and others didn't dare to overstep.

  "Lin Hang, you've performed exceptionally well, twenty-two days, this is the longest record in Qili Gou, far surpassing the record I set back then. In terms of talent, it can be said that you are the number one person in Qili Gou for hundreds of years, no one would dispute that..." Huo Tianzhu spoke at length, seeing Zhou Dang's impatient expression, and he also wanted to know the exact situation.

  He coughed dryly and said, "With such a long time of absorbing the medicinal power, I believe your accumulated strength has reached a profound level, far surpassing that of ordinary people. Earlier, when the medicine pool showed abnormal fluctuations, if my judgment is correct, it should be a breakthrough to the next stage, hmm, what was the result?"

  He finished speaking and suddenly swallowed a mouthful of saliva, his eyes fixed on Lin's lips, wanting to know the answer from every word that came out.

  "Chu Wu Chi" fell into silence, all eyes gathered and focused on Lin Xiang's body, waiting for his answer.

  This time, the medicine washing has cost a huge price, whether it will pay off and be worth it depends on Lin's answer next. Of course, if Lin can't advance, it doesn't mean that the large amount of medicine used was ineffective. It just means that compared to successfully advancing immediately, not advancing is slightly disappointing and not as exciting or perfect.

  Lin Heng swept his gaze across the crowd's expectant eyes, nodded slightly: "As expected, advancement successful."

  As soon as the eight characters came out, "Wu Chi" suddenly burst into a frenzy of excitement, with every face filled with ecstatic expressions, even the elderly tribal elders were dancing with joy!

  This not only represents Lin Huar's creation of another terrifying record, but also the most important thing is that Qili Gou's lonely and desperate gamble has finally won after several days of anxiety.

  Lin Heng possesses a 9th-grade divine core, and now he has rapidly broken through to the first grade, which means that Qili Gou is about to enter the Lin Heng era! Greatly shortening Qili Gou's waiting time! It means that after decades of hardship, Qili Gou finally sees a brilliant leader emerge! The large amount of elixir they spent has been rewarded with their desired outcome.

  They had no idea that Lin Heng's successful promotion referred to the second rank, not the first rank they thought. If they knew that Lin Heng successfully broke through to the second rank, these people would definitely be so happy that they would faint on the spot.

  "Head of the clan, thank you. Without you and several elder heads of the clan, as well as the villagers, there wouldn't be a Lin Hong like me today." Lin Hong stepped forward and bowed deeply, his true feelings revealed to Head of the Clan Huo Tianzhao.

  Everyone's gaze also shifted from Lin Hou to this old patriarch, filled with respect. If it weren't for Huo Tianzhao's persistence and determination, if it weren't for his decisiveness and charisma, perhaps Qili Gou would have missed out on such a talented individual who grasped things quickly and made rapid progress! For over 50 years, Huo Tianzhao served as the patriarch with dedication and selflessness, shouldering the weight of the entire clan without ever shirking. In his actions and dealings, he showed no bias whatsoever; as long as it was beneficial to the clan, he would always rise to meet every challenge.

  Just as the medicine was about to reach its final stage, if it were an ordinary person, they would rather preserve their reputation and that of their ancestors than risk being ridiculed by the villagers and continue to invest a large amount of medicinal materials. He and Lin Heng were not familiar with each other before this, nor were they close relatives, but he still overcame all objections and finally helped Lin Heng transform himself and secure the future of Qili Gou.

  Huo Tian's eyes felt a slight warmth, and after Lin Heng's medicine was washed for 22 days, he stayed up all night for 22 nights without rest. In the end, his wish was fulfilled, and Lin Heng's sincere thanks made him feel that all the hardships and bitterness were worthwhile.

  This time at the Dragon Festival, he had an unprecedented surge of intense mental exhaustion and psychological pressure. Seeing Lin Lang finally coming into his own, he truly felt a sense of relief. He helped Lin Lang up, and with a serious expression said: "You are a part of Qili Gou, and also the most outstanding genius in Qili Gou's hundreds of years of history. From now on, the fate of Qili Gou will depend entirely on you!"

  Lin Heng, as the "Tribe Successor" he chose, although not officially in office or experienced, will definitely bear the heavy responsibility in the future. Huo Tianzhao's words also implied that he was aware of his advancing age and had a similar intention to entrust his legacy.

  "Lin Huan will definitely do his best, it's a matter of course!" Lin Huan was extremely uninterested in power and only wanted to pursue the path of martial arts. However, since Qi Li Gou treated him with such kindness, he had no choice but to temporarily take on this responsibility. If he were to refuse or respond coldly to such sincerity, it would be ungrateful and not something he would do.

  Although it was already late at night, nearly a hundred people were still outside watching the commotion. They had originally come just to kill time and join in on the excitement, but they didn't expect to actually see Lin Huarong emerge from his residence. Upon seeing Lin Huarong being surrounded as he came out, they suddenly erupted into cheers and applause.

  Under the starry sky with flickering firelight, their excited faces were faintly visible. Lin was touched for a moment and waved his hand to greet them.

  "Lin Hong, I heard you've advanced to First Rank, is it true..."

  "Lin Huan has emerged! He's out! This is our Qili Gou genius... Everyone look... How formidable..."

  "Lin Hong, what's your current state? Show us and let's see if you can beat Chen Que from Chenjia Village to the point where he's searching for his teeth all over the ground..."

  The crowd erupted in cheers and applause, with emotions running high. Although the words were casual, everyone could hear the deep expectations for Lin Heng, a future pillar of society.

  Uncle Niu waved his hand and smiled: "You can rest assured, now Lin Heng is just testing the power. The true strength of our first talent in Qi Li Gou will be seen soon!"

  In the midst of everyone's silence, three villagers carried out a ring-shaped rake.

  This is a tool for testing the strength of martial artists, called Jian Yun Qi.

  The tester uses his fist to knock down the center of the rake, and the isolated arrow of the appraisal device will calculate the power of this punch. A warrior who has just washed with medicine generally has a ten-selvedge force in one punch, a first-class selvedge force is 1,000 appraisal forces, a second-class selvedge force is 10,000 appraisal forces, and a third-class warrior's selvedge force reaches an astonishing 100,000 appraisal forces...

  After washing the medicine or just advancing, warriors generally need to use a detector to detect their own strength.

  Lin Heng stood in front of the Jian Yun device, which didn't look impressive at first glance. However, it was made from special materials and could withstand a full-force blow from a fifth-grade warrior. Nevertheless, for a fifth-grade warrior to appear in a remote and impoverished place like Qi Li Gou was simply too far-fetched.

  Lin Heng looked around at the hundreds of pairs of eyes filled with expectation, seeing in them a thick desire like a flock of sheep looking at their leader about to show off his might. Especially the tribe's elder, Huo Tianzheng, whose expression was tense and didn't dare breathe too heavily, completely losing his usual calm composure. Lin Heng had originally wanted to hide his second-grade cultivation, but at this moment he suddenly gave up on that idea.

  These villagers have taken themselves as their new leader, eagerly expecting to grow into someone they can rely on and take refuge in, full of hope that they have the ability to lead them out of their past depression. If even this glimmer of hope and excitement cannot be given to them, then it is also in vain for being looked up to by the tribe.

  Uncle Niu, who was standing beside him, saw his expression reveal a resolute color and knew that he had decided to fully reveal his deeply hidden strength. With excitement and anticipation, he personally came to the back of the Jian Yun device and pressed against it with all his might. With Lin's strength, a full-force blow would be unbearable for these three first-class warriors.

  Lin Heng's gaze turned to the newly formed "Potential Vortex", slightly resonating with the surging "Potential Flux". He let out a deep breath, expelling the stale air from his abdomen, and his body condensed to its limit in a state of readiness.

  Everyone only felt a chill in the air, like a wave of aura that enveloped them, and they couldn't help but tremble. There were also many top-notch warriors on the scene who immediately sensed an extreme danger. This aura was probably not just from a first-rate warrior... even if it was a first-rate warrior, it was still at a later stage... The clan leader, several elders, and all the warriors' minds were stunned.

  But what left them even more shocked was yet to come. Lin's waist and back tightened, his muscles and tendons as taut as a row of upright water buckets filled to the brim. With a loud shout, he unleashed the "Coiling Vortex", its energy almost halved in an instant.

  Under the bright flames, only Lin Huan was seen as a dragon and leopard, his fist shadow flashed, concentrated Lin Huan's second-grade inner force with all his might, heavily striking the mirror.

  The "Boom" gauge was blown backward and flew off, four first-class passengers including Uncle Niu were blown away by the huge shockwave, falling five or six meters away.

  "Hush!" The whole room fell silent, and the silence seemed to be broken only by the sound of the evening breeze blowing through the night sky.

  How is this possible? Across the barrier, Lin Heng's one punch flew four first-class cultivators, including Niu Daxiong from the later period of the First Class! What the... In the entire Seven Mile Gorge, only Clan Leader Huo Tianzhao could achieve such a killing power with one punch! How did Lin Heng do it? Was it the Blind Eye Technique?

  Several elderly men were stunned, and from their intuition, this punch's energy was absolutely not just at the beginning of the first rank!

  "Two-product convergence! It's two-product convergence!! Lin Heng directly advanced to the second product!!! The patriarch, Huo Tian, was overjoyed and shouted loudly, as a late-stage second product, he was all too familiar with the power of this punch! If it weren't for a thread of rationality that made him mindful of etiquette, he might have been unable to resist embracing Lin Heng and giving him a big hug, spinning around in circles!!"

  "What's with the two products' potential?" Just as everyone was still in a daze, Uncle Niu had already gotten up early, lifted the Potential Meter, and took a look at the data on it.

  "Twenty-two thousand units of spiritual energy!!!! It's truly a second-grade spiritual power!!!!" Uncle Niu also couldn't help but loudly exclaim!

  Several clan elders hurried over, their eyes falling on the Qián Yùn Qì, and they exclaimed in unison: "Not bad, not bad, it's indeed a second-grade Qián Yùn!"

  Until then, everyone was convinced that Lin Yang had achieved an unbelievable miracle, advancing two ranks in one go during the medicine washing stage!

  This is too shocking, everyone's heart is surging, this may be the most unbelievable miracle in the history of Qingniu Town and even Jinyuan City! And such a miracle was created by Lin Heng, their young clan leader, in such a casual manner.

  It's too awesome, too cool! Everyone is filled with infatuated worship, gazing at the slender young man on stage from afar. For a moment, they all have an illusion that the strongest person in the entire continent has been born! In the unpredictable future, this unremarkable young clan leader will shock the Han Kingdom and even shake the entire 100 billion square kilometer continent of Valtania!