Chapter 301: Jiao Enjun's Style of Wooing: "You came at just the right time!"
It was clearly effective when dealing with the cold and aloof Ling Qingzhu just now, so why was this topic-shifting trick completely useless with Ying Huanhuan?
Lin Dong was puzzled. Lin Dong was bewildered. Lin Dong was confused!
He was an expert at this! He wanted to micro-manage the conversation, to steer it, but Ying Huanhuan simply didn't give him the chance. Her icy-blue eyes were fixed on him, sharp and knowing.
Could it be that I, the future Martial Ancestor, a Great Master of emotions, would die before even starting today?
Lin Dong stared blankly at the girl in front of him. The girl looked angry, her cheeks slightly puffed, but Lin Dong, after his panic, could sense a hint of cunning in her eyes.
The girl was genuinely angry.
But not extremely angry. She was jealous, and she wanted him to do something about it.
Lin Dong simply stopped talking. Words were useless now.
Instead, he reached out directly. With gentle eyes, he extended his palm and lightly ruffled Ying Huanhuan's head.
Her ice-blue hair felt cool and silky, extremely comfortable to the touch. It was a stark contrast to the fiery spirit he knew still burned beneath.
"Are you jealous?" he asked softly.
His sudden, gentle action caused a faint blush to spread across Ying Huanhuan's beautiful, cold cheeks.
She finally said something different, her voice losing some of its icy edge: "Who... who cares?"
"You don't?" Lin Dong smiled.
He pulled her with a large hand, his arm snaking around her slender waist, directly into his embrace.
Huanhuan let out a small gasp, her hands pushing against his chest in a token protest.
"If you don't care, I do," he whispered, his lips near her ear. "I care about you!"
These words were very direct, a straight shot to her heart.
Ying Huanhuan, who had originally intended to struggle free, blushed even deeper upon hearing these words. Her entire body went rigid.
She hesitated for a moment, her mind a mess, then her tense shoulders sagged. She leaned into Lin Dong's embrace, her face burying itself against his chest.
Lin Dong let out a silent sigh of relief. Phase one, complete.
He could feel her heart hammering against his own. He tightened his arm, enjoying the feeling of her soft, developed curves pressing against him. This was definitely the "older sister" version...
Lin Dong was about to say something more, something to seal the deal, when he heard a light, almost imperceptible movement beside them.
He froze.
It turned out that Ling Qingzhu had finished instructing the Disciples of the Nine Heavens Supreme Purity Palace to clean up the mess and had come to find the people of the Dao Sect.
And then she saw this scene.
She saw the man who had just saved her, the man who was inextricably linked to her destiny, holding another beautiful woman in a tight, intimate embrace.
She saw the two embracing, and her pearly white teeth lightly bit her red lips.
Her usually placid mind, calm as an ancient well, rippled violently.
She stood there stunned for a moment, an awkward silence descending on the battlefield. She was unsure whether to keep watching, to interrupt, or to simply turn and leave.
Lin Dong and Ying Huanhuan both noticed her arrival. Huanhuan tensed in his arms and looked up, her blush turning into a pale white.
They both looked over at her.
Ling Qingzhu bit her lip, her composed, goddess-like expression cracking with a rare, human awkwardness.
"I'm sorry," she said, her voice a low murmur. "Perhaps I came at the wrong time…"
Lin Dong was currently holding Ying Huanhuan. When he saw Ling Qingzhu also arrive, his mind went blank. He first felt a surge of pure, unadulterated panic.
This was it. This was the true Shura Field!
[Inorin's Note: 'Shura Field' (修罗场) is a popular Chinese internet slang for a chaotic scene, specifically one involving a love triangle confrontation.]
Xiao Yan was right! I'm going to be castrated!
However, he only panicked for a moment.
Didn't Xiao Yan say that if two women were present at the same time, he wouldn't be able to handle it?
How could I, the Martial Ancestor, a Great Master of emotions, not handle such a small scene?
He hardened his heart. It was a gamble. Go big or go home.
He then looked at Ling Qingzhu, his gaze softening, and slowly said, "No... you came at just the right time!"
He kept one arm wrapped tightly around Ying Huanhuan's waist, holding her close.
And he extended his other hand towards Ling Qingzhu, his expression one of complete sincerity and shameless invitation.
Upon seeing this, Ling Qingzhu's mind fluctuated violently.
Lin Dong's action was a bit flirtatious, bordering on outrageous. She should have been angry. She should have turned and left in disgust.
But seeing the scene before her, seeing his hand extended to her... for some reason, she couldn't bring herself to be angry.
Ling Qingzhu felt her entire being suddenly become muddled. Looking at Lin Dong's sincere, deep eyes, she, as if possessed...
Began to walk towards Lin Dong.
Lin Dong unceremoniously pulled her into his embrace as well.
His left arm held Ying Huanhuan's fiery, soft body. His right arm wrapped around Ling Qingzhu's cool, elegant waist.
One in each arm, embracing both.
Ying Huanhuan was stunned into silence, her face pressed against his left shoulder. Ling Qingzhu was stiff as a board, her face burning against his right.
A mere Shura Field, conquered!
...
Lin Dong only felt that his life had reached its Peak.
With two of the world's most peerless beauties in his arms, he rarely enjoyed such moments of heart-thumping tranquility.
One was soft and warm, the other was cool and slender. Both felt... incredible.
However.
The people in the group chat kept @-ing him, disturbing his perfect moment.
They were asking if he had been beaten to death by the two women.
[Xiao Yan: "@Lin Dong Bro, you alive? Did they team up and castrate you?"]
[Meng Qi: "It's been ten minutes. He's definitely dead. Waiting for the live stream of the dismemberment. (grabs popcorn)"]
[Fang Han: "Wasting time on women instead of cultivating. Pathetic."]
Lin Dong looked at the doubts in the group with disdain.
You simply don't know.
The one in the same group as you…
Is what kind of Great Master of emotions!!!
He skillfully, with his two arms very much occupied, managed to open the chat interface and take a photo.
The photo clearly showed him, grinning, with the ice-blue-haired Ying Huanhuan and the veil-wearing Ling Qingzhu tucked into his arms on either side.
[Lin Dong: "A mere Shura Field, handled. Stop @-ing me… @Fang Han, you owe me. Send me a copy of that Dual Cultivation Technique!"]
The group went silent for a full ten seconds.
[Xiao Yan: "HOLY SH*T. HOW?? Just now the two younger sisters were still at odds, how are you embracing both of them now? Is this a photoshopped image?!"]
[Lin Dong: "Like this and like that… It's all about charisma. Just go and learn it!"]
[Li Changshou: "It's that simple? Awesome… This is Jiao Enjun's style of wooing, right? Shameless but effective."]
[Inorin's Note: Jiao Enjun is a famous Taiwanese actor, renowned for his incredibly handsome roles in Wuxia dramas (like Li Xunhuan). His "style" implies winning over women through sheer, handsome audacity.]
[Shi Jian: "This works too? Amazing... No wonder Yang Guo only had one Little Dragon Maiden…"]
[Inorin's Note: A reference to Yang Guo from Return of the Condor Heroes, who was famously loyal to only one woman (Little Dragon Maiden), unlike Lin Dong's current achievement.]
[Li Changshou: "What kind of Hellish joke is that? Don't disrespect Yang Guo!"]
...
After receiving the Dual Cultivation Technique from a bewildered Fang Han, Lin Dong directly muted the chat group.
He felt great.
After this series of audacious actions, his relationship with the two women was directly out in the open.
The Shura Field had been resolved.
The days of embracing both were here.
And with this Dual Cultivation technique... he thought, a sly grin spreading across his face, are the days of sleeping under the same covers far off?
He glanced at the two women in his arms. This technique is profound. It probably requires all three of us to cultivate together for maximum efficiency. It's purely for getting stronger, of course...
In his excellent mood, Lin Dong decided to completely eradicate the Yuan Gate.
[Inorin's Note: Corrected 'Yuan Sect' to 'Yuan Gate', which is the accurate name of the antagonist sect in Wu Dong Qian Kun.]
Letting the Yuan Gate jump around like this was not a good thing.
It took half a day for the Nine Heavens Supreme Purity Palace to clean up the mess and tend to their wounded. Finally, everyone gathered in the main hall of the Dao Sect.
Lin Dong sat in the main seat, his earlier playfulness gone, his eyes filled with fierce, cold light.
"Now that the Yuan Gate has suffered heavy losses from their attack, even with the assistance of the Yimo, their losses are still great."
[Inorin's Note: 'Yimo' (异魔), or Demonic Fiends, are the true demonic antagonists from another plane in the Wu Dong Qian Kun world.]
"We should seize this opportunity to actively attack and destroy them in one fell swoop!"
Ying Xuanzi and the other elders from the Dao Sect, as well as Ling Qingzhu and the people from the Nine Heavens Supreme Purity Palace, responded decisively.
"The Yimo are cunning and indeed cannot be given any more opportunities to develop. Otherwise, who knows what other changes might occur!"
"It's best to take them down in one fell swoop, while their main forces are gathered!"
Everyone unanimously agreed with Lin Dong's plan.
"Pass down the order," Lin Dong declared, his voice final. "Three days from now, we will fight the Yuan Gate to the death!"
...
In just three days, the atmosphere in the entire Eastern Xuan Region underwent a significant change.
With the Dao Sect taking the lead, strong cultivators who had been hiding from the Yuan Gate's pursuit—survivors from other destroyed forces—gradually emerged from their hiding places.
They came to the Dao Sect.
After hearing that the Dao Sect was going to launch a final, all-out attack on the Yuan Gate, they decided to come and assist.
For a time, it caused quite a stir.
Too many people came. So many, in fact, that the Dao Sect simply took the initiative to establish a "Yuan Eradication Alliance."
And Lin Dong, unanimously, became the Alliance Leader.
Many powerful cultivators joined the Yuan Eradication Alliance.
With Lin Dong's strength, he naturally didn't need the help of these people to destroy the Yuan Gate.
However.
Returning home wealthy without showing it off is like wearing embroidered clothes at night.
If he was going to show off, how could there be no audience?
No audience?
How could he write the "Martial Ancestor's Biography"?
A Martial Ancestor who had been an Alliance Leader clearly had more prestige.
Soon.
Three days passed in a flash.
The day of the expedition was approaching.
Countless powerful cultivators gathered in the main square of the Dao Sect. Lin Dong walked out amidst countless gazes. He looked around, his eyes sharp as a blade.
"Everyone, today you gather here with the purpose of completely annihilating the Yuan Gate. You are all like-minded with me, and we are one body!"
"However, I will say this upfront: if you are united with my Dao Sect, my Dao Sect will definitely treat you as brothers and allies."
"But if anyone dares to secretly cause trouble or obstruct the operation... then I, Lin Dong, will definitely not spare them!"
"Boom!"
As Lin Dong's words fell, a monstrous purple-gold light swept up behind him. Thousands of purple-gold dragon patterns coiled and then transformed into an enormous purple-gold dragon.
[Inorin's Note: This is a manifestation of the Azure Heaven Transforming Dragon Technique (青天化龙诀).]
The giant dragon soared across the sky. With one claw, the distant ground cracked.
A ten-thousand-zhang-long gully appeared there, splitting an entire mountain in two.
Dust filled the air. Countless people felt this terrifying might and looked at Lin Dong, who had become terrifyingly filled with a sharp aura, like a Killing God.
Cold sweat streamed down their foreheads.
Holy crap, this young man!
His methods are a bit sharp!
With the threat of force hanging in the air, someone in the crowd quickly relented.
"Alliance Leader Lin is right! As long as we can destroy the Yuan Gate, the people of my Great Desolation Sect will obey all orders!"
After someone responded, others quickly followed suit:
"Our Sword Sect is the same!"
"Me too! We will follow Alliance Leader Lin!"
...
Lin Dong looked at the first person who spoke with a strange expression.
That was an extremely thin old man.
He was the Sect Master of the Great Desolation Sect.
Damn it, Lin Dong thought, to have such an awesome name… No wonder your Sect was destroyed.
Lin Dong slowly raised his palm. In the next instant, a sharp Killing Intent emanated from him.
"Move out! Today, we must destroy the Yuan Gate!"
Earth-shattering roars echoed through the heavens and earth. Countless experts responded to Lin Dong, and figures whistled out, like a surging torrent, rushing across the sky.
The decisive battle with the Yuan Gate.
Had finally arrived!
The Martial Ancestor wrote in the Martial Ancestor's Biography:
"The Yuan Gate, colluding with evil demons, relying on a few wicked arts, vainly attempted to bring chaos to the world and trample upon justice. Their actions were perverse, defying heavenly principles and human morality, with countless heinous crimes too numerous to list."
"The Yuan Gate disregarded the well-being of the common people, and for their own selfish desires, poisoned living beings. In the cities, they burned, killed, and plundered. Wherever they passed, smoke filled the air, and homes became ruins…"
"The Righteous Path of the world, the clear and bright universe, the distinction between good and evil, is clear for all to see. The Martial Ancestor raised his arm and issued a proclamation to the world, denouncing the crimes of the wicked Yuan Gate."
"The Yuan Gate was finally eradicated by the Martial Ancestor, and the Martial Ancestor restored a clear sky to the world."
...
What?
You said Martial Ancestor couldn't write such words?
If the things written in the Martial Ancestor Biography weren't written by Martial Ancestor, then who wrote them?
Copied?
Whose did I copy?
I think you're tired of living.
Great Desolation Imprisoning Heaven Finger!
...
Yuan Gate.
Here, Devilish Qi was entangled everywhere, and the sounds of mournful ghost wails emanated from all directions. The air was thick with the stench of Yimo.
At this moment, the people of Yuan Gate were also in chaos.
Because countless figures flashed past in the distance, the people of Yuan Gate looked up and only saw an endless sea of light figures.
Such a number.
Who knows how many people came.
And all these people who came were to deal with the Yuan Gate.
Feeling such a terrifying formation, the Yuan Gate Disciples, who were originally surrounded by Devilish Qi and had fierce expressions, gradually solidified.
Their eyes, clouded by demonic energy, became much clearer. Clear with fear.
"Kill!"
As some figures, the survivors of other sects, appeared in the Yuan Gate, their eyes instantly turned blood-red. With a roar, they directly attacked.
These people all came from the forces that the Yuan Gate had annihilated.
They had an unresolvable hatred with the Yuan Gate.
"Seeking death!"
As they were about to charge into the Yuan Gate, a cold voice resounded, and then a thousand-zhang large black silk flew out, aiming to shred them.
Lin Dong stepped on the Void Realm, taking one step, and stomped that black silk until it dissipated into the Void Realm.
"The three old dogs of Yuan Gate! Why don't you come out quickly and die!"
[Inorin's Note: The 'three old dogs' are the three heads of the Yuan Gate: Tian Yuanzi, Di Yuanzi, and Ren Yuanzi.]
Lin Dong's voice, enveloped by thick Yuan Power, rumbled like thunder between heaven and earth.
"You do have some ability, to actually dare to attack my Yuan Gate!"
Three figures stood up from the deepest part of the sect. These were precisely the three giants of the Yuan Gate. Terrifying Auras emanated from their bodies.
Samsara Realm!
[Inorin's Note: The Samsara Realm (Samsara Stage) is a high-level cultivation realm in WDQK, where one must pass 'Kalpa' tribulations.]
They were all powerhouses of the Samsara Realm.
Lin Dong was also in the Samsara Realm now, still some distance from the Ancestor Realm.
But his combat power...
It was terrifying!
Lin Dong didn't even put these three old dogs in his eyes.
He was already contemplating how to write this plot into the "Martial Ancestor's Biography."
"Yuan Gate colluded with the Yimo Race. Martial Ancestor formed the Yuan Eradication Alliance to deal with Yuan Gate. The three old dogs of Yuan Gate came out barking, and were almost slapped to death by Martial Ancestor..."
"The three old dogs called for reinforcements, inviting the Great Heavenly Yimo, and then were still slapped to death by Martial Ancestor..."
Lin Dong felt that writing it this way was quite good.
It highlighted his awesomeness.
No matter how strong the person who came was, it was just one slap.
Thinking so, Lin Dong took a step forward, his sharp Aura like a drawn sword.
"Samsara Realm. Not bad..."
"But with such strength, you can't stop me!"
"What trump cards do you have? Use them all at once... Otherwise, there won't be another chance!"
Lin Dong stepped on the Void Realm, his gaze cold.
Then he also revealed his own Samsara Realm aura.
The three giants of Yuan Gate were stunned after feeling the terrifying Aura on his body.
"How is this possible?! You're so young! How could you have also broken through to the Samsara Realm?"
The three of them were dumbfounded.
How much did they pay—how many people did they sacrifice to the Yimo—to break through to the Samsara Realm?
How old was Lin Dong, and he had already broken through to the Samsara Realm?
"Is this your dying wish?" Lin Dong said disdainfully. "The wailing of a defeated dog?"
The three giants of Yuan Gate were furious upon hearing this: "Don't be smug! Do you think we only have this much ability? Great Heavenly Yimo, rise!"
Terrifying Devilish Qi erupted from their bodies. The Devilish Qi entwined, and a huge, monstrous demonic shadow gradually revealed its form.
The three of them bodily integrated into a giant, grotesque demonic monster.
The demonic monster opened a hideous giant mouth covered with black spikes, and then let out a long, soul-shaking howl.
This was the Great Heavenly Yimo.
A powerful type of Yimo.
After the three giants of Yuan Gate integrated and transformed into this Great Heavenly Yimo, their strength skyrocketed, comparable to a true king of the 2nd Kalpa Samsara Stage.
But that was all.
"Hehehe!"
The Devilish Qi on the giant demon's face wriggled, revealing the twisted faces of the three giants of Yuan Gate.
"Lin Dong, do you think I had no preparations for your arrival? Even if we three fought separately, it would be enough to destroy you dozens of times! Now that we are together, you are even less of an opponent, hahaha!"
The three giants of Yuan Gate let out arrogant, grating laughter.
Lin Dong, seeing this, sighed.
"Is that all?"
Dazzling purple-gold light permeated from his body, and ancient, noble dragon roars echoed from within him.
Azure Heaven Transforming Dragon Technique!
With the blessing of the Azure Heaven Transforming Dragon Technique, his power soared. He slowly stretched out his hand.
"Great Desolation..."
"Imprisoning Heaven Finger!"
[Inorin's Note: Great Desolate Imprisoning Heaven Finger (大荒芜囚天指), the signature martial art of the Great Wasteland Ancient Tablet back at Great Yan Empire.]
The power within his body circulated, and a fierce, desolate Aura burst forth. The entire heaven and earth instantly darkened again.
Extremely violent attacks continuously washed over the entire Yuan Gate.
The strength of the three giants of Yuan Gate was vulnerable before Lin Dong.
Even a normal attack could resolve it.
But no matter what, this was a boss from the original work.
It had brought him a lot of humiliation in that original timeline.
So Lin Dong decided to give them some respect...
To end them with the Great Desolate Imprisoning Heaven Finger!
The three giants of Yuan Gate looked at the completely darkened sky and were stunned.
The giant demon they had transformed into was at a loss at this moment, looking at the vast and boundless giant finger descending from the sky.
A million grass-mud horses galloped through their hearts.
[Inorin's Note: 'Grass-mud horse' (cǎo ní mǎ) is a famous Chinese internet slang, a homophone for "f*ck your mother" (肏你妈).]
Such a terrifying move...
Are we supposed to fight against this?
The earth cracked. The sky twisted. Yuan Power was like a tornado storm sweeping across the heaven and earth.
Looking at that terrifying giant finger, the people of Yuan Gate despaired.
They couldn't even muster the slightest thought of resistance.
They could only wait for death.
With one finger, the entire Yuan Gate—the sect, the mountains, and the Great Heavenly Yimo—was razed to the ground.
...
A gentle breeze blew.
The wind was calm and the waves were still. The demonic Qi was gone.
All the powerhouses who followed Lin Dong to crusade against the Yuan Gate were stunned, floating in the empty sky where a mountain range used to be.
"Who am I?"
"Where am I?"
"Where... is this?"
They asked the three fatal questions in their hearts.
...
"The Martial Ancestor Biography - Yuan Extermination Chapter" states:
At that time, the Eastern Xuan Region was in turmoil, and chaos arose. The Yuan Gate, having long harbored ill intentions, betrayed trust and abandoned righteousness, disregarding the Dao of the world. Even more, they secretly colluded with the Yimo Race, acting in cahoots, attempting to use evil arts to bring disaster upon the world, plunging the world into deep suffering.
Martial Ancestor, with his exceptional cultivation, righteousness that reached the heavens, and compassion for the common people, could not bear to see such evil forces run rampant. He raised his arm and issued a hero's summons, gathering heroes from all over the world, establishing the Yuan Eradication Alliance, intending to eliminate the chief culprits and restore peace to the world. For a time, all sides responded, heroes gathered, and the Yuan Eradication Alliance's prestige greatly increased.
The Yuan Gate, knowing that a great disaster was imminent, still stubbornly resisted. Its three old thieves—Tian Yuanzi, Di Yuanzi, and Ren Yuanzi—known for their treachery, cunning, and ruthlessness, brazenly jumped out, uttering wild words, wantonly provoking, attempting to intimidate the people of the Yuan Eradication Alliance with words. Martial Ancestor, seeing this, glared angrily, his expression majestic. He did not move his body, only raised his hand and waved. His palm wind, like an overwhelming force, directly struck the three old thieves. In an instant, strong winds howled, sand and stones flew, and the three old thieves flew several zhang away like kites with broken strings, spitting blood, nearly dying. Had they not had a sliver of breath remaining, they would have perished on the spot.
The three old thieves were in a sorry state, knowing they were no match for Martial Ancestor. In order to prolong their lives, they integrated their bodies and transformed into the Great Heavenly Yimo. This demon was ferocious and violent, with powerful strength. When the Great Heavenly Yimo appeared, Devilish Qi surrounded its body, making it sinister and terrifying, attempting to intimidate the people of the Yuan Eradication Alliance with its evil power.
Martial Ancestor showed no fear. His gaze was firm as he stared at the Great Heavenly Yimo. He took a deep breath, True Qi surged within his body, and his entire body glowed brightly. Then, Martial Ancestor suddenly pointed a finger. This finger condensed his lifelong cultivation and the Righteous Path of the world, like a thunderbolt, and like a reversed galaxy.
Where the finger reached, Devilish Qi dissipated, and the Great Heavenly Yimo, along with the entire Yuan Gate, vanished into thin air!
...
What?
You said that what's recorded in the Martial Ancestor Biography is different from what Martial Ancestor was thinking at the time?
Don't you understand creation?
Can what's in your mind be the same as what you write down?
What you write down needs to be polished, do you understand polishing?
You don't understand anything, and you accuse me of plagiarism?
My own story, whose did I copy?
Hmm? The historical records of the Eastern Xuan Region recorded by later generations?
Heh heh, I understand now, you not only don't understand creation, but you also don't understand polishing!
Talking about these things with you is like playing a lute to a cow!
I'd rather talk about something else with you.
Like fisticuffs.
I just happen to know some fisticuffs.
Great Desolation Imprisoning Heaven Finger!!!
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