Rise from a Poor Family: My Martial Arts Counterattack

Chapter 292 Confrontation
The capital of the Yan state.

The Royal Martial Academy of the Yan Kingdom.

This is the premier martial arts academy in the Yan Kingdom, and also the venue for this martial arts ranking competition.

With only five days left until the ranking competition, martial arts academies from various countries arrived one after another, and at the same time, they received lists of participating disciples from other martial arts academies.

The residence of the disciples of Zeguo Martial Arts Academy.

"Liang Guo actually sent Lin Chen to participate in the competition."

"It should just be to let Lin Chen experience it, in preparation for the next ranking tournament."

"The next one?"

The dean of Zeguo Yunze Martial Arts Academy chuckled, his eyes holding an unreadable meaning.

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Wu State.

"Lin Chen?"

The old man narrowed his eyes slightly. During the trip to the Canglan Sea, several of his subordinates had disappeared without a trace, and the Canglan Sea Clan had suffered heavy losses due to a sneak attack by a mysterious powerful figure.

The Canglan Sea Clan has been pressuring him for an explanation, and the culprit behind all of this is the Canglan Martial Academy.

Since Lin Chen is the hope of Canglan Martial Academy, we should cripple him in this competition.

The State of Zheng.

"Senior brother, I didn't expect Lin Chen to dare to come. Please leave Lin Chen to me when the time comes."

When Benshanlang saw Lin Chen's name on the list, his eyes filled with hatred. Losing to Lin Chen in the battle of Lingxiao City had put him under great pressure after returning to the country. He had been in seclusion and training hard ever since, all in order to avenge his defeat.

"Don't worry, as long as Canglan Martial Academy encounters us, I will give you this opportunity."

The short young man had a sneer on his face. He wouldn't care if Benshan Lang lost to Lin Chen, but Benshan Lang was a disciple of Sihe Martial Academy. He couldn't tolerate that Sihe Martial Academy had lost face in the country and been ridiculed by other schools.

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The wharf of the capital of the Yan Kingdom.

Two giant ships appeared on the sea at the same time, one to the north and one to the south, heading towards the Yan Kingdom's dock at the same speed.

"Which two countries' ships are these?"

"Can't you even guess that? Only Han and Liang haven't arrived yet, who else could it be but those two countries?"

"The ships from Han and Liang have arrived at the same time. This is going to be interesting."

The teahouses and taverns on the dock were filled with martial artists, all drawn by the martial arts academy ranking competition.

There were young martial artists from the Yan Kingdom, as well as young martial artists from other countries.

Every martial arts ranking competition is a grand martial arts event for young people from the nine kingdoms. Especially now that there is the Hidden Dragon Ranking, more than half of the geniuses on the Hidden Dragon Ranking are geniuses from various martial arts academies. It is extremely difficult to gather so many geniuses on the ranking on ordinary days. Many geniuses on the Hidden Dragon Ranking also come to Yan Kingdom to challenge their goals here.

In just a few days, there have been no fewer than dozens of battles among the geniuses on the Hidden Dragon Ranking, but most of them failed in their challenges, with only a few succeeding and rising in the rankings.

Besides the geniuses on the Hidden Dragon List, there were also some who were not on the list. Since they were not qualified to enter the Yan Kingdom Royal Martial Academy to watch the competition, they chose to watch the geniuses of martial arts academies from various countries at the dock.

on board.

The warriors from both countries also spotted the ship on the other side.

Enemies are extremely jealous when they meet.

The Great Liang and the Han Kingdom are now practically enemies.

For the warriors of Great Liang, their extermination of the Northern Frontier Demon Clan was to bring stability to the north, but the Han Kingdom wanted to interfere and even joined forces with several other countries to blockade Great Liang. This was bullying and suppression of Great Liang.

As for the warriors of Han, they were used to their high and mighty status among the nine kingdoms, and no country dared to disobey them. For Liang to dare to disobey their orders was simply courting death.

On the deck, the martial arts academy disciples from both sides stared at each other, their eyes gleaming with tension.

"These are the martial arts academy disciples of Daliang this year; they are utterly vulnerable."

On the deck of the Korean ship, a young man glanced across at the other side with a look of disdain on his face.

"I heard that Lin Chen, the genius from Daliang who is said to surpass Pei Qingming, has also come this time."

"Lin Chen is here too. Is there no one else in Daliang? They actually let Lin Chen represent the Martial Academy in the battle. What a pipe dream."

The Korean martial artists burst into mocking laughter. They did not deny that Lin Chen's martial arts potential was indeed impressive, and even in Korea, he would be considered a genius.

But Lin Chen is a freshman at the Martial Arts Academy this year. The fact that Daliang arranged for Lin Chen to come to Yan Kingdom to participate in the competition shows that there is no one else to help him.
On the second-floor pavilion of the ship, five young men were sitting. They had overheard the discussions of their fellow disciples on the deck below. One of them, on the left, chuckled and said, "Da Liang sent Lin Chen here to observe and prepare for the next ranking competition."

"Now that he's come to the State of Yan, he has no choice in what he wants."

The five exchanged glances and smiled. They didn't think Da Liang would let Lin Chen play; rather, they wanted Lin Chen to observe the ranking matches and prepare for the next one.

In previous years, the top students from various martial arts academies would also be sent along with their teams.

In the past, they would not have paid any attention to a freshman, but this year, before they came to the ranking competition, they had received a hint from the dean that this ranking competition would be a contest between Han and Liang.

If they win, the other countries that are still observing will also choose to blockade Liang.

Once the other eight kingdoms completely blockade Liang, chaos will ensue within Liang.

"I hope these four martial arts academies of Liang Kingdom have some skill, so they won't be defeated before they even meet us."

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On the Liang ship, Lin Chen did not glare angrily at the martial artists on the deck of the Han Chinese ship like his other senior brothers.

He doesn't like to talk big; when the ranking matches start, it comes down to skill.

However, at that moment, the Han Kingdom's ship suddenly stopped, which surprised the young martial artist from Liang Kingdom. Given the current conflict between the two countries, their encounter at the dock would likely lead to a confrontation over who would disembark first.

Just as the Liang warriors were wondering, a young man stepped out from the deck of the Han Kingdom ship and floated into the air on the sea.

"Hey you over there, do you dare to come ashore with me?"

The young man from Hanguo had a look of disdain in his eyes, and as soon as he said this, the warriors from Daliang naturally couldn't sit still. Warriors of this age are full of vigor and passion, and the other side's meaning was very clear: they wanted to see who could get ashore first.

"I come!"

Lin Chen saw a senior brother from Qingyun Martial Academy step forward, and with a light step, he floated on the sea.

"I hope you can catch up with me."

The young man from South Korea snorted, and the senior brother from Qingyun Martial Academy also sneered: "I should be the one saying that."

The tension between the two was palpable, and the martial artists watching from the docks were all excited at the sight; they had indeed caught a glimpse of something exciting.

Before the ranking matches even started, the martial artists from Liang and Han were already clashing. *Whoosh!*
The two figures transformed into two streaks of rainbow light almost simultaneously and headed towards the dock.

Three hundred feet is nothing to a rank-3 martial artist, and those present were not ordinary rank-3 martial artists. Moreover, those who dared to step forward first had absolute confidence in their own lightness skills.

"Senior Brother Qian is going to win!"

On the deck, the disciples of Qingyun Martial Academy had excitement in their eyes. Lin Chen looked at the two figures with a smile on his lips. The senior brother from Qingyun Martial Academy was half a body ahead.

However, at that very moment, a long spear suddenly appeared in the hands of the Korean warrior, and he thrust it horizontally!

This sudden turn of events enraged the Liang warriors, and the senior brother from Qingyun Martial Academy also did not expect his opponent to launch a sneak attack. Although he reacted immediately and moved several feet to the side, his opponent took advantage of the time he spent moving to overtake him and shot towards the dock.

"mean!"

"Shameless!"

Seeing the Korean martial artist land on the dock first, Lin Chen heard the angry curses of his fellow disciples.

"That's despicable. If you can't outrun someone, you resort to sneak attacks."

"Qian Yao underestimated his opponent. There's no rule against him making a move, so cursing now won't help."

Li Yuan's face was grim, but compared to the anger of the others, he was more rational. It was true that the Korean martial artists were despicable, but there was no rule against them taking action beforehand, so even if he went to Korea to reason with them, it would be useless.

"I come!"

On the deck, another disciple of Qingyun Martial Academy stood with one foot in the air on the sea. Lin Chen recognized him as Dang Baixuan, the senior disciple of Qingyun Martial Academy in this year's class.

Upon seeing Dang Baixuan's appearance, a young man on the second floor of the Han Kingdom ship raised an eyebrow and appeared on the sea the next moment.

The two locked eyes and saw the fighting spirit in each other's eyes.

"Gentlemen, this is the Yan Kingdom's dock. Please do not make a move!"

Just as the battle was about to break out, an aged voice came from the dock, where an old man and several middle-aged men appeared.

"Dang Baixuan, come back."

The moment the old man appeared, Hou Zhantian and several vice deans also came out of the cabin, as did the South Korean side.

With the Vice Chancellor of Yan personally arriving, the disciples' competition could no longer continue.

The martial artists who had been watching the spectacle on the dock looked regretful when they saw the Deputy Prime Minister of Yan appear, but dared not say anything.

This person is a second-rank martial artist.

“That’s Lu Qiguang, the vice master of the Han Kingdom Academy.”

When the Vice Chancellor of Yan appeared, Lin Chen saw that there was also an old man with triangular eyes on the Han ship. When Li Yuan saw Lin Chen looking at the old man, he introduced the old man's identity and background to Lin Chen.

"Han Guo Academy?"

Lin Chen had heard of the martial arts academy in Han Kingdom. The academy recruited disciples from nine countries. As long as one could meet the academy's requirements, any martial artist from any country could join.

It seems that Brother Pei has also visited the martial arts academy in Han Kingdom. It is precisely because of the existence of the martial arts academy in Han Kingdom that many martial artists have come to the conclusion that martial artists have no national boundaries.

“In the past, the Martial Arts Academy never participated in the martial arts academy ranking competition. This is a competition between martial arts academies. It seems that Korea is no longer pretending and has completely laid its cards on the table this time.”

Li Yuan sneered repeatedly, and Lin Chen understood what his senior brother Li meant.

The Martial Arts Academy claims to be open to martial artists from all nine countries, but now it has brought the Korean Martial Arts Academy to participate in the ranking competition. This shows that it has abandoned its previous slogan of cultivating martial artists from all nine countries and revealed its true colors.

The so-called training of martial artists from nine countries is nothing more than an attempt to keep the talented martial artists from each country in Korea.

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The Vice Prime Minister of Yan appeared, and Yan officials directed the two ships to dock simultaneously. After both sides disembarked, Lin Chen, as a junior, naturally did not try to show off at this time and quietly stayed in the queue.

The disciples of the two sides were clearly separated, but Hou Zhantian and Lu Qiguang, who were in front, greeted each other warmly with smiles on their faces. If the martial artists watching around did not know the current situation between Liang and Han, they would really think that the two were close friends.

Both sides entered the city and soon went to the Royal Martial Academy of Yan.

"Don't leave the martial arts academy for the next three days."

The vice deans instructed the disciples on the rules, forbidding them from going out, in case they encountered any accidents.

The ranking tournament starts in three days, and any unexpected events at this time will affect the competition.

The actions of the South Koreans are despicable; we must be wary of them.

The Royal Martial Academy of Yan Kingdom is large enough that each disciple can be assigned a separate courtyard.

Lin Chen had only been in his own villa for less than an hour when someone knocked on the door.

"Who?"

Lin Chen's face showed vigilance. It was impossible for his senior brothers to come by at this time, and the servants of the Yan Kingdom Martial Academy would not come at this time either.

"Young Master Lin, it's me."

Upon hearing the reply, Lin Chen raised an eyebrow, stepped forward to open the courtyard gate, and saw Su Qin standing at the door. He smiled and said, "So it's Senior Su. Please come in."

Su Qin followed Lin Chen into the courtyard and got straight to the point: "Young Master Lin, I have been entrusted by my young lady to deliver something to you."

Lin Chen looked at the wooden box in Su Qin's hand but didn't take it immediately. Meeting this guard beside Murong Yan here made him make some guesses about Murong Yan's identity.

This is the Royal Martial Academy of the Yan Kingdom. The ranking competition is about to begin, and it is absolutely forbidden for unauthorized personnel to enter.

Considering that the surname of the Yan royal family was Murong, Lin Chen had already made a judgment in his mind.

Murong Yan should be a member of the Yan royal family.

"I never imagined that Junior Sister Murong Yan was actually a member of the Yan royal family."

As he said this, Lin Chen kept his eyes fixed on Su Qin. When he saw that Su Qin's expression remained unchanged, he was certain that he had guessed correctly.

“Young Master Lin, the reason why the princess concealed her true identity when she was at Canglan Martial Academy was simply to avoid attracting too much attention, not because she intended to hide it.”

Su Qin relayed the words that her princess had instructed her to say.

"If there is an opportunity, the princess will come and explain to Young Master Lin in person."

Su Qin left decisively, relaying the instructions and words of her princess before departing.

Lin Chen opened the wooden box on the table. When he saw that it was a booklet, he was surprised. But when he opened it and saw the contents, his eyes lit up.

This booklet records the information of the martial artists from various countries who participated in the ranking competition. Each martial artist's realm, cultivation technique, and the strength they displayed in their most recent battle are all clearly recorded.

"Everyone says that Yan's intelligence is the best among the nine kingdoms; today I've witnessed it firsthand."

Lin Chen's face showed emotion. This booklet gave him a detailed understanding of his opponents in various countries, but after reading it, Lin Chen's expression became serious.

Among these countries, many are quite powerful, especially those from the Korean Kingdom.

(End of this chapter)