Rise from a Poor Family: My Martial Arts Counterattack

Chapter 297 Nothing is Impossible
Lin Chen's acceptance of the challenge immediately intensified the atmosphere.

"Junior Brother Lin, don't act rashly!"

Li Yuan turned around and whispered, "Su Zhe is indeed number one on the Earth Ranking, and he has already entered the eighth rank."

The Su family of Han Kingdom has been the national advisors for generations, and their martial arts techniques are extraordinary.

"Thank you for the reminder, Senior Brother Li. I understand."

Lin Chen smiled at Li Yuan. In the past, he might not have paid any attention to Su Zhe, but after the panel was updated, the "Light of Liang" title appeared. To get the "Light of Liang", he had to defeat one genius after another.

Only in this way can his prestige among the younger generation in Liang Kingdom increase, and only then will he have more admirers.

Murong Yan didn't try to persuade him any further. She knew Lin Chen well; once he made a decision, he wouldn't change it.

However, she felt very sweet inside. Lin Chen was not the kind of person who liked to show off, nor was he the kind of person who was easily provoked by jealousy. This time, he took the initiative to respond to Su Zhe's provocation. Was it because of her?

This man isn't completely without feelings for her, is he?

A duplicitous man.

……

Murong Shuang never expected that a banquet would turn into a contest. She immediately gave a look to a palace maid beside her, who then turned and walked towards the gate of the Imperial Garden. The princess wanted her to inform His Majesty, who was entertaining powerful figures from various countries in the main hall, about what had happened in the Imperial Garden.

"Since the two young masters wish to spar, I cannot stop them. However, with the ranking competition about to begin, it would be best if the two young masters stopped short of defeat."

Murong Shuang knew she couldn't stop this fight; it wasn't just about Sixth Sister, but also a clash between Han and Liang before the ranking competition.

Su Zhe did not reply. Instead, his figure flashed and he landed on the lake in front of him. Frost spread from his feet, causing the lake below to freeze quickly.

The water surface within a radius of ten feet froze, and the air suddenly condensed into ice crystals, a scene that shocked many people on the scene.

Ranked martial artists can project their martial will outwards, but lower-ranked martial artists can only project their martial will outwards to about two or three zhang (approximately 6.6-6 meters). Only those who reach the seventh rank can possibly project their martial will to ten zhang (approximately 33 meters).

Su Zhe has only recently entered the eighth rank, yet he is able to project his martial will ten feet outward. How did he do that?
"Lin Chen, come here and face your death!"

Lin Chen looked at Su Zhe on the lake and, without hesitation, stepped onto the lake.

Unlike Su Zhe, who appeared on the lake surface instantly, Lin Chen walked steadily step by step.

Swish!
The moment Lin Chen took his first step onto the lake, an invisible energy surged forth, and everyone saw cracks appear on the ice beneath Su Zhe.

Step two, step three, step four…

Ten steps!
Lin Chen was now ten zhang away from Su Zhe, and the ice beneath Su Zhe's feet had completely melted, the lake water rippling and reflecting the shimmering moonlight.

These five steps elicited gasps of surprise from the crowd.

If Su Zhe's martial will had already shocked them by freezing the area within ten feet, Lin Chen's display of strength left them in disbelief.

The lake in the royal garden of the Yan Kingdom's palace was a full mile in circumference. When Lin Chen stepped onto the lake, he was still a hundred feet away from Su Zhe.

Ten steps, covering a distance of nearly a hundred feet, is nothing.

But the fact that they could break through the ice beneath Su Zhe's feet from a distance of a hundred feet was something they couldn't comprehend.

If Lin Chen used some kind of hidden weapon, it's impossible that no one would have noticed it if he had done so in full view of everyone.

"How did he do that?"

The martial artists from different countries exchanged glances, all seeing confusion in their companions' eyes.

"This Lin Chen is quite capable. It seems he has done considerable research on martial will. If I remember correctly, Lin Chen's spiritual weapon is a bow and arrow. If the bow and arrow is a spiritual weapon, it is not difficult to understand how he can shoot out martial will."

"Yes, Senior Brother Zhuang is right. Lin Chen is just putting on an act." The words of the two young men from Han Kingdom made the other disciples around them suddenly realize that this was the case.

On the lake, Su Zhe saw Lin Chen break the ice below and sneered. The next moment, an Ice Soul Longsword appeared in his right hand, its blade wrapped in a dark blue aura. The chilling aura instantly caused white mist to appear around it.

"The chilling sword intent!"

The warriors from the swamp cried out in surprise, and at that very moment, Su Zhe made his move.

With a swift stroke of his longsword, a streak of icy blue sword energy erupted, instantly freezing the lake surface in its path before hurtling straight toward Lin Chen.

"Despicable, taking advantage of the spirit weapon."

Upon seeing the longsword in Su Zhe's hand, Li Yuan and the others' expressions turned grim. The longsword in Su Zhe's hand was clearly no ordinary spiritual weapon.

With a single swing of his sword, Su Zhe did not stop there. He leaped into the air and headed towards Lin Chen, finally bringing down a sharp sword strike from above.

Two swords blocked Lin Chen's escape routes, both above and below.

Lin Chen took a deep breath, activated the Zhenyue Manual, and without taking out the Dragon Shadow Bow, he suddenly rose up and unleashed a palm strike at Su Zhe.

"court death!"

Upon seeing Lin Chen's actions, a martial artist from Han Kingdom let out a soft shout, and the martial artists from the other countries also opened their mouths slightly. They hadn't seen wrong.
Facing Su Zhe, who was wielding a magical weapon, Lin Chen actually chose to fight bare-handed?

How much do they look down on Su Zhe?
How confident should one be in their own abilities?

The moment Lin Chen's palm made contact with Su Zhe's sword energy, Su Zhe revealed a cold smile, but he was waiting to see Lin Chen's palm get frostbitten by the sword energy.

But the smile on Su Zhe's face froze the next moment. His sword energy was dissipated by an invisible energy before it even got close to Lin Chen's palm.

"How could this happen?"

Su Zhe's pupils shrank suddenly, sensing something was wrong. He was about to change his sword, but Lin Chen suddenly accelerated, his palm wrapped in golden light and slapped towards the tip of Su Zhe's sword. Within that golden light, there was a faint sound of surging waves.

boom!
Su Zhe was sent flying backward with a muffled groan. Lin Chen followed up and struck out with another palm.

"Weren't you going to send me to my death? Why are you running away now?"

Lin Chen's hands flashed, striking one palm after another, and no one present could believe what they were seeing.

Despite wielding a spiritual weapon, Su Zhe was forced to retreat repeatedly by Lin Chen's palm strikes. The sword energy he hastily unleashed dissipated before it even reached Lin Chen's body.

"impossible!"

The Korean martial artist stood up in shock. How could Lin Chen defeat Junior Brother Su without being able to fight back, relying solely on his palms?
“What’s impossible? You probably don’t know the name of Senior Brother Lin in my Daliang.”

Kong Qing chuckled: "Senior Brother Lin is also known as a legendary martial artist in our Great Liang, because he specializes in doing the 'impossible' things. I believe some people here should have a deep understanding of this."

As Kong Qing said this, he looked toward the Zheng state. Benshan Lang, who was standing at the back of the Zheng state's ranks, turned pale instantly upon hearing Kong Qing's words.

When he lost to Lin Chen, he also said, "Impossible."

On the Xiang Kingdom's side, Hu Bing also shrank back. He had come with his senior brothers to observe the ranking competition. When he saw that Lin Chen was also on the list, he was thinking of challenging Lin Chen to a rematch to avenge his previous defeat.

but now……

Forget it, losing to Lin Chen isn't shameful; that guy is simply inhuman.

Even her teacher praised her progress during this period, but compared to Lin Chen's progress, it was nothing.

(End of this chapter)