Rise from a Poor Family: My Martial Arts Counterattack

Chapter 298 We'll fight them for as long as they want.
On the lake!
Lin Chen's palm strikes resounded with thunderous force, and everyone saw him unleash one palm strike after another, the overlapping palm shadows completely engulfing Su Zhe.

Lin Chen, step by step, moves forward.

Su Zhe retreated step by step.

Soon, Su Zhe retreated to the lakeside, where he had nowhere left to go.

With everyone watching intently, and with no way out, Su Zhe either had to use his last trump card or suffer defeat.

In this contest, which was openly called "sparring," whoever left the lakeside was considered to have lost.

Does Su Zhe have a trump card up his sleeve?

The next moment, everyone saw a cold light rise again, breaking through the layers of palm shadows. The Korean martial artists' eyes lit up when they saw this, but before they could breathe a sigh of relief, Lin Chen roared and this time swept out with both palms at the same time.

boom!
The long sword in Su Zhe's hand flew out and towards the lake, while Su Zhe himself flew backward like a kite with a broken string, flying three zhang (approximately 10 meters) and smashing the white jade railing by the lake into pieces.

"How can this be!"

The Korean martial artist refused to believe what he was seeing; his junior brother Su had actually been defeated.

As the grandson of the Imperial Preceptor, Junior Brother Su comes from a prestigious martial arts family. At the young age of eighteen, he was ranked number one on the Earth Ranking. However, when facing Lin Chen, who ranked eighth on the Earth Ranking, he suffered such a crushing defeat, completely powerless to fight back from beginning to end.

"This Lin Chen... is probably here to observe the ranking matches. Liang Guo will definitely let him play in this ranking match."

In the arena, the martial artists from other countries looked at the figure standing with his hands behind his back on the lake with a look of fear in their eyes. This strength was something they dared not underestimate.

"Lin Chen, I'm going to kill you!"

Su Zhe stood up from the ground, his expression extremely ferocious. As the grandson of the Grand Preceptor, this was the first time he had been defeated by the same peer, and in front of so many people. If he could not kill Lin Chen, how could he face returning to Han Kingdom if this matter got out?

"Young Master Su, let's stop here when we've reached our goal."

Murong Shuang frowned. She didn't know if Su Zhe was just putting on an act or if he really had a killer move that he hadn't used yet. She wouldn't allow the fight to continue.

At Murong Shuang's signal, a middle-aged woman stepped between Su Zhe and Lin Chen.

Her original plan was that whenever Su Zhe and Lin Chen's fight became too intense, she would arrange for someone to interrupt it, but she never expected...

Unexpectedly, Lin Chen suppressed Su Zhe from beginning to end, which made it difficult for her to interrupt, otherwise it would be considered that she was intentionally favoring Su Zhe.

The State of Yan cannot afford to offend the State of Han, but it also cannot afford to offend the State of Liang.

"It seems that Sixth Sister has good taste. Fifth Sister is also good, but unfortunately... she's a step too late."

When Murong Shuang saw her sixth sister standing in front of Lin Chen's table with an undisguised smile on her pretty face, she knew that her sixth sister had already made a decision.

In this lifetime, I'm afraid I won't marry anyone but Lin Chen.

By so clearly expressing his intentions in front of martial artists from various countries, he left himself no room for maneuver.

"Junior Brother Su, come back!"

On the Korean martial arts side, a young man spoke in a deep voice. Hearing this, Su Zhe was unwilling, but he still walked towards the Korean side.

He couldn't disobey his senior brother's words.

"Fourth Princess, we are very satisfied with your hospitality this time, but the ranking competition is about to begin, and we need to conserve our energy, so we will take our leave now."

The young man spoke in a deep voice, and without waiting for Murong Shuang's reply, he led the many martial artists from Han Kingdom toward the entrance of the Imperial Garden. However, as they passed the martial artists from Liang Kingdom, their gaze lingered on Lin Chen, who had just returned, for a moment.

"I hope to see you in the ranking tournament."

Lin Chen's lips curled up. The threat in the other party's words was obvious, but before he could respond, Li Yuan spoke first: "Whoever is arranged to appear in our Great Liang is the dean's decision."

The young man sneered and said nothing more, striding towards the gate.

"We'll take our leave now."

As soon as Han left, the warriors from Zheng also stood up. Zheng always followed Han's lead, and the same was true for Xiang. In an instant, 30% of the warriors from the nine countries left.

Not long after the warriors from the three kingdoms departed, the other kingdoms also took their leave. Lin Chen's displayed strength made them realize they needed to rethink their plans for the upcoming ranking matches.

I'm not in the mood for romantic relationships right now.

In the end, only the warriors of Liang remained in the entire Imperial Garden.

Murong Shuang sighed and rubbed her temples, saying, "Sixth Sister, you'll take care of things here. I need to go see Mother."

Such a big thing happened, she needed to inform her mother, especially since her sixth sister suddenly confessed her feelings to Lin Chen in front of everyone. Although a princess of Yan could not decide which country Yan favored, Han Liang, it would still have a significant impact.

After Murong Shuang and Murong Xin left, Li Yuan said with a smile, "Alright, we've all had our fill of food and drink, so we'll take our leave as well. Junior Brother Lin, you stay and keep the Sixth Princess company."

The sixth princess of Yan is completely focused on Junior Brother Lin. If she stays here, she'll only annoy people. They have that much sense.

"That's right, I'm a rough man and don't appreciate dance music. We'll take our leave now. Junior Brother Lin, please enjoy the music."

The senior disciples from the four martial arts academies patted Lin Chen on the shoulder and left with smiles. Meng Xing looked at Lin Chen, then at Murong Yan beside him, and hesitated for a long time before finally not saying what he wanted to say.

The Meng family rule: Do not discuss trivial matters of love and affection before important events.

However, since Senior Brother Lin is not a member of the Meng family, he doesn't need to obey. As for persuading Senior Brother Lin, Meng Xing thought it best to give up. He was afraid that if he did, the Sixth Princess would prevent him from leaving the palace.

The once bustling Imperial Garden instantly fell silent, and even some of the palace maids quietly withdrew.

Su Qin stood guard alone at the entrance.

"Senior Brother Lin, I didn't expect your strength to improve again."

Murong Yan spoke softly, as she was quite shocked by how quickly Lin Chen's strength had improved.

Originally, she estimated that Lin Chen's strength should be close to that of an eighth-rank martial artist after entering the ranks. However, the strength that Senior Brother Lin displayed today when he defeated Su Zhe was no less than that of an ordinary eighth-rank martial artist.

To be precise, it far surpasses that of an ordinary eighth-rank martial artist.

"I shouldn't have come if I had known."

After saying that, Murong Yan added with some annoyance, "Lin Chen's strength is no weaker than an eighth-rank martial artist, but the outside world doesn't know that. This can be used as Liang Kingdom's secret weapon for this ranking competition, catching other martial arts academies off guard before the competition officially begins."

Now, because of his own actions, Lin Chen has revealed his true strength, and the other countries are on guard, making it difficult for him to achieve any remarkable effect.

"Senior Brother Lin, you don't think I'm a femme fatale, do you?"

Lin Chen watched Murong Yan's constantly changing expressions, and the corner of his mouth twitched. It is said that women can change their minds faster than turning the pages of a book, and he has witnessed it firsthand today.

In the short span of a breath, Murong Yan's face showed several completely different expressions.

"will not."

Murong Yan breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing Lin Chen's answer.

"Don't worry, I won't force you or anything. I know about you and Senior Sister Jiang. I only showed up this time because of Su Zhe's nonsense. If Senior Sister Jiang questions me, I can go and explain to you."

Lin Chen stared at Murong Yan, unsure whether she meant what she said sincerely or if it was like in later generations...

Brother, I'm sorry, it's all my fault... I never expected you to be so angry... Was it genuine, or just empty words?

But on second thought, he felt that Murong Yan was not just making empty promises. After all, by stating his attitude in front of the warriors from the nine kingdoms, he had cut off her escape route.

A woman who speaks eloquently and tactfully will always leave herself a way out.

"Let's discuss this after the ranking tournament. I want to know if the Yan Kingdom has spies planted in various countries?"

Murong Yan rolled her beautiful eyes slightly upward: "Ahem, it is true that spies have been placed in various countries, but the main purpose is to collect martial arts resources and, incidentally, to gather some information."

Lin Chen didn't believe Murong Yan's explanation at all. The booklet contained such detailed descriptions of martial artists from various countries that it couldn't have been obtained through casual inquiry.

But none of this concerned him; he asked about it for another reason.

"I need your help with something."

"whats the matter?"

Upon hearing that Lin Chen needed her help, Murong Yan regained her composure.

"Propagate the situation in the Imperial Garden today widely, especially within the Liang Kingdom, and ideally, spread it throughout the entire country."

Murong Yan:?

"Including...my affairs? Or just referring to the battle between you and Su Zhe?"

"All of them."

Lin Chen's eyes gleamed. To maximize the effectiveness of the [Light of Liang], he needed to make more martial artists in Liang admire him.

Defeat Su Zhe and prove your genius.

Then... if the two princesses of Yan were interested in him, and the news spread back to the country, it would also make those martial artists admire him, especially the young ones.

The fact that a warrior from our own country has sparked a rivalry between two princesses from another country is a matter that boosts our national pride.

After hearing Lin Chen's words, Murong Yan's beautiful eyes widened. She hadn't expected that Lin Chen would even bring her fifth sister in with him.

To show off?
Murong Yan couldn't resist reaching out and pinching Lin Chen's face, and Lin Chen frowned.

"I'm just trying to make sure you're not being impersonated by someone wearing a human skin mask."

Murong Yan explained her behavior just now because Lin Chen's request was too different from the way Lin Chen acted that she knew.

"I will give the order, and the news should spread throughout the nine kingdoms within a day."

"The other countries don't need to do this, but Liang is the main one."

Lin Chen added that what he wanted was the admiration of the warriors of the Great Liang Dynasty; he could be more low-key in the other countries.

"You think that just because the news has spread throughout the Great Liang, the other countries won't know about it?"

Murong Yan spoke softly, her behavior having nothing to do with being low-key.

Lin Chen: Uh...

……

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An hour later, Lin Chen left the palace and returned to the Yan Kingdom Martial Academy, escorted by Su Qin.

Stepping into the courtyard, Lin Chen raised an eyebrow and quickly walked in upon seeing two figures standing there.

"Dean Hou, Dean Chen."

The two people in the courtyard were Hou Zhantian and Chen Shan, the vice president of Canglan Martial Arts Academy.

"I heard you flew into a rage for a woman in the palace tonight?"

Hou Zhantian looked at Lin Chen with a smile. Lin Chen scratched his head. He couldn't explain the matter of "The Light of Liang", so he could only acquiesce.

"This disciple was reckless."

“If a young man doesn’t have a temper, then what kind of young man is he? You did nothing wrong. I’m not here to interrogate you.”

Hou Zhantian waved his hand and looked at Lin Chen under the moonlight. When he was in the main hall of the Yan Kingdom's palace, he heard that Lin Chen had defeated Su Zhe and completely crushed him from beginning to end. He was also somewhat shocked.

Before leading the team to Yan Kingdom, Hua Qianwu had sent him a message saying that Lin Chen's strength was comparable to an eighth-grade martial artist. However, he thought that Lin Chen was only barely able to fight against an eighth-grade martial artist. He did not expect that he had underestimated Lin Chen's strength.

"Su Zhe recently entered the eighth rank, and he comes from the Sun family. His strength is among the top even among eighth-rank martial artists. You were able to easily defeat Su Zhe, so your strength is also top-tier among eighth-rank martial artists. Among the disciples of the Nine Kingdoms Martial Academy, you are enough to rank in the top thirty."

Ranking among the top 30 out of 60 martial arts academies means that Lin Chen's strength is even greater than that of some of the top disciples of these academies.

However, Lin Chen did not show any joy on his face. Da Liang only had one opponent, and that was Han Guo.

According to the booklet provided by Murong Yan, the strongest martial academy in Han Kingdom, Tianque Martial Academy, has three Heavenly Ranking martial artists, and the remaining seven are all at the eighth rank.

The other three martial arts academies in Han Kingdom are slightly weaker, but most of their disciples have still reached the eighth rank.

In contrast, on the Canglan Martial Academy side, only Senior Brother Li and Senior Brother Zheng have reached the eighth rank, and with myself having the strength of the eighth rank, there are only three of them in total.

The three martial arts academies, Qingyun Martial Arts Academy, Kyoto Martial Arts Academy, and Lingxiao Martial Arts Academy, are about the same, all lagging behind South Korea.

"Today, Han Kingdom's Lu Qiguang wants to make an agreement with me to decide the border war of Daliang through the martial arts academy ranking competition. As long as one of the four martial arts academies of Daliang is ranked higher than the martial arts academy of Han Kingdom, Han Kingdom will withdraw its troops in the north and allow Daliang to wipe out the northern border demons."

Lin Chen's eyes narrowed. As long as one martial arts academy ranks above the four martial arts academies in Han, Han will not interfere in the battle between Da Liang and the Northern Frontier demon race. Han is really arrogant.

"Dean, you've agreed?"

"No, I refuse."

Lin Chen was not surprised that Dean Hou refused. Even if South Korea dared to make such an arrogant promise, it must have been confident, and might even have hidden tricks up its sleeve.

"Today, the Emperor of Yan informed me about the competition in the Imperial Garden. Lu Qiguang brought it up again, but I still refused. Do you know why?"

"Dean, are you afraid that South Korea has secretly arranged a backup plan?"

"No."

Hou Zhantian frowned slightly, his robe sleeves fluttering even without wind: "Our Great Liang has fought against the Northern Frontier Demon Clan for three hundred years. Countless ancestors have shed their blood on the battlefield and buried their bones on the icy plains. If we decide based on the ranking of the Martial Academy, how can we face the thousands of heroic souls wandering on the icy plains of the Northern Frontier?"

"I am telling you this because I am afraid that the Han Kingdom might interfere and leak this information, forcing you to take risks. It would be good if you could win this ranking competition, but if things are not going well, do not be stubborn. No matter what, no one can stop the battle between my Great Liang and the Northern Frontier Demon Clan!"

Lin Chen looked solemn; for the first time, he felt the cohesion of the entire Liang Dynasty from top to bottom.

"The sky won't fall down. It won't be worse than when the founding emperor established the country. Back then, the Great Liang was in ruins, plagued by internal chaos caused by the demon race and threatened by the Han Kingdom's military might. Yet, the Great Liang persevered. How much more so now?"

"Don't feel pressured in this competition. If South Korea really wants to fight, then let's fight together!"

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