Rise from a Poor Family: My Martial Arts Counterattack

Chapter 306 The Great Battle Erupted Ahead of Schedule (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
under the moon.

Lin Chen, who had originally planned to go back to his room to rest, changed his mind.

Feeling the surging blood and qi within his body, and the active presence of the little figure in his dantian, Lin Chen returned to the center of the courtyard once more.

boom!
The Wind and Cloud Palm strikes out.

The wind and thunder roared, like waves crashing one after another.

Other martial artists who have reached the next rank focus on spiritual weapons. By improving the grade of their spiritual weapons and then allowing their divine soul to resonate with their divine weapons, their martial will can break through and they can enter the next rank.

But Lin Chen's situation is different. He doesn't have any spiritual weapons. Even the Dragon Shadow Bow is just an external item.

For him, to advance in martial arts rank, he must rely on his individual martial arts will to reach the next rank in order to advance.

Lin Chen's divine soul has reached the fourth level, but that does not mean that his martial will has also reached the fourth level.

The martial will is separated from the soul; it is formed by the soul fusing with martial arts techniques and insights, and finally being refined.

The spirit is the foundation, while the martial will is the main body of the house, and the martial arts techniques are the steel reinforcement.

The more stable the foundation, the higher the main body of the house can be built. However, if one's cultivation techniques and martial arts insights cannot keep up, even the deepest foundation is useless.

Wind and Cloud Palm, Mountain Suppressing Manual, Azure Wave Finger...

As Lin Chen continuously changed his cultivation techniques in the courtyard, the little figure in his dantian also cultivated along with him, and its size gradually increased.

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The next day.

The weather was sunny and bright.

At the Royal Martial Academy of Yan Kingdom, in the same square, disciples from martial arts academies of various countries flocked to the location.

When they arrived at the square, they discovered that an arena had been set up overnight.

This time, not only Murong Song from the Yan Kingdom was present, but Murong Zheng also made an appearance.

Clearly, because of yesterday's events, the royal family feared that powerful figures from various countries might intervene, so Murong Zheng personally took charge.

The experts from all countries are at the second rank, while Murong Zheng is a first-rank expert. With him in charge, even if the experts from other countries wanted to intervene, they would be prevented from doing so.

At the same time, several rows of temporary stands were erected on both sides, and the stands were now full of martial artists.

The Martial Arts Academy Ranking Tournament is a grand event held by nine kingdoms, attracting many martial artists eager to observe. However, those who can sit here are all nobles or sons of nobles from the Yan Kingdom.

The moment Lin Chen stepped into the square, he felt many eyes fixed on him.

After yesterday's points competition, in everyone's mind, Lin Chen is no longer just a spectator in the martial arts academy ranking competition, but a strong person who can determine the rankings.

The biggest dark horse in this ranking tournament.

"Is this Lin Chen? He is indeed handsome. No wonder the Sixth Princess took a liking to him."

"You brat, do you really think Lin Chen is handsome, or that it's because Lin Chen is strong?"

"A man, as long as he has strong martial arts skills, is handsome even if he's not."

In the stands, many young women were watching Lin Chen and whispering among themselves.

The Yan Kingdom had the most open atmosphere among the nine kingdoms, and these women openly discussed the male disciples of the martial arts academies of various countries.

Besides them, some powerful figures from the Yan Kingdom also had their eyes on Lin Chen and were whispering among themselves.

"He's really showing off."

On the Korean martial artists' side, Ling Tianhao had a sneer on his lips. As a martial artist on the Heavenly Ranking, he and Bian Xinjie didn't receive as much attention as Lin Chen when they entered the venue.

"Let him shine for a while, and we'll see who comes out on top when they meet in the knockout stage."

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The royal family members and their relatives also came to the viewing platform on the left front.

"Sixth Sister, why don't we go down and cheer Lin Chen on ourselves?"

Murong Shuang half-jokingly said, "Let's not bother him." Murong Yan shook her head: "Let's not bother him."

Encouraging Lin Chen at this time would only attract more hatred towards him and wouldn't be of much help to him.

A smart woman knows when to stop.

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"According to the first round of the points competition, the sixty martial arts academies will be divided into two teams. The first match will be between Canglan Martial Arts Academy and Qi Kingdom Liuyun Martial Arts Academy." After the disciples of all the martial arts academies entered the arena, Murong Song directly announced the start of the elimination round.

Sixty martial arts academies will compete in pairs, and the loser will be eliminated.

The rules of the elimination rounds are simple: disciples from both martial arts academies go up to the arena together. On this wide arena, which is hundreds of feet wide, they can choose to fight one-on-one or in groups.

Liuyun Martial Academy finished last in this points competition.

Everyone present felt that there would be no surprises in this match, and that Canglan Martial Academy was bound to win, given the significant difference in strength between the two sides.

And that was indeed the case. In the battle against Liuyun Martial Academy, he hadn't even exerted much effort yet, and Senior Brother Li Yuan, along with several other senior brothers, had already swept through the disciples of Liuyun Martial Academy.

The opponent only has one eighth-rank martial artist, but Canglan Martial Academy has two, and there is also a gap in strength among the other disciples.

"The second match is between Han Kingdom Tianque Martial Academy and Wu Kingdom Nanli Martial Academy."

This match was also a foregone conclusion.

The disciples of Nanli Martial Academy had almost no desire to fight, and they would admit defeat after only a brief exchange, while Bian Xinjie did not even make a move.

"The third match is between Han Guo Xuan Shuang Martial Academy and Ze Guo Ye Lan Martial Academy..."

"The fourth match..."

The thirty matches were over in an hour and a half. Except for the last match, which was quite intense between the players ranked 30th and 31, all the other matches ended quickly.

All four martial arts academies in Han Kingdom emerged victorious.

The same applies to the four martial arts academies of Daliang.

All four martial arts academies from Xiang Kingdom have advanced to the second round, but this time Xiang Kingdom has six martial arts academies participating.

The other six countries each only have three martial arts academies left.

From this round alone, all the countries present understood one thing: among the nine countries, Han and Liang were the strongest, followed by Xiang, and then the other six countries.

After the first round, the Zheng Kingdom warriors looked the worst. For years, Zheng Kingdom had always boasted that its strength was no less than that of Liang Kingdom. However, in this martial arts academy ranking competition, only three of the six martial arts academies in Zheng Kingdom made it to the second round, which they considered a disgrace.

"The first round of the elimination tournament has ended, and the second round has begun. If any players from the same national martial arts academy meet this time, they will automatically be placed next in rank, thus avoiding any clashes."

None of the martial artists present were surprised by Murong Song's suggestion to stagger the events, as this was a rule that had been in place in previous years.

If the first round, based on points, was meant to prevent strong martial arts academies from being eliminated early, then this new rule is to prevent martial arts academies from the same country from meeting and ultimately having to eliminate one of them.

For small countries like Zhao, encountering an opponent from their own country guarantees at least one of them a chance to advance. However, for countries like Han and Liang, having their own martial arts academies meet early means that one of them will be unable to compete for a place in the top fifteen.

The second round was still relatively uneventful, and it was even shorter than the first round.

The final top ten will be determined.

Han and Liang still have four martial arts academies each in the top fifteen, while the other seven countries each have only one left.

The differences between the nine kingdoms are obvious at a glance.

The other states were alright, as this outcome was within their expectations, but the warriors of Zheng were the most distressed.

In recent years, the State of Zheng has been ambitious, aiming to catch up with the State of Liang, but reality has given them a resounding slap in the face.

Lin Chen didn't put in much effort in these two rounds; he essentially won by default and advanced.

"After the two rounds of elimination, we will move on to the semi-finals. Each martial arts academy will send its disciples up to draw lots to select their opponents for the next round."

Murong Song smiled and said, "At this point, the first round of points will no longer be useful. All martial arts academies will draw lots to determine their opponents."

But in this round, failure will not result in direct elimination. Instead, players will enter the loser's bracket, where the winner of the last round will face off against the first and second place finishers who fought their way out of the loser's bracket.

This arrangement ensures that the ranking of martial arts academies remains as fair as possible. Even if two martial arts academies from the same country meet, one can concede defeat and go to the loser's bracket to wait for resurrection.

"Junior Brother Lin, why don't you go up and draw lots?"

Li Yuan patted Lin Chen on the shoulder. Although he was the senior disciple of the Martial Academy, Li Yuan knew very well that, based on yesterday's performance, Lin Chen was the true soul of the Martial Academy.

Lin Chen didn't refuse and nodded as he walked towards the arena.

As the team with the highest points, Canglan Martial Academy has the first right to choose.

Lin Chen reached into the metal box prepared by the referee, grabbed a skewer at random, and took it out.

However, when he saw the signature, his pupils couldn't help but contract.

Tianque Martial Academy!

When the others at the scene saw the signature in Lin Chen's hand, a commotion broke out.

Canglan Martial Academy and Tianque Martial Academy actually met in the first round!
The two martial arts academies that have garnered the most attention are about to clash ahead of schedule.

(End of this chapter)