Rise from a Poor Family: My Martial Arts Counterattack

Chapter 308 One Arrow, All Things Still
In the arena.

The moment Lin Chen stepped onto the stage, a chorus of questions erupted from the audience.

Lin Chen has already taken to the court in only the fourth game?

According to their conventional thinking, Lin Chen should have come on last.

The stronger the player, the later they appear in the game.

This has become an unwritten rule among various competitions.

"There is still a gap in overall strength between Canglan Martial Academy and Tianque Martial Academy. The battle just now was proof of that. Lin Chen's decision to appear now was out of necessity. If they lose another match, it will have a great impact on the morale of Canglan Martial Academy."

In the stands, some martial artists rationally analyzed the situation, believing that Lin was taking to the field now to restore morale.

"It's still not a good idea. Even if Lin Chen wins this match, Liang Guo will only have won two matches in total. There are still six matches to go. It's almost impossible to win four of those six matches."

"It seems that Canglan Martial Academy is doomed to lose. The only point of interest now is whether Ling Tianhao and Bian Xinjie will take the stage."

Rumors circulated that Lu Chuanning, ranked seventh on the Heavenly Ranking, was killed by Lin Chen in the Thousand Illusions Secret Realm, but this has not been confirmed by Lin Chen himself or the Yan Kingdom's royal family. Whether Lin Chen actually possesses the strength to rank seventh on the Heavenly Ranking remains unverified.

Even though Wuyuan ranked Lin Chen seventh on the Heavenly Ranking, many martial artists still questioned it.

"It seems that Lin Chen is afraid to fight us; he's quite cunning."

Seeing Lin Chen step onto the stage, Ling Tianhao snorted lightly, Lin Chen's behavior was tantamount to running away.

"Canglan Martial Academy lost, but Lin Chen didn't lose. He just wanted to save face for himself."

Bian Xinjie believed he had guessed what Lin Chen was thinking. He was certain that Lin Chen would win this match, so even if Canglan Martial Academy lost later, Lin Chen would not have lost.

Lin Chen dared not fight against himself or Junior Brother Ling.

"If I had known, I would have gone on stage earlier."

"Senior Brother Ling, if you had gone up there just now, I'm afraid Lin Chen wouldn't have dared to come up."

A disciple of Tianque Martial Academy said something with a smile, which caused the other disciples of Tianque Martial Academy to burst into laughter.

In their view, Lin Chen's behavior was escapism, an act of escapism to save face.

On the arena, Lin Chen ignored the taunts and whispers from the Tianque Martial Academy disciples, his expression remaining calm. He looked at the disciple in front of him, slowly drawing back the Dragon Shadow Bow, waiting for the referee's signal to begin.

The Tianque Martial Academy disciple's face was extremely ugly. He never expected that he would be facing Lin Chen. After yesterday's events, no one dared to underestimate Lin Chen. Even as an eighth-rank martial artist, he did not believe that he would be Lin Chen's opponent.

Moreover, he knew very well that after the previous match, Lin Chen would definitely not hold back in this one either.

But he couldn't just admit defeat like that. As a genius martial artist from South Korea, he had his own pride.

He should at least take one of Lin Chen's arrows; if things turn against him, he can admit defeat later.

Unlike Junior Brother Han, who was scared into giving up by Lin Chen's threatening words.

"The competition begins!"

As soon as the referee spoke, the instant the word "begin" was uttered, everyone saw a golden light streak across the sky, shooting out with incredible speed.

call out!
In the eyes of the Tianque Martial Academy disciple, he saw a golden light that instantly filled his entire eyeballs, and then... he knew nothing more.

He stood still the whole time, without any reaction.

The scene was completely silent!

Everyone's eyes were fixed on the bloody hole between the eyebrows of the Tianque Martial Academy disciple on the arena.

boom!
Two breaths later, as the body of the Tianque Martial Academy disciple collapsed to the ground, a gasp of surprise erupted from the scene.

"One arrow, really just one arrow!"

"How did he do that? He actually killed an eighth-rank martial artist with a single arrow."

"I only saw Lin Chen draw his bow and see the arrow leave the string. Before I could even see where the arrow was going, the disciple from Tianque Martial Academy fell down."

The sheer disbelief was so overwhelming that even these geniuses from various countries could no longer control their emotions.

This is an eighth-rank martial artist, not a nobody.

The smiles on Bian Xinjie and Ling Tianhao's faces froze, and shock finally appeared in their eyes.

The other disciples of Tianque Martial Academy had their mouths slightly open, looking completely stunned, except for one person who showed a relieved expression of surviving a disaster.

Fortunately, he sensed the danger earlier and chose to give up.

Otherwise, it wouldn't be Junior Brother Zhao lying on the stage right now, but myself.

At the front of the stands, Lu Qiguang's face was ashen, while Hou Zhantian's eyes gleamed. At the same time, his aura locked onto Lu Qiguang, ready to strike immediately if Lu Qiguang made any move.

He absolutely will not allow what happened yesterday to happen again.

"This... is too powerful. I don't think I can do it."

On the Yan Kingdom Martial Academy's side, Zuo Fei shook his head with a wry smile. As the senior disciple of the Royal Martial Academy, he was confident that he could defeat this disciple from the Tianque Martial Academy, but he could never kill him in one move.

Not to mention, it was done with weapons like bows and arrows.

Unlike other weapons, to kill an opponent instantly with a bow and arrow, one must be able to overwhelm the opponent with one's own strength. But if one can overwhelm the opponent, why would one need to use a bow and arrow?

If the strength is equal, bows and arrows are actually less effective than other weapons.

This is the common understanding of bows and arrows among warriors from the nine kingdoms, and it is also the reason why there are so few warriors who use bows and arrows as weapons.

Taking an enemy's life with a single arrow from a hundred or a thousand feet away is indeed exhilarating, but that's based on absolute overwhelming strength. "Now I believe Lin Chen can truly defeat Lu Chuanning and rank seventh on the Heavenly Ranking."

Zuo Fei whispered, and his words were echoed by the other disciples around him.

This arrow not only killed the disciple of Tianque Martial Academy, but also proved Lin Chen's own strength, making him worthy of the seventh place on the Heavenly Ranking.

"How did he do that?"

In the stands, Murong Xin opened her mouth slightly and looked at Murong Yan: "Sixth Sister, you and Lin Chen had contact in Liang Kingdom. Is Liang Kingdom secretly cultivating Lin Chen, using the country's resources to cultivate him?"

"No."

Murong Yan shook her head. Liang Kingdom would definitely nurture a genius like Lin Chen, but Liang Kingdom's approach to cultivating young readers is different from other countries. It doesn't provide as many resources as other countries do; instead, readers need to acquire them themselves.

"Even if the Liang Kingdom puts all its efforts into nurturing them, they still need to be able to absorb and digest it."

Murong Shuang offered a rational analysis from the side: the martial arts resources of various countries are more than enough to cultivate a young martial artist, but the question is whether they can be fully absorbed.

Lower-grade martial artists can only absorb and refine a limited number of pills. Even if they ate them like food, it wouldn't make a difference, as their absorption and refining abilities have an upper limit. Otherwise, there would be no need for geniuses from different countries to compete; each country could simply pile up resources.

"Compared to our countries, Liang and Han have more martial arts resources. They have some special martial arts resources that can be given to talented martial artists to rapidly improve their strength. However, there is also an upper limit. Moreover, these kinds of martial arts resources that can be directly absorbed and refined are mostly rare and hard to come by. Families and forces that possess these resources will not easily give them up."

After Murong Shuang finished speaking, she looked at Murong Yan with a hint of envy in her eyes: "Sixth sister, even I, your fourth sister, am a little envious of you now, for being able to find such an excellent husband."

As Murong Yan's pretty face flushed, a hint of helplessness flashed in her eyes: "She does want to marry Lin Chen, but she still has to get past Senior Sister Jiang."

……

……

On the arena, the referee glanced at the corpses of the Tianque Martial Academy disciples on the ground, and looked at Lin Chen with a touch of emotion. However, as a referee, he naturally had to fulfill his responsibilities.

"In this battle, Canglan Martial Academy has emerged victorious. Next, Canglan Martial Academy will select its representatives to fight."

"Senior, there's no need."

Lin Chen shook his head: "In the next match for Canglan Martial Academy, it will still be a junior who will fight!"

hiss!
The crowd erupted in cheers again at Lin Chen's words.

"A war of attrition!"

"Lin Chen is going to choose a war of attrition!"

In the martial arts academy ranking competition, there is a rule in the individual elimination rounds: if a disciple chooses to fight multiple matches alone, he must fight until he concedes defeat before the competition ends.

However, this rule has only appeared twice since the Martial Arts Academy Ranking Tournament began.

Both of these events were initiated by the Korean geniuses of that time.

This time, even the referee looked surprised.

Are you sure you want to start this war of attrition?

Once the game of attrition begins, it's either a complete victory or a voluntary exit; you can't choose to end it midway.

"I am sure."

Hearing Lin Chen's words, Li Yuan and the others in the audience felt a deep sense of self-reproach. They knew very well that Junior Brother Lin had chosen the gauntlet battle because of Chen Dong's recent experience. After the two battles between Chen Dong and Junior Brother Lin, the next battle between the two sides would inevitably be a fight to the death.

On their side, apart from Senior Brother Hu who had a slight chance of winning against the other disciples of the Heavenly Palace Martial Academy, the rest of them had no chance.

But once Senior Brother Hu takes the stage, don't forget that Bian Xinjie and Ling Tianhao from Tianque Martial Academy are also waiting for him.

"Senior Brother Li, fellow senior brothers, let me show off today."

Lin Chen turned around and smiled slightly at Li Yuan and the others. Li Yuan was silent for a while before saying, "Junior Brother Lin, your safety should be the priority. The ranking of the Martial Academy doesn't matter."

"Ah."

After agreeing, Lin Chen turned to look at the referee.

"In that case, let's begin a series of attacks, on the Tianque Martial Academy's side..."

"I come!"

Ling Tianhao's figure flashed and he appeared directly on the arena.

Given Lin Chen's demonstrated strength, sending other junior brothers into the fray would only be suicide missions for him. Only he and Senior Brother Bian could deal with Lin Chen.

Ling Tianhao's fate instantly raised the atmosphere at the scene.

coming!

The showdown between the top-ranked martial artists they had been longing to witness finally took place.

"Lin Chen, even if you defeat Junior Brother Lu, you're only seventh on the Heavenly Ranking. There's a huge gap between each of the Heavenly Ranking warriors."

Ling Tianhao's aura continued to rise, his clothes fluttering even without wind. The next moment, a gust of wind suddenly swept across the arena, and with the appearance of this gust, a long sword appeared in Ling Tianhao's hand.

The longsword was sharp and exuded an extremely cold aura. Even outside the arena, many martial artists present could feel the chill emanating from it.

The Cold Kingdom is known for its ice-cold martial arts techniques.

P.S.: Requesting monthly votes, does anyone still have any?

(End of this chapter)