Rise from a Poor Family: My Martial Arts Counterattack

Chapter 312 The Canglan Sect is Too Overbearing

Canglan Finger!
The instant the opponent unleashed the Azure Wave Finger, Lin Chen immediately retreated, and icy blue Azure Wave energy shot out from the opponent's fingertips like a sharp sword.

call out!
Lin Chen retreated very quickly. Even though he retreated immediately, he was still caught up by the sharp sword that his finger had transformed into.

boom!
Since he couldn't retreat, Lin Chen's skin glowed with a bronze luster, and his internal energy surged at this moment, radiating a red aura.

The sword vanished almost entirely upon landing on the red aura.

Upon seeing this, Gu Kong, whose face had been adorned with a confident smile, froze instantly.

This wasn't his first time challenging Wudao Mountain; with his Canglan Finger, he was often able to establish an advantage from the start.

There are multiple directions to cultivate the Canglan Finger, and he takes the path of instantaneous attack. If the opponent is caught off guard, it is extremely easy to be hit and injured by the Canglan Finger.

The few times they were able to react to their sudden attack were all thanks to their own special treasures.

The person before me is the first person to be able to withstand the power of my Azure Wave Finger with just his physical body.

However, Gu Kong did not stop there. He pointed out several times with his right hand, and the Canglan energy turned into sharp swords that slashed at his opponent.

"Such speed! It doesn't even require gathering Azure Wave Energy?"

Seeing the speed at which the opponent unleashed the Azure Wave Finger, Lin Chen was surprised as he defended himself. His Azure Wave Finger required him to first draw upon the Azure Wave energy within his body, then channel it into his arm, and finally shoot out a single finger; it was impossible to do it instantly.

Lin Chen carefully observed the other party's gestures and found that the other party's gestures before making the gestures were different from his own when he used the Canglan Finger.

"According to what that Senior Canglan Zhenjun said, the Canglan Finger I learned is only the first level of the Canglan Finger. There are several levels of the Canglan Finger. This disciple of the Canglan Sect must have practiced the subsequent techniques of the Canglan Finger to be able to do this?"

After making his judgment, Lin Chen did not rush to retaliate. Although the opponent's Azure Wave Finger could be cast instantly, its power was not enough to injure him. On the contrary, he could take this opportunity to steal the opponent's Azure Wave Finger.

While parrying the opponent's Azure Wave Finger, Lin Chen focused his attention on the Azure Wave energy flowing through the opponent's fingertips. When the opponent activated the Azure Wave Finger for the tenth time, he suddenly caught a barely perceptible spiral tremor in the opponent's wrist, and he also had an epiphany.

After a short while, seeing the other party suddenly stop, Lin Chen looked regretful. His observation just now had given him some insights. If he could watch it a few more times, perhaps his Canglan Finger technique could be further improved.

Why did it suddenly stop at this moment?
Gu Kong felt helpless and shocked. He had fought tens of thousands of battles in Wudao Mountain and had encountered all kinds of opponents. He had even lost before, but he had never met an opponent like this before.

It didn't fight back at all, letting itself be attacked, yet remained completely unharmed.

This was done on purpose; it was an attempt to humiliate him, especially considering the expression on the other person's face—what did that regretful look mean?
At that moment, a thought popped into his mind: could this person be a disciple from one of the sects that was at odds with the Canglan Sect, deliberately trying to humiliate him?

Just when Gu Kong was feeling somewhat desperate, he was stunned by what he saw the other side do, and his pupils dilated instantly.

The person opposite him actually bowed to him and said something.

Judging from his lip movements, is he calling himself "senior brother"?
What do you mean?
Just as Gu Kong was filled with doubt, the other party moved, raising his right hand as well. When Gu Kong saw a burst of icy blue energy shooting out from the other party's finger, his eyes widened, his expression filled with disbelief.

Canglan Finger!
This person also cultivates the Azure Wave Finger!

boom!
The Azure Wave energy swept over, and Gu Kong's pupils suddenly contracted. The power of the opponent's Azure Wave Finger was actually greater than his own.

call out!
Gu Kong pointed out with his Azure Wave Finger once more, and the two Azure Wave energies collided and intersected in the air, causing several gales to appear across the plain. Gu Kong watched helplessly as the Azure Wave energy he had released was annihilated inch by inch in this violent energy.

This scene was like him trying to crash a stream into a giant wave, which instantly disintegrated.

Gu Kong retreated abruptly, but was still pierced by the Canglan energy, and his figure slowly dissipated in mid-air.

Seeing the other party's disappearing figure, Lin Chen was stunned. He did not intend to defeat this possible "future senior brother" in one move. He only added some of his recent insights when he used the technique. He did not expect that the power of the Canglan Finger he released would be several times stronger than before.

"It's a pity that after challenging Wudao Mountain for so long, I only met a senior brother from Canglan Sect. I could have asked him for more advice."

Lin Chen felt a sense of regret, knowing he didn't know how many more challenges he would have to face if he wanted to meet another senior brother from the Canglan Sect again.

Back on the steps, Lin Chen chose to continue the challenge.

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In the separate courtyard of the outer disciples of the Canglan Sect.

Gu Kong retreated from Martial Arts Mountain, his face still showing shock.

Who is this person?

He couldn't possibly know all 30,000 outer sect disciples, but he had specifically looked into the geniuses among them, including the top 100 senior brothers, and none of them matched up with this person.

Judging from the other person's ranking and the fact that he bowed to him, he must be a junior disciple.

Could it be a junior brother who has been hiding his true strength?
Gu Kong couldn't sit still any longer, so he went into his study. After a short while, he had a scroll in his hand, and the man in the scroll was none other than Lin Chen.

Canglan Sect, Mission Hall.

"Senior Sister Chu."

"Junior Brother Gu, is something the matter?"

A woman who was idly leaning against a cabinet in the hall saw Gu Kong approaching and her eyes lit up.

"I'd like to ask you, senior sister, have you seen this disciple before?"

Gu Kong unfurled the scroll in his hand. As a disciple of the Mission Hall, his senior sister was responsible for issuing sect missions, including those for disciples exchanging resources. She had seen the most disciples, and a disciple of his junior brother's strength must have completed many missions; his senior sister should remember him. "Is this person a disciple of my Canglan Sect?"

The woman took the scroll and examined it for a while before shaking her head and saying, "Junior brother, I'm sorry, I've never seen this disciple before."

"Haven't you seen my senior sister before?"

Gu Kong frowned. If even his senior sister hadn't met him, then the only way to find this junior brother was to go to the steward.

However, he was just an outer disciple. Although he had good potential, these deacons did not consider the potential of disciples. Only the top 100 outer disciples could be noticed by the deacons.

If you go to the steward because of a competition at Martial Arts Mountain, the steward will not pay any attention to you at all, and may even reprimand you for investigating the identity of a sect disciple.

"Junior Brother Gu, is there anything else?"

Seeing that Gu Kong remained silent, the woman asked a question.

"It's alright, thank you, senior sister. I'll take my leave now."

"Junior Brother Gu, at the beginning of next month, I'd like to invite a few junior sisters and brothers to a flower viewing party. Would you like to attend?"

"I'm sorry, senior sister, I'm afraid I don't have time."

Seeing the disappointment on his senior sister's face, Gu Kong felt apologetic. He knew that his senior sister had feelings for him, but his goal in joining the outer sect of the Canglan Sect was to become an inner sect disciple. He wouldn't consider these things until he became an inner sect disciple.

Gu Kong walked out of the main hall. For him, the reason he wanted to find that junior brother was not because he had lost, but because of the power of that junior brother's Canglan Finger.

He wanted to ask the other party for advice!
"How could I forget? I can continue to challenge this junior brother."

On the way back, Gu Kong suddenly remembered that this junior brother had challenged him at Martial Dao Mountain, and given the other party's strength, he was very likely to continue the challenge. After all, he had not yet reached the seventh rank before the challenge, and after breaking through to the seventh rank this time, he planned to rise another three hundred places in one fell swoop.

This is not only his challenge habit at Wudao Mountain, but also the challenge habit of many geniuses ranked at Wudao Mountain. They will not go to Wudao Mountain to challenge unless their own strength has been greatly improved or a certain technique has not been broken through to the next level.

The difference between being ranked one place higher or lower isn't that significant, unless it's around the thousandth or tenth of a place. In that case, moving up one place is like stepping onto a new level, and the competition becomes fierce, with every little detail being scrutinized.

After quickly returning to his courtyard, Gu Kong went back to Wudao Mountain immediately.

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Yanhuang Dynasty, Huanling Sect.

A young man with a grim expression came down from Wudao Mountain.

"What's wrong, senior brother?"

"I encountered a disciple of the Canglan Sect and was defeated by him."

"Senior brother, it's normal to lose to the Canglan Sect disciples. After all, the Canglan Sect is a major sect, which is incomparable to our Huanling Sect disciples."

"It's already quite impressive that my senior brother can rank over 80,000th in martial arts."

Hearing the comforting words from his fellow disciples, the man's expression softened slightly, but soon his face turned cold: "Another challenger has come. Do they really think I'm a pushover? Fellow disciples, please wait a moment while I, your senior brother, fight another battle at Martial Dao Mountain."

A dozen or so breaths later, the man emerged from Martial Dao Mountain again. Facing the expectant eyes of his fellow disciples, he gritted his teeth and uttered, "The Canglan Sect is going too far."

In two consecutive matches, he encountered disciples of the Canglan Sect.

The first one defeated me with a single finger, and although the second one didn't defeat me with just one finger, the Azure Energy seemed to be free. He unleashed Azure Finger in succession, and after five fingers, I couldn't withstand it anymore.

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Martial arts steps.

After completing ten challenges in a row, Lin Chen decided to pause his attempts.

He used the Canglan Finger technique in all ten matches, and continuously improved upon it.

Just as Lin Chen was about to leave Martial Arts Mountain, a message arrived, causing him to raise an eyebrow. Someone had actually challenged him.

This was the first time he had been challenged since entering the Yanhuang Dynasty Martial Arts Mountain.

I have just been promoted ten places, and the one who will challenge me is definitely not the one I challenged before. According to the rules of Wudao Mountain, the loser must wait at least three days before challenging the opponent, unless the rankings of both parties have changed.

Are there any other people like me who started a series of challenges around this time?
Thinking of his upcoming opponent, who was also on a winning streak like himself, Lin Chen's eyes shone with anticipation.

"Accept the challenge!"

At Lin Chen's command of "Accept the challenge," the scene around him changed.

It was still that same plain, but Lin Chen was stunned when he saw the figure opposite him.

The two exchanged a glance, and the next moment, Gu Kong suddenly bowed to Lin Chen, and regardless of whether Lin Chen could hear him, he said loudly, "Greetings, Senior Brother."

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