Rise from a Poor Family: My Martial Arts Counterattack

Chapter 336 The First Transformation of Divine Physiognomy: The Giant Physiognomy (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

Waist.

A cool energy flowed into the body, and wherever it passed, the meridians ravaged by the fire were enveloped by a layer of green liquid, forming a green membrane.

The sudden coolness instantly cleared Lin Chen's somewhat hazy consciousness.

"This is?"

Sensing the source of this cool energy, Lin Chen's eyes showed a look of doubt. This energy came from the jade pendant given to him by his future mother-in-law, which was somewhat similar in shape to a token: the Flower Tasting Jade.

The future mother-in-law gave him this Flower Jade so that he could test it when he encountered rare flowers and herbs. If his mother-in-law hadn't collected it before, the Flower Jade would glow, and he could then collect it.

But his mother-in-law hadn't mentioned that this Jade Flower contained energy, and the feeling of this energy was very similar to the essence of the Mother Tree that Wu Yuan had given him—no… it was even purer than the essence of the Mother Tree.

Wherever the cooling energy passes, the meridians that were destroyed by the fire begin to recover, and a green film appears wherever the meridians pass, preventing the fire from causing further damage.

"What is the origin of this Jade Flower?"

Lin Chen had already realized that this Jade Flower was no ordinary object.

My mother-in-law is probably no ordinary person either.

But Lin Chen had no time to think about it at the moment. With the help of this energy, he began to control the Li Huo energy in his meridians. What he needed to do next was to control the Li Huo and make it circulate according to the mental technique of the "Eternal Divine Appearance Technique".

The fiery energy within his meridians was pushed to his dantian by the green energy. As Lin Chen continuously activated the "Eternal Divine Appearance Technique," the originally pulsating fiery energy began to gradually become calm.

This process was extremely slow, but at least it gave Lin Chen hope.

One day, two days, three days...

Seven days later, a ball of crimson liquid appeared in Lin Chen's dantian, which was formed from the energy of the Li Fire.

Turning the flame into liquid is the first step.

After the liquefied fire was formed, Lin Chen continuously integrated his own blood and qi into it, and then urged this fire energy to slowly flow into the meridians of his limbs. When the fire energy entered the meridians again, Lin Chen couldn't help but clench his teeth again.

Although his meridians were protected by a green membrane, the entry of the fire still brought intense pain, but fortunately, he was able to grit his teeth and endure the pain.

Where the liquid from the fire flows, the meridians are gradually widened, and the green membrane on the meridian wall begins to dissipate, replaced by a thin red membrane.

This process is extremely slow; the fire travels through the meridians at a snail's pace, requiring an extremely high level of precision in Lin Chen's mental focus and the application of his qi and blood.

If you go too fast, and the meridians are not widened properly, you'll have to start all over again.

If it's too slow, the red membrane won't form properly and will be burned through directly.

Just like forging, the control of the heat is extremely precise. However, forging relies on the furnace and the control of the hammer, while Lin Chen can only rely on his own use of qi and blood, which needs to be as precise as using his own arm.

One failure, two failures.

Lin Chen showed no sign of discouragement; he was already pleasantly surprised to have come this far.

As for failure, as long as you try multiple times, you will eventually succeed.

Calming his mind, Lin Chen continued to try, using his Qi and blood to guide the fire energy to flow through his meridians again, operating according to the mental techniques of the "Eternal Divine Appearance Technique".

Another seven days have passed.

When the energy of the fire finally flowed through all the meridians and limbs, Lin Chen breathed a long sigh of relief.

Now, the second step has finally been completed.

Now, we come to the third and most crucial step.

Tempering.

The body can withstand the energy of the fire, and the next step is to use this energy to temper the body.

At this moment, the fire energy within Lin Chen's body was flowing freely through his meridians like blood and qi. However, this only controlled the fire energy; there was still a long way to go before he could complete the final step of the "Eternal Divine Appearance Technique"—body tempering.

"Body tempering in the fire, begin!"

Lin Chen took a deep breath and focused his mind once again. Under the guidance of the "Eternal Divine Appearance Technique", the fiery energy flowing in his meridians became active again and began to converge towards his dantian.

At that dantian, these fiery energies continuously gathered, eventually forming a rotating crimson vortex.

"break!"

Lin Chen let out a soft shout, and the vortex of energy suddenly exploded, like a rain of pear blossoms, piercing into every pore and bone marrow of Lin Chen's body.

hiss!
This scene was like being doused with a rain of fire, and from the inside out. Lin Chen grimaced in pain as a burnt smell slowly emanated from his body.

The fine, needle-like energy of the fire coursed through his flesh and bone marrow like mountain streams, eventually converging back into his meridians and then gathering towards his dantian.

Each type of innate fire requires ninety-nine cycles of tempering.

This means that Lin Chen would have to experience the pain of having his skin torn open ninety-nine times.

But he had no other choice. Not only could he not resolve his life-threatening situation without mastering the "Eternal Divine Appearance Technique," but even if his life wasn't in danger, given his personality, he would never give up now that he had come this far.

Lin Chen didn't know whether his perseverance was amazing or not.

But when it comes to enduring hardship and pain, Lin Chen believes he is second to none, which is also related to his identity in his previous life.

In his previous life, he was born into a people known for their hard work and resilience.

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Lin Chen sat cross-legged in the boiling molten lava, his pores shimmering like stars.

Whenever the fiery energy surges into the body, with the circulation of the "Eternal Divine Form Technique," this fiery energy quickly transforms into liquid and flows into the dantian.

The crimson liquid mass in the dantian suddenly collapsed into a vortex, compressing the fire energy into stardust-like particles that seeped into the muscles of the entire body.

His skin peeled off and regenerated repeatedly as it burned, the new tissue gleaming with a glassy luster, and his bones emitted a crisp sound like metal striking metal.

The fiery energy, like thousands of crimson gold threads, pierced through the bone marrow, melting the originally snow-white bones into a dark red.

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Don't know how long it has been.

Lin Chen opened his eyes, and the moment he opened them, a surge of energy emanated from his body, causing the surrounding sea of ​​fire to be pushed aside, creating a vacuum area.

The next moment, Lin Chen let out a soft whistle, and his figure suddenly grew to a height of one zhang.

The Boundless Divine Appearance Technique is not just about body tempering; the name "Divine Appearance" itself indicates that practicing this technique can change one's own nature.

First phase: Giant phase.

If one can reach the Innate Realm, one can grow to be tens of feet tall, truly a giant.

At his current level, his size would be limited to three zhang (approximately 10 meters).

There was still plenty of fire energy here, so Lin Chen naturally wouldn't let this opportunity pass.

The next moment, his figure shot towards the sea of ​​fire, merging directly into it like a fish entering the ocean, and the sea of ​​fire did not cause him any harm.

Countless streams of fiery energy were drawn from the sea of ​​fire and surged into Lin Chen's body like a tide. Once inside, this fiery energy immediately calmed down and quickly transformed into liquid, flowing from his meridians to his dantian. After passing through the dantian and undergoing vortexing, it transformed into streams of pure energy that cleansed Lin Chen's limbs and bones.

These fiery energies relentlessly washed over Lin Chen's acupoints, flesh, and bones...

Under the constant scouring and tempering of the fiery energy, Lin Chen's body was also expanding, beginning to grow into the size of a giant.

Amidst the sea of ​​fire, as Lin Chen frantically absorbed the energy of the departing fire, his aura grew stronger and stronger.

Its body also grew little by little, and wherever it passed, the sea of ​​fire surged back, and thousands of fiery energies transformed into red dragons that actively burrowed into its pores.

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Hongdu Prefecture, Li Family.

"Can you confirm that Lin Chen is dead?"

A young man, with his arm around a young woman in the backyard, asked a question to a middle-aged man who was bowing his head in front of him.

"Young Master, according to our investigation, Lin Chen went to the Li Huo Dao and entered the Li Huo Formation. He hasn't come out yet. The sealed Li Huo has gradually awakened, and even a first-grade martial artist cannot enter it."

"It seems that Lin Chen is dead."

A glint appeared in Li Zhe's eyes. Two years... For the past two years, he had been suppressed by Lin Chen. At first, it was to compete for the Jiangnan Dao Student Exemplar title. At that time, the gap between him and Lin Chen was not that big. In fact, he thought that Lin Chen was able to win the Jiangnan Dao Student Exemplar title more because of his low-class status.

The imperial court needs someone like Lin Chen, who rose from humble beginnings, to give hope to those martial artists from poor families. In terms of strength, he is no less than Lin Chen.

What he didn't expect was that Lin Chen would then soar to great heights, first making a name for himself on Martial Arts Mountain, then breaking Pei Qingming's record, and later, after the Martial Garden issued the Hidden Dragon Ranking, he rose all the way to the top of the Hidden Dragon Ranking.

The gap between him and Lin Chen has widened considerably.

If it were anyone else, they might have been smug about being qualified to compete with Lin Chen for the title of Jiangnan Dao's model student, but in his eyes, it was a disgrace, a taboo in the Li family, and he would not allow anyone to mention it.

"No matter how strong your talent is, in the end, martial arts is all about who lives the longest."

A smug smile played on Li Zhe's lips. His father had been right to tell him to be tolerant. Lin Chen hadn't been arrogant for more than two years, and now he'd lost his life.

In another ten years or so, who will still remember Lin Chen?
People will only remember him as Li Yuan, a top-rank martial artist.

"Now that Lin Chen is dead, what about the Lin family..."

A cold glint appeared in Li Zhe's eyes. The Huo family was destroyed because of Lin Chen, and this debt had to be settled with Lin Chen.

He didn't have much affection for the Huo family. His father had only agreed to his marriage with Huo Shu to use the Huo family's power to suppress Lin Chen. As for him, he was only after Huo Shu's beauty.

But with the downfall of the Huo family, he had already taken Huo Shu's body and had long since grown tired of her after two years.

His desire for revenge against Lin Chen stemmed primarily from his jealousy of Lin Chen and the lingering resentment he felt after being suppressed by Lin Chen for two years.

“Young Master, although Lin Chen is dead, the magistrate of Poyang County and Su Lingchuan of the Military Administration Office had a good relationship with Lin Chen. If we rashly attack the Lin family, I'm afraid it will cause trouble.”

"Don't worry, Su Lingchuan and He Ruyun won't be able to stay in Poyang County for long. Right now, our Great Liang is at war with the Han Kingdom, and the battlefield is short of manpower."

Li Zhe sneered repeatedly, telling his father to find a reason to transfer Su Lingchuan and He Ruyun away, and to transfer all the rank-one martial artists who were related to Lin Chen.

"Young Master, it's easy to transfer Su Lingchuan and He Ruyun, but what about the Shu and Jiang families in Raozhou Prefecture..."

"Lin Chen is dead. The Shu family is used to protecting themselves, so even if they find out, they will pretend not to know. As for the Jiang family... do they expect their daughter to live a widow's life because of Lin Chen? The Jiang family is eager to downplay their relationship with Lin Chen. If the Lin family is destroyed, no one will mention Lin Chen and their daughter anymore."

Li Zhe wore a confident smile, convinced that he couldn't have misjudged the attitudes of the Shu and Jiang families.

Just like when the Huo family was destroyed, Huo Shu had no value other than her appearance. The Li family never mentioned their marriage alliance with the Huo family to outsiders. The Jiang family was the same; they didn't want to see anyone mention the Lin family again.

"Get up, I won't bother you tonight."

Li Zhe patted the woman's voluptuous body, but did not explain when he saw her questioning look. The best candidate to deal with the Lin family was not the Li family, but Huo Shu.

The Li family can remain behind the scenes, so that even if something unexpected happens, they can put Huo Shu out to take the blame.

Huo Shu is a member of the Huo family. In order to avenge the destruction of her family, she secretly targeted the Lin family, while the Li family was unaware of this and no one could say anything about it.

Therefore, tonight he was going to Huo Shu's courtyard to pretend to accidentally reveal the news of Lin Chen's death to Huo Shu.

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Poyang County.

"Very well, I will pack up now, and we will set off for the battlefield tomorrow."

He Ruyun received orders from above to go to the northern battlefield. There was no panic on his face. In fact, he had been looking forward to the mission of covering the sky for months.

From the day the war between Daliang and Han Kingdom began, he never stopped thinking about going to the battlefield to kill the enemy.

Now, my wish has finally come true.

In the months since the war with Daliang began, the imperial court has been sending martial artists from various sectors to the battlefield, but he was not selected in the first two rounds. Now, in the third round, it is finally his turn.

Martial Arts Office.

Su Lingchuan also received the transfer order, but his brows furrowed.

It wasn't that he wasn't afraid to die or go to the battlefield, but rather that he already knew He Ruyun had also received a transfer order.

The simultaneous transfer of a county magistrate and the head of the military administration office is somewhat unusual.

Could it be that they are at a disadvantage on the battlefield and desperately need high-ranking martial artists?

Su Lingchuan had some doubts. In the past, only the head of the military administration office or the county magistrate would be transferred, leaving someone familiar with the county's situation to maintain order. This simultaneous transfer of the county magistrate and the head of the military administration office was only possible when there was an extreme shortage of high-ranking martial artists on the battlefield.

Thinking of this, a shadow fell over Su Lingchuan's heart. The lack of martial artists on the battlefield indicated that the situation was extremely unfavorable for Daliang.

“If the situation on the battlefield is unfavorable, it is impossible that there would be no battle reports coming from the imperial court.”

Since the war with Han Kingdom began, the imperial court has been sending battle reports to various regions every day. Even someone as lowly as the head of a military affairs office can receive these reports. According to yesterday's report, the battle between Liang and Han Kingdom on the battlefield is only at a stalemate.

Unless, the battle report circulating in the imperial court is false.

But the two prime ministers and Lord Liang are definitely not that kind of people.

"What is the adult pondering?"

The staff member next to him frowned and pondered when he saw Su Lingchuan receive the transfer order from above, and couldn't help but ask.

"It's nothing, perhaps I'm overthinking it."

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Linhu Village.

"Lord Jia, could you please persuade these young people in our village? Going to the battlefield means death... I know that our Great Liang is at war with the Han Kingdom, and this concerns every citizen of Great Liang, but these young people don't even understand. Going to the battlefield is just sending them to their deaths."

Zhao Zanghu complained to Jia Nanzhu by the lakeside near the village.

"Or, let Lin Chen write a letter to the village. These kids in our village trust Lin Chen and their words carry more weight than those of their elders."

When Jia Nanzhu heard Zhao Zanghu's words, his old eyes narrowed slightly. He had known for a long time that Lin Chen had been in the formation that sealed the Li Huo for several months and that his life or death was still unknown, but he had not told Lin Chen's family about it.

Although the old village chief of Linhu Village was not a martial artist, he was very shrewd. With the war between Daliang and Hanguo, and Lin Chen having been out of contact for several months, the old village chief probably had some guesses and had come to him to confirm them.

"Lin Chen is busy and I'm afraid he can't get away."

"It's alright, just send a letter back, it won't take much time," Zhao Zanghu immediately replied with a smile.

Jia Nanzhu looked at Zhao Zanghu intently, and after a long while, he suddenly sighed, "Brother Zhao, Lin Chen has been missing for several months, and his fate is unknown."

In the end, Jia Nanzhu did not hide anything from Zhao Zanghu.

"Wha...what?"

Zhao Zanghu trembled. Although he had a bad feeling, it was still hard to accept that he would get a confirmed answer from this Lord Jia.

"Lord Jia... you must be joking with me."

"Several months ago, Lin Chen entered a dangerous place that even a first-grade martial artist could not enter. Five months have passed since then, and there has been no news of Lin Chen."

Jia Nanzhu could understand Zhao Zanghu's feelings; when he first received the news, he was also finding it hard to accept.

He and Lin Chen were master and apprentice. After receiving this news, he left Linhu Village for the first time and went to Lihuodao, where he personally witnessed the towering flames within the formation.

"Lord Jia, I don't know anything about the Fire of Separation. Can you tell me what the chances are of Lin Chen surviving?"

"Nine deaths and a lifetime."

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As Zhao Zanghu walked out of the lakeside courtyard where Jia Nanzhu lived, he wiped his eyes with his sleeve, afraid that others would see that he had shed tears earlier.

How could... how could it have been a near-death experience?
He didn't know how to face Lin Chen's parents.

"Village chief... Village chief, please let us join the army."

A group of young men, led by Gu Fei, were walking towards this place when they saw Zhao Zanghu and immediately ran over.

In the past, Zhao Zanghu would only scold him a few times, but at this moment, Zhao Zanghu's face was stern: "Fine."

"Village chief, you agree?"

Gu Fei and the others could hardly believe their eyes. The village chief, who had refused to agree before, had actually agreed this time.

“Go, join the army. If you die out there, I will distribute your family’s land to other people in the village. Don’t expect the village to support your parents in their old age. When you die, bring your body back wrapped in burlap. Don’t bury it in the village. Just find a piece of land outside the village and bury it.”

Gu Fei: ...

Other boys in the village: ...

(End of this chapter)