Rise from a Poor Family: My Martial Arts Counterattack

Chapter 341 Advise you? Wrong, kill you! (Third update)

On the river.

As Li Yuan watched the approaching figure, he immediately looked to the left and right. Once he was sure there were no other ambushes, his eyes were filled with murderous intent as he looked at the newcomer.

He had never met Lin Chen.

Two years ago, Lin Chen was just a disciple of the Poyang County Martial Arts School, not worth his attention at all.

Later, when Lin Chen started competing with his own Zhe'er for the title of Jiangnan Dao martial arts student model, he finally remembered the name Lin Chen, but that was all he remembered.

It wasn't until Lin Chen received the Jiangnan Dao Student Exemplary Award that he truly began to take this junior seriously. However, he never expected that Lin Chen's martial arts cultivation would then advance like a rocket, constantly improving.

By then, he no longer had the chance to make a move.

Li Zhe had never considered turning hostility into friendship, because that was just his nature—he was vengeful and would hold a grudge against anyone.

He thought Lin Chen must be the same. Although the Huo family was the one who forced Lin Chen's grandfather to his death, he didn't believe Lin Chen wouldn't guess that it was the Li family behind it.

Once Lin Chen truly matures, he will inevitably seek revenge against the Li family.

Therefore, he had been thinking about how to eliminate Lin Chen for some time, but he couldn't come up with a good way. After winning the first place on the Hidden Dragon Ranking, the court's attention to Lin Chen reached an unprecedented level.

What Li Yuan didn't expect was that before he could come up with a perfect plan to kill Lin Chen, he learned that Lin Chen was in the Li Huo Dao, inside the formation that sealed Li Huo, and his fate was unknown.

One of his former instructors at the martial arts academy is now a general in the Zhennan Army. The other party let it slip unintentionally, but the speaker meant no harm, while the listener took it to heart, and Li Yuan managed to extract the information he wanted from the other party.

The Li Huo was awakened, turning the formation into a sea of ​​fire. Even a first-grade martial artist could not stay inside for long. Lin Chen had been inside for several months and was probably already burned to ashes.

He sent the news of Lin Chen's death home to tell Zhe'er, guessing that Zhe'er, given her personality, would definitely target Lin Chen's family, and he agreed to this.

Without Lin Chen, the Lin family is just an ordinary family. No one will care if a few ordinary people die.

Moreover, the Great Liang is currently at war with the Han and Zheng states, and is in dire need of manpower. Even if the higher-ups have some suspicions, they will not thoroughly investigate the matter without solid evidence.

To put it bluntly, without Lin Chen, the Lin family is not even worth comparing with the Li family. He believes the higher-ups will make their choice.
As for the claim that the higher-ups would thoroughly investigate the matter because of Lin Chen's contributions to the Great Liang, Li Zhe scoffed. People get cold even after they're gone, let alone after someone is dead.

The reason for having Zhe'er kill Lin Chen's family was to let Zhe'er vent the anger that Lin Chen had been suppressing. Only when this anger was released would Zhe'er's mind be clear and her martial arts skills improve faster.

"I really didn't expect that you could survive the fire."

Li Yuan looked at Lin Chen with regret in his voice. Lin Chen pursed his lips and said, "I'm not dead. I'm sorry to disappoint you."

"What, are you trying to persuade me to return to Daliang all by yourself?"

Why do you think I'm trying to persuade you to return to Daliang?

Lin Chen laughed, a mocking smile in his eyes: "You've lived half your life, do you think I'm that naive, or are you?"

"If you're not trying to persuade me to return to Daliang, are you trying to capture me and bring me back to Daliang?"

Li Yuan didn't care about Lin Chen's sarcasm. He thought Lin Chen wanted to persuade him to go back, but he couldn't think of any other purpose for Lin Chen's appearance.

Take me back?
Even if someone is ranked first on the Hidden Dragon List or the Heavenly List, they are only showing off to the younger generation; they are not qualified to stand in front of him.

"I'm not arresting you."

Lin Chen shook his head, his eyelids drooping slightly, but when he looked up the next moment, he made no attempt to hide the killing intent in his eyes: "I've come to kill you."

"Slay me?"

Li Yuan was stunned for three breaths, whether he was genuinely shocked by Lin Chen's words or doing it on purpose, he burst into laughter the next moment: "Lin Chen, I think you've been blinded by the recent praise. You think you can kill me? That's a huge joke. If your teacher can't do it, then you can't do it either."

"If it weren't for Ge Hongyi's intervention, you would have found your teacher's corpse in the military camp."

Upon hearing Li Yuan mention his teacher, Lin Chen's eyes narrowed slightly, and he fell silent, walking towards Li Yuan.

Li Yuan stared at Lin Chen, but frowned. In his perception of the aura, Lin Chen's sharp aura suddenly subsided, but it did not disappear; rather, it was a kind of accumulation.

The next moment, Lin Chen took a step forward.

boom!
With that step, Lin Chen's aura suddenly surged.

One step, two steps, three steps...

Ninth rank, eighth rank, seventh rank...

Lin Chen did not stop; his momentum continued to rise.

At first, Li Yuan's expression remained unchanged, but as Lin Chen took his fifth and sixth steps, a look of deep disbelief appeared in his eyes.

The aura of a fourth-rank martial artist!
It hasn't been long, and this kid has already reached the fourth rank.

After more than twenty years of cultivation, I am only at the fourth rank.

This kid is simply a cultivation monster. In just three years since he embarked on the path of martial arts, he has already caught up with half a lifetime of cultivation.

Finally, Lin Chen stepped onto the river, no more than ten feet away from Li Yuan.

"No wonder you were confident enough to chase after me alone, but don't think that just because you've broken through to the fourth rank, you can be my opponent. There are different levels of skill even within the fourth rank."

Lin Chen did not respond to Li Yuan's words. At this moment, he circulated his qi and blood throughout his body. His qi and blood rolled like magma, endless and continuous, and finally condensed between his legs.

Lin Chen stomped his right foot, causing ripples to spread across the water. Using the momentum of these ripples, Lin Chen shot out like a red lightning bolt, arriving in front of Li Yuan in the blink of an eye.

The whirlwind kick swept across, the wind howling, each gust like a blade slashing towards Li Yuan.

"Ultimately arrogant."

"Today I will make you lose your life here."

Unexpectedly, Lin Chen dared to take the initiative to attack, and Li Yuan, enraged, also unleashed several palm strikes in succession. The collision of their energies caused the water surface dozens of feet below to explode, with countless splashes of water flying everywhere. When the splashes subsided, many fish carcasses were found floating on the river surface.

During their first encounter, Li Yuan was slightly shocked. He had thought that even though Lin Chen had broken through to the fourth rank, he had only recently done so and was definitely not as good as him. However, after their first exchange, he discovered a fact that was hard for him to bear.

Lin Chen's strength was in no way inferior to his.

Li Yuan retreated rapidly, not intending to engage Lin Chen in close combat.

Rumors circulated that Lin Chen's physical strength far surpassed that of others at the same cultivation level, and it now appears that the rumors were not exaggerated.

Although it's unclear how this kid managed to train his physical body to be so strong, combat among entry-level martial artists isn't solely reliant on physical strength.

Because lower-grade martial artists have only recently entered the ranks, their application of martial will is not yet profound enough. But at his level, having been in the ranks for over twenty years, his application of martial will is already highly refined.

"Azure Scale Bone-Eroding Spear!"

Li Yuan gave a soft shout, and a green spear appeared in his hand. The spearhead was entirely green, but red liquid could be vaguely seen flowing inside the spear shaft, and there was an eerie red light at the spearhead.

Eerie light!

Lin Chen was no longer a novice in martial arts. He could tell from the strange red light that the red blood flowing inside Li Yuan's spear was some kind of demon blood.

"They actually colluded with the demon race."

"Lin Chen, this is my biggest secret, but it doesn't matter now. You will be the first person to die by this gun."

Li Yuan swept his spear horizontally, and several illusory images of emerald green venomous pythons burst forth from the spear tip, emitting a shrill howl. Finally, as Li Yuan swung his spear, the illusory images of venomous pythons merged into one, carrying the terrifying power of the spear tip as it pierced towards Lin Chen.

The fusion of his own martial will with the bloodline of the demon race is the breakthrough Li Yuan has made in his martial will over the years.

The Great Liang Dynasty does not allow martial artists to have demon bloodlines, nor does it have any cultivation techniques for this kind of thing. However, the Zheng Kingdom does, and many years ago, he obtained cultivation techniques from the Zheng Kingdom.

Faced with Li Yuan's shot, Lin Chen suddenly stood still. Li Yuan's expression turned serious upon seeing this; he didn't believe that Lin Chen had been scared out of his wits by the shot.

There must be a demon in the abnormal situation.

In Li Yuan's view, he saw Lin Chen make a hand gesture with his hands, and then take a step forward to meet the tip of his spear.

The next moment, to Li Yuan's astonishment, Lin Chen's body burst into flames, and he instantly transformed into a human torch.

Flames engulf the body, and the storm intensifies the flames.

In an instant, the flames soared to a height of over ten feet.

The next moment, the flames disappeared, and in the instant the flames vanished, a giant stepped forward, his large palm striking the tip of the spear.

Snapped!
The spear trembled, and the phantom of the venomous python was ejected directly from the spear shaft, disappearing into nothingness in mid-air without even uttering a cry.

"What kind of skill is this?"

The shockwave from the tiger's mouth caused it to explode, but Li Yuan's attention was focused on the giant. His pupils contracted, and the scene before him exceeded his understanding of martial arts.

He had never heard of such a technique in the Nine Kingdoms, which could transform a person into a ten-zhang giant.

Even the Elephant Body of the Elephant Kingdom, when cultivated to its peak, would only reach a maximum size of three zhang (approximately 10 meters) even if personally performed by the Elephant Kingdom's Grand Preceptor.

boom!
Lin Chen, now a giant, gave Li Yuan no time to breathe, pressing down with a palm. Crimson flames were faintly visible between his palms, and the air around him hissed as it burned.

Li Yuan retreated rapidly, but no matter how fast he was, he couldn't outrun the giant, whose palm strike directly enveloped him.

Snapped!
With a slap, Li Yuan was directly slammed onto the river surface, creating a spray of water dozens of feet in all directions.

call out!
Three breaths later, Li Yuan, soaking wet, emerged from the water dozens of feet away. But the instant Li Yuan appeared, Lin Chen's figure flashed. Despite his massive size, his speed was not slow at all, and he reappeared above Li Yuan's head.

A giant hand, like a mountain pressing down.

……

……

At this moment, dozens of figures appeared on both sides of the river.

This is the border between Daliang and Zhao. Not far away are the military camps of both countries. Hearing the commotion, all the warriors in the camps rushed over.

They didn't recognize Li Yuan, but they were captivated by the giant figure, ten feet tall, on the river, and they stared in disbelief.

Monster?

I've never heard of such a monster.

Musha?
The Nine Kingdoms had never heard of a warrior who was ten zhang tall.

If this were reported to the higher-ups, I'm afraid they wouldn't believe it.

"My lord, should we make a move?"

On the Zhao side, a warrior asked in a low voice.

"What are you doing? Are you looking for death? The one who was slapped into the water is a mid-level martial artist, at least a fifth-level one. As for this giant... if you want to die, then go ahead and attack."

The leading martial artist curled his lip. He was only at the sixth rank, and his subordinates were only at the seventh rank. If they all attacked together, they probably wouldn't even be enough to withstand a single slap from this giant.

On the Daliang side, several martial artists were also discussing in hushed tones.

"This giant is clearly toying with that warrior."

"Smash the martial artist as soon as he shows his face; that's killing him and destroying his spirit."

(End of this chapter)