Rise from a Poor Family: My Martial Arts Counterattack

Chapter 394 The Arrogant Lin Chen

The sound of metal clashing resounded throughout!

Zhao Guang's eyes showed disbelief, and the sword light disappeared in the next moment, causing all the spectators to exclaim in surprise.

The expected bloody light did not appear. Lin Chen did not even raise his hand. The pair of fiery wings behind him, formed by the Golden Crow's Radiant Flame, suddenly closed, and the brilliant golden feathers intertwined to form a shield in front of him.

The sword light, powerful enough to split mountains and cleave peaks, struck the wings and was unable to advance even an inch further. The sound of clashing swords earlier came from this.

"what is this?"

Zhao Feng's pupils shrank sharply; his prized killing move couldn't even break through the opponent's defense.

The wings slowly unfurled, with specks of golden flame flowing between the feathers like molten gold. When the wings extended back behind Lin Chen, Lin Chen's true appearance was revealed, and his clothes were completely undamaged.

Many martial artists watching the battle were now staring intently at the scene, including many powerful figures from various sects.

"When did the Canglan Sect acquire such a cultivation technique?"

The major sects have collected numerous cultivation techniques. Not every technique is known to the outside world, but other sects are familiar with the powerful techniques or techniques with special functions of each sect.

It's normal not to know about ordinary cultivation techniques; every sect has thousands of techniques, so it's impossible for them to know them all.

A defensive technique capable of withstanding a full-force sword strike from a Xiantian martial artist in the Guixu Sword Tomb could not possibly be unknown in the Yanhuang Dynasty, yet they had never heard of the Canglan Sect possessing such a technique.

The Boundless Divine Appearance Technique is not a cultivation method of the Canglan Sect. Rather, it was found by a senior member of the Canglan Sect many years ago in a secret realm. In addition, this technique is extremely difficult to cultivate, and even the sect's own disciples do not know much about it, let alone other sects.

Even if someone does know the Eternal Divine Image Technique, due to its unique nature, the divine image condensed from different flames absorbed will be different, rendering it meaningless as a reference.

"Looks like he's got some skill. No wonder he dared to challenge for a 100,000-win streak, but that's not enough."

After a brief moment of shock, Zhao Feng regained his composure. This time, his sword aura changed again, and his figure slashed into the void. Seven afterimages, indistinguishable from reality, pierced towards Lin Chen's vital points from different directions. The cold light emitted by the sword tip even carved sword patterns on the ground.

"The Qi-Breaking Sword of the Guixu Sword Tomb is specifically designed to target the Qi of martial artists at the Innate Realm."

Outside the light screen, Chai Daoqi saw Zhao Feng's move and his eyes also showed a solemn expression. Back then, he was just one bottleneck away from breaking through to the second level of the Innate Realm, so he chose to travel and encountered the disciples of the Guixu Sword Tomb.

During the sparring session, the opponent used this technique to break through his protective aura.

This disciple of Guixu Sword Tomb used the wings behind his junior brother as a manifestation of his junior brother's protective aura.

This time, Lin Chen did not remain still; he took half a step forward.

With that half-step, the golden flames beneath his feet, like lava, suddenly spread outwards like ripples. Before Zhao Feng's seven sword shadows could even pierce Lin Chen, they were completely annihilated by the flames.

Three breaths later, Zhao Feng appeared a hundred feet away. Half of the hair on his head was curled up, due to the high temperature of the flames. Even though he used his sword energy to protect himself immediately, he could only block the flames but not the high temperature.

"What move is this?"

Zhao Feng's knuckles were already white as he gripped the sword. His two killing moves, which he had put all his strength into, were so easily neutralized by his opponent.

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At the foot of a certain Flaming Mountain.

"Senior Brother Zhao, did you see the flames beneath Lin Chen's feet just now?"

"It was too fast, I couldn't see it clearly, but it should be some kind of innate fire."

"It is the fire of separation."

A middle-aged figure appeared on the scene, and the two young men who were talking immediately bowed respectfully: "Disciple greets Steward Chen."

"What appeared under Lin Chen's feet just now was a Li Fire, but it was only a first-level Li Fire."

"Li Huo?"

The two young men looked surprised. There were many innate fires in the sect, as well as the Li fire, but very few disciples focused on cultivating the Li fire because it was extremely difficult to control.

"Lin Chen, why would you go to the Canglan Sect? With your talent in fire control, you should come to my Wanhuo Sect."

The middle-aged man murmured something. He didn't know what kind of cultivation technique Lin Chen had practiced, but with his eyesight, he could clearly tell that Lin Chen had at least two different kinds of innate fire.

Especially those fiery wings; if he wasn't mistaken, they should undoubtedly be the Golden Crow Yaoyan.

The Golden Crow Radiant Flame is formed from the essence of the Golden Crow. It is extremely domineering and ferocious. Even in the Myriad Fire Sect, disciples are only allowed to come into contact with it after they have entered the second stage of the Innate Realm. Yet Lin Chen, who is only at the first stage of the Innate Realm, has already successfully refined the Golden Crow Radiant Flame.

Such a genius would be wasted on the Canglan Sect; he should have come to their Wanhuo Sect instead.

"How about we suggest to the elders that they discuss with the Canglan Sect about giving Lin Chen to their Wanhuo Sect?"

The middle-aged man had this thought in his mind, but the next moment he laughed helplessly. The Canglan Sect would definitely not release him.

Which sect wouldn't want such a genius?
Unless the Myriad Fire Sect is willing to pay a huge price for this.

"Never mind, this is something the elders should worry about. I just need to inform them about this matter."

The challenge of 100,000 consecutive wins at Martial Arts Mountain attracted the attention of martial artists between the first and second stages of the Innate Realm. The elders of the various sects wouldn't keep a close eye on this matter; at most, their subordinates would report the results after they were announced.

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On the battlefield of Wudao Mountain, Lin Chen did not give Zhao Feng a third chance with his sword. At this moment, his wings burst forth with dazzling golden light, and everyone saw a stream of molten gold light rushing straight toward Zhao Feng.

It moved so fast that even the light screen showed afterimages.

At that moment, Zhao Feng had only just raised his sword, the tip not yet striking, when his expression instantly changed drastically. A terrifyingly high-temperature flame poured down, instantly vaporizing the protective sword energy around his body. *Sizzle!*
Zhao Feng felt a sharp pain in his chest and looked down to see a charred hole in his chest. Although it hadn't pierced through his chest, it had rendered him incapable of fighting.

boom!
Zhao Feng's figure plummeted from the sky towards the ground, and when he was still a foot away from the ground, he completely disappeared from Martial Dao Mountain.

He chose to admit defeat.

Refusing to admit defeat, he wanted to fall to the ground in front of all the martial artists of the entire Yan Dynasty. As proud as he was, he simply could not accept such an outcome.

However, although Zhao Feng managed to preserve his dignity, the moment his figure disappeared, countless martial artists watching the battle fell silent.

Wow!
On the contrary, cheers erupted in many places within the Canglan Sect at this moment.

Of all those most concerned about this challenge, the disciples of the Canglan Sect are undoubtedly the ones who are most concerned.

Disciples without martial arts seals joined those with them early on to watch Lin Chen's challenge against the top 100.

Excited cheers echoed from the courtyards where outer and inner disciples lived.

In the plaza outside the main hall of Canglan, Qiao Yuan smiled the moment he saw Zhao Feng's figure disappear.

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Guixu Sword Tomb.

Pei Qingming also had a smile on his face. As expected of Junior Brother Lin, he could even defeat Zhao Feng.

The gap between himself and Junior Brother Lin was widening. He was still striving to reach the Innate Realm, while Junior Brother Lin was already challenging all the geniuses in the First Innate Realm.

Zhao Feng's figure returned to the mountain peak, his face pale, with blood constantly oozing from the corners of his mouth and chest.

"Take good care of your wounds."

A majestic voice rang out, and Zhao Feng looked up to see an arc of light shooting down from the sky, hovering right in front of him.

A bottle of pills.

"Thank you, master."

Zhao Feng accepted the pill, bowed respectfully towards the sky, and without further delay, opened the medicine bottle, poured out a pill, swallowed it, and then sat cross-legged on the ground to begin healing.

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Inside the light screen, Zhao Feng disappeared, but Lin Chen remained. At that moment, Lin Chen's gaze was directed directly at the front of the light screen, and everyone could see Lin Chen's face.

This face, which was completely unfamiliar in the Yan Dynasty before today, has been remembered by many people.

Lin Chen stared at the light screen, his expression calm. He knew that although the light screen was silent, as long as he spoke, many people could read his lip movements to understand what he was saying.

Ten breaths later, Lin Chen's figure disappeared, but everyone who was watching was shocked.

They understood Lin Chen's lip movements and what he was saying.

"If you want a challenge, then come on."

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"Too arrogant!"

"Just because you defeated a warrior from the Guixu Sword Tomb, does that mean you've become arrogant and ignorant?"

"Does he really think he's invincible under twenty?"

At this moment, many martial artists were filled with anger. In their view, Lin Chen's words were a provocation against all the geniuses under the age of twenty in the entire Yan Dynasty.

The steps of Wudao Mountain.

Lin Chen did not choose to leave Wudao Mountain, but stayed on the steps.

His words were indeed provocative. From the moment Wudaoshan announced to the entire Yan Dynasty that he was going to start a 100,000-win streak, he knew that many people would try to stop him.

These people won't give me or the Canglan Sect any face just because I'm humble. On the contrary, the more arrogant I am, the more they will fear me.

With hundreds of millions of martial artists from the entire Yan Dynasty watching the battle, there were consequences for losing.

Reputation, strength, and even the reputation of one's sect will be affected.

Ten breaths later, Lin Chen chose to challenge the person in front of him, and the opponent readily admitted defeat.

Next one,
Next one.

After two consecutive challenges without receiving any further challenge messages, Lin Chen realized that although these innate martial artists were arrogant, they were not fools. They would not challenge him unless they were confident of victory.

He believed that there were some exceptional geniuses in the world who didn't care about the rankings on Martial Arts Mountain, but they were extremely rare. Most of the people who didn't go to Martial Arts Mountain did so because they knew they couldn't reach the top or be in the top ten.

Unable to reach the top ten, and with no interest in the rewards beyond the top ten, they simply choose not to enter the Martial Arts Mountain at all—this is the true intention of those geniuses.

The two people that Senior Brother Qiao defeated, including Zhao Feng whom I defeated, were all of this type.

PS: I can't guarantee the second update will be before midnight. It depends on what time my daughter finishes her IV drip. Maybe it will be updated in the early morning like yesterday. Just letting you know in advance.

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