Rise from a Poor Family: My Martial Arts Counterattack

Chapter 396 Reaching the summit is acceptable, but this battle must be won.

The battle space of Wudao Mountain.

At this moment, the faint sound of crashing waves could be heard. Although no waves were visible, the sound was enough to make one's heart tremble.

Lin Chen stood in the air, his posture upright, with faint golden flames flowing around him. The invisible, scorching pressure caused the air to distort slightly.

Across from him, Zhang Xu's smile vanished, replaced by a solemn and profound expression. He slowly raised his hands, and with each movement, the roar of the deep sea in the entire space intensified.

A vast expanse of azure energy surged from his body, rapidly converging and compressing in front of him.

That wasn't real water, but rather something that evolved from Zhang Xu's innate energy.

The surging water quickly coalesced into an enormous, deep blue palm print, its lines clearly defined, as if forged from millennia-old ice and vast ocean waters.

"Junior Brother Lin, be careful."

Zhang Xu looked up at Lin Chen. From the pale face of the other man, Lin Chen could tell that it was probably not easy for Zhang Xu to execute this move.

The other party certainly didn't hold back.

"The tide rises and sinks in the blue sea!"

Zhang Xu roared angrily, his eyes flashing with a sharp light. This battle was the focus of everyone's attention. Even though he had no grudges against Lin Chen, and even though Senior Brother Hu and Lin Chen had formed a good relationship, he still could not hold back.

Because he represents the East Sea Divine Palace, and represents the face of the East Sea Divine Palace.

The large, deep blue palm print, carrying the weight of crushing mountains and an all-pervasive corrosive power, instantly filled the entire challenge space and pressed down on Lin Chen!

Wherever the palm print passed, even the space seemed to be filled with viscous seawater, creating a sluggish and sticky feeling, as if trying to completely imprison Lin Chen within it.

"Brother Zhang's Azure Sea Tide Seal..."

At this moment, the disciples of the East Sea Divine Palace who were watching the battle felt the power of Zhang Xu's palm strike, and their faces were filled with shock.

As disciples of the East Sea Divine Palace, they naturally have a good understanding of the palace's signature martial arts. Many disciples have even begun to practice them, and they know exactly how much talent is needed to reach the level of Senior Brother Zhang.

"Indeed, Junior Brother Zhang's understanding of the Azure Sea Tide Seal has reached a level of consummate skill."

The deacons of the East Sea Divine Palace also had satisfied expressions on their faces. This palm strike was almost the limit that Junior Brother Zhang could unleash, after all, Junior Brother Zhang was only at the first level of the Innate Realm.

Compared to the East Sea Divine Palace, the disciples of the Canglan Sect were staring intently at the light screen, their expressions tense, with many even holding their breath.

They didn't know what Zhang Xu and Lin Chen had said on Martial Arts Mountain, but judging from the process of Zhang Xu unleashing this move and the power of the palm print, they could tell that this must have been the full-force attack of this martial artist from the East Sea Divine Palace.

"Junior brother, hold on."

Chai Daoqi murmured, "This disciple of the East Sea Divine Palace is no less powerful than the disciple of the Guixu Sword Tomb from before."

"Is the 30th ranked Xiantian martial artist in Wudao Mountain really this strong?"

Qiao Yuan frowned. This was only the thirtieth place. Wouldn't the twenty-nine people in front be even stronger?
……

On the martial arts mountain.

Faced with the overwhelming power of the palm print, Lin Chen's pupils contracted slightly. He could feel that the power contained in this Senior Brother Zhang's palm was completely different from Zhao Feng's previous attack.

Zhao Feng's sword is sharp, and he only uses all his strength in a single instant.

As long as you can withstand one sword strike, the rest will be a piece of cake.

But the power released by this Senior Brother Zhang's palm strike was immense, profound, and continuous.

It's a cumulative effect, with each wave stronger than the last.

That’s it!
Just as the towering blue wave of palm print was about to strike,
A high-pitched, sharp sound, like the cry of a golden crow, burst forth from Lin Chen's body!

The golden wings behind him suddenly burst into flames, and the intertwined gold and red flames soared into the sky, then transformed into two huge flame blades that tore through space!

Lin Chen's wings suddenly folded and crossed forward! He activated the Boundless Divine Appearance Technique at full power, unleashing the domineering divine might of the Golden Crow Radiant Flame, capable of incinerating all things.

call out! ! !
Lin Chen's figure transformed into an extreme golden light, as if he had plunged into the ocean. A large amount of white, high-temperature steam instantly spread out, enveloping the entire space.

Outside the arena, countless martial artists watching the battle through the light screen held their breath, as they could feel the terrifying energy fluctuations of the two combatants through the screen.

The disciples of the Canglan Sect and the East Sea Divine Palace clenched their fists, extremely nervous.

At the center of the billowing white mist and steam, golden light, as if riding the wind and breaking through the waves, cleaved a golden wave of fire in the midst of the ocean, its speed completely unaffected.

Three breaths later!

Zhang Xu stared in astonishment at the terrifying flames before him and the figure within them, but then smiled and said, "Brother Lin, you've won."

Lin Chen's strength was recognized by him, and his address changed from "Junior Brother Lin" to "Brother Lin".

"Thank you for your kind offer, Senior Brother Zhang."

"This is not an admission of weakness. This palm strike was my all-out attack, yet it still failed to cause any harm to Brother Lin. Continuing to fight would only result in defeat, so I might as well save face for myself."

"With Brother Lin's strength, making it into the top fifteen should be no problem."

Zhang Xu smiled slightly, and his figure began to disappear in Lin Chen's surprised gaze.

Lin Chen was surprised because of Zhang Xu's words, "I have no problem getting into the top fifteen." What did he mean by that?

Zhang Xu's figure disappeared, and the battlefield returned to calm, with all the mist dissipating.

However, countless martial artists watching the battle were stunned by what they saw on the battlefield. Where was Zhang Xu of the East Sea Divine Palace?

Why is Lin Chen the only one left?
An idea popped into everyone's minds, but looking at Lin Chen who was completely unharmed, they could hardly believe it.

Zhang Xu lost?

Zhang Xu's defeat alone wasn't enough to make them unable to accept it; what they couldn't accept was that Lin Chen, just like in his previous battle against Zhao Feng, was completely unharmed.

This means that Lin Chen's strength far surpasses that of Zhang Xu.

At this moment, many innate martial artists who originally wanted to challenge Lin Chen breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, they did not challenge him. Lin Chen's victory over Zhang Xu had already made them understand Lin Chen's strength.

They are far beyond their ability to defeat; going up to challenge them would only be a disgrace.

……

At the East Sea Divine Palace, when Zhang Xu descended from Martial Dao Mountain, he was accompanied by several middle-aged men, including Hu Yunhua.

Zhang Xu's gaze immediately turned to Hu Yunhua: "Senior Brother Hu, Lin Chen is even stronger than you told me. With the strength he has shown, he is enough to reach the top fifteen of Martial Dao Mountain. If he is hiding his strength, he is probably no problem to be in the top ten or even the top five."

"You think highly of Lin Chen?"

Hu Yunhua looked surprised. Zhang Xu smiled and said, "The reason I ranked 30th in Martial Arts Mountain is because I know I have no chance of entering the top ten. If I can't enter the top ten, there is no difference between ranking 10th and 30th in my eyes. Moreover, staying at 30th allows me to fight against later innate martial artists."

"I understand."

Hu Yunhua nodded. Junior Brother Zhang's true strength was definitely not just ranked 30th. It was just that Junior Brother Zhang felt that he could not enter the top ten, so he did not care about the ranking and preferred to stay at 30th as a gatekeeper.

Just thinking about it, since Junior Brother Zhang entered the 30th place of Martial Arts Mountain, he really hasn't made any attempt to reach a higher ranking.

"If Lin Chen can really reach the top, or even just be in the top three, I can make a trip to that island to inform Lin Chen's family." Hu Yunhua made up his mind. He didn't have much room for improvement in martial arts anymore, so what he needed to do now was to build a good relationship for his family's descendants.

……

The steps of Wudao Mountain.

After returning to the steps, Lin Chen did not rest but immediately chose to challenge the next person.

On the battlefield of martial arts.

Looking into Lin Chen's calm yet sharp eyes across from him, Ding Zicheng felt immense pressure. He hadn't felt anything while watching the match, but now that he was actually facing Lin Chen, he realized just how much pressure Lin Chen was putting on him.

Riding on his winning streak, Lin Chen's momentum reached its peak. Conversely, after witnessing the battle between Lin Chen, Zhao Feng, and Zhang Xu, Ding Zicheng had to admit that his strength was not even comparable to these two.

If he could use external objects, he could use some spiritual weapons provided by the sect to close the gap between the two of them, but this is Martial Dao Mountain, and no external objects are allowed to be brought in.

Ding Zicheng's face showed bitterness and helplessness. He bowed slightly to Lin Chen and said softly, "Your strength is far superior to mine. I concede defeat."

Did they surrender without a fight?

Lin Chen was somewhat speechless, but it was a good thing for him that his opponent was willing to admit defeat, as it would at least allow him to preserve his strength.

"Concession."

Lin Chen returned the greeting with a fist salute. At first, many of the martial artists watching the battle thought that the two were just exchanging greetings before their fight. But when Ding Zicheng's figure disappeared, gasps of surprise rose and fell.

They actually admitted defeat?
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Ding Zicheng actually chose to admit defeat?
Aren't you afraid of being ridiculed by everyone because of this?
"What a coward, he doesn't even dare to make a move."

"A useless existence."

When the disciples of the Eight Desolations Sect saw Ding Zicheng admit defeat, they were shocked and then couldn't help but start cursing.

What they hoped to see was that even if they were no match for Lin Chen, they would still fight him, forcing him to reveal more of his trump cards, or depleting his strength.

Lin Chen is now ranked 29th, and the later innate experts no longer have the opportunity to directly challenge him. Lin Chen doesn't need to rush to challenge them.

The 100,000-win streak challenge has no time limit and does not require Lin Chen to complete it within a day or several days.

In their view, Lin Chen should take a break now.

But when Lin Chen's figure appeared on the light screen this time, the disciples of the Eight Desolations Sect were stunned. Lin Chen actually wanted to continue the challenge?

The disciples of the Eight Desolations Sect were not the only ones stunned; other martial artists who were observing were also taken aback.

They're already in 29th place, shouldn't they take a break?

The martial artist ranked twenty-eighth in Wudao Mountain had a complicated expression when he received Lin Chen's challenge. He knew he was no match for Lin Chen and thought that Lin Chen wouldn't challenge him so soon, so he could discuss with his sect elders how to decide.

Should we fight or simply surrender?

But now Lin Chen didn't give him time to think.

Oh well, it's not like I'm the only one giving up. Since someone else has already started, it probably won't attract much attention.

As innate martial artists under the age of twenty, they were all proud. Even though they knew that fighting with all their might would only result in defeat, they were still somewhat unwilling to do it in front of everyone just to deplete Lin Chen's strength.

Most importantly, someone started it.

If the person in front doesn't start by admitting defeat, they will fight with all their might for the sake of dignity.

But now that he has admitted defeat, he has fought desperately on Martial Arts Mountain. If he only suffers a narrow defeat, that's fine. But if he suffers a crushing defeat, he will be ridiculed for lacking self-awareness.

"Admit defeat!"

"I surrender."

"Concession."

"Accepted."

……

Twenty-eight, twenty-seven...

Seven fighters conceded defeat in a row, leaving all the spectators stunned. Lin Chen had climbed to twenty-third place without breaking a sweat.

Some people were angry, some felt helpless, some thought it was normal, and some were even excited.

"Junior brother, it's time for you to rest."

"Junior brother, you can pause now."

"Yes, that's how it should be. While they're still riding high and haven't had a chance to react or make a decision, let's continue the challenge!"

On the Canglan Sect Square, Chai Daoqi's words were constantly changing, from initial concern to later support for Lin Chen to continue the challenge.

He could now guess some of the reasons why the several innate martial artists had conceded defeat. They were intimidated by their junior brother's aura, had no confidence in winning, did not want to suffer a crushing defeat, and since some people had already conceded, they chose to follow suit.

If these people are given some time to recover, they might not necessarily admit defeat.

Twenty-two, twenty-one...

Yu Nanchun of the Eight Desolations Sect ranked twenty-first in Wudao Mountain.

"This time, we will not admit defeat again."

"The Eight Desolate Sect and the Azure Wave Sect, hehe... this is going to be a good show."

Upon seeing the identity of Lin Chen's opponent this time, many of the martial artists watching the battle felt relieved.

Anyone can admit defeat, but this person is the only one who cannot.

The feud between the Canglan Sect and the Bahuang Sect is well-known throughout the Yan Dynasty. There are quite a few super sects with similar grudges in the Yan Dynasty. Basically, sects with adjacent territories all have grudges.

However, there are not many enmities as deep as those between the Canglan Sect and the Bahuang Sect. This is because the Bahuang Sect had the idea of ​​destroying the Canglan Sect when it declined several times. Unfortunately, it failed in the end. However, the Canglan Sect lost many powerful people and disciples during these times, so the two sides can be considered sworn enemies.

"Lin Chen, your journey to the pinnacle of martial arts should end here."

Yu Nanchun looked at Lin Chen with a cold smile. Lin Chen's eyes narrowed slightly. Although he had not been in the sect for long, he was still aware of the hatred between his sect and the Eight Desolations Sect.

If the disciples of the two sects were to meet outside, especially in a secluded place, they would surely fight to the death. How much more so now that they have met on Martial Dao Mountain.

"As long as Senior Brother Lin can defeat Yu Nanchun, even if he fails to reach the pinnacle of martial arts later, he will still be a hero of our Canglan Sect."

It's okay to lose when you reach the top, but you absolutely cannot lose to the Eight Desolations Sect.

These are the true thoughts of the Canglan Sect disciples watching the battle at this moment.

"Here it comes. Lin Chen's path to the top has come to an end. Senior Brother Yu will let the Canglan Sect know what it means to overestimate oneself."

……

A frenzied atmosphere permeated the disciples of both sects, while on Martial Arts Mountain, Lin Chen and Yu Nanchun didn't waste any words and attacked almost simultaneously.

(End of this chapter)