Rise from a Poor Family: My Martial Arts Counterattack

Chapter 397 Shocked the entire audience, a complete crushing defeat.
Beyond the light screen, millions of eyes are focused.

Lin Chen and Yu Nanchun faced off, the air seemed to freeze, carrying the heavy weight of the millennia-old feud between the Canglan Sect and the Bahuang Sect.

Yu Nanchun's lips curled into a mocking smile, and his aura suddenly exploded!
A wild and domineering aura swept out, and thick, earthy-yellow energy instantly condensed, transforming into a giant, almost tangible spear in his hand.

"Eight Desolate Mountains Spear - Shattering Peaks!"

Yu Nanchun roared, his voice like rolling thunder. He stomped forward, and the ground seemed to tremble.

The giant spear, imbued with immense earth elemental energy, tore through the air with a terrifying force capable of splitting mountains and shattering the earth, as it fiercely pierced towards Lin Chen!

When disciples from the two sects meet, there is never a need for words or formalities.

Wherever the spear tip passed, the space hummed under its strain, the yellow light was blinding, and the momentum was terrifying!
"Such powerful strength, this is truly the Eight Desolations Sect, this is interesting."

The eyes of the martial artists watching the battle gleamed with excitement; they were ready to fight at the slightest provocation.

The Eight Desolations Sect is known for its immense power and domineering martial arts, but it does not publicize its name.

The Canglan Sect, on the other hand, is like a thunderclap in silence; many of its martial arts techniques are not particularly powerful in terms of momentum.

"Senior Brother Yu, kill him!"

The disciples of the Eight Desolations Sect were all cheering for Yu Nanchun at this moment.

Lin Chen narrowed his eyes slightly. Facing Yu Nanchun's overwhelming spear that seemed capable of crushing everything, he wanted to challenge him with the Boundless Divine Image Technique to see if the other party could pierce his divine image.

But in the end he rejected the idea, for no other reason than that his opponent came from the Eight Desolations Sect.

Facing the disciples of the Eight Desolations Sect, every disciple of the Canglan Sect must not only defeat them, but also defeat them beautifully.

Nothing could be more triumphant than using the Canglan Sect's martial arts to defeat the disciples of the Bahuang Sect, and it would even leave the Bahuang Sect with no excuse to explain themselves.

The Boundless Divine Appearance Technique is not a martial art of the Canglan Sect, but rather something brought back from some ruins by a senior member of the Canglan Sect. If the Eight Desolate Sect were to defeat Yu Nanchun with the Boundless Divine Appearance Technique, they would certainly be dissatisfied.

"Lin Chen, come on, I want to see if your non-Canglan Sect martial arts can withstand my move."

Yu Nanchun roared angrily. If it came to understanding the Canglan Sect, no one in the entire Yan Dynasty had a more detailed understanding than the Bahuang Sect. From the moment Lin Chen first revealed those fiery wings at Martial Dao Mountain, Yu Nanchun learned from his elders that Lin Chen was not using the martial arts techniques of the Canglan Sect.

Furthermore, Yu Nanchun knew that Lin Chen had only been a member of the Canglan Sect for a short time.

Other sects wouldn't care about the Canglan Sect's innate martial artists and disciples under the age of twenty, but the Eight Desolations Sect did. They even knew that not long ago, the first innate martial artist under the age of twenty in the Canglan Sect was Qiao Yuan, and they had always regarded Qiao Yuan as their rival.

The sudden appearance of Lin Chen in the Canglan Sect can only mean one thing: Lin Chen is a newcomer to the sect, and he joined the Canglan Sect with martial arts techniques already in his name, so he simply didn't have time to learn the sect's martial arts techniques.

Even if one cultivates it, the level of mastery is probably not high.

This was the judgment reached by the sect elders, and he trusted their judgment, which is why he deliberately used words to provoke Lin Chen.

If Lin Chen falls for the trick and uses the Canglan Sect's martial arts techniques, their power will inevitably decrease.

"as you wish."

Lin Chen was perfectly aware of Yu Nanchun's intentions. He suddenly raised his right arm, his fingers forming a sword shape. The Canglan energy within his body instantly condensed at his fingertips, forming the Canglan Sect's signature martial art: Canglan Finger.

Seeing Lin Chen use the Canglan Finger, many Canglan Sect disciples were puzzled. The power of the Canglan Finger was not weak, but it depended on what it was compared to. Without cultivating to the third level, the Canglan Finger could not compare to the Eight Desolate Mountain Breaking Technique of the Eight Desolate Sect.

“His Canglan Finger is somewhat different.”

Qiao Yuan watched Lin Chen use the Azure Wave Finger, but there was a look of doubt in his eyes. He noticed the details of Lin Chen's fingertips. The Azure Wave energy at the fingertips did not immediately point out, but instead slightly retracted inward.

This is not the way Canglan points out his finger.

Upon hearing Qiao Yuan's words, Ji Cangtian and Du Xiaofeng smiled slightly. They naturally knew why Lin Chen's Canglan Finger had a subtle difference—it was because of the Canglan Force.

……

On Martial Arts Mountain, Yu Nanchun saw Lin Chen use the Azure Wave Finger and a glint of light appeared in his eyes. Lin Chen had really fallen for it.

He was all too familiar with the Canglan Finger technique of the Canglan Sect.

In terms of power, it is definitely no match for his Eight Desolate Mountain-Breaking Technique.

Once he gains the upper hand in the first move, the Eight Desolations Mountain-Breaking Technique will be unstoppable, and Lin Chen will have no chance to fight back.

As the Azure Energy slightly contracted at the fingertips, a special, spiraling force, like an undercurrent, instantly flowed into the Azure Energy.

call out!
The Azure Energy at Lin Chen's fingertips reappeared, and the space around his fingertips was distorted by a deep blue hue.

"Azure Wave Finger!"

With a soft shout from Lin Chen, the Azure Energy burst forth from it, instantly transforming into a giant finger. The moment the giant finger appeared, the surrounding space twisted once again, turning completely into a deep blue, and it struck the tip of the terrifying giant spear with perfect precision!

boom--!
A deafening explosion resounded across the battlefield of Wudao Mountain!
All the martial artists watching held their breath at this moment. Everyone knew that Lin Chen and Yu Nanchun were going all out in this clash.

The scene that the disciples of the Eight Desolations Sect had imagined—the Azure Finger being shattered by the giant spear—did not occur, nor did the evenly matched stalemate that the spectators had guessed would happen.

The icy blue finger beam, imbued with the power of the Azure Waves, erupted violently the moment it touched the spear tip!
The power of the spear combined with the spiraling killing force within it caused the seemingly indestructible earthen-yellow giant spear to shatter and disintegrate inch by inch in full view of everyone!
Before the eyes of all the martial artists watching the battle, the spear tip that Yu Nanchun had conjured not only shattered, but the entire spear shaft also collapsed under the touch of that finger, turning into countless yellowish-brown fragments of light!
"what!"

"This is impossible!"

Countless disciples of the Eight Desolations Sect exclaimed in surprise, their eyes filled with disbelief.

The smile on Yu Nanchun's face, which had been beaming with the satisfaction of his successful scheme, froze instantly, replaced by a look of horror.

His prized Eight Desolations Mountain-Breaking Technique was so easily crushed by the opponent with just the most basic Azure Wave Finger? He knew the Azure Wave Finger of the Azure Wave Sect very well; Lin Chen had only used it casually and had not unleashed its full power.

Why!
"This is your Eight Desolate Mountain-Breaking Technique from the Eight Desolate Sect? Its power is nothing special, it can't even withstand my One Finger Azure Wave?"

Lin Chen's voice was laced with disdain, but his hands did not stop moving. Amidst the scattering yellow light, his figure approached like a ghost.

Yu Nanchun was both furious and shocked. He quickly gathered his protective qi and retreated rapidly, shouting, "Don't be too smug. That was just me..."

However, before he could finish speaking, Lin Chen's second finger had already touched him.

This finger no longer emitted pure ice-blue light; instead, a dark, sinister color, as if capable of devouring light, flowed from within the enormous finger.

The mighty waves erupt with full force.

laugh!
When the finger touched the protective aura that Yu Nanchun had hastily condensed, there was no earth-shattering explosion; instead, a strange melting sound was heard.

The earth-yellow aura surrounding Yu Nanchun melted rapidly, as if it were the first snow falling under the blazing sun.

"Ah!" Yu Nanchun let out a shrill scream. His protective aura shattered instantly, and he was struck as if by a heavy hammer. His fingers landed on his body, and he was sent flying backward uncontrollably, spitting out blood.

boom!
A moment later, Yu Nanchun crashed to the ground dozens of feet away in a disheveled state, creating a shallow crater and raising a cloud of dust.

This scene instantly silenced all the disciples of the Eight Desolations Sect who were watching the battle.

Senior Brother Yu lost?
They couldn't accept this scene; Lin Chen had defeated Senior Brother Yu with just two fingers.

In contrast to the silence and repression of the Eight Desolations Sect disciples, the Canglan Sect erupted in thunderous cheers.

"Won!"

"Senior Brother Lin won."

"From today onwards, Senior Brother Lin is the number one person under the age of twenty in my heart, and no one can shake Senior Brother Lin's position in my heart."

For the disciples of the Canglan Sect, defeating Yu Nanchun of the Bahuang Sect, and doing so so decisively, was even more exciting than reaching the top of Wudao Mountain.

On the main square of Canglan Hall, Qiao Yuan's usually stern face broke into a smile.

"Junior Brother is truly... a great boost to the prestige of our sect."

Chai Daoqi's eyes shone brightly. Having defeated Yu Nanchun, his junior brother no longer had any worries.

Even if they fail to reach the top, there will be no more mocking or sarcastic remarks from the sect.

……

now.

The many martial artists of the entire Yan Dynasty felt a surge of emotions as they looked at that calm and collected figure.

This is a true crushing defeat.

With just two fingers of his Canglan Finger, he instantly defeated Yu Nanchun with overwhelming force.

At the East Sea Divine Palace, Zhang Xu gave a wry smile. Junior Brother Lin had still shown him mercy.

At this moment, the few innate martial artists who had admitted defeat also had expressions of relief on their faces. Fortunately, they had the self-awareness to choose to admit defeat, otherwise it would have been them, not Yu Nanchun, who suffered a crushing defeat.

……

……

"This person is quite strong."

In a grand hall, a young man gazed intently at Lin Chen on the light screen. The next moment, he withdrew his gaze from the screen, left behind these words, and walked out of the hall, leaving the other young people behind.

"Senior Brother Xiang?"

Many disciples in the main hall looked puzzled as they saw the man emerge.

"Senior Brother Xiang, where are you going?"

Lin Chen's challenge to reach the summit is not over yet, so why did Senior Brother Xiang leave? Isn't he going to watch the rest of the competition?

"Retreat."

Xiang Zhong did not turn around, but gave his answer: "This person has the strength to be among the top five."

Upon hearing this, all the disciples in the hall were in an uproar. Did Lin Chen have the strength to reach the top five?

real or fake?

Even though Lin Chen defeated Yu Nanchun in a crushing manner, Yu Nanchun was only ranked twenty-first, and there was still a considerable gap between him and the top five.

There's no need to boost the morale of your senior brother and diminish your own.

Most importantly, Senior Brother Xiang was ranked fifth in Martial Arts Mountain.

So, Senior Brother Xiang sensed a crisis, which is why he chose to go into seclusion to improve his strength at this time?

(End of this chapter)