Rise from a Poor Family: My Martial Arts Counterattack

Chapter 451 Another Battle with Sima Kong

When the information about Lin Chen and Sima Kong appeared on the light screen of Martial Arts Mountain, countless young martial artists exclaimed in surprise.

Both of them actually broke through to the second level of the Innate Realm.

The second stage of the innate realm for those under twenty years old.

In all the years that Martial Dao Mountain has existed, there have been those who have broken through to the second level of the Innate Realm before the age of twenty, but they are extremely rare.

It might take a dozen or even several decades to produce just one such person.

Throughout the history of Wudao Mountain, every single one of those who managed to break through to the second level of the Innate Realm was the number one in Wudao Mountain.

"This year's Martial Arts Mountain is truly a battle of dragons and tigers. It's hard to imagine that someone at the second level of the Innate Realm is not a sure thing for first place."

Many innate martial artists were shocked and sighed, "Lin Chen and Sima Kong would be considered number one in any other generation, but these two just happened to be in the same generation."

What a cruel twist of fate!

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Guixu Sword Tomb.

Zhao Feng looked at the two people on the screen with an extremely ugly expression.

Back then, when Lin Chen was about to start a winning streak to reach the top, he was the first challenger. His idea was to stop Lin Chen from becoming famous in the Yan Dynasty, but in the end, he was defeated by Lin Chen.

Although Guixu Sword Tomb is different from other sects and there is not much interaction between disciples, Zhao Feng always felt that the disciples looked at him with mockery whenever he met them.

He mocked himself for overestimating his abilities and for bringing shame to the Guixu Sword Tomb, and the culprit behind all of this was Lin Chen.

During this time, he has been cultivating diligently, and his strength has increased rapidly. If he were to encounter Lin Chen again, he would definitely be able to defeat Lin Chen and avenge his previous defeat.

Unfortunately, due to his age, he could no longer enter the martial arts mountain and could not avenge his defeat.

At this moment, Zhao Feng was glad that he could no longer go up Martial Dao Mountain. Even if his strength improved, he was still some distance away from the second level of the Innate Realm.

Sword cultivators are strong, but their understanding of swordsmanship is not enough to defeat opponents across realms.

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Zhang Xu, Ding Zicheng, Yu Nanchun, Ban Yonghuai, Xu Guanlan...

Those who had been challenged and defeated by Lin Chen on Martial Arts Mountain had incredibly complex expressions. From this day forward, their generation of Martial Arts Mountain had become a battle between two prodigies. Whether Lin Chen retained his first place or Sima Kong reclaimed his top spot, they would all become the backdrop for these two.

Zeng Xi took a deep breath. He used to be the closest to Sima Kong, but later he became the closest to Lin Chen.

But now he realizes that he is still far behind these two.

"Junior Brother Zeng, the Canglan Sect and the Bahuang Sect are at war. The battle between these two has a huge impact. Perhaps the fact that these two have broken through to the second level of the Innate Realm is part of a scheme by the two sects."

One of the senior disciples from the Thousand Machines Sect sensed the disappointment in Zeng Xi's eyes and offered a word of comfort.

"It's quite possible. These two families just happened to be at war, and both of them just happened to have broken through to the second level of the Innate Realm. It was also a public battle. There might really be something fishy going on."

Listening to his senior brothers' words of comfort, Zeng Xi shook his head, knowing that they were implying something.

It is extremely difficult to break through from the first innate realm to the second innate realm in a short period of time, but it is not impossible. Any super sect, as long as it is willing to invest resources and pay some price, can enable a martial artist in the first innate realm to quickly break through to the second innate realm.

Resources are not a problem, but the price to pay is that the person making the breakthrough will be affected in their future martial arts cultivation.

Leaving aside the Myriad Manifestations Realm, any genius aspiring to reach the sixth level of the Innate Realm, or even just the fifth level, would not choose to force growth, as this would deplete their future cultivation potential.

Normally, no sect would arrange its elite disciples in this way.

The senior brothers meant that the Canglan Sect and the Bahuang Sect were currently at war, and the two sects were in an abnormal situation. In order to boost morale on the battlefield, they used such methods.

"Thank you for your comfort, senior brothers. It's not that I can't handle this blow, but the stronger the competitors are, the stronger my desire to win becomes." Zeng Xi clasped his hands in a fist salute to his senior brothers: "I don't know the situation with Sima Kong, but I was there when Lin Chen broke through to the second level of the Innate Realm. He definitely didn't break through using any special methods that forced him to grow faster."

Elder Bai had promised the Canglan Sect that he would not reveal too much about what happened in the Canglan Secret Realm, and he had also given Elder Bai instructions on this matter.

Several senior brothers from the Thousand Machines Sect were surprised when they heard Zeng Xi's words. If Lin Chen really broke through to the second level of the Innate Realm on his own, then his talent was truly terrifying.

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Martial arts mountain.

Battlefield plains.

The moment Lin Chen entered, he heard the notification from Martial Arts Mountain, and his eyes immediately turned to Sima Kong.

At the same time, Sima Kong's gaze immediately fell on Lin Chen.

Both of them knew that the other had already reached the second stage of the Innate Realm.

A smile appeared on Lin Chen's lips. No wonder Sima Kong dared to publicly challenge him; he felt certain of victory after breaking through his cultivation level.

Compared to Lin Chen, who was merely an accident, Sima Kong was filled with shock. He knew very well how much resources his family and sect had invested to enable him to break through to the second level of the Innate Realm.

But what gives Lin Chen the right to do this?
After a long pause, Sima Kong suddenly burst into laughter. He had figured it out; Lin Chen must be just like him.

Stop laughing!

Sima Kong fixed his gaze on Lin Chen: "Since you have also broken through to the second level of the Innate Realm, then let's not waste any more words. In today's battle, I will reclaim my top spot."

"Imagination is wonderful, but imagination is always just imagination and can never become reality."

Lin Chen glanced at Sima Kong. Given the grudges between the two sects, there was indeed no need to waste words.

The two locked eyes, their sharp gazes fixed on each other, and their auras began to rise steadily. In the end, the innate qi emanating from their bodies collided with each other like a tidal wave.

From the light screen, both sides stood there quietly, neither of them moving.

"Didn't they say that the Canglan Sect and the Bahuang Sect were at war? Why haven't these two made a move yet?"

One breath, two breaths, three breaths...

Some of the young martial artists watching the battle couldn't help but ask their older brothers about it.

"If they don't move, they won't move; but if they do, it will be a thunderous strike. These two are testing and gathering their strength."

The young man stared intently at the light screen. Because of the grudge between the Canglan Sect and the Bahuang Sect, there would be no probing phase in the battle between Lin Chen and Sima Kong. Countless martial artists from the entire Yan Dynasty were watching the battle, as were martial artists from the Canglan Domain and the Bahuang Domain.

Chixia Pass.

"Brother, what are those two doing?"

Hearing his brother's question, Chen Sheng shook his head. He himself was only at the second rank, so how could he understand the battle of a Xiantian realm martial artist?

"Maybe……"

"Moved!"

Just as Chen Sheng opened his mouth to answer, a commotion erupted around him. There were hundreds of martial artists surrounding him in the light screen.

At this moment, everyone's attention was drawn to the changes in the two figures on the light screen.

On the battle plain of Wudao Mountain, Lin Chen and Sima Kong made their moves almost simultaneously.

(End of this chapter)