Rise from a Poor Family: My Martial Arts Counterattack

Chapter 469

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Yin Yue fell silent for a moment after Lin Chen asked about martial souls.

Lin Chen didn't disturb him and waited quietly.

After a long pause, Yin Yue looked at Lin Chen: "Soul, martial will, divine soul, innate-level martial will, martial soul, martial soul diagram... It's a system, but most martial artists can only stay at the divine soul stage."

"Martial artists below the Innate level are souls, which can bear the will of martial arts."

"Martial artists at the Innate Realm possess a divine soul, which can bear the martial will of the Innate level."

Hearing Yin Yue say this, Lin Chen's eyes lit up, and he asked, "So your Martial Soul is from a Myriad Manifestations Realm expert?"

"No."

Yin Yue shook her head: "Even a Myriad Manifestations Realm expert doesn't necessarily possess a Martial Soul. Of the five people recorded in our clan's records who possessed Martial Souls, three were not Myriad Manifestations Realm experts..."

"Martial spirit has little to do with realm; it is only related to the divine soul."

Lin Chen's lips twitched; this statement was contradictory.

Martial spirit is only related to the divine soul, but the higher the realm, the stronger the divine soul.

“I know what you’re thinking. Do you think my words are contradictory? But that’s the truth. Many experts at the Myriad Manifestations Realm may not be able to have a Martial Soul. The conditions for condensing a Martial Soul are not only that the Divine Soul must be strong, but also that the Divine Soul must have special characteristics.”

Yin Yue glanced at Lin Chen, her small mouth opening and closing: "According to the records in my clan's ancient texts, my ancestors estimated that even the divine souls of experts in the Myriad Manifestations Realm are not qualified to condense a martial soul simply by relying on the strength of the divine soul."

Upon hearing Yin Yue's explanation, Lin Chen suddenly realized what she meant.

If one's divine soul is strong enough, it is indeed possible to condense a martial soul, but the standard for "strong" is too high, so high that even the Myriad Manifestations Realm is not satisfied.

Relying on the strength of one's divine soul to condense a martial soul is a dead end.

"Those who possess martial spirits are more likely to have souls that differ from others. In the terms of the martial arts world of the Yan Dynasty, they are called 'different souls.' As for why some martial artists have different souls, our ancestors were unable to find the reason..."

"Not all of these people with unusual souls can possess a martial soul. In fact, many with unusual souls can't even step into the Innate Realm..."

As Yin Yue spoke, a strange look appeared in her eyes as she looked at Lin Chen: "Our ancestors spent nearly a hundred years researching this. Those infants who were born mentally challenged actually had unusual souls. Either their souls were too strong at birth, and their bodies couldn't handle it, or their souls were too weak..."

"Is an idiot a ghost?"

Lin Chen's lips twitched. Should he feel honored or unlucky that his soul was abnormal?
“Our ancestors once found a hundred such infants and cultivated them from a young age. However, these people who were born stupid could not cultivate at all because they could not even understand what was being said. Even if they were given various spiritual medicines to repair their souls, it was either ineffective or their souls were no different from those of ordinary people.”

“Those with extraordinary souls are extremely difficult to cultivate. Most of those with extraordinary souls who can still achieve success in cultivation are due to acquired factors. However, you are an exception. To be able to cultivate to the second level of the Innate Realm so quickly despite having extraordinary souls is no exaggeration to call you a favorite of the heavens.”

"Am I born with an unusual soul?"

Lin Chen looked puzzled. How did Yin Yue come to this conclusion?

Yin Yue gave Lin Chen a deep look. During her time in Linhu Village, she learned about Lin Chen's life from other villagers.

According to these villagers, Lin Chen showed something different from other children in the village from a young age.

While the other children were still playing in the mud, Lin Chen would sit alone by the lake, often lost in thought.

He went to the lake at the age of three, could catch fish in the lake with his bare hands at the age of five, and by the age of seven, his fishing skills in the water were already the best in the whole village.

After he turned ten, he became even more extraordinary, able to fight a ten-foot-long fish in the water for an hour...

In short, even more prodigy than a child prodigy...

In Yin Yue's view, this is why Lin Chen was born with an unusual soul. However, Lin Chen was lucky and did not become mentally impaired because of his unusual soul...

"I made this judgment based on what I learned about your childhood experiences from the villagers."

Upon hearing that Yin Yue's judgment was based on villagers' recounting of their childhood experiences, Lin Chen's expression instantly turned strange.

The villagers' mouths are deceitful.

He knew how the villagers described him as a child, and if he wasn't sure they were talking about him, he would have suspected they were talking about someone else.

He was born with extraordinary physical characteristics and his intelligence was revealed in his youth...

He practically adopted every magical story from traditional Chinese folk tales as his own.

In short, the key point is this: this child has been extraordinary since childhood!

Lin Chen had considered the reasons why the villagers fabricated their childhood experiences, and eventually came up with some explanations.

Ordinary people at the bottom of society all believe in fate!

In their view, those great people are born with good fortune, and how do they demonstrate that good fortune? It's by being different from ordinary people from a young age, thus comforting themselves that we can't become great people, not because we are inferior, but because we are not destined for it.

The second reason is to satisfy vanity and seek attention; the more outrageous the story, the more people will want to listen.

Everyone knows what happens to a great person after they become famous, but what they don't know is what happened before they became famous. If they were no different from ordinary people before they became famous, there would be no point in talking about it.

Lin Chen had witnessed the villagers' abilities in this regard before. He wasn't the only one who had been praised so extravagantly by the villagers. Before his soul transmigrated here, the villagers were praising their own father-in-law, exaggerating his father-in-law's extraordinary abilities. At first, he believed them. Fortunately, his parents later told him the truth: before entering the martial arts hall, his father-in-law was just an ordinary boy in the village, with nothing remarkable about him.

From then on, he understood one thing: people at the bottom of society are said to be simple and honest.

They may be simple and honest, but when they start bragging, it's outrageous beyond belief.

Anyone with even a little experience traveling would not believe what these villagers said, but Yin Yue overheard it.

By now, Lin Chen had formed a judgment about Yin Yue. The girl was very smart and had a maturity beyond her years. However, because of her noble status, she probably had never been in contact with ordinary people and had no understanding of the ways of doing things among the lower classes.

Knowing that Yin Yue had misunderstood, Lin Chen did not explain. He already had a guess in his mind as to why he was a different soul.

It is highly likely that it is related to his own soul transmigrating.

"Regarding how the divine soul transforms into a martial soul, our ancestors did not provide extremely clear conditions. They only mentioned that only those with extraordinary divine souls have a chance. Since you have already condensed the martial soul diagram, you don't need to worry too much about these things."

Yin Yue brought the topic back and continued, "After talking about Martial Souls and Martial Soul Diagrams, we can say that Martial Soul Diagrams are transformed from Martial Souls. Martial Souls have no offensive power, but Martial Soul Diagrams do. When a Martial Soul Diagram is fully cultivated and used, there will be a special phenomenon accompanying it... This phenomenon is the appearance of the Martial Soul Diagram, and each phenomenon has its own special function. If you want your Martial Soul Diagram to continue to grow, you need to tell me what your Martial Soul Diagram looks like first."

Lin Chen's eyes held a look of deliberation. He hadn't told anyone what his Martial Soul Diagram looked like, not even his master. His hesitation stemmed from the fear that revealing the appearance of his Martial Soul Diagram might expose his weaknesses.

However, Lin Chen ultimately decided to trust Yin Yue.

Since he started getting to know Yin Yue, he has learned that Yin Yue is extremely bad at lying, including in her dealings with him, where she always lays everything out in the open.

"My Martial Soul Diagram is an ocean, composed of turbulent energy, and beneath the ocean lie many innate-level martial wills... This Martial Soul Diagram is called 'The Moon Rising Over the Sea'."

"The bright moon rises over the sea?"

Yin Yue shook her head: "I have heard of this Martial Soul Diagram, but that's normal... Every Martial Soul condenses a different Martial Soul Diagram. Based on what you said, one thing is certain: if you want your Martial Soul Diagram to become complete, you probably need to absorb more Martial Dao Will, or upgrade the level of those Martial Dao Wills. What you absorbed were all flawless level, so you need to upgrade all those Martial Dao Wills to perfect level."

Hearing Yin Yue's words, Lin Chen smiled wryly. It was easier said than done.

He was able to absorb so much martial will because the Canglan Secret Realm opened, but the Canglan Secret Realm is still a long way from opening again. As for improving the level of martial will, that will be even more difficult.

From flawless to perfect... Many innate martial artists comprehend flawless martial will from the first innate realm, but even if they cultivate to the fourth or fifth innate realm, they may not be able to upgrade their martial will to the perfect level.

"Is there really no other way?"

“I’m not sure. My father gave me many jade slips, and I haven’t finished reading them yet. Maybe I can find another way for you after I finish reading them.”

"Okay, thank you for your hard work."

Lin Chen didn't offer to help Yin Yue examine these jade slips. He knew without a doubt that these jade slips contained secrets, possibly even involving the secrets of the Moon Soul Clan.

"What do you mean by the unusual phenomenon you just mentioned, that it has some special function?"

"The true power of the Martial Soul Diagram lies in its extraordinary phenomena. Your Martial Soul Diagram is 'The Bright Moon Rising Over the Sea.' Once you successfully cultivate it, when you unleash the Martial Soul Diagram, an ocean will appear around you. The stronger the Martial Soul Diagram, the wider the area covered by the extraordinary phenomena, and within these phenomena, the strength of your opponents will be suppressed..."

"Suppress the opponent's strength?"

"This is just the most basic function of the phenomenon. All phenomena can do this, but different phenomena also have their own unique functions. A martial artist recorded in our clan cultivated a martial soul diagram that was a lotus platform. As long as one is in the lotus platform, one's innate power will be sealed. This martial artist was invincible below the Myriad Phenomena Realm with this phenomenon, and this powerful person's martial soul diagram was also called the Heaven-Sealing Lotus."

"It has such an effect? ​​What is this martial artist's name?"

"It's too ancient, over 100,000 years ago. The clan's jade slips don't record his name, but only that he was too arrogant and eventually angered a Myriad Manifestations Realm expert who killed him."

Yin Yue's expression turned serious: "The Martial Soul Diagram is powerful, but that doesn't mean we can ignore the difference in cultivation levels."

"Don't worry, I'm not so arrogant as to look down on experts in the Myriad Manifestations Realm just because I have a Martial Soul Diagram."

Lin Chen smiled. His ethnic group has a unique characteristic: a fear of insufficient firepower. They consider the worst-case scenario in every battle.

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After gaining a better understanding of his new destiny and martial spirit diagram, Lin Chen resumed his peaceful cultivation days.

After the number of Innate Crystals exceeded one hundred, the number of Innate Stones required to condense each additional Innate Crystal doubled, from one hundred to two hundred.

The increase in these numbers terrified Lin Chen.

To Lin Chen's relief, although Yin Yue was also very shocked, the little rich woman was still very trustworthy. She promised to cover his cultivation needs for a year, and she really did.

……

……

A month later, someone came to Linhu Village.

"Master Lin..."

“Master Tai, you can just call me by my name, there’s no need for that.”

Upon hearing Master Tai of Zhenyue Martial Arts School address him in that way, Lin Chen interrupted, reminding him that he had been a disciple of Zhenyue Martial Arts School and that Master Tai had been a great help to him.

"Is there something you need, Master Tai?"

Lin Chen took the initiative to ask, believing that Master Tai wouldn't come to Linhu Village to find him without a reason.

"Lin... Lin Chen, an hour ago, news came from the Li residence that the old master has passed away."

Upon hearing Tai Rubai's words, Lin Chen trembled, a hint of sadness appearing on his face, but he quickly composed himself.

When did Lord Li leave?

"Just last night, I learned from the messenger from the Li family that the old man had been listless and had difficulty walking a few days ago, and passed away at 1:00 AM last night."

Why didn't the Li family notify them in advance?

Lin Chen was puzzled. The Li family should have expected that Old Master Li would suddenly become lethargic and have difficulty walking.

"I suppose... she just didn't want to bother you."

Tai Rubai offered his guess: Lin Chen is no longer the same as before. He is now the number one person on Canglan Island, and a renowned genius in the entire Yan Dynasty.

Although Elder Li had helped Lin Chen with his martial arts, he was also a witness to what happened in the Li family. Lin Chen had been wronged in the Li family, and who knows if Lin Chen held a grudge about it.

"Bastard thing!"

Lin Chen's face was filled with anger. Old Master Li was still alive. Given the old master's personality, he would never have told him when he knew his time was near. However, after Old Master Li passed away, the Li family did not send anyone to Linhu Village to inform him. There was only one reason: Li An was afraid of him.

No wonder Old Master Li was willing to travel thousands of miles under the moonlight to pursue me; he saw that his son was not capable of supporting the Li family.

Sensing Lin Chen's anger, Tai Rubai's expression also became tense. Lin Chen's reprimand had put too much pressure on him.

"Master Tai, I apologize, I wasn't angry with you. I'll go to the Li residence with you in a bit."

Sensing Tai Rubai's unease, Lin Chen also restrained his aura. Tai Rubai smiled apologetically, inwardly marveling that he was indeed a Xiantian expert; even a mere wisp of anger he revealed was unbearable for him.

PS: The update is late. I wrote a lot of words and then deleted them. It was a cultivation system of two thousand words, but in the end, Jiudeng still felt it was inappropriate and unnecessary to write it in such detail.

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