Rise from a Poor Family: My Martial Arts Counterattack

Chapter 478 Lin Chen in Black
Below the abyss, Lin Chen's figure was rapidly descending.

He heard the call as well.

Is the divine seal calling to me?

Lin Chen was not too panicked. Although his body was descending, the black mist surrounding him automatically surged to both sides, allowing his body to descend steadily.

A quarter of an hour, half an hour...

He didn't know how much time had passed, but the surrounding black mist dissipated, and Lin Chen was certain that he had reached the bottom of the abyss. In front of him, there was a hazy glow.

Seeing the hazy light ahead, Lin Chen thought of the divine seal that Senior Jiang had mentioned.

"You came!"

A voice came from the dim light, and Lin Chen narrowed his eyes slightly: "Senior, who are you?"

“You may call me the Seal of God.”

Is it truly a divine seal?

Lin Chen's pupils contracted slightly: "I wonder what business you have with me, senior?"

"I'll borrow your power to seal the demon."

"Sealing the Demon?"

"The person above has already told me a lot of things, so I will keep it short. I am an Emperor-level Divine Seal, condensed from the fortune of heaven and earth. When its original owner perished, it should have dissipated into the world, but due to the annihilation storm, it failed to dissipate and over time, it became a demon."

The divine seal seemed to be in a hurry, and a beam of light shot towards Lin Chen.

Lin Chen instinctively tried to dodge, but stopped in his tracks because of the next sentence from the divine seal.

"Young friend, I don't have much time, so I'm informing you of the situation in this way."

The light fell on his brow, and a vast amount of information flooded Lin Chen's mind. He finally understood why the divine seal was here.

He inherited the memories of a martial artist.

Long ago, there was a genius who entered the Innate Realm at the age of sixteen, reached the third rank of the Innate Realm at the age of twenty, and stepped into the sixth realm of the Innate Realm at the age of thirty. He was arguably the most talented martial artist on the entire continent.

However, there is already an Emperor-level expert in this world who has gathered the fortune of heaven and earth to create a divine seal.

There can only be one Emperor-level expert in a lifetime, and no matter how strong that genius's martial arts talent is, this rule cannot be broken.

But this powerful figure was unwilling to remain below the level of the Innate Realm for the rest of his life, so he chose to travel far away and step into the Annihilation Storm.

It was from this memory that Lin Chen learned that the Annihilation Storm was not only in the East China Sea, but also in the distant past, it had shrouded the East China Sea region and even other regions.

Stepping into the annihilation storm was this powerful figure's last stand.

This strongman made the right bet, but he also lost.

By the way, it was because he was not affected by the divine seal of another Emperor-level expert during the Annihilation Storm that he was able to condense his own divine seal.

He was defeated because the divine seal he had created was incomplete, and he suffered a backlash from it, which resulted in his death. The divine seal remained on Canglan Island.

The complete divine seal will slowly dissipate into the world as its original owner perishes.

The reason this divine seal did not dissipate into the world was because of the resentment and unwillingness of this powerful figure.

In terms of talent alone, this expert was even superior to the Emperor-level expert of that time.

They complained about the unfairness of heaven and earth, asking why there could only be one emperor-level powerhouse.

Unwilling to accept that despite his exceptional talent, he ultimately perished here.

Even this powerful figure himself was unaware that when he condensed the divine seal, the resentment and unwillingness buried deep within his soul also entered the divine seal.

As time passed, the resentment and unwillingness within the divine seal transformed into a demon.

These black mists, including the distorted phantoms within them, are nothing more than energy emanating from demons.

As for why the Divine Seal called him, it was because when that powerful figure condensed the Divine Seal, he absorbed the fortune of heaven and earth within the Annihilation Storm. According to the law of fortune feeding back, only the martial artist who was in the Annihilation Storm could withstand it.

Warriors outside the annihilation storm will be ostracized!

"Young friend, you possess a unique aura of fortune, making you the one with the best chance in thousands of years to dispel the demon."

The divine voice rang out again, and Lin Chen asked in a deep voice, "Senior Divine Seal, what exactly is this 'transformation into a demon' you're talking about?"

"With your current level, young friend, you cannot do that. This is just a brief meeting. We will return when you break through to the Myriad Manifestations Realm..."

The divine seal did not tell Lin Chen how to transform into a demon, which did not surprise Lin Chen. Even Senior Jiang was helpless and could only delay it... let alone himself.

"Since you've come all this way, young friend, we can't let you leave empty-handed. You possess the destiny of boundless divine illumination, allowing you to absorb demonic energy to your heart's content..."

boom!
As the divine seal finished speaking, Lin Chen was once again enveloped by the black mist. But this time, the number of demonic shadows in the black mist suddenly increased dramatically. Moreover, these demonic shadows, upon entering his body, did not attempt to break through the giant net. Instead, they stood foolishly within the giant net of stars, waiting for the stars to follow the trajectory of the giant net and crush and absorb them.

The speed was more than ten times faster than when he absorbed it himself before.

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Seven days later.

The number of stars within Lin Chen's body reached a terrifying level, densely packed, almost forming a sea of ​​stars.

At the same time, no matter how much he absorbed the black mist, no more phantoms entered.

"Young friend, cultivate diligently and strive to reach the Myriad Manifestations Realm as soon as possible!"

The voice of the divine seal rang in his ears once again, and as the voice resounded, Lin Chen found himself beginning to rise upwards.

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...Above the abyss.

Looking at the churning black mist in front of him, Jiang Taiyi's expression suddenly changed, and his gaze fixed on a certain spot.

A few breaths later, Lin Chen's figure emerged from the black mist. As soon as he appeared, the black mist rapidly descended, dropping hundreds of feet in height.

Jiang Taiyi smiled as he watched the descending black mist.

A height of 100 zhang (approximately 33 meters) would, in the past, take decades to recover.

There's no need to worry within the next hundred years.

With his worries gone, Jiang Taiyi's gaze fell on Lin Chen, and the next moment he reached out with his right hand and grabbed Lin Chen's arm.

boom!
Lin Chen felt as if his soul had been struck by a heavy hammer, but as the stars moved, the discomfort instantly dissipated.

"Your spiritual strength... has reached the sixth level of the Innate Realm."

Jiang Taiyi released Lin Chen's hand and gave his answer. Yin Yue, who was standing to the side, also had a hint of excitement in her eyes.

"Sixth Realm of Innate Being? Senior Jiang, are you sensing something wrong?"

With a thought, countless divine sense flying knives appeared around Lin Chen. The moment these flying knives appeared, the divine aura they emitted was several times stronger than before, but in Lin Chen's opinion, they were still far from reaching the level of the sixth realm of the innate realm.

"What I'm saying is that your soul has reached the sixth level of the Innate Realm, not that your soul's power has also reached the sixth level of the Innate Realm. These are two different concepts."

Jiang Taiyi knew why Lin Chen was puzzled: "Normal martial artists improve their spiritual soul and realm at the same time, and their control over their spiritual soul is naturally superb. But you are only at the second level of the Innate Realm now, and you are far from being able to unleash the power of the spiritual soul at the sixth level of the Innate Realm."

With a flick of his finger, the divine sense flying knives hovering around Lin Chen instantly dissipated. Jiang Taiyi continued, "The divine sense flying knives you used only possessed the power of the third level of the Innate Realm. To unleash the full power of your divine soul, you need a special divine soul cultivation technique."

"Is that so?"

Lin Chen frowned. If that were the case, wouldn't his spiritual growth have been in vain?

No, that's not right. It's not a waste of time. At least in the future, you won't have to worry about the growth of your soul anymore, as long as your cultivation level keeps up.

"The reason you can unleash the power of the third level of the Innate Realm is because you cultivate the Canglan Technique, but the Canglan Technique of the Canglan Sect is not considered particularly powerful among spiritual cultivation techniques."

Yin Yue added from the side, and Lin Chen saw Jiang Taiyi stroking his beard in agreement, and the corner of his mouth twitched involuntarily.

The Canglan Technique is nothing special among soul cultivation techniques. These two are really... well-fed people don't know the hunger of starving people.

Each of the major sects has a cultivation technique that allows the soul to grow during practice, something that countless martial artists in the Yan Dynasty envy.

On his way back to the East Sea, he encountered many martial artists and learned about the cultivation situation of those who had failed to join a super sect.

For these martial artists, in addition to their original cultivation methods, they also had to specifically search for cultivation methods that could cultivate their souls. However, the cultivation methods they found could not compare with those of the major super sects.

"Senior, don't you have any more powerful soul cultivation techniques?"

Hearing Lin Chen's question, Jiang Taiyi understood what Lin Chen meant and shook his head: "I do have a cultivation method for the soul, but it is only slightly more effective than the Canglan Technique. It is not very meaningful to you. In the entire Yan Dynasty, the Thousand Machine Domain is the strongest in terms of soul cultivation."

"Junior understands."

Lin Chen nodded. Zeng Xi had once invited him to the Thousand Machine Domain, so it seemed he should take the opportunity to visit it.

"Senior Jiang, I encountered a divine seal in the abyss."

Before Jiang Taiyi could ask, Lin Chen recounted in detail what had happened to him at the bottom of the abyss.

He took the initiative to speak because he knew Senior Jiang would definitely ask, and secondly, he felt that something was amiss.

"The demon was actually formed from the resentment of an Emperor-level powerhouse."

Jiang Taiyi also had a look of emotion in his eyes: "If that's the case, then it makes sense."

"Senior Jiang, you don't see any problems?"

What do you think is the problem?

Faced with Jiang Taiyi's question, Lin Chen shook his head. He didn't find any problem. If he had, he wouldn't have asked that question.

"It just...it feels like things have gone a little too smoothly."

Upon hearing Lin Chen's answer, Jiang Taiyi burst into laughter: "I can understand. In the past, you always fought for every opportunity, but this time it went so smoothly, which makes you feel a little uneasy."

"Indeed it is."

Lin Chen thought about it carefully. All the opportunities he had obtained in the past were obtained by his own hard work or risk-taking, and they were all accompanied by risks. Only this time, such a great opportunity had no risks at all, which is why he felt something was wrong.

"It seems to be going smoothly because you meet the requirements. If it were someone else, it would be a nine-out-of-ten chance of death. You don't need to think too much about it."

"I was overthinking it."

Lin Chen thought about it and realized that this made sense. However, he felt that things went smoothly, while the two disciples of Senior Jiang sacrificed themselves after entering. Moreover, Senior Jiang must have arranged for other innate experts to enter before that. From this perspective, the reason why he did not encounter any danger was purely because of his special circumstances.

"Let's go."

The three left the abyss, and just as they disappeared into the abyss, a figure emerged from the hazy light that Lin Chen had seen at the very bottom of the abyss.

This person was dressed in black and had the same appearance and build as Lin Chen, but his expression was more indifferent than Lin Chen's.

Lin Chen in black!

Lin Chen, dressed in black, stepped out of the light, but within moments he was pulled back into the light by the light behind him.

"You can't stop me. As long as Lin Chen steps into Wanxiang, I will be able to break free!"

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(End of this chapter)