Rise from a Poor Family: My Martial Arts Counterattack

Chapter 516 Lin Chen: Easy It's a Little Unsettling

In front of the Tower of Babel.

At this moment, most of the clouds that had enveloped the Tower of Babel had receded, and the warriors of the Canglan Sect on the scene had smiles they could not hide.

A quarter of an hour has passed, and no one has challenged Junior Brother Lin again. It seems that everyone has been intimidated by Junior Brother Lin's strength.

The warriors from the Eight Desolations Sect in the square felt extremely uncomfortable seeing the happy expressions of the warriors from the Canglan Sect. Some even couldn't help but say sarcastically, "Lin Chen's strength has improved so quickly that the entire sect's resources are probably being poured into him. He's being robbed of his cultivation resources without even realizing it. He's truly foolish."

Unfortunately, the words of the Eight Desolations Sect warriors were not accepted by the others, and many warriors even looked at the speaker with contempt.

We are all disciples of a super sect, how could we not know about how the sect trains its disciples?
While a prodigy like Lin Chen would indeed receive special attention and martial arts resources from the sect, this would not affect others, as every super sect has a comprehensive system for cultivating disciples.

Furthermore, in just two years, one could have gone from the first level of the Innate Realm to the peak of the third level of the Innate Realm simply by piling up martial arts resources, without overdrawing one's martial arts potential.

As for overdrawing the potential of martial arts?

Unless the higher-ups of the Canglan Sect have lost their minds, they would not do something as deliberate as forcing growth.

On the round platform, Lin Chen stood quietly, his expression calm, but his inner world was far from being as calm as it appeared.

He kept reliving the scene of Qi Tingnan's disappearance.

Even with his own divine soul comparable to the sixth level of the Innate Realm, he couldn't catch a glimpse of Qi Tingnan the moment Qi Tingnan disappeared. Qi Tingnan's technique for moving his body was truly miraculous.

The six realms of the Innate Realm each bring a terrifying increase in strength with each advancement. Lower realms struggle to fight across realms, partly due to the nature of the soul.

Once you reach the Innate Realm, you no longer rely on your eyes to lock onto your opponent in battle, because your eyes may not be fast enough.

The real tool for locking onto an opponent is divine sense.

With divine sense, one can know what the opponent is doing. Especially when a higher realm is fighting a lower realm, one can clearly perceive the opponent's every move. In this way, there is no possibility of a sneak attack from the lower realm.

Direct confrontation is impossible, and sneak attacks are also impossible; this is why it is difficult for those at the Innate Realm to fight across realms.

The Illusionary Star Technique of Burning Star Valley is truly amazing.

Lin Chen already had a plan in mind. Once he came out of the Tower of Babel and the alchemy competition ended, he would use the [Martial Arts Reputation] to steal the Illusion Star Technique of Burning Star Valley.

……

Time passes bit by bit.

No more martial artists in the square challenged Lin Chen. These martial artists weren't stupid; even Qi Tingnan had been defeated by Lin Chen, and they probably wouldn't be able to beat Qi Tingnan either.

Most importantly, so far, Lin Chen has defeated his opponents quickly in both battles, and his true strength and trump cards have not yet been revealed. At least, they have not yet seen the Canglan Sect's supreme technique, the even more powerful Canglan Eye.

Amidst the clouds and mist, the silhouette of the Tower of Babel gradually emerged, and when it was fully revealed, all the disciples of the Canglan Sect finally breathed a sigh of relief.

It's safe now; no one will challenge Junior Brother Lin.

When the Tower of Babel was fully revealed, a beam of light fell on Lin Chen, and Lin Chen's figure disappeared from the circular altar. When he reappeared, he was already standing in front of the Tower of Babel.

Many martial artists who were initially wary only relaxed completely when they saw Lin Chen appear at the tower gate.

In the past hour, they had been constantly battling with their reason and suppressing their desire to challenge Lin Chen.

Even though Lin Chen defeated Xia Anbo, and even though Lin Chen defeated Qi Tingnan, there were still quite a few martial artists at the peak of the third level of the Innate Realm present, numbering over a hundred. Not every one of these people felt that they were inferior to Qi Tingnan.

Now that they saw Lin Chen's figure appear at the tower gate, they no longer needed to be so conflicted, because the opportunity to challenge him was gone.

……

The gates of the Tower of Babel slowly opened, and under everyone's gaze, Lin Chen stepped inside. As Lin Chen entered the tower, the gates slowly closed behind him.

"How many levels do you all think Lin Chen can pass?"

After failing to secure a spot, all the martial artists present relaxed and began discussing how many levels Lin Chen could clear.

"According to what the previous Lu Zejia said, the difficulty of the first thirty floors of the Tower of Babel is adjusted according to the strength of the entrants, so it is difficult to judge."

“Indeed, it would be easier to judge if there were a standard for difficulty, but right now we don’t know how the Tower of Babel is adjusted, or what kind of test the first thirty floors are?”

So far, only two people, excluding Lin Chen, have entered the Tower of Babel. Zuo Chuan has not revealed anything about the inside of the Tower of Babel, while Lu Zejia has revealed some information, but it is all very ambiguous.

According to Lü Zejia, the Tower of Babel adjusts its levels based on the strength of those who enter. In theory, everyone should be able to clear the same number of floors, regardless of whether they are at the first, second, third, or even fourth or fifth level of the Innate Realm...

If the first level of the Tower of Babel is set with a difficulty level based on 70% of the entrant's strength, and each subsequent level increases in difficulty, then everyone can only pass through three levels.

The fact that Zuo Chuan and Lu Zejiata have different levels indicates that the adjustment is not simply based on strength, but must involve other factors.

"Lin Chen should be able to surpass Lü Zejia. Since it is the Tower of Babel launched by the royal family in the Martial Dao Seal, combined with the previous Martial Dao Mountain, the royal family's purpose is to select martial artists with potential and reward them. The Tower of Babel should also have this function. I have judged that Lü Zejia's potential should be above Zuo Chuan's, and Lin Chen's potential is even more obvious."

An elderly man offered his opinion, and everyone else in the square showed their agreement.

They all acknowledged that Lin Chen could conquer more tower levels than Lu Zejia, even the martial artists of the Eight Desolations Sect, though unwilling to accept it, secretly shared the same view.

The only question now is, how many levels can Lin Chen surpass Lu Zejia?

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……

The tower door closed silently behind Lin Chen, isolating him from the outside noise. Lin Chen looked around; the entire tower was not the spacious corridor or staircase he had imagined, but a boundless, hazy space filled with chaotic energy. In front of him, at the center of that space, floated a cube-shaped orb of light emitting a soft golden glow.

Upon seeing the rune, Lin Chen stepped forward and placed his hand directly on top of the ball of light.

There were no voices prompting him to do this, and no extra information in his mind, but his intuition told him that this was the right thing to do.

It was a very strange feeling, like a judgment made instinctively from the body and soul.

One breath, two breaths, three breaths...

As he placed his hand on the rune, the entire gray space began to change. At the same time, numbers began to appear on the side of the six orbs of light facing him.

壹!
Upon seeing the number one, Lin Chen became fully alert, wary of any potential crisis.

To his surprise, the number "one" appeared and then changed into another number in less than two breaths.

"two!"

Lin Chen's pupils contracted as he continued to stare.

"Three!"

"Four!"

Every three breaths, it jumps to one level, until the number changes to "Eleven".

Did I just skip directly to the eleventh floor?
As he watched the numbers jump from one to eleven in front of him, a hint of uncertainty appeared in Lin Chen's eyes.

At first, he thought the number might correspond to a tower layer, but when the number exceeded six, he began to doubt his guess.

If that's the case, how come Zuo Chuan only made it past the sixth floor?

And when the number exceeded ten, this suspicion deepened even further.

He didn't do anything, yet he's already surpassed Zuo Chuan and Lu Zejia?

The Tower of Babel must be more complex than it seems.

twenty!

Finally, the number on the six orbs of light stopped at twenty and stopped changing. For some reason, Lin Chen felt relieved.

This ease with which he surpassed the twentieth floor gave him an unsettling, illusory feeling. He would rather have gone through twenty battles and struggled to reach this floor.

"Perhaps this is the difference between those from humble backgrounds and those from privileged backgrounds."

Lin Chen whispered that if Yin Yue came in, she would easily pass the twenty levels without any surprises, because she felt that this was normal for someone of her status as a princess of the Moon Soul Clan.

But having come this far through hard work and countless battles, this is the first time I've received such special treatment, and I'm really not used to it.

Three breaths later, the number on the ball of light jumped again, becoming twenty-one.

At the same time, ten jade slips appeared out of thin air in that hazy space, hovering quietly in front of him.

"The first ten levels test whether the physical body has reached the limit of that realm."

"The last ten levels test whether the soul has reached the limit of that realm."

"These ten levels test whether one's comprehension has reached the limit of that realm."

"Ten jade slips, ten cultivation techniques. If you comprehend each one, you can ascend to the tenth level in one hour."

This time, Lin Chen finally had a piece of information in his mind, and a look of realization appeared on his face. He finally understood why he was able to pass the first twenty levels so easily.

Lü Zejia was right; the first thirty levels were indeed adjusted based on the strength of those who entered, but the standard was only set based on their realm.

It seems that Zuo Chuan's physical body is still far from the limit of that realm, but Lu Zejia's physical body meets the standard, but his soul is far from the limit, which is why he stopped at the tenth level.

However, the Tower of Babel is also humane. In addition to making its own judgment, it will also give you a battle test on the last floor. If you can defeat the opponent that the Tower of Babel has evolved, you can still enter the next floor.

Unfortunately, both Lu Zejia and Zuo Chuan failed.

It seems that his own cultivation of the Immortal Body has reached the limit that can be achieved in the third realm of the Innate Realm. The Tower of Babel has given him a more concrete understanding of himself.

As for the soul, that goes without saying.

To Lin Chen's surprise, the next ten levels actually tested his comprehension.

Lin Chen reached out and grabbed a jade slip, immersing his divine sense into it. After a cursory glance, he looked at the second jade slip, then the third...

Ten jade slips, ten different types of cultivation techniques, all of which are extremely difficult...

In the outside world, being able to comprehend one martial art style in a few days is considered to have good comprehension, but to comprehend ten styles in an hour...

No matter how difficult it is, Lin Chen will not give up.

He took a deep breath and quickly immersed his divine sense in the first jade slip. As he studied the cultivation techniques and incantations within the jade slip, all his martial will re-emerged in the stars in his dantian and began to evolve among those myriad stars.

(End of this chapter)