Rise from a Poor Family: My Martial Arts Counterattack

Chapter 517 A Heavenly Opportunity (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

Outside the Tower of Babel.

It has been almost an hour.

All the disciples of the Canglan Sect present were very excited, and Xu Xia couldn't help but say, "I'll go out and tell the sect the good news."

Last time, Zuo Chuan only stayed in the Tower of Babel for half an hour and passed through six levels.

Junior Brother Lin has been inside the tower for almost an hour, so his score must have already surpassed Zuo Chuan's. Next, he will challenge Lu Zejia's score.

Although everyone guessed that Junior Brother Lin would definitely surpass Zuo Chuan, guesses are just guesses, and no one dared to be certain that Junior Brother Lin would definitely surpass Zuo Chuan.

Now, they can say with certainty that Junior Brother Lin has surpassed Zuo Chuan, which is why Xu Xia will withdraw to report the good news.

……

Inside the Tower of Babel.

Lin Chen began to continuously evolve the cultivation technique in the tenth jade slip. In his dantian, the stars of his soul were now connected, resembling a human body. As these stars continued to flicker, they echoed the operation of the cultivation technique's incantation.

"open!"

After a long while, Lin Chen let out a soft shout, and a crack ten feet wide was cleaved open in the gray space in front of him.

"Sky-Splitting Slash!"

This was the cultivation technique recorded in the tenth jade slip, and deep within his dantian, the absorbed will of the flawless-grade sword also unleashed this strike.

With a single slash, three breaths later, the space returned to its hazy gray state, and Lin Chen opened his eyes.

Within an hour, he had mastered all ten martial arts techniques.

Even he himself found this efficiency somewhat unbelievable.

"I'm afraid I couldn't do this with just my comprehension. It's not only because of my powerful soul, but also because of the countless martial wills within my martial soul..."

Lin Chen uttered a word, a realization dawning on him.

On the path of martial arts cultivation, progress in one aspect may not show much effect at the time, but as you continuously improve in every aspect, you will eventually experience your own growth one day.

[Complete ten martial arts techniques within one hour; comprehension level met!]

Inside the Tower of Babel, a majestic voice rang out, and Lin Chen saw the six orbs of light in front of him. The numbers displayed on them started from twenty and kept jumping, finally stopping at thirty.

Thirty floors!
[You have reached the thirtieth floor of the Tower of Babel, and have reached the limit of your cultivation... You are entitled to the ultimate reward.]

Hearing this, Lin Chen's face showed anticipation. He didn't expect that the Tower of Babel would start rewarding him before he had even finished his tower challenge.

[Reward 1: Based on your knowledge, I will impart to you the divine art of alchemy, named "Nine Fire Technique"]

[Reward Two: You will have one chance to deduce the "Immortal Secret"]

[Reward Three: Forge Your Immortal Body to the Third Level]

hiss!
This was the first time Lin Chen had ever gasped in astonishment at the sheer generosity of the reward.

This reward isn't a choice of three, but all of them.

Therefore, if you can climb through ten floors, you will receive a reward.

No wonder Lu Zejia said that the Tower of Babel would give appropriate rewards based on who entered. As for Zuo Chuan leaving without saying a word, it was because he hadn't even reached the tenth floor and hadn't received any rewards at all.

"Thank you!"

Lin Chen clasped his hands in thanks, and as he finished speaking, a massive amount of information flooded into his mind.

The Nine Fire Technique

After a short while, having received the information about the "Nine Fire Technique," Lin Chen finally understood why Martial Dao Seal claimed it was a divine alchemy technique taught based on his own learning.

To master the Nine Fire Technique, one needs to refine nine innate fires, and I have the opportunity to achieve this.

In addition, the "Nine Fire Technique" contains a vast amount of information about elixirs, and these elixir theories are imprinted directly into his mind like a brand.

Thousands of prescriptions, the medicinal properties of hundreds of thousands of herbs...

If I were to read it myself, it would probably take several years, or even decades, to memorize so much information.

This reward... is simply amazing.

……

Just as Lin Chen received this massive amount of information, the surrounding gray space changed, and thunder rumbled above his head.

[Within the sea of ​​lightning, continue to circulate the Immortal Technique]

Upon hearing the Martial Dao Seal's reminder, Lin Chen did not hesitate and began to circulate the Immortal Technique. The gray space above his head seemed to be torn apart by an invisible force. With each thunderclap, a crack was torn in the space.

In the dim light, one could see the silver snake dancing within the crack.

In the end, Lin Chen felt a deafening roar above his head, and the gray space was replaced by a boundless sea of ​​raging lightning.

Within the sea of ​​lightning, countless silver-white lightning bolts coalesced into a liquid ocean, radiating a terrifying pressure that intertwined destruction and creation. This pressure would make any martial artist at the third level of the Innate Realm tremble with fear.

If he were outside, facing such a terrifying phenomenon overhead, Lin Chen would not hesitate to run as far as he could immediately. However, at this moment, he stood there quietly, amidst the roaring sea of ​​lightning, like a tiny figure in a scene of world destruction.

boom!
After a moment of preparation, the first bolt of lightning emerged from the sea of ​​thunder and struck Lin Chen with pinpoint accuracy.

The lightning entering his body was not the excruciating pain that Lin Chen had imagined, but rather like a scorching giant hammer, with unparalleled domineering power, smashing into the depths of his meridians!

"boom--!"

This almost caused the circulation of his internal energy to dissipate, but fortunately he had taken precautions in advance and gritted his teeth to keep the Immortal Technique running.

As the violent lightning entered his body, it did not wreak havoc. Instead, as if it possessed sentience, it transformed into countless fine silver needles, precisely guiding the trajectory of his Immortal Technique.

After one cycle, it was actually a little faster than before.

boom!
Before Lin Chen could even process what was happening, the second bolt of lightning struck again. Even with the experience of the first strike, Lin Chen couldn't help but let out a muffled groan.

This kind of pain cannot be endured simply by being prepared.

One way, two ways, three ways...

These lightning bolts entered Lin Chen's body, acting as the most domineering yet precise "guide," directing his Immortal Technique to circulate in his meridians in a more perfect way, making each cycle of the Immortal Technique shorter than the last.

Chen Shenshen used his inner vision to clearly "see" the divine soul stars in his dantian, simulating the operating trajectory of the Immortal Technique. At this moment, this operating trajectory was violently trembling and reorganizing under the lash of lightning.

Lei Ting, like the strictest mentor, guided and corrected his "Immortal Technique" with an almost tyrannical attitude, forcefully hammering, compressing, and purifying the operating path of the "Immortal Technique" so that it would be sublimated in a more reasonable and perfect direction that was closer to the origin.

This process was painful, but seeing his own growth made the pain nothing to Lin Chen.

……

...Outside the Tower of Babel.

"It's been two and a half hours, and Lin Chen has already surpassed Lü Zejia."

"As expected of the strongest person to reach the top of Martial Dao Mountain in the last ten years. I didn't pay much attention to Martial Dao Mountain at the time and thought the rumors were a bit exaggerated, but now it seems that he is indeed worthy of the title."

A martial artist in the square sighed that although Martial Dao Mountain had attracted the attention of many martial artists from the Yan Dynasty, it was mostly those who had not yet entered the rank or had just entered the Innate Realm, as well as the high-ranking members of various forces.

Those who have entered the third or fourth realm of the Innate Realm do not pay special attention to the situation at Martial Dao Mountain. Often, during a period of seclusion, the number one spot at Martial Dao Mountain changes several times.

Half of the martial artists at the Innate Realm Three present had never witnessed the two duels between Lin Chen and Sima Kong. They did not entirely agree with the rumors that Lin Chen was the most promising and strongest person to reach the top of Martial Dao Mountain in the last ten years.

But now they all agree.

They even felt that the outside world's recognition of Lin Chen underestimated him. Not just in the last ten years, but based on Lin Chen's performance in the Tower of Babel, he could definitely be considered the number one genius among those who reached the top of Martial Arts Mountain in the last thirty years.

The warriors of the Eight Desolations Sect had extremely ugly expressions.

The more impressive Lin Chen's performance, the more uncomfortable they felt.

On the contrary, the warriors of the Canglan Sect were all beaming with joy, as if it were New Year's Day. Although Junior Brother Lin's performance on the Tower of Babel was amazing, his performance would boost the morale of the Canglan Sect and at the same time dampen the morale of the warriors of the Eight Desolations Sect.

In the area where the anonymous black-robed warriors were located, many of the black-robed figures, their faces shrouded in the shadows of their robes, wore complex expressions.

They were all the champions of the previous Martial Arts Mountain, but if asked to break through to the peak of the third level of the Innate Realm within two years of reaching the top of Martial Arts Mountain, and to conquer more than a dozen levels in the Tower of Babel, after careful consideration, they had to admit that they could not do it.

Those who reach the summit of Martial Arts Mountain are all exceptionally talented; it is extremely difficult to get them to admit that they are inferior to others.

As Yin Yue sensed the emotions of the martial artists around her, her eyes instead held a glimmer of hope for alchemy. She could guess why Lin Chen had suddenly stormed the Tower of Heaven; he must have some expectations for tomorrow's alchemy competition.

The better his performance in the Tower of Babel, the more benefits he might receive, and if he ultimately wins first place in the alchemy competition, it might not necessarily be a good thing.

Unless... Lin Chen can leave Qianji City safely after winning first place.

……

……

Two hours, three hours...

When the fourth hour arrived, the warriors outside the Tower of Babel were already getting impatient.

For them, a few hours was nothing, and sometimes they would be in seclusion for months, but at this moment even a quarter of an hour seemed very long to them.

What they were anxious about was how many levels Lin Chen had actually cleared.
……

"It can't be more than thirty floors, right?"

"Thirty floors? Impossible!"

In the square, a middle-aged man shook his head with great certainty. When he saw other people looking at him, he did not hide anything and said directly, "Junior Brother Lu said that the first ten floors of the Tower of Babel test whether the physical strength of the martial artist has reached its limit, the eleventh to twentieth floors test whether the soul has been cultivated to the limit of that realm, and the last thirty floors will only be more difficult."

The middle-aged man and Lu Zejia came from the same sect, and many martial artists present gleamed with excitement upon hearing this.

The secrets of the first twenty floors of the Tower of Babel have finally been revealed.

"Back on Martial Dao Mountain, Lin Chen displayed powerful physical strength, which must have been cultivated to its peak. However, it is not easy for his soul to reach the limit of the third realm of the Innate Realm."

The physical body is difficult to cultivate, but the spirit and soul are even more difficult to refine.

This is common knowledge that is recognized by all martial artists in the Yan Dynasty martial arts world.

"According to Junior Brother Lü, the first twenty floors of the Tower of Babel are not really challenging. The Tower of Babel will assign a reasonable floor number to the person who enters based on their physical body and soul. Junior Brother Lü reached the limit of his physical body and thus went directly to the tenth floor, but he failed to be assigned a floor in terms of his soul."

"If that's the case, then why did your clan's Lü Zejia take so long back then?"

Some people have raised questions: Zuo Chuan and Lü Zejia are half an hour apart. Does this mean that the Tower of Babel takes so long to test the strength of those who enter?
"Once the Tower of Babel has determined the level of your physical body and soul, you will face a real challenge. If you pass the challenge, you can enter the next level; if you fail, it will all be over. This should be the Tower of Babel's foolproof plan to avoid the special situation where the strength of the entrant is underestimated."

Lu Zejia's senior brother explained: "Junior Brother Lu spent quite a long time on the challenge of the eleventh floor."

That's it!

The martial artists present suddenly realized that this made sense.

"It seems that Lin Chen may have been underestimated. He has challenged several levels in a row and should be around the fourteenth or fifteenth level now. Of course, it is also possible that I have underestimated him and that Lin Chen is already at the seventeenth or eighteenth level."

Soon, some martial artists made guesses based on Lin Chen's current time, but no matter how they guessed, everyone felt that Lin Chen should not exceed the twentieth floor.

Reaching the limits of one's spiritual power is no ordinary feat.

You must understand that these innate powerhouses often sacrifice their spiritual power to reach its limit in pursuit of breakthrough speed. They only need to meet the standard to break through to the next level, and that standard is still a long way from the limit.

Few martial artists can push their souls to their limits; this is even more difficult than breaking through a realm.

Lin Chen had only gone from the first to the third realm of the Innate Realm in less than two years, so it was even less likely that his soul would reach its limit.

The fourteenth or fifteenth floor is a guess that most people agree on at this moment.

……

Inside the Tower of Babel.

Lin Chen was surrounded by lightning at this moment; he had lost count of how many bolts of lightning he had been struck by. The lightning snakes that had burrowed into his body showed no mercy to his physical body, which had reached the limit of the third realm of the Innate Realm.

Thunderous energy surged wildly into his skin, between his muscles, and deep within his bones!
Every inch of skin was convulsing violently as if being electrocuted, muscles were torn apart and then instantly reassembled in the aftermath of the thunder, becoming more resilient and dense, with a faint bronze luster flowing through them.

The most intense activity was in the bones, where silvery-white lightning crackled and emitted a dull, booming sound like war drums. The bone marrow seemed to be boiling, and the innate fire within the body began to surge under the stimulation of the lightning energy, tempering the physical body together with the lightning energy.

Lin Chen felt as if his body had been thrown into the core of the Heaven and Earth Forging Furnace, with every bit of flesh and blood undergoing extreme destruction and reshaping.

Faint yet increasingly clear golden lines began to appear on the surface of his skin. They were like living golden threads, wandering and intertwining on the skin membrane, and finally gradually covering the whole body.

The immortal body was elevated to its ultimate form at this moment.

Roar!
As a three-colored bolt of lightning struck down from above, Lin Chen could no longer suppress his rage and roared. The surging innate liquid within his body, like a raging torrent breaking free of its chains, surged and roared to the accompaniment of thunder!

The sound of bones and muscles resonating together even drowned out some of the thunder's roar, producing bursts of explosions like dragon's cries.

A golden aura, condensed to the point of being tangible, soared into the sky, its domineering, majestic, and immortal aura filling the entire space!

This golden aura surged into the depths of the thunderclouds above, forcibly dispersing the raging sea of ​​lightning. The entire sea of ​​lightning lost its previous ferocity. Although the sea of ​​lightning was still churning, the falling lightning seemed much gentler, carrying a nourishing energy.

Lin Chen slowly opened his eyes, his gaze sharp as lightning, and the heavy, resilient, and powerful pressure emanating from his body spread out like a mountain.

This body, which had just undergone the baptism of lightning, had also stepped into the third level of the Immortal Body under the evolution of the Immortal Technique.

"I'm going to start the next level of challenge!"

Looking at the ball of light in front of him, Lin Chen felt an intense urge to engage in battle to verify just how much his strength had increased.

(End of this chapter)