Rise from a Poor Family: My Martial Arts Counterattack

Chapter 543 Don't Ask, Asking Will Hurt Your Pride (Seeking Subscriptions and Monthly Tickets)
A figure strolled leisurely across the sky, attracting the attention of everyone present.

Upon seeing the figure's face clearly, the warriors of the Canglan Domain on the mountaintop erupted in cheers; they were all too familiar with that face.

"Little junior brother!"

Liang Hanyang and Chai Daoqi also had a glint in their eyes at this moment, neither of them expected their junior brother to appear at this time.

My junior brother arrived just in time.

"With Lord Lin here, we have nothing to fear in this battle."

The Innate Realm warriors of Canglan Domain also breathed a sigh of relief. They had witnessed Lord Lin's strength on Martial Dao Mountain and his achievements on the Tower of Babel. At that time, Lord Lin had already reached the peak of the Innate Realm.

Some of the younger martial artists were even more excited. This Lord Lin, who had broken records and created miracles many times, was the most respected figure in the hearts of all the young martial artists in the Canglan Domain.

And now, this Lord Lin, who has repeatedly created miracles, is standing right in front of them. How could they not be excited?

"Junior brother, what brings you here?"

"Junior brother, have you gone back to see Master?"

"Second Senior Brother, Third Senior Brother, let's not catch up yet. I'll deal with them first."

Lin Chen nodded to his two senior brothers, and then looked at the three Innate Realm Three Warriors from the Eight Desolate Domain.

Under Lin Chen's gaze, the three Innate Realm Three warriors from the Eight Desolate Domains were now on high alert.

A person's name, a tree's shadow!
Lin Chen's name needs no introduction. If it were the summit of Martial Arts Mountain, they could still regard him as a promising junior. However, with Lin Chen's achievements in the Tower of Babel, these three clearly know that none of them could defeat Lin Chen in a one-on-one fight.

More than two years ago, the outside world had already predicted that Lin Chen's strength was at the peak of the third level of the Innate Realm. Now that two years have passed, Lin Chen's strength will only be stronger.

If it were just Lin Chen alone, the three of them might still have a chance if they joined forces, but with Liang Hanyang and Chai Daoqi on the side, they had no chance of winning this battle.

退!
This was the shared thought in the minds of the three at that moment. After exchanging glances, they simultaneously transformed into arcs of light and headed towards the team below.

This time they brought thirty experts at the Innate Realm. Although they were only at the first level of the Innate Realm, so many people were enough to at least stop Lin Chen and give them a chance to escape.

Yes, the three of them did not expect to be able to defeat Lin Chen by sheer numbers. Each of the six realms of the Innate Realm is a huge gap, and even a dozen people at the Second Realm of the Innate Realm working together are no match for a single person at the Third Realm of the Innate Realm.

Although the three of them had a good plan, they retreated quickly, and Lin Chen was even faster.

Just as the three figures retreated, Lin Chen also moved.

There was no earth-shattering burst of energy, nor any profound and complex martial arts techniques.

Lin Chen simply took a step, but his figure disappeared from everyone's sight in an instant, leaving only a visible ripple of miniature shockwave formed by the compression of air at extreme speed, which exploded silently.

When he reappeared, Lin Chen was already in front of a middle-aged man dressed in a black robe. The man's hair stood on end, and in a haste, he waved his sleeves, and several black beams of light shot out, carrying a chilling aura as they attacked Lin Chen.

However, Lin Chen simply threw a punch.

In the middle-aged man's eyes, Lin Chen's punch exceeded the limits of his divine sense perception. He couldn't even see the trajectory. The black light he shot out was shattered by the wind of the punch before it even touched Lin Chen's fist. He didn't even have time to do anything else before he felt a sharp pain in his chest.

puff!
Lin Chen's fist slammed into the chest of the middle-aged man in black robes without any resistance.

There was no sound of bones cracking, only a dull, suffocating thud. The man's horrified expression froze instantly, as if all his life force had been drained away. He stood frozen in place, his bulging eyes filled with disbelief and bewilderment. The next moment, his skin cracked inch by inch, and his internal organs, along with his spine, were pulverized into a pulp by the terrifying power of that punch!
The middle-aged man fell, but Lin Chen's figure disappeared from the spot after he threw the punch. Almost at the same time, his figure appeared in front of another man. The man reacted quickly, a spear appeared in his hand, and he roared as he thrust the spear out. The tip of the spear was filled with terrifying energy, and even the air groaned under its strain.

However, Lin Chen remained expressionless, simply raising one hand, fingers spread wide, and casually and lightly grabbing the incoming spear!
"Crack!"

The terrifying spear tip, powerful enough to split mountains and pierce space, shattered like rotten wood and withered branches when it touched Lin Chen's seemingly ordinary five fingers. The violent energy impact was easily crushed into nothingness by that hand, turning into streams of light that dissipated into the sky!

The man's pupils contracted sharply, and an endless chill rose in his heart. However, before he could make a further move, he felt his neck being gripped by an iron clamp. The unparalleled strength instantly sealed off his meridians and the flow of life force. He didn't even have time to initiate a self-destruction. The fierceness in his eyes was instantly replaced by boundless fear and confusion.

Lin Chen's arm trembled slightly, without showing any sign of anger.

"Hey!"

Like plucking a ripe fruit, the strong man's head was ripped off his neck. Blood, like molten lava that had been suppressed for a long time, shot up more than ten feet high. Before the gushing blood had even hit the ground, the headless body crashed down in violent convulsions.

The last tall, thin, and powerful man witnessed his two companions die instantly. His soul almost flew out of his body in fright. He used all his strength to escape towards the army below, moving so fast that he left afterimages behind!
Watching the tall, thin man flee, Lin Chen stood in the air, his indifferent gaze locked onto the fleeing gray figure. He raised his right hand, and a giant finger descended from the sky, crashing down and enveloping the area within a ten-foot radius of the gray figure.

boom!
As the giant finger fell, the earth collapsed with a deafening roar. Dust mixed with rubble shot into the sky like a geyser, forming a brief but spectacular yellow cloud. A terrifying shockwave suddenly spread out in a ring, blowing the Eight Desolate Domain warriors who were slightly closer below off their feet!
As the smoke and dust dissipated, only a huge, charred, finger-shaped pit several meters deep remained on the ground, with cracks spreading for dozens of meters along its edges.

In the center of the deep pit, a blurry patch of flesh and broken bones could be vaguely seen. The tall, thin man's aura had completely vanished into the world!

The tall, thin man, along with several other Innate Realm martial artists who were implicated, were reduced to dust by the giant handprint that descended from the sky before they could even put up any effective resistance or cry out!

The scene was completely silent!
Both the warriors from the Canglan Domain and the Eight Desolate Domains were shocked by what they saw.

In just five breaths, three experts at the Innate Realm had fallen. Is this... is this still a battle between the three Innate Realms?

"Junior Brother, he..."

Chai Daoqi's mouth gaped open, he was also shocked. He knew that his junior brother was very strong, but this was too ridiculously strong.

The three realms of the Innate Realm were like mere weeds in his hands, which made him, who was also at the three realms of the Innate Realm, feel very complicated.

"All of you, listen to my command! Slay the invading enemy from the Eight Desolate Regions!"

After recovering from the shock, Liang Hanyang immediately issued an order. Junior Brother Lin's killing spree had already intimidated all the martial artists in the Eight Desolate Domain. At this moment, the martial artists of the Eight Desolate Domain had lost their will to fight, making it a good opportunity to pursue and kill him.

The warriors of Canglan Domain also reacted and rushed towards the mountain peak. Even if they were outnumbered, with Lord Lin present, victory in this battle was already assured. "Junior Brother, don't interfere anymore."

Just as Lin Chen was about to rush into the ranks of the Eight Desolate Domain warriors, he heard his second senior brother's voice transmission.

"Junior brother, the battlefield is the best training ground for martial artists. Although there will be sacrifices, being able to survive on the battlefield and experience such life-and-death battles will also help in breaking through the martial artist's realm."

Liang Hanyang explained the reason: not everyone has the talent of his junior brother, who can break through as easily as drinking water. Most martial artists can't even gather the necessary cultivation resources, and even if they do, they often get stuck due to bottlenecks.

Of the hundred Innate Realm warriors who survived the battlefield, half were able to break through to the Innate Realm II. Even those who failed to break through would be stronger in actual combat than warriors of the same realm who had not experienced life-or-death battles.

This applies to martial artists at the Innate Realm, and also to those at the Rank 1 level.

The battles on the battlefield not only allow them to accumulate merits to exchange for resources, but also enable their souls to grow, laying the foundation for breaking through to the Innate Realm in the future.

With his second senior brother's reminder, Lin Chen did not make a move again, but he still kept an eye on things with his divine sense. Once he discovered a Canglan Domain warrior in danger, he would flick his finger and shoot out energy to help the other party out of trouble.

Giving warriors from the Canglan Domain a chance to grow does not mean watching them get killed without doing anything.

"Second Senior Brother, has something unexpected happened in this sect war?"

Wanren Mountain is not the border between Canglan Domain and Bahuang Domain. The fact that warriors from Bahuang Domain were able to attack this place indicates that the border has been completely lost.

“A year and a half ago, many more Innate Realm warriors appeared in the Eight Desolate Domains. Two elders died in battle at the border, and the sect leader finally ordered a retreat.”

When the battle situation was mentioned, Liang Hanyang's expression became solemn. A year and a half ago, the battle was still fierce, and there were not many changes between the two sides at the border. However, a year and a half ago, the number of innate martial artists from the Eight Desolate Domain suddenly increased by more than a thousand, and they launched attacks in many places along the border. In order to cover the retreat of other disciples, the two elders chose to self-destruct and perish at the border.

Normally, the Canglan Sect wouldn't take a thousand or so Innate Realm warriors seriously, as the entire Canglan Sect plus the Canglan Domain has nearly ten thousand Innate Realm warriors. However, the key is that the number of Innate Realm warriors in the Eight Desolate Domains is also about the same. With the number of Innate Realm warriors on both sides being equal, these extra thousand or so Innate Realm warriors can influence the course of the battle.

"Do you know the origin of this suddenly appearing innate martial artist? Could he be from the Underworld?"

"They are not warriors from the Yama Palace. Warriors from the Yama Palace practice assassination techniques, but these innate warriors' techniques are not assassination techniques. As for their origins... Master and the others did not say."

He didn't say!

Lin Chen grasped the key words in his second senior brother's words, which meant that the sect leader and master might know the origins of these newly emerged innate martial artists, but they did not tell his senior brother.

Just as Lin Chen was about to ask again, his divine sense detected the approach of a powerful figure. He immediately looked to the left horizon, where a middle-aged man covered in blood was rapidly approaching. However, once he reached the mountain peak, he seemed to sense the battle below, and the anxious look on his face disappeared.

"Big Brother!"

Upon seeing the newcomer, Liang Hanyang immediately spoke.

Lin Chen immediately understood that the person who came was his master's eldest disciple, and also his senior brother.

"Senior Brother, this is Junior Brother. Fortunately, Junior Brother arrived in time and killed three Innate Realm Three Martial Artists from the Eight Desolate Domain."

Upon hearing his second junior brother's words, Tu Ruoxing also looked at Lin Chen, who was standing next to his second junior brother.

He naturally knew that his master had taken on a junior brother. His master had sent him a message, but he was in seclusion at the crucial moment of breaking through to the middle stage of the fourth realm of the Innate Realm and was unable to return in time. By the time he returned to the sect, his junior brother had already gone out.

However, he was aware of his junior brother's performance on the Tower of Babel. It was generally acknowledged that his junior brother was already at the peak of the third realm of the Innate Realm, so it was normal for him to defeat three martial artists at the third realm of the Innate Realm.

Seeing that his senior brother was not shocked, Chai Daoqi chuckled and said, "Senior brother, junior brother killed those three people in just five breaths."

"Five breaths?"

This time, Tu Ruoxing's face showed shock. With his mid-stage fourth-stage innate realm, defeating three third-stage innate realm warriors was no problem, but killing them within five breaths would be difficult.

"Junior brother, what realm are you at now?"

With his third junior brother's reminder, Tu Ruoxing realized that he had overlooked something: he couldn't see through his junior brother's cultivation level.

"I recently broke through to the fourth level of the Innate Realm by chance," Lin Chen said modestly, rubbing his nose.

Liang Hanyang and Chai Daoqi fell silent instantly, especially Chai Daoqi, who was already quite satisfied with breaking through to the third level of the Innate Realm, but compared to his junior brother...

Forget it, comparing yourself to others... it'll only make you angry.

It's best not to ask about the cultivation level of such a prodigy as our junior brother in the future; the more you ask, the more your self-esteem will be hurt.

Tu Ruoxing's lips twitched slightly. His junior brother's humble demeanor, combined with the cultivation level he mentioned, was truly infuriating.

"I was able to break through to the fourth level of the Innate Realm because I went to a secret realm. The flow of time in that secret realm is different from that in the outside world. If we were to calculate based on the time of cultivation, I would say that I have been cultivating for nearly forty years."

Lin Chen didn't know the sect's attitude towards the ancient race, so he didn't tell them. However, he did briefly explain the situation of the Thousand Layers Secret Realm, mainly because he was afraid that if he didn't tell them, his three senior brothers' martial arts hearts would be shattered.

"I knew it. Junior Brother, no matter how talented you are, you shouldn't have broken through so quickly. If you had been cultivating in the secret realm for decades, then it would be understandable."

Chai Daoqi looked a little better. It was not surprising that his junior brother had broken through to the fourth level of the Innate Realm after only a few decades.

A thoughtful look appeared in Liang Hanyang's eyes. With his junior brother's talent, if he had really cultivated for several decades, he would probably be more than just at the fourth level of the Innate Realm.

However, since his junior brother hadn't said anything, he wouldn't pry.

Everyone has their own secrets, even among fellow disciples.

(End of this chapter)