Rise from a Poor Family: My Martial Arts Counterattack

Chapter 573 Changes in the Tower of Babel
The Tower of Babel!
When Lin Chen reappeared anonymously in the Tower of Babel Plaza, he found that there were many more martial artists in the plaza than before.

Furthermore, the martial artists in the square were not all at the same level; some were at the first level of the Innate Realm, some at the second level, and some even at the third level...

"Has the Tower of Babel changed?"

Lin Chen scanned the square with his eyes. The square was several times larger than before, and the Tower of Babel at the front was no longer hidden in the clouds. It stood there at the very front of the square.

With a flash, Lin Chen landed on a jade tablet in the square. There were more than a dozen such jade tablets in the square, and several martial artists surrounded each one.

Upon seeing Lin Chen appear to the side, the martial artists who were examining the jade tablet all turned their gazes over. When they saw the black robe on Lin Chen's body, a look of apprehension appeared in their eyes, and they all made some distance.

Before entering the plaza, they had heard from their clan elders that they should avoid offending the black-robed warriors in front of the Tower of Babel plaza.

Those qualified to wear the black robe are all former champions of Martial Arts Mountain.

Wearing a black robe is the privilege of the strongest warrior in Martial Arts Mountain.

This black robe can conceal the divine sense of others and also block their vision. To outsiders, Lin Chen is currently surrounded by shadows under his black robe, and nothing can be seen clearly.

Lin Chen looked at the jade tablet, and when he saw the names displayed on it, he understood why these people were gathered in front of it.

This jade tablet records the ranking of the martial artists who conquered the Tower of Babel.

Lin Chen glanced around and realized that his name was no longer on the list.

The top 100 have all changed hands.

But what shocked Lin Chen even more was that, in addition to their names, the top 100 martial artists also had their cultivation levels.

The top seventy were all martial artists at the sixth level of the Innate Realm, and the rest were all at the fifth level of the Innate Realm.

Upon seeing the list, Lin Chen was shocked and then puzzled. Only those who had won first place in Martial Dao Mountain could enter the Tower of Babel to challenge. Even if Martial Dao Mountain produced one person every two years on average, there shouldn't be so many martial artists at the sixth and fifth levels of the Innate Realm.

From the fifth to the sixth level of the Innate Realm, even if each generation lasts thirty years, among the martial artists of the sixth level of the Innate Realm in the same period, only about twenty people have ever won the first place in the Martial Dao Mountain. How could there be so many sixth level martial artists of the Innate Realm on the list?

He was considered the strongest person to have reached the top of Martial Arts Mountain, but he died prematurely.

Lin Chen shifted his gaze from the jade tablet to the several martial artists beside him and asked, "Brothers, I would like to inquire whether the rules of the Tower of Babel have changed?"

Upon hearing Lin Chen's question, the martial artists beside him exchanged glances. One of the older martial artists, who was at the second level of the Innate Realm, chimed in, "You must have been in seclusion for several years, right?"

"Yes."

Lin Chen nodded. Counting the time he spent in the Thousand Layers Secret Realm, it had indeed been three years.

"The rules of the Tower of Babel changed a year ago. It's no longer just the top martial artist who reaches the summit of Martial Dao Mountain who can enter. Anyone who is a Xiantian martial artist under 100 years old can try to enter the tower. However, if someone fails to enter, they cannot try again for a month..."

With the other party's explanation, Lin Chen gained a more detailed understanding of the changes in the rules of the Tower of Babel.

The Tower of Babel has abolished the qualification that only those who have reached the top of Martial Arts Mountain can challenge it. Any innate martial artist under the age of 100 can attempt to enter the tower.

After the rules were changed, many experts at the fifth and sixth levels of the Innate Realm began to challenge the tower, while those who had previously reached the top of Martial Dao Mountain and left their rankings in the Tower of Babel were all pushed out of the rankings.

"Has anything changed inside the Tower of Babel as well?"

Lin Chen asked again, "According to the current list, the rankings are almost all determined by cultivation level, which seems to contradict the original intention of creating the Tower of Babel."

The original Tower of Babel was more like an advancement of Martial Mountain, except that Martial Mountain was below the Innate Realm, or just entered the Innate Realm, while the Tower of Babel was in the Innate Realm.

Both aim to select martial arts geniuses and reward them with martial arts prizes.

Although being able to reach the sixth level of the Innate Realm already demonstrates that one is a genius, compared to the original rules, there is no longer a chance for the younger generation to rise to prominence.

The same martial arts talent, but just because they were born a few decades later, meant they had no chance to enter the top 100 of the Tower of Babel, which is a pity.

"The Tower of Babel has indeed changed, but we don't know the specifics of the changes. We were only able to enter after the rules changed, and we've only managed to get into the first ten floors after several attempts."

The man sounded somewhat embarrassed, since they were able to get here because they had obtained the qualification to change their status in the Tower of Babel, and they didn't know what the situation was like inside the Tower of Babel before.

I only heard about the changes inside the Tower of Heaven from other people.

"Thanks for letting me know."

Lin Chen nodded and clasped his hands in thanks to the other party. Just as he was about to head to challenge the tower, a commotion suddenly broke out in the crowd. Following the direction of the commotion, he saw a middle-aged man appear in front of the Tower of Babel.

"He is the young master of the Creation Sect."

"This person should already be at the peak of the fourth realm of the Innate Realm."

"I remember that this young sect leader came to challenge the tower half a year ago and made it into the top 100. It's just a pity that he was pushed down two months ago."

"If this young sect leader makes it into the top 100 again this time, he will probably become the number one person in the fourth realm of the Yan Dynasty." "If he doesn't make it onto the list, this young sect leader is definitely not number one. If he does make it onto the list, he may become number one."

"Brother, how did you come to this conclusion?"

"Because it is now widely rumored that the number one person among the four realms of the Innate Realm is Lin Chen of the Canglan Sect."

Upon hearing someone mention him, Lin Chen was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and interjected, "Your words are giving Lin Chen far too much credit."

The man was about to refute, but after confirming that it was Lin Chen who was wrong, his tone softened slightly and he explained, "In the Sacred Flame Realm of the Myriad Flames Sect, Lin Chen alone wiped out all the disciples of the Eight Desolations Sect, including some innate fourth-level martial artists."

"Even if what you say is true, Lin Chen has only killed a fourth-level Innate Realm expert, so how can he be called invincible in the fourth-level Innate Realm?"

"At the time, all the other Innate Realm martial artists from the other sects present unanimously acknowledged Lin Chen's strength, and they all felt that Lin Chen had not yet gone all out. Doesn't this make him invincible among the Innate Realm's fourth level?"

"Not really."

Seeing Lin Chen shake his head, the man was speechless. Did this person have a grudge against Lin Chen?

"You must be a disciple of the Eight Desolations Sect."

Lin Chen's lips twitched; he hadn't expected the other party to make such a guess.

Fortunately, as the young master of the Creation Sect began to walk towards the tower gate, everyone's attention was drawn, including those of the men.

Lin Chen also took this opportunity to get away from the jade tablet and walk to the front of the square.

The young master of the Creation Sect, dressed in a blue robe, possessed a refined and scholarly demeanor, much like a middle-aged scholar. This was also a characteristic of the Creation Sect; judging from their appearance, none of the disciples of the Creation Sect displayed the domineering nature typical of martial artists.

However, if anyone dares to underestimate the disciples of the Creation Sect because of this, then they are simply courting death.

He Chuanqiao walked to the tower gate, took a deep breath, and then placed his hands on the tower gate. The tower gate slowly opened, and he stepped inside. A few breaths later, the tower gate closed.

As He Chuanqiao stepped into the tower, Lin Chen noticed that many martial artists had disappeared from the plaza, but a quarter of an hour later, they reappeared, and the number of martial artists on the plaza was still increasing.

Lin Chen understood that these people must have left the Tower of Babel and told their companions about the matter.

Soon, Lin Chen also saw several familiar figures, all of whom were the leading disciples of various sects who had appeared in the Sacred Flame Realm.

"Looking at the entire Tongtian Ranking, since the rules changed, only He Chuanqiao, a martial artist in the four innate realms, has ever been on the list, but he was squeezed out after only a month. Now, no martial artist in the four innate realms is on the list."

"In my opinion, among the four innate realm martial artists, that person has the greatest chance of making the list," Jiang Chen of the Thousand Machines Sect said to the other innate realm martial artists from the other sects around him.

“Brother Jiang, I admit that Lin Chen is not weak, but to say that Lin Chen can be on the list is to overestimate Lin Chen.”

"Lin Chen defeated all the disciples of the Eight Desolations Sect by himself, and also withstood an attack from a sixth-level Innate Realm expert, which is enough to prove his strength."

Jiang Chen recalled Lin Chen's performance in the Sacred Flame Realm, which he still remembered vividly. Before meeting Lin Chen, among his peers, he only admired one person: the mysterious Xiao Yan.

But he admired Xiao Yan more for his alchemy skills, and now he admired Lin Chen for his martial arts skills.

The other martial artists at the fourth level of the Innate Realm also fell silent after hearing Jiang Chen's words.

The reason they disagreed with Jiang Chen was that they didn't want to acknowledge someone younger than them who was stronger in martial arts.

They couldn't bring themselves to contradict Jiang Chen.

Just as everyone fell silent, someone in the square exclaimed, "The young master of the Creation Sect has succeeded in the challenge and is now on the list!"

As a martial artist exclaimed in surprise, Jiang Chen and the others also turned their gazes to the jade tablet not far away. At the very bottom of the jade tablet appeared a new name: He Chuanqiao.

At the same time, the tower gate opened, and He Chuanqiao walked out from inside.

Congratulations, Senior Brother He!

The disciples of the Creation Sect who had come with them cheered.

Even if someone is only ranked one hundredth from the very bottom, just being able to make the list as long as they are in the fourth realm of the Innate Realm is enough to prove that their strength is unparalleled among the four realms of the Innate Realm.

He Chuanqiao didn't have a smile on his face. Although he was already very satisfied with being on the list, he was only at the bottom and didn't want to show too much.

Just as He Chuanqiao stepped out of the tower gate, a figure in black robes swept past him and entered the tower gate.

He Chuanqiao was taken aback, turned around and looked at the closed tower gate behind him, his expression somewhat complicated.

Many martial artists on the scene were also surprised by this scene.

As soon as He Chuanqiao finished the tower challenge, someone else immediately went to challenge the tower. If they didn't make it into the top 100, that would be fine. But if they did, wouldn't that mean that He Chuanqiao's 100th place would be squeezed out again?

(End of this chapter)