Rise from a Poor Family: My Martial Arts Counterattack

Chapter 574 Brother He, why don't you give me this opportunity?
Tower of Babel Plaza.

Lin Chen squinted at the tower gate that had closed again, a look of surprise in his eyes.

He entered the Martial Dao Seal this time with the intention of challenging the tower.

However, given his personality, he wouldn't enter the tower immediately after the young master of the Creation Sect finished his ascent.

As many martial artists in the square were discussing, immediately going in to challenge the young master of the Creation Sect as soon as he came out inevitably gave people the feeling that they were deliberately trying to ambush him.

This is not in line with his personality.

Although he has cultivated to the point where he is no longer an ordinary martial artist without a foundation, his principle of dealing with people remains to avoid offending others as much as possible.

Wait another half an hour or an hour before going in; it won't cause any delay.

There's no need to step over others to get in; such eagerness will only make you enemies.

With the Canglan Sect and the Bahuang Sect currently at war, Lin Chen adheres to the principle of avoiding offending anyone if possible, without affecting his own interests.

At this moment, He Chuanqiao's smile had completely disappeared from his face. He didn't leave, but just quietly looked in the direction of the tower gate.

Although he didn't know who the other person was, their rush to enter was clearly a deliberate attempt to target him. He wanted to see who this person was and whether they could squeeze him out.

On the contrary, Jiang Chen and the others took the initiative to walk to He Chuanqiao's side. Seeing this, Lin Chen pondered for a while and finally withdrew from the square.

If he remembered correctly, the Creation Domain where the Creation Gate was located was separated from the Blood Moon Domain, and the enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Returning to the Tower of Babel Plaza, Lin Chen no longer wore the black robe, but appeared with his true face, which immediately attracted the attention of many people.

"It's Lin Chen!"

"Which Lin Chen? The one from the Canglan Sect?"

Lin Chen's appearance caused quite a stir, and now, very few people in the entire Yanhuang Dynasty's innate martial arts community are unaware of Lin Chen's name.

Jiang Chen and the other fourth-level Innate Realm martial artists also looked over, and Jiang Chen even took the initiative to greet them: "Brother Lin, you're here too?"

"Brother Jiang is here too."

Lin Chen looked surprised and quickly walked towards Jiang Chen: "It's been a long time since I've entered the Tower of Babel. I'm planning to go in again, but I heard that the rules of the Tower of Babel are different now than before. I wonder if the situation inside the tower has changed."

"The Tower of Babel has indeed changed a lot. Not only have the rules changed, but the situation inside the tower is also different from before."

Jiang Chen smiled and replied, "Brother Lin, you entered the Tower of Babel when it had just opened. Back then, the first few dozen floors tested martial arts, physical strength, and spiritual power. But half a year ago, the Tower of Babel changed its rules, and soon the top 100 list was taken over by the original ones. There is one way to get on the list: defeat the listed martial artists and take their place. As for the trials you encountered when you first entered the tower, they only apply to those who enter the top ten."

Through Jiang Chen's explanation, Lin Chen finally understood how the Tower of Babel had changed.

Since Lin Chen first challenged the Tower of Babel, many other martial artists have tried to challenge it, but their rankings are not high, and very few can make it onto the list. Under these circumstances, the rules of the Tower of Babel began to change, the difficulty of the Tower of Babel decreased, and in the end, it became a matter of strength to determine who is superior.

The original challenge format remains, but only the top ten can participate. The ranking of the top ten will no longer be determined by competition between them, but will be decided in the original format.

"Such a big change! I wonder how strong the top 100 martial artists are."

Lin Chen sighed, and upon hearing this, Jiang Chen and the others around him laughed. Lin Chen asked curiously, "What's the meaning of your laughter, Brother Jiang?"

"If you want to know how strong the top 100 martial artists are, then you've come to the right person. The person in question is standing right in front of you."

Jiang Chen had a very good impression of Lin Chen, and since his junior brother Zeng Xi, whom he admired, also had a good relationship with Lin Chen, he was willing to give Lin Chen more help.

"Brother Lin, let me introduce you to He Chuanqiao, the young master of the Creation Sect, who is also a gatekeeper of the Top 100 List."

Hearing Jiang Chen's introduction, Lin Chen chuckled inwardly. This senior brother Jiang was truly shrewd in his speech. Being at the bottom of the top 100 sounded a bit unpleasant, but calling him "gatekeeper" sounded much better.

Sure enough, when He Chuanqiao heard Jiang Chen's introduction, his smile became a little embarrassed, and he said modestly, "Don't listen to Brother Jiang's nonsense. What gatekeeper? I only barely made it into the top 100."

Some words have a completely different effect when spoken by oneself versus by others. When spoken by oneself, it is called humility; when spoken by others, it is called sarcasm.

Lin Chen also had a helpless look on his face: "Brother Jiang, are you kidding me? If Brother He enters the top 100, then if I want to challenge the tower, wouldn't I have to fight Brother He? How can I let Brother He reveal his secrets?"

As soon as Lin Chen said this, all the martial artists at the fourth level of the Innate Realm present laughed, and the other martial artists in the square also looked on with envy.

The dozen or so people who could stand in that area were all genius disciples who were being groomed by major super sects, and at the very least, they would become elders in the future.

Before Lin Chen appeared, these people all seemed unapproachable. Now they understand that it's not that these people are aloof, but simply that they are not worthy of being treated with a peaceful attitude.

"Perhaps the position of gatekeeper will not be mine in a while. Since Brother Jiang asked me to reveal some of my secrets, I will tell Brother Lin frankly that I am quite skilled in the way of the soul, but my weakness is the physical body."

He Chuanqiao didn't hide it, because it was caused by the entire cultivation method of their Creation Sect. Although the Creation Sect was not as famous as the Thousand Machine Sect in terms of soul cultivation, it still had its own unique features.

Just as He Chuanqiao finished speaking, the jade tablet changed. He Chuanqiao's name disappeared from the last position and was replaced by another person's name: Zhao Wu.

"It turns out to be him!"

Upon seeing the name appearing at the scene, He Chuanqiao's eyes narrowed, clearly indicating that he recognized the person.

At the same time, the tower gate slowly opened, and a middle-aged man dressed in a black robe walked out.

The man's gaze was directed toward He Chuanqiao, but because he was wearing a black robe, no one could see his expression in the shadows.

"Lin Chen, this Zhao Wu is a newly promoted elder of the Blood Moon Sect, and he has already stepped into the fifth level of the Innate Realm."

As Jiang Chen's voice transmission reached his ears, Lin Chen's eyes narrowed slightly. The Blood Moon Sect's newly promoted elder...

No wonder the other party was so eager to challenge He Chuanqiao. It must be either a feud between the two sects or a private feud between the two people, but Lin Chen guessed it was probably both.

Given the mutual hostility between the two neighboring sects, and the fact that both sides' disciples are all geniuses, they have likely engaged in numerous open and covert struggles since they began cultivating.

After glancing at He Chuanqiao for a few moments, Zhao Wu's figure vanished from the spot, clearly mocking He Chuanqiao in this silent way.

He Chuanqiao's face darkened instantly. Although he would feel dissatisfied if he was defeated by anyone, he would never be so furious.

"Brother He probably won't challenge me back right now, will he? Why don't you give me this chance and let me try?"

As the atmosphere became somewhat awkward, Lin Chen slowly began to speak.

He Chuanqiao spoke with a somewhat complicated expression. He knew that Lin Chen was just saving face for him. Zhao Wu had already entered the fifth level of the Innate Realm, and even if he went to challenge the tower again, he would not be able to defeat Zhao Wu.

“Brother Lin, if you want to try, then go ahead. Zhao Wu comes from the Blood Moon Sect. The Blood Moon Sect is best at illusion and assassination techniques, which are no weaker than the Yama Palace. Moreover, under the shroud of the Blood Moon, Zhao Wu’s strength will be enhanced. To defeat Zhao Wu, you cannot let him summon the Blood Moon.”

"Thank you for informing me, Brother He."

Lin Chen nodded, and without further hesitation, he took a step forward and reappeared in front of the Tower of Babel.

As Lin Chen pushed open the door of the Tower of Babel and entered, a man beside Jiang Chen asked, "Do you think Lin Chen can defeat Zhao Wu?"

"It's difficult, after all, Zhao Wu has already stepped into the fifth level of the Innate Realm."

“I think Lin Chen has a chance to defeat Zhao Wu. After all, what’s inside the Tower of Babel is just a projection of Zhao Wu’s battle. The Tower of Babel can’t possibly fully restore Zhao Wu’s combat power. The projection is at most 90% of the original’s strength. With that 10% less, Lin Chen has a good chance.”

Jiang Chen's words were full of confidence in Lin Chen, which made He Chuanqiao and the others puzzled, not understanding why Jiang Chen had such confidence in Lin Chen.

Jiang Chen naturally wouldn't reveal that this originated from their Thousand Machines Sect's unique soul sensing technique.

Lin Chen's soul felt very strong to him, even stronger than some of the elders in the sect.

(End of this chapter)