Rise from a Poor Family: My Martial Arts Counterattack

Chapter 579 The Mad Royal Family

The moment the woman's figure vanished, a majestic voice rang out.

[Challenge successful! Obtain a flawless Illusionary Heart Will!]

Upon hearing this voice, Lin Chen was taken aback. Was there really such a martial will?
Soon, a multifaceted gem shimmering with colorful luster appeared before him. Lin Chen once again used his Martial Soul Phenomenon to slowly drag this martial will into the nebula vortex.

As the multicolored gemstone plunged into the depths of the vortex, the entire nebula vortex began to change shape continuously. At the same time, Lin Chen closed his eyes, and images appeared in his mind.

He witnessed a woman who rose from a family maid to the path of martial arts, and saw the hardships she endured along the way. In order to get ahead, the woman played various roles and was skilled in all kinds of scheming, and finally stepped into the Innate Realm.

For a poor girl to step into the Innate Realm is already a remarkable achievement, but she is not satisfied with that. Her unwavering pursuit of martial arts is a rare sight in the world.

Over the course of twenty years, she traveled throughout all regions of the Yan Dynasty, using various identities, serving as a priestess of a relatively primitive tribe and a saintess of a certain sect...

Until he entered the Realm of Myriad Phenomena, he suddenly looked back and found that he had no friends by his side.

A woman lived alone atop a high mountain, watching the ever-changing sea of ​​clouds every day, while below, the ocean waves surged endlessly...

Ten years later, the woman created her own cultivation techniques and founded a sect.

The final scene shows a stone tablet at the foot of the mountain, inscribed with four characters: "Piaomiao Yungong" (飘渺云宫).

The video ends here.

Lin Chen opened his eyes, his aura becoming almost imperceptible. Even a sixth-level Innate Realm expert could only detect Lin Chen's presence and absence with his divine sense.

"This woman is actually the founder of the Misty Cloud Palace!"

Compared to gaining a martial arts will, Lin Chen was more shocked by the woman's identity.

The Misty Cloud Palace was established only 20,000 years ago, but in that short time, it became one of the twenty-four super sects of the Yan Dynasty. All of this was because of the founder of the Misty Cloud Palace.

"The founder of the Misty Cloud Palace was only ranked at the very bottom among the top 100 people in the fourth realm of the Innate Realm?"

Lin Chen was puzzled that a top expert who could create a sect and elevate it to the status of a super sect was only at the bottom of the top 100.

"No, I have memories of this person in my mind. This person's true breakthrough occurred ten years after entering the Myriad Manifestations Realm and witnessing the giant waves of clouds from that mountain peak..."

Recalling the life of the founder of the Misty Cloud Palace in his mind, Lin Chen also came to a reasonable answer.

However, Lin Chen also understood that there is no such thing as sudden enlightenment in this world. The moment when the founder of the Misty Cloud Palace truly shone in the Yan Emperor Dynasty was after he founded the Misty Cloud Palace, but this does not mean that he was not strong in the Innate Realm.

If he wasn't strong, how could he have entered the top 100 strongest warriors in the fourth realm of the Yan Dynasty? This founder of the Misty Cloud Palace has always been very strong, but he was relatively low-key when he was in the innate realm and was not well known by most of the martial artists in the Yan Dynasty.

As it turns out, the strong don't become strong all at once, but rather maintain their strength until they accumulate to a certain level, eventually leading to a qualitative change and reaching a higher level.

With a sense of reflection, Lin Chen chose to continue the challenge. He suddenly realized that the Tower of Babel was actually quite considerate of him, just like the Martial Arts Mountain back then, allowing him to improve his strength while taking on the challenge.

The difference was that Martial Arts Mountain gave out points, which could be used to exchange for resources, improve strength, and continue to challenge.

Now, even the Tower of Babel can do this; every time you defeat an opponent, you immediately receive a reward, which helps you improve your strength.

Lin Chen's eyes gleamed. He hadn't been sure if he could truly fight against a hundred supreme experts and remain undefeated, but the Tower of Babel's reward system had given him an opportunity.

No need for further words, let's continue the challenge.

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The fourth game, the fifth game, the sixth game...

On the Tower of Babel plaza, Jiang Chen and the others, who were waiting, looked puzzled as they saw that Lin Chen had not come out of the Tower of Babel for a long time.

According to Zhao Yan, Lin Chen used cheating methods to achieve such a high ranking. Now that the Tower of Babel has discovered this and removed his ranking, he should have left the Tower of Babel. Why is he still inside the Tower of Babel?

The martial artists present had all conquered the Tower of Babel and knew what it was like inside. Once inside, they had to start a challenge within a hundred breaths. Although most of them were defeated in the first round, they had heard from the seniors on the list that even if they won, they had to either withdraw or start a second round within three hundred breaths. It was absolutely impossible for them to stay inside the Tower of Babel.

The reason for this rule is that only one person can enter the Tower of Babel at a time, unlike the Martial Arts Mountain, where multiple martial artists can enter at the same time to start a challenge.

If there were no time limit, a master with innate strength could stay inside for a month or even longer, leaving other martial artists who want to challenge them with no choice but to wait.

Many people turned their attention back to Zhao Yan, wanting to see if he had anything new to say.

Despite the probing gazes of the crowd, Zhao Yan's expression remained unchanged. He knew that Lin Chen was currently fighting against one of the top 100 experts in the fourth realm of the Yan Dynasty's history inside the Tower of Babel, and judging from the time, Lin Chen had already won several matches.

But he wasn't worried. No matter how strong Lin Chen was, he couldn't possibly win every single game. If he lost even one game, his ranking wouldn't appear on the Tower of Babel.

One hour, two hours...

After three hours, some martial artists on the scene finally couldn't sit still any longer.

"Perhaps Lin Chen was directly expelled from the Tower of Babel, so there's no point in us waiting here any longer."

A middle-aged man walked towards the Tower of Babel. Verifying whether Lin Chen was inside the Tower of Babel was simple; he just had to see if he could push open the tower door.

He has never been on the Heavenly Ranking and will not violate the rules of real-person combat. As long as there are people inside, the tower door cannot be pushed open.

The man placed his hands in front of the tower gate and pushed hard for a moment before withdrawing his hands. Turning around and seeing many waiting eyes, he said directly, "Lin Chen should still be inside the Tower of Babel."

With this man leading the way, several others soon followed suit, but they too were unable to open the Tower of Babel's doors. At this point, everyone was certain that Lin Chen was inside the Tower of Babel.

"Brother Zhao, how do you explain this?"

An old man questioned in a deep voice, and Zhao Yan curled his lips: "I have said that these are all my guesses. I just think that these guesses are the most consistent with the actual situation. Otherwise, the Tower of Babel would not have removed Lin Chen from the list for no reason. As for why Lin Chen is still in the Tower of Babel, that is not something I can know."

Hearing Zhao Yan's answer, many martial artists on the scene rolled their eyes inwardly; his words were as good as saying nothing at all.

If we want to know the result, we can only wait; Lin Chen can't stay silent forever.

However, to everyone's surprise, this wait lasted for a whole day!
……

Canglan Sect.

In the courtyard where Lin Chen lived, besides Ji Cangtian, the sect leader of the Canglan Sect, there was also Teng Wangshan of the Flower Clan.

"Lin Chen stayed inside the Tower of Babel for a whole day?"

Teng Wangshan frowned. He naturally knew about the Royal Tower of Babel, but none of the Flower Clan members had ever entered it. Not only the Flower Clan, but all the warriors of the ancient clans had never entered it.

The ancient races formed their own lineage and have never absorbed the dynasty's fortune since the establishment of the Yan Dynasty. Now that the Yan Dynasty is in decline, it is even less likely that they will be tainted by this karma at this time.

As for the other martial artists of the Yan Dynasty, there is no need to worry about them. From the moment they were born, they were already imbued with the fortune of the Yan Dynasty.

"I never expected Lin Chen to take so long to break through the Tower of Babel this time."

Ji Cangtian also had a look of doubt in his eyes. He knew about the Tower of Babel, but as the sect leader of a sect, he naturally could not go and break into the Tower of Babel. His every move represented the face of the Canglan Sect.

"metropolitan!"

Just as Ji Cangtian and Teng Wangshan were talking, footsteps came from outside the courtyard, and a middle-aged man appeared at the gate.

"come in."

Ji Cangtian spoke, and the middle-aged man strode in and said directly, "Sect Master, I have been keeping an eye on things in the Tower of Babel plaza. Just now, there was a rumor circulating in the Tower of Babel plaza that Junior Brother Lin was disqualified from his ranking by the Tower of Babel for cheating and was directly expelled from the Tower of Babel."

"fart!"

Before Ji Cangtian could respond, Teng Wangshan spoke up angrily. Lin Chen's martial arts seal was still suspended in the air in the courtyard, and he had already entered the Tower of Babel within the martial arts seal. How could he possibly be expelled? "It seems that someone is deliberately trying to ruin Lin Chen's reputation, and even wants to ruin the reputation of my Canglan Sect as well."

Ji Cangtian's expression also turned cold, while the middle-aged man speculated, "Sect Master, could this be a conspiracy by the royal family? After all, the Tower of Babel was created by the royal family, and Junior Brother Lin was suddenly expelled and has now disappeared."

The middle-aged man was a steward of the Canglan Sect. Not long ago, Lin Chen had a feud with the Third Prince of the Royal Family, which even alarmed the Supreme Elder. As a steward of the Canglan Sect, he naturally knew everything about it.

In his mind, the biggest mastermind behind this sudden change and the coincidence of rumors was the royal family.

Apart from the Central Plains royal family, no one can control the Tower of Babel.

"The royal family doesn't have that much power."

Teng Wangshan snorted lightly, his face showing disdain: "Martial Arts Mountain and the Tower of Babel are only maintained by the royal family on their behalf, but the royal family cannot interfere in the internal affairs of Martial Arts Mountain and the Tower of Babel."

As an elder of the Flower Clan, Teng Wangshan also knew about the Divine Seal. The appearance of Martial Dao Mountain and the Tower of Babel was a self-rescue measure taken by the Divine Seal to prevent itself from collapsing.

If anyone in the royal family could influence the Divine Seal, it would be only one person: the founding emperor of the Yan Dynasty, the possessor of the Divine Seal.

The Canglan Sect steward glanced at Teng Wangshan with some curiosity. He didn't know Teng Wangshan's identity, but for the sect leader to accompany him personally, his status must be quite high. Since this senior would say such a thing, there must be a reason.

"Then this disciple cannot guess the reason."

"Although the royal family cannot directly have the Tower of Babel remove Lin Chen from its list, they can still use some tricks. Does Sect Master Ji have a Martial Dao Seal? I plan to go to the Tower of Babel myself to take a look."

"Have."

The Canglan Sect naturally has a stock of anonymous martial arts seals.

Soon the middle-aged man returned, holding a martial arts seal in his hand. Teng Wangshan didn't hesitate and, after recognizing the martial arts seal as his own, his figure went straight into the Tower of Babel.

As Ji Cangtian watched Teng Wangshan's disappearing figure, a hint of guilt appeared on his face. Lin Chen had been slandered by others, and it was he, as the sect leader, who should have stood up for Lin Chen.

However, with the battle against the Eight Desolations Sect at the moment becoming intense, as the sect leader, he had to coordinate the warriors of the entire Canglan Domain and keep a close eye on the changes in the battle situation. He had just taken time out of his schedule to receive the Flower Clan elder.

More importantly, even if he went to the Tower of Babel, those who slandered him would continue to spread rumors on the grounds that he, as the sect leader, was protecting Lin Chen. In this case, it would be more effective for the Flower Clan elder to go to the Tower of Babel and prove Lin Chen's innocence than for him to go himself.

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The Tower of Babel Plaza was even more crowded than usual.

A day has passed, and now almost all the innate martial artists in the entire Yan Dynasty know that Lin Chen was removed from the rankings after breaking into the Tower of Babel, but he has been inside the tower for a whole day.

Whether out of curiosity or simply to watch the spectacle, the Tower of Babel had now become a sea of ​​innate martial artists.

Teng Wangshan appeared in the Tower of Babel plaza. When he saw so many innate martial artists on the scene, he frowned slightly. The next moment, he released the aura of an innate sixth-level expert and shouted angrily, "Who is Zhao Yan?"

Before he entered, he had already learned from the deacon of the Canglan Sect that the rumor was first spread by a martial artist named Zhao Yan.

Teng Wangshan's voice boomed like thunder, instantly drawing everyone's attention. Zhao Yan, who was in the crowd, naturally heard it as well. However, upon sensing Teng Wangshan's aura, a hint of fear flashed in Zhao Yan's eyes, but he quickly recovered.

This is the Tower of Babel Plaza. No one is allowed to use force against others here, otherwise they will be suppressed by the Tower of Babel, even experts at the sixth level of the Innate Realm.

In recent years, several innate experts have tested the power of the Tower of Babel.

"I wonder what's the matter, Senior?"

Zhao Yan walked out gracefully, and Teng Wangshan's gaze was fixed on Zhao Yan. After that angry shout, he also felt that there was a terrifying power locking onto him in this world. If he made any further transgressions, he would probably be suppressed by this power.

This is the power of the divine seal. Even though it is in the process of disintegration, as long as it has not dissipated, even a powerful expert in the Myriad Manifestations Realm would not dare to act recklessly in front of the divine seal.

"Did you tell the outside world that Lin Chen's ranking was revoked by the Tower of Babel due to cheating?" Teng Wangshan suppressed his anger and asked in a deep voice.

"I was merely making a deduction based on the situation," Zhao Yan replied neither humbly nor arrogantly.

"What a conjecture! You have no evidence, yet you deliberately slander Lin Chen. Do you think you can get away with it without paying the price?"

Teng Wangshan already had a guess in his mind. Since Zhao Yan was originally in charge of Martial Arts Mountain, there must be a royal family behind him. However, the Flower Clan could not completely break ties with the royal family at this time. He did not come here to expose the royal family, but only to clear Lin Chen's name.

The Flower Clan doesn't need luck, but Lin Chen does. Especially with the talent Lin Chen has shown, if he can gain the recognition of all martial artists in the world, he will definitely be able to take the opportunity to absorb enough luck.

Luck is an ethereal and seemingly insignificant thing, but in many cases, a martial artist's opportunities, understanding of martial arts techniques, and even some of the choices they make are influenced by luck.

"Lin Chen is the future consort of my Flower Clan. Just because you slandered Lin Chen without cause, you are making an enemy of my Flower Clan. Have you thought this through?"

Teng Wangshan stared coldly at Zhao Yan, while the many martial artists present gasped in surprise upon hearing Teng Wangshan reveal his identity.

Since what happened before the Sacred Flame Realm of the Myriad Flames Sect, the existence of ancient races in the martial arts world is no longer a secret. Many innate martial artists know that there are ancient races in the martial arts world with a history even longer than that of super sects.

They didn't know the specifics and strength of these ancient races, but anyone with a brain could guess that the strength of these ancient races was probably not much different from that of a super sect, and might even be above that of a super sect.

After all, the longer a thing has existed, the deeper its cultural heritage becomes.

Upon hearing Teng Wangshan's identity, Zhao Yan felt a slight sense of fear. If the Flower Clan truly intended to deal with him, he feared he would find it difficult to escape.

Even if he manages to escape, what about his family and descendants?
Just as Zhao Yan was filled with fear, a voice came from the square.

"Elder Teng's words are a bit too much."

From the crowd, Yan Ran, dressed in a yellow brocade robe, slowly walked out. The surrounding martial artists, seeing the yellow robe on Yan Ran and sensing the aura emanating from him, all made way for him.

"The Sixth Prince has also arrived by such a coincidence."

Teng Wangshan looked at Yan Ran. He didn't want to involve the royal family. Firstly, he didn't want the Flower Clan and the royal family to break off relations. Secondly, he wanted to keep the feud between Lin Chen and the royal family within a certain range, so that although the two sides had grudges, it wouldn't escalate to the point of life and death.

Lin Chen has not yet fully matured, and his feud with the royal family is not conducive to his progress in the Yan Dynasty.

However, Yan Ran's appearance suggests that the royal family may not think that way.

"I have come to the Tower of Babel to inform you of some news. Lin Chen has been expelled from the Tower of Babel for cheating. The reason why you can no longer enter the Tower of Babel is that it is repairing existing loopholes. You do not need to wait here. Once the Tower of Babel is repaired, my royal family will announce it to the world."

Yan Ran's words caused an uproar in the room.

Although Zhao Yan and others had previously spread rumors that Lin Chen had cheated, there was no evidence. However, now that the royal prince has personally confirmed it, it means that the matter cannot be faked.

Although the Third Prince's performance at the Myriad Fire Sect disgraced the royal family, the Yan Dynasty has existed for so many years, and the noble image of the royal family in the hearts of martial artists cannot be destroyed overnight.

The words of the royal family still represent authority and are highly credible.

Teng Wangshan's expression was also extremely ugly at this moment. Yan Ran's words meant that there was no room for reconciliation between the royal family and Lin Chen.

The royal family doesn't want Lin Chen to accumulate any luck. Once the news of Lin Chen's cheating gets out, it might even affect the luck that Lin Chen has already acquired.

"Sixth Prince, is your royal family so confident that Lin Chen will never appear on the Tower of Babel again?"

Teng Wangshan stared intently at Yan Ran, wanting to know why the royal family dared to tell such a colossal lie. He believed that if Lin Chen were to climb the Tower of Babel again, the royal family's credibility would be completely destroyed.

This is gambling with the reputation of the entire royal family!

A complex look appeared in Yan Ran's eyes. He did not approve of his elder brother's actions, but his elder brother had made a decision, and he could only obey. The fact that Lin Chen was able to stay in the Tower of Babel for a whole day meant that Lin Chen had fought against at least fifty supreme martial artists. His strength and potential were too amazing.

If this hadn't been arranged, there might still have been a chance to salvage the situation. But from the moment they chose to ruin Lin Chen's reputation, the royal family had no way out!

(End of this chapter)