Rise from a Poor Family: My Martial Arts Counterattack

Chapter 580 Are you sure I can't prove myself?
"Junior Brother Zeng, watch your words this time!"

As Teng Wangshan and Yan Ran exchanged glances, Jiang Chen hurriedly reminded Zeng Xi beside him that it was fine for Junior Brother Zeng to refute Zhao Yan, but now that the Sixth Prince of the Royal Family had spoken, Junior Brother could not refute him anymore.

The royal princes are of noble status and should never be offended lightly.

Jiang Chen's thoughts also represented the thoughts of most of the martial artists present.

Although the Yan Dynasty practices super-sect autonomy, martial artists from all regions have heard of the royal family, especially the deeds of the founding emperor, since birth. Moreover, anyone with some talent in martial arts who is qualified to become a disciple of a super sect has entered the Martial Arts Mountain to challenge opponents, earn points, and exchange them for resources.

In the hearts of all martial artists, the imperial dynasty still holds a prestigious position.

"Good good!"

Teng Wangshan was so angry that he laughed. The royal family was so shameless in targeting a junior, even abandoning the royal family's reputation.

"You can fool the world, but you can't fool the divine seal!"

Yan Ran's expression remained unchanged in the face of Teng Wangshan's threatening words. Since he said such a thing, he must have anticipated the possible impact on the Divine Seal.

Making Lin Chen famous throughout the world, the fortune he plundered far exceeded the fortune lost by this lie.

"Gentlemen, there's no need to wait here any longer. Please leave."

Yan Ran looked at the martial artists present. Although the royal family had made thorough preparations, and even if Lin Chen came out of the Tower of Babel at this time, he would still have a way to deal with it. However, it would still make many people with ulterior motives question it.

Seeing that many martial artists present were already tempted to leave, Teng Wangshan's eyes showed anxiety, but he really had no way to do anything about the royal family's shameless behavior.

Even if he swore an oath in the name of the Flower Clan, Yan Ran would still have a reason to refute it. He had even thought of a reason for Yan Ran: Lin Chen is the Flower Clan's son-in-law, and he chose to swear an oath to clear Lin Chen's name in order to protect the Flower Clan's reputation.

The royal family has already lost all shame, so he wouldn't be surprised by anything they do. Pure verbal disputes will not yield any results.

Just as the martial artists began to leave the training ground, a commotion suddenly came from the direction of the Tower of Babel, and many martial artists exclaimed in surprise.

"Out!"

"Lin Chen is out."

These words instantly ignited the passion of all the martial artists in the entire square. Those who were originally preparing to leave immediately canceled their plans and turned their gazes toward the tower gate.

Teng Wangshan and Yan Ran immediately turned their gazes toward the Tower of Babel. When they saw the tower gate open and the young man standing at the entrance, their expressions were completely different.

A smile appeared on Teng Wangshan's face, while Yan Ran's expression instantly turned cold, and he immediately looked at the jade tablet not far away.

When Yan Ran saw that Lin Chen's name was not displayed on the jade tablet, the panic that had just surged within her subsided.

Lin Chen failed to defeat these hundred powerful individuals and was unable to regain his place in the Tower of Babel rankings.

But as his panic subsided, Yan Ran suddenly became wary. For the first time, he realized that his fear of Lin Chen was more than just ordinary.

Since the founding of the dynasty, there have been a hundred supreme experts at the fourth level of the Innate Realm. If it were anyone else, even if they came out of the Tower of Babel, he would not look at the jade tablet, because he was certain that the other party could not defeat these hundred people.

Her subconscious glance at the jade tablet revealed that she had already placed Lin Chen in a very high position in her heart.

Emerging from the Tower of Babel, Lin Chen still wore an expression of unfinished business. This challenge had brought him tremendous gains; the exhilarating battle was one he had rarely experienced since entering the Innate Realm.

In every battle, there's no need to hold back, because every opponent I encounter is an extremely powerful being.

Unfortunately, he lost the last match.

The last one's strength is probably more than one level ahead of the other ninety-nine. Lin Chen even suspected that this person might have the strength to kill someone at the sixth level of the Innate Realm even at the fourth level.

"Lin Chen, your appearance is perfectly timed. You can tell everyone why your ranking in the Tower of Babel disappeared. There are rumors that you used cheating methods to obtain your ranking in the Tower of Babel, and now the Tower of Babel has discovered and removed it."

Teng Wangshan spoke first, and at the same time, he used this to tell Lin Chen what had happened outside while he was inside the Tower of Babel.

"Your ranking has been removed?"

Lin Chen was surprised when he heard Teng Wangshan's words. The voice from the Tower of Babel had only told him that he could start the Invincible Challenge, but it hadn't mentioned that his ranking would be revoked as a result.

Even knowing that the rankings would be abolished, Lin Chen knew in his heart that he would still choose the path of the Invincible Arena Challenge.

Although defeating a sixth-level Innate Realm cultivator with only a fourth-level Innate Realm cultivator would be enough to shock the martial arts world of the Yan Dynasty, it wouldn't significantly improve his own strength.

The only purpose is to use this opportunity to make a name for oneself, boost the morale of the warriors in the Canglan Domain, and ultimately obtain the ranking rewards of the Tower of Babel.

At this moment, everyone's eyes were on Lin Chen, waiting for him to completely resolve this mystery.

Even though most of the martial artists present believed that the Sixth Prince would not lie, they still wanted to hear the person involved admit it in person.

"Elder Teng, this junior would like to know, who said that I got my ranking in the Tower of Babel by cheating?"

Lin Chen understood that if it were just a rumor spread by an ordinary person, Elder Teng wouldn't bring it up in front of him, because it wouldn't have much of an impact.

In this world, who doesn't get talked about? During my years in the Yan Dynasty, I've made my own enemies, not to mention now that the two regions are at war and all the warriors in the Eight Desolate Regions are on my side. It's perfectly normal for them to spread rumors about me.

“These words were spoken by the Sixth Prince of the Royal Family himself.”

Upon hearing this, Lin Chen's gaze fell upon the Sixth Prince, whom he had met once before. His mind raced, and in just a few breaths, he guessed the general process.

Whether the Tower of Babel's opening of the Invincible Arena Challenge to him was orchestrated by the royal family was uncertain, but the royal family must have known that he had entered the Invincible Arena Challenge and that as long as he chose to enter the Invincible Arena Challenge, his ranking on the Tower of Babel Ranking would be removed.

This is an opportunity to ruin one's own reputation.

"May I ask how the Sixth Prince determined that I cheated?"

Lin Chen did not directly reveal his experience in the Tower of Babel. Since the royal family wanted to completely break ties with him, he did not intend to give them any face.

He wanted to hear the Sixth Prince say it again, so that the other party would have no chance to argue after being exposed.

Under Lin Chen's gaze, Yan Ran knew that Lin Chen wanted her to say it clearly again in front of everyone, leaving her no way out.

"The Tower of Babel was launched by our royal family, so naturally our royal family has channels to know about it. The cheating methods you used were very subtle, but you still couldn't hide them from the Tower of Babel." Yan Ran didn't hesitate at all and sneered, "As for what you want to ask me, what methods you used to cheat, I can't answer that, because the Tower of Babel didn't tell me any of that."

The martial artists present kept glancing back and forth between Lin Chen and Yan Ran, trying to determine whose words were more credible, but unfortunately they couldn't find anything.

They couldn't see any guilt about being caught cheating on Lin Chen's face, nor could they see any panic on Yan Ran's face.

"So, even the Sixth Prince doesn't know what methods I used to cheat. Does the Sixth Prince know that I actually fought against real people when I was climbing the tower? If I had used cheating methods, how could that person have been willing to lose to me?"

"As I have already said, all of this was told to me by the Tower of Babel. As for why you were able to win that battle in person, and why your opponent did not notice that you were cheating, I do not care to know. The royal family does not need to explain to you."

Yan Ran's tone was full of arrogance, yet none of the martial artists present felt there was anything wrong with what he said.

Given the status and position of the royal family, they really don't need to investigate these matters; they only need to provide the results. If they were to investigate these matters, wouldn't it imply that the royal family is wary of Lin Chen, or that they are concerned about the Canglan Sect and the Flower Clan behind Lin Chen?

After discovering that Lin Chen cheated, they need to investigate thoroughly and only dare to release the information once they have sufficient evidence.

If we were to actually do that, we would be lowering ourselves in status.

After Yan Ran said those words, Lin Chen also paid attention to the reactions of the other martial artists present. When he saw that most of the martial artists showed signs of agreement, he couldn't help but sigh. This was the importance of a persona.

The Sixth Prince's words perfectly reflected the public's recognition of the royal family's status. It was like an expensive watch falling to the ground, with only a wealthy man and an ordinary citizen passing by.

Both the wealthy man and the ordinary person claimed that the watch fell off on its own. The passerby did not need the wealthy man to provide evidence; he only demanded that the ordinary person provide evidence.

No wonder the royal family would frame him like this, because they don't need to prove that he cheated at all; on the contrary, he needs to provide evidence that he did not cheat.

"So, Sixth Prince, you're absolutely certain that I can't produce any evidence?"

Lin Chen squinted at Yan Ran. The royal family should also know about that battle between real people. He used this battle to prove his innocence, and this Sixth Prince should have had a plan to deal with it long ago.

You don't need to explicitly accuse someone of colluding with you; you only need to use a single sentence to guide people's thinking in that direction.

Since that person would personally enter the Tower of Babel to fight him, perhaps he was ordered by the royal family to stop him, but failed to do so, leaving the royal family with no other choice but to resort to this strategy.

If he were to confront that person directly, he might be playing right into the Sixth Prince's hands and falling into a trap set by the prince.

"Lin Chen, don't be impulsive. Since Yan Ran dared to personally step forward, he must have made ample preparations. Don't fall into his trap."

Just then, Teng Wangshan's voice transmission came to Lin Chen's ear. Lin Chen nodded slightly, it seemed that Elder Teng and he had the same idea.

"Elder Teng, rest assured, this junior will not fall into their trap."

After transmitting a message, Lin Chen suddenly laughed and looked at everyone present: "Fellow martial arts practitioners, I will not hide it from you. After I defeated all the Innate Realm 5 martial artists on the Tongtian Ranking, the Tongtian Tower opened a hidden level, allowing me to choose whether to challenge the Invincible Arena."

While speaking, Lin Chen kept his divine sense focused on Yan Ran. The Sixth Prince did not show any change in expression, nor did he interrupt him. He was clearly confident.

On the contrary, the martial artists present looked puzzled by Lin Chen's words. What was the Invincible Arena?
"When I challenged the tower back then, I passed through thirty floors in a row, which many people present should know."

Many martial artists present nodded in agreement upon hearing Lin Chen's words. When Lin Chen first challenged the tower, he cleared all thirty floors, causing quite a stir in the martial arts world.

"Back then, the test after the thirtieth floor of the Tower of Babel was to fight against all the strongest martial artists of the same level since the birth of the Yan Dynasty. I was defeated by a senior swordsman. I don't know if any martial artists have ever passed the thirtieth floor since then. If so, they should be able to prove that what I said is true."

After Lin Chen finished speaking, the scene fell silent, which made Lin Chen frown. Could it be that before the Tower of Babel changed its rules, he had passed through the first thirty floors all by himself?

"Brother Lin, after you, no one has ever made it past the thirtieth floor. That's why the Tower of Babel changed its rules later."

Seeing the silence, Zeng Xi couldn't help but remind Lin Chen.

Sure enough!

Lin Chen already had some guesses in his mind, and now that Zeng Xi had confirmed them, he understood why the royal family was not afraid of the lies being exposed. It was because, apart from himself, no one had ever fought against a supreme powerhouse of the same level as in history.

This is why the royal family dares to slander themselves in this way.

From the way many martial artists looked at him at that moment, Lin Chen could understand that many of them did not believe what he was saying.

It's just human nature!
No martial artist wants to accept a martial artist of the same age or younger than themselves who has achieved more in martial arts than themselves.

They couldn't deny the strength he had displayed, but if he were to say that he had reached the strongest level of the fourth realm of the Innate Realm in the history of the Yan Dynasty, these people would never admit it so easily.

Human selfishness makes everyone willing to praise the strong who have passed away, and extremely harsh on the martial artists of the same era. If a contemporary martial artist wants to surpass the strong who have passed away in the eyes of the world, he must either have obvious evidence to prove it, or he must have achievements that far surpass those of the strong who have passed away.

Yan Ran remained silent, letting Lin Chen try to explain himself. As long as Lin Chen had no evidence, no matter how convincing his arguments were, it would be useless.

"It seems the Sixth Prince is certain that I can't find any evidence."

Faced with Lin Chen's direct mention of names, Yan Ran said calmly, "The royal family wouldn't specifically target a junior like you. Everything is for the sake of maintaining fairness in the Tower of Babel."

"Really?"

Lin Chen smiled and said, "I will challenge others on the invincible arena of the Tower of Babel. After defeating my opponent, I will receive a reward. These rewards are all related to the seniors that I have been fortunate enough to defeat. I wonder if there are any disciples of the Misty Cloud Palace here?"

Upon hearing Lin Chen's words, Yan Ran's pupils contracted slightly, but quickly returned to normal. The royal family naturally knew about the rewards of the Invincible Arena. Lin Chen had stayed in the Tower of Babel for so long, so he must have defeated some opponents and would also receive rewards.

He also has a solution to this.

"I am an elder of the Misty Cloud Palace. What business do you have with a disciple of my Misty Cloud Palace?"

In the square, an elderly woman with silver hair walked out and spoke to Lin Chen.

"I once sparred with your sect's founder on the invincible arena and was fortunate enough to win by half a move. I was also fortunate enough to learn about some of your sect's founder's past and would like to verify it with you, senior."

Lin Chen's words were calm, but they were like a thunderbolt to Yan Ran. For the first time, Yan Ran could not maintain her composure, and a trace of panic flashed in her eyes.

He wasn't afraid that Lin Chen would use the techniques of some historical powerhouses; there were reasons for that, since no technique could be kept completely secret. But past experiences, especially some little-known ones, couldn't be known through any means.

(End of this chapter)