Rise from a Poor Family: My Martial Arts Counterattack

Chapter 635 Fate Fulfilled (The Finale)

Ten years later!
The world has not been at peace for the past decade, especially in the last three years.

Although the entire world's twenty-six domains have been divided into two, becoming the North and South, the Black Dragon Dynasty has made some big moves in the last three years.

First, in the twelve southern regions, the Black Dragon Holy Land directly ordered the abolition of all sects and their unification under the jurisdiction of the Holy Land.

The twelve super sects in the south were naturally unwilling to accept this, and many of them even went to the north to seek help from the Eastern Dynasty.

After all, the emperor of the Eastern Dynasty had gathered the divine seal of the world and should rightfully protect the entire martial arts world.

Unfortunately, the Eastern Dynasty chose to turn a blind eye to the Black Dragon Dynasty's actions, dismissing them with a mere statement about dividing the country into North and South.

When the Supreme Elder of the Fulong Sect objected, but was killed by the Holy Lord of the Black Dragon Dynasty the next day, the remaining eleven sects could no longer muster the will to resist.

The emperor of the Eastern Dynasty and the holy lord of the Black Dragon Holy Land are both god-level powerhouses, who are simply beyond the reach of those in the Myriad Manifestations Realm.

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Canglan Island in the East China Sea.

Lin Chen met an old friend.

The current master of the East Sea Divine Palace, and Hu Yunhua, the former deacon of the East Sea Divine Palace.

Since his time in Yaori City, Lin Chen has been staying on Canglan Island for the past ten years. However, he has not been able to visit many martial arts experts on the island during these ten years. Apart from meeting the two Supreme Elders of the Canglan Sect, he also met the Grand Elder of the Flower Clan once more. As for the others, he has not met them at all.

His meeting with the Palace Master of the East Sea Divine Palace this time was also out of respect for Hu Yunhua.

Back then, he followed Deacon Gao of the Canglan Sect from Canglan Island to the Canglan Sect. In the East China Sea, this Deacon Hu gave him a lot of martial arts resources, and later used his authority to help Canglan Island a lot.

"Master Lin."

The Palace Master of the East Sea Divine Palace, a powerful expert in the Myriad Manifestations Realm, was extremely respectful towards Lin Chen at this moment.

Even if he didn't come to Canglan Island to ask Lin Chen for a favor, Lin Chen's strength alone was enough to make him so respectful.

Currently, the three most powerful figures in the martial arts world are recognized as the Emperor of the Eastern Dynasty, the Holy Lord of the Black Dragon Holy Land, and the Island Master of Canglan Island.

The island master of Canglan Island naturally refers to Lin Chen.

Although Lin Chen is a disciple of the Canglan Sect, he currently only holds the position of elder within the sect. The elder's status is naturally not commensurate with Lin Chen's strength, so the various forces simply refer to Lin Chen as the island lord of Canglan Island.

"Lord Lin, I dare not hide the purpose of my visit. My East Sea Divine Palace is unwilling to merge with the Black Dragon Holy Land. If Lord Lin is willing, the East Sea Divine Palace is willing to become an annex of Canglan Island."

The Palace Master of the East Sea Divine Palace immediately explained his purpose: if the East Sea Divine Palace were to be merged into the Black Dragon Holy Land, its legacy would be lost, and it would become an appendage of Canglan Island. At least the legacy of the East Sea Divine Palace would still exist.

Lin Chen's expression remained unchanged. He had long anticipated the intentions of the East Sea Divine Palace. Of the twelve sects in the south, only the East Sea Divine Palace still existed.

From Lin Chen's perspective, he naturally hoped that the East Sea Divine Palace could be preserved, because the East Sea Divine Palace controlled the entire East Sea region, and Canglan Island was also in the sea region.

“I have some acquaintance with Deacon Hu. If the Black Dragon Holy Land comes, hand over this jade slip.”

Lin Chen handed over a jade slip, which the Palace Master of the East Sea Divine Palace happily accepted. Hu Yunhua, standing to the side, was very excited. He had only reached the third level of the Innate Realm in his entire life, and he was already in his twilight years. He felt somewhat apprehensive that the Palace Master had come to him this time. He did not think he had such a great face in front of Lin Chen.

Although Lin Chen's willingness to intervene might not necessarily be due to his own feelings, with Lin Chen's words, as long as the sect still exists, the Hu family can live without worry for generations.

Lin Chen, unusually, allowed the Palace Master of the East Sea Divine Palace and Hu Yunhua to have a meal before watching them leave.

"Lin Chen, won't doing this displease the Black Dragon Saint Lord?"

Murong Yan appeared beside Lin Chen. Hearing Murong Yan's worry, Lin Chen smiled slightly: "So what if you're dissatisfied?"

His words were brimming with absolute confidence.

Dongfang Yaoji did not interfere in the Twelve Southern Domains, whatever the reason, but the price was that much of the fortune nurtured by the Divine Seal would be lost.

This fortune will not flow to the Black Dragon Saint Lord, but I can absorb it.

To some extent, the more chaotic the Twenty-Six Domains are, the more advantageous it is for him.

However, he simply did not want to be the mastermind behind the chaos in the world.

"Lin Chen, do you think Dongfang Yaoji would sit idly by and do nothing? Is it because he proposed the division of the North and South back then?"

Jiang Qing's figure also walked over from not far away. Hearing Jiang Qing's question, before Lin Chen could answer, Yin Yue, who was fishing with Lin Xi, chuckled and said, "This emperor of the Eastern Dynasty has a good plan. He wants Lin Chen and the Black Dragon Saint Lord to fight first so that he can reap the benefits."

Hearing Yin Yue's words, Lin Chen also laughed. His analysis was the same as Yin Yue's. In order to make the Black Dragon Saint Lord fight against him, Dongfang Yaoji was even willing to sacrifice the luck condensed by the divine seal.

However, I fear that this person may have schemed and plotted, only to end up with nothing.

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Seven days later!
Radiant City!

"Your Majesty, we have just received news that the people from the Black Dragon Holy Land went to the East Sea Region and then withdrew for some unknown reason. The East Sea Region belongs to the Black Dragon Holy Land, but it is governed by the East Sea Divine Palace."

In the palace of the Eastern Dynasty, Dongfang Yaoji listened to his subordinates' report with a grim expression.

Since the Black Dragon Holy Land wanted to annex the Twelve Southern Domains, he refused the requests for help from those super sects in the south, with the aim of provoking a fight between the Black Dragon Holy Lord and Lin Chen.

Lin Chen lives on Canglan Island, which is closely connected to the East China Sea. He would never want to see the East China Sea merge into the Black Dragon Holy Land.

To his surprise, the Black Dragon Holy Lord actually gave up the East Sea Region and the East Sea Divine Palace became autonomous. Just like the Yan Dynasty and the previous dynasties, the Black Dragon Holy Land only had nominal jurisdiction, and the East Sea Region was still under the control of the East Sea Divine Palace.

At this moment, Dongfang Yaoji was filled with regret. If he had known this would happen, he would have accepted the requests for help from those sects. With his own strength and the support of those sects, the Black Dragon Saint Lord would have had no choice but to give up unification and accept the nominal rule of the previous dynasty.

However, before Dongfang Yaoji could quell his anger, he looked up at the south, his expression turning even colder: "Black Dragon Saint Lord, you've gone too far!"

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Zhongzhou!

The Black Dragon Holy Land, which has unified the eleven southern regions, has finally bared its fangs.

The Black Dragon Holy Land has declared full-scale war on the Eastern Dynasty!
The issuance of this edict shocked all martial artists in the martial arts world, and after the shock came a deep fear.

The fact that the two strongest forces in the entire martial arts world are now at war is not a good thing for their martial artists.

In such a massive war, no one can remain uninvolved. The number of martial artists who perish as a result is likely to be terrifying. Even experts at the Myriad Manifestations Realm cannot guarantee their survival.

On the very day that the Black Dragon Holy Land declared war on the Eastern Dynasty, the Eastern Dynasty also began to gather warriors from the fourteen northern regions, preparing to form a large army to deal with the Black Dragon Holy Land's attack at any time.

Canglan Island.

Lin Chen, who also learned the news, frowned slightly.

He now finds himself not quite understanding Dongfang Yaoji.

If the original plan was to sit idly by and watch the Black Dragon Holy Land annex the Twelve Southern Domains, hoping to provoke the Black Dragon Holy Lord into a fight so they could sit back and watch the tigers fight, now that the Black Dragon Holy Land has abandoned the East Sea Domain, their plan to sit back and watch the tigers fight has failed.

In this situation, facing the Black Dragon Holy Land's declaration of war, Dongfang Yaoji actually wanted to form a large army of warriors from various regions. Wasn't this digging his own grave?

The Holy Lord of the Black Dragon Holy Land is irrelevant because he doesn't have a divine seal, but you, Dongfang Yaoji, were able to reach the level of a god-level expert because you condensed a divine seal.

The Divine Seal is the convergence of the world's fortune. Abandoning the twelve southern regions already resulted in a significant loss of fortune. Now, the warriors of the fourteen northern regions are being forced to fight against the warriors of the Black Dragon Holy Land. The warriors who sacrifice themselves in the war will all suffer damage to their Divine Seals.

In Lin Chen's view, the outcome of a war of this magnitude would not ultimately be determined by which side's army had the advantage, but by the relative strength of Dongfang Yaoji and the Black Dragon Saint Lord.

Unless the two are equally matched, only then would they send their armies to attack cities and seize strongholds.

However, Dongfang Yaoji had never truly fought against the Black Dragon Saint Lord. Back then in Yaori City, it was merely a slight test. Lin Chen was well aware of this.

When he first went to Yaori City, Dongfang Yaoji only tested him out and, realizing he hadn't gained the upper hand, chose to give up.

"Being this cautious and meticulous, where is the demeanor of a god-level expert? It can only be said that this person is capable of condensing a divine seal, but just happened to arrive at a time when the Yan Dynasty was in decline."

Lin Chen's face showed contempt. Only at this moment did he realize that there were differences among god-level experts. In fact, in terms of courage, Dongfang Yaoji was not as good as that ancestor of the Wanhuo Sect.

A rare phrase from his past life surfaced in Lin Chen's mind: "When the opportunity arises, even a pig can fly."

Of course, Lin Chen didn't completely look down on Dongfang Yaoji. Even if the Yan Dynasty's fortunes were declining, Dongfang Yaoji's ability to condense a divine seal meant he was a prodigy who stood out from many strong individuals of the same era.

"It's just a matter of being anxious about gains and losses. After condensing the divine seal, this Emperor of the East has lost that ambition."

Yin Yue appeared beside Lin Chen at some point, and upon hearing Lin Chen's comments about Dongfang Yaoji, she offered her own guess.

Human nature is complex.

Some people can endure any hardship before they succeed, and even dare to take risks. But once they succeed, they lose that courage and become hesitant and indecisive in order to protect their success.

Dongfang Yaoji, this is the situation now.

"Regardless of what he's thinking, the world can't be in such chaos."

Lin Chen acknowledged Yin Yue's guess, but he did not forget his purpose in returning to the Yan Dynasty: to seize the fortune condensed by the Eastern Yaoji Divine Seal.

Dongfang Yaoji's inaction gave him an opportunity.

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In the Canglan Domain, the Canglan Sect issued an edict.

[The Canglan Sect will not intervene in the war between the North and South!]

This statement caused a stir throughout the entire martial arts world.

Canglan Domain is located in the north and is under the jurisdiction of the Eastern Dynasty. In the face of the Eastern Dynasty's summons, Canglan Sect's decree is tantamount to disobeying the imperial order. Aren't they afraid of being annihilated by the Eastern Dynasty?

Oh right, the Canglan Sect isn't afraid!
Many martial arts experts, upon reconsidering the situation of the Canglan Sect, immediately realized that the Canglan Sect was truly not afraid of retaliation from the Eastern Dynasty.

By now, they have come to understand the current state of affairs in the world.

It appears to be a division between the North and the South, but in reality, it is a tripartite balance of power.

The Eastern Dynasty, the Black Dragon Holy Land, and Lin Chen from Canglan Island.

The Black Dragon Holy Land unified the south, and any sects that dared to disobey were swiftly wiped out. However, the East Sea region was the only one that remained intact. Everyone knew the reason for this: it was because of Canglan Island in the East Sea region, and Lin Chen lived on Canglan Island.

The Black Dragon Saint Lord was unwilling to offend Lin Chen.

With war breaking out between the North and the South, the Eastern Dynasty naturally wouldn't dare offend Lin Chen, who has the power to influence the course of the war.

As all martial artists had predicted, after the Canglan Sect issued its decree, the Eastern Dynasty acted as if it were unaware of the matter and made no response whatsoever.

Everyone understood that the Eastern Dynasty had tacitly approved of the Canglan Sect's act of independence.

However, what is even more shocking is that, following the Canglan Sect, the Wanhuo Sect, the Zaohua Sect, the Piaomiao Yungong, and the Qianji Sect will all issue decrees that they will not participate in this North-South War.

The imperial edict caused an uproar throughout the martial arts world.

If the Canglan Sect still has Lin Chen to rely on, and the Eastern Dynasty is hesitant to act rashly, then these four families...

Uh……

Many martial artists in the martial arts world suddenly remembered that these four families also had a close relationship with Lin Chen.

There's no need to elaborate on the Myriad Fire Sect, the Creation Gate, and the Misty Cloud Palace. During the battle of Canglan City, these four sects clearly stood on Lin Chen's side. As for the Thousand Machine Sect... it has long been revealed that the personal disciple of one of the Supreme Elders of the Thousand Machine Sect is Lin Chen's lover.

Radiant City!

For the first time, Dongfang Yaoji's expression turned extremely ugly, even more so than when the Black Dragon Holy Land declared war.

The edicts issued by the Canglan Sect, Qianji Sect, and the other three sects were a disgrace to his dynasty. If he wanted, he could wipe out all five sects in a single day to intimidate the world.

However, thinking of the smiling young man, Dongfang Yaoji had to suppress his anger.

The reason these four families dared to disobey his orders was because Lin Chen was behind them. If he attacked these four families, he would inevitably clash with Lin Chen. And once Lin Chen and the Black Dragon Saint Lord joined forces, he would have no chance of winning.

He paid a heavy price to condense the divine seal, and he was absolutely unwilling to fail. This is why, after confirming that the Black Dragon Saint Lord had strength no weaker than his own, he chose to compromise and accept the division of the North and South.

After years of hard work, we have finally achieved results, although the results are only half of what they were. But it is still much better than the possibility of all our efforts being in vain.

Looking at his father's expression, Dongfang Canglang ultimately didn't say what he was about to say. He knew in his heart that his father wouldn't take action against these four families at this time to make an example of them.

If she were to speak up, it would only make her father dislike her even more.

After all, the reason Lin Chen and the dynasty fell out was himself.

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Three years later.

The three-year war between North and South resulted in the deaths of billions of warriors on the battlefield.

In just three years, no fewer than ten martial artists, including those at the entry-level, innate, and even those at the Myriad Manifestations Realm, have perished.

There are only five truly pristine areas in the entire Northern Sixteen Regions; the rest have been ravaged by war.

For three years, the entire Eastern Dynasty suffered defeat after defeat, yet the Emperor of the Eastern Dynasty never appeared.

During these three years of war, all the warriors of the Eastern Dynasty have come to understand one thing: they are cannon fodder for the Eastern Dynasty.

It is precisely because they have clearly seen this point that in recent months, many martial artists of the Eastern Dynasty have either surrendered directly on the battlefield or tried to escape to the five peaceful domains of Canglan Domain and Qianji Domain.

The entire Eastern Dynasty was now teetering on the brink of collapse.

No one could have imagined that a newly established dynasty would enter its final years in less than twenty years.

It should be noted that the shortest dynasty in the past on this land had a history of over 50,000 years.

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Zhongzhou! The Black Dragon Saint Lord sat at the head of the table, his eyes filled with coldness.

Like a frog being slowly boiled in water, Dongfang Yaoji is now essentially useless. Since that's the case, there's no need to continue playing this game; it's time to end it.

Imperial territory!

This is the territory where the capital of the Eastern Dynasty is located. However, at this moment, the army of the Black Dragon Holy Land is only a few thousand miles away from the imperial domain, and this is also the most intense part of the battlefield.

However, at this very moment when the two sides were engaged in battle, rolling black clouds swept in from the sky, instantly blotting out the sun and enveloping the entire imperial domain.

Seeing this, the warriors of the Black Dragon Holy Land showed joy on their faces; it was the Holy Lord himself who had taken action.

As the war dragged on, the Black Dragon Holy Land's army dared not advance recklessly any further. Regardless of the circumstances, the Eastern Emperor was still in the Imperial Domain. If the other side were to make a move, no matter how large the army was, it wouldn't be enough to annihilate them.

Clearly, with the Holy Lord himself present, the final battle is about to begin.

Almost the instant the dark clouds covered the imperial domain, seven-colored divine clouds appeared in the sky. The divine clouds and the dark clouds collided wildly in the high sky, making the entire area alternate between light and darkness.

After a few breaths.

A figure descended through the air, and once again, the vast sky was swallowed up by boundless black clouds.

The clouds surged like billions of black dragons writhing in the air, each wisp of black energy containing terrifying power. Wherever they passed, space crumbled inch by inch, and the many mountain peaks of the Imperial Domain below were silently reduced to dust.

Just as the entire Imperial Domain was about to face annihilation, Dongfang Yaoji, clad in a seven-colored divine robe, soared into the sky. The divine seal behind him shone with rotating light, drawing upon the fortune of heaven and earth to transform into a nine-layered barrier of radiant light, forcefully resisting the encroachment of the dark clouds.

The moment the two divine powers collided, even though the two armies were several meters apart, many warriors felt excruciating pain in their souls and bled from their seven orifices.

This level of combat is enough to destroy everything.

Everyone stared at the sky in fear, but the battle between god-level experts was far away in the depths of the sky, and was obscured by dark and colorful clouds, so no one could see it clearly. As for divine sense... only those who were already dead would dare to release their divine sense to spy on it.

Half an hour, an hour!
The energy fluctuations deep in the sky finally subsided, and the expressions of the two warriors on the battlefield became tense. The battle was about to end, and the result would determine the outcome of this three-year war.

boom!
Just as the two warriors were feeling uneasy, a long spear that pierced through the sky and broke through the clouds, falling heavily to the ground. The mere sight of the black clouds surrounding the spear as it fell destroyed several surrounding mountain ranges.

"Who's winning?"

Just as everyone was anxiously waiting, blood rain suddenly fell from the sky. As the blood rain fell, all the warriors of the Northern Region felt a pang of sorrow in their hearts, as if they had lost something important.

"The Holy Lord is invincible!"

However, compared to the sorrow of the warriors in the Northern Region, the warriors of the Black Dragon Holy Land cheered. Ordinary warriors could not see anything amiss, but the experts of the Myriad Manifestations Realm could tell that the Holy Lord had won this battle.

That spear clearly belongs to the Holy Lord!
Just as the warriors of the Black Dragon Holy Land were becoming excited, the dark clouds in the sky transformed into a giant hand and descended from the heavens, turning the entire Radiant Sun City into ruins in an instant.

In the city of Radiant Sun, millions of people were instantly reduced to ashes.

This scene chilled the martial artists of the Northern Region to the bone!
No one expected that after defeating Dongfang Yaoji, the Black Dragon Saint Lord would choose to massacre the city.

However, this was not the end. At this moment, the Black Dragon Saint Lord stood on the clouds in the sky, his figure appearing in everyone's sight.

At this moment, the Black Dragon Saint Lord had a sinister smile on his face, which made not only the warriors of the Northern Region, but even the warriors of the Black Dragon Holy Land feel a chill in their hearts.

That fool Dongfang Yaoji, so timid and cowardly, not only damaged the power of his own soul, but also gave me the opportunity to absorb the souls of the fallen warriors. As long as I wipe out these ants below, I will truly be invincible.

The Black Dragon Saint Lord raised his right hand once more, and a giant black palm appeared above everyone's heads again. However, when they saw that the palm's range included their own side, the warriors of the Black Dragon Holy Land turned pale instantly.

They didn't understand what the Holy Lord was trying to do.
The annihilation of the Northern Region warriors could be attributed to the Holy Lord's bloodlust, which they could accept. But to say that he would wipe them out as well is unacceptable.

why?
Before the warriors of the Black Dragon Holy Land could find their answers, the giant palm, carrying an aura of destruction, had already descended. However, just as all the warriors were in despair, a soft cough was heard.

"cough!"

A cough caused the giant hand to vanish instantly.

The sudden escape from disaster brought a sigh of relief to the tens of millions of martial artists present, and the next moment they saw a young man walking through the air.

"It's him?"

"Is it Lin Chen?"

This figure was familiar to many of the martial artists present.

The Black Dragon Saint Lord in the sky saw Lin Chen and a sinister smile appeared in his eyes: "I was originally waiting to deal with these ants before coming to find you, but I didn't expect you to deliver yourself to my door."

"If I'm not mistaken, you must be the demon from the depths of the far west back then."

Looking at the Black Dragon Saint Lord, whose face bore a resemblance to his own, Lin Chen guessed the other party's origin. Only that demon could possess such a black cloud and devour everything.

"You're not stupid, but it's too late now. I've already killed Dongfang Yaoji, and you're no match for me anyway."

The Black Dragon Saint Lord had a confident look in his eyes. During the three years of war, he had devoured so many martial artists' souls, including many experts at the Myriad Manifestations Realm. If it were Dongfang Yaoji who had condensed all his luck, he might be able to fight him. Unfortunately, Dongfang Yaoji was a fool. In order to stabilize his divine seal, he had already reduced his luck to less than 30%.

As for Lin Chen, the reason he compromised earlier was to eliminate Dongfang Yaoji first, and the reason Dongfang Yaoji compromised with Lin Chen was only because he was afraid that Lin Chen would join forces with him.

Lin Chen's superior position was simply because neither he nor Dongfang Yaoji wanted him to join the other's camp.

Now that Dongfang Yaoji has been eliminated, he no longer needs to tolerate Lin Chen.

"Really?"

Lin Chen smiled faintly, raised his right hand, and a seven-colored divine seal appeared in his palm.

Upon seeing the seven-colored divine seal, the Black Dragon Saint Lord's pupils shrank dramatically: "How is this possible? The divine seal has only just dissipated, how could this be?"

However, before he could finish speaking, the divine seal in Lin Chen's hand soared into the sky, and as the divine seal ascended, the dark clouds in the entire sky instantly dissipated, and the destructive aura that had terrified all the martial artists also disappeared.

Lin Chen naturally wouldn't tell the Black Dragon Saint Lord that he himself possessed one-tenth of the Qi Luck, and that as Dongfang Yaoji abandoned the Southern Region, the Qi Luck of the Southern Region was absorbed by him.

Since the start of the three-year war, the Black Dragon Saint Lord has been secretly absorbing the souls of martial artists, and he is also absorbing the fortune that has been dissipating from the Eastern Radiant Divine Seal.

"Even if you have inherited Dongfang Yaoji's divine seal, it is impossible for you to fully absorb it in such a short time, and you are still no match for me."

Although the Black Dragon Lord was shocked, he did not intend to retreat.

"The whole world is still too small. Why don't you come with me to a place, Holy Lord?"

Lin Chen was well aware of the Black Dragon Saint Lord's strength. He had already reached the god level in his previous life, and now that he had been reborn, his strength was no weaker than that of a god-level expert.

His appearance this time was not to defeat the Black Dragon Lord, but simply to negotiate a deal with him.

The Black Dragon Saint Lord's eyes flickered with uncertainty. Lin Chen's words, "The world is too small," had aroused suspicion in his heart. After a long while, he finally nodded: "Alright, I'd like to see where you can take me?"

"Let's go then."

Lin Chen smiled slightly, and his figure disappeared on the spot, seemingly unconcerned about the Black Dragon Saint Lord breaking the agreement.

Similarly, the Black Dragon Saint Lord's figure also transformed into a black cloud and headed southeast.

The sudden departure of the two men stunned the two armies on the battlefield below. They just left like that, what should they do now?
Although everyone knew that the outcome of this battle was not in their hands, after three years of fighting, many teachers, friends and relatives on both sides had died at the hands of the other.

"Gentlemen, listen to me. Disperse now. This battle is not our fault, and it is time to end it."

A voice rang out, and the next moment several elders appeared together in the sky above the battlefield.

Upon seeing these elderly men exuding the aura of the Myriad Manifestations Realm, many powerful figures present recognized their identities.

Grand Elder of Canglan Sect, Grand Elder of Hua Clan, Grand Elder of Qianji Sect, Grand Elder of Wanhuo Sect, Sect Master of Zaohua Sect...

The strength of these five Myriad Manifestations Realm experts goes without saying, but the most important thing is the people standing behind them.

"Withdraw!"

The first to respond was a powerful expert at the Myriad Manifestations Realm from the Eastern Dynasty: "His Majesty has already perished; there is indeed no need to continue this battle."

As for the Black Dragon Holy Land, most of the warriors had also lost the will to fight. The Holy Lord's actions just now showed that in his eyes they were nothing but ants, ants that could be wiped out at any time.

A battle vanished without a trace.

Six months later!
The Black Dragon Holy Land disbanded, and all its warriors returned to their original sects. The same was true for the Eastern Dynasty.

At the same time, under the leadership of the Canglan Sect and the Qianji Sect, all the experts at the Myriad Manifestations Realm gathered together and signed a peace agreement, promising not to wage war against each other for three thousand years.

As for the super sects that have already been destroyed, their disciples can only accept this fate.

Sects like Canglan Sect are not charitable organizations and will not rebuild their sects for their disciples.

Regardless, the martial arts world is still a dog-eat-dog world. Even if these sects are rebuilt, without a Myriad Manifestations Realm expert to oversee them, they will likely be secretly controlled by other super sects. So why bother?
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Canglan Island.

The Black Dragon Saint Lord sat on the shore of Poyang Lake, feeling quite depressed. Ever since he and Lin Chen took a trip to the East China Sea half a year ago and boarded that divine ship, he had learned that there was a vast world beyond this world, and that there was a other shore.

Having learned of the existence of the Other Shore, the Black Dragon Saint Lord naturally wanted to venture there. However, before that, he had his own ambition: to devour all the warriors of the Twenty-Four Domains. In this way, his strength would be enhanced once again, making it more likely that he could reach the Other Shore.

However, Lin Chen seemed to have seen through his thoughts, and the two fought a battle in that annihilation storm.

Only after this battle did he realize that Lin Chen's strength was actually above his own.

He was initially puzzled as to why Lin Chen, who was clearly stronger than him, would keep him alive.

Lin Chen's answer left him helpless.

All I want is company!

Therefore, in Lin Chen's heart, keeping himself was simply because he wanted a companion to strive for the other side together.

This answer left the Black Dragon Saint Lord speechless. What was even more disheartening was that Lin Chen didn't hide anything from him and told him directly that when he tried to reach the other side, if he found that he couldn't succeed, he would kill himself before he failed.

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Three years later!
The Black Dragon Saint Lord and Lin Chen fought another battle in the Annihilation Storm, and this time the Black Dragon Saint Lord was defeated in less than a hundred moves.

Ten years later!
Another great battle ensued, and this time the Black Dragon Saint Lord was defeated in thirty moves.

"How did you cultivate, you monster? How can your strength still increase even after reaching this level?"

The Black Dragon Saint Lord was truly frustrated. His strength had stagnated for over a decade, while Lin Chen's strength continued to grow steadily, which was simply unbelievable.

Seeing the Black Dragon Saint Lord's gloomy expression, Lin Chen smiled slightly, and with a thought, a panel appeared in front of him.

[Host: Lin Chen]

[Destiny: [Success Comes Naturally]: The path to the pinnacle of martial arts requires perseverance and gradual progress, without encountering any bottlenecks.]

His strength has increased over the years because of his destiny.

The pinnacle of martial arts is a level beyond even gods!

Thirty years later!

The Black Dragon Saint Lord married a woman from Canglan Island.

Fifty years later!

The Black Dragon Saint Lord and Lin Chen traveled together on a ghost ship to the other side. This time, it wasn't Lin Chen who was going to attempt to reach the other side, but the Black Dragon Saint Lord.

"I can't hold back any longer. Now that I have descendants, let's go to the other shore."

The Black Dragon Saint Lord looked somewhat resentful. Twenty years ago, after realizing that the gap between himself and Lin Chen was widening, he began to consider going to the other shore. However, after learning about the dangers of the other shore from Lin Chen, he also prepared a backup plan for himself.

In the past twenty years, he found a woman and had a son and a daughter. Even if he failed to reach the other side and lost his life, he still had descendants.

Moreover, he left his descendants with ample means of survival and cultivation resources, enough for them to cultivate to the Myriad Manifestations Realm, beyond which they would have to rely on themselves.

"I send you."

Lin Chen nodded with a smile, while the Black Dragon Saint Lord was taken aback: "You don't plan to go to the other side?"

"It's still early."

For Lin Chen, he doesn't plan to go to the other side so soon, because his destiny hasn't reached its peak yet, which means there's still room for improvement in his martial arts. Most importantly, there are still people he can't let go of on this continent.

Three years later.

The ghost ship returned to the East China Sea, but this time only Lin Chen disembarked.

The Black Dragon Lord failed and was forever lost in the Annihilation Storm.

The days that followed were incredibly leisurely for Lin Chen.

He accompanied Jiang Qing and Murong Yan on their leisurely strolls, and occasionally when they returned to Canglan Island, Yin Yue would also come back with them.

In the martial arts world, there have also been earth-shattering changes over the past few decades.

The two Supreme Elders of the Canglan Sect have passed away, but the Canglan Sect has not declined because of this. This is not only because of Lin Chen, but also because Qiao Yuan has entered the Myriad Manifestations Realm, and his strength is among the top in the Myriad Manifestations Realm.

As the older generation of martial arts masters gradually passed away, a new generation of martial arts masters began to emerge, becoming renowned figures in the martial arts world.

Over the years, Lin Chen has also seen many of the elders he knew pass away.

Teacher Jia, Instructor Yu, the Grand Elder of the Flower Clan, Elder Zhuang of the Myriad Fire Sect...

Time is the fairest thing in the world; even a powerful expert at the Myriad Manifestations Realm cannot stop its passage.

The year after the last elder I knew passed away.

Lin Chen bid farewell to Jiang Qing and Murong Yan and boarded the ghost ship alone.

[Host: Lin Chen]

[Destiny: Success Comes Naturally]

At this moment, there were no further descriptive statements following his destiny, because his strength had already reached the pinnacle of martial arts.

(End of this chapter)