Rise from a Poor Family: My Martial Arts Counterattack

Chapter 89 The despairing gap

The scene was filled with cheers!

However, Hong Qianhai was a powerful man who practiced internal organs, so his voice was loud and clear, and it could be heard clearly in most of the area.

Swish!
The new students of the martial arts school, including the old students who came to watch the fight, were all stunned.

Did they hear it right?
Is Master Hong saying that Lin Chen's Qingfeng Palm has reached perfection?

This is impossible?

At this moment, even the top students like Gu Shan lost their previous reserve.

If Lin Chen's Qingfeng Palm was perfected, it would make them feel daunted and give them the strength to take him seriously, but if the Qingfeng Palm was perfected...

That's a slap in the face!
The corners of Gu Shan's mouth kept twitching. He had just said that he wanted to see whether Lin Chen's Qingfeng Palm was sharper or his own Iron Bone Kung Fu was stronger.

There is no need to watch it now. If Lin Chen really perfected the Qingfeng Palm, cutting himself would be as easy as cutting vegetables.

It explodes with a power ten times its own strength. It is no exaggeration to say that a person who has opened up five acupoints can fight against a person who has opened up eight acupoints, not to mention that Lin Chen has only opened up six acupoints.

So, is Lin Chen’s Qingfeng Palm perfect?

All the seed students were now staring at Qi He.

"Liang'er, what is perfection?" Mother Lin asked curiously after being excited.

"Mom, I've never practiced martial arts, so I don't know." Lin Liang shook his head.

"Teacher, what does perfection mean?"

At the Kaohe Town Martial Arts Hall, some students also asked questions to Instructors Liu and Chen.

Among the students in the martial arts hall, except for a few who live in the town and have martial artists in their families, they have some understanding of the subsequent path of martial arts. Many students who come out of the villages are just like Lin Chen at the beginning, and their understanding of the subsequent realm of martial arts can be said to be blank.

"Perfection, that is the sign that a technique has been cultivated to the extreme."

"Teacher, have you mastered your skills to perfection?" a student asked foolishly.

Instructor Liu and Instructor Chen froze for a moment, but then they both calmly admitted, "No. But you've also seen that your senior brother has cultivated the technique to perfection. Disciples, there's no need to be inferior to the instructors."

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At the scene, Qi He had never felt such great pressure before, especially when he also felt the angry look of Uncle Xia on the left side.

Uncle Martial Master Xia is an entry-level martial artist who graduated from Qingfeng Martial Arts School. Although his energy and blood have declined and he is probably not as strong as himself now, he dare not be negligent in front of Uncle Martial Master Xia.

Not to mention the influence of the Xia family in Poyang City, the Xia family alone has three practitioners of the Zang-cultivation realm. Moreover, as an entry-level warrior, Uncle Master Xia’s connections are incomparable to those of himself in the Zang-cultivation realm.

He really didn't want to admit that Lin Chen had perfected the Qingfeng Palm, but in public, he was not the only one practicing the Qingfeng Palm. It was useless for him to deny it, as there were many people who could confirm that Lin Chen had perfected the Qingfeng Palm.

"Looking at Lin Chen's palm, it is indeed the Qingfeng Palm that has been perfected. Giving Lin Chen the Qiqiao Pill and teaching him the Qingfeng Palm was indeed a wise move."

Qi He spoke, and at the end he mentioned that it was he who took the initiative to accept Lin Chen into Qingfeng Martial Arts School, and this was his credit.

However, people from other martial arts schools at the scene simply ignored his last words. After yesterday, all the major martial arts schools were already well aware of the dispute between Lin Chen and Qingfeng Martial Arts School.

Qi He can’t clear himself from blame.

After hearing what Qi He said in person, Gu Shan and others looked extremely ugly.

How can they match Lin Chen, who has mastered the Qingfeng Palm?

It can't be beaten at all.

As the seed students of each martial arts school, they have their own pride and will not give up easily.

But Lin Chen had obviously exceeded the limit of what they could bear. Unless someone could break through to the ninth level of enlightenment at this moment, there was no way anyone could be Lin Chen's opponent.

This competition has ended early.

For Taniyama and others, their goal was to be first. Now that they have lost the chance, being second or third doesn’t mean much to them.

Watching Lin Chen walk down from the stage, these people really wanted to ask, is he still a human being?

Did you grow up immersed in the Qingfeng Palm?
At Jingshui Martial Arts School, Lin Chen enjoyed the attention of all the senior and junior sisters. Fu Jingya was the first one who couldn't help but speak up: "Junior Brother Lin... No, it's Senior Brother Lin now. Senior Brother Lin, you are really good at hiding things."

Kong Yinglei also wanted to say this.

Good boy, he didn't reveal that he had perfected the Qingfeng Palm, but only said that he had achieved great success in the Qingfeng Palm. If he had told me earlier, I wouldn't have made a fool of myself in front of Junior Sister Shen just now.

"It was also luck. I suddenly had some realization last night, and the Qingfeng Palm reached perfection."

Lin Chen smiled slightly, sensing the resentful look in Master Kong's eyes, and explained, "I thought I would perform it today, so I didn't inform you in advance."

"Lin Chen, you did the right thing. Revealing your strength before a fight is a taboo. It's right to hide your weakness."

Shen Lin took the initiative to answer and looked at Lin Chen with a smile. If she informed Senior Sister Kong in advance, wouldn't she be able to set it up again?

Kong Yinglei rolled her eyes in her heart, but no matter what, Lin Chen's Qingfeng Palm was perfect and brought her a surprise.

If she previously thought that Jingshui Martial Arts School had three students who could enter the top ten this time, then now she can announce with certainty that the first place this year will be from Jingshui Martial Arts School.

First, it will only happen between Lin Chen and Jiang Qing.

Kong Yinglei was overjoyed when she thought that the competition for the first place this time would be an internal war within the martial arts hall.

It's a pity that senior sister is not here. With senior sister's personality, if she knew that Lin Chen's Qingfeng Palm was perfect, she would never miss this excitement. And with senior sister's personality, Qi He would be humiliated to death by her.

In comparison, I am still a little lacking in this area and need to learn more from my senior sister.

No matter how much shock Lin Chen brought to the warriors present, the fight had to continue, and when the next student came on stage, the people continued to watch with gusto and cheered.

However, the warriors present, watching the match on the ring, no longer had their original expectations in their hearts. For example, the battle between Meng Yuan from the Mantis Martial Arts School and Qi Fei from the Yunyin Martial Arts School was extremely exciting, but they always felt that something was missing.

To be more precise, everyone's minds were not on the ring and they were a little absent-minded.

With Lin Chen’s performance as an example, the remaining matches, although exciting, failed to shock them and were rather dull.

The same went for Qi Fei and the others. After the fight, no matter whether they won or lost, they all hurried off the stage.

Soon, the top nine were announced.

Among the eight martial arts schools, except for Qingfeng Martial Arts School which was completely wiped out, the other schools each had only one person left, while Jingshui Martial Arts School had three people in total, including Fu Jingya who had a bye.

The referee in charge of the draw came backstage again and his eyes fell on Lin Chen: "Lin Chen has a bye this round."

Gu Shan and the others were stunned when they heard this, but then they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief in their hearts.

They had to admit that in this round of competition, they would rather face Jiang Qing than Lin Chen.

Wu Zheng designated Lin Chen as a bye so that they don't have to worry about meeting Lin Chen in the next round.

Lin Chen did not expect that the Wuzheng Institute would directly arrange for him to have a bye. He was a little surprised, but he did not refuse.

It is naturally a good thing to have a bye.

After the draw, Lin Chen and Jiang Qing returned to Jingshui Martial Arts School. When Kong Yinglei learned that Lin Chen was given a bye, she nodded.

Although unexpected, I understand.

The second round of fighting was not as fast-paced as the first round. Except for Fu Jingya, the other eight people who drew lots were all seed students of their respective martial arts schools, and there was not much difference between them.

Who will win depends on their on-the-spot performance and fighting skills.

This intense and exciting competition brought waves of cheers from the people at the scene.

After the second round, the top five were announced: Fei Hong from Tiexue Martial Arts School, Gu Shan from Zhenyue Martial Arts School, Jiang Qing from Jingshui Martial Arts School, Song Yu from Qixing Martial Arts School, and Lin Chen who had a bye.

Five people, will anyone have a bye in the third round?

Not only Lin Chen and his four companions, but all the warriors watching at the scene were also thinking about this.

The battle in the third round is bound to be extremely brutal, but those who have byes are able to maintain their best condition and wait for the opportunity to tire themselves out. This is too unfair to the four people who do not have byes.

"I think we should have a round-robin tournament next, with the five players taking turns to fight each other to determine the final ranking."

"Not appropriate. If this is the case, the one who fights first will suffer a loss. After such a fierce battle, it is unknown how much strength he can still exert."

"It's not impossible to take turns to compete, but each student should be given enough time to adjust their breathing. But this will take too long, at least two days to finish."

With so many people watching on the scene, if the final competition for the first place is postponed to tomorrow, this martial arts competition will be incomplete.

Backstage of the ring.

Jiang Qing glanced at the silent Gu Shan and the others, and suddenly said, "I have already broken through to the ninth level of enlightenment."

Swish!
The pupils of Gu Shan and others shrank and they looked at Jiang Qing in disbelief.

Nine points of enlightenment?
Shocked?
Shocking indeed.

But Lin Chen had mastered the Qingfeng Palm, and Jiang Qing had opened up nine acupoints. Is there anything else he could not accept?
Even in their hearts, accepting Jiang Qing's nine openings was much easier than accepting Lin Chen's perfection of the Qingfeng Palm.

Lin Chen raised his eyes and looked at Senior Sister Jiang. He was not too surprised.

Before the duel, Senior Sister Jiang revealed that it was possible to enter the Nine Apertures before the duel.

What he was more curious about was the purpose of Senior Sister Jiang saying this?
Persuade with strength?

"Only Junior Brother Lin is qualified to fight with me. The three of you can withdraw or compete for the next place. The third, fourth, and fifth place should not make any difference to you."

Jiang Qing spoke the overbearing words in a calm tone.

Lin Chen guessed it right, Jiang Qing was indeed prepared to persuade them to quit.

Opening nine acupoints is ahead of opening eight acupoints. It is not as simple as opening one acupoint.

She didn't want to waste time any longer, and only Junior Brother Lin could make her take real action.

Gu Shan, Fei Hong and Song Yu looked at each other and saw the bitterness in each other's eyes. When had they, as the number one in the martial arts hall, been looked down upon like this?

But they had to admit that Jiang Qing was right. To them, third or fourth place didn't mean much. The three of them didn't even care about the extra silver reward.

Facing Jiang Qing, who had opened up nine spiritual acupoints, they were indeed powerless to contend with her, but what about Lin Chen?
They knew how powerful it was to practice a martial art to perfection, but they had never experienced it before. They were two acupoints ahead of Lin Chen, so they were unwilling to give up like this.

Seeing Gu Shan and the other two looking at him, Lin Chen guessed what they were thinking. He felt unwilling and didn't want to give up like that.

In this case, I will make them give up completely.

"Yesterday, I also opened one acupoint, and now I have opened seven acupoints."

Taniyama:……

Fei Hong: …

Song Yu: ...

No more fun!
You guys can go and have fun at Jingshui Martial Arts School by yourselves.

The three of them were a little overwhelmed at this moment. Are you senior sisters and brothers playing tricks on us here?
One of them has hidden the strength of one secret, and the other has hidden the perfection of Qingfeng Palm and one secret. If you had told us earlier, we wouldn't have fought over it.

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At the back of the ring, a man from the Wuzheng Institute hurriedly walked towards the left area and stood respectfully in front of Su Lingchuan.

"What's the matter?"

"Master Su, Gu Shan from Zhenyue Martial Arts School, Fei Hong from Tiexue Martial Arts School, and Song Yu from Qixing Martial Arts School have chosen to give up the fight for first place."

The man's words made all the warriors present frown.

Having come this far, are you going to give up the final fight?

Even though Lin Chen's Qingfeng Palm is perfect, there is still a chance for a fight. It is a shame to be afraid before the fight.

"Bastard thing!"

On the left side of the first row, there was a middle-aged man with a livid face. This man was the owner of Feijia Manor and Fei Hong’s father.

He could accept his son losing, but he could not accept his son giving up without fighting.

The road of martial arts is long, and you will meet many talented people in the future. If you are timid and don’t fight, you will never be able to achieve excellence in this life.

"What's going on?" Su Lingchuan also frowned. He might not care about the top 50, but the top ten students were still in his attention.

"Jiang Qing from Jingshui Martial Arts School has already broken through to the ninth orifice and persuaded the three to give up. In addition, Lin Chen has also broken through to the seventh orifice, which has been verified."

The man's answer made Fei Cheng's expression become strange. With the opening of nine acupoints and seven acupoints, plus the Qingfeng Palm, he was indeed wrong about Hong'er.

There was a gleam in Su Lingchuan's eyes. This year's martial arts school students really gave him a surprise. Jiang Qing was still within his expectations, but Lin Chen gave him a big surprise.

"Since the students have made their own decision, let's go straight to the final round."

Su Lingchuan made the final decision. As for the third, fourth and fifth places, they could compete again at the Wu Zheng Institute.

With Su Lingchuan's permission, the man quickly went to the backstage to make notifications. Ten minutes later, he saw Gu Shan and the other two returning to their respective martial arts gym areas, while Lin Chen and Jiang Qing walked onto the stage.

Upon seeing this scene, students from all the major martial arts schools, including Master Fu and his instructors, were stunned. What was going on?

Why did Jiang Qing and Lin Chen appear on the stage?
According to the situation in the previous rounds, students from the same martial arts school will not face off against each other.

"Senior Brother Gu, what's going on?" Fu Ang asked curiously.

"Jiang Qing has opened nine acupoints, Lin Chen has opened seven acupoints, and Song Yu, Fei Hong and I have given up the competition for the first place."

Gu Shan said it calmly, but as soon as he said it, the Zhenyue Martial Arts School fell into silence.

There are two other equally quiet areas, the Seven Stars Martial Arts School and the Iron Blood Martial Arts School.

"Senior sister, did you hear that?"

Shen Lin's beautiful eyes were shining. Zhenyue Martial Arts School was right next to them. With her hearing ability, she could hear Gu Shan's words clearly. She thought her senior sister must have heard it too.

However, Kong Yinglei looked at her with an angry expression, which stunned Shen Lin. She didn't understand why her senior sister was so angry.
Isn’t it all good news?
The first and second places were taken by their Jingshui Martial Arts School.

"Kong Yinglei, deputy head of Jingshui Martial Arts School, I would like to ask you a question. Why did you arrange for two disciples of my martial arts school to fight against each other? Is this unfair?"

Shen Lin’s eyes suddenly widened. How could Senior Sister have the audacity to ask such a question?

Swish!
The deputy directors of the other seven martial arts schools were also stunned. Kong Yinglei was not a human being!
Killing people is also heart-breaking!
The ordinary people present did not know the inside story, but since Kong Yinglei asked this question, the Wu Zheng Institute would have to give an answer. The people of the entire Poyang County would know that Jiang Qing and Lin Chen from Jingshui Martial Arts School were much stronger than students from other martial arts schools and were unique.

In the hearts of the people, Jingshui Martial Arts School will also be the number one martial arts school in Poyang County.

Ordinary people don’t pay attention to the results of the martial arts competition every year. For most people, watching this competition may be the only chance they have in their lifetime.

They will talk about this fight with great relish and tell their next generation about it.

But, your Jingshui Martial Arts School only accepts female disciples, so what do you want this false reputation for?
Could it be that Jingshui Martial Arts School wants to break the rules, and after having tasted success this time, it wants to recruit male disciples?

(End of this chapter)