You remained chaste on your wedding night, do you really think this holy son is a simp?

Inside the ring's space.

The remnant soul of that beautiful woman was floating in mid-air.

As she listened to Lin Chen's almost frantic thoughts, the expression on her face was indescribable.

Helplessness, profound helplessness.

She rubbed her temples, feeling a throbbing pain in her head.

"Has this kid lost his mind?"

The beautiful woman was internally ranting and raving.

"At a time like this, instead of reflecting on your actions and improving your strength, you're still daydreaming?"

"What 'chosen one'? What 'great fortune'? With the pathetic way you were kowtowing just now, you think you can make Gu Changyuan regret it?"

"Gu Changyuan could crush you with a single finger!"

The more the beautiful woman thought about it, the more frustrated she felt.

She was a powerful figure back then, so how could she be so blind as to choose such a thing as her successor?

"He's utterly hopeless. With his character and intelligence, he thinks he can help me restore my spirit?"

"I'm afraid I'll be waiting forever, until it's too late, and I still won't be able to count on him."

At that moment, another figure suddenly appeared in the beautiful woman's mind.

Gu Changyuan.

The man dressed in black, sitting on the high platform, controlling everything with a smile.

Compared to Lin Chen, that idiot who only knows how to fly into a rage, they are worlds apart.

"well……"

The beautiful woman couldn't help but feel a pang of sadness.

"If I had met Gu Changyuan back then, if I had stayed by his side..."

"With his resources and methods, plus my knowledge and skills, I might have already recovered my primordial spirit by now."

"Perhaps even my physical body has been rebuilt, so why would I need to suffer this humiliation in this broken ring?"

Once this thought arises, it can no longer be suppressed.

The more the beautiful woman thought about it, the more unbalanced she felt.

Just as the beautiful woman was wallowing in self-pity, Lin Chen's urgent voice came in again, interrupting her thoughts.

"Master, Master, are you there? Please help me! That Gu Changyuan is bullying me too much!"

"I want to become stronger, I want revenge! Quickly give me more power, or teach me some unparalleled martial arts to further improve my cultivation!"

"I can't afford to lose the next match; I have to win!"

Hearing this, the beautiful woman almost laughed out of anger.

"Help you? Why were you so useless when I was helping you? Now you've got your face swollen from being slapped, and you're coming back to me?"

She really wanted to just quit and let this good-for-nothing fend for himself.

But then I thought about it again.

Now she is just a wisp of her soul trapped in this ring, and she has no one else to rely on but Lin Chen.

If Lin Chen is eliminated in this competition, or is beaten to death.

Who knows who will get their hands on that ring? If it gets discovered, she'll be utterly destroyed.

"Never mind, never mind."

The beautiful woman suppressed her disgust and comforted herself.

"Who told me to be so unlucky as to get stuck with this kind of cargo? I still have to keep sailing this broken-down ship. I'll just have to get through this first."

Thinking of this, the beautiful woman, though unwilling, had no choice but to take action.

She formed a hand seal, and the spiritual energy within the ring's space was instantly mobilized.

A pure and gentle power flowed slowly into Lin Chen's body through the ring.

Lin Chen was still gritting his teeth when suddenly a warm current surged through his body, and that feeling of being full of power returned.

More importantly, his cultivation level was actually pushed up a notch by this external force.

He had just reached the Great Perfection of the Qi Refining stage and was showing signs of breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage.

Lin Chen was overjoyed and clenched his fist tightly.

"Hahaha, I knew it! I knew Master wouldn't abandon me!"

"With this power, who can stop me in the upcoming matches? As long as I don't run into Wang Meng with that third-tier magic sword, everyone else is trash!"

Lin Chen stood up, dusted himself off, and regained his mysterious confidence.

He raised his chin, glared at her, and strode towards the arena.

The following matches went much more smoothly for Lin Chen.

Since the first round of elimination matches had ended, Wang Meng, who was wielding a third-tier magic sword, was assigned to another group.

The opponents Lin Chen encountered this time were all ordinary inner and outer disciples.

These people don't have the divine equipment Gu Changyuan provided, nor do they have any special methods.

Compared to Lin Chen, who was playing with superpowers, they were simply no match.

"Next match: Lin Chen vs. Zhao Si from the outer sect!"

As soon as the referee finished speaking, Lin Chen jumped onto the ring.

The disciple named Zhao Si, seeing Lin Chen's bruised and swollen face, originally wanted to make a few sarcastic remarks.

"Hey, isn't this the one who was kowtowing just now..."

He hadn't finished speaking.

Lin Chen took action immediately.

Without saying a single polite word, he threw a punch directly at the target.

This punch, imbued with the spiritual power given to him by the beautiful woman, was incredibly fast.

"Bang!"

Zhao Si didn't even have a chance to react before he was punched in the stomach and sent flying.

He fell to the ground and couldn't get up for a long time.

The entire audience erupted in uproar.

"Holy crap? What's going on?"

"One-hit kill?"

"Wasn't Lin Chen just getting beaten up like a dog? How come he suddenly became so fierce?"

Before anyone could even react...

The following matches left everyone completely dumbfounded.

"Lin Chen vs. Inner Sect Member Qian Liu!"

Two moves, and Qian Liu was defeated.

"Lin Chen versus Inner Sect Member Sun Qi!"

After three moves, Sun Qi coughed up blood and admitted defeat.

Lin Chen was like someone in Musou mode, rampaging across the arena.

They overcame all obstacles and advanced with unstoppable momentum.

Lin Chen stood on the arena, enjoying the thrill of victory.

He looked at his opponent lying at his feet and heard the referee announce his victory; he felt an immense sense of satisfaction.

"See that? That's my strength, Lin Chen!"

"My loss to Wang Meng earlier was due to cheating and a lack of sportsmanship. Now, let's have a truly fair duel. Who is my opponent?"

The disciples below the stage looked at each other, their faces full of doubt and confusion.

"Something's not right."

One of the disciples scratched his head, looking completely bewildered.

"When did this kid become so strong? When I saw him get knocked away by Wang Meng just now, he seemed like just an ordinary Qi Refining stage cultivator."

"How come you've changed so much in just a short time?"

The people around them echoed this sentiment.

"Yeah, that's outrageous."

"Look at the speed and power of his punches, how could someone in the Qi Refining stage possibly produce that?"

"Could it be that he cheated too?"

"Shh, keep your voice down!"

The other person quickly covered his mouth.

"Don't talk nonsense. What if the Holy Son hears you and thinks you're implying something? But this matter is indeed strange."

"Do you think it's possible that the other disciples took pity on him and deliberately let him win?"

"Bullshit! This is a sect competition. Who would risk their future by going easy on him?"

"That only proves that Lin Chen is indeed a bit strange."

Hearing the surrounding chatter, Lin Chen was not angry at all; on the contrary, he became even more smug.

He stood in the center of the ring, hands on his hips, surveying the entire arena with an arrogant expression.

He enjoys the feeling of being in the spotlight, even if that attention is tinged with doubt; it's still attention.

This is much better than being ignored or treated like a ghost.

Lin Chen turned around and looked towards the high platform once again.

He just stared at Gu Changyuan quietly, a provocative sneer on his lips.

He said this silently to himself.

"Gu Changyuan, did you see that? This is my ability. Even if you target me, even if you have people cheat to suppress me, I can still stand up!"

"I can still win. Just wait and see, the best is yet to come."

"Once I win the championship, once I obtain the Five Elements Spiritual Fruit, I will definitely not let you off the hook!"

"I'll make you kneel at my feet and beg for your life!"