Rise from a Low-class Family to Martial Artist

Chapter 314: Chapter 96: Ye Feng: My Narrow Defeat to Lin Chen

”I see.”

Lin Chen understood that Ye Feng’s goal was also to get his name marked on the Nineteen Acupoints at Martial Arts Mountain. But to his surprise, he managed to do it before him. Once he got his name up there, his identity and background were revealed at Martial Arts Mountain, which meant Ye Feng had probably fought with him there.

”My little brother put in a lot of effort to get his name on the Nineteen Acupoints. Junior Brother Lin, you took the lead this time, and my brother fought you several times at Martial Arts Mountain, each time narrowly losing.”

Narrowly losing!

These two words were what Ye Jie heard from her brother. According to him, he and Lin Chen had battled three times at Martial Arts Mountain, each time losing to Lin Chen after more than a hundred moves.

Had his current Realm not been pressing him for a breakthrough to the Twentieth Acupoint, given another month, he surely would have defeated Lin Chen.

Listening to his sister, Ye Feng felt somewhat guilty, but he stood tall and even puffed out his chest to disguise his unease.

”This time, I came to visit Junior Brother Lin not only to see the person whose name is on Martial Arts Mountain but also for another reason.” Ye Jie’s eyes glanced at her brother: ”Little Feng, you tell him.”

”I want to spar with you!”

Ye Feng’s gaze was fixed on Lin Chen, who was a bit surprised. Was this an offline real person duel?

”This... might not be a good idea.”

Lin Chen was also tempted. Since the other had narrowly lost to him at Martial Arts Mountain, his strength must not be weak. Sparring with him could improve his combat technique.

Every Martial Path has its unique features, which his teacher had taught him. The opponent was from Guixi Dao, and by battling him, Lin could understand the Martial Path characteristics of Guixi Dao.

”My brother and I have intruded suddenly, so this is a token of apology.”

Ye Jie held a box: ”Inside is a piece of Star Meteorite, a unique item from our Guixi Dao, which is effective in Breaking Gang when crafting weapons.”

Star Meteorite?

Lin Chen’s eyes narrowed slightly. He was no longer ignorant about the Martial Path.

His teacher prepared many books for him, including ones that introduced various rare treasures within Liang’s borders.

The Star Meteorite came from a fallen extraterrestrial rock from centuries ago in Guixi Dao. The strange stone contains a special energy capable of breaking a Martial Artist’s Gang Qi, making it an excellent material for crafting weapons.

”Then, I will accept it graciously.”

Lin Chen accepted the box, which felt heavy despite being wooden, indicating the Star Meteorite inside must be significant in weight.

Weapon crafting was a bit early for Lin Chen, but he thought of another clever use for the Star Meteorite: making arrows. Although his arrows were made of Profound Iron, mixing in Star Meteorite powder could considerably enhance their lethality.

Having received the gift and feeling tempted, Lin Chen didn’t hesitate further and led Ye Jie and Ye Feng directly to the back mountain of Linhu Village.

At the foot of the back mountain, Ye Jie stood aside while Lin Chen and Ye Feng faced each other, their auras rising.

Confronting Ye Feng, Lin Chen did not underestimate him. Since Ye Feng could hold against him for a hundred moves at Martial Arts Mountain, his strength was beyond doubt. Moreover, since he had come from afar to Linhu Village for a spar, Ye Feng seemed to have improved significantly. Underestimating him could lead to a setback.

Ye Feng clasped his fists, a fierce fighting spirit in his eyes, as his fists slowly rose, with the unique Cyan Jade Force of the Ye Family flowing around him.

”Please instruct me.”

With a low shout, Ye Feng’s figure shot out like an arrow, and even before he reached Lin Chen, the wind from his fists was already roaring before him.

Lin Chen’s pupils contracted. This Junior Brother Ye’s speed and fist speed were quite fast, but only just quite fast. As the opponent approached, Lin Chen stepped forward with his right foot, executing the Wind and Cloud Palm directly.

”It’s this palm!”

Seeing Lin Chen’s palm strike, multiple fist shadows suddenly appeared on Ye Feng’s fists. At Martial Arts Mountain, he had been sent flying by Lin Chen’s palm every time, so he wasn’t taking it lightly this time.

”The Cyan Jade Force of our family can assist in the fast transformation of real and fake in my brother’s fist technique. Most opponents would choose to dodge before they can figure out the real from the fake, but Lin Chen does not dodge or evade, which means he has enough confidence in his own strength, likely having practiced some kind of Horizontal Training.”

Ye Jie observed Lin Chen’s stationary form and reached a conclusion. However, she still believed that even with Horizontal Training, Lin Chen might suffer against their Cyan Jade Force.

Their Cyan Jade Force was somewhat different from other Martial Arts Techniques’ energy flow, capable of splitting into dozens of energies instantly, making it the nemesis of Horizontal Training.

Bam!

Ye Feng’s fist landed on Lin Chen’s shoulder first. Lin Chen’s eyebrows rose in surprise, not because of the power of Ye Feng’s punch, but because it seemed rather weak.

With such fist power, could he really endure a hundred moves against him?

Despite the doubts swirling in his mind, Lin Chen’s hands didn’t slow down a bit. Just as Ye Feng’s fist hit his shoulder, Lin Chen’s right hand executed the Wind and Cloud Palm with precision and dexterity, as agile as a mountain goat hanging by its horns, striking Ye Feng’s arm.

With that palm, Ye Feng felt as if his entire arm was shattered, and the Cyan Jade Force running through it dissipated instantly.

With a single palm, Ye Feng was forced to stagger several steps to one side by the palm force, with his entire right arm hanging limply. Yet Ye Feng’s face was filled with excitement.