Rise from a Low-class Family to Martial Artist

Lin Chen’s words exuded confidence.

He indeed did not want to invite trouble, as long as there was no prior agreement.

He and Liu Yue had an agreement, and since Liu Yue got the Sect Introduction Order, it was the one favored by Senior Zhu. And having received benefits from Senior Zhu, he couldn’t just watch Gao Yongsi snatch the Sect Introduction Order away.

Thirdly, Gao Yongsi was with the Zhuang Family, and he had a grudge against them.

”Arrogant talk, what does he think he is?”

Dan Mufeng watched Lin Chen walking towards Liu Yue, his face showing disdain, thinking that Lin Fei would soon make a fool of himself, or perhaps even lose his life.

He knew Zhuang Qiang was a narrow-minded person, and since Lin Chen dared to stand out, Zhuang Qiang would definitely not let him go.

”You’re wrong.”

Dan Muqing had a look of deep regret on her face. Seeing Dan Mufeng still ridiculing, she directly threw over a jade plaque in her hand.

”Take a good look at the score on Lin Fei’s jade plaque.”

”Score, how much could he possibly have...”

Dan Mufeng glanced at the green dots on the jade plaque and his words abruptly stopped with incredulousness in his eyes.

The other three Dan Clan members, including Yun Zhongjing, looked at him curiously, not understanding why Dan Mufeng stopped mid-sentence.

Was there something odd about the score on this jade plaque?

”Must be pretty lucky, encountered quite a few demon beasts and managed to kill them, should have a dozen points.”

Yun Zhongjing spoke calmly. This time, in two and a half days, he, together with Dan Mufeng and others, killed thirty demon beasts, while Lin Fei was by himself, at most killing a dozen demon beasts.

”But managing to kill a dozen demon beasts solo, though luck played a part, his own strength isn’t weak either.”

In Yun Zhongjing’s view, if he were alone and luckier, resting enough after killing one demon beast, encountering the next one right away, he should be able to kill more than twenty demon beasts in two and a half days.

Hearing Yun Zhongjing still analyzing, Dan Mufeng hurriedly spoke up, afraid that once Yun Zhongjing finished analyzing, he would be extremely embarrassed upon knowing Lin Fei’s score.

”Brother Yun... Lin Fei’s jade plaque score is sixty-eight points.”

”What did you say?”

The calmness vanished from Yun Zhongjing’s face, and without waiting for Dan Mufeng’s confirmation, he grabbed the jade plaque from Dan Mufeng’s hand the next moment.

Upon seeing six green dots and eight black dots on it, Yun Zhongjing’s whole aura utterly deflated.

Sixty-eight points, killed sixty-eight demon beasts!

Could a Ninth-Grade Martial Artist achieve that?

”This person is definitely not a nobody.”

Yun Zhongjing looked towards Dan Muqing, ”Miss Dan, who exactly is this person?”

Dan Muqing shook her head. She now wasn’t sure if Gu Fei’s real name was indeed Gu Fei.

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”Since you seek death, I’ll fulfill your wish!”

The four groups were not close to each other. Zhuang Qiang didn’t notice the situation on the Dan Family’s side. Seeing Lin Chen daring to walk over, Zhuang Qiang sneered, raising his right hand, and a crimson spear appeared in it.

”Die!”

Zhuang Qiang thrust his spear, the sound of splitting air echoed, and the spear tip’s crimson light extended three feet, stabbing at Lin Chen with an unparalleled momentum.

Seeing Zhuang Qiang’s spear coming at him, Lin Chen did not evade, his whole body’s Qi blood circulated as he unleashed the Wind and Cloud Palm.

Standing nearby, the Zhuang Family members saw Lin Chen choosing to resist the spear with his body, sneers appeared on their faces:

”Big brother’s Spirit Soldier is already Second Tier. Generally, even Ninth-Grade Martial Artists dare not lightly embrace its sharpness, yet this person doesn’t use a Spirit Soldier, simply courting death.”

”Big brother’s spear will probably pierce through his palm.”

Lin Chen’s right palm, enveloped in abundant Qi blood, greeted the crimson spear light. At the instant the edge of the palm met the spear tip, a metallic clang echoed.

Zhuang Qiang’s pupils shrank in shock, feeling as if the spear had pierced into a heavy piece of Profound Iron, the spear body violently trembled, almost slipping from his hand.

He roared lowly, using all his True Qi, the spear tip’s crimson light soaring like a snake flicking its tongue, yet could advance no further.

”Your spear isn’t much!”

Lin Chen chuckled lightly, the Wind and Cloud Palm suddenly exploded, palm force compounded like a raging sea wave.

Zhuang Qiang’s hand bled from the force, almost losing his grip on the spear, feeling an overwhelming power layered upon him, making him feel like he was in a vast ocean, facing raging waves.

He wanted to retreat, but with everyone watching, if he backed down now, he’d become a laughingstock.

Just as Zhuang Qiang gritted his teeth and roared, everyone present heard a clear cracking sound.

Crack!

The red glow of Zhuang Qiang’s spear dissipated. Cracks appeared on the spear tip at a visible pace, and Zhuang Qiang himself staggered backward.

”Impossible!”

The sneer froze on the Zhuang Family members’ faces. The scene they expected—where big brother’s spear pierces the opponent’s palm, blood splattering five steps—didn’t occur. Instead, big brother Zhuang Qiang retreated, and even the Spirit Soldier spear showed cracks.

This was a Second Tier Spirit Soldier.

The Zhuang Family members knew clearly that while big brother was still Ninth-Grade, the spear had already elevated to a Second Tier Spirit Soldier, about to step into the Eighth-Grade Realm, a Quasi-Eighth Grade existence, yet was repelled by the opponent using bare hands.

”This person is very strong, previously hid his strength.”

Shen Tao spoke slowly, looking at Lin Chen with a grave expression, and in the next moment, drew his long saber with a flash of cold light, charging forward.

If Zhuang Qiang were defeated, he alone might not be this person’s match.

”Despicable!”

Seeing Shen Tao making a move, Dan Muqing spat lightly, despising how a renowned Earth List expert would gang up against one person.

At this moment, Lin Chen continued casually moving through attacks with Wind and Cloud Palm, while Zhuang Qiang kept retreating, with more and more cracks appearing on the Spirit Soldier spear, on the verge of breaking completely.

Swish!

A flash of cold light zoomed in, striking towards the back of Lin Chen.

Simultaneously, Zhuang Qiang, continuously retreating, roared and the crimson light on the spear erupted once more. Yet anyone who could see through the crimson light would notice the deepening cracks on the spear.

The red spear shadow and the saber light at that moment formed a death web, enveloping Lin Chen within, and where Shen Tao’s strike reached, the ground’s stones instantly turned to dust.

”Go to hell.”

Zhuang Qiang’s expression was ferocious, yet Lin Chen’s demeanor remained unfazed. At this moment, his hands emitted a golden glow, once more slapping towards Zhuang Qiang’s spear tip.

Lin Chen completely ignored Shen Tao’s blade aura.

The sneer on Zhuang Qiang’s face had not yet faded when it transformed into horror. A terrifying force transmitted from the spear tip, causing his tiger’s mouth to split instantly. The spear shaft cracked like a spider web in an instant.

Crack!

The long spear shattered with a mournful cry.

A Spirit Soldier possesses a spirit!

Pfft!

Zhuang Qiang’s face turned pale, his entire demeanor wilting, yet simultaneously, Shen Tao’s blade aura also struck Lin Chen’s back.

”Lin Fei seems a bit unwise. Mutual destruction is not beneficial to him; it’s better to...”

Yun Zhongjing sighed softly, but the next moment there was an explosive ”uproar” at the scene. Just as Shen Tao’s blade aura was about to land on Lin Chen’s back, a Blood Gang appeared behind him.

The blade aura struck the Blood Gang, emitting a metallic clashing sound, unable to advance any further.

At this moment, Shen Tao’s pupils shrank abruptly. His full-force strike was blocked by the opponent.

A Blood Gang formed solely by refining Qi Blood was able to block his strike?

”How did he do it?”

This was the question on everyone’s mind at the scene. Shen Tao was not an unknown figure; he was a strong contender on the Earth List, recognized by both the Martial Arts Garden and the Nine Kingdoms.

Such a person’s full-force strike couldn’t break the Blood Gang condensed from Qi Blood. This had shattered their understanding.

”Could it be the legendary Body Tempering Technique? But even for a Body Tempering Technique, at such an age...”

Yun Zhongjing murmured softly, but before he could finish, the situation changed again.

After Lin Chen shattered Zhuang Qiang’s spear, he suddenly turned around, his right palm carrying the momentum of wind and thunder, rushing straight at Shen Tao.

Seeing Lin Chen attacking, Shen Tao’s blade momentum shifted instantly, slashing out several consecutive blade auras while retreating during the swings.

Unfortunately, it was too late.

The howling palm wind obliterated the blade aura upon contact.

Bang!

Terror struck as the terrifying palm wind came down, and at this moment, Shen Tao experienced the immense pressure Zhuang Qiang had endured earlier.

”You forced me!”

Seeing that Lin Chen was unaffected by his blade aura, Shen Tao took a deep breath, his face showing determination. All his Qi Blood condensed onto the blade, the saber tip extending with biting coldness.

”Shock Blade Slash!”

With a shout, Shen Tao swung his saber, his face turning pale instantly. The blade aura seemed solid, tearing open a fissure on the ground as it passed, instantly creating a huge crack.

Everyone at the scene was shocked by the force of Shen Tao’s strike, Yun Zhongjing’s expression grim: ”I can’t handle that strike.”

Seeing the power of Shen Tao’s slash, Lin Chen laughed loudly; now, this was getting interesting.

Zhuang Qiang only relied on his second-tier spear; in terms of actual strength, he was still quite a distance from Shen Tao.

As the blade light reflected on his face, Lin Chen raised his right hand, gathering all his Qi Blood into it at that moment.

A finger pointed!

As the Canglan energy shot out from his fingertip, Gao Yongsi and Liu Yue’s pupils contracted sharply. This finger strike birthed a sense of crisis in their hearts.

An unadorned finger strike, the icy blue light as thick as a finger, compared to the blade light that split the earth, was as different as fireflies from the bright moon.

Yet, at the moment the icy blue light collided with the blade aura, it crushed through the blade aura effortlessly.

In the blink of an eye, the icy blue light cleaved the blade aura into two, falling onto Shen Tao’s chest under the incredulous gazes of the crowd.

Shen Tao raised his saber to block, but the blade was instantly riddled with cracks, shattering completely, unable to hold off the icy blue light for even a moment.

The scene fell into dead silence!

Three breaths later.

Shen Tao spat out a strand of blood, a fist-sized, gaping blood hole in his chest pouring blood outward.

Shen Tao was defeated, and the price of defeat was his life.

When they saw Shen Tao’s body collapse onto the ground, everyone finally awoke from a dream, their gazes filled with fear and awe when they looked at Lin Chen this time.

Too powerful!

Completely overwhelming.

Defeating two with one, one dead, one wounded.

If it were an ordinary Grade-Entering Martial Artist, that would be one thing, but Zhuang Qiang was the first among the younger generation of the Zhuang Family, wielding a second-tier Spirit Soldier, capable of holding his own even against Eighth-Grade Martial Artists.

As for Shen Tao, nothing more needs to be said. A powerhouse on the Earth List, possessing strength not inferior to typical Eighth-Grade Martial Artists.

Yet the two of them were easily defeated by this person.

”From beginning to end, he never used a Spirit Soldier. Could he be an Eighth-Grade Martial Artist, but not an ordinary one? At least, among Eighth-Grade Martial Artists, he is at the top tier.”

Yun Zhongjing’s voice trembled slightly. He compared the geniuses he was familiar with to this person, but none matched.

The top three on the Earth List, whether in cultivation techniques or appearance, none matched.

”Who exactly is this person?”

This was Yun Zhongjing’s question, as well as the question in everyone’s mind at the scene.

This kind of genius couldn’t possibly be an unknown figure.

Liu Yue looked at the silent scene, a smile appearing on her pretty face: ”Thank you, Young Master Lin, I’ll take it from here!”

She now believed Lin Chen’s words, with him around, no one could join forces with Gao Yongsi.

Since that was the case, she no longer needed to hold back.

”Earth List eighth place?”

From today on, the eighth place on the Earth List will have someone, but it definitely won’t be Gao Yongsi.