Rise from a Low-class Family to Martial Artist

Ten Thousand Flames Domain!

Lin Chen rode the Spiritual Sparrow flying in the air.

His eyes gazed far into the distance, where a vague green hinted that the borders of the Canglan Domain lay ahead.

He had left the Ten Thousand Flames Domain, and today was the fourth day. In just a few more hours, he would cross into the Canglan Domain.

In the next moment, Lin Chen raised an eyebrow, gently tapping the Spiritual Sparrow beneath him with his right hand. The Spiritual Sparrow raised its head, letting out a cry, its speed suddenly increasing, transforming into a streak of rainbow light moving toward the Canglan Domain.

Swoosh!

Just as the Spiritual Sparrow accelerated, a flash of cold light glimmered, narrowly passing three meters behind the Spiritual Sparrow. Although it didn’t strike the bird, the terrifying energy ripple made it stumble a few times, plunging toward the ground.

After the cold light appeared, the world returned to silence.

However, Lin Chen didn’t fly with the Spiritual Sparrow in the air but landed a thousand meters away, eyes coldly fixed on the left side.

”Worthy of being the top Celestial Pride of the Martial Arts Mountain, your reaction is indeed sharp.”

From behind charred earth and giant rocks on the left, a masked figure emerged, cloaked in black robes with a black mask on his face.

”Who are you?”

”The one who will kill you.”

The masked man smiled faintly: ”Don’t try using Divine Thought to probe; our Yama Hall’s masks can block the probing of the Divine Soul.”

Lin Chen’s eyes narrowed. As the masked man appeared, he indeed tried using Divine Thought to see the man’s face, but his thought was absorbed by the black mask.

Yama Hall?

Does the Flame Dynasty have such a sect?

Among the Twenty-four Super Sects, it seems there is no Yama Hall. Could it be a non-super sect force?

”You haven’t been in the Flame Dynasty long, so it seems the higher-ups of the Canglan Sect never informed you about us, Yama Hall. Makes sense... As a Celestial Pride of the Canglan Sect, the top brass probably didn’t think we at Yama Hall would dare to assassinate you.”

Hearing the other’s words, Lin Chen had some understanding. This Yama Hall is an assassin organization.

Just because Yama Hall had never assassinated Celestial Pride from a super sect before, his master hadn’t mentioned them.

So, this time someone offered a hefty price, making Yama Hall willing to take the risk of assassinating a super sect’s super Celestial Pride.

”Under normal circumstances, our Yama Hall indeed wouldn’t assassinate Celestial Pride like you from super sects, but this time the order came from above, so don’t blame us.”

The middle-aged man chuckled lightly. When he received the mission, he was somewhat shocked.

Assassinating Lin Chen, the Canglan Sect will surely be enraged and hunt Yama Hall relentlessly. The higher-ups couldn’t have imagined the consequences, yet they still issued the mission, indicating that the stakes offered by those in the hall were too tempting, making several lords willing to risk being hunted by the Canglan Sect to take this business.

”Well, time’s about up; time to set off.”

As a Yama Hall assassin, one never wasted words with a target, but this time, killing the first of the Martial Arts Mountain, a Celestial Pride of the Canglan Sect made his blood boil.

He reached Innate at age thirty, barely considered a genius in the Flame Dynasty.

Under other circumstances, these Celestial Pride wouldn’t even glance at him, but now, the top Celestial Pride of the Martial Arts Mountain was about to die at his hands.

Swoosh!

Kong De swung his long saber, a chilling light piercing the air, collapsing it, stirring massive waves, its momentum intimidating.

Lin Chen squinted slightly, a finger pointing, issuing the Canglan Finger.

Canglan’s energy surged, and a giant finger appeared above Kong De, pressing down heavily.

”Though the Canglan Finger’s power is strong, it can’t bind me.”

Kong De glanced disdainfully at the giant finger above, and then his figure disappeared like a ghost.

When he reappeared, three blades of light cut toward Lin Chen from different angles, sealing all Lin Chen’s retreat paths. This was Yama Hall’s lethal move, and he was confident Lin Chen couldn’t dodge it.

He hoped to see fear and panic in Lin Chen’s eyes, but when his gaze landed on Lin Chen’s face, a chill rose from his heart.

Lin Chen’s face bore no panic; instead, there was a mocking expression.

Not good!

As an assassin, Kong De had seen many martial artists reveal expressions of terror when facing his lethal moves. In danger, people couldn’t hide their true emotions.

Lin Chen’s mocking smile left only one possibility: his lethal move couldn’t defeat him.

Retreat!

Kong De did not hesitate; after swinging his saber, he instantly retreated.

However, even though he retreated quickly, Lin Chen’s counterattack was even faster.

Just when he realized something was off and decided to retreat, Lin Chen also moved, his entire figure becoming a burst of golden light streaking forward. The three blades of light couldn’t slow the golden light at all.

Bam!

Kong De felt himself struck by a terrifying force, his body flying backward. Before the pain in his back dissipated, the next moment brought a stabbing pain to his chest, bursting open like blooming blood flowers.

”How could he be this strong?”

Kong De’s eyes filled with disbelief. After taking this task, he specifically studied Lin Chen’s strength. By upper estimation, Lin Chen should only contend with the late-period of Innate First Realm. He himself had reached the late-period of Innate First Realm two years ago. Combined with assassination techniques, even a peak Innate First Realm martial artist couldn’t take advantage of him.

Watching the assassin fall to the ground, Lin Chen didn’t hurry closer but fixed his gaze on the right side.

”You’ve watched long enough; come out.”

On the right, a hundred meters away, another man wearing the same mask stepped forward.

”Such a useless weakling, stuck in the Innate First Realm for fifteen years already.”

The emerging man glanced at the fallen Kong De, raising his right hand to shoot a light beam at Kong De, whose body instantly exploded.

Lin Chen didn’t stop this, even though he recognized it as covering up the crime, but his eyes were focused seriously on the newcomer.

This person’s presence put him under great pressure.

”Our Yama Hall, as an assassin organization, has claimed countless martial artists’ lives, yet do you know why we continue to exist in the Flame Dynasty?”

”Why?”

”Because our Yama Hall selects assassins based on the target’s strength, matching them with killers of the same realm, and only assigns two assassins.”

Hearing this, Lin Chen understood the other’s implication.

The other party is telling me that there’s no need to worry about ambushes later, but it also reveals this person’s confidence in their own strength.

”May I be curious enough to ask, what’s your rank among the assassins of Yama Hall?”

Lin Chen spoke slowly, a slight smile appeared on the man’s face when he heard this: ”First in the Innate First Realm. As long as you can survive from my hands, Yama Hall will not assign anyone to assassinate you again until you step into the Innate Second Realm.”

”I see... I understand now.”

Lin Chen nodded, and the next moment his form suddenly changed, and a ghostly blue light flickered in his eyes.

Whoosh!

On Lin Chen’s shoulder, the golden blade trembled, causing the air to thunder.

A beam of extreme golden light slashed across the sky, the man’s lips curled with a sneer, attempting to strike first, but unfortunately, in front of their Yama Hall people, any speed...

However, the smile on the man’s face froze before it had faded away; he looked down to see the blood hole in his chest, and his whole expression was filled with disbelief.

Clearly, Lin Chen hadn’t reached him yet, so why was he injured?

Alas, he was destined not to get an answer.

Since Lin Chen chose to act, there would be no mercy. As for finding out who hired the Yama Hall assassins to kill him, he never even considered it.

Daring to kill a super sect’s Celestial Pride, it must have been an order from the higher-ups of Yama Hall, these two assassins couldn’t know the person behind it.

When he made his move, he used the Illusion Realm; what the opponent saw was already one breath later.

After dealing with the opponent, Lin Chen searched the corpse with his Divine Thought for a moment, finally showing a look of helplessness.

This person had nothing of value, not even a single Flame Coin.

Pa!

Lin Chen snapped his fingers, a wisp of flame falling on the other’s corpse, and within a few breaths, not even bone ash remained.

Without wasting time on the spot, Lin Chen once again rode the Spiritual Sparrow towards the Canglan Domain.

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Canglan Domain border.

”Junior Brother Lin is back?”

Wen Yunting had a smile on his face, but the next moment his expression changed, because he saw the bloodstain on the corner of Lin Chen’s clothes.

”Junior Brother Lin, what happened?”

”On the way back, I was assassinated by Yama Hall’s killers.”

”Yama Hall?”

Wen Yunting’s face changed dramatically, he naturally knew about Yama Hall and their habits in assassination, sending two killers at once: ”Did you encounter one?”

”Two.”

Hearing that Junior Brother Lin encountered two assassins, Wen Yunting took a deep breath: ”Both were defeated by you, Junior Brother Lin?”

”Yes.”

With the confirmed answer, Wen Yunting didn’t know what to say. According to Yama Hall’s rules, the second assassin must be a peak strongman of the same realm as the assassination target, meaning Junior Brother Lin defeated a martial artist at the Peak of Innate First Realm.

Lin Chen didn’t elaborate much, just gave a rough account of the process.

”Junior Brother Lin, this matter must be reported to the sect immediately. I will pass a message to the sect right away, and although Yama Hall says they won’t send any more killers if they fail, we can’t take that risk. I’ll personally escort you back to the sect on the way.”

Wen Yunting’s expression also became serious. Although Yama Hall has never broken the rules over the years, they also never assassinated a Celestial Pride disciple of any super sect.

Since they broke the rule this time to assassinate Junior Brother Lin, who can guarantee they won’t break it and send a third killer?

”Senior Brother Wen, but what about the border here?”

”No worries, our Canglan Sect and the Ten Thousand Flames Sect have a good relationship, there won’t be any problems at the border, and the sect will arrange for someone to replace me when they receive my message.”

Wen Yunting smiled gently: ”Originally, I still needed a year to complete the mission, but thanks to Junior Brother Lin, I can return to the sect early.”

Lin Chen smiled, knowing that Senior Brother Wen was just saying it to ease his burden.

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Canglan Sect.

”Sect Leader, is there something happening?”

Du Xiaofeng, hearing the Sect Leader’s summon, arrived at the main hall with a look of doubt in his aged eyes.

”We just received news from the border, Lin Chen encountered an assassination attempt by Yama Hall’s killers.”

”What!”

Du Xiaofeng’s face changed drastically, exuding an intense killing intent.

”Elder Du, no need to worry, Lin Chen wasn’t hurt, instead, he killed those two Yama Hall assassins, and Wen Yunting, who guards the border, will personally escort Lin Chen back to the sect.”

Hearing that Lin Chen was unharmed and also personally escorted by Wen Yunting, Du Xiaofeng’s expression calmed down.

Wen Yunting is an Innate Fourth Realm martial artist; with him escorting Lin Chen, there’s no need to worry about encountering Yama Hall’s killers again within the Canglan Domain.

However, the fact that Yama Hall dared to assassinate their Canglan Sect’s Celestial Pride disciple cannot be let go so easily.

”Sect Leader, as for Yama Hall...”

”In the Canglan Domain, eliminate anyone who might be connected to Yama Hall, no matter who is involved.”

Ji Cangtian’s eyes were also filled with coldness, daring to harm a disciple of Canglan Sect means Yama Hall must pay the price.

”Moreover, issue the Canglan Bounty Order, rewarding anyone who provides information on Yama Hall.”

”The sect’s Law Enforcement will dispatch three hundred stewards led by three elders, to chase down Yama Hall’s people throughout the Flame Dynasty.”

”This seat wants the entire Flame Dynasty to know the price for assassinating a Canglan Sect disciple.”

Canglan Sect has been biding its time in recent years, causing many powers to forget that Canglan Sect is not only one of the super sects of the Flame Dynasty but once ranked third.