Rise from a Low-class Family to Martial Artist

Chapter 586 - 101: The Celestial List’s Top Appears, First Battle at Canglan Sect

The platform strewn with fragments of bluestone bore the figure of Bian Xinjie, who was heavily knocked down, life or death unknown.

In midair, a young figure emanating a bloody aura like a furnace stood proudly.

The disciples from the martial academies of various nations gazed blankly at this figure, a figure that would be etched into their minds for years to come, possibly even longer.

The expressions of some senior brothers from the martial academies were complex; this battle had already proven Lin Chen’s strength.

Even Bian Xinjie could be easily defeated, and they admitted that they were no match for Lin Chen.

Unless they chose to fight in groups, but the other disciples from Canglan Martial Arts Academy were also not weak, they were just slightly inferior compared to geniuses like Lin Chen and Bian Xinjie.

In this year’s ranking competition, it seems likely that Canglan Martial Arts Academy will take the first place.

And Lin Chen is just a new student of the martial academy this year, he can still participate in the next year’s ranking competition.

Two years from now, will the new generation of young talents be able to compete with Lin Chen?

The senior brothers from each martial academy glanced at the few junior brothers who came to watch the battle and saw the shock in their eyes; they already had the answer in their hearts.

Canglan Martial Arts Academy is about to rise.

Winning the martial academy title for two consecutive years, looking at the history of the ranking competitions, only Celestial Palace Martial Arts Academy had achieved this before. None of the other martial academies in Han Kingdom had done it, but now besides Celestial Palace Martial Arts Academy, there might be another academy joining the ranks.

The disciples from each martial academy were thinking about the ranking competition, but the powerful figures from various nations in the front row of the stands were pondering even more.

Before this, Liang Kingdom’s ranks in every martial academy ranking competition were not considered high, often not even making it into the top three, but the four martial academies occupying the ninth to twelfth places made it impossible for other nations to overlook them.

Previously, Liang Kingdom was strong due to its balanced overall strength.

But now, as Liang Kingdom clashes with Han Kingdom, Canglan Martial Arts Academy emerges suddenly, making others think more—was Liang Kingdom deliberately hiding its strength in the past?

The purpose was to lull Han Kingdom into a false sense of security.

Now, the imperial court of Liang Kingdom feels that its strength has accumulated enough, enough to start competing with Han Kingdom, so it reveals its true strength to the outside world.

The more they thought about it, the more these powerful figures felt that this possibility was huge.

Otherwise, what gives Liang Kingdom the courage to station troops opposite Han Kingdom at the Northern Border, not even fearing starting a war with Han Kingdom?

No wonder these countries think this way, because they cannot understand Liang Kingdom’s determination to stabilize the Northern Border and completely exterminate the Northern Border Demon Race.

They have not experienced the chaos and damage caused by the Demon Race, and they do not understand the unity of the martial artists of Liang Kingdom, holding on to the resolve to destroy the Northern Border Demon Race, even if it means going back to hardships faced a hundred or even several hundred years ago, even if it means going to war with Han Kingdom.

Otherwise, what face do they have to meet those martial path predecessors who sacrificed?

"Canglan Martial Arts Academy wins!"

The judge gazed at Lin Chen with a complex expression, announcing the end of this match.

It’s not just the judge whose feelings were complex; everyone’s feelings at the scene were the same. This contest between Canglan Martial Arts Academy and Celestial Palace Martial Arts Academy defied all their expectations.

Before it started, no one had imagined that Canglan Martial Arts Academy would win.

Even though Lin Chen’s performance yesterday had already been extremely impressive, in front of Celestial Palace Martial Arts Academy, which had talents like Bian Xinjie, Ling Tianhao, and several Eighth Grade disciples, Canglan Martial Arts Academy’s overall strength was still significantly inferior.

They had even considered that Lin Chen might win one match, but they didn’t expect Lin Chen to carry Canglan Martial Arts Academy to victory on his own.

The victory of Canglan Martial Arts Academy, in a certain way, was solely due to Lin Chen’s contributions.

One could say Lin Chen elevated Canglan Martial Arts Academy to a level that didn’t seem to belong to it, but no one could claim that Canglan Martial Arts Academy’s name wasn’t justified, because Lin Chen was indeed a disciple of Canglan Martial Arts Academy.

The remaining few battles didn’t need to be fought anymore; Celestial Palace Martial Arts Academy’s disciples wouldn’t be foolish enough to step up and challenge Lin Chen again.

The contest between Canglan Martial Arts Academy and Celestial Palace Martial Arts Academy had reached such an extent that anyone could see that Lin Chen wouldn’t show mercy because of the fear of Han Kingdom, and stepping up could very well result in broken arms or legs.

Sure enough, the subsequent disciples of Celestial Palace Martial Arts Academy all chose to concede.

"We won, our academy won!"

"Congratulations to Canglan Martial Arts Academy for winning the first match."

"After today, the name of Senior Brother Lin will be celebrated across the Nine Kingdoms."

From the Liang Kingdom’s side, the three academies all felt pleased for Canglan Martial Arts Academy, and as part of the same Liang Kingdom academies, they also shared the glory.

Lin Chen stepped down from the platform, returned to Canglan Martial Arts Academy’s side, and accepted congratulations from many senior brothers, only nodding with a smile.

Then, the second match began.

It was Profound Frost Martial Arts Academy from Han Kingdom against Flame Sun Martial Arts Academy from Wu Kingdom.

Perhaps due to Celestial Palace Martial Arts Academy’s crushing defeat in the first match, the disciples of Profound Frost Martial Arts Academy held a simmering rage, fighting with ruthlessness, and after ten battles, Flame Sun Martial Arts Academy only won two matches, losing the remaining eight.

However, aside from Han Kingdom and Wu Kingdom, the attention of the other countries remained on the previous match, including the onlooking martial artists in the stands.

After witnessing the battle between Lin Chen, Ling Tianhao, and Bian Xinjie, watching the subsequent battles felt like chewing wax, as if something was missing, even though these battles were also intense.

By the time the sun set in the western border, a total of five matches had been conducted, with two more left until tomorrow.

From Liang Kingdom’s side, Lingxiao Martial Arts Academy had a bye, Qingyun Martial Arts Academy won against its opponent, but sadly, Capital City Martial Arts Academy was defeated.

Even so, among the top eight, Liang Kingdom already occupied three spots.