Rise from a Poor Family: My Martial Arts Counterattack

Chapter 241 Resurgence (Third Update)

A martial arts arena!
Every seat was taken!

Half a month ago, news spread throughout most of Daliang that the three islands of Nansha had appeared in Lingxiao City and declared their intention to challenge the younger generation of Daliang Martial Academy.

Seven days ago, the Liang Dynasty responded, causing a sensation in Lingxiao City.

This battle was different from the martial arts exchange between Sihe Martial Arts Academy and Chaoyang Martial Arts Academy at Lingxiao Martial Arts Academy.

The martial arts exchanges at the martial arts academy are only for the new batch of disciples, most of whom have only recently broken through to the Internal Organs Realm and therefore do not attract much attention from the stronger individuals.

In that competition, it was evident from the fact that most of the participants in the arena were martial artists who had just awakened their innate abilities or cultivated their internal organs, with only a few being advanced-level martial artists.

But this time, the people from the three islands of the Spratly Islands are challenging the younger generation of the Great Liang. The so-called younger generation refers to martial artists below the entry level.

This is a consensus reached among the nine countries.

After all, geniuses are a minority in every country, and most martial artists reach the rank of thirty.

As long as you haven't been convicted, you're still considered young.

Youth means hope, which is a source of spiritual inspiration for martial artists from all countries.

However, the three islands in the Spratly Islands were also described as having "young generation geniuses".

The term "young generation geniuses" refers to those under the age of twenty.

Those under thirty who haven't reached a certain level can only be called young, not geniuses.

This kind of competition among those under twenty who haven't yet entered the ranks often represents the strongest group of those below the ranks in a country, and is naturally extremely eye-catching.

Not to mention that the competition at this moment also hides some deeper meaning, and many geniuses from various countries have come.

The moment Lin Chen and Murong Yan entered the training ground, they heard a gasp of surprise.

A deafening shout rang out, and Lin Chen's gaze immediately turned to the martial arts stage.

At this moment, the dust on the stage had just settled, and three young men with identical appearances stood on the stage. Opposite them were only two young men, while the third man had just fallen off the martial arts stage.

Seeing this, Lin Chen frowned. He didn't need Murong Yan to explain; he already knew what was going on.

Those three men who look exactly alike must be the three brothers, Yu Beichen and his two brothers, from the three islands of the Spratly Islands.

The two people opposite were the three senior brothers of Daliang, but judging from the situation, one of them had already fallen off the martial arts stage.

Unlike his previous encounters with Benshan Lang and Hu Bing, this time the training platform was ten times larger than before, measuring a thousand feet in length.

"With Zhang Jun off the stage, Di Qian and Hong Yao alone are probably no match for the three Yu brothers."

On the viewing platform, many martial artists from Daliang had come. When they saw Zhang Jun fall off the martial arts stage, their expressions were very solemn.

In terms of individual strength, Zhang Jun and his two companions are no less than the three Bei Chen brothers. However, the three brothers are of one mind and have a very high level of teamwork. In contrast, Zhang Jun and his two companions have not fought together before, so their moves are less coordinated.

Zhang Jun originally intended to break through the combined forces of the Yu Beichen brothers with his personal combat strength, and then fight them one by one, preventing the Yu Beichen brothers from taking advantage of their combined strength.

Unexpectedly, the three Yu brothers were well prepared. During the battle, the three brothers gathered together, giving them no chance to separate. In the end, relying on their mutual understanding, the three of them joined forces to blast Zhang Jun onto the martial arts stage.

"Is this all the geniuses of the younger generation in Daliang? They're nothing special. Senior Brother Yu and the other two are invincible when they join forces at the same level."

In the stands, a group of people from the three islands of the Spratly Islands were filled with excitement and joy.

Over the years, they had lost every time they came to challenge Daliang, but this time they finally saw a glimmer of hope for victory.

"It seems that there are no geniuses worth noting in this year's batch of graduates from Daliang."

Not far away, a young man in fine clothes spoke up calmly, and another person beside him echoed him, but there was a look of disdain in their eyes: "Hasn't the Great Liang always been like this, pursuing so-called fairness in martial arts?"

The training of young martial artists in the Great Liang Dynasty has always been looked down upon by various countries, especially by the sons of powerful and wealthy families.

In their view, geniuses should enjoy more resources.

As for what constitutes a genius, it is naturally those privileged children who have been exposed to martial arts since childhood.

As for ordinary people, those at the bottom of society, even a little bit of resources slipping through their fingers is enough to make them grateful.

The cultivation resources given to one hundred teenagers from ordinary families, and reserved for geniuses from wealthy families, would be enough to help them advance their strength to the next level.

"I heard that this year's freshmen at the Martial Academy of Daliang have produced some promising talents. There seems to be one named Lin Chen who recently defeated geniuses from Zheng and Xiang countries."

Upon hearing this, the young man in fine clothes remained silent, while another young man wearing a felt hat beside him turned cold: "Hu Bing was defeated because he had only recently cultivated the Divine Elephant Body and it was not yet fully stable."

More than two months ago, after Hu Bing's defeat at Lingxiao Martial Academy, especially in the most intense physical confrontation, rumors have been circulating in Lingxiao City that the so-called Divine Elephant Body is not even considered a top-tier external martial arts technique.

The warriors of the Elephant Kingdom were naturally very dissatisfied, but they had no way to refute it.

Hu Bing's defeat is a fact that is obvious to everyone.

The martial artists from various countries were whispering among themselves in the stands, while the battle on the arena continued.

Even though Zhang Jun fell off the stage, leaving them one member short, Di Qian and Hong Yao wouldn't give up the fight. Unfortunately, even though Di Qian and Hong Yao were determined to be seriously injured and disregarded their own safety when making their moves, hoping to turn the tide of the battle, the three Yu Beichen brothers simply wouldn't engage them in a head-on confrontation.

With their minds in sync, the three moved swiftly, often retreating while someone else attacked from the side.

"Di Qian and Hong Yao are going to lose."

Murong Yan whispered something. Lin Chen's gaze was also fixed on the fight between the two sides. Unlike the others who were watching the fight, Lin Chen's attention was on the feet of Yu Beichen and the other two.

boom!
Thirty breaths later, Di Qian's movements slowed down noticeably. This desperate, all-out fighting style consumed a great deal of his internal energy and blood. The three Yu brothers seized this opportunity and attacked simultaneously with lightning speed.

Di Qian was blasted off the martial arts stage, but the three Yu brothers, facing only Hong Yao left, did not rush to make a move.

The three surrounded Hong Yao, and whenever Hong Yao was about to fight one of them to the death, that brother would immediately retreat, while the other two would attack Hong Yao from the side, giving him no chance at all.

Joking!

Everyone could see that the three Yu brothers had deliberately left Hong Yao on the field to tease him.

At the Lingxiao Martial Academy of Daliang, a large number of young people had gathered, and their faces were filled with anger upon seeing this scene.

"Too deceiving!"

"Dean, let Hong Yao come down, let us go up."

Many young people looked at Hou Zhantian. This time there were three battles. Hong Yao and his group lost, but there were still two battles left. It wasn't that they had no chance.

The three Yu brothers are powerful, but after a battle, their energy and blood have been depleted. Although they are not as strong as Senior Brother Di and the others, they are still capable of fighting.

Meng Xing, who was standing not far away, remained silent. Their strengths were too different, so even if they wanted to fight, they couldn't.

"Hong Yao, come down."

Hou Zhantian finally spoke, and with a shout, Hong Yao on the stage, though unwilling, knew that staying on the stage would only result in humiliation from the three Yu Beichen brothers.

Yu Beichen and the other two did not stop Hong Yao from stepping down. After Hong Yao stepped down, they glanced at Lingxiao Martial Academy and said with regret, "The geniuses of Daliang are still a bit weak."

Upon hearing this, the Liang warriors present showed anger on their faces. They had only won by relying on the advantage of having three children, so what right did they have to be so arrogant?
"To say that our Great Liang has no one to rely on is truly a joke!"

Just as the Liang warriors were furious, several young figures slowly walked in from another entrance of the training ground. Upon seeing these figures, Murong Yan's beautiful eyes narrowed, and she whispered in Lin Chen's ear, "These are the genius warriors of your Liang who have grown up in other countries."

"In another country?"

Lin Chen recalled the conversation he had with Minister Kong on the lakeside in Linhu Village.

He suddenly had a bad feeling.

This fight was more like a conspiracy.

But as his teacher told him, with his name recorded seven times at Wudao Mountain, he became a model martial arts student in Daliang. The contest between the powerful and wealthy of Daliang and Minister Kong had come to an end, and it ended with Minister Kong's side winning completely.

Why would these talented martial artists who grew up in other countries return to Daliang at this time?
For the sake of the Great Liang's reputation?
Lin Chen dismissed this guess in his mind.

He wasn't naive enough to think that these people came here to save face for Daliang after learning that the three brothers from the three islands in the Nansha Islands had come to Daliang to provoke them.

There must be some inside story he was unaware of.

What happened during the two months or so that he entered the Lingxiao Palace?

Lin Chen looked at Murong Yan, who rolled her eyes: "I don't know everything. This is the Great Liang, not the Great Yan."

Women are just so amazing.

After that hour of intimate encounter, Murong Yan no longer concealed her identity from Lin Chen.

Seeing the look Lin Chen had just given her, she knew that Lin Chen wanted to know something from her again.

However, she didn't know much about what had happened in Daliang.

"It is very likely related to the snowy region. All I know is that a month ago, your Great Liang and the Elephant Kingdom had a conflict in the snowy region, but neither your Great Liang nor the Elephant Kingdom has mentioned it since."

Murong Yan eventually revealed some information to Lin Chen: the conflict between Xiang Kingdom and Daliang in the Snow Region could not be kept secret from the other countries. Yan Kingdom was also investigating the inside story and had even sent martial artists to infiltrate the Snow Region. However, it would take some time to find out the truth.

While Murong Yan and Lin Chen were whispering, the Liang warriors on the stands were also curious about the identities of the five young men who had entered.

"These five are also geniuses of our Great Liang, but they look so unfamiliar."

"You may be unfamiliar with the five clans of Guanzhong: Cui, Xie, Li, Zheng, and Zhao... because these five clans have been cultivating in other countries since childhood."

Some martial artists recognized the identities of the five youths, while Hou Zhantian's expression was rather unpleasant. He hadn't expected that the five clans of Guanzhong, who had been suppressed by Minister Kong some time ago and were thought to have stopped, were still waiting here.

What a brilliant move to take advantage of a weakness!

What exactly happened in the snowy region that could change the political climate in the imperial court, even causing Minister Kong to fall silent?

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