Rise from a Poor Family: My Martial Arts Counterattack

Chapter 262 Lin Chen: Cutting Off the Fire at the Bottom of the Blade

Each of the Azure Pearls is the size of an apricot.

Lin Chen casually picked up one and popped it into his mouth.

It melts at the entrance.

In an instant, a fragrant aroma filled my mouth.

One, two...

Lin Chen didn't stop until he had eaten over a thousand of them.

His stomach didn't swell up, but he felt a sense of fullness, a fullness that came from his soul.

Looking inward at his dantian, Lin Chen noticed that the golden figure there had grown slightly taller than before.

Seeing this change, Lin Chen's eyes lit up, and the next moment he called out the control panel.

[Host: Lin Chen]

[Realm Level: Great Perfection of the Internal Organ Refinement Realm]

[Nine Revolutions to Refine the Organs: 7/9]

[Spirit Rank: Second Tier]

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His spirit rank had actually increased from the first rank to the second rank.

"Other martial artists' martial will is a spiritual weapon, divided into nine ranks, while my martial will is a golden little man in my dantian. This little man has grown."

After evolving to the second level of the Spirit Rank, Lin Chen's biggest feeling was that his perception was much stronger than before.

They could clearly detect even the slightest movement within a ten-zhang radius.

As for strength...

Lin Chen couldn't estimate it, but he believed there would definitely be growth.

This is the power of the Azure Pearl: it directly affects the martial arts will.

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At this moment, the mountain of Azure Pearls piled up inside the stone chamber was only a small fraction of what it was. Lin Chen conservatively estimated that there were probably tens of thousands of Azure Pearls here.

"It's a pity. If I had a treasure similar to a storage bag, I could have packed all these Azure Pearls up and taken them with me."

Lin Chen took off his outer garment, wrapped dozens of Azure Pearls in it, tied it in a knot, and carried it on his back.

Looking at the many remaining Azure Pearls, Lin Chen's eyes showed determination. The next moment, he struck out with his palm, and the palm wind whistled as it landed on the Azure Pearls, which were as high as a small mountain. Many of the Azure Pearls instantly exploded.

The entire stone chamber was instantly filled with fragrance.

Destroying these Azure Pearls was a last resort for Lin Chen.

This is the territory of the Canglan Sea Demon. He cannot take these Canglan Pearls away. Moreover, the energy of the Canglan Pearls can be absorbed not only by human warriors but also by demons.

As for keeping these Azure Pearls and waiting for a chance to retrieve them later, that's impossible. He has already consumed thousands of Azure Pearls, so the sea monster will be able to sense something is wrong as soon as it enters the stone chamber and will definitely strengthen its defenses.

After blasting all the Azure Pearls into dust with a series of palm strikes, Lin Chen decisively left the stone chamber and continued traversing the passage.

The journey was smooth and unobstructed; we did not encounter any sea monsters, but we did enter several stone chambers.

These stone chambers are filled with treasures, but unfortunately, Lin Chen doesn't recognize many of them. However, Lin Chen adheres to one principle: take what you can, and destroy what you can't.

After all twelve stone chambers were destroyed, Lin Chen arrived at the exit of the passage.

call out!
Two golden arrows shot out, piercing the shells of two crabs, each about three feet wide, that were guarding the cave entrance.

Lin Chen showed no mercy when facing the Canglan Sea Clan.

There is no mercy between different races.

After emerging from the passage, Lin Chen had not yet taken any action when a whooshing sound came from not far away.

"Who dares to trespass on the land of my Canglan Sea Clan!"

Discovered?

Lin Chen's pupils contracted sharply. He didn't know how the Canglan Sea Clan had discovered them. Looking at the figures not far away, he didn't hesitate at all, and drew his bow and nocked an arrow...

shhhhhh!
Golden arrows shot out, heading straight for the five figures. Three of them were pierced through by the golden arrows, while the other two figures, seeing this, turned and ran without hesitation, their faces filled with horror.

Unfortunately, they were not fast enough to outrun Lin Chen's arrows.

After shooting down five sea monsters with five arrows in a row, Lin Chen also felt the increase in his own strength.

Back at Lingxiao Martial Academy, he shot three arrows at the three Yu Beichen brothers in a row. It seemed easy, but he felt tired after shooting the three arrows. But this time, he shot five arrows in a row without being affected at all.

"The fact that these few sea monsters turned and ran away means that all the powerful sea monsters did indeed head to the Martial Academy."

Lin Chen had a judgment in his mind: if the Canglan Sea Clan still had strong members, these few sea monsters would not run away as soon as they saw him. They could completely delay him and wait for the strong members of the clan to come to his aid.

"In that case, let's start by collecting some interest from the Canglan Sea Clan."

After entering the Canglan Martial Academy, Lin Chen learned about the local history in the academy's library. Before the academy was established, the Canglan Sea Monsters had frequently come ashore and abducted people.

Looking at the five sea monster corpses on the ground, Lin Chen struck each one with his palm until the corpses shattered and the arrow holes were no longer visible.

After doing all this, Lin Chen tore off a piece of cloth to cover his face, and then shot off in the direction the five sea monsters had come from.

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Canglan Martial Arts Academy!

Bloodshed fills the air!
Especially in the Canglan Mountains, Hua Qianwu and several vice deans are fighting against their opponents, while in the mountains, the instructors of the Canglan Martial Academy, including the disciples who have entered the ranks, are also fighting against the sea monsters.

This is a battle in which neither side has a way out.

boom!
Hua Qianwu, wielding a long sword, repelled the powerful sea monster. He glanced down at the mountains below, his eyes blazing with anger.

The number of the Azure Sea Monsters far exceeds that of the Martial Academy's disciples and instructors. If this continues, the Martial Academy will have no way to stop the sea monsters.

"Judging by the time, reinforcements should have arrived by now. Could something have gone wrong?"

Besides the Canglan Martial Academy, Canglan Prefecture also has the Canglan Manor, with more than a dozen rank-3 martial artists. Logically speaking, they should have noticed the commotion here and come to their aid long ago.

Not only Canglan Prefecture, but this fierce battle has been going on for four hours. Donghai Dao should have heard the news and sent people to provide support. The martial artists from the nearest prefectures should have arrived by now.

So the Canglan Sea Clan had helpers who stopped the warriors who came to their aid?
"Junior Brother Zhao, you lead the martial arts academy disciples to evacuate the academy."

Hua Qianwu transmitted his voice to a vice dean, saying that if the Canglan Sea Monster really came to their aid this time, the Martial Academy might not be able to wait for reinforcements.

"Senior Brother Hua?"

"My fellow disciples and I are holding off the Canglan Sea Demon. The Canglan Martial Academy can do without us, but it absolutely cannot do without its disciples."

Hua Qianwu transmitted his voice again, saying that the foundation for a martial arts academy to stand firm lies in its resources and its strong members.

But as the dean of the martial arts academy, he had to protect the disciples. If something happened to the disciples, then the Canglan Martial Arts Academy would have no reason to exist.

Even if these high-ranking members of the martial arts academy were to die in battle, the imperial court would still send martial artists. But if a disciple of the academy were to die in battle, it would be a disgrace to the academy. No more disciples would be allowed to join the Canglan Martial Academy afterward; the academy would be truly expelled. "Good!"

Vice Dean Zhao agreed, and with a flash, he headed towards the training ground.

call out!
Hua Qianwu's long sword swept across the sky, blocking Vice Dean Zhao's sea monster opponent.

At the same time, the other vice deans also held nothing back, and the entire Canglan Mountain Range erupted with a thunderous roar.

"Today, none of your disciples from Canglan Martial Academy will escape!"

Above the sky, a powerful figure among the Canglan Sea Demons, wielding a trident, had a cold expression on his face. Since the establishment of the Canglan Martial Academy, their sea race had been confined to the Canglan Sea. This time, a human expert had joined forces with them, and he wanted to destroy the Canglan Martial Academy.

Hua Qianwu and those old guys can live, but the disciples of Canglan Martial Academy must die. If all the disciples of Canglan Martial Academy are wiped out this time, Canglan Martial Academy will be ruined.

"Slaughter all the disciples of Canglan Martial Academy!"

A cold voice rang out, and several sea monsters abandoned their battle with the Canglan Martial Academy instructors, heading straight for the training ground.

"You beast, if you want to lay a hand on the disciples of my Canglan Martial Academy, you'll have to get past me first."

Seeing the sea monster that had been fighting him suddenly abandon him and head straight for the training ground, Liu Ru roared and a dazzling light shot out from his body, condensing into a giant axe in mid-air, which slashed down at the sea monster with a whistling sound.

puff!
The siren was cleaved in two, and Liu Ru's body trembled, staggering a few times on the spot. But Liu Ru did not hesitate at all, and once again raised the giant axe in his hand and swung it at the other siren.

As an instructor, one has a responsibility to protect one's students.

This is the oath they took the moment they became instructors.

Just as the two sides began to fight desperately, a sharp conch horn sound suddenly came from behind the Canglan Mountains. Upon hearing this sound, all the Canglan sea monsters who were fighting were stunned.

The message conveyed by this sound was incomprehensible to humans, as it was a language unique to their Canglan Sea Clan.

Someone is attacking their stronghold and killing their children.

In an instant, all the sea monsters looked anxious. They hated the Canglan Martial Academy, that's true, but they couldn't bear the thought of their descendants being slaughtered.

In the sky, the demon clan expert wielding a trident who was fighting Hua Qianwu also turned cold instantly, especially when the conch shell sound rang out again.

Three times in a row!

This means that something extremely dangerous has happened in the family, even to the point of annihilation.

"Chief, we've been tricked."

The powerful members of the sea race also exchanged messages: "Our attack on Canglan Martial Academy this time was a surprise attack, and we have also set up formations around the sea area. Unless you are a high-level martial artist, it is impossible to enter."

All the top-tier martial artists from Canglan Martial Academy are here, so who is it that has entered their Canglan Sea area?
There is only one possible explanation for this: they were tricked. The martial artists who found their sea tribe and cooperated with them did not intend to work with them to destroy the Canglan Martial Academy, but rather to take this opportunity to launch a sneak attack on their lair.

"Clan leader, what should I do?"

The patriarch of the Canglan Sea Clan, the one wielding the trident, also had a look of hesitation in his eyes. He believed that the other party would not cooperate with the Canglan Martial Academy, but it was not impossible that the other party would take this opportunity to undermine them.

A high-ranking martial artist, given just one hour, could slaughter all the descendants of the sea race. Even if they destroyed the Canglan Martial Academy, it would take the sea race at least a hundred years to recover.

"retreat!"

The chieftain of the Canglan Sea Clan had a look of reluctance on his face, but he still gave the order to retreat.

Preserving the foundation of the sea race is more important than destroying the Canglan Martial Academy.

More importantly, with their descendants on their side, these powerful members of the sea race could not fully devote themselves to the battle.

Boo!
In Hua Qianwu and the others' eyes, all they heard was the sharp hiss of the sea tribe's patriarch. The next moment, all the sea monsters abandoned their opponents and turned to head towards the back mountain.

Did the siren retreat?
Liu Ru, who was preparing to fight the siren to the death, was stunned when he saw the siren, whose head he had chopped off with an axe, turn around and flee while clutching its head. He even forgot whether he should give chase.

He even had some doubts, wondering if this was a trap set by a siren.

boom!
In the sky, Hua Qianwu was fighting with the chief of the Canglan Sea Demon Clan. His eyes also saw the retreat of the sea demons below. Although he did not know what had happened, he knew one thing: this was definitely not a trap.

Is it related to the bugle call from before?
The Canglan Sea Demon Clan experienced a change of fortune, which is why these sea demons chose to retreat.

Having figured this out, Hua Qianwu's eyes gleamed, and he roared, his voice echoing throughout the entire area below the mountain range.

"All instructors and disciples of Canglan Martial Academy, listen to my command! Pursue and kill the sea monster with all your might!"

You can leave if you want, but don't expect it to be that easy!

"Hua Qianwu, do you want to fight to the death with my sea tribe!"

When the chieftain of the Canglan Sea Clan heard Hua Qianwu order a pursuit, his face turned extremely ugly: "Don't forget, our Sea Clan still has the upper hand."

"Then let the battle continue!"

Hua Qianwu remained expressionless. The words of the Sea Clan Chief had precisely exposed his bluster and cowardice, which made Hua Qianwu certain that a major upheaval must have occurred within the Sea Clan.

Seeing that his words had failed to threaten Hua Qianwu, the sea tribe chieftain's eyes were filled with boundless rage, but he managed to suppress it in the end.

"Hua Qianwu, you just wait, my sea clan will definitely settle this score."

In the end, the powerful sea creatures abandoned nearly a hundred corpses and finally withdrew from the Canglan Mountains.

As for the Sea Clan Chief, Hua Qianwu couldn't keep him, just as he couldn't keep the Sea Clan Chief if he wanted to leave.

Although neither of them is a first-rank expert, they possess strength approaching that of a first-rank expert.

Once they reach their level, it becomes almost impossible for someone of the same level to kill them.

"Dean, why do you think the Canglan Sea Clan suddenly retreated?"

Behind the mountain range, several vice-deans looked at the sea monster that had already entered the sea and asked in deep voices.

"I am not sure at the moment."

Hua Qianwu shook his head. He could only guess that something must have happened to the Canglan Sea Clan, otherwise they would not have retreated at this time.

"Junior Brother Zhao, take some instructors and leave the martial arts academy immediately."

"Leaving the Martial Arts Academy?"

Vice President Zhao was puzzled. Although the Canglan Sea Clan had retreated, what if they came back to fight back?
"Four hours have passed, yet not a single martial artist has come to support our Canglan Martial Academy. What does this mean? My fellow disciples should know."

Upon hearing Hua Qianwu's words, the other vice deans also instantly realized that reinforcements had been blocked.

"Okay, I'll go now."

Vice Dean Zhao nodded and quickly left.

"Junior Brother Jiang, take good care of the injured disciples and instructors. As for those who sacrificed their lives..."

Upon hearing this, the eyes of several vice deans present were filled with sorrow. Although they had repelled the Canglan Sea Clan, the Martial Academy had not been without losses this time.

Several instructors died in battle, as did the disciples who had entered the ranks.

In this battle, Canglan Martial Academy suffered extremely heavy losses.

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(End of this chapter)