Rise from a Poor Family: My Martial Arts Counterattack

Chapter 603 The Junior Is Late

Ancestral graves!

Teng Wangshan's words shocked Lin Chen.

All four clans have produced god-level powerhouses. As the ancestors of each clan, shouldn't their tombs be forbidden areas that each clan guards? Why do they have to fight for them?
“Lin Chen, the burial ground of our Flower Clan ancestors, along with the ancestors of the other three clans, is in the same place. This is the reason… which our ancestors did not mention.”

Teng Wangshan did not hide anything from Lin Chen.

"However, according to our speculation, although our ancestors have passed away, they left behind a lot of heritage. If it were an ordinary place, I'm afraid these heritages would have disappeared."

"inherited?"

Lin Chen frowned. It was not unusual for martial arts experts to leave behind their legacy. He himself had received quite a few inheritances, including those from the founder of the Ten Thousand Fires Sect.

The ancestors of the four clans were even stronger than the founder of the Ten Thousand Fires Sect. If they wanted to leave behind their legacy, did they still need to be in the same place?

If even the founder of the Ten Thousand Fires Sect could establish and build a Sacred Fire Hall, it's impossible that the ancestors of the four clans couldn't do the same.

"The legacy left by our ancestors is different from the legacies you've encountered. The power of a god-level expert is beyond your comprehension..."

Teng Wangshan knew what Lin Chen was wondering and explained, "Our ancestor did not condense a divine seal. Unlike the founders of the major dynasties, whose everything was absorbed by the divine seal after death, our ancestor's martial arts cultivation did not dissipate after death. Instead, it turned into divine-level martial arts fragments that floated in various places in the tomb. The reason why we warriors from the four clans entered the tomb was to obtain these fragments."

"Shards?"

"Though called fragments, each one is actually a martial arts technique, a martial arts will, or even a certain spiritual medicine..."

Through Teng Wangshan's narration, Lin Chen gained a fairly general understanding of the tomb of this god-level powerhouse.

"God-level fragments" is the name given by the four races in comparison to the divine seal.

When a god-level expert with a divine seal dies, their martial arts cultivation will be absorbed by the divine seal. However, a god-level expert without a divine seal will have their cultivation dissipate and vanish into the world.

However, the burial sites chosen by the ancestors of the four clans were designed so that their cultivation would not disappear with their death. Their martial arts cultivation, techniques, martial will, and even the pills and elixirs they had consumed on their martial arts path would all turn into fragments and scatter in the burial site.

The competition among the four clans was for a spot in the cemetery.

Although entering the cemetery doesn't guarantee obtaining these god-level fragments, having more people always increases the chances of success.

The reason for the competition is that when the ancient tomb opens, the number of people from the four clans cannot be arbitrarily assigned. There are only twenty slots each time: the first place gets eight slots, the second place gets six slots, the third place gets four slots, and the fourth place only gets two slots.

"Elder Teng, what was the Flower Clan's ranking in the last competition?"

"First."

Lin Chen: ...

Seeing how much importance the Flower Clan attached to this competition among the four clans, he thought their ranking wasn't ideal, but he was surprised to find they were ranked first.

"What, do you think my clan isn't ranked high?"

Seeing Lin Chen's speechless expression, Teng Wangshan knew what Lin Chen was thinking and snorted: "My Flower Clan has won first place for three consecutive terms."

"As expected of the Flower Clan, they are amazing."

Lin Chen flattered him, and Teng Wangshan snorted before continuing, "It's because my Flower Clan has won first place for three consecutive terms that the other three clans harbor a lot of resentment. In the last competition, the three clans were already showing signs of forming an alliance, but it wasn't very obvious. This time, it will probably be even more obvious than last time."

This is Teng Wangshan's concern, and it is also the shared concern of the Flower Clan elders.

In terms of strength, the Flower Clan is not afraid of any of the other three clans. Don't be fooled by Lin Chen's crushing of the Flower Clan's younger generation. The struggle between the four clans is not just a contest among the younger generation, but rather a battle between the mainstays of each clan.

However, if the other three races join forces to target the Flower Clan, the Flower Clan will suffer losses. After all, the struggle between the four races is not a one-on-one battle. If the three parties unite, the Flower Clan's ranking will inevitably be suppressed.

Unless, of course, someone can single-handedly overwhelm the combined might of the three races...

Teng Wangshan suddenly looked at Lin Chen. Before today, even if Lin Chen had reached the peak of the fifth level of the Innate Realm, he would not have thought that Lin Chen had such strength. But now that Lin Chen has entered the sixth level of the Innate Realm, a bold idea suddenly came to his mind.

The sixth level of the Innate Realm… There has never been a contestant like this in the previous Four Clans Grand Competition. Perhaps Lin Chen really can achieve it. Thinking of this, Teng Wangshan's eyes grew brighter and brighter…

"Let's go, let's hurry over there."

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In the northern part of the Yanhuang Dynasty, there is the Valley of Burial Gods.

This is a valley shrouded in mist all year round. The local people living nearby do not know why this valley is called the Valley of Burial Gods. After all, in their eyes, it is just an ordinary valley shrouded in mist.

Of course, there are also some legends, that some very powerful people are buried here, and that martial arts masters are seen flying in the sky every once in a while, but this legend has never been verified.

At this moment, within the misty valley, there were dozens of figures, each exuding a sharp aura.

Around the valley, several elderly figures stood, their gazes fixed on the center, where a city stood. A city larger than the valley itself appeared in the center—a seemingly incongruous scene. Yet, the elderly showed no surprise, their eyes fixed intently on the figures engaged in battle within the city.

Four ethnic groups fought, and the flag was seized in the ancient city.

There are no one-on-one duels in the ring, nor are there any so-called team battles, but it includes everything.

The ranking is based on the number of flags at the end.

Every so often, two flags will spawn simultaneously in the ancient city. However, this does not mean that you can get the flag just by being lucky enough to appear at the flag spawn point. This is because the appearance of any flag will be accompanied by a burst of light that can be seen by everyone in the ancient city.

This means that each side knows the location of the flag, and the various factions in the city could encounter each other at any time.

"Brother Mei, it seems that your Flower Clan has had some bad luck in this battle."

In the valley, an old man with a rugged appearance but an aura of domineering arrogance smiled as he looked at Mei Shen on the other side.

As soon as the old man spoke, other old men in two other areas of the valley laughed.

In the ancient city battlefield, each clan can send ten people in, while the others can see the battle situation inside through this virtual light and shadow.

So far, the ancient city has refreshed twenty flags, but the Flower Clan has only obtained two flags so far. The most crucial thing is that in order to obtain these two flags, two members of the Flower Clan have been seriously injured, and their fighting power has been halved.

"The Flower Clan has won first place for three consecutive terms, which makes me think they look down on our three clans. This time, they only sent nine people to the Ancient City Battle. I wonder what Brother Mei thinks about this now?"

Despite the pressure from the other three clans, Mei Shen's expression remained unchanged. The Flower Clan was not short of ten people; even if Lin Chen could not return, arranging for another clansman at the fifth level of the Innate Realm would not be a problem.

There is only one requirement for participants in the four-race battle: they cannot have participated before.

Although the clan elders had all participated, there were still quite a few clansmen at the fifth level of the Innate Realm who had not participated.

The reason he still allowed the little princess and the other nine to enter was because he still had a glimmer of hope for Lin Chen, or more accurately, it was a gamble he made after assessing the situation.

After arriving at the Valley of Burial Gods and encountering the other three races, he already knew that the other three races had chosen to unite completely against their Flower Clan.

These old fogies naturally wouldn't reveal a single flaw, but the members of the three participating clans couldn't do that. From the exchange of glances between the three clans, he knew that these three families had probably already met in private beforehand.

The four ancient clans, though united in their external actions, engage in fierce internal competition, especially for the quota of ancient tombs.

The reason why the four families did not need to travel around the Yan Dynasty searching for martial arts resources like other sects and martial artists in the Yan Dynasty was because the ancient tomb provided them with valuable martial arts resources.

"Brother Mei, why don't we add another person? Otherwise, our victory would be somewhat unfair."

Hearing the old man's words, Mei Shen's expression remained unchanged, but the other two old men beside him hesitated. They naturally knew who the Grand Elder had reserved the spot for, but the current battle in the ancient city was very unfavorable to the clan. Jin Ming and the other man were seriously injured. If they did not send someone in, the clan would probably be at the bottom this time.

"Great Elder."

Several middle-aged men, who appeared to be relatively young, standing behind Mei Shen also spoke slowly, their words filled with anxiety and anticipation.

However, Mei Shen has remained silent.

The alliance of the three races is already an open secret. Even if we send in another person, what's the use if they can't break the deadlock?

Just as Mei Shen was about to speak, his gaze suddenly turned to the entrance of the valley, and several other figures followed suit.

Upon sensing the figure outside the valley, Mei Shen smiled.

It finally happened.

"Elder, I'm late!"

At the valley, Lin Chen, who had also sensed the situation inside the valley with his divine sense, increased his speed once again. Almost at the same time as the sound came, he appeared in the valley.

"Lin Chen, why are you alone? Where is Elder Teng?"

The two elders behind Mei Shen looked on with curiosity when they saw that Lin Chen was alone. Shouldn't Elder Teng have come with Lin Chen?
"Elder Teng told me to come ahead, he has some things to take care of and will arrive shortly."

Lin Chen offered an explanation, but he naturally wouldn't mention that it was because Elder Teng discovered that he was faster than Lin Chen and had asked him to come over first.

"Elder Teng, is there something you need?"

The two elders didn't react, but Mei Shen's eyes gleamed: "It's not too late, let's go in."

"Yes!"

Lin Chen glanced at the ancient city shrouded in a halo in the center and walked towards it without hesitation.

"Wait!"

However, just as Lin Chen took a step, the domineering old man spoke up: "Mei Shen, this is against the rules!"

(End of this chapter)