Rise from a Low-class Family to Martial Artist

The wolf’s head, especially those scarlet eyes, looked just like the eyes of a real demon wolf, cold and terrifying.

Kameda Retsu didn’t plan to probe against Lin Chen; instead, he intended to use the demon bloodline right from the start.

And unlike Gong Xing, who could only increase his power by thirty percent with the demon bloodline, Kameda Retsu could reach forty percent.

Although it was just a ten percent difference, at their level as genius disciples, the margin between them was tiny, and this increase was enough to determine victory.

If only Gong Xing could have increased his power by forty percent earlier, he wouldn’t have lost to that Xiao fellow.

Lin Chen glanced at the wolf head on Kameda Retsu’s chest, his expression unchanged, ignoring the taunting words from Kameda Retsu.

"Wolf Transformation!"

Seeing Lin Chen’s arrogant demeanor, Kameda Retsu let out a low growl, and the wolf’s head on his chest suddenly glowed with blood-red light, the muscles all over his body bulged, and blue veins snaked like pythons, with his imposing aura sharply rising.

"No matter how you transform, you can’t change the nature of a beast."

Observing the beastly transformation of Kameda Retsu, Lin Chen squinted slightly. If this duel were held in private or without so many spectators, he would have acted long ago, not giving Kameda Retsu the chance to use the demon bloodline.

But with so many people watching this duel, he wanted to make Kameda Retsu accept his defeat wholeheartedly.

Lin Chen stood firm like an ancient pine tree, with his hands placed behind his back. This stance made Xiao Yaojin frown; was Lin Chen being too complacent?

The aura Kameda Retsu unleashed was even stronger than that of Gong Xing. Since Lin Chen claimed his strength wasn’t inferior and had witnessed his battle with Gong Xing, he shouldn’t underestimate him.

"Go die."

Seeing Lin Chen with his hands behind, obviously belittling him, Kameda Retsu roared angrily, stomping his feet, shattering the bluestone beneath him. He charged at Lin Chen with a foul wind, his right claw tearing through the air with a piercing howl.

"Gray Wolf Seal!"

Many young martial artists watching felt their hearts shiver the moment Kameda Retsu struck with his claw, just imagining a fierce wolf lunging at them.

For the spectators to feel this way, the pressure on Senior Brother Lin must be even greater.

As the wolf claw reached Lin Chen, Kameda Retsu noticed Lin Chen still unmoving and showed joy on his face; could it be that his offensive had scared him to his core?

The Liang Martial Path Academy’s paradigm was just like this!

However, just at the next moment, Kameda Retsu only saw a blur in front of him, and Lin Chen’s figure was gone.

"Not good!"

Kameda Retsu’s expression drastically changed, but before he could react, a stabbing pain shot from his right shoulder. Lin Chen had appeared to his right side, his right palm precisely landing on his shoulder.

Crack!

In that instant, blood seemed to freeze in Kameda Retsu’s body, and the scarlet eyes of the wolf head on his chest dimmed. He felt a terrifying force surging into his body, shattering the demonic power gathered in his Dantian, and his knees buckled uncontrollably to the ground.

At this moment, the dock suddenly fell silent, with only the soft swishing of Lin Chen’s robe as he withdrew his palm clearly audible.

On the third floor of a distant inn, a girl tapped her fingers lightly on the window sill, shocked, her nails unintentionally digging three points into the wood without realizing it.

Xiao Yaojin’s eyes burst with brilliant light, staring at Lin Chen’s back in disbelief.

This strong?

Lin Chen glanced at the blood from Kameda Retsu’s shoulder splashed on his sleeve with a hint of resignation and said, "I didn’t expect my sleeve to get dirty anyway."

As he spoke, the youths who were watching reacted, and the next moment, an overwhelming cheer erupted.

"Senior Brother Lin is mighty!"

"What Zheng Kingdom genius, simply no match for Senior Brother Lin."

"No surprise from Senior Brother Lin, such a casual comment about his slightly dirty sleeve!"

"I have a feeling, Senior Brother Lin’s words will spread like wildfire, it resonates so well."

The young onlookers never expected Lin Chen to lose, but nor did they expect him to win so effortlessly.

Many of them couldn’t even see how Lin Chen had moved, they only saw Kameda Retsu charging aggressively, only to kneel down before Senior Brother Lin moments later.

"I’ve heard from my elders that people from Zheng Kingdom like to kneel. When faced with someone stronger, they’ll kneel easily. I used to think my elders exaggerated, but now I see it’s true."

"Zheng Kingdom is good at kneeling!"

The youths’ sharp words came one after another; seeing Lin Chen defeat the opponent with one move was exhilarating.

"If it weren’t for these people having some background in Zheng Kingdom, I would suspect they were merely acting with Senior Brother Lin, the kneeling was way too quick."

Acting, was of course impossible.

These words were just humiliating!

"Wait, who mentioned Senior Brother Lin’s strong perception earlier?"

Someone suddenly recalled the previous discussions, but before he could continue, an older martial artist next to him gave him a flick on the back of the head.

The young man, hit, showed anger, but when he turned to see who it was, his anger disappeared instantly.

He was merely at the stage of Opening the Acupoints, while this person was clearly a Viscera-Refining Martial Artist, not someone to offend.

"Senior Brother, why did you hit me?"

"I hit you because you lack insight; look around at the other disciples and see if they think you deserved it?"

The young man looked around, finding others nodding in agreement.

Deserved!

Any perceptive person could tell that Lin Chen’s earlier comment about Junior Brother Xiao’s strength was just humility.

But since that Junior Brother Xiao was one of them, bringing this up now would embarrass him, wouldn’t it? Lack this much perception, naturally you’re asking for a beating.

Did you not notice how those who spoke so confidently earlier are now all silent?

Jiang Guang felt the strange looks from those around and his mouth twitched, finally recalling something.

The original words mentioned by that Junior Brother were: Senior Brother Lin is very humble, and when he says the opponent’s strength is not below his, it indicates Senior Brother Lin could send them flying with a slap.

But if he explained that now, would the crowd slap him down?

Xiao Yaojin also heard the discussions around and though they quickly dissipated, when it comes to oneself, people are always the most sensitive, and his face flushed slightly at this moment.

So, when Lin Chen said the strength was not below his, he was actually implying it wasn’t above his either.

At this moment, Kameda Retsu struggled to stand from the ground, but just as he managed to, Lin Chen moved.

Slap!

This slap landed on Kameda Retsu’s chest, causing him to spit a mouthful of blood and fly backward just like Gong Xing.

"Despicable!"

The only person still standing, Kiyotsubo, saw Lin Chen attack Kameda Retsu again, anger on his face as he glared at Lin Chen.

"In martial etiquette, if one hasn’t conceded, it means the duel isn’t over. Isn’t that the rule in your Zheng Kingdom?"

Lin Chen coldly glanced at Kiyotsubo: "Kameda Retsu hasn’t fainted and can speak. If he hasn’t conceded, I assume he wants to continue, so why shouldn’t I strike?"

A single retort left Kiyotsubo speechless.

"Senior Brother Lin is right!"

"It’s that Kameda who didn’t concede, and for Senior Brother Lin to strike is perfectly normal."

There was no need for Lin Chen to retort. The Liang youths watching, with each word like spittle, were enough to drown Kiyotsubo.

"Fine, you win this time."

Kiyotsubo no longer had the courage to fight. With Kameda Retsu defeated, he knew he wasn’t Lin Chen’s match either.

However, by not fighting, he managed to save face.

Unfortunately, he calculated too well.

"Think you can just fight when you want and leave when you want, as if the world works that way?"

Lin Chen took a step forward: "If you want to leave, then leave lying down."

Wind and Cloud Palm, Palm Six!

Kiyotsubo never expected Lin Chen to not want to spare him. Feeling the terrifying palm wind, he looked towards a direction in the crowd, where a middle-aged man stood.

"Uncle Qing, save me!"

However, the middle-aged man in the crowd remained unmoved.

It wasn’t that he didn’t want to save the young master, but he couldn’t.

Because just a moment ago, he felt a presence locking him in. If he dared move, the owner of that presence would strike him relentlessly.

Being able to lock onto him from afar, the owner of that presence was at least a Middle Grade Martial Artist.

"Dare to run amok in my Eight Directions City, you truly think I, the City Lord here, don’t exist."

Above the city wall, out of sight of everyone, a man stood there, a slight disdain in his eyes, but when his gaze fell on Lin Chen, a smile appeared on his face.

"The Martial Arts Academy truly recruited a great talent this time, deserving of being a genius recognized seven times at Martial Arts Mountain, quite impressive."