Chapter 297: Confrontation

Capital of Yan Guo.

Yan Guo Royal Academy.

This is the number one academy in Yan Guo and also the venue for this Academy Ranking Tournament.

With only five days left until the ranking tournament, the academies of various countries arrived one after another, and at the same time, they received the list of participating disciples from other academies.

Where the disciples of the Zeguo Academy were staying.

"Liang Guo actually let that Lin Chen come to participate in the competition."

"It should just be letting Lin Chen come to see and learn, preparing for the next generation's ranking tournament."

"Next generation?"

The principal of Zeguo's Yunze Academy chuckled, with an unclear meaning in his eyes.

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Wu Guo.

"Lin Chen?"

The old man's eyes narrowed slightly. During the trip to the Canglan Sea, the few subordinates he arranged disappeared, and the Canglan Sea Clan encountered a mysterious expert's sneak attack and suffered heavy losses.

The Canglan Sea Clan had recently been forcing him to give an explanation, and the culprit behind all this was Canglan Academy.

Since this Lin Chen was the hope of Canglan Academy, he would cripple Lin Chen in this competition.

Zheng Guo.

"Lin Lin Shixiong, I didn't expect this Lin Chen to actually dare to come. Please, Lin Lin Shixiong, leave Lin Chen to me when the time comes."

Ben Shanlang saw the name Lin Chen on the list, and there was hatred in his eyes. Losing to Lin Chen in that battle in Lingxiao City made him endure great pressure after returning to his country. He had been in seclusion and training hard during this period, just to wash away the shame.

"Rest assured, as long as Canglan Academy meets us, I will give you this opportunity."

A sneer hung on the face of the short young man. If Ben Shanlang lost to Lin Chen on his own, he wouldn't care, but Ben Shanlang was a disciple of Sihe Academy, and implicating Sihe Academy in losing face in the country and suffering ridicule from other families was something he could not tolerate.

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Yan Guo Capital Pier.

Two giant ships appeared on the sea at the same time, one from the north and one from the south, heading toward the Yan Guo pier at the same speed.

"Which two countries' ships are these again?"

"You can't even guess this? Only Han Guo and Liang Guo haven't arrived. Besides these two countries, who else could it be?"

"The ships of Han Guo and Liang Guo actually arrived at the same time. There will be a show to watch this time."

In the teahouses and wine shops on the pier, many martial artists were sitting at this moment. These were all attracted by the Academy Ranking Tournament.

There were young martial artists from Yan Guo, and also young martial artists from other countries.

Every Academy Ranking Tournament was a martial arts grand event for the young people of the nine nations, especially now that there was the Hidden Dragon List. More than half of the geniuses on the Hidden Dragon List were geniuses from major academies. It was very difficult to gather so many geniuses on the list on weekdays. Many geniuses on the Hidden Dragon List also came to Yan Guo, preparing to challenge their goals here.

In just these few days, there were no less than dozens of battles between geniuses on the Hidden Dragon List alone, but most of them failed to challenge, and only a few succeeded in rising in the rankings.

Besides the geniuses on the Hidden Dragon List, there were also some who failed to make the list, and with their status, they were not qualified to enter the Yan Guo Royal Academy to observe the competition, so they chose to see the style of the geniuses of the academies of various countries at the pier.

On the ship.

The martial artists of the two countries also saw the ship opposite.

Enemies meeting, eyes are extra red.

Daliang and Han Guo were now almost no different from enemies.

For Daliang martial artists, they wiped out the Northern Border Demon Clan to stabilize the north, but Han Guo wanted to intervene and united with other countries to blockade Daliang. This was bullying and suppression of their Daliang.

And for Han Guo martial artists, they were accustomed to their high status among the nine nations. No country dared to defy them. Liang Guo actually dared not to respect their Han Guo's orders; it was simply looking for death.

On the deck, the academy disciples who came this time stared at each other, and there were sparks in their eyes.

"This is Daliang's academy disciples this year, vulnerable to a single blow."

On the deck of the Han Guo ship, a young man glanced at the opposite side, with a look of disdain on his face.

"I heard that this time Daliang's genius Lin Chen, who is said to surpass Pei Qingming, has also come."

"Lin Chen has also come? Is Daliang out of people? Actually letting this Lin Chen represent the academy to fight, it's simply wishful thinking."

Han Guo martial artists burst into a round of mocking laughter. They did not deny that Lin Chen's martial arts potential was indeed good, even enough to be called a genius in Han Guo.

But Lin Chen was only a freshman in the academy this year. Daliang arranged for Lin Chen to come to Yan Guo to participate in the competition. If it wasn't because they were out of people, what was it?

On the second-floor pavilion of the ship, five young men were sitting. The five of them also heard the discussion of other Shidi on the deck below. One on the left chuckled: "Daliang is letting that Lin Chen come to observe and prepare for the next generation's ranking tournament."

"Since he has come to Yan Guo, then it's not up to him."

The five looked at each other, and smiles appeared on their faces. They did not think Daliang would let Lin Chen play, but rather let Lin Chen observe the situation of the ranking tournament and prepare for the next generation's ranking tournament.

In previous sessions, major academies would also arrange for outstanding freshmen to follow the team.

If it were in the past, they naturally wouldn't put a freshman in their eyes, but for this generation's ranking tournament, they had already received hints from the principal before coming. This ranking tournament would be a contest between Han Guo and Liang Guo.

If they won, the few countries that were still watching would also choose to blockade Liang Guo.

Once the other eight countries all blockaded Liang Guo, chaos would appear within Liang Guo.

"I hope these four academies in Liang Guo can have some ability, don't be defeated before meeting us."

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On Daliang's ship, Lin Chen did not stare at the martial artists on the deck of the Han Guo ship with an angry face like other Senior Brothers.

He didn't like to talk big. Once the ranking tournament started, he still had to rely on strength to speak.

However, it was also at this moment that the Han Guo ship suddenly stopped, which made the young martial artists on the Liang Guo side exclaim. With the current conflict between the two countries, meeting at this pier, I'm afraid it was to see who would land first, and a confrontation should have taken place.

Just when the Daliang martial artists were confused, on the deck of the Han Guo ship, a young man stepped out and floated from the deck onto the sea.

"Opposite side, dare to land with me?"

The Han Guo young man had a look of disdain in his eyes, and once these words were spoken, the martial artists on the Daliang side naturally couldn't sit still. Martial artists of this age were inherently hot-blooded. The meaning of the opposite side was very clear; this was to compare who would land first.

"I'll come!"

Lin Chen saw a Lin Lin Shixiong from Qingyun Academy stand out, his footsteps lightly touched, and he also floated on the sea.

"I hope you can keep up with my pace."

The Han Guo young man snorted lightly, and this Lin Lin Shixiong from Qingyun Academy also sneered: "These words should be my turn to say."

The smell of gunpowder between the two was very strong, and at this moment, the martial artists watching at the pier saw this scene, and there was excitement on their faces. Sure enough, they caught up with the fun.

The ranking tournament hadn't even started yet, and the martial artists of Liang Guo and Han Guo had already begun to confront each other. Whoosh!

Two figures almost simultaneously turned into two rainbow lights and headed toward the pier.

The distance of three hundred zhang was nothing for a Ranked Tier martial artist, and those present were not ordinary Ranked Tier martial artists, and those who dared to stand out first had absolute confidence in their respective light-body techniques.

"Lin Lin Shixiong Qian is going to win!"

On the deck, the disciples of Qingyun Academy had excitement in their eyes. Lin Chen looked at the figures of these two, and a smile played on his lips. This Lin Lin Shixiong from Qingyun Academy was half a body ahead.

However, it was also at this moment that a long spear suddenly appeared in the hand of the Han Guo martial artist, piercing across!

The suddenness of this scene made the Daliang martial artists instantly furious, and this Lin Lin Shixiong from Qingyun Academy also didn't expect the opponent to actually sneak attack. Although he reacted at the first time and moved his body sideways for several zhang, the opponent took advantage of the time he moved sideways to surpass him and shot toward the pier.

"Despicable!"

"Shameless!"

Seeing the Han Guo martial artist land on the pier one step ahead, Lin Chen heard the angry curses of the Senior Brothers beside him.

"Really despicable, playing sneak attacks when not as fast."

"This is also Qian Yao underestimating the enemy. There is no rule that you can't make a move. Now angry curses are of no avail."

Li Yuan's face was gloomy, but compared to the anger of others, he was actually more rational. The Han Guo martial artist was despicable, but there was no rule beforehand that you couldn't make a move. Even if you went to theorize with Han Guo, it would be useless.

"I'll come!"

On the deck, another disciple of Qingyun Academy stood in the air on the sea with one foot. Lin Chen recognized the identity of this person, the first disciple of this generation of Qingyun Academy, Dang Baixuan.

Seeing Dang Baixuan appear, on the second-floor pavilion of the Han Guo ship, one of the young men raised his eyebrows, and the next moment his figure also appeared on the sea.

The two sides looked at each other, and both saw the fighting spirit in each other's eyes.

"Everyone, this is the Yan Guo pier, please don't make a move!"

Seeing that this battle was about to break out, an old voice came, and an old man and several middle-aged men appeared at the pier.

"Dang Baixuan, come back."

The moment the old man appeared, Hou Zhan Tian and several vice-principals also walked out of the cabin, and the same was true on the Han Guo side.

The Vice Prime Minister of Yan Guo came in person, and the battles of these disciples could not continue.

The martial artists who were watching the fun at the pier saw the Vice Prime Minister of Yan Guo appear, and there was regret on their faces, but they didn't dare to say anything.

This was a Second-Rank martial artist.

"That is Lu Qiguang, the Vice Palace Master of the Han Guo Academy."

The Vice Prime Minister of Yan Guo appeared, and Lin Chen saw an old man with triangular eyes also appear on the Han Guo ship. Li Yuan saw Lin Chen's gaze examining the old man and introduced the old man's identity and background to Lin Chen.

"Han Guo Academy?"

Lin Chen had heard of Han Guo's Martial Arts Academy. The academy recruited disciples from the nine nations. As long as they could meet the requirements of the academy, martial artists from any country could join.

It seemed that Brother Pei had also been to Han Guo's Martial Arts Academy, and it was precisely because of the existence of Han Guo's Martial Arts Academy that many martial artists came to the realization that martial artists have no borders.

"In previous Academy Ranking Tournaments, the Martial Arts Academy never participated. This is a battle between academies. It seems that Han Guo is not pretending this time and has completely shown its cards."

Li Yuan sneered repeatedly, and Lin Chen also understood the meaning of Lin Lin Shixiong Li's words.

The Martial Arts Academy claimed to be open to martial artists of the nine nations, but now it led the Han Guo Academy to participate in the ranking tournament, which was abandoning the slogan of cultivating martial artists of the nine nations as its own responsibility and revealing its true face.

The so-called cultivating martial artists of the nine nations was just wanting to keep the genius martial artists of various countries in Han Guo.

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The Vice Prime Minister of Yan Guo appeared, and Yan Guo officials directed the two ships to dock at the pier at the same time. Both sides got off the ship. Lin Chen, as a junior, naturally would not show off at this time and stayed silently in the queue.

The disciples of the two sides were distinct, but Hou Zhan Tian and Lu Qiguang in front were all smiles and greeted each other very warmly. If the martial artists watching around didn't know the current situation between Liang Guo and Han Guo, they would really think the two were close friends.

Both sides entered the city and soon entered the Yan Guo Royal Academy.

"Do not leave the academy for these three days."

Several vice-principals gave rules to the disciples of each family, not letting the disciples go out, for fear of encountering accidents.

Three days later, the ranking tournament would begin. If an accident occurred at this time, it would affect the competition.

Han Guo acted despicably, and one had to be on guard.

Yan Guo's Royal Academy was large enough that every disciple could be assigned a separate courtyard.

Lin Chen had just entered the separate courtyard where he lived for less than an hour when someone knocked on the door.

"Who?"

Lin Chen had a look of vigilance on his face. At this time, it was impossible for several Senior Brothers to come to visit, and the servants of the Yan Guo Academy would not come at this time either.

"Young Master Lin, it's me."

Hearing the reply, Lin Chen raised his eyebrows, stepped forward to open the courtyard gate, saw Su Qin standing at the door, and smiled: "So it is Senior Su, please come in."

Su Qin followed Lin Chen into the courtyard and said straight to the point: "Young Master Lin, I was entrusted by my young lady to send something to Young Master Lin."

Lin Chen looked at the wooden box in Su Qin's hand and did not take it immediately. Meeting this guard beside Elder Murong Yan here made him have some guesses about Elder Murong Yan's identity.

This was the Yan Guo Royal Academy, and the Academy Ranking Tournament was about to begin. Idle people could not enter at all.

Thinking of the surname of the Yan Guo royal family being Elder Murong, Lin Chen already had a judgment in his heart.

Elder Murong Yan should be a member of the Yan Guo royal family.

"I didn't expect Junior Sister Elder Murong Yan to be a member of the Yan Guo royal family."

When saying this, Lin Chen kept staring at Su Qin. When he saw Su Qin's expression unchanged, he was sure he had guessed correctly.

"Young Master Lin, the Princess hid her true identity when she was at Canglan Academy just because she didn't want to attract too much attention, not intentionally hiding it."

Su Qin relayed the words her young lady had told her.

"If there is a chance, the Princess will come to explain to Young Master Lin in person."

Su Qin left very decisively, and after relaying the things and words her young lady had told her, she left.

Lin Chen opened the wooden box on the table. When he saw it was a booklet, there was a look of surprise on his face, but when he opened it and saw the content in the booklet, his eyes lit up.

This booklet recorded the situation of the martial artists from various countries participating in the ranking tournament this time. Every martial artist's cultivation base, including techniques and the strength revealed in the last battle, were recorded clearly.

"They all say that Yan Guo's intelligence ranks first among the nine nations. I have finally seen it today."

Lin Chen had a look of emotion on his face. Having this booklet allowed him to have a detailed understanding of the opponents of various countries, but after reading it, Lin Chen's expression became serious.

Among the several countries, there were many who were very strong, especially those few from Han Guo.

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