Chapter 319

Swish!

Everyone's gaze at the scene fell on that young figure.

Their eyes were filled with fervor and worship.

Among them, the martial artists of the Han Kingdom were the most intense.

This number one on the Heaven Ranking of the Hidden Dragon List had already become famous in the Han Kingdom before the Martial Garden launched the Hidden Dragon List, and the true geniuses of the younger generation in the nine countries had all heard of this person's name.

Huo Ruohong was dressed in a black brocade robe, and as the cold light flowed, it seemed as if an extremely cold aura was piercing through his bones.

Standing there, he was like a lonely peak, and an icy one at that.

"Little Friend Huo, what request do you have?"

Facing Huo Ruohong, Elder Murong Song did not put on the airs of a Second-Rank martial artist.

Although Huo Ruohong was only a lower-ranked martial artist so far, Elder Murong Song knew very well that with Huo Ruohong's talent and the cultivation given to him by the Han Kingdom, Huo Ruohong's stepping into the upper rank or even the first rank was only a matter of time.

One could not treat Huo Ruohong as just a junior.

"I wasn't going to participate in this Martial Academy Ranking Tournament. With my strength, participating in the Martial Academy Ranking Tournament is a bit too bullying. However, I heard that the Liang Kingdom produced a genius who defeated Lin Lin Shidi Bian, which piqued my interest."

Huo Ruohong's voice was very flat, but no one at the scene doubted Huo Ruohong's words.

Number one on the Heaven Ranking; if they had known before the ranking tournament started that Huo Ruohong would come to participate in this ranking tournament, the martial academies of various countries would not have had any illusions about this first place.

Huo Ruohong was the kind of existence who could fight an entire academy alone.

"I wonder where Lin Chen of the Liang Kingdom is?"

Huo Ruohong's voice suddenly rose, and everyone's gaze at the scene instantly shifted to Lin Chen.

Everyone understood Huo Ruohong's meaning; he was aiming for Lin Chen.

So, how would Lin Chen respond?

"Your Excellency is Lin Chen, not bad."

The moment everyone's gaze looked at Lin Chen, Huo Ruohong's gaze also looked over, but this "not bad" of his made Lin Chen laugh.

"Your Excellency traveled thousands of miles just to say 'not bad' to me?"

Huo Ruohong frowned: "Looking at the nine countries, of the same generation, you are the first person who can make me say 'not bad'."

"So, should I feel honored for this?"

The corners of Lin Chen's mouth curled into a mocking smile. Hearing Huo Ruohong's tone, he should feel happy and grateful for this "not bad."

The disciples of the various martial academies at the scene, seeing these two staring at each other, also became excited.

This was a direct confrontation.

Facing Huo Ruohong, Lin Chen did not retreat at all, which seemed to show extreme confidence in his own strength.

"Understood."

After a long while, Huo Ruohong's eyelids drooped slightly: "Since that's the case, then you and I will fight directly. If you win, the Hundred Battles Martial Academy will lose and will not participate in the subsequent martial academy battles."

Wow!

Hearing Huo Ruohong's words, many people at the scene were moved. If they lost, the Hundred Battles Martial Academy would give up the subsequent battles, which meant the Hundred Battles Martial Academy would be giving up the subsequent battles and would be in last place.

"You and I fight, deciding the ranking of the two martial academies, do you agree?"

"I don't agree."

Lin Chen shook his head, and everyone at the scene, hearing Lin Chen's refusal, had a strange expression.

Confident a moment ago, and now he doesn't agree?

Especially the disciples of the Han Kingdom martial academies, their faces all showed mockery; Lin Chen was clearly afraid to fight Lin Lin Shixiong Huo.

"If you want to fight, I can accompany you, but the ranking of the Canglan Martial Academy doesn't depend on me alone; there are also many Senior Brothers. I cannot represent the Canglan Martial Academy."

Lin Chen narrowed his eyes and looked at Huo Ruohong. When he said this, the expressions of Li Yuan and the others were somewhat complicated.

Joy mixed with shame.

They knew clearly that Lin Lin Shidi said this to take care of their feelings. The Canglan Martial Academy could reach this height today entirely because Lin Lin Shidi was supporting it alone. If it weren't for Lin Lin Shidi, with their strength, the Canglan Martial Academy would only be between seventh and eighth place.

On the viewing platform, Hou Zhan Tian, hearing Lin Chen's response, looked at Chen Shan on the side with envy in his eyes.

Having such a disciple in the Canglan Martial Academy is the fortune of the academy.

It's a pity, why did he let Lin Chen go to the Canglan Martial Academy in the first place?

In terms of talent and strength, Lin Chen is no worse than Huo Ruohong. One must know that Huo Ruohong comes from a famous family in the Han Kingdom and has been in contact with martial arts since childhood, while Lin Chen comes from a fisherman's family. From entering the Martial Hall to contact with martial arts until now, it hasn't even been three years.

In less than three years, he has been able to reach this level and be mentioned in the same breath as the number one genius of the nine countries. Who dares to say that Lin Chen's talent is not as good as Huo Ruohong's?

But Lin Chen doesn't have the arrogance of those genius martial artists and will take care of the feelings of other Senior and Junior Brothers in the academy. This is what other genius disciples cannot compare to.

"Why pretend to be humble? As a genius, one must have the arrogance of a genius."

Huo Ruohong's eyes drooped. The glory of the martial academy and other Junior Brothers were not in his eyes at all. In his view, Lin Chen should also be like this, and saying these words was nothing but hypocrisy.

"As long as you agree to this battle, then let's go to the ring."

Huo Ruohong stepped out, and his figure arrived on the ring. Elder Murong Song's expression also sank slightly. This Huo Ruohong was really arrogant. Although Lin Chen agreed, he, the presiding officer, hadn't made a decision on whether to agree to the battle between the two. Elder Murong Song looked back at his Emperor, and when he saw the Emperor nod slightly, he didn't say anything.

Lin Chen also stepped out, and his figure appeared on the ring, facing Huo Ruohong across the air.

Huo Ruohong suddenly closed his eyes, and the next moment his long hair instantly turned into silver hair, dancing wildly as if it were a living thing. A closer look would reveal that the long hair had condensed into pieces of frost, and an extremely cold aura radiated from his body.

Swish!

The moment he raised his eyes, Huo Ruohong's eyes were like an eternal glacier, the coldness piercingly penetrating the hundred-zhang distance and pressing straight to Lin Chen's throat.

"Just his eyes can release martial arts will; this Huo Ruohong is worthy of being number one on the Heaven Ranking."

On the viewing platform, a middle-ranked martial artist whispered, and facing the cold chill released by Huo Ruohong, the corners of Lin Chen's mouth curled into a sneer. The next moment, the Qi and blood all over his body surged violently, and the lava-like Qi and blood lurking under his bronze skin actually scorched the stone bricks under his feet, leaving charred marks. When the two gazes collided across the air, they actually caused the air to fluctuate.

"No need to probe anymore."

Lin Chen spoke, and Huo Ruohong nodded: "Hmm, you are worth me making a move."

Whoosh!

Huo Ruohong's figure moved, turning into a silver light. Wherever he passed, frost appeared on the ground, and even the air began to freeze.

Lin Chen, the moment Huo Ruohong's figure moved, also turned into a furnace, rushing straight toward the other party.

Bang!

In the center of the ring, the collision of the two figures erupted with a sound like thunder. Terrifying energy was released from under their feet, and the newly repaired bluestone slabs of the ring appeared with obvious cracks, and countless bluestone fragments splashed toward the surroundings.

Some martial academy disciples closer to the ring couldn't dodge in time and were hit by the bluestone fragments, letting out painful cries.

"All martial academy disciples, retreat!"

Elder Murong Song frowned when he saw this scene. The martial academy disciples at the scene didn't need Elder Murong Song's instructions; seeing the miserable state of many companions, they had already retreated, but the look of palpitation on their faces couldn't be hidden.

Just the rubble stirred up by the energy release was enough to make them unable to resist. How strong must these two be?

Bang bang bang!

On the ring, these martial academy disciples saw one white and one red light constantly colliding and separating, bursts of energy released from the ring, and rubble flying across the entire ring.

Ten breaths later.

The two figures separated. At this moment, the biting cold aura around Huo Ruohong had become semi-materialized, and frost was constantly falling in the air.

"Refreshing, I haven't had such a refreshing battle for a long time. Lin Chen, you have the qualifications to make me use my full strength."

As soon as Huo Ruohong said this, the scene was in an uproar.

This, and it wasn't his full strength?

"If you had met the me from two months ago, perhaps you could still fight me, what a pity..."

Seeing Huo Ruohong shaking his head, Lin Chen sneered again: "Why pretend to be mysterious? I've met many like you, but unfortunately, they all disappointed me in the end."

Huo Ruohong's pupils instantly reflected an ice-blue light: "Then I will definitely not disappoint you this time."

Boom!

Huo Ruohong's momentum climbed suddenly, and a terrifying martial arts will surged out from his body. Feeling this martial arts will, many martial arts experts at the scene had their expressions freeze, their eyes staring tightly.

"Seventh Rank!"

"This is Seventh Rank martial arts will; Huo Ruohong has actually broken through to the Seventh Rank."

The Eighth Rank Huo Ruohong could fight against Seventh Rank martial arts without falling behind, and now that Huo Ruohong had broken through to the Seventh Rank, how strong should his strength be?

"Lin Chen is doomed!"

On the Han Kingdom martial academy side, Ling Tianhao finally showed a smile on his face, while a trace of regret flashed in Bian Xinjie's eyes.

As a disciple of the Han Kingdom martial academy, he naturally hoped that Lin Lin Shixiong Huo would win, but from his personal perspective, he actually hoped that Lin Chen would win.

If Lin Chen lost, Lin Lin Shixiong Huo's fame would rise again, but the fact that he was defeated by Lin Chen would be repeatedly mentioned by martial artists in the country. But if Lin Lin Shixiong Huo also lost, then no one would pay attention to his defeat by Lin Chen anymore.

Unfortunately, facing Huo Ruohong, who had already broken through to the Seventh Rank, Lin Chen had no chance at all.

"This Huo Ruohong has actually entered the Seventh Rank."

On the viewing platform, Elder Murong Yan's beautiful eyes were filled with worry. How strong Huo Ruohong was, she knew very well when she collected information for Lin Chen and saw Huo Ruohong's past battle records.

But at that time, Huo Ruohong was only Eighth Rank. In the nine ranks of martial arts, every breakthrough in rank meant a multi-fold explosion in strength.

On the front viewing platform, Hou Zhan Tian and Chen Shan looked at each other and understood each other's meaning.

If Lin Chen was defeated and encountered danger, regardless of any rules, they must make a move to protect Lin Chen, even if it meant violating the rules and having the Canglan Martial Academy's ranking revoked.

"Lin Lin Shidi, having reached this step, no one will question your strength anymore."

Li Yuan, standing below the ring, spoke softly, but he knew Lin Lin Shidi would definitely hear it.

Huo Ruohong was too strong; admitting defeat wasn't shameful.

Lin Chen narrowed his eyes slightly. Fortunately, a few hours ago, his realm had also broken through, otherwise, facing the Seventh Rank Huo Ruohong, this battle would really be hard to win.

Huo Ruohong hovered in the air, looking down: "Lin Chen, do you still want to fight? Actively admit defeat, I don't want to get a reputation for bullying the weak. Being able to force me to use my full strength, you are enough to be proud of."

Looking at the high-and-mighty Huo Ruohong, a smile appeared on Lin Chen's face: "It's not just you who hasn't used your full strength."

Boom!

The next moment, in the shocked eyes of everyone, Lin Chen's momentum also began to climb. The little person in his dantian rotated, and in three breaths, the degree of his momentum increase was not inferior to Huo Ruohong's at all.

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(End of chapter)