Chapter 320

Hiss!

Feeling these two terrifying momentums, everyone at the scene was dumbfounded. The previous battle had already shocked them, but now they knew that these two had actually held back their strength before.

At this moment, the true peak showdown had just begun.

"Huo Ruohong hiding his strength was enough to shock me, but I didn't expect this Lin Chen to also hide his strength."

"Looking at it this way, in the first two rounds of the tournament, Lin Chen didn't go all out at all. If it weren't for Huo Ruohong's arrival, who could imagine that facing Bian Xinjie and others, Lin Chen could still reserve his strength."

"Unimaginable, reserving strength while facing Bian Xinjie and others, what exactly is this Lin Chen thinking?"

The martial artists at the scene were shocked by Huo Ruohong, but even more shocked by Lin Chen's performance.

No one felt that Lin Chen had broken through in these past two days. After entering the ranked tier, every breakthrough in rank could not be accomplished overnight; it couldn't be such a coincidence.

Bian Xinjie and Ling Tianhao, at this moment, had their expressions turn black.

Lin Chen hiding his strength before made the two of them look like clowns. Thinking of the words they said when fighting Lin Chen the day before, they were deafening at this moment, making them feel ashamed.

Looking at the stage, Hou Zhan Tian's old eyes also narrowed slightly. He was the only one who could be sure that before today, Lin Chen was in the Ninth Rank realm. Only one night had passed, and Lin Chen had actually jumped directly from the Ninth Rank to the Seventh Rank.

Two ranks in one night, this kind of progress was unprecedented.

He didn't know how Lin Chen did it, but naturally, he couldn't ask right now. Even before stepping into the Daliang territory, this matter couldn't be leaked at all. A breakthrough of two ranks in one night, if it spread, would make the other eight countries extremely wary and would make some people take risks.

"Interesting!"

Huo Ruohong looked at Lin Chen, whose momentum was not weaker than his own, with a look of surprise, but the corners of his mouth curled into a smile. Only this kind of battle could arouse his interest.

Previously, it was just a small skirmish.

No need for words, the two gazes met, and at the same time, they left several afterimages in place, rushing toward each other.

Rumble!

In this collision, neither side held back. Everyone saw Lin Chen like a furnace, capable of burning everything in the world, while Huo Ruohong was like the King of Ice, with a phantom of an ice phoenix several zhang tall appearing behind him.

This was a collision of ice and fire, and the energy erupted by both sides made everyone at the scene palpitate.

However, a dozen breaths later, the scene was in an uproar.

Lin Chen let out a light whistle, his Qi and blood surged again, like a flame god of war, slapping out palm after palm, forcing Huo Ruohong to retreat step by step.

No one expected that in the battle where these two went all out, Huo Ruohong would actually be at a disadvantage.

Why!

"Lin Chen's physical strength is already the best among lower-ranked martial artists. It's not that Huo Ruohong is not as good as Lin Chen, but that he has no advantage in close combat."

A martial artist on the viewing platform gave the answer, but his words were immediately refuted by other martial artists.

"If close combat is not as good as Lin Chen, doesn't that mean his strength is not as good as Lin Chen's? Does physical strength not count as a martial artist's strength?"

On the viewing platform, there were also many martial artists from the Liang Kingdom. Hearing this, they immediately sneered. Whether it was long-range or close combat, it was all part of a martial artist's strength.

Boom!

After the two sides collided again, Huo Ruohong's figure retreated violently for dozens of zhang, his eyes filled with gloom.

He didn't expect Lin Chen to be so difficult to entangle with. Without any reservation, he still couldn't occupy any advantage. The opponent's Qi and blood and that physical strength didn't fear his ice-cold martial arts will at all.

"One move to decide the outcome."

Huo Ruohong's expression became serious. He crossed his arms, and the ice phoenix phantom that had appeared behind him appeared again, and this time it was even more transparent than before.

When the ice phoenix spread its wings, snow instantly fell from the sky, condensing into an ice sword.

"What technique is this?"

Experts from various countries saw the condensed ice sword, their eyes filled with inquiry. The top martial arts techniques of various countries were no longer a secret to other countries.

But the move Huo Ruohong cast didn't match the martial arts techniques of the Han Kingdom in their minds.

Elder Murong Zheng's old eyes narrowed slightly, his gaze met with those of the royal family, and they all saw a guess in each other's eyes.

The technique Huo Ruohong cast didn't come from the nine countries, but from a technique left behind by a certain force in the Yan Huang Dynasty.

Huo Ruohong had obtained the martial arts inheritance of a certain force in the Yan Huang Dynasty.

"Ice Phoenix Tribulation!"

Huo Ruohong's expression was cold. As his voice fell, the ice phoenix let out a high cry, shaking the whole scene. At the same time, the entire ice phoenix phantom suddenly soared into the sky, and in the shocked eyes of everyone, it violently dived down, merging into the ice sword.

The ice sword's light soared, slashing toward Lin Chen.

"How can Lin Chen block this sword?"

The Han Kingdom martial academy disciples, seeing this scene, had their expressions become excited. With such a powerful sword, Lin Chen absolutely couldn't block it.

Hou Zhan Tian and Chen Shan on the viewing platform looked at each other, both preparing to make a move to save him. The power of Huo Ruohong's move was extraordinary, and they were afraid that if Lin Chen forcibly took it, he would be seriously injured.

And just as the two were preparing to make a move to block, Lin Chen also let out a long whistle, the Qi and blood all over his body converged, replaced by ice-blue light filling his whole body.

"Canglan energy?"

Seeing this scene, Chen Shan's pupils contracted. He thought of Lin Chen having stayed in Canglan Lake for several days and having obtained an opportunity inside.

Lin Chen still had a backup plan. Although Hou Zhan Tian was the Dean of the Lord Lingxiao Wu Yuan, he was naturally no stranger to the Canglan power of the Canglan Wu Yuan, which was as famous as the Lord Lingxiao Wu Yuan. After seeing Chen Shan nod slightly, he also temporarily suppressed the thought of making a move.

Lin Chen's eyes narrowed. Facing Huo Ruohong's sword, he slowly raised his right hand and whispered: "Canglan Finger!"

An ice-blue energy burst out from his fingertip, and the next moment it surged violently. An ice-blue dragon shadow appeared, and in the horrified eyes of everyone, it collided violently with Huo Ruohong's ice phoenix sword.

In an instant, the ice sword shattered, and the ice phoenix phantom emerged from the sword body, but the next moment it was torn apart by the ice-blue dragon shadow.

Huo Ruohong's pupils shrank, looking at this scene in disbelief.

His strongest move had actually been broken by Lin Chen so lightly.

Impossible!

At this moment, Huo Ruohong no longer had his previous calmness, his expression becoming ferocious. His greatest pride had never been being the number one genius of the Han Kingdom or number one on the Heaven Ranking of the Hidden Dragon List; what he truly prided himself on was this Ice Phoenix Tribulation.

This was a technique that transcended the nine countries, and from the moment he successfully practiced the Ice Phoenix Tribulation, there were no martial artists of the nine countries in his eyes; his goal was the martial arts geniuses of the Yan Huang Dynasty.

"This is impossible!"

The Han Kingdom martial academy disciples also exclaimed collectively at this moment, and many martial artists on the viewing platform subconsciously stood up, while Lu Qiguang's old eyes were filled with endless coldness at this moment.

On the ring, Huo Ruohong knelt on one knee, the ice phoenix phantom behind him let out a miserable cry, turning into thousands of ice chips falling down. Where his right arm hung down, Lin Chen's finger had directly pierced through his arm.

On the viewing platform, Elder Murong Yan's beautiful eyes were filled with brilliance. She had confidence in Lin Chen and had thought that Lin Chen would win, but she hadn't expected him to win so easily.

From beginning to end, Lin Chen had suppressed Huo Ruohong, and until the end, Huo Ruohong had no chance to turn the tables.

In the dead silence of the whole scene, the aftermath of the ice-blue dragon shadow was still wandering in the air, until the referee's shout: "Lin Chen wins," woke everyone up.

The Liang Kingdom martial artists in the viewing area, and the Liang Kingdom martial academy disciples under the ring, including many martial artists who were shocked, erupted into thunderous cheers at this moment.

Regardless of nationality, at this moment they cheered for Lin Chen's strength.

"The number one on the Hidden Dragon Heaven Ranking has changed hands from today, and Lin Chen has officially reached the top of the Hidden Dragon Heaven Ranking."

"I can say without exaggeration that Lin Chen is definitely the number one genius of the nine countries in three hundred years."

Some martial artists from other countries had trembling voices. Over the years, many genius martial artists had been born in various countries, claiming to appear only once every few hundred years, such as Pei Qingming, the martial arts genius of the Liang Kingdom, who was known as the number one genius of the Liang Kingdom in three hundred years.

But martial artists from other countries did not agree with this title for Pei Qingming, and even felt that their own country's martial arts genius was not weaker than Pei Qingming.

But this time, facing Lin Chen, the martial artists of the nine countries had no objections.

Number one on the Hidden Dragon Heaven Ranking, reaching the top at only eighteen, one year younger than Huo Ruohong. If such a genius couldn't be called the number one genius of the nine countries, who else could be called the number one genius of the nine countries?

Looking at Huo Ruohong kneeling on the ground, Lin Chen's expression was calm as he turned and walked off the ring.

From this moment on, he could no longer be low-key; he would be exposed to the martial artists of the nine countries, and every move he made would be noticed by martial artists from various countries.

"According to the rules, the Hundred Battles Wu Yuan is ranked eighth in this ranking tournament."

The referee's words on the stage made the already uncomfortable Han Kingdom martial artists even more heartbroken. Not only did Lin Lin Shixiong Huo lose and lose the title of number one on the Hidden Dragon Heaven Ranking, but the Hundred Battles Wu Yuan was directly judged as eighth place.

But everyone at the scene had heard Lin Lin Shixiong Huo's words earlier, so even if the Han Kingdom martial artists were unwilling, they could only bite the bullet and accept it.

"In this battle, the Canglan Wu Yuan defeated the Hundred Battles Wu Yuan and directly advanced to the top four."

Top four?

Hearing the referee's words, the expressions of disciples from other martial academies became strange. If Lin Chen and Huo Ruohong had fought to a mutual destruction before winning with difficulty, they could still compete for first place, but Lin Chen didn't have a single scratch, his strength was completely unaffected. Who could snatch first place for the Canglan Wu Yuan from Lin Chen's hands?

"Compete for second place!"

This was the thought of the disciples of other martial academies at this moment. As for first place... better extinguish that thought early.

Lu Qiguang's expression changed for a long time, and he suddenly said: "My Han Kingdom is withdrawing from this ranking tournament."

As soon as these words came out, the experts from other countries on the viewing platform looked at him.

Withdrawing from the ranking tournament?

"Brother Lu, what does this mean?" Elder Murong Song frowned and asked.

"The Han Kingdom Wu Yuan will not participate in the subsequent battles. As for the ranking... whatever."

Lu Qiguang didn't give too much explanation, but said to the Han Kingdom martial academy disciples: "Let's go."

Even, Lu Qiguang didn't have any greetings with the Emperor of Yan Kingdom, and directly left with the Han Kingdom disciples.

This sudden scene made everyone at the scene look at each other?

What is the meaning of the Han Kingdom's move?

Do they feel they can't get first place, so they simply gave up the ranking?

Or...

Thinking of a possibility, the expressions of martial artists from various countries suddenly turned ugly.

(End of chapter)