Chapter 330: One general's success is built on ten thousand withered bones

Night falls!

Lin Chen returned to the separate courtyard where he was staying at the Wuzheng Force.

After circulating his Qi and blood for one cycle, the alcohol in his body dissipated.

An hour ago, Kong Qing had arranged a welcome banquet for him. Besides Zhang Ming bringing two junior brothers from the Capital Martial Academy, the others were all sons of powerful families in the capital.

Facing these powerful children, Lin Chen's attitude was very peaceful; conversely, these powerful children were a bit restrained and uneasy when facing Lin Chen at first.

Number one on the Heaven Ranking of the Hidden Dragon List.

This title alone already surpassed the family backgrounds of these powerful children.

Facing Lin Chen, it was actually these powerful children who felt the pressure.

It wasn't until they discovered that Lin Chen didn't have the arrogance of a super genius that these junior brothers gradually opened up. In the end, they even took the initiative to toast him one by one, and Lin Chen didn't refuse anyone, drinking with whoever toasted him.

However, in the end, Lin Chen refused the accommodation Kong Qing had arranged and, escorted by Kong Qing and the others, returned to the Wuzheng Force.

The night was deep. After dispelling the alcohol, Lin Chen took out the Martial Dao Seal.

With a thought, he appeared on the Martial Dao Mountain.

【Name: Lin Chen】

【Sect: Canglan Sect】

【Martial Dao Mountain Ranking: 84500】

【Points: 5500】

Looking at his ranking on the Martial Dao Mountain, Lin Chen chose to start challenging.

His cultivation base had broken through from the Ninth Rank to the Seventh Rank; perhaps tonight he could try to break into the top 80,000.

"Challenge!"

With a soft whisper, Lin Chen appeared on the battle plain. The moment his opponent appeared, he didn't hesitate to strike with a palm.

Boom!

A wild wind raged, and the opponent's figure dissipated in the wind with a look of horror.

"Continue challenging!"

In the first thousand matches, almost no opponent could withstand a single move from him.

After two thousand matches, the opponent was guaranteed to be defeated within ten moves.

After three thousand matches, the opponent was guaranteed to be defeated within a hundred breaths.

Yan Imperial Dynasty, Kaishan Sect.

Zhao Chuan, as a genius disciple of the Kaishan Sect, was ranked 80,012th on the Martial Dao Mountain, and his fellow disciples were also all ranked within the top hundred.

At this moment, Zhao Chuan and several junior brothers gathered in the courtyard, their eyes filled with confusion.

Today, they had gathered here for a martial arts exchange, but the Martial Dao Seal had activity. At first, it was just one junior brother being challenged and entering the Martial Dao Mountain, but soon it was the second junior brother's turn...

When all five junior brothers present had entered the Martial Dao Mountain and been defeated, Zhao Chuan realized that the matter was not simple.

"Did the opponents encountered by you all have a pale golden luster around their bodies?"

"Yes, the opponent I encountered used palm techniques."

"Me too."

"When this person struck with his palm, there was a pale golden luster lingering around his body, and his Qi and blood were extremely powerful."

Listening to the words of his junior brothers, Zhao Chuan gave a bitter smile: "It seems we have encountered a genius disciple from a major sect charging up the Martial Dao Mountain, and we all encountered the same opponent."

Zhao Chuan had fought the opponent and felt his strength; he hadn't gone all out to defeat him, which meant this person definitely had the strength to break into the top 80,000 and move much further up. Such a genius powerhouse who suddenly appeared could only be a genius disciple from those major sects.

The genius disciples recruited by those major sects wouldn't be allowed to go on the Martial Dao Mountain for ranking challenges at the very beginning, even if the disciple had the strength to enter the top 100,000 of the Martial Dao Mountain.

Only when the disciple was close to having a ranking that could enter the top 70,000 would they be allowed to go on the Martial Dao Mountain to challenge.

For those major sects, it was a disgrace if the genius disciples they cultivated couldn't enter the top 70,000.

He didn't sleep all night.

It wasn't until the sky brightened that Lin Chen retreated from the Martial Dao Mountain battlefield and returned to the steps.

【Name: Lin Chen】

【Sect: Canglan Sect】

【Martial Dao Mountain Ranking:】

【Martial Dao Mountain Ranking: 79500】

【Points: 10500】

"Did I fight five thousand matches?"

Lin Chen looked at his ranking, which had risen by five thousand, and felt a bit shocked. Although he had been immersed in the battles, he definitely hadn't challenged five thousand matches.

"It must be that I skipped some rankings in the middle."

After pondering for a moment, Lin Chen knew where the reason lay. Not every genius ranked on the Martial Dao Mountain could accept challenges at all times. If some geniuses didn't accept challenges, the Martial Dao Mountain would automatically arrange the next one. If he defeated an opponent, his ranking would skip the one who refused, and the one he defeated would move down one spot, as would the others.

For example, when he was ranked 80,001st, he challenged the opponent ranked 80,000th. If the 80,000th opponent didn't accept, the Martial Dao Mountain would match him with the 79,999th. After defeating the opponent, his ranking would become 79,990th, while the one he defeated would be pushed to 80,000th, and the original 80,000th would drop to 80,001st.

This rule of the Martial Dao Mountain was set to prevent some ranked martial artists from deliberately refusing challenges to maintain their ranking.

Not long after retreating from the Martial Dao Mountain, a servant brought breakfast. After finishing breakfast, Chu Zining's figure appeared at the courtyard gate again.

"Lin Lin Shidi Lin, the Lord requests your presence."

Following Chu Zining out of the separate courtyard, after walking for a while, he discovered it wasn't the courtyard where Lord Kong was yesterday. Lin Chen asked curiously: "Lin Lin Shixiong Chu, is the Lord not in yesterday's courtyard?"

"Lord Kong is going to take you into the Imperial Palace today, and he is currently at the main gate of the Wuzheng Force."

"So that's how it is."

Arriving in front of the Wuzheng Force's main gate, Lin Chen saw the carriage parked in the square at the main gate, and at this moment, Kong Qifeng's voice came from inside the carriage.

"Get in."

Lin Chen lifted the carriage curtain and saw Lord Kong sitting on a soft couch, looking at a document in his hand, with a stack of documents placed on the side.

As the Minister of the Wuzheng Force, his busy official duties were evident.

Along the way, the carriage moved slowly, and Lin Chen didn't disturb Lord Kong while he read the documents. He sat quietly on the side. Half an hour later, the carriage stopped. Kong Qifeng put down the document in his hand and smiled: "I have good news for you: the Northern Border Demon Race Royal Court was destroyed yesterday."

Lin Chen's whole body shook, and his eyes erupted with brilliant light.

Only two days had passed, and the Northern Border Demon Race had been destroyed?

"Racing against time, we had to act before the Han Kingdom made a decision. The secret letter sent back by the Marquis of Zhenbei said that over five thousand martial artists remained in the Northern Border forever. If it weren't for the sake of racing against time, we wouldn't have needed to sacrifice so many martial artists."

Lin Chen was silent for a long while, and finally whispered: "I suppose these sacrificed seniors were also for the eternal peace of our Daliang's Northern Border."

Kong Qifeng sighed deeply and, without waiting for Lin Chen to respond, lifted the carriage curtain.

"The Imperial Palace, we have arrived."

Lin Chen followed closely behind and got off the carriage, only then realizing that the carriage had driven directly into the Imperial Palace.

"Follow me into the hall. The three First-Rank ministers of the Daliang court are all waiting for you. Looking back over three hundred years of Daliang, you are the first person to achieve this."

PS: It's the last day for double monthly tickets. Any left?

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 331 =====