Chapter 412: The Battle for Second Place (Seeking Monthly Votes)

Xu Guanlan was defeated!

He didn't open his mouth to forfeit. Mount Wudao automatically detected his unconsciousness and let him withdraw from Mount Wudao.

On the light screen, Lin Chen's figure also disappeared subsequently.

Compared to the excitement of the Canglan Sect disciples and the exclamation of many watching martial artists, the few Innate martial artists ranked above Lin Chen were lost in thought.

They were thinking, if they faced Lin Chen, would they have the strength to fight?

There were only two paths before them: either forfeit directly like Xue Xing, or fight Lin Chen with all their might.

But if their strength was insufficient, Xu Guanlan, who was before them, was the end result.

In front of many martial artists of the Yan Huang Dynasty, losing so miserably, as long as Lin Chen still walked in the Yan Huang Dynasty in the future, he would inevitably be mentioned.

And they didn't need to think to know that with the talent Lin Chen displayed and the cultivation of the Canglan Sect, he would inevitably be a strong person in the Yan Huang Dynasty in the future.

By comparison, active forfeiture was irrelevant; as time passed, it would slowly be forgotten by the spectators.

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"Lin Lin Shixiong Zhao, do you think I should forfeit?"

The young man looked at his senior brother and asked.

"If you don't have a forty percent chance of being able to fight Lin Chen to a draw, or persist for more than a hundred breaths, it's better not to fight hard."

Hearing this, the young man's expression dimmed. He understood his senior brother's meaning.

His senior brother didn't even need him to have a forty percent chance of winning, just a forty percent chance of not losing miserably.

His senior brother was saving face for him, not saying directly that he wasn't Lin Chen's opponent.

"No one will remember the loser. Even if I can walk through a hundred breaths in Lin Chen's hands, it doesn't have much meaning."

The young man shook his head helplessly. Since that was the case, he would forfeit.

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Mount Wudao.

Sixth place, fifth place, fourth place...

All forfeited.

This time, many watching martial artists didn't have an uproar, just feeling some regret in their hearts.

Regret not being able to see the battle between Innate martial artists.

Strength is not as good as the enemy, so forfeiting is wise.

There is no need to carry on like this.

And having reached fourth place, Lin Chen looked at the three ranked ahead of him and chose to continue challenging.

"Still challenging?"

When they saw Lin Chen's figure appear on the light screen, many watching martial artists had looks of confusion in their eyes. In their view, Lin Chen had killed his way to fourth place and should have stopped temporarily, adjusted his state to the peak, and then started the next challenge.

The top ten of Mount Wudao and the top three were completely different.

These three in the top three of this Mount Wudao had sat firmly in the top three for a full half a year. By comparison, the rankings in the top ten had changed hands several times in half a year.

The top three of Mount Wudao had strength that was a large margin higher than the other seven in the top ten.

Mount Wudao plain.

Lin Chen looked at the opponent who appeared and cupped his hands: "Please enlighten me."

"No need to rush to make a move."

Feng Yichuan, in a green shirt, waved his hand at Lin Chen: "Can you answer a question for me?"

"Please ask."

Hearing the other party ask a question, Lin Chen's expression was a bit strange. He thought of Xue Xing, who had asked a question and then forfeited directly. Could this one also?

A genius in the top three of Mount Wudao would forfeit directly?

"If I forfeit, will you immediately challenge second place?"

Feng Yichuan stared at Lin Chen, waiting for Lin Chen to give an answer.

"Yes."

Lin Chen pondered for a long time and gave an answer.

If this one forfeited, he would challenge second place.

"It seems you are very confident in your strength. Since that's the case... I will choose to forfeit in a while."

Feng Yichuan smiled, but the words he said made Lin Chen confused: "Why would you do this?"

Being able to enter the top three, Lin Chen didn't believe the other party would feel they didn't have the strength to fight him.

"I challenged Ceng Xi three times, and I lost three times. To tell you the truth... I hate this guy, but I don't have the ability to defeat him. If you can defeat him, I will give you this opportunity."

Feng Yichuan spread his hands, speaking very directly. Lin Chen suddenly realized; this was borrowing a knife to kill.

Oh no, to be precise, the enemy of an enemy is a friend.

He didn't know what the situation was with the three battles between this one and the second-place Ceng Xi, but he could feel that the resentment in the other party's tone when mentioning Ceng Xi was real.

"If I fight you, even if I lose, I'm afraid your trump cards will all be exposed, and you won't be able to immediately challenge Ceng Xi. In that case, it would be giving Ceng Xi the opportunity to prepare against you. If you lose to Ceng Xi then, it will only make me even more unhappy."

Feng Yichuan's words had enough confidence. The strength Lin Chen displayed was very strong, but not to the point where he had to forfeit directly. He didn't want to fight Lin Chen with all his might, just didn't want to make a wedding dress for Ceng Xi.

Active forfeiture, Lin Chen's trump cards were not exposed, and he could fight Ceng Xi hard.

Even if Lin Chen finally lost to Ceng Xi, it would be enough for Ceng Xi to drink a pot. At least Ceng Xi wouldn't want to retreat unscathed. In the battle of Innate experts on Mount Wudao, regardless of winning or losing, Mount Wudao wouldn't heal injuries.

Being able to make Ceng Xi injured, he felt happy.

As for the Mount Wudao ranking dropping by one, he didn't care anymore. At his age, even if Lin Chen didn't challenge, he would be removed from the Mount Wudao ranking in four months because he would be twenty.

"Challenge Ceng Xi within three hours, and I will choose to forfeit. Or you and I fight, you decide."

Everything that needed to be said was said, and Feng Yichuan was now waiting for Lin Chen's answer.

Giving Lin Chen three hours to prepare was his estimate that Lin Chen's original plan might have been to challenge him and not rush to challenge the ones ahead. The Canglan Sect elders also hadn't rushed to analyze Ceng Xi's situation and give a battle plan for Lin Chen. If Lin Chen lost to him, there would be no chance to challenge Ceng Xi, and informing him in advance would be meaningless.

Three hours, although short, was enough for Lin Chen to have a detailed understanding of Ceng Xi from the sect elders.

"Within three hours, I will challenge Ceng Xi."

Lin Chen gave the answer, and Feng Yichuan looked at Lin Chen deeply: "Good."

Walking to this step, Feng Yichuan believed Lin Chen wouldn't deceive him.

"I forfeit!"

Feng Yichuan whispered to the sky. A few breaths later, his figure began to slowly dissipate.

"Lin Chen, Ceng Xi's strongest point is his spiritual sense."

At the last moment when his figure disappeared, Feng Yichuan's voice came out.

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"Hiss, Feng Yichuan actually forfeited?"

"How is this possible? How could Feng Yichuan forfeit?"

"Is that Lin Chen's strength so strong?"

"How is it possible? I'd rather believe that the Canglan Sect and the Daluo Sect reached some kind of agreement, and Feng Yichuan was ordered by the sect high-level officials to choose to forfeit."

Someone proposed a conspiracy theory, really because Feng Yichuan's forfeiture shocked them too much.

This was Feng Yichuan, known as the number one heaven-gifted prodigy under twenty in the southern half of the domain. Not a certain domain, but all the domains in the southern part of the entire Yan Huang Dynasty added together.

Feng Yichuan's name, in all the southern domains of the Yan Huang Dynasty, there was no one in the younger generation who hadn't heard of it.

Why did this one forfeit?

Daluo Sect. Feng Yichuan came down from Mount Wudao, saw the strange looks of several senior and junior brothers around him, and didn't explain anything, just stood with his hands behind his back, waiting for the battle between Lin Chen and Ceng Xi.

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Canglan Sect.

Lin Chen came down from Mount Wudao and saw several figures in the courtyard.

His Master, Second Lin Lin Shixiong, and Third Lin Lin Shixiong, including Seeing Qiao Yuan and Elder Zhao, were all there.

"Lin Lin Shidi is amazing, actually making Feng Yichuan actively forfeit."

Chai Daoqi opened his mouth with a smile. Lin Chen shook his head when he heard this: "Feng Yichuan's forfeiture isn't because he felt he wasn't my opponent, but because of other reasons."

"What reason?" Seeing Qiao Yuan asked immediately.

"Feng Yichuan and the second-ranked Ceng Xi have a grudge. He didn't want to fight me hard and expose my trump cards, only to benefit Ceng Xi in the end, so he chose to forfeit."

Lin Chen's answer made the expressions of the people in the courtyard strange. Liang Hanyang clicked his tongue: "Really willful."

"No." Chai Daoqi thought of something: "No, the logic doesn't make sense. Even if you finally won a tragic victory, you would have enough time to recover from your injuries, and Ceng Xi wouldn't be able to take advantage. Conversely, if you finally lost to Ceng Xi, and Feng Yichuan actively forfeited, wouldn't that give Ceng Xi a chance to mock him?"

"I promised Feng Yichuan that I would challenge Ceng Xi within three hours."

As soon as Lin Chen said this, Elder Du Xiaofeng and Elder Zhao Yulin had sharp lights in their old eyes, and the other three also reacted immediately.

They understood Feng Yichuan's purpose.

This was to make Lin Chen and Ceng Xi fight hard. If Lin Chen won, his active forfeiture would naturally be nothing. If Lin Chen lost, Ceng Xi would also have to be injured. The time Ceng Xi spent healing would give him a chance to catch up.

A plan to kill two birds with one stone.

"That Ceng Xi is a disciple of the Thousand Mechanisms Sect. Thousand Mechanisms Sect disciples either don't enter the top thirty of Mount Wudao, or once they enter the top thirty of Mount Wudao, they are inevitably in the top three..."

Du Xiaofeng spoke slowly. Since his disciple had already promised Feng Yichuan, he naturally couldn't go back on his word. What he could do now was to inform his disciple of more news about this Ceng Xi.

"Master is right. I specifically checked the top thirty of Mount Wudao recently. The Thousand Mechanisms Sect has a total of three disciples who entered the top thirty of Mount Wudao, and the final rankings are first, second, and third..."

Liang Hanyang followed up. Lin Lin Shidi was going to challenge the summit of Mount Wudao. As a senior brother, he couldn't help with anything else, but he could still be responsible for investigating the opponent's situation.

"This Ceng Xi's soul is extremely strong..."

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Thousand Mechanisms Sect.

When he saw Feng Yichuan forfeit in the light screen, Ceng Xi left slowly.

This scene made the other few Thousand Mechanisms Sect disciples very puzzled.

"Lin Lin Shixiong Zeng, where are you going?"

"Preparing to accept Lin Chen's challenge."

"Ah?"

Several disciples looked at each other. Did Lin Lin Shixiong Zeng mean that this Lin Chen would immediately challenge him?

Shouldn't be.

Although Feng Yichuan forfeited, if they were Lin Chen, they would definitely discuss and understand the opponent, which was Lin Lin Shixiong Zeng's situation, with the sect teachers, and wait a few days before carrying out the next challenge.

That would be the most stable way.

"I don't understand Lin Chen, but I understand Feng Yichuan."

Ceng Xi, who was walking away, threw down this sentence. He had fought Feng Yichuan many times, and the grudge between them was more than just a ranking dispute on Mount Wudao. From the moment Feng Yichuan chose to actively forfeit, he guessed what Feng Yichuan had done.

This guy absolutely reached an agreement with Lin Chen. Within twelve hours, Lin Chen would inevitably challenge him.

Otherwise, Feng Yichuan wouldn't have chosen to forfeit.

This guy wanted to sit back and reap the benefits.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 413 =====