Chapter 455: Chapter 23: Coincidentally, I Also Know a Thing or Two About Physical Cultivation

Martial Arts Arena!

Once Lin Chen’s identity was confirmed, Xiangyuan Chuan knew it was impossible to find any discrepancies in the identity of Lingxiao Martial Arts Academy’s disciple.

Although Lin Chen is a disciple of Canglan Martial Arts Academy and an exchange student at Lingxiao Martial Arts Academy, he is also considered a disciple of Lingxiao Martial Arts Academy, a status recognized by the United Martial Arts Academy.

Xiangyuan Chuan’s gaze turned to Benshan Lang, realizing that the only thing left to do was for Benshan Lang to defeat Meng Xing, preferably with a single move.

In this, Xiangyuan Chuan was quite confident.

Benshan Lang exchanged glances with Xiangyuan Chuan and quickly understood the dean’s intention.

However, Lin Chen spoke up first.

"Senior Brother Meng, I haven’t warmed up yet. This fight isn’t exciting enough, so let me handle the last match."

Upon hearing this, Meng Xing suddenly understood why Senior Brother Lin addressed him as such before—just for this moment.

Benshan Lang!

Meng Xing glanced at his opponent, realizing he was the strongest disciple of Sihe Martial Arts Academy this year, while Tian Qiyu was just a front.

Sihe Martial Arts Academy really planned deeply!

"In martial arts exchanges, each person should have one match. Your Lingxiao Martial Arts Academy is breaking the rules."

Xiangyuan Chuan looked coldly at Hao Jifeng. Hao Jifeng smiled and said, "There aren’t so many rules in martial arts exchanges. If I remember correctly, there have been disciples who challenged all opponents before. Now it’s just one match per person because the disciples don’t have the strength to battle two people in a row."

Hao Jifeng was naturally aware of the news from Qingyun Martial Arts Academy yesterday, knowing that Sihe Martial Arts Academy had held back. The original plan was for Lin Chen to handle Tian Qiyu and Meng Xing to deal with the other disciples of Sihe Martial Arts Academy. This would at least secure two victories, and the strongest two duels would be enough to maintain Lingxiao Martial Arts Academy’s reputation.

But unexpectedly, the strongest of Sihe Martial Arts Academy was Benshan Lang.

"Brother Hao’s words are indeed correct. There’s no rule in martial arts exchanges that each disciple can only have one match."

Santo, the vice director of the Pilgrim Martial Arts Academy, said these words, making Xiangyuan Chuan’s face fall. He hadn’t expected Santo to support Hao Jifeng.

Among the disciples in the spectator area of the Pilgrim Martial Arts Academy, Hu Bing opened his eyes for the first time after hearing Lin Chen’s words, a glint in them—he liked this approach.

Xiangyuan Chuan gave Benshan Lang a look, and Benshan Lang nodded slightly, turning his gaze to Lin Chen on the platform, a sinister smile on his face: "Since you wish to die, I’ll oblige you."

"So ugly!"

On the observation platform, Murong Yan, who had just entered, made no effort to hide the disgust in her eyes.

"Young Master, mind your words," Su Qin gently reminded.

Murong Yan didn’t care. Dressed as a man, no one knew her identity, so she could say whatever she pleased.

...

As Benshan Lang stepped onto the stage, Lin Chen raised three fingers!

Three moves!

Having seen one finger before, everyone present understood what Lin Chen’s three fingers meant.

"Benshan Lang coming out last is clearly Sihe Martial Arts Academy’s real trump card. Lin Chen is truly arrogant."

"We’ll see. If Lin Chen can defeat Tian Qiyu in three moves, Sihe Martial Arts Academy would truly lose face."

Before the previous fight, if Lin Chen had held up three fingers, the scene would have been in an uproar, with many questioning him.

But after Lin Chen defeated Tian Qiyu with a single move, when Lin Chen extended three fingers this time, the martial artists present, except for those from the Zheng Kingdom, didn’t rush to question him.

"Do you really think just because you defeated Tian Qiyu, you’re invincible?"

On stage, when Benshan Lang saw Lin Chen’s three fingers, a subtle anger appeared in his eyes. He was determined to make Lin Chen pay for his arrogance.

Just like before, Lin Chen ignored Benshan Lang, looking instead at the judge. "Senior, can we start?"

"Mm."

Seeing the judge nod, Benshan Lang’s gaze locked onto Lin Chen, his body slightly crouched, a sign of an impending outburst.

Seeing Benshan Lang’s body tense up, Lin Chen’s lips curved slightly. His arrogance served a purpose.

Having fought Benshan Lang in a mirror, he had to admit one thing: Benshan Lang’s body technique had great stealth, only detectable at the moment of attack.

So, he needed to force Benshan Lang to strike first.

For a skilled assassin, the most terrifying moment isn’t the attack itself, but the time he spends lurking.

When he does strike, the outcome is already determined.

Either success or failure.

For Lin Chen, the quickest way to defeat Benshan Lang was to stand still, as his Third Layer Body Tempering was enough to withstand Benshan Lang’s blade, which couldn’t break his defense.

But in doing so, he would also get injured.

Since he chose to be an exchange student at Lingxiao Martial Arts Academy and represent them, the victory should be as perfect as possible.

Only then would the martial artists of Sihe Martial Arts Academy and the Zheng Kingdom have nothing to say.

When his victory was shocking enough, people would forget that he was just an exchange student, focusing more on the fight itself.

The dean had told him that Lingxiao Martial Arts Academy’s Lingxiao Stone was beneficial for his Nine Revolutions Viscera Cultivation Method and Mountain Suppressing Chart Body Tempering. The more Lingxiao Martial Arts Academy owed him, the less stingy they’d be with the Lingxiao Stone.

So, he needed to win this fight perfectly, without getting injured.

With this ferocious thought in mind, Lin Chen took a deep breath, activated the Mountain Suppressing Chart, and closed his eyes to sense Benshan Lang’s movements.