STAYING ALIVE CAUTIOUSLY IN THE CELESTIAL REALM AND BECOMING THE STRONGEST

Chapter 779: Chapter 779: Making a Name, Earning a Fortune (Part 2)

“What a pity for this little guy.”

Wang Chen sat among the competing martial artists, watching Zhao Zhenxuan perform on the martial stage, with Elder Yao’s voice echoing in his mind.

He only heard this Nascent Soul True Immortal say, “Years ago, I had seen him once, endowed with the Exceptional Bone Fortune Blessing, possessing the talent to transcend into Entry Tao, but he was encumbered by worldly matters.”

“Indeed foolish!”

Just who was Zhao Zhenxuan?

The Lord of Red Cliff, the only Innate practitioner before Wang Chen’s breakthrough, whose cultivation level and strength were unfathomable—undefeated since he began practicing martial arts.

However, Elder Yao’s assessment of him was extremely low, even condemning him as a fool.

Becoming an Innate martial artist marks the end of the Great Martial Path, and to step into the Transcendent realm, one must not stay in the safe and stable confines of a city, secluded in meditation.

Only by stepping into the mists and wilderness, continuously honing body and mind, sensing the natural Dao of heaven and earth, could one possibly grasp the opportunity of Shedding Mortality.

Zhao Zhenxuan’s talent was certainly sufficient.

But by accepting the position of City Lord of Red Cliff, he effectively cut off any further advancement!

Wang Chen felt that Zhao Zhenxuan was unlikely to be truly foolish, nor was he ignorant of the key to transcendence.

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It was merely that his choice was more practical.

Zhao Zhenxuan spoke only a few words on the platform before promptly drifting away.

The real hosts of this Grand Martial Pavilion Tournament were three martial masters with Acquired realm cultivation from the City Lord’s Mansion.

Dong! Dong! Dong~

The bronze bell rang three times, its sound reverberating in all directions, as the highly anticipated Grand Martial Pavilion Tournament officially began.

Yet none approached the three arenas for the time being.

The Red Cliff City Tournament was divided into two parts: the first was the open challenge, where martial artists from the various Martial Pavilions could freely challenge others or accept challenges, claiming victory or defeat for tokens.

A win meant a victory token, a loss meant a defeat token, and a draw meant a draw token.

After the open challenge phase ended, each Pavilion would draw lots to match up, with the final cumulative results determining ranking.

However, most martial artists typically did not want to be the first to step forward.

In such cases, if no one approached, the Executors from the City Lord’s Mansion running the tournament would assign someone by name.

Wang Chen looked around with a knowing smile and promptly stood up, heading to the nearest arena.

As the first martial artist to take the initiative, all eyes instantly focused on him.

Unruffled, Wang Chen ascended the martial stage, gave a fist and palm salute to the Executor officiating the match, then announced loudly, “Hongyi Martial Hall, Wang Chen, who will challenge me?”

Hongyi Martial Hall?

Below the platform, a buzz of murmurs arose.

With several hundred Martial Pavilions in Red Cliff City, few knew the names of each one, and Hongyi Martial Hall wasn’t exactly renowned, leaving many hearing of it for the first time.

As for Wang Chen, he wasn’t a famous martial artist either.

Looking quite young, everyone took him for a hot-blooded youth, showing looks of pity and sympathy.

To the crowd, the more spotlight Wang Chen gained now, the more he’d embarrass himself later!

“I will!”

As soon as Wang Chen finished speaking, someone immediately stood up in response.

And more than one at that.

They all saw an “opportunity” to win an easy victory token from Wang Chen.

One of the martial artists moved the fastest, reaching the stage in the blink of an eye, and courteously said with a smile, “Mountain River Martial Academy, Mu Feng, please enlighten me!”

“Certainly.”

Wang Chen returned the courtesy.

Mu Feng’s eyes sharpened as he suddenly sprang forward, lunging at Wang Chen.

Weapons were not permitted in the Grand Martial Pavilion Tournament, so victory or defeat had to be determined through hand-to-hand combat. Confident of victory, Mu Feng didn’t want to expend too much effort on Wang Chen and thus went all out from the start,

intending to finish Wang Chen with one move.

Wang Chen didn’t move an inch, seemingly petrified by the fierce and ferocious onslaught of Mu Feng’s attack.

Mu Feng was quite strong, and in an instant, he rushed in front of Wang Chen and slapped towards his chest.

Heart Shock Palm!

This was a unique martial technique from the Mountain River Martial Academy, which, cultivated to a profound level, could shatter a person’s heart through heavy armor with a single palm.

It was extremely fierce and ruthless!

Just when everyone thought Wang Chen would be sent flying out of the ring by Mu Feng or even be killed on the spot, Wang Chen suddenly raised his right palm and met Mu Feng’s Heart Shock Palm head-on, perfectly aligned.

Smack!

Upon contact, Mu Feng felt as if he had been struck by lightning.

He felt as though his palm had hit a mountain, a rebounding force that was irresistibly powerful surged back, and then he found himself involuntarily flying into the air.

The next moment, Mu Feng flew backward dozens of steps and crashed to the ground.

The martial arts field was instantly in uproar!

As the first challenger, Mu Feng was no obscure figure; many people recognized this Marrow Refinement peak martial master and were aware of his prowess.

But no one expected Mu Feng to be sent flying by a palm strike from Wang Chen.

Unless Mu Feng was putting on an act, such an outcome would necessarily mean that Wang Chen was a full realm higher than his opponent.

Mu Feng was at the pinnacle of Marrow Refinement, but what about Wang Chen?

Acquired!

Everyone found it incredible—how old was Wang Chen?

Sixteen-year-old Innate, it was utterly unheard of!

While everyone was still in shock and disbelief, Wang Chen pointed at the martial artists below the stage and said in a deep voice, “It’s pointless to go one by one, you all might as well come up together.”

Upon hearing this, the crowd was in yet another uproar.

The number of martial masters participating in the Martial Academy competition exceeded a thousand. Even if they were divided among three stages, there would still be around four to five hundred people per stage.

And Wang Chen was asking all of them to come up at once.

Setting aside the fact that the stage couldn’t accommodate them, there were no such rules in the competition!

Many people thought Wang Chen had gone mad, and there were even some angered individuals who stood up and shouted, “What do you think you are…”

Smack!

This martial artist didn’t even get to finish his sentence before receiving a heavy slap that left half his head swollen like a pig’s!

The man was initially stunned, and it took him a moment to realize what had happened.

Under the strange glances from those around him, he awoke as if from a dream, clutched his swollen face, staggered backward, and ended up tripping to the ground.

Wang Chen on the stage calmly withdrew his palm and looked indifferently at the crowd of martial artists.

Originally filled with indignation, these martial artists now seemed as if they were petrified by a spell, speechless one by one.

True Qi release, it was actually True Qi release!

Only Innate martial artists possessed such ability.

Wang Chen wasn’t Acquired but Innate!

Everyone couldn’t believe this fact, yet it was plainly before their eyes. They felt as if their throats were being squeezed, leaving them at a loss for words.

This was indeed too mind-boggling!

At that moment, the Executor from the City Lord’s Mansion responsible for overseeing the competition spoke up, “May I ask, are you by any chance an Innate?”

This Acquired stage martial artist couldn’t believe it either. However, having witnessed the astonishing scene of Wang Chen disciplining someone from a distance, he was profoundly shaken. Struggling to contain the turmoil within, he cautiously asked.

“That’s right,”

Wang Chen said with a smile, “Is the Innate not allowed to compete?”

He stopped pretending and laid his cards on the table!

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