I Can Travel between Two Worlds-Chapter 88 - 86: Lin Chen vs. Li Zhenqian, Changchun Sect’s Second Genius!

Chapter 88: Chapter 86: Lin Chen vs. Li Zhenqian, Changchun Sect’s Second Genius!

As the voice fell.

Li Zhenqian couldn’t wait and leaped straight onto the arena.

He looked at Lin Chen with an unabated fighting spirit in his eyes.

"Come and fight, Lin Chen. Today I’ll let you know... who truly is the number one genius of the Sect!"

Saying this, Li Zhenqian raised his chin with a hint of arrogance in his eyes.

The surrounding disciples sighed and discussed endlessly.

After Lin Chen stepped onto the arena, he almost wanted to find a hole to crawl into.

Looking at the young and slightly aged Li Zhenqian due to sleepless nights, he felt a bit helpless.

"Ah, after all, he’s a sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy... this is too juvenile."

Lin Chen didn’t consider himself the sect’s number one genius, nor did he think highly of Li Zhenqian.

His gaze landed on the high platform, where a young girl stood quietly beside the Sect Leader Wang Changchun’s seat.

"Jiang Liqian, she entered the Qi Refining Stage four years ago... She must have reached Foundation Establishment by now?"

Lin Chen still remembered the words his master told him years ago.

In more than half a year, he had only met Jiang Liqian two or three times by chance.

She never undertook any sect missions, nor participated in various sect competitions or elder lectures.

The few times Lin Chen saw her, Jiang Liqian was quietly reading in the Scripture Pavilion.

She seemed like an outsider, not quite in line with the disciples of Changchun Sect.

Their eyes met, and Lin Chen seemed to find only calmness in Jiang Liqian’s eyes.

"Lin Chen, after defeating you... I will replace you and take first place in this competition!"

"I’ll also break the Changchun Sect’s decades-long record!"

Li Zhenqian’s noisy voice came again.

At the same time, the elder also announced:

"The competition begins now!"

As soon as the competition started, Li Zhenqian moved.

His hands quickly formed seals, and within a hundred meters around the arena, clouds of dust rose.

"Earth Trapping Technique!"

As Li Zhenqian poured his Earth Element True Essence, the earth element true essence within the arena was greatly mobilized. 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

Numerous earth walls, several meters high, came crashing in from all directions, heavily pressing Lin Chen beneath them.

Boom!

With a loud crash as the earth walls collapsed, dust shrouded the air...

"Wow, as expected of Li Zhenqian with an Earth Element True Spirit Root! His mastery of techniques, even disciples who have been here for three or four years can’t achieve it!"

"What happened to Lin Chen? Could he have been defeated just like that..."

Disciples around the arena discussed fervently.

To avoid interference, watching disciples weren’t allowed to probe the arena with their divine senses.

On the arena, Li Zhenqian was overjoyed after his successful strike.

But when he extended his divine sense, he felt no weakening in Lin Chen’s aura within the range of the earth walls.

"How is that possible..."

Li Zhenqian was stunned.

This Earth Trapping Technique was his most confident technique.

Trained thousands of times, even his master, the Array Peak Master, highly praised it.

But why was Lin Chen unharmed?

"No, it’s impossible!"

Li Zhenqian gritted his teeth, clasped his hands, and poured out more Earth Element True Essence.

Meanwhile, the earth walls on the arena twisted like being pinched by large hands, becoming solid.

"Is it successful?"

Li Zhenqian panted heavily, as this move consumed a lot of energy.

However, atop the several-meter-high mound, a green vine quietly broke through the earth.

With a light shake of the arena, the earth walls instantly crumbled.

A birdcage made of withered vines appeared prominently.

"Wood Element Technique, Caged Bird?"

Beneath the arena, the disciples exclaimed in surprise.

Caged Bird was initially a minor magic that Qi Refining Cultivators could perform.

Using Wood Element True Essence to construct an impenetrable birdcage.

Originally, it was used to trap other cultivators.

But in Lin Chen’s hands, the Caged Bird technique was used as a defense technique.

It could trap others, or oneself!

With a thought, Lin Chen withdrew his Wood Element True Essence, and the Caged Bird technique was also dismissed.

Looking at the defeated Li Zhenqian not far away, Lin Chen sighed:

"Your technique does have considerable power."

"But unfortunately, wood overcomes earth..."

Upon saying this, to Li Zhenqian’s astonished gaze, several thick vines snaked across the arena, wrapping around Li Zhenqian’s ankles.

"When did that happen?"

"Was it during the technique inside the earth wall just now..."

In shock, Li Zhenqian quickly used true essence to form a sword, cutting away the vines wrapping around his ankles.

However, it was ultimately too late...

As Li Zhenqian wasted time cutting the vines, Lin Chen activated his true essence.

The long blade crossed the air, hovering at Li Zhenqian’s throat.

If Lin Chen wished, he could easily slit Li Zhenqian’s throat.

"You’ve lost."

Lin Chen said calmly, his tone serene.

At the same time, Lin Chen looked towards the supervising elder.

The elder understood and announced:

"The winner of this match... Lin Chen!"

"No, no!"

Hearing the match’s result, Li Zhenqian couldn’t hold back any longer and collapsed onto the arena.

Two elders skilled in healing techniques quickly approached, dragging Li Zhenqian off the arena.

"The third platform finals will commence in half a two-hour..."

Upon hearing this, Lin Chen lightly stepped off the arena.

He took out a Spirit Stone and sat quietly in a corner to restore his magical power.

Though the previous battle didn’t consume much true essence, he still had to put on a show.

From afar, the other disciple participating in the finals.

The senior who had previously used the Earth Dragon Trapping Elephant Array watched Lin Chen closely.

"This kid, his combat intelligence is incredibly strong. He can use Caged Bird as a defense technique at a crucial moment..."

"However, as long as I use the Earth Dragon Trapping Elephant Array, the trivial Caged Bird is nothing but a finger snap away from destruction!"

He gazed at Lin Chen, having already formulated a strategy.

Indeed, under absolute true essence and cultivation, the advantage of wood overcoming earth within the five elements is hardly effective.

Under the Earth Dragon Trapping Elephant Array, his cultivation at the peak of Qi Refining would be able to contend with Foundation Establishment briefly.

It’s certainly not something the ordinary Ninth Layer of Qi Refining could withstand...

But was Lin Chen an ordinary person?

Ever since this senior demonstrated the Earth Dragon Trapping Elephant Array, Lin Chen had already thought of a strategy against it.

During Lin Chen’s interval in restoring his true essence, Li Zhenqian, who fainted from anger, had awakened.

The kid seemed to be in good spirits, and wasn’t injured, though perhaps slightly traumatized.

Upon awakening, he ignored the elders’ attempts to stop him and quickly approached Lin Chen.

"Lin Chen!"

Li Zhenqian appeared somewhat nervous and uneasy.

"Taoist Friend Li, is there something you need?"

Lin Chen spoke softly.

"You’re going to be the first in the competition, right?" Li Zhenqian asked with a hint of hope in his eyes.

After a moment of silence, Lin Chen’s lips slightly curled up.

"Of course!"

Hearing this, Li Zhenqian breathed a sigh of relief.

"Remember what you said! You’re the first, and I lost to you, and only you!"

"So... I’m the second genius of Changchun Sect!"