Rise from a Low-class Family to Martial Artist-Chapter 99 - 8: A Despairing Gap (Part 3)

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Behind the arena, a man from the Martial Affairs Office hurriedly walked toward the left area, standing respectfully in front of Su Lingchuan.

"What is the matter?"

"Lord Su, Gu Shan from the Mountain Suppressing Martial Arts Hall, Fei Hong from the Iron Blood Martial Arts Hall, and Song Yu from the Seven Stars Martial Arts Hall have chosen to withdraw from the competition for first place."

The man’s words made the martial artists present frown.

To come this far and give up the final fight?

Even if Lin Chen’s Clear Wind Palm has reached perfection, there’s still a chance for a fight. To be intimidated without fighting is truly a disgrace.

"What a bunch of garbage!"

In the first row on the left, a middle-aged man wore a livid expression; this was the Manor Master of the Fei Family Manor, Fei Hong’s father.

He could accept his son’s loss, but not his son conceding without a fight.

The path of the Martial Path is long, and how many prodigies will he face in the future? If he is afraid to fight every time, he will never Enter the Grade in this lifetime.

"What’s going on?" Su Lingchuan also frowned. He could dismiss rankings below the top fifty, but the top ten students were still within his focus.

"Jiang Qing from Jingshui Martial Arts Hall has already broken through to the Nine Acupoints and persuaded the three to give up. Furthermore, Lin Chen has also reached the Seven Acupoints, which has been verified."

The man’s response made Fei Cheng’s expression become peculiar. Opening nine acupoints and seven acupoints, along with the perfection of Clear Wind Palm, indeed he wrongly blamed Hong’er.

Su Lingchuan’s eyes shone with brilliance; this session of martial hall students truly surprised him. Jiang Qing was within his expectations, but Lin Chen genuinely gave him a big surprise.

"Since the students have made their own decisions, let’s directly proceed to the final round."

Su Lingchuan made the final decision; as for the third, fourth, and fifth places, they could be contested again at the Martial Affairs Office.

With Su Lingchuan’s permission, the man quickly went backstage to inform them. Ten breaths later, upon seeing Gu Shan and the other two return to their respective martial halls, while Lin Chen and Jiang Qing walked onto the arena.

Seeing this scene, the students from various martial arts halls on-site, including Hall Master Fu and the instructors, were all stunned. What was going on?

Why were Jiang Qing and Lin Chen appearing on stage?

According to the situations from the previous rounds, students from the same martial arts hall wouldn’t face each other.

"Senior Brother Gu, what’s happening?" Fu Ang curiously inquired.

"Jiang Qing has opened nine acupoints, Lin Chen seven. Song Yu, Fei Hong, and I conceded the contest for first place."

Gu Shan spoke very plainly, but as soon as he spoke, the area on the Mountain Suppressing Martial Arts Hall’s side went silent.

The same silence spread across two other areas, as well, the Seven Stars Martial Arts Hall and the Iron Blood Martial Arts Hall were equally quiet.

"Senior Sister, did you hear that?"

Shen Lin’s beautiful eyes glittered, the Mountain Suppressing Martial Arts Hall was right next to them, and given her hearing, she had heard Gu Shan’s words clearly, she thought her Senior Sister heard them too.

However, Kong Yinglei looked at her with an expression full of anger, which puzzled Shen Lin. Why was her Senior Sister angry?

Wasn’t this all good news?

First and second place have been secured by their Jingshui Martial Arts Hall.

"Vice Hall Master of Jingshui Martial Arts Hall, Kong Yinglei, hereby asks, why arrange for two of our hall’s disciples to face off, is there any unfairness involved?"

Shen Lin’s eyes widened. How... how could her Senior Sister say such words with a straight face?

Whoosh!

The vice hall masters of the other seven martial arts halls were also shocked, Kong Yinglei was truly ruthless!

Not only did she defeat them physically, but she also targeted their hearts!

The ordinary folks present didn’t know the inner details, but with Kong Yinglei asking such a question, the Martial Affairs Office would inevitably respond, and soon all the people in Poyang County would know that Jiang Qing and Lin Chen from Jingshui Martial Arts Hall were significantly stronger than other martial halls’ students, in a league of their own.

In the minds of ordinary people, Jingshui Martial Arts Hall would become the number one martial hall in Poyang County.

The ordinary folks wouldn’t pay attention to the results of martial arts competitions every year, and for most ordinary people, watching this competition might be the only opportunity in their lives.

The circumstances of this competition would be discussed enthusiastically, shared with their next generation.

But, your Jingshui Martial Arts Hall only admits female disciples, what’s the use of such nominal prestige?

Could it be that Jingshui Martial Arts Hall intends to break the tradition, tasting the sweetness, and start admitting male disciples this time?