Twenty-first place, twentieth place...
Fifteenth, fourteenth...
The members of the Eight Desolates Sect were naturally frustrated, while at this moment, the cheers of the disciples of the Canglan Sect were continuous.
After defeating Yu Nanchun, Lin Chen surged forward, pushing into the tenth place in one go.
Perhaps it was the battle with Yu Nanchun that revealed Lin Chen’s true strength to those Innate Martial Artists. These opponents either conceded at the start or, like Zhang Xu, gave their all and then admitted defeat upon failing to defeat Lin Chen.
The young talented martial artists under twenty have their pride, but they are not arrogant.
Knowing it’s a losing battle, why fight to the death?
They have clearly seen that in Lin Chen’s ascent to the top, it’s primarily those few ahead who are true challengers.
As for exhausting Lin Chen’s Innate Power... after entering the top thirty, those Innate Martial Artists who haven’t entered Martial Arts Mountain haven’t had the chance to challenge Lin Chen directly.
Lin Chen doesn’t need to rush to continue challenging; he could completely challenge one match and rest one match.
But Lin Chen did not rest; instead, he continued his challenges, precisely indicating that Lin Chen was still at his peak, his strength unaffected.
"He’s reached the fifteenth place; Junior Brother should stop."
"The fourteenth place; there’s no need for Junior Brother to be so anxious."
"Thirteenth place, oops... what is Junior Brother up to?"
On the square of the Canglan Main Hall, Chai Daoqi was quite anxious. Junior Brother Lin should stop now. Martial Arts Mountain does not require winning ten thousand matches in one go.
"Doesn’t Junior Brother know this?"
Beside him, Liang Hanyang couldn’t help but roll his eyes, lightly murmuring, "Junior Brother knows, Junior Brother must have his reasons for doing this."
"Lin Chen is aiming for points," Du Xiaofeng provided the answer.
A disciple had informed him that after starting a streak of ten thousand victories, Martial Arts Mountain would reward each victory with ten thousand points.
Winning one more match means ten thousand more points, which can be exchanged for treasures to enhance strength on Martial Arts Mountain.
Challenging all the way to the top in one go was clearly impossible, but before stopping, acquiring more points to enhance strength and also to deter other geniuses during the break was a strategy.
[Entering the top ten on Martial Arts Mountain, unlocks a special exchange list.]
Returning to the steps of Martial Arts Mountain, Lin Chen listened to the prompt from Martial Arts Mountain, choosing not to continue challenging.
The top ten of Martial Arts Mountain would reveal a special panel to exchange some special items, something Lin Chen had already known from his master before commencing the challenge.
This was also his reason for choosing to challenge up to the top ten in one go.
"Open personal points," Lin Chen murmured, and the panel of his status on Martial Arts Mountain appeared before him.
[Name: Lin Chen]
[Sect: Canglan Sect]
[Martial Arts Mountain Ranking: 10]
[Points: 288971]
Approaching two hundred eighty-nine thousand points, Lin Chen’s eyes became fervent.
[Open exchange list.]
As Lin Chen spoke, the exchange list of Martial Arts Mountain appeared before him.
But this time, the exchange list presented many treasures that were not available before.
[Star of Brilliance: Thirty thousand points]
[Profound Nether Heavy Water: Thirty thousand points]
[Martial Derivation Mirror: One thousand points per breath]
...
...
The dazzling array of treasures was previously unavailable.
Lin Chen didn’t rush to exchange but memorized the names of these treasures from the list in his mind. In the next moment, with a thought, he exited Martial Arts Mountain.
Canglan Main Hall Square.
When Lin Chen appeared, Chai Daoqi finally breathed a sigh of relief, his heart that had been hanging finally at ease.
"Well done, Junior Brother."
Liang Hanyang looked at Lin Chen with a gentle smile, and Lin Chen returned a slight smile towards his second brother. Then he turned his gaze towards the Sect Leader and his master, "This disciple did not disgrace his mission."
"Hmm, the result is better than I expected as your master."
Du Xiaofeng stroked his beard with a pleased smile, unable to hide his satisfaction. He had set Lin Chen’s goal to first enter the top thirty, then slowly plan forward, and entering the top ten within three months would suffice.
Lin Chen’s gaze then shifted to Qiao Yuan, who forced a smile on his face. Perhaps he wasn’t accustomed to smiling usually, which made the smile appear quite awkward.
"We’ll talk inside."
Ji Cangtian led the group into the Canglan Main Hall.
"Lin Chen, with your current strength, you could rise a few more places on Martial Arts Mountain, but aiming for the top might still pose risks. The plan between your master and me is to wait until you return from the Canglan Secret Realm to challenge again."
The Canglan Secret Realm’s opening still had nearly five months remaining.
No one stipulated how long Lin Chen had to challenge to succeed; it could be delayed for five months, and after returning from the Canglan Secret Realm, he would make the final push.
Five months?
Lin Chen’s eyes slightly narrowed; he was not in a hurry to reach the top at once.
Waiting for another five months was also feasible.
"Since you’re waiting for five months, why not wait another month? Among the nine above you, three of them will turn twenty six months later and have to leave, meaning Junior Brother can face three fewer challengers."
Chai Daoqi chuckled, the Martial Arts Mountain top ten martial artists were all close to turning twenty.
Compared to these individuals, Lin Chen’s biggest advantage was his youth; he had another year before turning twenty.
"If Junior Brother can wait, without needing to challenge, in a year you’d be first."
Currently, among the top ten martial artists of Martial Arts Mountain, only his Junior Brother was the youngest. If he were Junior Brother, he wouldn’t challenge; he’d wait for those ahead to be removed when their time’s up, automatically becoming first on Martial Arts Mountain.