Primordial Emperor
Chapter 280: Attracting Attention

Chapter 280: Chapter 280: Attracting Attention

Boom—

Lin Chen didn’t use any flashy moves; a single heavy punch directly blasted the martial artist off the stage.

Apart from the brief time the man taunted Lin Chen after they both appeared, the entire fight concluded in less than ten breaths, effectively ending in a blink of an eye.

After being blown off the stage by Lin Chen, the martial artist was immediately dazed, having no idea what had just happened.

However, the referee of the Great Flame Dynasty had already declared his defeat, and no matter how reluctant he felt, it was to no avail.

Meanwhile, battles among the other sects continued, with the disciples of the Seven Great Sects typically claiming victory. The members of the minor sects of the Great Flame Dynasty and some from minor families simply couldn’t compete with the sect disciples. Their strength was just not on the same level.

Yet among the loose cultivators, some extraordinary disciples stood out in their fights.

Their fighting style, unlike Lin Chen’s straightforward, no-nonsense victory, involved extremely flamboyant moves that drew the attention of many before they secured their wins.

After all, they had come to the Soaring Dragon Conference with the express goal of gaining fame.

Thus, their appearance somewhat reduced the chances of Lin Chen being exposed.

This didn’t quite align with Lin Chen’s wishes at the moment.

On the contrary, Lin Chen wanted the other competitors at the Soaring Dragon Conference to notice him; he wanted to be the focus of attention, to let everyone know that despite his mere third-level cultivation in the Melding Earth Realm, he possessed strength that exceeded his own limits. He was the one who acquired a Heavenly Top Grade technique from the Ancient Ruins, rather than the focus being on Yang Yijing and Xu Lianyu.

Lin Chen acted this way, naturally, to protect his senior sisters.

In the subsequent fights, regardless of those few loose cultivators, and aside from the disciples of the Seven Great Sects, there were others whose unique performances also caught a lot of attention.

Afraid that the scrutiny of the major powers would fall on Xu Lianyu and the other three, Lin Chen didn’t hold back in battle. He exerted his powerful strength each time, defeating his opponents in a single move in the next four fights.

In five fights, all were won in one move, even against martial artists of the First Layer of the Heaven-reaching Realm.

After these five bouts, Lin Chen’s victories propelled him into the top five hundred of the Soaring Dragon Conference.

The conference recorded the top one thousand martial artists, and those who ranked in the top three hundred received generous rewards. The higher the rank, the more substantial the reward.

Lin Chen’s current rank was already within the top five hundred. Another victory would undoubtedly carry him into the top three hundred.

Such a record didn’t go unnoticed by the audience in the high stands.

Lin Chen, after all, was merely at the third-level cultivation of the Melding Earth Realm, but his combat power was undoubtedly extraordinary and likely due to some exceptional technique.

Today, Lin Chen faced a True Disciple from the Lean Mountain Sect with a cultivation at the First Layer of the Heaven-reaching Realm.

Such a level of cultivation, paired with the fact that this competitor belonged to the Lean Mountain Sect, one of the Seven Great Sects, meant that everyone turned their attention to this particular fight.

Elders from many sects also wanted to see if Lin Chen could claim victory in one move under these circumstances.

However, this time Lin Chen didn’t achieve victory with a single move. The Lean Mountain Sect was not some minor sect; its disciples were strong, not comparable to ordinary martial artists.

Throughout the fight, Lin Chen traded several dozen moves with his opponent, feeling secretly alarmed at the threat the Lean Mountain Sect disciple posed to him.

Yet, during the battle, a cold smile appeared on the corner of Lin Chen’s mouth.

Because this was exactly what he wanted; he had overpowered his opponents quickly before, but now, dragging out the fight was a way to draw the attention of the various sects’ observers to himself.

Yang Yuemin and Xu Ma’an, of course, didn’t understand Lin Chen’s thoughts and thought he was genuinely struggling against his Lean Mountain Sect opponent, causing their hearts to clench in anxiety.

Yang Yuemin was worried that Lin Chen might not withstand his adversary and get injured.

Xu Ma’an, on the other hand, feared that if Lin Chen were defeated in battle, he would not be able to break into the top three hundred of the Soaring Dragon rankings, thereby missing out on the reward and ending his chances to compete further in the conference.

However, just when Lin Chen seemed to be constantly suppressed by the Lean Mountain Sect disciple, he suddenly executed an incredibly profound martial arts skill that sent his opponent flying with a single palm strike. The disciple had no time to defend or dodge against the formidable force.

Lin Chen’s manner of victory immediately captured the attention of numerous high-ranking members from various sects.

"This guy, did he do that on purpose!?"

It was only then that Yang Yuemin realized what had transpired, understanding that Lin Chen had indeed acted deliberately.

She understood that Lin Chen wanted to draw everyone’s attention so that they wouldn’t notice Zhao Yijing and Xu Lianyu.

However, it must be said that Lin Chen’s tactic had an effect; Zhao Zhongtian and the Sect Leaders immediately noticed Lin Chen.

"Who is this young man who can achieve six consecutive wins at the conference with only a third-level cultivation in the Melding Earth Realm? Especially since the first five were won in a single move, and this one was against a martial artist of the First Layer of the Heaven-reaching Realm; his power seems a bit too defy logic," they thought.

"Sect Master Xu, that disciple from your Jade Cauldron Sect who received the highest inheritance from the Ancient Ruins seems to have a cultivation of around the first or second layer, right?"

"Could he be that disciple called Lin Chen from your Jade Cauldron Sect?" Zhao Zhongtian said with an almost mocking smile, turning to Xu Ma’an to inquire.

Upon his words, everyone’s gaze suddenly locked onto Lin Chen.

Although Zhao Zhongtian’s remark was made casually, it caused inner turmoil in his heart.

He could never have imagined that a martial artist at the third layer of the Melding Earth Realm could possess such formidable combat abilities.

The hearts of the Sect Leaders from the other sects were just as shocked as Zhao Zhongtian’s.

Involuntarily, they all thought of the technique Lin Chen must have acquired, and desire flared within them.

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