Chapter 862: Chapter 862

The entire mountain gate erupted in an instant, and the Huaxia martial artists were all exhilarated. With just a single move, Lin Chen had defeated the extremely arrogant Kimura.

It must be known that Lin Chen had just beaten an upper ninja from the Island Nation with a high-level cultivation in the Cloud Sea Realm.

Moreover, this upper ninja had just defeated Wang Hao, the top of Huaxia's youth ranking, so Lin Chen's one-move victory was all the more shocking.

Fairy Mu Yun let out a sigh of relief, secretly thankful for Lin Chen's presence, otherwise Huaxia's martial path would have taken a fall today.

The only ones who felt displeased were Wang Hao and Xiao Hu.

One suffered a miserable defeat at the hands of his opponent, and the other didn't dare to enter the battle. They guessed that after today, there would be a shift in the youth ranking, with the top spot likely to be taken by Lin Chen.

As Kimura retreated after his defeat, a towering martial artist from Country E stepped forward to Lin Chen angrily.

"Kid, don't be so arrogant. Just now, you merely took advantage of a situation. Now, let me teach you a good lesson," the martial artist from Country E said angrily.

This martial artist from Country E was called Battle Bear, the number one strongman in Country E, whose mutated body's berserk effects were astonishing.

Standing together, Battle Bear was tall and sturdy, while Lin Chen appeared somewhat frail in his presence.

Lin Chen looked at the martial artist from Country E and smiled faintly, "If I'm not mistaken, you must be quite strong, so let's compare our strength."

Upon hearing Lin Chen's words, Battle Bear was momentarily stunned; he could never have imagined Lin Chen would choose to compete in his own strongest aspect.

The onlookers were also taken aback. Battle Bear was a world-renowned strongman, rumored to be able to punch through iron gates, and yet Lin Chen was challenging him to a test of strength.

"This idiot!" Fairy Mu Yun stomped her feet in anger.

If Lin Chen were to win by clever tactics, he might stand a chance, but to directly compete in strength with Battle Bear was tantamount to courting death!

Upon hearing that Lin Chen was going to compare strength with Battle Bear, both Wang Hao and Xiao Hu's faces showed a strange smile.

Unlike others, they hoped Lin Chen would lose the match — even better if he was killed with a single punch by Battle Bear. That way, their positions in the youth ranking would remain unchallenged.

Battle Bear laughed heartily: "How straightforward of you, how shall we compare?"

Lin Chen smiled lightly: "You're proud of your fists, right? Then let's compare fists. We each punch the opponent once, and whoever makes the other submit wins."

"I'll be damned!" All the people around were dumbfounded upon hearing Lin Chen's proposal.

Many thought Lin Chen was insane. Battle Bear's name wasn't for show; his great strength and tough body were well-known, and here Lin Chen was challenging him to endure punches. Wasn't that masochistic?

Upon hearing Lin Chen's suggestion, Battle Bear's beady eyes spun: "Your proposal is interesting, but who should punch first and who should punch later?"

Everyone had the same doubt in their hearts; after all, the one who punched first definitely had the advantage. If one punch knocked the opponent down, they wouldn't even get the chance to punch back.

Lin Chen smiled faintly: "Since I proposed it, you can punch me first."

"What!" Everyone was dumbstruck upon hearing Lin Chen's words.

"That's unreasonable!" Fairy Mu Yun stood out at this moment.

"I don't agree with this," Fairy Mu Yun said.

After all, the strength Lin Chen had shown had already made him one of the best among the young Huaxia disciples, who could even be considered the hope for the future. How could she let Lin Chen take such a big risk!

Battle Bear snorted coldly: "If you're afraid, let's forget about it."

"Who says I'm afraid? Since I've proposed it, we'll do as I said," Lin Chen stated.

"Lin Chen! Don't be overly confident. Battle Bear's fists can even break through iron plates," Fairy Mu Yun said seriously.

Lin Chen whispered a few words in Fairy Mu Yun's ear, and she reluctantly nodded with some doubt.

Then Lin Chen confidently stood in the middle, coldly said: "Dumb bear, come on, I'll just take your punch."

Seeing Lin Chen prepare to take Battle Bear's punch directly, the overseas martial artists had mocking expressions on their faces.

They were all acutely aware of Battle Bear's strength; his fists could knock down even a large elephant with a thundering crash, and if he were to hit a person, there was no chance of survival.

All the martial artists from the Central Plains felt their hearts rise to their throats, and everyone was anxious for Lin Chen.

Wang Zixuan was stomping her feet in frustration: "This idiot, actually let someone punch him for nothing."

Zhan Xiong sneered coldly at Lin Chen and said menacingly, "Kid, since you're courting death, I can't be blamed. Are you ready?"

Lin Chen smiled indifferently: "I'm ready, come on, and remember, don't hold back, or you'll regret it."

Zhan Xiong snorted coldly, and let out a strange cry.

At that moment, his body rapidly swelled, his arm muscles bulging as if pumped with air.

In the blink of an eye, Zhan Xiong's body expanded several sizes, truly resembling that of a bear.

Seeing this scene, everyone silently shook their heads, feeling sorry for Lin Chen.

After his berserk transformation, Zhan Xiong's strength was undoubtedly stronger than before. Without asking, everyone knew that if this punch landed, Lin Chen would either be dead or crippled.

"Kid, go to hell!" Zhan Xiong huffed and rushed at Lin Chen with his fist.

Zhan Xiong's fist, accompanied by the sound of wind, the powerful impact as if tearing the air apart.

Watching this scene, many couldn't bear to look and closed their eyes.

"Boom!" Along with a muffled sound, Zhan Xiong's fist heavily struck Lin Chen.

"Bang!" Lin Chen's body was sent flying backward and slammed heavily onto the ground.

Seeing Lin Chen lying on the ground, everyone sighed.

Even though they were quite a distance away, many still felt the power of Zhan Xiong's fist; such a punch could not just kill a person, but also collapse a wall.

"What an idiot!" A cold smile appeared on Wang Hao's face.

Xiao Hu also let out a sigh of relief, this potential rival was finally finished.

"Lin Chen!" Wang Zixuan ran over like a madwoman, arriving beside the fallen Lin Chen.

Lin Chen's face was deathly pale, his voice faltering: "Zixuan, I'm sorry, I've let you down."

"You idiot, you're not allowed to die, you promised to protect me forever." Wang Zixuan cried.

Watching this scene, everyone was secretly moved, even the Lady Mu Yun couldn't help but feel compassion.

"Lady, I know the rules of Jade Maiden Peak, could you let me be Zixuan's boyfriend, even if just for a moment?" Lin Chen said, looking at Lady Mu Yun beside him.

Lady Mu Yun looked extremely distressed; she had allowed Lin Chen to take this punch because he claimed to have practiced the Golden Bell Cover, but she did not expect such an outcome.

For a moment, Lady Mu Yun also felt somewhat guilty.

"Lady Mu Yun, please agree to his request."

"Yeah, let Zixuan be Lin Chen's girlfriend, even if it's just for a little while."

Pleading voices arose from the crowd.

Lady Mu Yun gritted her teeth: "Alright, Lin Chen, seeing that you stood up for the martial artists of our land, I agree."

Upon hearing Lady Mu Yun's words, an expression of surprise appeared on Lin Chen's face: "Are you serious?"

"Of course, it's true." Lady Mu Yun nodded.

Lin Chen breathed a sigh of relief, turned to Zixuan, who was shedding tears beside him, and said: "Can you kiss me? Then I will die without regrets."

"Okay!" Wang Zixuan shyly pressed her lips against Lin Chen's.

Watching this scene, Zhan Xiong sneered and turned to leave.

But at this moment, a cold voice came from behind: "Did I say you could leave? You've had your turn hitting me, now it's my turn to hit you!"