Chapter 236 – Dare to Fight?
This shocking occurrence took everyone by surprise.
The Disciplinary Hall Leader’s figure came to a halt when he sensed an invisible force locking onto him from above.
It was as if the invisible force would crush him into pieces if he were to advance another inch forward.
“This… This is…”
The Disciplinary Hall Leader and the other Hall Leaders immediately raised their heads and discovered the shocking sight.
A dragon head?
Is that really a dragon head?
Is a dragon hiding above the clouds?
It was said that the dragon was the ruler among the beast tribes. Even an ordinary water dragon was said to have a terrifying strength.
“Humph!”
The Longhu Ancestor Beast harrumphed as his enormous tiger body slowly appeared from the clouds.
The Hall Leaders, the authorities, the elders, and the disciples at the Hall of Life and Death were utterly stunned.
Dragon head and tiger body?
What kind of living being is that?
“Dragon head and tiger body, dragon head and tiger body. Is it possible that this guy is the Longhu Ancestor Beast from the Longhu Mountain Range?” A hint of surprise appeared on the face of the Leader of the Treasure Vault after mumbling to herself.
At that instant, the lively Hall of Life and Death, and the area within ten miles from it fell into a dead silence.
The Longhu Ancestor Beast!
Since it was known as the Ancestor Beast, it means that the terrifying-looking beast in the sky above is a Martial Ancestor Realm presence!
“The scene is quite magnificent today, not bad, great job.” At that instant, a mocking voice was heard, as Princess Miao Miao’s figure could be seen on top of the Longhu Ancestor Beast’s head, who scanned the crowd with a pair of flickering eyes.
“Princess Miao Miao!”
Everyone including the Hall Leaders, the elders, and the disciples inhaled deeply at that instant, as their souls began to tremble.
Princess Miao Miao, the one holding a fierce reputation, that almost everyone has heard of her name.
Most importantly, they were far from being stupid; as soon as Princess Miao Miao and the Longhu Ancestor Beast showed up at the same time, they instantly discovered a shocking fact!
Apart from the Great Elder, there were two Martial Ancestor Realm experts supporting Qin Nan!
“This…” Gong Yang and the rest were dumbfounded. Princess Miao Miao showing up was expected, but where did this Longhu Ancestor Beast come from?
All of a sudden, they remembered the young man who had lumps on his forehead at the third residence. It seemed like the voice of the Longhu Ancestor Beast was the same as the voice of that young man.
At that instant, Qin Nan standing on the platform glanced at the four Hall Leaders and the eight authorities and said in a calm tone, “Now, are you still trying to harm me?”
The Leader of the Hall of Fame, the Skills Library Library, the Treasure Vault Leader, and the eight authorities immediately collected their thoughts, their expressions exceedingly stiffened.
Before coming here, they had predicted that Princess Miao Miao was likely to appear, but they had never expected the additional Longhu Ancestor Beast to be supporting Qin Nan!
How could they continue with the plan?
Although it seemed like the Hall Leaders and the eight authorities were quite formidable, the fact was that they could not even survive a single attack from these two experts!
The Disciplinary Hall Leader’s face reddened immensely. Although he knew he stood no chance against the two Martial Ancestor Realm experts, he could not let Qin Nan go just like that, and he ran out of patience and uttered a roar, “Princess Miao Miao, Longhu Ancestor Beast, this Qin Nan is being too rebellious for killing my son. I will avenge his death, and it is reasonable for him to pay the price. This has nothing to do with you two! Even though you two are Martial Ancestor Realm experts, if you were to interfere, when our Sect Leader becomes a Martial Dominator…”
He could not finish his words.
With a ‘shoosh’, the Disciplinary Hall Leader could only feel a huge figure appearing before him. Before he could react, a tiger claw could be seen flying toward him and scratching the left side of his face. The terrifyingly powerful force caused him to utter a shriek of pain, as his figure was sent flying six hundred feet away, destroying the buildings he collided with behind him.
With a slap, the Disciplinary Hall Leader was sent flying straight away!
“Gasp!“
The other three Hall Leaders and the eight authorities took deep breaths. Their gazes at Longhu Ancestor Beast were filled with extreme fear.
The Longhu Ancestor Beast chuckled and said, “Avenging your son? Reasonable? Why did you not think about the consequences when you are planning to harm Qin Nan? Does that mean you are free to bully him? Let me give you all a serious piece of advice…”
The Longhu Ancestor Beast gradually raised his tone, his face filled with a hint of excitement.
The Hall Leaders, the elders, the inner disciples, the outer disciples, a total of over a thousand people all had their eyes focused onto the Longhu Ancestor Beast.
The Longhu Ancestor Beast, being aware of the crowd’s gaze immediately raised his head and said, “Only I am allowed to bully Qin Nan!”
PA!
As soon as he finished his words, a slap landed on his dragon head, as Princess Miao Miao said in a furious tone, “You son of a bitch, what nonsense are you speaking?”
“Uhh… Your highness’s scolding is absolute, I’m sorry…” The Longhu Ancestor Beast wore a wronged look as he said, “Can you not do that in front of the crowd, at least save some of my reputation.”
Princess Miao Miao raised her head in satisfaction, “Let’s go, time to get down to some real business!”
After hearing the words, the crowd was startled, especially the three Hall Leaders and the eight authorities, whose faces turned incredibly pale.
Were these two Martial Ancestor Realm experts planning to massacre them?
As soon as the thought came to their minds, to their surprise, Princess Miao Miao stood on top of the dragon head and glanced downward at the crowd while saying in a serious tone, “Everyone here, take out all your possessions, and don’t you dare hide anything from me! Otherwise, I’m more than happy to let you have a taste of my punches!”
“……”
The crowd could only feel a knife sinking into their hearts.
Had she planned to rob them from the very beginning?
“Ok, enough with that.”
At that instant, Qin Nan suddenly spoke.
A hint of dissatisfaction could be seen on Princess Miao Miao’s face. This little bastard, instead of fulfilling his role as a servant, he is brave enough to order me now? She uttered a harrumph and lashed out another slap onto the Longhu Ancestor Beast’s head and stood behind Qin Nan, leaving a helpless expression on the Longhu Ancestor Beast’s face.
The ambiance of the scene grew heavy as everyone switched their focus onto Qin Nan’s figure.
This was because, despite the presence of the Martial Ancestor Realm experts and the Hall Leaders, Qin Nan was the real protagonist of the event.
“Qin Nan…”
The Disciplinary Hall Leader who was sent flying by the Longhu Ancestor Beast uttered a roar as his blood-covered body rose from the ground.
The Longhu Ancestor Beast instantly let out an unsatisfied harrumph, which caused the figure of the Disciplinary Hall Leader to shudder, who almost fell to the ground.
“Disciplinary Hall Leader, are you trying to kill me?” Qin Nan stared at him while asking in a calm tone.
“Yeah, I’m planning to kill you. I will crush you into pieces, and rip out every bone from your body. I’ll let you suffer to the extreme so that you will beg me for a quick death…” Hearing Qin Nan’s words, the Disciplinary Hall Leader reminded himself of his son’s death, resulting in an immense pain in his heart, which caused his body to tremble as he spoke while clenching his teeth.
“Haha.” Qin Nan let out a hollow laugh and said in a cold tone under the crowd’s gaze, “Your son, for no reason at all, came to my residence to rob me. He even abused his power and accused my friends of betraying the sect! He then agreed to a duel at the Hall of Life and Death, in which only one side would survive! Killing him means that I have killed my enemy—the unjust. I have done everything while following the rules, how am I doing the wrong thing?”
Killing the unjust!
It was as if the words were implanted with some sort of magic, leaving utter astonishment in the hearts of the crowd!
The Disciplinary Hall Leader held his breath as his expression turned furious, indicating that he had lost his rational thinking, “So what? Your friends are nothing but mere ants, does it matter if they are wrongly accused? The Martial World follows the law of jungle, not to mention the fact that they are perfectly unharmed. However, it’s a fact that you have killed my son, despite the fact that it was only an insignificant conflict, you are the one who is vicious…”
“Shut up!”
Qin Nan uttered a yell, as he had no intention of wasting his time talking bullshit. Since mere words could not justify himself, the only way he could accomplish it was by using the saber in his hand.
Qin Nan scanned his surroundings and said, “It’s time for this farce to come to an end! We’ll settle it with the rules of the Mystic Spirit Sect. Anyone below the Martial Emperor Realm is welcomed to have a fair battle of life and death with me! As for those above the Martial Emperor Realm, you are more than welcome to challenge those two behind me!”
Qin Nan raised his saber and said, “Anyone here dares to fight?”
A strong battle intent was fired into the sky!
Translator: XephiZ
Editor: DOCuinn
Chapter 237 – Leng Feng, Tan Jian
Within ten miles of the Hall of Life and Death, the crowd of elders and disciples fell into a dead silence.
The Hall Leaders were in a state of silence too.
With the two Martial Ancestor Realm experts standing behind Qin Nan, even all of them joining forces were not be enough to match their strength.
On the other hand, Qin Nan’s cultivation had reached the half-Martial Emperor Realm, and his Martial Spirit was tenth-grade Huang ranked. Who among the Mystic Spirit Sect would dare to battle against him?
Gong Yang and the others could feel their blood boiling upon seeing this.
A while ago, when the news broke regarding the Sect Leader who was in the process of leveling up to a Martial Dominator, those who were on the Great Elder’s side were being picked on continuously.
Now that Qin Nan had returned, he had firmly retained his attitude as a peerless genius; even a formidable presence like the Jun Alliance was being suppressed!
“I’m afraid the battle will come to an end soon, as no one dares to fight Qin Nan! We can only wait and see if the Sect Leader of the Mystic Spirit Sect manages to become a Martial Dominator…” The same thought came to many elders’ mind.
However, at that instant, a hollow laugh appeared all of a sudden, “A defeated foe like you dares to challenge the Jun Alliance, do you really think no one from the Jun Alliance could match your strength?”
Hearing the laugh, everyone immediately glanced in the direction of the voice.
They could only see a young man wearing a black attire approaching them, whose face wore a cold expression.
This person turned out to be Leng Feng!
The quiet Hall of Life and Death was immediately consumed in a huge chatter.
“Leng Feng, it’s him. He is here!”
“Does it matter? Now that Qin Nan’s cultivation has reached the half-Martial Emperor Realm, even he would be mismatched against his strength!”
“Judging from Leng Feng’s aura, it seems like he has reached the tenth-layer Xiantian Realm, only a step away from the half-Martial Emperor Realm. His strength should not be underestimated, don’t you think?”
“……”
The elders who were siding with the Sect Leader had their eyes glisten.
Qin Nan had not expected Leng Feng to appear. With a glimpse, he immediately discovered his cultivation, and said in a calm tone, “Leng Feng, right? You alone are not worthy enough to be my opponent!”
Leng Feng’s mouth began to twitch.
Although he did not feel pleasant, he could not find any words to refute it.
“What if I join forces with him!”
At that instant, a shout was heard.
A young man wearing a white shirt and carrying a long sword appeared out of nowhere, wearing a ferocious look, as if nothing was worth his attention in his eyes.
His entry immediately caused the elders siding with the Sect Leader to wear an astonished look!
“Tan Jian!”
“Tan Jian is here, HAHA. After Ouyang Jun became a Martial Emperor, the first spot of the inner domain was taken by him!”
“Tsk, tsk, his cultivation has reached the Half-Martial Emperor Realm, and his Martial Spirit is tenth-grade Huang ranked, placing him on par with Qin Nan!”
“……”
The four Hall Leaders had their gazes locked onto him too, whose eyes were filled with a hint of anticipation.
They could not wait to see Tan Jian join the battle, and slay Qin Nan in the Hall of Life and Death!
Qin Nan’s expression remained unchanged, as he continued to speak in a calm tone, “Tan Jian, is it? You are not worthy enough to be my opponent either! Since there is no conflict between us, there is no need for you to be involved.”
After hearing the words, many of the elders were utterly stunned.
Wasn’t this Qin Nan too full of himself?
“Is that so? Since you are challenging the Jun Alliance, it’s reasonable for me to take part too.” Tan Jian’s expression turned slightly dark as he let out a hollow laugh, “Besides, do you think us two joining forces are still not enough to face you? It sounds like you are overestimating your own strength. We will now challenge you on the spot, to have a battle of life and death right here at the Hall of Life and Death!”
“Shameless pricks!”
Before the crowd could react, Gong Yang and the rest immediately stepped forward and cursed.
If Leng Jian and Tan Jian were to join forces, they could even face a first-layer Martial Emperor Realm expert.
And now they were challenging Qin Nan to a two-on-one duel?
The elders siding with the Sect Leader remained silent, as if they agreed with the challenge in silence.
“Both of you challenging me at the same time?”
Upon hearing this, Qin Nan’s left eye and the Divine Battle Spirit in his body began to vibrate vigorously, encapsulated within a strong battle intent.
Tan Jian was ranked first among the inner domain disciples, and Leng Feng could be considered to be ranked second.
If Qin Nan were to defeat them both, he could no doubt acquire the top spot!
Every real man had the dream of becoming the best, to fight for the top spot, to strive for the top spot!
“Qin Nan…” Gong Yang and the rest yelled as if they were aware of something.
Before they could finish, Qin Nan uttered a laugh on the platform, “That’s more like it. First rank of the inner domain and a tenth-layer Xiantian Realm presence. You two together do have the right to fight me!”
The crowd was startled, as they had not expected Qin Nan to accept the challenge.
Leng Feng and Tan Jian exchanged glances with one another, as their eyes showed a hint of joy. Qin Nan was really himself, to be ruthless as always.
Following this, Tan Jian harrumphed and said, “However, since you have two Martial Ancestor Realm experts protecting you, if we were to have a battle of life and death, if they were to interfere, there is no way we could kill you! What are you going to do to ensure a fair battle?”
The elders and the four Hall Leaders nodded their heads, as their gazes toward Tan Jian were filled with a hint of admiration. It was important for the battle to be fair. If not, there was no point in them participating in the battle.
“Don’t you worry.” Before Qin Nan could reply, an unexpected person stepped forward, who turned out to be the Leader of the Hall of Life and Death. He had now broken free from the entrapment, and showed no sign of being harmed from the previous surrounding attacks as he spoke, “It doesn’t matter who you are, no one can interfere the battles taking place at the Hall of Life and Death until a side has fallen. This is the rule!’
The crowd was startled. They had initially thought that the Leader of the Hall of Life and Death to be siding with Qin Nan, but it now seemed like he was only following his protocols to ensure the rules of the Hall of Life and Death was being followed!
“You two, don’t worry. I will not interfere.” The Longhu Ancestor Beast rolled his eyes.
“Yeah, if you two ended up killing him, the Princess will accept you two as the Princess’s core disciples.” Princess Miao Miao blinked her eyes.
“……”
The crowd was utterly speechless.
Qin Nan let out a sudden laugh and said, “I swear to god that the battle between us will be perfectly fair. I will not seek assistance, and no one will be helping me. Otherwise, I will be struck by lightning and perish in hell!”
The crowd was exceedingly touched by Qin Nan’s determination. They had not expected Qin Nan to be willing to utter such a vow.
However, they had no clue that Qin Nan had already taken a vow in the name of the Divine God of Battle—he would eliminate any foe who dared to trouble him and his friends!
“Great!”
Tan Jian and Leng Feng’s eyes flickered after seeing this. With a flick, both their figures landed on the platform.
The real battle between the top geniuses of the Inner Domain disciples had begun!
Translator: XephiZ
Editor: DOCuinn
Chapter 238 – The Suppression of the Godly Eyes
“Humph, this Qin Nan is so daring…”
The eyes of the three Hall Leaders, the authorities, and the elders glistened, as grins appeared on their faces.
In their eyes, Qin Nan’s act was extremely immature, which could be considered committing suicide. Despite having the protection of two Martial Ancestor Realm experts, he still placed himself in great danger, vowing to take on two geniuses at the same time.
Does Qin Nan really think that he stands a chance against Tan Jian and Leng Feng?
At that instant, the Disciplinary Hall Leader—showing a miserable appearance and reddened eyes—uttered a dull roar, “Tan Jian, Leng Feng, if you two are able to kill Qin Nan… No, if you could cripple him, for the next ten years, I am willing to follow any orders from you!”
Upon hearing this, Tan Jian and Leng Feng shuddered violently, as their eyes were filled with a glint of excitement.
They were here due to Ouyang Jun’s command, but when they saw the Longhu Ancestor Beast and Princess Miao Miao, they began to hesitate in regards to whether they should involve themselves in such a bizarre situation. Although the Sect Leader was in the midst of becoming a Martial Dominator, for the time being, no one within the Mystic Spirit Sect was capable of fighting two Martial Ancestor Realm experts.
However, the two could not go against Ouyang Jun’s will, hence after a slight discussion, they decided to join forces and challenge Qin Nan.
If Qin Nan were to reject, they would have left straight away.
If Qin Nan were to accept, with their strength combined, defeating Qin Nan would be nothing difficult!
“Now is not the time to kill him yet. Let’s work together and cripple one of his hands and one of his legs. Not only would we be fulfilling Ouyang Jun’s order, we will also have the Disciplinary Hall Leader obeying our orders for the next ten years, and we could also rob Qin Nan’s possessions too…”
Tan Jian and Leng Feng exchanged glances with one another while communicating with some sort of secret technique, as they both immediately made up their minds.
“The battle begins!’ The Leader of the Hall of Life and Death remained expressionless as he declared.
“Kill!”
Tan Jian and Leng Feng were indeed the first and second ranked super geniuses among the Inner Domain disciples. As soon as the Leader of the Hall of Life and Death announced the start of the battle, they immediately sprang forward like arrows being fired as strings were released, and attacked Qin Nan from both sides.
“Great timing!”
Qin Nan was engulfed in flames of battle intent as he uttered a laugh. Instead of using any Martial Skill, he stomped his foot on the ground and lashed out countless punches forward.
BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG!
A series of explosions could be heard, as a shocking scene took place. It was as if Qin Nan’s body had turned into a terrifying beast, moving freely in the midst of the battle while lashing out with powerful punches which landed onto Leng Feng and Tan Jian’s figures, surprisingly placing them at a disadvantage!
The four Hall Leaders and the authorities were dumbfounded.
“This guy’s flesh is so powerful!”
“Gasp, he can hold the two geniuses back with just his mere flesh. How strong is his flesh exactly? Did he learn some sort of secret technique capable of strengthening his flesh?”
“Impossible, I clearly remember that Qin Nan’s flesh was not this strong a month ago!”
“Is it because of the hidden treasure he obtained?”
“……”
Following the chatter, the crowd’s gaze toward Qin Nan turned fiery.
In just a month’s time, Qin Nan had managed to improve his cultivation by eight layers and obtain a fortune worth of over ten million Martial Emperor Pills. Even his flesh was extremely strong now.
How terrifying was the hidden treasure which Qin Nan found?
Many among the crowd finally came to the realization of why the Jun Alliance was willing to pay such a huge price just to deal with Qin Nan. If Princess Miao Miao and the Longhu Ancestor Beast were not present, they too would try to rob Qin Nan due to their greed!
“Void Sweeping Punch!”
Qin Nan uttered a roar as he hurled a punch forward, which emitted a vigorous gust of wind striking onto Leng Feng and Tan Jian’s figures, knocking them backward.
“Damn it!’ Leng Feng’s face turned incredibly unpleasant, who shouted, “Four Sides Extreme Saber!”
Leng Feng grabbed an ancient saber from his storage bag, which appeared to not have a razor edge. Despite that, an icy aura was fired in all directions. It was a top-tier Mystical Weapon which possessed an extraordinary power!
As a saber user, Leng Feng had been practicing the art of saber for many years. His Saber Intent had reached the Minor Success Stage of the Arcane Realm.
While holding the Four Sides Extreme Saber, he immediately launched himself forward as his rumbling Saber Intent expanded in all directions, as if it had turned into a huge cage striking downward above Qin Nan’s head.
“Your Saber Intent is far from matching mine!”
Qin Nan’s eyes flickered, as the ancient saber Ira rose into the air and lashed out a slash. The Saber Intent form his Greater Success Stage of the Arcane Realm was fired, taking the form of a dragon.
“Shit…”
Leng Feng’s expression utterly changed. He did not expect Qin Nan’s Saber Intent to be this strong and terrifying. He immediately executed a movement technique, which produced numerous mirror images of himself to distract his foe, and managed to dodge the terrifying Saber Intent with a close miss. A drop of cold sweat flowed down Leng Feng’s face.
“Qin Nan, you are indeed no ordinary person. However, you are not the only one to master the Greater Success Stage of the Arcane Realm!’
A sudden loud yell was heard, which turned out to be from Tan Jian. He had been observing the situation from the side, trying to find a great opportunity. Now that the time had come, he immediately sprang forward as the giant sword on his back emitted a powerful Sword Intent, which combined with the bloody glow of the top-tier Mystical Weapon to form a bloody glow that took the shape of a sword striking downward.
Blasting explosions could be heard everywhere.
“Four Sides Without Limit, Four Sides Imaginary Blow!’ Leng Feng turned joyful after seeing this, who immediately executed a secret saber technique, causing his figure to transform into four blurry figures holding ancient sabers, which attacked following Tan Jian’s attack.
At that instant, from all directions, countless attacks were closing in!
“Nice!” Qin Nan could feel a rising pressure in his heart, which caused his blood to begin boiling. It was as if the blood which he had rejuvenated himself had finally awakened at that instant.
“The Suppression of the Divine God of Battle!’
Qin Nan’s figure remained on the spot, as a green glow was emitted from his left eye. A shocking invisible suppression was instantly emitted like a surging flood.
BANG!
Both Tan Jian’s slash and Leng Feng’s secret saber technique were vanquished by the suppression.
“This ain’t good!”
The expressions on Tan Jian and Leng Feng’s faces utterly changed. They could only feel an invisible mountain crushing down onto their bodies, hindering their movements and causing their hearts to be filled with endless terror.
Although it was only a slight stream of the Suppression of the Divine God of Battle, it felt like they were facing some sort of prehistoric beast.
The Hall Leaders, authorities, and elders were astounded.
“What kind of eye technique was that?”
“Look, his left eye has turned green in color!”
“Gasp, this Qin Nan is pretty good at hiding his strength, since when did he learn such a terrifying eye technique!”
“This is not looking good!”
“……”
Translator: XephiZ
Editor: DOCuinn