Chapter 239 – Acquiring the Top Spot
The initially solid platform began to shake vigorously due to the Suppression of the Divine God of Battle, as if it could collapse at anytime soon.
The prideful faces of Tan Jian and Leng Feng were instantly twisted, as their bodies began to tremble after being suppressed by an invisible force, as if they would drop to their knees in the next second.
The battle intent on Qin Nan’s face was gradually withdrawn as he calmly said, “If you two can’t even withstand my suppression, it would be very disappointing!”
The twisted faces of Tan Jian and Leng Feng were filled with anger.
This guy is too smug, treating them as if they were never worthy to be his opponents!
“Nether Desolation Martial Spirit!”
Leng Feng uttered a roar as ten golden rays appeared behind him, together with a long pitch-black saber, emitting a sharp aura toward the surroundings.
“Imperial Sword Martial Spirit!”
Tan Jian’s face reddened as ten golden rays appeared behind him. A huge six foot long sword could be seen floating in mid-air.
At that instant, two tenth-grade Huang ranked Martial Spirits were unleashed, like two indomitable pillars establishing a space opposing the Suppression of the Divine God of Battle!
Qin Nan’s eyes glistened slightly. These two are indeed the first and second ranked among the Inner Domain Disciples, to be able to resist his Suppression of the Divine God of Battle after unleashing their Martial Spirits!
“Imperial Sword, a weight of one million kilograms, repressing the demons!”
Tan Jian let out a huge roar, as the giant sword-like Martial Spirit tore the space ahead and crushed downward onto Qin Nan’s head like a huge boulder.
BANG!
Even Qin Nan’s strong flesh emitted a series of explosions due to the impact, resulting in cracks on the ground from where he stood that spread out toward the surroundings.
“HAHAHA, Qin Nan, did that taste good? My Imperial Sword Martial Spirit is able to repress anything. Even a Martial Emperor Realm expert would suffer a severe injury under the repression of my Martial Spirit!” Tan Jian immediately burst out laughing after seeing this, “Leng Feng, hurry up and make use of this opportunity to deal a killing blow!”
“Qin Nan, die!’
Leng Feng uttered a deafening roar as his saber Martial Spirit suddenly vanished, which then reappeared behind Qin Nan’s neck in an elusive manner and slashed downward, intending to behead Qin Nan.
The Hall Leaders and the authorities were utterly stunned.
The cooperation between Tan Jian and Leng Feng could be considered perfect; Tan Jian hindered Qin Nan’s movement through the repression of his Martial Spirit, giving Leng Feng sufficient time to deal a killing blow with his Martial Spirit.
The power from the combined attacks of the two geniuses was enough to defeat ordinary Martial Emperor Realm cultivators!
“HAHAHA, great timing!”
At that instant, a loud laugh was heard all of a sudden.
The one laughing was none other than Qin Nan.
Tan Jian was stunned, Leng Feng was stunned. The surrounding Hall Leaders, authorities, and elders were all stunned.
Why is Qin Nan laughing when he is in grave danger?
How insane is this guy?
“Merging of the Heavens and Earth, battling blood of mine, let everything be boiled, crushing the entire universe!”
Qin Nan’s eyes were engulfed in flames of battle intent, as the blood that he had rejuvenated after merging with the left eye of the Divine God of Battle was finally awakened facing the converging attacks from the two geniuses, which boiled vigorously as an invisible force was awakened!
“Piss off!’
Qin Nan’s eyes emitted a flicker of a golden glow, as he hurled out a punch toward the Imperial Sword Martial Spirit.
BANG!
With a loud crash, the Imperial Sword Martial Spirit was sent flying.
“The Suppression of the Divine God of Battle!”
Qin Nan’s left eye began to emit a green glow, accumulating the Suppression of the Divine God of Battle which was fired straight toward the approaching saber Martial Spirit.
BANG!
The saber Martial Spirit let out a buzz like a painful cry after receiving the impact from the Suppression of the Divine God of Battle, before it fell from the air and crashed into the ground, resulting in a metal clunking sound.
In just a blink of an eye, the two Martial Spirits were utterly destroyed!
“This…”
The eyes of the Hall Leaders, the authorities, and the elders were filled with thick astonishment.
Even with two outstanding Martial Spirits joining forces, they were still defeated in just a short period?
“You!”
Tan Jian and Leng Feng stared with their eyes opened wide, unable to say a single word!
“Let’s continue!”
Qin Nan’s eyes flickered with excitement as his body rumbled with strong battle intent. Following a roar, he sprang forward toward the two geniuses with a kick at the ground, and as if he had transformed into an atavistic beast, his body was encapsulated within a layer of tempestuous Qi.
BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG!
A shocking scene took place. The first-ranked Tan Jian and the second-ranked Leng Feng among the Inner Domain disciples stood no chance facing the attacks from Qin Nan, not to mention that Qin Nan was yet to use a single Martial Skill. His flesh alone was enough to bring misery to his opponents.
In a period just shorter than thirty breaths’ time, the crowd could only see countless wounds of various sizes on the bodies of Tan Jian and Leng Feng, with their faces swollen. This was the proof of them being thoroughly bullied by Qin Nan’s punches, leaving trails of blood flowing out from their mouth, giving them a miserable appearance.
“Qin Nan, you son of a bitch…”
Tan Jian and Leng Feng both let out roars. As super-geniuses, since when had they experienced such shame. Hence, they completely turned mad and used all they had, trying their best to escape from this situation in which their lives were at stake.
However, their attacks were extremely weak before Qin Nan, who overcame their strength with ease.
BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG!
Following the bursting attacks from Qin Nan, the entire platform began to vibrate vigorously.
The Hall Leaders and the elders could feel their hearts being filled with an icy feeling.
What kind of person was able to cause such a scene, battling like a beast!
“Sigh, these two are indeed unfortunate, why would they challenge Qin Nan…” The Longhu Ancestor Beast said, his eyes showing a hint of gloating. Even himself—a descendant of the Heavenly Dragon and Thunderous Tiger—was extremely terrified to face Qin Nan. Where did these two children get their courage from, daring to challenge Qin Nan?
“Heavenly Thunderous Crash, Thundercrash Saber Art!”
It seemed like Qin Nan had the intention of ending this meaningless battle, who uttered a roar as he leapt into the air, raising the saber in his hand above his head. A buzzing sound was emitted from the tip of the saber, producing a combination of wind and thunder, as a powerful stream of Saber Intent exploded from it.
Although it was still the same Thundercrash Saber Art, it was extraordinarily stronger now when being executed by Qin Nan.
“Shit!”
The faces of the surrounding Hall Leaders and elders turned pale as they instinctively planned to interfere, but their actions halted after hearing a cold harrumph.
“Qin Nan, we concede, we concede…”
Tan Jian and Leng Feng were exceedingly terrified, their hearts turned incredibly cold.
They could not describe the fear filling their hearts. The Hall Leaders and the rest might be clueless, but they clearly felt that Qin Nan’s force was limitless, as he had yet to unleash his full force.
In other words, it was most likely that Qin Nan only used less than a third of his full strength to defeat them!
“Kill!”
Qin Nan showed no mercy, as the two geniuses were slain by the slash.
The scene was drowned in a dead silence.
The crowd stared with their eyes open wide, and they could feel their hearts beating rapidly.
Did the two geniuses just die before them in such a short period of time?
Meanwhile, Qin Nan’s figure landed on the ground and flung his saber. Although he was not satisfied with the battle, he could feel a sense of pride bursting out from his chest, causing him to utter a roar, “Among the outer disciples, I am the best!”
The sentence caused many among the crowd to be startled.
These eight words served as a declaration of the peerless genius!
In just half a year’s time, Qin Nan had acquired the top spot among the outer disciples!
Translator: XephiZ
Editor: DOCuinn
Chapter 240 – Level Up Failed
…Inner Domain Peak, inside the first residence…
Ouyang Jun’s expression turned incredibly unpleasant. He had not expected Qin Nan to obtain the favor of the Longhu Ancestor Beast in his recent trip to the Longhu Mountain Range.
Together with Princess Miao Miao and the Great Elder, there were now three Martial Ancestor Realm experts supporting Qin Nan.
“Damn it, he is just a tenth-grade Huang ranked Martial Spirit cultivator. I also have a tenth-grade Huang ranked Martial Spirit, why can’t I have his luck?” Ouyang Jun could not help but groan in his heart.
At that instant, he was extremely jealous of Qin Nan.
“Good thing is, he will soon be killed by Leng Feng and Tan Jian; his mere existence will be erased!”
Ouyang Jun’s thoughts turned calm.
At that instant, another rune arrived from above.
Before Li Hong could catch it, Ouyang Jun’s figure swiftly grabbed the rune and said, “I will check the message this time. I want to be the first one to be notified of Qin Nan’s death, HAHAHA!”
Li Hong was slightly startled, who then gave Ouyang Jun a deep look. She realized that Ouyang Jun had unconsciously lost his confidence.
Ouyang Jun took a deep breath, his heart filled with a perturbed feeling as he checked the message by inserting his sense into the rune.
With a glimpse, his face immediately reddened while veins began to pop up on his forehead as he uttered a roar, “How is this possible! How is this possible! Even with Tan Jian and Leng Feng joining forces, they too were slain by Qin Nan!”
Li Hong and Xiao Qingxue were astonished, who both gasped after collecting their thoughts.
“I will kill him! I will kill him with my own hands!”
Ouyang Jun became enraged.
Since Qin Nan’s return, many geniuses who were recruited by the Jun Alliance were trampled by him. If he were to let Qin Nan stay alive, the reputation of the Jun Alliance would surely be non-existent!
“Ouyang Jun, don’t be reckless!” Li Hong yelled, “He now has three Martial Ancestor Realm experts supporting him. Isn’t it committing suicide if you were to trouble him now? You must wait, wait until your father becomes a Martial Dominator!”
“……”
Ouyang Jun did not reply. His hands trembled due to his anger, while his face twisted.
He had waited too long, his desire to kill Qin Nan had expanded to an unimaginable level.
“Fine!”
After a while, Ouyang Jun forced the word out between the gaps of his teeth.
He had no choice but to lower his head for the time being. Although he was a scornful person, he was forced to withhold his anger for the time being.
A smile appeared on Xiao Qingxue’s face, which was then replaced with sorrow as a sudden thought came to her.
“Wait until my father levels up to become a Martial Dominator, I will rob all of his possessions with my own hands!” Ouyang Jun’s eyes emitted a terrifying glow.
He was too jealous of Qin Nan, such that his jealousy had completely evolved into hatred!
At that moment, a sparkling rune accompanied by a thick suppression of the Martial Emperor Realm could be seen flying toward the residence.
“This is…”
Ouyang Jun, Li Hong, and Xiao Qingxue were astounded.
This Sound Conducting Rune was known as the Emperor Sound Conducting Rune. Each rune was extremely precious. Once used, it could deliver a message within a thousand miles, which was only used for emergency purposes.
“What the hell happened?”
Ouyang Jun’s eyes glistened as he immediately grabbed the Emperor Sound Conducting Rune with his hand. When he inserted his sense into the rune and checked the message…
BANG!
It felt like he was struck by a thunderbolt.
Ouyang Jun’s face turned incredibly pale, as if his blood had stopped flowing. With a shudder, his body crashed and fell to the ground.
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……
The Hall Leaders, the authorities, and the elders all took deep breaths. They could faintly feel that they had just witnessed the birth of a peerless genius.
“Qin Nan is too terrifying, to possess such a strength in just half a year’s time!”
“Judging from his luck, he will surely acquire the top spot among the inner disciples when he becomes a Martial Emperor Realm expert!”
“Did you forget? Qin Nan managed to achieve a thousand steps in the Mind-Seducing Ancient Bamboo Woods, and…”
“There is no limit to this kid’s potential!”
“……”
Both the elders siding with the Sect Leader, and those who remained neutral could not help but exclaim in their hearts.
In the past fifty years, apart from the core disciples, Qin Nan was worthy to be called the top genius of the Mystic Spirit Sect!
“Damn it, how could this be, how could this be…” The Disciplinary Hall Leader uttered a roar in his heart.
The geniuses could not beat Qin Nan, and they could not beat the two Martial Ancestor Realm experts. Does this mean I cannot avenge my son today?
The eyes of the Leader of the Treasure Vault flickered with a hint of cruelty, who secretly communicated with the authorities and the elders siding with the Sect Leader, “At this stage, no one can match Qin Nan’s strength. We should leave for now and wait until the Sect Leader successfully becomes a Martial Dominator. Then everyone here, including the Longhu Ancestor Beast, Princess Miao Miao, the Great Elder, and Qin Nan will never escape from our grasps!”
Those who received the message turned silent, an indication that they had agreed with the plan in their hearts.
However, at that instant, over ten sparkling golden Emperor Sound Conducting Runes could be seen flying toward them.
“This is…”
The Leader of the Treasure Vault and the rest were surprised, who then reached out their hands to catch the runes.
Meanwhile, an Emperor Sound Conducting Rune landed onto Gong Yang’s hand. Filled with doubts, Gong Yang took a look at its contents, whose face was then filled with a hint of joy as he shouted, “HAHAHA, the Sect Leader’s process of leveling up to a Martial Dominator… is a failure!”
The words served as a thunderous crash filling the hearts of the crowd.
Failed to level up to a Martial Dominator?
The Sect Leader failed his level up to a Martial Dominator?
At that instant, the Hall Leaders and the authorities all read the messages. After reading the message with their own eyes, their faces turned incredibly pale, as if they were struck by a ray of lightning.
Level up failed!
The Sect Leader failed to level up!
Does that mean… those siding with the Great Elder will be unstoppable?
“Humph, did he really think that leveling up to the Martial Dominator Realm is an easy task? Not to mention the talent needed, he would also need a certain level of luck, the right timing, the right location and the right person.” The Longhu Ancestor Beast said in a smug tone. I can’t help but to admit that I’m so smart, I have long predicted this outcome.
“Failed to become a Martial Dominator, huh?”
Princess Miao Miao touched her chin, and her big pair of eyes scanned the crowd, as an evil grin appeared on her face.
Translator: XephiZ
Editor: DOCuinn
Chapter 241 – Imperial Mortal Scriptures
“Failed to level up, huh?”
Qin Nan was slightly startled, whose expression immediately turned calm.
From his point of view, the Sect Leader becoming a Martial Dominator had nothing to do with him.
“Qin Nan…” At that instant, the pale-looking Leader of the Treasure Vault forced a smile on her face and said, “Regarding what just happened, please forgive us if we misbehaved. Qin Nan, I believe you still remember that we once offered you our assistance when the First Elder of the outer disciples was troubling you…”
The Leaders of the Skills Library and the Hall of Fame nodded their heads in agreement.
As for the Disciplinary Hall Leader, his eyes were filled with a blank expression. The initially tremendous murderous intent had vanished. Now that the Sect Leader has failed to become a Martial Dominator, how can I seek revenge?
Qin Nan instantly laughed in a hysterical manner.
The world was pragmatic as such; at the beginning, the Treasure Vault Leader and the others were siding with the Disciplinary Hall Leader to eliminate him. Even when Princess Miao Miao and the Longhu Ancestor Beast showed themselves, they did not surrender. However, they utterly conceded after the tide changed, trying to beg for mercy by reminding him of the past.
As Qin Nan was about to speak, the Scarlet-Fanged Purple Dragon Badge shuddered violently, while transmitting Old Shan’s voice, “Qin Nan, meet me at once!”
“Hmm?”
Qin Nan’s eyes flickered, who turned his head around and spoke to the Longhu Ancestor Beast and Princess Miao Miao, “I’ll let you two handle the rest.”
After saying this, he greeted Gong Yang and the others, and gave the Leader of the Hall of Life and Death a bow, before his figure vanished from the Hall of Life and Death with a flicker.
“Hehe!”
Princess Miao Miao glanced at the Leader of the Treasure Vault and the others and wore a charming smile, before she gave out an order, “Longhu, keep an eye on everyone within ten miles of here! Make sure that the people here… do not escape!”
The Longhu Ancestor Beast had no idea what Princess Miao Miao had in mind, but it surely was not a good thing. He instantly let out an excited roar and launched himself into the air before recklessly unleashing the aura of an Ancestor Beast.
The faces of the Hall Leaders, authorities, and elders were contorted. Almost everyone could predict how Princess Miao Miao was going to deal with them!
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In a rapid movement, Qin Nan’s figure arrived at the residence on top of the mountain.
After previously conceding, it had been more than a month since Qin Nan had last met Old Shan.
“Brat, with such a strong cultivation, how are you mismatched against Leng Feng?” As soon as Qin Nan entered the residence, he could hear Old Shan’s discontented voice, “Humph, why did you not discuss with me before you chose to surrender?”
Qin Nan glanced at Old Shan and spoke in an awkward tone, “Well, I was in debt of a huge amount of pills, and I was running short of time. Hence, I had no choice but to go on a trip to do some quests in order to earn some pills.”
Old Shan waved his hand and said, “Fine, your performance from before did not let me down. I’ll let it go this time. I summoned you here because I have something important to discuss with you.”
“Is it something to do with the Sect Leader trying to level up to the Martial Dominator Realm?”
“Yeah.” Old Shan slightly raised his head, his eyes showing a complicated expression as he asked, “Do you know why the Sect Leader and I can’t get along well?”
Old Shan did not wait for Qin Nan’s answer, as he continued speaking, “A few hundred years ago, when I was only an inner disciple of the Mystic Spirit Sect, a peerless genius was born in our sect! In just over ten years’ time, he became a Martial Dominator. When he just entered the Martial Dominator Realm, he managed to slay two Martial Ancestor Realm experts of the Flying Sword Sect in just less than sixty breaths’ time; he was known as the strongest cultivator of Luohe Kingdom! Following this, he went to the lower district on his own, and ended up stirring a huge chaos there in just less than five years’ time. His name was made known to everyone… However, the sect has yet to hear from him since then.”
Old Shan hesitated for a moment, as if he was recollecting the magnificent scene regarding the person he mentioned, before he continued, “Some say that he died after being hunted by the two Sacred Areas. Some say that he is currently cultivating in seclusion, or that he entered some kind of secret region. I have no idea if he’s still alive or not, but previously when he became a Martial Dominator, he handed me a book of scriptures before he left.”
Qin Nan’s eyes glistened.
One who was capable of stirring great chaos in the lower district. Therefore, he could easily tell how terrifying that senior was.
The conflict between the Sect Leader and Old Shan was most likely due to this book of scriptures.
Just as Qin Nan had predicted, Old Shan’s pair of eyes turned energetic, “This book of scriptures was named the ‘Imperial Mortal Scriptures’! The senior once mentioned that anyone who practiced his Imperial Mortal Scriptures would definitely be the strongest among cultivators of the same realm!”
“The strongest among cultivators of the same realm?”
Qin Nan’s heart skipped a bit. The words are savage to the extreme, even with the restrictions of the grades of one’s Martial Spirit and the existence of various treasures, he dares to refer to it as the strongest among the same realm!
That being said, if it was real, these Imperial Mortal Scriptures were definitely extraordinarily powerful and terrifying.
“The Sect Leader is a peerless genius with a third-grade Xuan ranked Martial Spirit, who aims to head to the lower district, hence he has always wanted to acquire these Imperial Mortal Scriptures.” Old Shan said in a calm tone, “However, according to my observations, this guy harbors evil intentions. If he were to obtain this book of scriptures, he would abuse it to carry out his evil acts, which is the reason I’m not willing to hand it over. As a result, he has been using all sorts of methods to force me to give him the scriptures. The current infighting took place because of this particular reason!”
Qin Nan took a deep breath. He did not expect such a complicated story would be the reason behind all this infighting.
“Well? You are not interested in the Imperial Mortal Scriptures?” Old Shan glanced at him and said in an indifferent tone, “With these Imperial Mortal Scriptures, you are able to freely roam across the lower district, and emerge as a strong expert!”
“Not interested.”
Qin Nan shook his head without hesitation. Despite how powerful the Imperial Mortal Scriptures were, it was still uncomparable against his Martial Spirit, his left eye, and the recently awakened blood in his body.
“I knew you were going to say that. If he were to be here, he would be quite mad after hearing your words…” Old Shan immediately cut off his words and his tone changed, “Qin Nan, now that the Sect Leader has failed to level up, the danger is resolved. Therefore, there is an event you must participate in!”
“What is it?”
Qin Nan instantly asked.
“The Sect Leader’s fortieth birthday!” Old Shan’s eyes glistened as he continued, “Just a moment ago, the Sect Leader delivered a message saying that he will be holding a feast in ten days. Not only will the three Sect Leaders of the other sects be there, even the Qinglong Sacred Area will send a representative here to the Mystic Spirit Sect!’
“Qinglong Sacred Area!”
Qin Nan’s body shuddered slightly.
“That’s right!’ Old Shan let out a smile and said, “I’ll bring you to a place where you will be able to cultivate your best in the next ten days to improve your cultivation, so you can display your talents at the Sect Leader’s birthday feast. If you are able to capture the representative’s attention, without the need to participate in the Hundred Sects Tournament, you are allowed to… join the Qinglong Sacred Area straight away!’
Translator: XephiZ
Editor: DOCuinn