Chapter 251 – An Upcoming Breakthrough
“Outstanding, truly outstanding!”
“Not only is his strength powerful, his ability to seize opportunities in the midst of battle is truly terrifying.”
“……”
Inside the Sect Leader’s Hall, the group of Hall Leaders and authorities began to discuss among themselves. Not only had Qin Nan’s actions tricked his opponents, it had also tricked them as well.
Unknowingly, both Ouyang Ba and the envoy of the Qinglong Sacred Area had their eyes focused on the White Jade Dojo while they were enjoying their wine. Their gazes were similar to majestic emperors watching a brawl between ants.
…At the White Jade Dojo…
Cao Fan and Li Qingyu both wore shocked expressions. However, they were able to swiftly recover due to their extraordinary mindsets, as their gazes toward Qin Nan turned fiery.
This Qin Nan is a strong opponent indeed. The stronger he is, the stronger the flames of our pride and the lust for victory are!
“Qin Nan, you are very strong. Within the same realm, you are almost the strongest opponent I’ve ever faced!” Cao Fan blurted out, “Which is why I’ll be joining forces with Li Qingyu today, to defeat you with our strongest attack!”
Li Qingyu nodded her head with a stern expression.
At this stage, the two had no choice but to face Qin Nan together.
Based on the situation before, it was obvious that they would be mismatched against Qin Nan if they were to fight him one-on-one. Therefore, the solution now was to work with each other, and see if Qin Nan would end up defeating the three of them, or if the two of them were enough to suppress Qin Nan!
“Bring it on!”
Qin Nan’s eyes emitted a surging golden glow while his hair danced wildly, giving him a ferocious appearance.
The battling blood inside his body had been boiling since long ago!
“Demonic Flame Martial Spirit!”
Cao Fan uttered a roar as ten golden rays were emitted from his back, together with the rising of a demonic-looking flame. To everyone’s surprise, the surrounding temperature was lowered instead of rising, as if a chilling wind had swept past the scene.
“Heaven-Scorching Blazing Flame!”
The Demonic Flame Martial Spirit emitted a roar before crashing down on Qin Nan in a fierce manner.
The surrounding crowd was utterly astonished. Even standing a distance away, they could feel the tremendous force of the Demonic Flame Martial Spirit, as if their bodies were going to melt.
“Such a powerful Martial Spirit!”
Qin Nan’s face showed a hint of surprise. This Demonic Flame Martial Spirit was stronger than Wei Hao’s Martial Spirit. The main reason being that Cao Fan’s cultivation had reached the peak of the Martial Emperor Realm, hence he was more familiar with the capabilities of his Martial Spirit, allowing him to unleash its full potential!
“Cao Fan, your Demonic Flame Martial Spirit is truly fascinating, but it won’t be enough to entrap me!” Qin Nan uttered a dull roar, as his figure swiftly escaped from the attack of the Demonic Flame Martial Spirit and approached Cao Fan in an unorthodox fashion.
“Qin Nan, don’t you ignore my presence!”
Li Qingyu’s attractive eyes were filled with a sharp look as golden rays were emitted behind her, together with a floating pink cloud.
“Descending Cloud Martial Spirit, with ninety-nine variations, descending ten thousand feet; Enormous Cloud Entrapping Cage!”
Following Li Qingyu’s shout, the pink-colored cloud Martial Spirit suddenly exploded, as countless cloud clusters sprang to surround Qin Nan. Surprisingly, a series of sonorous sounds were heard, as the cloud clusters turned firm as steel and merged together, forming a large cage enclosing Qin Nan within it, covering an area with a radius of thirty meters.
“Contract!”
Following Li Qingyu’s yell, the cloud cage covering an area with a radius of thirty meters began to shrink in Qin Nan’s direction at a rapid speed.
“Trying to trap me?”
Qin Nan’s eyes were filled with a rumbling Battle Intent, as his figure sprang forward while he lashed out a punch!
BANG!
After an explosion, Qin Nan’s expression instantly changed. It felt like his fist had landed on the surface of a sturdy mountain, which had had no effect on it. In comparison, the reflective force from his punch penetrated his body and disrupted his Qi.
“Let me see how firm you are!”
The Battle Intent in Qin Nan’s eyes grew stronger, as his figure lashed out continuous punches like a rain of fists!
BANG BANG BANG!
A succession of shocking explosions took place, causing the cloud cage to tremble vigorously, but it showed no signs of being destroyed while it continued to shrink toward Qin Nan’s location. As for Qin Nan’s body, after receiving one reflective impact after another, his breathing had turned incredibly disordered.
“Slash!”
Qin Nan leapt backward while drawing out an ancient saber from the sheath on his back, emitting a terrifying Saber Intent. At that instant, the Demonic Flame Martial Spirit floated right above Qin Nan and spat a sea of flames that poured down on Qin Nan’s head.
“Shit!”
Qin Nan’s face turned pale as he immediately executed the Blazing Sun Golden Armor Body Technique, encapsulating his body with blazing flames.
The next moment, Qin Nan’s figure was thoroughly devoured by the rolling demonic flames.
Sizzle!
Within the demonic flames, Qin Nan was thoroughly ignited with fire, causing his temperature to swiftly rise and his skin to redden. If it were not for the Blazing Sun Golden Armor Body Technique, he would have been severely injured by the flames.
The surrounding disciples could feel their hearts racing watching this. If they were the one battling, it was impossible for them to survive the attack of either of the two Martial Spirits.
However, they were now confident that Qin Nan would lose judging from the situation of the battle.
Meanwhile, the crowd inside the Sect Leader’s Hall had their attention fully focused onto the battle.
Even Zhao Fang did not utter mocking comments.
This was because… Qin Nan was yet to unleash his Martial Spirit!
Before the capabilities of Qin Nan’s Martial Spirit were revealed, it was still too soon to determine the outcome of the battle!
…In the meantime, in the White Jade Dojo…
“Qin Nan, are you still unwilling to unleash your Martial Spirit? If you don’t do it sometime soon, you will be burnt to death alive!” Cao Fan shouted.
Li Qingyu frowned her eyebrows.
Even at this stage, Qin Nan still doesn’t want to unleash his Martial Spirit?
Inside the cloud cage, surrounded by a sea of demonic flames, Qin Nan could only feel an endless heat, causing his skin to feel boiling hot, resulting in a sharp pain as his veins began to pop out on his forehead.
Should I unleash my Martial Spirit now?
Qin Nan’s eyes turned cold. There was no need for him to unleash his Martial Spirit. He could easily break the cage with his Heavenly Accumulating Strike.
However, the battle would be meaningless!
“No, I’ve yet to reach my limit!”
“Now is not the time to use my trump card, I can still fight!”
“How should I break out from the cage? How should I resist the sea of flames? There must be a way, there must be a way…”
Qin Nan quickly analyzed the situation.
In the midst of such an intensely pressuring situation, his entire body turned incredibly excited. He liked the feeling when he was approaching his own limits under exceeding pressure, because in return it would become the best feeling if he ended up defeating his opponents under such circumstances!
His brain felt like a string being stretched taut, approaching its maximum limit.
At that instant, the demonic flames grew stronger, causing Qin Nan’s skin to start cracking, as his strong flesh was gradually incinerated!
Just a while longer, I can still resist it!
Just a while longer, I can still resist it!
It was as if Qin Nan could hear a deep roar coming from his heart. He could smell the scent of death, which grew stronger as time passed. However, the voice was telling him to just resist a while longer, that he was yet to reach his limit!
The looks in the eyes of the surrounding crowd changed.
In the Sect Leader’s Hall, the looks in the eyes of the Sect Leaders, the Hall Leaders and the elders changed too. Even Ouyang Ba and the envoy of the Qinglong Sacred Area frowned slightly after seeing this.
“This ain’t good!”
Cao Fan and Li Qingyu were both dumbfounded.
They could feel Qin Nan’s flesh to be on the verge of collapsing, as if it was going to be incinerated by the demonic flames.
“Hmm?”
The face of the Leader of the Hall of Life and Death turned pale as he raised his palm, preparing himself to rescue Qin Nan!
However, at that particular moment!
The roar inside Qin Nan’s heart grew louder as he was surrounded by the sea of demonic flames. The surging heat from the surroundings and the sign that his flesh was being incinerated, caused the sense of death in his heart to grow incredibly stronger.
Just a while longer, I can still resist it!
Just a while longer, I can still resist it!
Buzz!
All of a sudden, the moment when Qin Nan’s flesh collapsed, the moment when Qin Nan was about to unleash his Martial Spirit, the Core inside his body began to tremble violently while emitting a blinding light, as if it was going to free itself from the shell, causing the force of the Heavens and Earth to turn unstable.
At that instant, the Martial Emperor Core had triggered the tribulation of the Martial Emperor Realm!
Translator: XephiZ
Editor: DOCuinn
Chapter 252 – The Aid from the Geniuses
“This is…”
A blank expression appeared on Qin Nan’s face.
He had not expected his Martial Emperor Core to trigger the Tribulation at such a crucial time.
“I get it now, it’s most likely that the pressure just now was too overbearing, causing the Martial Emperor Core to try and breakthrough due to the danger, resulting in the Tribulation!” Qin Nan’s heart shuddered as his eyes showed a hint of joy, “Very well, I shall make use of the pressure from the Martial Spirits of the two geniuses to refine the Martial Emperor Core and overcome the limitations of my Atavistic Cultivation!”
Qin Nan swiftly cleared his thoughts and spat out his Martial Emperor Core while being encapsulated within the sea of flames.
Following this, the Martial Emperor Core emitted a strong force of fire, directly resisting the sea of flames and forming a protective barrier around Qin Nan’s figure.
At the same time, the force of the Heavens and Earth began to accumulate.
Gusts of torrid wind swept across the surroundings all of a sudden, producing a whining sound, causing the temperature within sixty feet to rise rapidly.
“This…”
Cao Fan and Li Qingyu were stunned.
The genius disciples were all stunned too.
The Sect Leaders, the Hall Leaders, and the authorities inside the Sect Leader’s Hall wore astonished expressions. Even the eyes of the envoy of the Qinglong Sacred Area and Ouyang Ba were filled with a hint of surprise.
No one had expected Qin Nan to trigger the Tribulation when his life was at stake!
“A month, it’s only been a month!”
“What the f**k, within a month, his cultivation was improved from the second-layer Xiantian Realm to facing the Tribulation of the Martial Emperor Realm now!”
“What kind of luck does he have! Even a core disciple could not match his talent!”
“……”
The Hall Leaders and the others swiftly reacted, leaving blank expressions on their faces.
Despite their firm will, they could not remain calm after hearing such shocking news.
“What? In just a month?” Zhao Fang’s expression utterly changed. Although he was told that Qin Nan had had some sort of fortunate encounter which allowed his cultivation to vastly improve, he did not expect it to be this terrifying.
The envoy of the Qinglong Sacred Area and Ouyang Ba were both startled after hearing the words. They instinctively glanced at Old Shan who seemed to be unaware of their surprise while he stared at the White Jade Dojo. Following this, the two withdrew their gazes and exchanged glances with one another.
BANG! BANG! BANG!
A series of explosions could be heard.
The force of the Heavens and Earth was accumulated above Qin Nan, forming a cluster of stormy clouds covering an area with a radius of two hundred feet. Flashes of lightning could be seen within the stormy clouds together with claps of thunder, emitting a suppression which caused the faces of the crowd to turn pale.
The crowd of disciples was extremely stunned.
“Two hundred feet! It’s two hundred feet!”
Ouyang Jun burst out screaming among the crowd.
The Tribulation which ordinary cultivators experienced would usually accumulate a cluster of stormy clouds with a width of thirty feet. Even his own Tribulation had only been fifty feet wide.
However, How was Qin Nan’s Tribulation two hundred feet wide, which was four times of the width of his Tribulation?
Does this mean that Qin Nan’s Martial Emperor Core is four times stronger than mine?
Not only him, even the inner disciples of the Mystic Spirit Sect—including Ma Qian—were utterly stunned and inhaled sharply.
Initially, these inner disciples were unconvinced of the fact that Ouyang Ba had chosen Qin Nan to battle against the three geniuses. However, they had no choice now but to admit that Qin Nan was indeed stronger than them!
“Now that my Martial Emperor Core has formed, Tribulation of the Martial Emperor Realm, why aren’t you descending yet?”
It was as if Qin Nan’s severely injured flesh had totally recovered, which was now engulfed in flames and encapsulated within a powerful Saber Intent, his voice was filled with a hint of imperiousness.
Despite that, the lightning among the cluster of stormy clouds continued to grow, with no sign of striking down!
“How bold!”
Qin Nan fiercely uttered a roar. The force of Heavens and Earth had rejected to carry out the Tribulation. He then commanded his left eye of the Divine God of Batte to emit a golden glow, firing a stream of the Suppression of the Divine God of Battle toward the cluster of stormy clouds!
The Suppression of the Divine God of Battle, although it was still weak in terms of its strength, its suppression was capable of intimidating every creation when it was executed!
BANG!
The giant cluster of stormy clouds in the sky began to buzz, as the rolling thunder turned vigorous, as if the force of the Heavens and Earth was furious at Qin Nan’s behavior.
“Hmm?”
Qin Nan’s expression changed slightly.
BANG! BANG! BANG!
The lightning within the stormy clouds was yet to descend, but the invisible forces of the Heavens and Earth formed waves of attacks targeting Qin Nan’s Martial Emperor Core, with the intention of knocking the Core back into Qin Nan’s body.
“This ain’t good!”
Qin Nan’s face turned pale as his figure was knocked three steps backward. As his Martial Emperor Core was being attacked, his body would receive the same amount of damage too.
“Damn it, I have to endure it. I must endure the consequences of taking the path of Atavistic Cultivation, in order for the Tribulation to be fully triggered!”
Qin Nan uttered a blasting roar and then clenched his teeth while commanding his Martial Emperor Core to resist the incoming attacks from the force of the Heavens and Earth!
At that instant, the crowd came to a realization.
It seemed like Qin Nan’s Martial Emperor Core was being rejected by the force of the Heavens and Earth, stopping him from becoming a Martial Emperor.
“Hehe, as expected of Qin Nan. Marvelous, daring to go against the force of the Heavens and Earth!” The Longhu Ancestor Beast mumbled in a drunken tone.
“Burp.” Princess Miao Miao wore a gloating expression.
Xiao Leng and the others sitting close to them were left speechless. These two Martial Ancestor Realm experts were mocking Qin Nan despite their support toward him.
“This isn’t good, he is an Atavistic Cultivator. As a consequence, he is being rejected by the Heavens and Earth!”
Cao Fan and Li Qingyu collected their thoughts and exchanged glances with one another.
As the first-ranked inner disciples from their sect, they surely knew the reason behind it.
“We should apply more pressure on the Martial Emperor Core with our Martial Spirits. The greater the pressure, with Qin Nan’s firm will, the Martial Emperor Core should be able to resist with a greater force. It’s possible that it would have another breakthrough, allowing it to shatter the rejecting force of the Heavens and Earth and trigger the Tribulation!” Cao Fan said after a slight hesitation.
“I agree!”
Li Qingyu swiftly nodded her head.
She was willing to assist Qin Nan in his breakthrough, as his strength was worthy of her respect.
“Alright! Let’s do it!”
Cao Fan and Li Qingyu glanced at one another. Following this, they both controlled their Demonic Flame Martial Spirit and Descending Cloud Martial Spirit to fire suppressive auras toward the Martial Emperor Core.
Buzz!
The Martial Emperor Core shuddered violently.
Qin Nan could feel a huge mountain crushing down onto him, causing his body to bend slightly forward, as his heartbeat and his blood flow intensified.
“You guys…”
Qin Nan was slightly startled, before he immediately realized that Cao Fan and Li Qingyu were purposely applying pressure so that his Martial Emperor Core would have another breakthrough!
“Qin Nan, let me lend you a hand too!”
At that instant, following a roar, Yang Yiming soared through the air while emitting golden rays from his back. The Imperial Sword Martial Spirit appeared behind him while he was in mid-air, which then gathered a powerful Sword Intent and launched it toward the Martial Emperor Core.
Under the pressure from three tenth-grade Huang ranked Martial Spirits while facing the rejection from the Heavens and Earth, the Martial Emperor Core began to vibrate vigorously, as if it was going to break into pieces.
The crowd of disciples was dumbfounded.
Why are these three geniuses so shameless, to attack Qin Nan at such a crucial time?
Only the real geniuses and the group of Hall Leaders and the authorities discovered the truth with a glimpse, as their faces were filled with astonishment.
Translator: XephiZ
Editor: DOCuinn
Chapter 253 – Astounding the Crowd with the Change of the Core
“These young people are the real geniuses, to be willing to assist Qin Nan’s breakthrough despite their identities as opponents!”
“Yeah, it would be a pleasant story if what happened today was made known to the public!”
“Both Qin Nan and the other three geniuses will surely have remarkable futures!”
“……”
The Hall Leaders and the authorities thoughtfully expressed their opinions.
If they were the ones involved, it was most likely that they would not be willing to lend a hand to someone who was more talented, especially when he was having a breakthrough.
Zhao Fang’s expression turned unpleasant, but Wei Tong felt proud of what he was witnessing, Lin Xuan remained expressionless throughout the whole incident. Only Old Shan had worn a smile on his face since the start of the duel, as if he had predicted this from the very beginning.
BANG! BANG! BANG!
The Martial Emperor Core continued to sink downward due to the pressure, as cracks were formed on its uneven surface. The cracks began to thoroughly spread across its surface, as if it was going to break into pieces at anytime soon.
“Damn it!”
Cao Fan, Li Qingyu, and Yang Yiming were startled.
Although their Martial Spirits could apply a huge pressure onto Qin Nan to assist his breakthrough, there existed a risk that the pressure would shatter his Martial Emperor Core into pieces.
If the Martial Emperor Core was shattered, Qin Nan’s cultivation would surely regress due to the severe injury, which would be impossible to recover from in ten years, turning a genius into a cripple.
The crowd of disciples had never seen such an intense situation, as they all held their breaths while focusing their attention on Qin Nan.
“Please break, please break, please break…” Ouyang Jun stared at Qin Nan while a grumbling voice could be heard coming from his heart.
Crack! Crack! Crack!
At that instant, the Martial Emperor Core shook violently while emitting a sound, as if it was going to explode.
“Withdraw!”
Cao Fan, Li Qingyu, and Yang Yiming were startled after seeing this and immediately decided to withdraw their Martial Spirits without hesitation.
“Friends, there’s no need to withdraw your Martial Spirits. Please lend a hand!”
At that instant, Qin Nan said this, as he was aware of their decisions.
“This…”
Cao Fan and the others hesitated slightly, but after seeing the firm look in Qin Nan’s eyes, they immediately clenched their teeth and dispelled the thought of withdrawing their Martial Spirits, allowing them to continue applying the pressure onto the Martial Emperor Core.
As the Martial Emperor Core was now on the verge of shattering, Qin Nan’s body reflected the same condition, as his breathing and his aura were weakened.
“Hold in there!”
“I must endure it!
“Can’t I survive such a measly Tribulation?”
“Can’t I endure the suppression from these three Martial Spirits?”
Qin Nan uttered a series of dull roars in his heart, as a sense of unyielding was emitted from his bones.
How can I give up so easily!
How can I give up like that!
Buzz!
It was as if the Martial Emperor Core which was on the verge of shattering was influenced by Qin Nan’s will, as it began to shudder vigorously. It was not the sign that the Core was shattering, but it was reflecting the struggle which the Core was experiencing due to the unyielding attitude.
In other words, the Martial Emperor Core was Qin Nan, and Qin Nan was the Martial Emperor Core. If Qin Nan did not give up, his Martial Emperor Core would not give up either!
BANG!
At that instant, following the explosion, Qin Nan’s Martial Emperor Core suddenly shattered into pieces.
The crowd was utterly shocked.
However, before they could react, the shattered pieces of the Martial Emperor Core turned into countless light dots emitting seven different colors that danced in mid-air, and finally merged into one in a slow fashion. When all the light dots combined together, a brand new seven-colored Core was produced!
As soon as the seven-colored Core finished merging, a sudden aura was emitted, which knocked the three Martial Spirits backward.
BANG!
The invisible force of the Heavens and Earth appeared to detect the change, as it immediately lashed out a forceful attack.
The seven-colored Core let out a buzz before emitting a brilliant glow, which sprang forward directly and collided with the force of the Heavens and Earth, thoroughly nullifying the attack.
“This is…”
Many of the disciples and the crowd inside the Sect Leader’s Hall were astonished.
Cao Fan and the others wore blank expressions.
A seven-colored Core?
Did Qin Nan’s Martial Emperor Core have a breakthrough and complete the merging process?
“HAHAHA!”
At that instant, a blasting laugh was heard, which turned out to belong to Qin Nan.
Qin Nan wore a pleasant and energetic expression as his hair danced wildly, as if he had just received a new life. When his Martial Emperor Core leveled up due to the pressure, his spiritual will was improved too.
“Force of the Heavens and Earth, be gone!”
Qin Nan uttered a yell, as he controlled the seven-colored Core to spring into the sky toward the cluster of stormy clouds.
This time, it was his turn to attack.
It was as if the cluster of stormy clouds turned furious also, as an even scarier force of the Heavens and Earth was accumulated, preparing to deal a killing blow.
At that instant, a rare phenomenon took place!
A sudden golden glow was emitted from Qin Nan’s left eye, which ignited the eye on fire, causing the eyeball to vibrate vigorously.
“This is…”
Qin Nan was slightly startled.
Since his left eye was merged with the left eye of the Divine God of Battle, he was capable of observing anything, but he had no idea as to the reason behind the rare occurrence.
Shoosh!
Following a piercing sound, Qin Nan’s left eye spurted an arcane light into the seven-colored Core. The seven-colored Core which had initially been fired into the sky came to a stop, as a terrifying suppression was then emitted from it.
The terrifying accumulated force of Heavens and Earth instantly dissipated on its own, as if it had just encountered something terrifying, not daring to trouble Qin Nan any further.
The consequences of taking the path of Atavistic Cultivation were easily overcome just like that.
BANG! BANG! BANG!
Under the crowd’s attention, the seven-colored Core rose upward and floated in mid-air. From the Core, a chaotic ray of obscure light was fired, which was filled with an ancient aura.
“This is the aura of the Divine God of Battle…”
Qin Nan was stunned on the spot, but soon awakened all of a sudden.
He had forgotten!
He had forgotten a very important fact!
When he was merging the Martial Emperor Core, he had combined his will, his Saber Intent, the will of the Blazing Sun Golden Armor Body Technique and the will of the Art of Heart-Calming and Demon-Expelling, but he had not merged the will of the left eye of the Divine God of Battle!
Since the left eye of the Divine God of Battle had merged with his body, how could its will be left out when merging with the Martial Emperor Core?
As a result, when the seven-colored Core finished merging and was about to face the Tribulation, the left eye of the Divine God of Battle ran out of patience and took the initiative to fire a stream of aura into the Martial Emperor Core!”
Shoosh!
The boiling wind in the surroundings grew stronger, as if it was transforming into a huge hurricane that would be sweeping across the White Jade Dojo.
The initial two hundred foot wide cluster of stormy clouds grew bigger all of a sudden as it spread across the sky. In just a blink of an eye, it had now grown to a width of one thousand feet—five times bigger than the previous size.
The cluster of stormy clouds with a width of one thousand feet was like a black curtain covering the entire place, resulting in endless shadows. The rumbling lightning was stronger too, which danced wildly inside the stormy cloud like thunderous dragons and snakes, emitting a series of shocking explosions.
The shocking rare phenomenon caused every disciple to be utterly astonished, their faces filled with disbelief.
The authorities inside the Sect Leader’s Hall were stunned at that instant.
“How is this possible…”
The envoy of the Qinglong Sacred Area and Ouyang Ba both wore shocked expressions, whose figures rose from their seats almost at the same time, their eyes now fully focused onto the scene!
Translator: XephiZ
Editor: DOCuinn