Chapter 254 – The Abominable Villain
Even a super genius with a tenth-grade Huang ranked Martial Spirit could only trigger a tribulation with a fifty foot wide stormy cloud.
The crowd was dumbfounded enough when Qin Nan had managed to attract a two hundred foot stormy cloud, not to mention that it was now a thousand feet wide!
How significant were a thousand feet?
Even the core disciples with Xuan-ranked Martial Spirits could not achieve that—no one in the entire Luohe Kingdom was able to achieve that!
Although one’s Martial Spirit rank and level of cultivation did not necessarily determine the difficulty of the Tribulation, only those with the greatest potential would be able to trigger such a ridiculously wide storm cloud!
The difficulty of the Tribulation was a direct reflection of the person’s strength after leveling up to the next realm!
Since Qin Nan had triggered a one thousand foot stormy cloud, which was twenty times harder than ordinary Tribulation, it could be interpreted that as Qin Nan had reached the first-layer Martial Emperor Realm, he would be able to fight twenty first-layer Martial Emperor Realm super geniuses at the same time!
…Meanwhile, inside the Sect Leader’s Hall…
The Qinglong Sacred Area envoy and Ouyang Ba were gobsmacked. Even though they had met countless peerless geniuses in the past, it was utterly shocking to see Qin Nan triggering such a ridiculous Tribulation with his tenth-grade Huang ranked Martial Spirit!
Gasp!
They both inhaled sharply at the same time, before recovering from their astonishment.
“The fortunate encounter he came across was nothing ordinary!”
The same thought came up in their minds, causing them to exchange glances with one another while they discretely conversed. Following this, Ouyang Ba shuddered violently, before transmitting a message to the envoy with his thoughts, which resulted in a calm expression on the envoy’s face.
The astonished Sect Leaders and authorities had no idea of the interaction between the Qinglong Sacred Area envoy and Ouyang Ba. They all exclaimed after collecting their thoughts!
“This is too terrifying! Too terrifying!”
“This Qin Nan is extremely ridiculous!”
“I’m afraid only the Imperial Exterminator has experienced the same level of Tribulation before!”
“……”
Even Zhao Fang, Wei Tong, Old Shan, and Lin Xuan—who had remained silent since the very beginning—blurted out expressing their thoughts.
However, these Sect Leaders, Hall Leaders, and authorities who were quite experienced in life wore complicated expressions on their faces after calming their thoughts.
Everyone knew about the fact that Qin Nan had improved from the second-layer Xiantian Realm to the half-Martial Emperor Realm in just a month, solely with the aid of the fortunate encounter at the Longhu Mountain Range!
Judging from the scene they had just witnessed, how incredible was the fortunate encounter that Qin Nan discovered?
…At the same time, on the White Jade Dojo…
“What the f**k, Qin Nan, you are superb!”
The Longhu Ancestor Beast stared with his eyes open wide and his jaw dropped, as he instinctively swore, without realizing that he had dropped the cup in his hand, which shattered on the ground.
“Woohoo! A thousand foot stormy cloud!”
Princess Miao Miao exclaimed with her mouth open wide. Her current appearance was exceedingly adorable.
The first-ranked inner disciple, the second-ranked Ma Qian, and the other genius disciples were lost for words as they let out gibberish, “Leveling up to a Martial Emperor, astonishing the crowd with such an act, how would his name not be made known to the world…”
Qin Nan’s previous achievements had resulted in his name being made known to the top four sects.
However, with the presence of the envoy of the Qinglong Sacred Area, the Sect Leaders, the Hall Leaders, and the authorities, and the geniuses from the top four sects, in such a grand event, not only would Qin Nan’s achievement cause an uproar, it would also mark the birth of a legend!
What happened today would definitely be recorded in history which would be passed down for generations—an achievement to be celebrated by millions of people!
For a cultivator of the Martial World, possessing outstanding strength in order to protect his own dignity and controlling other people’s fate was not the sole purpose, but rather also to ensure the spread of his reputation. This was because of the limit of the Canglan Continent; even a Xuan-ranked Martial Spirit or Di-ranked Martial Spirit all had their own limits which were impossible to exceed.
When one had reached their maximum limit, as one’s lifespan was only around a thousand years, someone who was approaching death would no longer focus on battling against each other or going against the will of the Heavens, but rather on leaving an eternal legacy.
There existed an end to the life of a cultivator, but eternal fame would continue to be spread!
“Qin Nan!”
Cao Fan, Li Qingyu, and Yang Yiming had their eyes filled with utter excitement.
Previously, there did not exist friendship between the three and Qin Nan; it was only them respecting each other’s strength. However, with the three cooperating in the process of applying pressure to Qin Nan’s Martial Emperor Core, allowing him to breakthrough the barrier and achieve such a marvelous accomplishment, their hearts were filled with a strong sense of joy instead of jealousy.
This was because they had all played a part in helping with the birth of a peerless genius—their contribution was essential.
“Why…Why…Why…” Ouyang Jun wore a blank expression while witnessing the process.
How is he so powerful!?
How did he become the limelight of the crowd once again!?
Why him again instead of me?!
All of a sudden, following a thought, Ouyang Jun was immediately awakened, as his expression turned incredibly dark, filled with thick hint of jealousy, unwillingness, enmity, and struggle, causing his face to turn exceedingly twisted and hideous, and whose eyes were filled with a demon-like hatred in the end.
…Meanwhile, where the attention of the crowd was focused…
When the one thousand foot stormy cloud appeared, rolling thunder could be seen within the cloud, but it showed no sign of descending.
This was because a stream of dark grey atavistic aura encapsulated the Core as it gradually penetrated it, causing its power to grow stronger.
The will of the eye of the Divine God of Battle was absolutely dominant, which could not be merged easily.
“Atavistic era, a hasty period… An endless stream of river… The cruelty of the Heavens and Earth, the savagery of the creations… The place where I belongs, was that particular battle…”
Qin Nan sat with his legs crossed, as his figure floated in mid-air due to some kind of arcane force, while he mumbled to himself.
In the crowd’s eyes, it seemed like Qin Nan’s figure was trying to merge with the Martial Emperor Core into one.
The Martial Emperor Core suddenly buzzed, as three final streams of the Atavistic Aura were fired, merging with the Martial Emperor Core.
The entire place fell silent, as a ray of brilliant light was emitted from the Martial Emperor Core, similar to the sunlight at daybreak!
Everyone halted their breathing.
The utterly outstanding Martial Emperor Core was about to finish merging!
However, at that instant, an unexpected occurrence took place!
“Qin Nan, die!”
A loud roar could be heard, as Ouyang Jun’s figure sprung toward Qin Nan with a tremendous murderous aura, lashing out with his strongest attack!
The scene took everyone by surprise, as they all had their attention focused on the rare phenomenon of the Martial Emperor Core.
“How dare you!!”
At the same instant, a shocking raging roar was heard, which belonged to Princess Miao Miao as she reacted and emitted an imperious aura while the strength of her cultivation exploded!
“Son of a bitch!”
“Don’t you dare!”
“Asshole!”
The Longhu Ancestor Beast, Old Shan, and Ouyang Ba became enraged, emitting terrifying auras.
The Sect Leader’s Hall began to shake vigorously as the four Martial Ancestor Realm experts turned furious. Even the White Jade Dojo began to crack into pieces as the sky turned incredibly gloomy.
Translator: XephiZ
Editor: DOCuinn
Chapter 255 – Unveiling of the Evil Plot
Nobody could have expected such a shocking turn would occur to the scene.
The auras from the four Martial Ancestor Realm experts almost shattered the sky. Many of the disciples at the White Jade Dojo were impacted by the auras, and some were even sent flying while spurting blood from their mouths.
Ouyang Jun’s movement came to halt as his eyes were locked onto the terrifying auras, causing his eyes to be filled with a hint of terror.
He felt like an ant under the presence of these auras.
“Kill!”
Ouyang Jun’s heart had completely turned insane, as his mind was filled with a single thought, urging him to kill Qin Nan. He then endured the terrifying pressure and dashed forward, lashing out a punch at the back of Qin Nan’s head.
The punch contained the might of the first-layer Martial Emperor Realm. Even Qin Nan’s flesh would be destroyed upon receiving the attack.
BANG!
At that instant, Princess Miao Miao, Old Shan, and the Longhu Ancestor Beast arrived and nullified the attack with an incredible force!
“Soaring Dragon Missile!”
Ouyang Jun’s attack thoroughly dissipated, but he did not show any hint of disappointment. Instead, his expression was filled with madness as he fired a sharp object, dark blue in color, which had a scaly surface like a swordfish. The aura it emitted indicated that it was a half-Emperor Weapon.
As soon as the Soaring Dragon Missile appeared, it immediately enveloped Ouyang Jun’s figure and transformed into a blue ray of light, causing his figure to disappear from the spot, dodging the attacks from Princess Miao Miao and the others.
“Shit!”
The expressions of Princess Miao Miao and her crew darkened as they swiftly turned around.
As they expected, a blue ray of light appeared together with Ouyang Jun’s figure above Qin Nan’s Martial Emperor Core.
“How venomous!”
Princess Miao Miao and her companions went enraged. Outside of their expectation, this Ouyang Jun’s target from the beginning was not Qin Nan, but Qin Nan’s Martial Emperor Core.
At that instant, the three Martial Ancestor Realm experts executed their attacks once again, causing the surrounding scenery to tremble strenuously.
“Have mercy, my friends!”
At that instant, Ouyang Ba’s voice could be heard, as his figure landed above, blocking in front of them. A blinding golden glow was emitted from his body, serving as a barrier against the attacks from the three Martial Ancestor Realm experts.
“You!”
The eyes of Princess Miao Miao and her companions were engulfed in flames.
Isn’t this Ouyang Ba purposely blocking their attacks to create an opportunity for Ouyang Jun?
As they expected, Ouyang Jun approached the Martial Emperor Core and lashed out a lightning-fast punch toward it without hesitation.
“Qin Nan, watch out!” Princess Miao Miao and her crew let out a shout while emitting a shocking force toward Ouyang Ba.
However, Ouyang Ba’s strength was incredibly powerful. Although on the surface it seemed like his cultivation had only reached the peak of the Martial Ancestor Realm, his strength was extraordinary, which was equivalent to four peak Martial Ancestor Realm experts.
As a result, even Princess Miao Miao and her companions could not advance past him. They could only watch as Ouyang Jun executed his attack.
“Slash!”
Qin Nan had long collected his thoughts at that instant. Upon seeing Ouyang Jun trying to destroy his Martial Emperor Core, he immediately uttered a roar, unleashing his maximum strength and lashed out with a slash.
“Hmm?”
Ouyang Jun’s expression slightly changed, his figure immediately dashed aside as if he had a pair of wings, dodging the slash.
“Withdraw!”
Qin Nan understood that it was not wise to fight Ouyang Jun for the time being. With a thought, he swiftly dragged the Martial Emperor Core—which was on the verge of completing its merging process—back into his body.
“Hilarious! Qin Nan, your Martial Emperor Core will be destroyed today!”
While immersed in a murderous aura, Ouyang Jun had already prepared for this from the start, as the Soaring Dragon Missile suddenly shrunk and transformed into a ray of blue light striking at Qin Nan.
It seemed that not only could this Soaring Dragon Missile greatly boost one’s speed to escape from a hazardous situation, it could also be used as a surprise killing blow.
“Shit!”
Qin Nan’s face turned pale as his figure sprang forward at the Soaring Dragon Missile, but his speed was mismatched against it.
Under the crowd’s attention, Qin Nan’s Martial Emperor Core which was encapsulated within an atavistic aura was directly struck by the blue ray of light!
BANG!
A loud explosion took place, which felt like a huge mountain being shattered into pieces.
The Martial Emperor Core was suddenly filled with cracks as its glow turned incredibly dull. The previous imperious aura had vanished, as the Core was now on the verge of shattering.
AH!
A cry full of agony could be heard.
As the Martial Emperor Core suffered such terrifying damage, Qin Nan’s flesh could not avoid severe damage too. His meridians exploded as a consequence, splattering blood everywhere, causing his forceful aura to be diminished outright!
“Qin Nan!”
Princess Miao Miao’s expression stiffened, as a terrifying aura was emitted from her body, encapsulating the entire Mystic Spirit Sect.
At that instant, she could feel her heart being slightly stung, as an endless flame of anger was ignited deep within her body.
“Asshole, I’ll f**king kill you!”
The eyes of the Longhu Ancestor Beast reddened too. Although he was not fond of Qin Nan, he could not withhold his own anger after seeing Princess Miao Miao’s furious expression. He then uttered a blasting roar as his body transformed into one with a ferocious dragon head and an enormous tiger body, before launching an attack toward Ouyang Ba.
“Calm down you two…”
Ouyang Ba’s eyes were filled with a deep look, showing no sign of being effected. An endless golden glow continued to be emitted from his body, resulting in a deafening clash when facing the attacks of Princess Miao Miao and the Longhu Ancestor Beast.
“Ouyang Jun!”
Old Shan’s expression was dark like an abyss, as he stood in mid-air while glaring at Ouyang Jun, before he unleashed a terrifying aura toward him.
“Hmm?”
Ouyang Jun was about to use his Soaring Dragon Missile when he felt his hair standing on end and his scalp turning numb, as if his figure was being locked onto, causing his movements to be restricted, while staring at the approaching attack.
Although he showed no sign of intimidation facing the previous attacks of the Martial Ancestor Realm experts, now that Ouyang Ba was being suppressed, he himself was only a mere ant facing a Martial Ancestor!
“Father, save me!”
Ouyang Jun let out a shriek.
At that instant, a giant hand reached out from the Sect Leader’s Hall, which grabbed Old Shan’s aura as a thunderous voice was heard, “Enough!”
It was as if the voice was accompanied by a terrifying magic, which caused the surroundings to fall into dead silence.
Following this, the halls and the mountains more than ten miles away from the Sect Leader’s Hall exploded at the same time, firing countless shattered pieces into the sky.
A single shout capable of turning the world upside down.
The envoy of the Qinglong Sacred Area walked out from the Sect Leader’s Hall and snapped, “Stop it right there!”
Even the furious Princess Miao Miao, Longhu Ancestor Beast, and Old Shan shuddered violently and halted their attacks.
Ouyang Ba squinted his eyes, as a smile appeared on his face.
Translator: XephiZ
Editor: DOCuinn
Chapter 256 – The Weird Change of the Tide
The disciples and the crowd inside the Sect Leader’s Hall were stunned on the spot. Everything had happened too quickly, and they were unable to react in time.
Ouyang Jun gave Qin Nan a surprise attack?
Qin Nan’s Martial Emperor Core was severely damaged?
Ouyang Ba confronted Old Shan, Princess Miao Miao, and the Longhu Ancestor Beast by himself?
The envoy of the Qinglong Sacred Area interrupted, which side is he on?
What does all this mean?
Countless doubts appeared in the crowd’s thoughts.
At that instant, on the severely messed up White Jade Dojo, the Qinglong Sacred Area envoy landed and had the situation under control, nullifying the terrifying auras from before, restoring calmness of the place.
Puff!
Qin Nan vomited a mouthful of blood. He was severely injured as his Martial Emperor Core had suffered serious damage from the attack.
“…….Withdraw!”
Qin Nan forced the word from his throat, resulting in a hoarse voice. The trembling Martial Emperor Core which floated in mid-air, its surface filled with cracks, slowly moved toward Qin Nan and entered his body.
BANG!
The Martial Emperor Core vibrated even more vigorously upon entering Qin Nan’s body, with a disordered aura, as if the different streams of will merged within it were on the verge of collapsing.
Any other ordinary Martial Emperor Core would have shattered into pieces upon receiving the attack from a half-Emperor Weapon like the Soaring Dragon Missile. However, Qin Nan’s Martial Emperor Core was quite different, it survived because of the aid from the aura of the eye of the Divine God of Battle.
However, the final result was that of the aura of the left eye of the Divine God of Battle being dissipated, causing the internal of the Core to start crumbling.
“……This ain’t good……”
Qin Nan’s face turned pale. If he could not come up with a way to recover, his Martial Emperor Core would completely break into pieces.
However, as he was about to move his body, a sense of incredible pain and weakness was felt from his body, hindering his movements.
“Is… my Core… definitely going to shatter into pieces?”
Qin Nan’s mind went blank.
At that instant, he could feel a faint pain coming from his left eye of the Divine God of Battle, resulting in a drop of blood which somehow penetrated his flesh and landed on the Martial Emperor Core, before dissolving into it.
With a soft buzz, the damaged Martial Emperor Core surprisingly began to recover, as its previously disordered aura also stabilized.
Although it was yet to fully recover, it was saved from destruction.
“Left eye of the Divine God of Battle, it seems like I owe you a favor once again…”
Qin Nan mumbled. Together with the recovery of the Martial Emperor Core, he began to regain his strength. Although his body still had suffered a severe injury, it was a lot better than its previous condition.
At the same time, the Qinglong Sacred Area envoy and Ouyang Ba were aware of the change in Qin Nan’s condition. Their eyes flickered with a hint of lust. Apart from the Imperial Mortal Scriptures, they would also need to retrieve whatever Qin Nan possessed.
As for Princess Miao Miao and her companions, they all let out a sigh of relief. Princess Miao Miao ignored the presence of the envoy of the Qinglong Sacred Area and flicked a purple-colored drop of blood toward Qin Nan and said, “Qin Nan, rest well.” After seeing the look in Qin Nan’s glistening eyes, she turned her head around and said, “Don’t you worry, leave the rest to us.”
Qin Nan was startled for a brief while, before consuming the purple drop of blood to aid the recovery of his injury.
Ouyang Jun, who was not far away, wore a dark expression upon seeing that Qin Nan had managed to stabilize his condition in such a short period of time. After paying such a huge price, he had still failed to give Qin Nan a devastating blow.
Outside of everyone’s expectations, before Princess Miao Miao and her crew could speak, the envoy of the Qinglong Sacred Area suddenly harrumphed and snapped with a ferocious tone, “Look at yourselves, you are all Martial Ancestor Realm experts, why are you making such a fuss over an insignificant sneak attack? Do you have any idea how many disciples here could survive if a battle were to break out between you all?”
At that instant the crowd was stunned. Even the people inside the Sect Leader’s Hall were stunned.
An insignificant sneak attack?
Ouyang Jun personally sneak attacked Qin Nan, which almost shattered Qin Nan’s Martial Emperor Core into pieces, and you call that an insignificant sneak attack?
Although Qin Nan appeared to have prevented his Martial Emperor Core from being destroyed, he would no longer have the help of the three geniuses when he attempted to have a breakthrough next time, not to mention having the pleasure of being spectated by the Sect Leaders, the Hall Leaders, the elders, and the disciples.
Without these, it would serve as a great hindrance to Qin Nan’s progress. If he were unfortunate enough, he might not be able to become a Martial Emperor in the next two years.
Hence, the crowd immediately came to a realization. The words spoken by the envoy of the Qinglong Sacred Area clearly indicated that he was trying to protect Ouyang Jun!
At that instant, Ouyang Ba took a step forward and brought his fists together at Princess Miao Miao and her crew, “What happened just then was my son’s fault, and my fault for not teaching him the right manners, resulting in such a severe injury to Qin Nan. I’m very sorry. Please give my son a chance to repent as a sign of respect to me.”
The speech pretty much covered what needed to be said, but his tone was not filled with any hint of apology.
Princess Miao Miao and her companions burst out laughing.
“Envoy of the Qinglong Sacred Area? Sect Leader of the Mystic Spirit Sect?” Princess Miao Miao’s eyes turned icy as she continued, “I don’t care if you are Martial Dominators or whatever the shit you are, if you don’t hand Ouyang Jun over, I swear I will destroy you all!”
“Smug, very smug indeed. Do you think I would be afraid to fight you? Bring it on!” The Longhu Ancestor Beast uttered a roar.
Old Shan wore a stern look on his face despite his calm behavior, an indication that he too had the intention to kill.
The previously calm atmosphere was once again intensified at that instant, and was even more terrifying than before.
Inside the Sect Leader’s Hall, Zhao Fang, Wei Tong, and Lin Xuan—the three Sect Leaders—were astonished. They clearly knew that despite the outcome, if the battle were to take place, they would have to clearly decide their stance based on the possible consequences.
Besides, they could sense that Ouyang Jun’s sneak attack was not as simple as it had seemed.
“Oh? It seems like you guys prefer to settle it with violence then?”
A smile appeared on the face of the Qinglong Sacred Area envoy, which turned stone cold as a terrifying aura was awakened within his body.
Ouyang Ba continued to wear a calm expression as he said in a calm tone, “I did apologize just then. If you three still insist so, I guess a battle cannot be avoided.”
“Very well!”
Princess Miao Miao let out a hysterical laugh, as an arcane glow was emitted from her eyes.
A grand battle was about to take place.
Beyond everyone’s expectations, a sudden shout was heard, “Wait, seniors, I would like to say something!”
The one speaking turned out to be Ouyang Jun.
Translator: XephiZ
Editor: DOCuinn