Chapter 257 – A Shameless Challenge to a Life and Death Duel
No one had expected Ouyang Jun to interfere at that instant.
The crowd of disciples wore different expressions on their faces. They could roughly guess that the reason Ouyang Jun had attacked Qin Nan was because his Jun Alliance had been totally crushed by him, which caused his reputation to drop tremendously. Hence, it was reasonable for Ouyang Jun to be filled with hatred toward Qin Nan.
However, Xiao Qingxue currently wore a blank expression, not knowing how to react to the series of events which she had witnessed.
She was clear that she herself was most likely the main reason behind the conflict between Qin Nan and Ouyang Jun. However, the situation had long surpassed her capabilities. As the ‘top beauty of the Mystic Spirit Sect’, her presence now seemed to be quite petty.
“You have something to say?”
Princess Miao Miao was totally speechless at how shameless these people were.
The envoy of the Qinglong Sacred Area treated the situation with an indifferent attitude. Ouyang Ba apologized without showing any sign of repentance. Even Ouyang Jun dared to cause more trouble despite what he had already done.
Are these people really that clueless?
Do they seriously think a Martial Dominator has the capability to crush everything?
“Princess, calm down first.” Old Shan said with an expressionless face, “I would like to hear what he is planning to say.”
Princess Miao Miao and the Longhu Ancestor Beast both wore a cold expression without saying anything.
Meanwhile, the Sect Leaders, the Hall Leaders and the elders inside the Sect Leader’s Hall, and the remaining disciples all had their attention focused on Ouyang Jun.
Ouyang Jun turned excited after being aware of the crowd’s gaze. Since Qin Nan had returned to the sect, he had lost his place of being the limelight of the disciples. However, as he glanced toward Qin Nan who was trying to recover from his injury, his face instantly turned dark and he said, “Qin Nan, since this conflict is mainly between you and I, let’s settle it at once!”
“Settle it?”
Qin Nan slowly opened his eyes and exhaled deeply. He had managed to minorly heal his body over this period, mainly because Princess Miao Miao’s true form was a magical elixir, and the purple drop of blood she gave contained a faint stream of her Primary Force.
The crowd glanced toward Qin Nan, and to their surprise, they could see a calm expression on his face, with no sign of murderous intent, as if he was not furious regarding the incident that had taken place, which caused the crowd to feel slightly confused.
“That’s right!”
Ouyang Jun took a step forward and raised his head as he yelled, “Our conflict goes way back, which provoked me to attack you! However, it would not result in a great influence if the seniors ended up fighting against each other because of it. Therefore, I will limit my cultivation to the half-Martial Emperor Realm, and challenge you to a duel!”
Challenge to a duel?
Ouyang Jun is challenging Qin Nan to a duel?
The crowd of disciples, the Sect Leaders, and the authorities were utterly stunned.
Now that Qin Nan was severely injured, despite his outstanding strength, it was most likely that he could not even exert three tenths of his force.
Isn’t it obvious that Ouyang Jun is trying to take advantage of Qin Nan’s injury to eliminate him?
However, what they did not know was that despite the venomous personality of Ouyang Jun, he was still capable of utilizing the tide of a situation. Previously, he was aware that his father and the envoy of the Qinglong Sacred Area had already planned to cooperate in order to deal with Old Shan and his companions.
The envoy of the Qinglong Sacred Area was a Martial Dominator Realm expert. Defeating Princess Miao Miao and her crew was too easy a task for him.
Therefore, he came up with an evil plan in his mind, which was to challenge Qin Nan to a duel to eliminate him. Even if the worst were to happen, there was no need for him to be scared since he had such reliable support.
“This Ouyang Jun…”
The faces of Cao Fan, Li Qingyu, and Yang Yiming were filled with a hint of anger.
As for Xiao Qingxue, her expression gradually changed between pain and self-condemnation, Not that it matters much right?
“Shameless prick!”
The Longhu Ancestor Beast cursed as his body trembled due to the anger.
Although he self-acknowledged to be a shameless being, he did not expect Ouyang Jun to be such a ridiculous person, having the guts to challenge someone who was seriously injured to a duel.
Could he be any more shameless?
“It seems like there is no way to handle this peacefully.”
Princess Miao Miao expression returned to calm, but a growing tempestuous aura could be felt from her.
Ouyang Jun ignored the reaction of the two Martial Ancestor Realm experts with an indifferent attitude, whose eyes were locked onto Qin Nan’s figure, as he said with a conceited expression, “What is it Qin Nan, are you too scared to accept the challenge? Aren’t you the top-ranked outer disciple? Aren’t you one who has never lowered your head? Let me tell you, I am the one in charge of sending members of the Jun Alliance to trouble you, and the one who sneak attacked you just then. Don’t you feel like killing me? If you do, then accept my challenge!”
Ouyang Jun raised his tone toward the end of his speech, which almost felt like a raging scream.
“Die!”
However, before he could continue speaking, a terrifying aura could be felt coming from above. Everyone could only see the Longhu Ancestor Beast flying toward Ouyang Jun at a great speed, his bloody mouth opened wide, as if he was going to devour this shameless prick straight away.
The eyes of the envoy of the Qinglong Sacred Area and Ouyang Ba turned icy.
At that instant, a yell was heard.
“Longhu, stop it!”
The one speaking was none other than Qin Nan.
“Qin Nan, you…” The Longhu Ancestor Beast hesitated for a moment, and was about to say something when he noticed Princess Miao Miao shaking her head at him. He then let out a harrumph at the envoy of the Qinglong Sacred Area and Ouyang Ba before withdrawing to his previous place.
At that instant, Qin Nan’s expression remained calm as always.
However, everyone could tell that his body was encapsulated within a raging aura.
Qin Nan was utterly furious.
While he was merging his Martial Emperor Core, he was being ambushed by this son of a bitch in such a crucial timing, causing him to fail his breakthrough. This fact alone was enough for Qin Nan to kill him, not to mention the troubles he had caused him previously.
However, before he could say anything, this Ouyang Jun dared to voice out and challenge him to a duel.
Am I someone to be bullied so easily?
Does my injury mean I can allow someone to bully me like that?
“I accept your challenge!” Qin Nan’s eyes turned cold as he spoke, “But on one condition: this will be a duel of life and death!”
A duel of life and death!
The few words astounded the entire crowd.
This Qin Nan plans to have a duel of life and death with Ouyang Jun?
Is this Qin Nan that confident in defeating Ouyang Jun, despite his severe injury?
“A duel of life and death?” Ouyang Jun was startled, before he burst out laughing, “HAHAHA, sure, sure, I’ve always wanted to have a duel of life and death with you, but I did not expect you to suggest it yourself! Since you took the initiative to do so, I’ll be more than happy to harvest your life!”
“Is that so?”
Qin Nan slowly rose from the ground as an imperious aura was emitted from his body.
At that instant, a sudden shout was heard, “Hold on!”
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Chapter 258 – The Sect Leader and the Envoy Reveal their Fangs
The one yelling turned out to be the Qinglong Sacred Area envoy.
His eyes flickered as he smilingly said, “Your suggestion sounds good. You two should resolve the conflict yourself, but this duel seems to be unfair to Qin Nan, hence I’m willing to also give one hundred Force Accumulating Stones. If Qin Nan were to win the duel, these one hundred Force Accumulating Stones will be his. Furthermore, I’ll give him a chance of becoming a disciple of the Qinglong Sacred Area!”
The words caused the crowd to stare with their eyes open wide.
One hundred Force Accumulating Stones?
And a chance to become a disciple of the Qinglong Sacred Area?
Wasn’t this envoy siding with Ouyang Ba, why was he offering such a tremendous reward?
As the crowd was immersed in their doubts, the envoy of the Qinglong Sacred Area raised his head and glanced at Old Shan, before saying with a smile, “I was told that you are Qin Nan’s master, right? Now that I’ve offered a hundred Force Accumulating Stones and a chance to become a disciple of the Qinglong Sacred Area, to be fair, you should offer a reward too. If Ouyang Jun were to win the duel, you should give him the Imperial Mortal Scriptures.”
The words served as a grenade to the crowd!
The disciples wore confused looks on their faces, but the faces of the Sect Leaders, the Hall Leaders, and the authorities inside the Sect Leader’s Hall utterly changed.
They finally realized why the envoy of the Qinglong Sacred Area was willing to offer the reward first. It seemed like the Imperial Mortal Scriptures were his target since the very beginning!
They had no doubt heard of the Imperial Mortal Scriptures before, as they themselves were interested in obtaining them. However, since Old Shan possessed incredible strength as his cultivation had reached the peak of the Martial Ancestor Realm, they stood no chance against him.
Ouyang Ba was the first to burst out laughing, “That sounds brilliant. I agree with the suggestion from the envoy. Sect Leaders, what do you think?”
After saying this, he glanced toward Zhao Fang and the others.
Zhao Fang and the others were astonished. It was clear that Ouyang Ba was forcing them to take a side with his words. They also realized why Ouyang Ba would hold a feast and invite everyone over after he failed to become a Martial Dominator. He was even willing to pay a huge price to invite the envoy of the Qinglong Sacred Area, because it was all his setup to retrieve the Imperial Mortal Scriptures from Old Shan!
“HAHAHA, the envoy’s words are wise indeed, I agree with the suggestion!” Zhao Fang said with a laugh.
“I have no comment.” Lin Xuan spoke in an icy tone.
Wei Tong hesitated for a moment as he recollected the series of events which had just occurred, and the attitude of the envoy, before he made up his mind and said, “The Disordered Flames Sect agrees with the suggestion!”
With the three Sect Leaders showing their stances, the Hall Leaders and the authorities had no choice but to follow, even if they possessed a different opinion.
“Yeah, let that be the case for the duel.”
“Since Ouyang Jun and Qin Nan have such a devastating conflict, this will be the best for both sides.”
“I agree with the envoy!”
“……”
Hearing the voices declaring their stances from the crowd inside the Sect Leader’s Hall, the crowd of disciples was aware that something was not right. Those who were smarter could even tell that this was a trap laid out by Ouyang Ba and the envoy to blackmail the other three sects and apply pressure on Old Shan!
“These assholes, these shameless pricks…”
The Longhu Ancestor Beast felt like turning mad.
What the actual f**k, it was Qin Nan that was severely injured, and this bunch of assholes is planning such an evil plot?
Princess Miao Miao remained silent, as she patted the Longhu Ancestor Beast’s dragon head to calm him down.
As for Old Shan, even facing the pressure from the entire crowd, his expression showed no sign of changing. He turned his head around and stared at Qin Nan with his eyes.
At that instant, Qin Nan’s eyes were filled with an endless iciness.
He had finally witnessed the shamelessness of these people. One hundred Force Accumulating Stones, and a chance to become the disciple of the Qinglong Sacred Area; these two combined together was not even close to the value of the Imperial Mortal Scriptures.
The envoy of the Qinglong Sacred Area was only trying to find an excuse. There was no difference compared to a robbery.
“Old Shan, you can accept the suggestion!” Qin Nan exhaled a few breaths and said in a calm tone, withholding the anger in his heart.
“Sure.” Outside of everyone’s expectations, Old Shan suddenly burst out laughing and said, “Since the envoy and everyone from the sect are supportive of it, I shall not doubt its validity. If Ouyang Jun were to defeat Qin Nan, I will give him the Imperial Mortal Scriptures!”
Hearing the words, the eyes of the envoy of the Qinglong Sacred Area and Ouyang Ba flickered vigorously.
They had planned the birthday feast as a disguise of a bizarre trap merely for the sake of the Imperial Mortal Scriptures. However, they had not expected Ouyang Jun to challenge Qin Nan to a duel, which he then accepted without hesitation. Therefore, it was easier for them to set up a bet to obtain the Imperial Mortal Scriptures.
With their understanding of Old Shan’s personality, he would definitely keep to his word. Hence, once Qin Nan lost the duel, they could easily obtain the Imperial Mortal Scriptures and save a lot of trouble for themselves. Even if Old Shan shamelessly denied the bet, it was perfectly justifiable for them to attack him by then.
As for the duel, they had no doubt that Qin Nan would lose.
“I’ll be in charge of the duel.”
At that instant, the Leader of the Hall of Life and Death said in a loud tone.
No one would have any objection if he were to be the judge of the duel. Everyone knew that the Leader of the Hall of Life and Death was extremely stubborn in following the rules. Even the Sect Leader’s words would be ignored if they were to disrupt the fairness of the duel.
“Qin Nan, bring it on. Show me the strength of the top-ranked outer disciple!”
Ouyang Jun uttered a crazy laugh. He did not care what his father and the envoy had in mind. His only thought now was to kill Qin Nan!
“As you wish!”
With a kick, Qin Nan landed in front of Ouyang Jun and immediately drew out his saber and lashed out with a slash.
“That’s more like it!”
Ouyang Jun uttered a roar as his flesh began to expand. His skin was covered in the color of copper, as endless hot steam was released from his pores toward the surroundings.
BANG!
The slash landed onto Ouyang Jun’s body, resulting in a loud explosion. However, Ouyang Jun’s flesh was perfectly unharmed, who did not even alter his steps despite the powerful impact.
Even such a powerful blow could not harm Ouyang Jun!
“Qin Nan, don’t assume that you are the only one with outstanding flesh. I’ve been practicing this Atavistic Giant Body Technique since a young age!” Ouyang Jun let out an excited roar, “Come on, show me your full strength. I’ll let you attack me freely, and see if you are able to harm me…”
Before he could finish his sentence, a sudden roar took place.
“Shut the f**k up!”
The Suppression of the Divine God of Battle was fired from Qin Nan’s left eye, which transformed into a huge mountain crushing downward above Ouyang Jun’s head.
AH!
A shriek of agony could be heard. Under everyone’s gaze, Ouyang Jun’s giant body was slammed right into the ground by the Suppression of the Divine God of Battle!
Translator: XephiZ
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Chapter 259 – A Display of Utter Viciousness
Although Qin Nan could only exhort three tenths of his full strength due to the severe injury, his left eye was perfectly unaffected. Besides, under the observation of his left eye of the Divine God of Battle, Qin Nan discovered that although Ouyang Jun’s Atavistic Giant Body Technique was able to tremendously increase the offensive and defensive capabilities of his flesh, his head was still relatively weak, which served as the weak point of the technique.
As a result, when Qin Nan unleashed the Suppression of the Divine God of Battle, Ouyang Jun was smashed into the ground straight away.
“Qin Nan…”
The crowd of disciples turned energetic.
Weren’t you, Ouyang Jun, proud of your sneak attack?
Weren’t you, Ouyang Jun, trying to abuse Qin Nan’s injury and challenge him?
So what, when it comes to a serious duel, you are still not worthy to face Qin Nan, tasting dirt right away at the start of the battle!
The envoy of the Qinglong Sacred Area and Ouyang Ba both wore twisted expressions. They did not expect Ouyang Jun to be so weak facing Qin Nan, causing their thoughts to consider if they should carry out the original plan once the duel was lost.
“HAHAHA!” The Longhu Ancestor Beast burst out laughing in a pleasant manner. He extremely disliked that son of a bitch Ouyang Jun.
“Slash!”
In the midst of the battle, as soon as Ouyang Jun was being suppressed, Qin Nan immediately drew out the ancient saber Superbia and flung both the sabers in his hand, emitting two terrifying Saber Intents which formed a cross aimed at Ouyang Jun’s head.
“Shit, he somehow knows my weakness!”
Following this, Ouyang Jun could feel his scalp going numb as he uttered a roar, “Xiantian Weapon, protect me!”
Ouyang Jun waved his hand, causing a giant shield to appear before him, which was surrounded by flashing dots, similar to the scenery of the galaxy. It then emitted a mystical glow, nullifying the damage from the two slashes.
“Tyrannical Dragon Sword!”
Ouyang Jun drew out another Xiantian Weapon, with a length of three feet. The sword was surrounded by an icy glow and the faint cries of dragons. He then executed a slash, which surprisingly hindered the Suppression of the Divine God of Battle, allowing him to rise from the ground.
The change of the tide of the battle caused the surrounding geniuses to wear dull expressions, as they could not help but burst out cursing.
“Shameless! Shameless to the max! Qin Nan is only able to exhort three tenths of his full strength, and he still dares to use Xiantian Weapons!”
“Isn’t this unfair? He even used two Xiantian Weapons at once!”
“So is he going to abuse his Greater Success Stage of the Arcane Realm later?”
“Fair battle! Fair battle my ass, this Ouyang Jun is truly a disgrace!”
“……”
The crowd of disciples was already furious after witnessing the series of events from Ouyang Jun ambushing Qin Nan to the envoy pressuring Old Shan, then to Ouyang Jun challenging Qin Nan. However, they did not dare to express their opinions. Hence, they could not withhold their anger any longer after seeing Ouyang Jun’s shameless act.
Beyond their expectations, Ouyang Jun’s face showed no hint of embarrassment, but rather a hint of excitement.
Shameless?
Then let it be!
Anything was worth it as long as it allowed him to kill Qin Nan!
“Heavenly Fire Seven Roaring Canons!”
Ouyang Jun waved his hand, causing another Xiantian Weapon to appear. Seven ancient objects with the appearance of bamboo shoots rose and floated in mid-air, aiming their muzzles in Qin Nan’s direction. Following this, a series of fireballs were launched, resulting in a succession of explosions.
“Another Xiantian Weapon?”
A hollow smile appeared on Qin Nan’s face as his figure began to move with a flicker.
He roamed among the raining fireballs, perfectly dodging the overwhelming attacks. The fireballs landed on the White Jade Dojo behind him, resulting in a series of explosions.
Previously, Qin Nan was able to single-handedly battle against the three geniuses, with the aid of the left eye of the Divine God of Battle, which allowed him to analyze the situation of the battle.
It went without saying that this insignificant Xiantian Weapon was never his concern.
“Die!”
In just a blink of an eye, Qin Nan advanced through the waves of fireballs and arrived before Ouyang Jun. He executed the Blazing Sun Golden Armor Body Technique to its maximum, causing his entire flesh to be engulfed in flames, as he lashed out a ferocious punch that was accompanied by a powerful gust of wind.
“You!”
Ouyang Jun was incredibly shocked as he could not react in time. By the time he collected his thoughts, the aura of the punch had almost consumed his figure.
“Soaring Dragon Missile!”
In the nick of time, Ouyang Jun unleashed his half-Emperor Weapon once again which encapsulated his figure and he vanished from the spot, thoroughly dodging the terrifying punch, before appearing behind Qin Nan.
“Emperor-Crushing Thirteen Swords!”
Ouyang Jun stepped on the Soaring Dragon Missile as he uttered a shout. The Tyrannical Dragon Sword in his hand transformed into thirteen shadows of a sword and stacked together before slashing downward at Qin Nan’s head.
Many among the crowd wore pale expressions as their chests tightened.
“Still trying to attack me with the same ability?”
Qin Nan smirked in anger.
At the beginning, Ouyang Jun had used the same ability to damage his Martial Emperor Core. Hence, he had already prepared himself for it. With his Divine Sense enveloping the area within sixty foot of him, he could easily detect the slightest disturbance. Therefore, when Ouyang Jun appeared behind him and lashed out his killing blow, he was absolutely ready for it!
“Piss off!”
Qin Nan turned around and dodged the thirteen Sword Intents as if there existed a pair of eyes on the back of his head. He then landed a terrifying punch onto Ouyang Jun’s flesh.
BANG!
A sound as if something had collided with a mountain made of steel could be heard, as Ouyang Jun’s body shuddered violently due to a series of explosions occurring within his body.
The surrounding disciples were utterly astounded.
Qin Nan’s gaze turned cold as his flesh spat flames from his fist as if he intended to ignite Ouyang Jun with fire.
At that instant, the pale-faced Ouyang Jun surprisingly let out a spooky smile, “Qin Nan, your flesh is indeed outstanding, surpassing the strength of my flesh. However, don’t you assume that you are the only one with a superb eye technique…”
Ten golden rays appeared flashingly behind Ouyang Jun.
Ouyang Jun’s eyes instantly turned pitch-black, as countless figures of poisonous snakes could be seen from his eyes, which formed a wave of poisonous snakes penetrating Qin Nan’s eyes in a crazy fashion.
The attack was from Ouyang Jun’s Serpent’s Eyes Martial Spirit!
In his eyes lived the Demonic Poisonous Serpent. Once unleashed, it would deal a great blow to one’s soul, causing the victim’s mind to turn blank or even leaving them in a state of lunacy.
Qin Nan’s figure shuddered violently. His Divine Sense was influenced by the great impact. Even with the resistance of his Art of Heart-Calming and Demon-Expelling, his perception was stunned for a period of time.
During that period, Ouyang Jun’s eyes showed a menacing expression as he uttered a roar, “Die, Qin Nan!”
Suddenly, a first-layer Martial Emperor Realm aura was emitted from his body!
Once again, he tried to ambush using his full strength!
At that instant, Princess Miao Miao, Old Shan, and the others were flabbergasted.
Translator: XephiZ
Editor: DOCuinn