Chapter 264 – Nine Yin Nine Evil Spirit Extracting Formation
The disciples, the Hall Leaders, and the Sect Leaders stared with their eyes open wide.
Qin Nan challenging the two Martial Dominators was kind of acceptable, since he was the one involved.
However, this bunch of insignificant disciples, where did they get their courage from to do so?
Although the crowd could not comprehend the reason behind it, they could feel their blood boiling and their noses tingling after witnessing this, despite the fact that they were totally irrelevant.
“HAHAHA, youngsters, nice one! Qin Nan, what are you hesitating for?”
The Longhu Ancestor Beast roared with excitement.
“Qin Nan, don’t worry.”
Old Shan let out a smile.
“As the Princess’s servant, you shall not be timid.”
Princess Miao Miao harrumphed.
After seeing this, Ouyang Ba’s laughter came to a stop, as he wore a contorted expression while his body began to shiver.
What the f**k was wrong with these people?
How could they ignore the presence of two Martial Dominators before them?
“Qin Nan, don’t you dare…”
Ouyang Ba uttered a tremendous roar, causing the Heavens and Earth within ten miles to tremble. Despite that, his movement was hindered by Princess Miao Miao. Even after executing several powerful attacks, he still could not escape from it.
At that instant, on the White Jade Dojo, Qin Nan straightened his body as his eyes scanned the crowd. After a while, a smile appeared on his face.
“I’ve lived a bold life, straight-forward in treating my friends and my enemies!”
“If you dare to bully me, I’ll have my payback!”
“That’s because of all I have, my ballsiness is my greatest weapon!”
“Die!”
It was as if the last word had penetrated the Heavens.
Being observed by over a thousand pairs of eyes, Qin Nan raised his hand, bringing the saber in his hand upward emitting a blinding icy light, before he flung it downward straight at Ouyang Jun’s head.
Slash!
Fresh blood splattered everywhere.
The unconscious Ouyang Jun had no idea what was happening around him before his life had ended!
At that instant, the whole place fell into a dead silence. After a moment, everyone wore dumbfounded expressions.
“He killed him!”
“Qin Nan really killed him!”
“F**k, shit’s going down!”
“……”
Zhao Fang wore a blank expression as he mumbled to himself, “What kind of monster is that? Even I wouldn’t have the guts to do that.”
Wei Tong and Lin Xuan both wore astounded expressions and were lost for words.
“Qin Nan!!”
Ouyang Ba’s pair of eyes instantly reddened after seeing this, as his golden hair began to dance wildly.
It was as if the Sect Leader’s Hall which floated in the air was aware of its owner’s anger, as it emitted a thousand rays of light which formed a terrifying formation.
“Ouyang Ba!”
At that instant, the envoy of the Qinglong Sacred Area snapped, “Calm the f**k down! Now is not the time to deal with him! Are you seriously going to let our setup be in vain?”
The words were like a cold bucket of water pouring down on Ouyang Ba’s head, allowing his red eyes to restore a bit of calmness.
“Old Shan!” Ouyang Ba withheld his tremendous anger and ignored the presence of Princess Miao Miao. His eyes glared at Old Shan as he roared, “Give me the Imperial Mortal Scriptures at once!”
“Do you seriously think I’ll give you the Imperial Mortal Scriptures?” A disdainful smirk appeared on Old Shan’s face, “After witnessing your son’s death, you can still suppress your anger just for the Imperial Mortal Scriptures. What difference is there between you and a filthy animal?”
“You!”
Ouyang Ba’s face turned hideous after Old Shan rubbed some salt on his wound. Despite that, he forced himself to withhold his fury and turned his head toward the Sect Leader’s Hall and yelled, “Zhao Fang, Wei Tong, Lin Xuan, come down here and give me a hand to activate the formation! If you three were to disobey, bear in mind the consequences!”
Another scheme of the conspiracy was unveiled.
It appeared that Ouyang Ba had suddenly held the birthday feast as he required three other Martial Ancestor Realm experts in order to activate his formation and support its execution.
“This…”
The faces of Zhao Fang, Wei Tong and Lin Xuan stiffened, as they had not expected Ouyang Ba to be so cunning.
Most importantly, what should they do?
Although Ouyang Ba was now a Martial Dominator who had the support of the envoy of the Qinglong Sacred Area, as the Sect Leaders of the other three sects, they would not lower their heads simply because of the words of a Martial Dominator.
Despite the fact that there was no Martial Dominator Realm expert in the other three sects, they still possessed a great heritage. It was extremely difficult for a Martial Dominator to completely annihilate their sects.
“If you are willing to lend a hand, whatever Qin Nan found in his fortunate encounters and the secrets of the Martial Serendipity Pavilion will be yours!”
Ouyang Ba yelled once again.
“What?”
Zhao Fang, Wei Tong, and Lin Xuan shuddered violently.
They had witnessed how outstanding Qin Nan’s strength was. If they were to obtain the secrets that Qin Nan possessed, it would serve as a great benefit not only to themselves, but to their sects too.
“Fine! Sect Leader Ouyang, I will listen to your orders today!” Zhao Fang’s eyes flickered as he stepped forward.
“Let’s hope Sect Leader Ouyang will not go back on his words.” Wei Tong and Lin Xuan spoke together.
At that instant, the Sect Leaders of the other three sects all chose to stand on Ouyang Ba’s side.
“Get your ass over there!”
Ouyang Ba let out a raging cry after seeing this. The golden glow in his hand was fired, which transformed into a terrifying tornado encapsulating Princess Miao Miao’s figure. Although she managed to nullify it with her attack, the remaining force ended up knocking her back to where Old Shan and the Longhu Ancestor Beast were.
“Shit!”
The Longhu Ancestor Beast’s expression utterly changed. Something fishy was definitely going to happen if their enemies planned to gather them together.
“Still trying to escape?”
The envoy of the Qinglong Sacred Area smirked as he opened his hands wide, “Seven Demons Sealing Forbidden Technique!”
Following this, a gust of chilly wind could be felt as seven demons appeared, forming a huge formation which enclosed Princess Miao Miao, the Longhu Ancestor Beast, and Old Shan within it.
“Nine Yin Nine Evil Spirit Extracting Formation!”
Ouyang Ba immediately let out a blasting roar, as he flung a piece of pitch-black metal plate the size of a palm forward. Suddenly, cries of devils could be heard from the pitch-black metal plate. From afar, it appeared that several atavistic runes were printed on the surface of the pitch-black metal plate, which began to be ignited with fire.
“In position!”
Ouyang Ba and the envoy of the Qinglong Sacred Area, two Martial Dominators, stood opposite to each other above the metal plate.
BANG!
The sky instantly turned dark, as a glow was emitted from the metal plate. The pitch-black runes on the metal plate transformed into some kind of tentacles of a beast, which spread toward the surroundings in a rapid fashion. In the blink of an eye, the tentacles were densely packed within three miles of the steel plate.
“You three, go to your positions at once!”
Ouyang Ba uttered.
Zhao Fang, Wei Tong, and Lin Xuan were startled, before they swiftly arrived at the other three vacant positions.
BANG! BANG! BANG!
A beam of light was fired from the pitch-black metal plate, causing the runes that had spread three miles within the object to grow rapidly, covering an area of ten miles, like an ocean of runes. In addition to that, following three explosions, the moment the formation was completed, a crack appeared in the air, and from the crack, pitch-black burning lotuses could be seen coming out, as if the crack was connected to hell.
“This is…” The Longhu Ancestor Beast stared for a moment, before uttering a raging roar, “Asshole, you dare to execute such a formation to extract our spirits! Fight me, you piece of shit!”
Translator: XephiZ
Editor: DOCuinn
Chapter 265 – Punishing Qin Nan with a Clone
The Nine Yin Nine Evil Spirit Extracting Formation was one of the ultimate ancient formations. Once executed, it could summon the Dark Flames of Hell to burn a person alive until only the spirit was left.
Ouyang Ba and the envoy of the Qinglong Sacred Area had long planned to use the formation to extract Old Shan’s spirit. Following this, they would interrogate the spirit in order to obtain the Imperial Mortal Scriptures.
However, to extract the soul of a peak Martial Ancestor Realm expert like Old Shan, even with two Martial Dominators cooperating, the process could still not be fully completed, hence they required the assistance of the other three Sect Leaders.
“The eye of the formation is the weak point. We should focus our attacks onto that metal plate!”
Princess Miao Miao wore a calm expression, with no sign of panic. Countless Sword Intents were fired as she waved her hand.
Old Shan and the Longhu Ancestor Beast immediately followed, lashing out their attacks at the metal plate.
BANG! BANG! BANG!
The entire Nine Yin Nine Evil Spirit Extracting Formation began to tremble while emitting a buzzing sound. Despite that, the envoy, Ouyang Ba, Zhao Fang, Wei Tong, and Lin Xuan remained stationary while supporting the execution of the formation. The enormous force it emitted was too large to be nullified by Old Shan and his companions.
“Do you really think you can overcome the formation? Just wait for your spirits to be extracted!”
Ouyang Ba smirked as he suddenly glanced downward at the White Jade Dojo with a murderous intent, “Qin Nan, your three seniors are currently trapped. There is no one to save you now, allow me to punish you for your sins!”
Following his words, layers of a golden glow began to wriggle on his body like huge worms, which transformed into another figure of Ouyang Ba.
However, this second Ouyang Ba was encapsulated within a golden glow, and whose cultivation was only at the first-layer Martial Ancestor Realm.
“A clone? This ain’t good!”
Princess Miao Miao’s face turned slightly pale.
Upon reaching the Martial Dominator Realm, the Martial Emperor Core inside one’s body would experience an qualitative change. It was possible to form a clone if a certain hidden technique were to be practiced. Apart from the difference of cultivation, everything else was exactly the same as the original body.
The Hall Leaders, the authorities, and the elders inside the Sect Leader’s Hall were dumbfounded after seeing the clone. It was their first time seeing a person’s clone in real life.
Shoosh!
A piercing sound was heard as Ouyang Ba’s clone swiftly appeared above Qin Nan, accompanied by a forceful pressure.
“Qin Nan, run!”
Princess Miao Miao and the Longhu Ancestor Beast roared at almost the same time, as a stronger force exploded from their bodies attacking the Nine Yin Nine Evil Spirit Extracting Formation. However, the formation seemed to be unharmed.
“Qin Nan!”
Ouyang Ba’s clone uttered a yell and took a step forward. The strong pressure was spread to the sky like an invisible wave.
The Hall Leaders and the disciples were totally stunned seeing this.
Meanwhile, Qin Nan’s body was totally exhausted after being ambushed by Ouyang Jun and executing the Heavenly Accumulating Strike. Furthermore, his injuries were even more serious as time passed, but he forcefully dragged his body upright and raised his head, staring at Ouyang Ba with a firm look on his face.
Ouyang Ba’s clone stood above him and glanced downward while saying with an imperious voice, “You murdered my son, a daring act and an unforgivable sin. I could even slaughter your entire clan for that. Seeing that you have stumbled into some extraordinary fortunate encounters, if you were willing to hand them over, I might be able to spare your life. From now onward, in the name of the Sect Leader of the Mystic Spirit Sect, I’ll now pass down the judgment upon you in front of the top four sects!”
“Kneel down!”
An aura of the Martial Ancestor Realm accompanied the words of Ouyang Ba, which burst out from his body like a huge mountain, crushing down on the area within a mile, with Qin Nan as the center.
Following this, the White Jade Dojo where Qin Nan stood was totally shattered, as the pieces were sent flying toward the surroundings.
Qin Nan also had received a huge impact, causing his face to turn even paler, but his figure still stood firmly on the spot.
“HAHAHA!”
Surprisingly, Qin Nan uttered a mocking laugh, “Ouyang Ba, I agree that I’m mismatched against your strength and that you can kill me as you please, but trying to make me drop to my knees? I don’t even kneel down before the Heavens and Earth. Who do you think you are, trying to make me kneel down before you!”
A sense of pride rose within Qin Nan’s bones.
He could accept his fate of being murdered since his strength was too weak, but he would never drop to his knees!
A hint of anger was shown on Ouyang Ba’s face.
The reason he did not kill Qin Nan was because of his greed toward the loot that he had obtained from the fortunate encounters. He planned to have Qin Nan kneel down before him since he had gone against his will several times in a row. He would like the people of the top four sects to witness the consequences of confronting him.
“Imbecile! Kneel down at once!”
Ouyang Ba’s golden hair danced wildly as his eyes emitted a strong golden glow, which summoned a huge golden mountain that crushed down onto Qin Nan’s head.
BANG!
Qin Nan’s limbs and chest and all his body parts instantly exploded as blood splattered everywhere, causing him to be thoroughly covered in blood. The severely injured body which had already reached its limit was on the verge of collapsing.
Despite that, he clenched his teeth and stared at Ouyang Ba with a grin on his face.
Not only did he not kneel down, he did not even bend his waist!
“HAHAHA, Ouyang Ba, trying to make me kneel down before you? In your f**king dreams!”
Qin Nan spat out a mouthful of blood.
“You!”
Ouyang Ba became enraged. He was worthy to be referred to as a peerless genius since he had reached the Martial Dominator Realm at the mere age of forty years old. No one in the entire Luohe Kingdom could match his talent. Everyone from the two Sacred Areas and the top four sects treated him with full respect, but today, this mere Qin Nan dared to oppose his will several times in a row!
Usually, he would show no mercy and straight away crush an ant like him into pieces!
Ouyang Ba took a deep breath as his eyes were filled with a cold expression, “Very well, one with a strong backbone! I never thought that in just half a year’s time, my sect would manage to recruit such an outstanding disciple with a strong character! If that’s the case, I’m interested to see if you will kneel down in the end when your knees, your chest, and your arms are broken!”
Shoosh shoosh shoosh!
Following his words, over ten golden rays of light taking the form of arrows sprang in Qin Nan’s direction, aiming precisely at Qin Nan’s joints, his knees, and his chest where the Dantian was located.
“Explode!”
Ouyang Ba uttered the word with a cold expression.
The golden arrows that pierced Qin Nan’s arms, chest and legs emitted a blinding light from their inside, resulting in a series of explosions, which caused Qin Nan’s body to be engulfed in rolling flames.
Translator: XephiZ
Editor: DOCuinn
Chapter 266 – Surrounded by Former Enemies
“Qin Nan!”
Xiao Leng, Chu Yun, and the others were utterly shocked. Their bodies instinctively sprang forward, but the Martial Ancestor Realm aura of Ouyang Ba’s clone restricted them from getting close, like a barrier.
The crowd could only see that Qin Nan’s flesh had been seriously damaged after the fire dissipated.
His hands, his chest, and his knees were mangled beyond recognition. The other parts of his body were scorched due to the fire, and his skin had ruptured, forming lumps of condensated blood.
Qin Nan’s firm figure began to tremble vigorously, as if a tiny puff of wind would be enough to blow him down.
But… he was yet to drop to the ground!
Even when his chest, his arms, and his knees were badly mutilated, even when his body was severely damaged, under such circumstances, he remained standing, his head fixed, his waist straightened, and his legs standing firmly.
It was as if there was an invisible force supporting him within his body.
Even the Martial Ancestor Realm clone could not deal with him.
“This…”
The Hall Leaders and the disciples were startled.
How strong did the will of a person need to be in order to sustain such mutilated flesh?
“Qin Nan!”
Ouyang Ba became furious after seeing this.
He had not expected a mere half-Martial Emperor Realm disciple with a tenth-grade Huang ranked Martial Spirit to hold such a terrifying will!
“Sect Leader, I’m here to help!” Following a shout, a figure appeared before them, who turned out to be the Leader of the Treasure Vault, who wore a spooky smile on her face, “Sect Leader, I have a rare treasure here with the name ‘Heart-Devouring Vetulicolia’. Once released, it will penetrate into his heart and tear at his heart, resulting in unimaginable pain!”
“Oh?”
Ouyang Ba raised his eyebrow. However, for unknown reasons, he was surprisingly doubtful if the Heart-Devouring Vetulicolia was enough to make Qin Nan give up his struggle.
“Sect Leader, Qin Nan murdered my son, hence I want to punish him with my own hands!” At that instant, the Disciplinary Hall Leader stepped forward and uttered a roar, “In the Disciplinary Hall, there exists an atavistic punishment, known as the Blood Penalty. I believe that even Qin Nan would not be able to resist the torture of these two methods combined. Then, he would be willing to obey our orders and hand over his possessions!”
“Hmm? Sounds like a good plan. Hurry up and execute them!”
Ouyang Ba stood placing his hands behind him while looking down at Qin Nan. A cold smirk could be seen on his face.
“Affirmative!”
The faces of the Leader of the Treasure Vault and the Disciplinary Hall Leader were filled with excitement. They could never forget the shame they had previously experienced from Qin Nan and Princess Miao Miao at the Hall of Life and Death. Now that the tide had changed, they would no doubt be willing to deal with Qin Nan!
Shoosh shoosh!
The figures of the Leader of the Treasure Vault and the Disciplinary Hall Leader arrived before Qin Nan in the blink of an eye.
Qin Nan stared at the two with a pair of reddened eyes, whose lips slightly moved as a hoarse voice could be heard, “…Ha….ha…”
The Leader of the Treasure Vault and the Disciplinary Hall Leader were stunned, before they were consumed by flames of anger.
Under such circumstances, this Qin Nan still dared to be so scornful!
“I shall let you have a taste of the Heart-Devouring Vetulicolia!”
The Leader of the Treasure Vault withheld her anger and grinned, before she took out an ancient box which contained a pitch-black worm half the size of a palm. The worm had eight pairs of tiny fangs, with two tentacles on its head and eyes like red dots. An erosive aura could be felt from its body.
“Bite him!”
The Leader of the Treasure Vault uttered a command. Following it, the Heart-Devouring Vetulicolia let out an excited buzz and flew toward Qin Nan’s shoulder. After a piercing sound, it tore a hole in Qin Nan’s shoulder and penetrated his body.
The crowd could only see a round lump on Qin Nan’s left shoulder, which began to advance toward where his heart was located, causing their hearts to be filled with an icy chill.
After a period of three breaths’ time, Qin Nan’s pupils vigorously contracted.
AH!
A cry of utter agony penetrated the sky, as Qin Nan’s face, fully covered in blood, was thoroughly twisted. His body began to tremble due to the great pain.
It was as if the cry of pain was able to penetrate the hearts of the crowd, causing them to feel a chill on their chests.
“Blood Penalty!”
The Disciplinary Hall Leader let out a hideous smile, as a long saber suddenly appeared in his hand. The saber was extremely sharp, with a serrated edge. Following this, the Disciplinary Hall Leader swung his hand at the speed of lightning, lashing out with a series of densely packed Saber Intents onto Qin Nan’s body.
Slash slash!
A series of piercing sounds could be heard, as countless arteries on Qin Nan’s body were slashed open, causing his blood to spurt out like a flood. The ground around him was instantly dyed red.
The Blood Penalty was carried out by shredding the veins of the target, allowing one to bleed to death, while experiencing fear as death approached at a slow pace.
Qin Nan, in particular, possessed a strong flesh. It would take at least half the period for an incense to burn for his blood to fully deplete.
In other words, Qin Nan would be experiencing the fear of death throughout half the period it would take an incense to burn!
The crowd was utterly stunned, their faces turning incredibly pale. Even though they were watching the scene from a distance away, they could feel their hearts clenching, causing their breathing to intensify.
What would happen if they were the ones suffering the penalty?
“HAHAHA, you two did a great job!” Ouyang Ba burst out laughing after seeing this, “Qin Nan, this is what you get for opposing me! Aren’t you a smug one, aren’t you being full of yourself, aren’t you unwilling to kneel before me? Now, if you drop to your knees and beg me, I’ll stop…”
As Ouyang Ba burst out laughing, both the Leader of the Treasure Vault and the Disciplinary Hall Leader could not help but let out sinister laughs, as if they could see the scene where Qin Nan dropped to his knees and begged them to spare his life, his face filled with terror in their imagination.
However, in the next moment, Ouyang Ba’s laugh halted, the faces of the Leader of the Treasure Vault and the Disciplinary Hall Leader stiffened.
They could only see Qin Nan staring at them with a slightly twisted face. Despite the blood that continued to flow out from his body, he seemed to be unaware of it, as his lips slowly moved, forcing the words out from his mouth, “…Don’t…make…me…laugh…He…he!”
His body remained standing straight.
Translator: XephiZ
Editor: DOCuinn