Chapter 331 – The Epic Contesting Battle
“Six hundred and sixty-five! Someone has attracted six hundred and sixty-five Dao-Seeking Fish!”
“Damn, that’s only a fish less than the Imperial Exterminator’s result back in the day!”
“Quick, go to the dojo now, we have to acquire this genius!”
“……”
Following this, a series of astonished and raging roars were heard, as numerous figures landed at the dojo like a succession of artillery shells, causing the surroundings of Duanmu Peak to quaver vigorously.
“Shit! Take Jiang Bilan away from here now!”
The three Peak Leaders of the Feiyang Sacred Area immediately recovered from their shock and shouted.
“HAHA, three old fellows, don’t even think about it!”
Eight powerful voices could be heard as the three Peak Leaders’ figures were instantly sealed, hindering their movements. The newly arrived people turned out to be the eight Peak Leaders who had been startled after knowing Jiang Bilan’s result.
“Shameless!”
The three Peak Leaders of the Feiyang Sacred Area almost vomited blood due to their anger.
They had forgotten about a crucial factor; they were currently at the Qinglong Sacred Area, thus they would not have enough firepower to contest with their opponents for the geniuses.
The astonished envoys all collected their thoughts and uttered a series of roars.
“Attention all envoys of the Feiyang Sacred Area! Escort Jiang Bilan away now! We can’t let them detain her!”
“Come on! Kill!”
“……”
The envoys of the Feiyang Sacred Area turned crazy and immediately lashed out their attacks.
“HAHAHA!”
“In your dreams!”
“This is the Qinglong Sacred Area, mind your behavior!”
“……”
The envoys of the Qinglong Sacred Area burst out laughing in a prideful manner.
The envoys of the Feiyang Sacred Area were startled. Following a shudder of the Qinglong Sacred Area, a huge number of envoys made their way to the dojo, outnumbering the envoys of the Feiyang Sacred Area by three times their amount, causing their faces to turn pale.
So shameless!
The Qinglong Sacred Area is f**king shameless, to bully them by abusing their numbers!
Since the barrier encapsulating the dojo was shattered, the geniuses were now aware of the shocking sight happening in mid-air. The utterly respected and imperious Peak Leaders and envoys were now crazily fighting each other for a mere woman. Although no one was actually being serious by executing their powerful attacks, the shocking aura alone was enough to astonish their souls.
Meanwhile, a thought came to the geniuses’ minds!
Jiang Bilan had achieved a result second only to the Imperial Exterminator in this trial; after the trial, her reputation would definitely skyrocket, and her name would shock the entire lower district!
“Stop it at once!”
All of a sudden, a thunderous roar exploded in mid-air, causing the entire towering Duanmu Peak to emit a terrifying force, as if the whole mountain became enraged following the voice.
At that instant, the Peak Leaders and the envoys felt their scalps going numb, and instinctively halted their actions.
The entire peak fell dead silent at that moment!
Peak Leader Duanmu’s figure rose and stood on the peak of the mountain, as if he had transformed into an imperious giant as he spoke, “Peak Leaders and envoys of the Qinglong Sacred Area, listen up; I’ve made a deal with the three Peak Leaders of the Feiyang Sacred Area. Both Jiang Bilan and Jiao Zhe now belong to the Feiyang Sacred Area! In return, we are allowed to choose any remaining geniuses! Do the three of you have any objections?”
“No objections! Not at all!”
The three Peak Leaders of the Feiyang Sacred Area immediately nodded their heads as their faces were filled with utter joy.
That’s Jiang Bilan, who triggered six hundred and sixty-five Dao-Seeking Fish, only a fish less than the Imperial Exterminator’s result; not to mention Jiao Zhe who had triggered five hundred and ninety-nine Dao-Seeking Fish, one that could be considered a super genius. Furthermore, Jiao Shiyi—who’s Jiao Zhe’s brother and deep in love with Jiang Bilan at the same time—would join the Feiyang Sacred Area too. Pang Qiu as well of course!
In other words, the top four geniuses were all acquired by the Feiyang Sacred Area!
What objections would they have?
As for Peak Leader Duanmu’s plan, they were now convinced that he was aiming to acquire Qin Nan, but that was nothing they need to be worried about that.
Even though Qin Nan was talented, there’s no way he could match Jiang Bilan’s achievement!
“Peak Leader Duanmu, what do you mean; why are you giving up on the top four geniuses; is it because of Qin Nan?”
“I don’t agree!”
“Yeah, me too!”
“……”
The eleven Peak Leaders of the Qinglong Sacred Area stepped forward and snapped.
“No one is allowed to disagree!” Peak Leader Duanmu emitted an imperious aura and said, “End of discussion!”
Following his voice, the entire Duanmu Peak let out a buzz, as if the mystical being within the mountain was acknowledging his decision!
“You!”
The eleven Peak Leaders stared with their eyes open wide, and their bodies trembling.
What was wrong with this Peak Leader Duanmu today?
That’s four super geniuses, how could he give them all to the Feiyang Sacred Area!
Over a hundred envoys who had hurried here wore unpleasant expressions. They had no idea why Peak Leader Duanmu had lost his mind, to be willing to give up on contesting for the geniuses.
After all, that’s someone who had triggered six hundred and sixty-five Dao-Seeking Fish, the second-ranked result in the entire history, second only to the Imperial Exterminator!
And there was Jiao Zhe, Jiao Shiyi, and Pang Qiu, three super geniuses too!
“HAHA!”
“Peak Leader Duanmu is extremely wise!”
“Right right right, Peak Leader Duanmu made the right choice!”
“……”
The initially furious envoys of the Feiyang Sacred Area turned energetic as their hearts turned exceedingly joyful.
They had never expected the hopeless situation to have such a shocking turnaround!
The geniuses had no idea what was going on between the two Sacred Areas, as they stared with their eyes open wide and were utterly confused.
Jiang Bilan did not care about the quarrel between the Peak Leaders. Instead, she rose from the ground and let out a smile at Jiao Zhe, “Jiao Zhe, don’t worry; I’ll return the sword to you after Qin Nan loses the bet.”
“There’s no need for that. It doesn’t make sense to get something back after gifting it. I’m impressed by the Saintess’ extraordinary talents.”
Jiao Zhe wore a calm expression. Despite the unwillingness in his heart, he still handed the ancient sword over.
Jiang Bilan was slightly joyful after acquiring the ancient sword, who then glanced at Qin Nan and said, “Qin Nan, your turn!”
The geniuses, the envoys, and the Peak Leaders were stunned.
Were they still doing the bet?
Wasn’t it obvious who had won the bet?
In order to beat Jiang Bilan, Qin Nan would need to attract at least six hundred and sixty-six Dao-Seeking Fish, which would be on par with the Imperial Exterminator, Tang Qingshan!
Being comparable with Tang Qingshan?
Impossible!
There’s no doubt that Qin Nan would surely lose the bet!
“Sure!”
Qin Nan rose from the ground. Although he realized that the nine hundred and ninety-nine Dao-Seeking Fish once again locked their side glances onto his figure, resulting in him feeling a chill down his spine, he showed no hesitation to step forward in a tensed manner while establishing communication with the seven ancient sabers in his storage bag, as if he was entering an execution ground!
Translator: XephiZ
Editor: DOCuinn
Chapter 332 – Peak Leader Luo is Here!
“What? This guy is betting with Jiang Bilan?”
“F**k, isn’t that a sure loss! Six hundred and sixty-five Dao-Seeking Fish! Who’s able to beat that?”
“Such courage!”
“……”
The envoys were shocked after hearing the details of the incident, and immediately gave Qin Nan a death sentence.
Most of the time, in the two Sacred Areas, the Martial Dominator experts or the super geniuses would not easily look down on a disciple, as they never knew if the disciple would end up skyrocketing one day in a miraculous way with some sort of fortunate encounters, given that the grade of his Martial Spirit was sufficient.
However, if Qin Nan plans to beat Jiang Bilan, he would have to achieve a result on par with the Imperial Exterminator!
In the past hundreds of years, the Imperial Exterminator’s result was still ranked first despite the fact that countless geniuses had participated in the trial of the Dao-Seeking Fish.
The three Peak Leaders made up their minds upon hearing the chatter among the crowd, “Some of you might have no idea, but this Qin Nan is also an extraordinary talent! Peak Leader Duanmu has given up on Jiang Bilan and Jiao Zhe for his sake!”
The words served as a huge bomb being detonated among the crowd.
The eleven Peak Leaders of the Qinglong Sacred Area were astonished, not to mention the envoys of the Qinglong Sacred Area.
“Peak Leader Duanmu did that just to acquire Qin Nan?”
“F**k me!”
“What’s wrong with Peak Leader Duanmu? No matter how outstanding Qin Nan is, he wouldn’t be able to match the talents of Jiang Bilan and the other three geniuses!”
“It’s a great advantage for us that the selection of the disciples is taking place at our Qinglong Sacred Area; we can easily recruit more geniuses with it! However, Peak Leader Duanmu decided to forfeit the chance to acquire the geniuses just for a single person, isn’t that a little bit too extreme?”
“……”
The anger in the hearts of these Peak Leaders and envoys was sparked, as an uproar broke out among them.
So what if you are the first Peak Leader?
That doesn’t mean you can be this ruthless!
Peak Leader Duanmu glanced at the three Peak Leaders of the Feiyang Sacred Area. These three old pricks are indeed people not to be taken lightly. They even remembered to backstab him under such circumstances. However, Peak Leader Duanmu’s eyes were filled with a firm look as a thought came to his mind.
Although Jiang Bilan’s result was quite shocking, why did that mean that Qin Nan wouldn’t be able to surpass it?
Records were meant to be broken!
“Qin Nan, you must not let me down!”
Peak Leader Duanmu mumbled to himself, and totally ignored the doubting words of the crowd.
Meanwhile, after the cunning acts of the three Peak Leaders of the Feiyang Sacred Area, the surrounding envoys and Peak Leaders on top of Duanmu Peak focused their gaze onto Qin Nan’s figure and began to utter mocking words. Despite that, Qin Nan’s figure was as calm as Mount Tai!
“The alert sense is growing stronger!”
“What kind of danger is it?”
“I shall not let my guard down!”
“……”
Qin Nan was extremely focused at that instant, as if he was an incredibly taut string. Every step he took felt like a thousand jun being dropped to the ground.
Although he was extremely confident in making the Dao-Seeking Fish go crazy, he must be alert at all times and prepare himself to face the incoming danger. It would serve as a great loss if he somehow ended up severely injured.
At that moment, a burning sensation could suddenly be felt coming from Qin Nan’s Dantian.
It appeared to be the Nine-Lined Golden Core, whose aura turned unstable as it emitted a strong force communicating the Heavens and Earth, and could not wait any longer to jump out of his body to trigger the Tribulation!
“Shit!”
Qin Nan’s face turned slightly pale.
If the Tribulation were to occur when he was in range of the Dao-Seeking Fish, he would not be able to control his strength, which meant he would not be able to protect himself from the Dao-Seeking Fish if something dangerous were to happen!
The envoys and the Peak Leaders were aware of the rare phenomenon taking place, resulting in a shocked expression on their faces.
“Is he about to level up?”
“This ain’t good! If he were to trigger the Tribulation now, he would scare the Dao-Seeking Fish away!”
“Not only would this Qin Nan lose the bet, his result would be extremely bad too!”
“……”
The crowd shook their heads. The three Peak Leaders of the Feiyang Sacred Area almost burst out laughing while clapping their hands.
Brilliant!
F**king brilliant!
This Qin Nan, even words can’t describe how unfortunate he is!
The geniuses let out a series of sighs after seeing this.
Jiang Bilan let out a sigh of relief. Although she was not totally sure that she could win the bet, she now was confident about it.
“After obtaining the secrets of the Martial Serendipity Pavilion, maybe my cultivation would skyrocket after cracking the mystery. By then, despite Qin Nan’s formidable background, I would be able to eliminate him with ease after my strength is acknowledged by the headquarters!”
Facing Qin Nan’s scoldings, she did not appear to be mad, but in fact, she was withholding her anger. She had decided not to forgive Qin Nan. She would make him her slave, to serve her for the rest of his life!
Qin Nan was clueless as to Jiang Bilan’s thoughts, as he was now focused on controlling the Nine-Lined Golden Core with his will.
It was as if the Nine-Lined Golden Core had accumulated too much force. It did not react to Qin Nan’s callings no matter how hard he tried, as it shuddered even more vigorously, as if it was going to burst out from his body anytime soon.
“Crap! It seems like I can only go ahead and finish the trial as soon as possible!”
Qin Nan’s eyes turned determined.
Without hesitating, his figure turned into a burning shell as he he sprang toward the school of Dao-Seeking Fish in a ferocious manner.
At that instant, the disciples, the envoys, and the Peak Leaders were stunned.
They had witnessed Pang Qiu seducing the Dao-Seeking Fish with a drumstick, Jiao Shiyi altering his aura, Jiao Zhe unleashing his Dao Heart, etc. However, it was their first time seeing a person charging toward the Dao-Seeking Fish as if he was waging war against them!
What the hell was Qin Nan trying to do?
Was he waging war against the Dao-Seeking Fish?
Was this a f**king joke!
The three Peak Leaders of the Feiyang Sacred Area could no longer hold in their laughter after a slight pause.
They could now imagine the scene of Qin Nan’s defeat.
However, at that instant, a rare occurrence took place!
BANG!
The space above Duanmu Peak was shattered into pieces as if it was being smashed by an atavistic giant. Following it, a ferocious figure sprang out from the gap!
The shocking occurrence astonished the envoys and the Peak Leaders, causing them to raise their heads and glance at the person. With a glimpse, the envoys of the Feiyang Sacred Area turned excited.
“Peak Leader Luo!”
“Even Peak Leader Luo is here!”
“HAHA, he must be here for Jiang Bilan!”
“……”
Peak Leader Luo, the one who possessed the greatest strength in the Feiyang Sacred Area. However, due to his hot-tempered nature, he was appointed as the second Peak Leader instead, although he still possessed an incredible status in his Sacred Area.
The three Peak Leaders of the Feiyang Sacred Area burst out laughing after seeing his arrival, “HAHA, Peak Leader Luo, you are here too! Don’t worry, we’ve acquired Jiang Bilan! Not only that, Jiao Zhe, Jiao Shiyi, and Pang Qiu will be joining our——“
Before the three Peak Leaders could finish, Peak Leader Luo suddenly uttered a roar toward Peak Leader Duanmu, “Eldest Brother, if you don’t give me Qin Nan today, I swear I won’t go easy on you!”
Following this, the entire place was immersed in a thunderous atmosphere!
Translator: XephiZ
Editor: DOCuinn
Chapter 333 – Encapsulated Within a Strange Glow
The envoys of the two Sacred Areas and the Peak Leaders held their breaths. They had not expected the famous Peak Leader Luo to descend while emitting a terrifying murderous intent from his body, and his first words were to demand them to hand Qin Nan over!
Peak Leader Duanmu gave up on the four geniuses for Qin Nan!
Peak Leader Luo furiously traveled more than ten thousand li here for Qin Nan!
What the hell?
Why were these two powerful Peak Leaders so fond of Qin Nan?
Could it be that Qin Nan was actually an extremely outstanding genius?
The crowd was instantly aware of this problem. It was most likely that Qin Nan possessed incredible talent. Otherwise, the two great authorities would not treat him with such a serious manner.
The Peak Leaders of the Feiyang Sacred Area swiftly collected their thoughts and blurted out, “Peak Leader Luo, for your information, Jiang Bilan has attracted six hundred and sixty-five Dao-Seeking Fish in the trial just now!”
In the eyes of the three Peak Leaders, it was possible that Peak Leader Luo was this mad as he had not been informed of the result.
There was nothing wrong with Qin Nan being a genius, but could he actually surpass Jiang Bilan’s talents?
Absolutely no way!
“Six hundred and sixty-five?” The furious Peak Leader Luo was slightly startled, before he uttered a roar, “I don’t care if she triggered six hundred and sixty-five or even seven hundred Dao-Seeking Fish! Apart from Qin Nan, we Feiyang Sacred Area don’t want anyone else!”
The three Peak Leaders of the Feiyang Sacred Area were dumbfounded.
What was wrong with Peak Leader Luo?
Why was he suddenly out of his mind?
Was Qin Nan really that important?
“Hmm?”
Peak Leader Luo directed his gaze onto Qin Nan’s figure who appeared to be dashing toward the Dao-Seeking Fish at a great speed, and turned joyful, “HAHAHA, God hasn’t let me down yet. Eldest Brother, Third Brother, despite your conspiracy, Qin Nan is yet to take part in the trial! Cut the bullshit, I’ll be taking him now!”
Without hesitating, his figure sprang forward as he reached out his hand to grab Qin Nan, planning to bring him away from the place.
He could not let Qin Nan participate in the trial. Once he finished the trial, it would turn into a huge mess. The best option was to acquire him now!
“Fourth Brother, I don’t think that’s the right way to do it, to snatch him away in front of us! For your information, I’ve already made a deal with the three Peak Leaders of the Feiyang Sacred Area; Qin Nan will be joining the Qinglong Sacred Area!”
Peak Leader Duanmu raised his eyebrows and rose from his seat, before he lashed out a punch, causing the Heavens and Earth to shudder violently.
“What the f**k! Eldest Brother, you dare to trick our Feiyang Sacred Area! I don’t f**king care what deal you guys agreed on, Qin Nan must follow me today!”
Peak Leader Luo’s figure vibrated violently due to his anger, whose body began to emit a terrifying force.
Peak Leader Duanmu was too shameless; not only did he send Third Brother to block my way, he even tricked the three Peak Leaders into agreeing to a deal beforehand!
Couldn’t they simply compete for Qin Nan in a fair way?
“HAHA, Third Brother, this is the Qinglong Sacred Area. You are not allowed to do whatever you please here!”
From the gap of the shattered space, another figure appeared with a flicker, whose aura felt like a weighty boulder crushing onto Peak Leader Luo’s figure, and it appeared that the person was none other than Peak Leader Zhang.
At that instant, the three Peak Leaders who were brothers with one another initiated a fight against each other at Duanmu Peak. Their terrifying force caused the Heavens and Earth to quaver violently, resulting in a series of explosions shaking the entire Qinglong Sacred Area.
Everyone was stunned looking at this.
What was the meaning of this?
Why did these three great authorities leave Jiang Bilan aside and start fighting each other to claim Qin Nan’s possession?
Was Qin Nan really that important?
The geniuses stared with their mouths open wide, but they were lost for words. The way the incident had developed was outside of their expectations.
“How is this possible; I’ve achieved such an outstanding result, and not only were the three Great Authorities not interested in fighting for me, they were battling against each other to claim Qin Nan’s possession instead? What exactly is the reason behind it? Does that mean that Qin Nan is able to beat my result? That’s not possible; now that he has triggered the tribulation, he would be scaring the Dao-Seeking Fish away, not to mention…” Jiang Bilan was shocked after seeing this, who instinctively tried to figure out the reason. However, as she was immersed in her thoughts, the sense of uneasiness grew stronger in her heart.
As expected, a rare phenomenon took place, which instantly halted her thoughts.
That being said, Qin Nan’s dashing figure finally arrived before the school of Dao-Seeking Fish; he was unaffected by the rare occurrence.
At that instant, the battle between the three Peak Leaders came to a stop, as they glanced toward the dojo.
The Peak Leaders and the envoys of the two Sacred Areas, together with the participants of the trial all glanced toward the dojo.
They were eager to see, How many Dao-Seeking Fish would this Qin Nan end up attracting!
At that instant, the entire Duanmu Peak fell into a dead silence.
The countless disciples, custodians, and envoys of the Qinglong Sacred Area were confused.
Why did Duanmu Peak turn quiet all of a sudden?
Why was there a faint rumbling sense coming from the Heavens and Earth?
At that instant, on Duanmu Peak, the entire crowd witnessed a shocking scene.
As Qin Nan’s figure approached the school of Dao-Seeking Fish, every single one of the nine hundred and ninety-nine fish halted their movements at the same time without delay. Following this, they turned around staring in Qin Nan’s direction, as the crimson glow on their bodies grew extremely bright. It was as if each of the fish had turned into a tiny furnace emitting a brilliant glow, as if Qin Nan’s arrival had caused them to turn utterly excited.
Shoosh! Shoosh! Shoosh!
After glancing at Qin Nan’s figure, there was almost zero delay, before the blue glow in the eyes of the Dao-Seeking Fish shuddered violently, as every single one of them swam toward Qin Nan at a crazy speed while wagging their bodies like wolves detecting the scent of fresh blood. In just the blink of an eye, the nine hundred and ninety-nine Dao-Seeking Fish had completely devoured Qin Nan’s figure.
BANG!
At that instant, a crimson light like a stream of Sword Intent was fired straight into the sky, penetrating the clouds and the heavens. Countless cries were uttered, as if ten thousand people had begun to sing. The imperious voice was spread to the entire Qinglong Sacred Area like a surging flood, resulting in a great shock to the hearts of countless people.
Peak Leader Duanmu, Peak Leader Luo, and Peak Leader Zhang were stunned, whose faces were filled with blank expressions.
The pupils of the other Peak Leaders, the envoys, and the disciples contracted into the shape of a needle, as if a bomb had just detonated deep in their souls.
How——
How——
How was this possible!
Translator: XephiZ
Editor: DOCuinn