Peerless Battle Spirit

Not only did Qin Nan know who this Qin Xiao was, he was extremely familiar with him.

Previously when Qin Nan had been the top genius, making him the limelight among the disciples of the Qin Clan, this Qin Xiao had fawned upon him. Back in the day, Qin Nan had treated him kindly, and had even regarded him as his brother.

However, Qin Nan had never thought Qin Xiao would break his door and threaten him with words.

At that instant, Qin Nan came to a realization. Now that he had turned into a ‘piece of trash’, Qin Xiao had decided to turn against him.

Qin Xiao spoke in a proud manner, “I’m here for a simple reason. Give me your Body Tempering Pills. Don’t you dare lie to me. I know you’ve received ten Body Tempering Pills.”

He hesitated for a moment, before speaking in a disdainful tone, “Qin Nan, don’t blame your brother for being merciless. Now that you are nothing but trash, it’s a waste for you to hold onto those Body Tempering Pills. It’s better for me to take them.”

Qin Nan burst out laughing immediately, “What if I’m not willing to hand them over?”

After hearing this, Qin Xiao’s prideful expression was replaced by a cold look, “Qin Nan, if you don’t hand them over, I will show you no mercy. Even though I’ve yet to have any cultivation, my Martial Spirit is third-grade Huang ranked!”

The sword behind him instantly rose into the air while emitting an icy glow.

“Qin Xiao, it seems like you have made up your mind.” Qin Nan wore a calm expression and showed no sign of being intimidated facing the sword. “I’ve already consumed the Body Tempering Pills. You should leave now.”

After Qin Nan finished the sentence, he closed his eyes while letting out a sigh in his heart.

There was no doubt that Qin Nan was furious after seeing Qin Xiao’s scornful behavior. Normally, he would definitely beat the crap out of him, but after recollecting the relationship they had shared previously, he could not harden his heart to do so.

Qin Xiao’s expression changed. A murderous intent burst out from his body, “Qin Nan, you shall pay for that. I shall teach you the difference between a third-grade Huang ranked Martial Spirit and a first-grade Huang ranked Martial Spirit today!”

The sword behind Qin Xiao let out a buzz, before it transformed into an icy glow that slashed at Qin Nan’s figure.

Initially, Qin Xiao had not planned to attack Qin Nan, not because of their relationship, but due to the fact that he was still intimidated by Qin Nan’s identity as the son of the clan’s Patriarch.

However, Qin Xiao did not expect Qin Nan to give him attitude even though he was nothing but a piece of trash now.

“Qin Nan, you’re asking for it!” A hideous grin could be seen on Qin Xiao’s face. He could now imagine the scene of the previous top genius begging in pain for his forgiveness in a moment.

“Piss off!”

Qin Nan could no longer stand it. The fury within his heart thoroughly exploded as he uttered the roar.

He took a big step forward in a ferocious manner and hurled a punch forward like a hammer striking the sword. The force of the first-layer Body Tempering Realm was fully exerted.

Low-class Martial Skill, Collapsing Fist!

The grin on Qin Xiao’s face immediately froze, leaving a stunned expression as he failed to react in time.

Qin Nan’s cultivation had reached the first-layer Body Tempering Realm?

As soon as the thought appeared in his mind, the saber was sent flying by Qin Nan’s punch without any resistance, followed by a loud crash, causing it to buzz vigorously while the glow on its surface turned extremely dim.

“AH…” A cry of agony burst out from Qin Xiao’s mouth. As his Martial Spirit had been severely damaged, his body was injured as well.

Qin Nan stared coldly at him and said, “Tell me now, who’s more like a piece of trash.”

“You...You...You…” Qin Xiao grabbed his chest with a pale face. The previous pride in his eyes was replaced with terror and shock, “How did you rank up to the first-layer Body Tempering Realm? You only have a useless first-grade Huang ranked Martial Spirit, and I—with a third-grade Huang ranked Martial Spirit—haven’t even ranked up yet, how is this possible!?”

Qin Xiao was unable to accept the truth before him.

After awakening a third-grade Huang ranked Martial Spirit, he had worked hard cultivating. He had even consumed a Body Tempering Pill, but had yet to rank up. How could Qin Nan rank up before him?

“I did mention that I’ve consumed all the Body Tempering Pills.” Qin Nan glimpsed at him and said, “Be gone!”

The words felt like a forgiving decree. Qin Xiao ignored the pain he was suffering and made his way out of the residence, not daring to glance back.

He had initially thought he could bully Qin Nan by abusing his third-grade Huang ranked Martial Spirit, assuming that Qin Nan would not be able to rank up before him.

If Qin Xiao were to stay there, he could not imagine what Qin Nan would do to him.

The entire residence soon fell silent after Qin Xiao made his leave. Qin Nan stood on the spot and let out a sigh in his heart before collecting his thoughts.

In Qin Nan’s opinion, he would only respect those who respected him. For ungrateful pricks like Qin Xiao, apart from feeling pity toward him, Qin Nan would no longer regard him as his brother.

If he were to stumble into Qin Xiao again, if he showed no sign of remorse, Qin Nan would no longer show any mercy toward him.

“I guess I won’t be able to cultivate today.” Qin Nan let out a wry smile and shook his head staring at the broken door. He would not want anyone to see his Divine Battle Spirit when he cultivated.

It was still not the time to expose the secret of his Divine Battle Spirit.

“Well, I guess I’ll pay a visit to the Martial Skill Pavilion. I should be allowed to enter the second-floor now.”

Qin Nan’s eyes flickered with excitement.

He had been greatly interested in Martial Skills since he was young, thus he had mastered ten Martial Skills by the age of thirteen, and had managed to invent his own Saber Art at the age of sixteen.

The Collapsing Fist he had used today was one of the Martial Skills that he had learned when he was thirteen.

However, as Qin Nan had yet to awaken his Martial Spirit before, he could only learn the low-class Martial Skills in the first floor of the Martial Skill Pavilion. Now that he had awakened his Martial Spirit and his cultivation had reached the first-layer Body Tempering Realm, he was now permitted to enter the higher levels.

Qin Nan could no longer withhold his excitement, and hurried his way toward the Martial Skill Pavilion.

The Martial Skill Pavilion was considered a sacred place for the Qin Clan. Not only was none allowed to make noise there, no violence would be tolerated either. If anyone were to break the rules, the person would be punished by being banned from entering the Martial Skill Pavilion for the rest of his life.

The Martial Skill Pavilion was split into four floors. The first floor was full of with low-class Martial Skills, the second floor was filled with middle-class Martial Skills, while the advanced-class Martial Skills were placed on the third floor.

According to the rumors, the fourth floor contained an ultimate-class Martial Skill, which was regarded as the heirloom treasure of the Qin Clan. Even the current top genius Qin Changkong had no right to enter the fourth floor.

That being said, no one knew if the rumors were stating the truth.

As Qin Nan arrived at the Martial Skill Pavilion, not a single person could be seen in the surroundings, a great contrast when compared to the usual sight.

However, this was within Qin Nan’s expectations too. After all, only those with a first-layer body Tempering Realm cultivation or above were permitted to enter the second floor.

The disciples of the Qin Clan had only awakened their Martial Spirits two days ago. Only a handful would be able to rank up to the first-layer Body Tempering Realm.

An old white-haired man sitting inside the Martial Skill Pavilion was startled when he saw Qin Nan, “Qin Nan, why are you here?”

Qin Nan was quite familiar with this old white-haired man. He immediately brought his hands together, “Elder Ying, I’m here to enter the second floor of the Martial Skill Pavilion.”

“The second floor?” Elder Ying was stunned before his face turned cold, “Qin Nan, don’t think I will allow you to enter the second floor just because we are quite close to one another. You will have to rank up to the first-layer Body Tempering Realm before you are permitted to enter the second floor!”

After saying this, Elder Ying recollected the fact that Qin Nan had lost his title as a genius, and immediately gave him a piece of advice, “Qin Nan, although you only managed to awaken a first-grade Huang ranked Martial Spirit, don’t be too disappointed. As long as you work hard…”

Qin Nan was left speechless hearing this. He walked forward and grabbed the wooden table with his hand, leaving a five-fingered mark on it.

“You…” Elder Ying was stunned, “Your cultivation has ranked up to the first-layer Body Tempering Realm?”

Qin Nan did not answer Elder Ying’s question. He smiled and proceeded to the second floor of the Martial Skill Pavilion, leaving the totally dumbfounded Elder Ying behind.

As Qin Nan arrived at the second floor, his eyes glistened.

The second floor was supported with eight pillars made of redwood. Meanwhile, tables made of white marble could be seen everywhere, with ancient books piled up on top.

Qin Nan instantly went up to one of the tables and grabbed a manual from it, before a surprised voice could be heard, “Qin Nan?”

Qin Nan unsconsciously turned around and saw a young man wearing a white robe decorated with gold traces staring at him with an astonished look.

Qin Nan was slightly stunned seeing the young man, before he spoke in a calm tone, “I did not expect to see you here.”

Qin Nan was quite familiar with the person before him too, whose name was Qin Yu. He was none other than Qin Xiao’s elder brother, who had managed to awaken a fourth-grade Huang ranked Martial Spirit, and thus was considered a genius among the disciples of the Qin Clan.

However, what made Qin Nan speechless was how he had now stumbled into the elder brother after beating the crap out of the younger brother just a moment ago.

Qin Yu wore a mocking look after realizing that the person before him was indeed Qin Nan, “Who could have thought a piece of trash with a first-grade Huang ranked Martial Spirit would be able to rank up to the first-layer Body Tempering Realm. I believe the ten Body Tempering Pills that the Patriarch gave you have come in quite handy.”

When Qin Yu mentioned about the ten Body Tempering Pills, he could not help but feel jealous. Despite awakening a fourth-grade Huang ranked Martial Spirit, he was only given three Body Tempering Pills every month, not even half of what Qin Nan was given.

As such, Qin Yu could not help but mock Qin Nan after stumbling into him.

Qin Nan calmly gazed at him and said, “Yeah, they were pretty useful. I even beat the crap out of your brother a moment ago because of them.”

Qin Yu’s expression stiffened after hearing this.

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