Peerless Battle Spirit

Qin Nan had never shared any conflict with this Qin Yu, but he had not expected this idiot to utter mocking comments as soon as he stumbled into him, thus there was no point in him being respectful.

“Did you say you beat my brother up?” Qin Yu wore an unpleasant face after collecting his thoughts.

“You heard it right.” Qin Nan spoke calmly, “Your brother broke my door and humiliated me with words despite the friendship we once shared. He even tried to injure me in the first place in order to rob my pills, which is why I taught him a lesson.”

“Taught him a lesson?” Qin Yu became enraged as he spoke, “Qin Nan, is there anything wrong with my brother robbing your pills? Those Body Tempering Pills would be wasted in the hands of a piece of trash like you!”

Qin Nan’s face turned cold instantly. He had not expected this Qin Yu to say such shameless words.

Since he could go this far acting shamelessly, Qin Nan would not show him any mercy, “You are shameless just like your brother, how disgusting.”

“What did you say?”

The anger in Qin Yu’s heart thoroughly exploded. To his surprise, Qin Nan still dared to act scornfully despite the fact that he had turned worthless. He uttered a raging roar, “Die!”

Following the roar, Qin Yu took a big step forward while the aura of the first-layer Body Tempering Realm burst out from his body together with the emergence of yellow rays. He was planning to execute his strongest blow with the help of his Martial Spirit.

At that instant, Elder Ying’s cold voice could be heard in the second-floor, “None is allowed to use any violence in the Martial Skill Pavilion. Qin Yu, if you dare to break the rules today, you will be banned from entering the Martial Skill Pavilion for the rest of your life!”

Elder Ying’s words served as a bucket of cold water pouring down on Qin Yu’s head.

“Elder Ying, I’m sorry. I would never go against the rules of the Martial Skill Pavilion.” Qin Yu said in a loud voice while withholding his anger.

He was clear that Elder Ying was not joking with him. Although he was one of the geniuses of the clan, he would still be punished after breaking the rules. It would serve as a great loss to him if he were banned from entering the Martial Skill Pavilion for the rest of his life.

After uttering the words, Qin Yu turned his head around and glared at Qin Nan, “Consider yourself lucky today. You should pray that you don’t bump into me next time, as I will break your limbs, destroy your dantian, and cripple you!”

“Is that so?” Qin Nan showed no sign of being intimidated. Instead, he replied coldly, “Same to you. It’s better for you not to see me again. On a side note, if that happens, don’t beg me for forgiveness on your knees, as I will never forgive a shameless prick like you!”

“You… You… You…”

Qin Yu’s figure shuddered violently while he pointed his finger at Qin Nan. His face reddened due to his anger.

Since he had awakened a fourth-grade Huang ranked Martial Spirit, the elders and disciples in the clan had treated him with utter respect. However, he had now been humiliated several times by a first-grade Huang ranked piece of trash.

“We shall see!”

After holding his breath for a while, those were the only words that Qin Yu could come up with. He immediately left the scene with a twisted expression, with no desire to stay any longer, as he was afraid that Qin Nan would say something that would provoke him again.

Qin Nan wore a calm expression. Qin Yu’s threatening was never his concern.

“Let’s take a look at the Martial Skills.”

Qin Nan soon calmed his thoughts and began reading the manuals on the table.

“Soaring Cloud Steps: once executed, your figure will be as light as a cloud, difficult to be captured.”

“Jade Palm: once mastered, the palm will turn hard like jade, immune to fire and water, impenetrable by sword or spear. A single palm possesses the strength of nine oxen and two tigers.”

“Isolated Peak Flying Sword…”

“Mountain Dividing Spear Art…”

Qin Nan inspected the Martial Skills in detail, and the outcome did not disappoint him. The power of these middle-class Martial Skills were uncomparable to the low-class Martial Skills.

That being said, Qin Nan did not find the Martial Skill that he desired after reading over tens of manuals.

“Hmm? Thundercrash Saber Art?” Qin Nan’s attention was suddenly attracted by a manual with an aged cover. The name of the manual was written in a fascinating manner, as if it were carved onto it.

Qin Nan immediately took an interest in it and began reading its contents, “Thundercrash Saber Art: slashes like a crash of thunder at lightning speed…”

Qin Nan nodded his head in satisfaction after reading the manual for half an hour, “This is it!”

He had long been passionate about pursuing Saber Arts. He had even invented a saber Martial Skill at the age of sixteen, although its power was only classified as low-class.

This Thundercrash Saber Art was just what Qin Nan had been looking for.

There were now more people in the Martial Skill Pavilion, who were all the talented disciples of the Qin Clan that had reached the first-layer Body Tempering Realm, thus they were here to pick some Martial Skills.

Under the disciples’ curious and astonished gazes, Qin Nan calmly took the manual and left the place.

……

After returning to his residence, Qin Nan realized that his door had already been fixed. He was slightly curious, since he had become the famous ‘trash’ of the Qin Clan, and thus no one would be concerned with his well being.

With his heart filled with doubts, he pushed the door open. Following it, a thick voice could be heard, “Back already?”

Qin Nan raised his head and saw a middle-aged man gazing at him gently. Even though he was only wearing simple clothes, his figure emitted an imperious aura, causing one to be intimidated.

This man was none other than the current Patriarch and the only Xiantian Realm expert of the Qin Clan—Qin Tian.

Qin Tian was startled after seeing the ancient manual in Qin Nan’s hand, before he carefully inspected Qin Nan’s figure and said in a surprised tone, “Nan’er[1], is it true that your cultivation has ranked up to the first-layer Body Tempering Realm?”

“Yeah,” Qin Nan said smilingly, “Thanks to the pills that you gave me.”

“How…” Qin Tian’s expression remained confused. Although ten Body Tempering Pills were considered quite a significant amount, Qin Nan’s Martial Spirit was only first-grade Huang ranked. How had he managed to rank up so soon?

Qin Nan could sense that his father was being doubtful, thus he immediately switched the topic, “By the way, father, why are you here today?”

As the Patriarch of the clan, Qin Tian had always been busy fulfilling his duty, thus he had little chance to spend time with Qin Nan. However, he had always supported his son behind the scenes.

“Shouldn't I be concerned that your door was kicked down by someone?” Qin Tian replied in annoyance. “You should notify me straight away when something like this happens. No one is allowed to bully my son!”

A terrifying murderous intent emerged from Qin Tian’s figure.

Qin Nan could feel his heart filling with warmth looking at his furious father, “Father, your child is able to handle this kind of stuff by himself.”

Qin Tian could not help but nod his head. With Qin Nan’s cultivation at the first-layer Body Tempering Realm, not many people would be able to bully him.

“Nan’er, to be honest, your father is here to remind you not to give up on yourself.” Qin Tian’s words were accompanied by a loving tone, “If you need some pills to support your cultivation, tell me at once. Your father believes that you will definitely become an expert one day.”

Qin Tian’s face was filled with pride after saying this.

So what if he only had a first-grade Huang ranked Martial Spirit? As long as Qin Nan was still his son, he would be proud of him.

Qin Nan was startled before he nodded his head heavily. Every single word was carved into his heart.

Qin Tian felt relieved after seeing Qin Nan’s reaction. He was here solely to check up on his son.

After all, not many geniuses would be able to accept the reality after turning worthless all of a sudden.

He was quite relieved seeing that Qin Nan had not lost hope in pursuing the path of cultivation.

“Father, I do have a request.” Qin Nan spoke suddenly.

Qin Tian was stunned, before he said with a nod, “Go ahead, what is it?”

“I know this might be over the top, but do have confidence in me…” Qin Nan picked his words wisely while saying with a stern look, “I do need some pills, at least a hundred Body Tempering Pills, or better if you are able to get me two hundred, or even five hundred Body Tempering Pills!”

Qin Nan glanced at Qin Tian carefully after saying this.

He clearly knew that his request was quite demanding, as the total resources distributed to the disciples of the Qin Clan were only a hundred Body Tempering Pills, while he had demanded five hundred of them.

Furthermore, he was titled the top ‘garbage’ of the clan. Even Qin Tian would suffer great pressure if he were planning to give a piece of trash five hundred Body Tempering Pills.

That being said, Qin Nan only needed this many pills for the sake of his Divine Battle Spirit. Since it could rank up by devouring pills, there was no way Qin Nan could collect enough pills for his Martial Spirit. His only option was to ask his father in order to upgrade the rank of his Divine Battle Spirit in one go!

Besides, Qin Nan had not revealed his secret of the Divine Battle Spirit. He was not worried that his father would not believe him, but rather the truth was too shocking for him to bear.

If he were to tell him about the Divine Battle Spirit, Qin Tian would definitely try his best to collect one thousand or even ten thousand pills.

As expected, Qin Tian wore an astonished look. He had never expected Qin Nan to utter such demands, but he nodded his head after a slight ponder.

“Sure!”

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[1] TL Note: This is Qin Nan’s nickname. It’s a common way of coming up with a nickname in Chinese for a person by adding ‘er’ (儿) to one’s name, and is usually used by someone close to the person who is older.