Peerless Battle Spirit
Chapter 10: Arrogance

Since Qin Nan had ranked up to the fourth-layer Body Tempering Realm, he was utterly confident in his ability to hide his presence. The reason being that after he had refined his inner organs, he was able to control his aura and conceal it, preventing it from being detected.

At least, it was almost impossible for a third-layer Body Tempering Realm cultivator to discover his presence.

Qin Nan only had a slight headache after knowing his location had been compromised, but he did not stay silent, nor did he flee from the scene. He instantly walked out from his hiding spot and spoke in a calm tone, “How did you find me?”

The middle-aged man was slightly dumbfounded. Normally, when someone was busted for stalking, the person’s first reaction would be to panic or emit a murderous intent, but this young man was extremely calm instead.

Following this, the middle-aged man collected his thoughts and wore a proud look, “The Martial Spirit that I’ve awakened is called the Mist Grass Spirit. It doesn’t have an outstanding rank, but fortunately, it’s able to detect anything within ten meters. You are quite good at hiding. If you weren’t within ten meters of where I am, I would never have discovered your presence.”

Qin Nan’s heart shuddered. He had been too careless this time.

There existed various types of Martial Spirits, and even though they were classified the same way according to their ranks, each Martial Spirit had their own unique capabilities.

For example, the Martial Spirits that Qin Yu and Qin Xiao had awakened were a bow Martial Spirit and a sword Martial Spirit respectively, which were both specialized in killing. However, the Martial Spirit that this middle-aged man possessed was specialized in searching.

“It seems like I should be more careful in the future. I should not be too confident and solely rely on my cultivation.” Qin Nan mumbled to himself. This incident had served as a great lesson to him.

Meanwhile, Fang Xue’s enraged voice could be heard, “Who’s there? Who’s trying to stalk me?”

Fang Xue swiftly headed over to their location while being accompanied by the other two bodyguards. After seeing Qin Nan, the anger on her face froze, as she could not react in time and accept the fact that it had been Qin Nan stalking her.

At that instant, the three bodyguards rapidly surrounded him while emitting murderous auras. If Qin Nan were to make the slightest movement, they would strike instantly.

“Qin Nan, why are you here?” Fang Xue’s face was filled with disbelief as she blurted out, “Shouldn’t a piece of trash like you be cultivating in your clan? Why are you stalking me instead?”

The bodyguards wore stunned expressions too, as they did not expect the young man stalking them to be the famous Qin Nan who used to be the top genius of Linshui City, but now was regarded as the top trash.

Meanwhile, they subconsciously let their guards down, as they assumed that it was impossible for Qin Nan to pose any threat to them as he only possessed a first-grade Huang ranked Martial Spirit.

Qin Nan’s expression turned cold instantly. He initially did not bear any grudges against Fang Xue, but she had referred to him as a piece of trash as soon as she spoke.

“Why would you care if I’m not cultivating at my clan?” Qin Nan said with a calm expression, “Besides, I’ve zero interest in stalking you. I just happened to be passing by. Since you have seen me now, I will excuse myself.”

Qin Nan immediately turned around as he had no intention of wasting his time any longer here.

“What did you say? Stop it right there. If you don’t drop to your knees and apologize to me, I will not let you go in one piece!” Fang Xue’s voice was extremely sharp.

She felt exceedingly terrible today. She had just bought an ancient treasure map with a high price at Linshui City, and followed the directions of the map here with her bodyguards to search for the treasure.

She was planning to find the treasure and bring it back to her clan in order to make her father proud.

However, they had been following the map and had searched the area for two hours, and apart from a ruined cave, they had failed to find anything useful. Although Fang Xue was not willing to admit it, she clearly knew that the map was nothing but a scam.

As the daughter of the Fang Clan’s Patriarch, how could she not be frustrated after being scammed?

Now that Qin Nan had coincidentally appeared before her and treated her with an indifferent attitude, the rage within her heart instantly exploded. What right did you, a piece of trash, have to talk to me like that? Did you still think you were the top genius?

What an idiot!

“Drop to my knees and apologize?” Qin Nan’s heart was filled with a sense of ridicule as he blurted out, “Are you out of your mind? Did you just ask me to drop to my knees and apologize? Who do you think you are? It seems like you really like the idea. If that’s the case, why don’t you drop to your knees and apologize to me?”

Qin Yu and Qin Xiao were already considered shameless to him, but this Fang Xue was much more extreme, demanding him to give her kowtows^[1] immediately. She was truly the definition of arrogance.

“WHAT? Did you just scold me?” A murderous intent burst out from her body as she snapped, “If it weren’t for your identity as the Young Master of the Qin Clan, trash like you wouldn’t even have the right to give me kowtows! Listen up you three, break his limbs and cripple his dantian now!”

The icy look on Qin Nan’s face grew stronger. He had not expected this Fang Xue would be so full of herself, demanding to cripple him just because he had shown no intention to obey her will. How vicious could this woman be?

The three men showed no hesitation as they charged toward Qin Nan with pitied looks, before lashing out their fists at him. They were already used to obeying Fang Xue’s violent commands. They had lost track of the number of cultivators whom they had crippled under Fang Xue’s commands.

Fang Xue wore a mocking expression while spectating the battle. This first-grade Huang ranked trash dared to disrespect her, he should be taught a lesson.

At that instant, Fang Xue could even imagine the scene in which Qin Nan was lying on the ground while crying in agony.

“Very well, I’ve got no business with you, and you still intend to break my limbs and cripple my dantian. I’m interested in seeing how you are going to achieve that!” Qin Nan became enraged and took a step forward, unleashing his fourth-layer Body Tempering Realm aura without any intention to conceal it!

Buzz!

At that instant, the grin on Fang Xue’s face stiffened. She could only sense a great pressure sweeping toward her, causing her to feel like she was about to suffocate. The previous disdain and mockery on her face utterly vanished, and was replaced with an endless terror.

The three middle-aged men halted in their tracks, their faces filled with astonishment.

Had the famous first-grade Huang ranked waste of Linshui City just unleashed a fourth-layer Body Tempering Realm aura? How was that even possible?

“Kill him, kill him now!” Fang Xue burst out screaming as if she had gone mad.

She could not accept the fact that Qin Nan was able to unleash such a powerful aura. Her mind was filled with a single thought—Qin Nan must die today. Qin Nan must die at all costs!

The three middle-aged man reacted swiftly, each wearing a stern look as yellow rays were emitted from their backs, followed by their Martial Spirits.

Their Martial Spirits were all first-grade Huang ranked.

In the following moment, they charged toward Qin Nan simultaneously. It appeared that their auras and Martial Spirits had merged with one another’s, as if they were a whole now.

“Kill!”

Following this, they unleashed their moves at the same time, which were completely identical, resulting in a much stronger Martial Skill locking onto his figure, preventing him from dodging it.

“No wonder they are qualified to be Fang Xue’s bodyguards with only first-grade Huang ranked Martial Spirits and third-layer Body Tempering Realm cultivations. That’s quite impressive… However, they can’t even resist my slash!”

Qin Nan’s eyes flickered with an icy look without showing any sign of being intimidated. The Black Iron Saber in his hand turned into an icy glow, followed by a thunderous explosion.

“AHHHH——” Three different cries of pain could be heard, which halted halfway through as if their throats were being clenched tightly, stopping them from making any noise.

They were instantly killed by the slash, resulting in a rain of blood pouring down on the surroundings.

Fang Xue stared with her eyes open wide. Her face was thoroughly filled with great terror. The gory scene that had taken place in front of her served as a giant claw grabbing at her body, preventing her from breathing properly.

Had her bodyguards just lost? Normally, their strength could even handle a fourth-layer Body Tempering Realm opponent, but they couldn’t even survive a single slash?

How terrifying was Qin Nan’s actual strength!

“Lady Fang, why are you quiet now?” At that instant, Qin Nan’s hollow laugh echoed in Fang Xue’s ears, “Didn’t you say that you wanted to break my limbs and cripple my dantian? I do apologize for accidentally killing your bodyguards. It seems like they won’t be able to carry out the task now. So, are you going to do it yourself?”

Fang Xue’s figure shuddered violently while her face turned pale white, as if she had been struck by lightning.

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