Chapter 1685: Baffled

Qin Nan's aura slightly calmed down.

In just a hundred breaths, he had drawn Lin Qingpo and the rest into the Ownerless Heaven Pattern.

Including those that he had abducted before, there were currently thirty-eight Peerless Geniuses inside the Ownerless Heaven Pattern. It was half of the Peerless Geniuses on the ranking.

"Heaven-Repairing Cauldron, I know you are intelligent. You have witnessed my strength. No one can stand a chance against me. I have collected a hundred and thirty Patriarch Talismans too, should you just let me refine you straightaway?" Qin Nan asked.

According to the rules, Qin Nan would have to hold onto a hundred Patriarch Talismans for an hour to be considered the strongest faction, but Qin Nan did not want to waste the time if possible.

"I guess it's fine if it's this kid."

The giant beast inspected Qin Nan for a little while and said. Its aura declined too as it stopped fighting the Heaven-Repairing Cauldron.

Buzz!

The enormous Heaven-Repairing Cauldron shuddered slightly, as if it was trying to express its consent.

"Sure, don't you worry, I will not let you down after refining you."

Qin Nan brought his fists together. He flickered his finger, delivering a drop of blood that contained his will into the Heaven-Repairing Cauldron.

A strong aura surged across the sky once again.

The rare phenomena that occurred previously dissipated too.

"Qin Nan, die!"

A loud roar was heard.

Five brilliant rays were approaching rapidly from the distance.

The person turned out to be Ci Renxian. He had been waiting for a chance to strike after he withdrew temporarily with the Ancient Immortal Talisman.

He simply thought Qin Nan must be worn out in the fight against the rest of the Peerless Geniuses by now, thus he had decided to show up now. Regardless of how strong Qin Nan was, he surely had no chance of stopping them.

However, apart from Ci Renxian and his crew, another person that came, in particular, was standing out too. Not only did he have a formidable aura, he was extremely good-looking and his skin was very fair, like that of a woman.

The man was none other than Hua Jiandao, ranked second on Meng Jiugong's Immortal Ascension Ranking. The man had been hiding in the dark all along. Ci Renxian happened to stumble into him on the way back, thus the two agreed to team up.

"Mm? Where are Lin Qingpo and the others?"

Ci Renxian and Hua Jiandao were startled by the sight before them.

"Renxian, something isn't right, we should leave now!"

Hua Jiandao quickly reacted. He immediately executed a strong escaping art without any hesitation.

"Trying to leave? It's too late now."

Qin Nan unleashed his aura again and arrived before the group within an instant.

He was fascinated by the fact that they had decided to show up. He had abducted more than thirty Peerless Geniuses with the Ownerless Heaven Pattern, yet he was lacking disciples from the Heaven Illusionary Ancestor Sect and the Reincarnation Sect.

"Reincarnation Tomb!"

Hua Jiandao was extremely quick with his reactions. He summoned a hand seal, summoning wisps of Dao intent to construct a huge, ancient tomb.

There were people dying and being resurrected in the tomb. It was an endless cycle.

Qin Nan immediately slashed forward. The terrifying saber intent shattered the ancient tomb into pieces. The remaining force landed on the cultivators and knocked them flying.

"Your cultivation..."

Ci Renxian, Hua Jiandao, and the others were astounded.

Hua Jiandao, in particular, was absolutely flabbergasted. The Reincarnation Tomb was the Art of Dao Seeking he had practiced. It was the combination of the Reincarnation Will of the Reincarnation Manuscript and a forbidden art of the Reincarnation Sect.

So far, even a first-layer Human Immortal had yet to shatter his Reincarnation Tomb with a simple attack, let alone a Peerless Genius in the Heaven God Realm.

It was quite obvious that Qin Nan had yet to ascend as an immortal. How was it possible that Qin Nan would possess such a terrifying cultivation?

They also realized something; Lin Qingpo and the others had all disappeared. Did that mean Qin Nan had killed them all?

"Zone of Destruction, Kingdom of the Sky!"

Qin Nan performed a hand seal, unleashing wisps of black light into the surroundings. The light shrouded the cultivators as an ancient, illusionary kingdom appeared and suppressed them.

Cries of agony were heard. Qin Nan flicked his finger, summoning the Ownerless Heaven Pattern once again to abduct the Peerless Geniuses.

He had abducted forty-three Peerless Geniuses in total.

Qin Nan returned to the Heaven-Repairing Cauldron with a flicker to continue to refine it.

Meanwhile, the rare phenomena filling the sky completely vanished.

The thousands of cultivators immediately lifted their gaze.

"The twelve Beast Immortal Patterns have disappeared!"

"Look, Qin Nan is refining the Heaven-Repairing Cauldron!"

"What? Refining the Heaven-Repairing Cauldron? What exactly happened?"

"It has only been less than an hour since the rare phenomena occurred. How is he refining the Heaven-Repairing Cauldron now?"

"Hang...hang on, Lin Qingpo, Xiu Shenliang, and everyone else had all disappeared!"

The cultivators were greatly astounded. They could not believe their eyes.

They immediately came to a realization of what happened.

It was likely that Lin Qingpo, Xiu Shenliang, and the rest of the Peerless Geniuses had been abducted by Qin Nan just like what he did to the other Peerless Geniuses.

Otherwise, why would they simply vanish into thin air?

How was Qin Nan able to refine the Heaven-Repairing Cauldron in advance?

However, they were bewildered further after learning the truth.

Since the beginning of the battle, Qin Nan had at least defeated more than thirty Peerless Geniuses, including those that were ranked in the top fifteen on the Immortal Ascension Ranking.

How strong and capable would he have to be to be able to do such a feat?

"Crap! Are you serious now?"

Wan Xiao who was at the final phase of his ascension burst out cursing.

BANG!

A deafening explosion took place in the World of Yang.

Golden light rays soared into the sky like dragons from the Heaven-Repairing Cauldron. The light entered Qin Nan's body.

An imperious voice echoed in the ears of the crowd too.

"The Battle of Hundred Sects has come to an end. The Falling Dawn Sect is the strongest faction!"

Following it, a magnificent aura burst out of Qin Nan's body. Bright immortal rays flickered behind him.

The sky within two hundred thousand li turned pitch black immediately, with lightning flickering between the clouds.