Chapter 2: The Divine Battle Spirit

The crowd was immersed in silence for a few breaths' time.

Qin Changkong was the first to react by bursting out laughing, "HAHAHA, I never thought you would awaken a mere first-grade Huang ranked Martial Spirit! What kind of genius are you? You're only a useless piece of trash, which makes me the real top genius of the Qin Clan—the top genius of Linshui City!"

A first-grade Huang ranked Martial Spirit was ranked the lowest among all Martial Spirits, which was normally referred to as a completely useless Martial Spirit.

Even within the Qin Clan, there were only a few that had awakened a first-grade Huang ranked Martial Spirit. Most people would at least awaken a second-grade Huang ranked Martial Spirit or higher.

Qin Changkong's scornful laugh immediately woke the crowd from their astonishment.

The gazes of the disciples and elders toward Qin Nan changed instantly. The initial respect and anticipation in their eyes were replaced with thick hints of disappointment and disdain.

"It turned out to be a first-grade Huang ranked Martial Spirit. F**k, what a piece of trash!"

"Damn, what a waste of my anticipation. A top genius my ass, he's nothing but a first-grade Huang ranked Martial Spirit trash!"

"That's right, brother Qin Changkong is the only top genius. I'm afraid this Qin Nan is only the top trash of the Qin Clan!"

"......"

Only those with formidable strength were respected in the Martial World, thus the crowd's reaction was predictable, to such an extent that they now even held a grudge against Qin Nan.

The main reason being that Qin Nan had displayed outstanding talents since his youth, hence they subconsciously had high expectations for him. Therefore, no one would have expected it to come to this.

How could the disciples and elders not hate him for letting them down?

Qin Changkong was completely surprised. He immediately became high-spirited while he stared down at Qin Nan and burst out laughing, "Are you all convinced now? I've already mentioned that everyone's Martial Spirit has been determined by the Heavens. So what if you're able to invent your own Martial Skill? You are still nothing but a piece of trash!"

Qin Nan gave him a calm glance without rebuking his statement, before leaving the scene.

Normally, there would be disciples or elders following Qin Nan around, but nobody was willing to do so today, thus resulting in a lonely scene.

After Qin Nan departed, the disciples and elders immediately collected their thoughts and surrounded Qin Changkong swiftly to fawn over him.

"Hey, Brother Qin Changkong, it's been a while since you last paid me a visit. I've missed you a lot."

"Changkong, I reckon you are more worthy to be the Young Master of the Qin Clan. That piece of trash has no right to hold that title."

"Brother Changkong, I'll be your subordinate from today onward. I'll never head west if heading east is your will."

"......"

Not long after, the news regarding the outcome of the Martial Spirit Awakening Ceremony was made known to the entire Qin Clan and Linshui City. Not only were the people of the Qin Clan dumbfounded, even the residents of Linshui City were utterly stunned.

They never expected Qin Nan, the top genius of the Linshui City, to only awaken a first-grade Huang ranked Martial Spirit.

That being said, as expected of the Martial World, in the midst of their astonishment, the public immediately had their attention focused onto Qin Changkong.

After all, a fifth-grade Huang ranked Martial Spirit was considered outstanding in Linshui City.

Qin Nan returned to his residence after leaving the scene. His expression remained as calm as always. Not even the slightest hint of anger could be seen from his face, despite the fact that only those with formidable strength and talent were respected by the people in this world.

Even though he knew this in his heart, he was still disappointed after seeing the reactions of the disciples and elders.

"Screw it, there's no reason to fuss over them. I shall try cultivating with this Martial Spirit for now."

Qin Nan immediately calmed his thoughts and sat down with his legs crossed. The Scarlet Flame Saber slowly emerged from his back while emitting a slight heat.

As soon as the Scarlet Flame Saber appeared, a magical absorption force was emitted from it, gathering the Qi of the Heavens and Earth around him.

As the Qi entered his body, Qin Nan's figure could not help but shudder softly, while his slightly pale face reddened as if he had consumed some alcohol.

The path of cultivation began with the Body Tempering Realm, which was further split into ten layers.

The Body Tempering Realm literally meant the process of tempering the body with the absorbed Qi.

As such, as Qin Nan began to absorb the Qi into his body, it began to cleanse his meridians and strengthen his flesh.

Time gradually passed. Three hours later, Qin Nan's eyes sprang open. His forehead was covered in sweat.

"The rank of a Martial Spirit is indeed quite important..."

With a sudden thought, Qin Nan grabbed the Scarlet Flame Saber in his hand and inspected it thoroughly. A wry smile appeared on his face.

He now understood the importance of a Martial Spirit's rank.

For example, he had not achieved anything after cultivating for three hours. However, it was highly possible that Qin Changkong would have reached the first-layer of the Body Tempering Realm after cultivating for the same period of time.

In addition to that, the greater the rank of a Martial Spirit, the greater capabilities it would possess, thus providing better assistance to its bearer.

"Nevertheless, I'm lucky to have awakened a first-grade Huang ranked Martial Spirit. Otherwise, I would be quite hesitant..."

Qin Nan said with a calm smile, before he took a peek into his dantian with a thought.

Inside Qin Nan's dantian floated a sparkling ray of lightning the size of a fist. A mysterious and terrifying ancient aura could be felt from it.

This was Qin Nan's greatest secret. Even his father had no idea about it.

At the age of fourteen, Qin Nan had gone out to practice his Martial Arts, but he had been caught in a storm. While trying to find a shelter from it, he was struck by a ray of red lightning.

As a matter of fact, the people of Linshui City were aware of the incident, but they had no clue that after Qin Nan had been struck by the lightning, extra memories were inserted into his mind while a stormy red cloud resided within his body.

"According to the memory fragments, this stormy red cloud was an unclaimed Martial Spirit known as the Divine Battle Spirit.

"In order to acquire this Divine Battle Spirit, one would have to sacrifice their own Martial Spirit.

"Furthermore, the higher the rank of the person's Martial Spirit, the slimmer the chance of awakening this spirit. If one were to possess a first-grade Huang ranked Martial Spirit, the person would surely awaken the Divine Battle Spirit!"

The smile on Qin Nan's face grew thicker. This was the reason why he had shown no sign of despair after awakening a first-grade Huang ranked Martial Spirit.

After all, he was unsure of the capabilities of this mysterious Divine Battle Spirit. If he had happened to awaken a fifth-grade Huang ranked Martial Spirit, not only was the chance of awakening the Divine Battle Spirit slimmer, it would be more difficult for him to make the decision as well.

One would need great courage to sacrifice a fifth-grade Huang ranked Martial Spirit.

On the other hand, Qin Nan's first-grade Huang ranked Martial Spirit was completely useless. Not only was the awakening of the Divine Battle Spirit guaranteed, Qin Nan would not feel pressured doing so either.

Qin Nan quickly withdrew his smile and took a deep breath while holding the Scarlet Flame Saber in his hand, "Now, it's time to sacrifice this saber..."

Qin Nan immediately wore a stern look while uttering a series of ancient chants.

The chants were known as the 'Spirit-Sacrificing Technique', which had appeared in his mind when he was struck by the lightning.

The Spirit-Sacrificing Technique, as the name suggested, was useful in offering the user's Martial Spirit as a sacrifice. The technique was somewhat abstruse. It did not require any Qi to support its execution, nor did the user have to pay any price.

As Qin Nan executed the technique, a black glow slowly appeared on his palm. It turned sticky immediately after, as if a pool of liquid was continuously being compressed.

Qin Nan's eyes glistened as he pinched the Scarlet Flame Saber in his hand.

A shocking scene took place. The entire Scarlet Flame Saber began to buzz vigorously as if a destructive force had exploded within it, causing it to instantly shatter into pieces.

The saber turned into countless red dots which felt like glints of fire.

Qin Nan's face turned pale. It felt like his soul had been drawn out from his body the moment the Scarlet Flame Saber shattered into pieces, which almost suffocated him.

As the Martial Spirit had been granted to him since he was born, the destruction of the Martial Spirit was similar to his body being destroyed.

Qin Nan clenched his teeth while enduring the great pressure from his mind and flung his hand forward grabbing at the air. The black liquid in his hand instantly unleashed a mysterious absorption force.

The countless red dots scattered in the air were gathered and absorbed into Qin Nan's dantian.

The cloud of red lightning floating inside Qin Nan's dantian devoured the red dots. At that instant, it was as if time had frozen. Following this, the cloud of red lightning exploded!

"The Divine Battle Spirit wages war against the Heavens and battles against the Earth. Whether they be Gods or Buddhas, there is none He does not fight, and none He does not win against..."

An ancient imperious voice swept across his mind like countless rays of lightning.

"AHHHHHH..."

Qin Nan's wide open eyes were thoroughly filled with red lines. Before he could cry out in agony, the enormous impact knocked him unconscious.

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