Chapter 36 - Trial of Versatility (1/2)

Time passed without anyone noticing; eight days were gone in a blink of an eye.

In these eight days, Qin Nan had remained in the insane state of repetition even during meal times, sleep, etc.

During the period, Qin Nan had only awakened once. This one time Qin Nan’s body could no longer continue to practice due to the extreme fatigue and collapsed.

However, the pause had lasted no longer than the time it took for an incense to burn.

As a result, Qin Nan’s Mystical Eight Steps had improved to thirty steps.

While he was executing it, it felt as though he had turned into a gust of strong wind which swept past the surroundings, making his position undetectable. People would be left speechless if they witnessed his incredible speed.

Due to Qin Nan being a natural born ‘Martial Addict’, Bai Heng was forced to be on tenterhooks in these eight days; he was worried that Qin Nan would ‘accidentally’ achieved the Greater Success Stage of Mystical Eight Steps.

Hence, only today did Bai Heng finally feel relieved, a smile appearing on his face.

It’s impossible for you to improve from thirty steps to eight steps in a day’s time, right?

In addition, when practicing an Ultimate Martial Skill, the later stages of training would be more difficult. It was impossible to improve without practicing continuously for a period of time.

Therefore, in Bai Heng’s mind, he assumed Qin Nan would surely lose the bet this time.

As for Xiao Qingxue, it did not matter if Qin Nan won or lost the bet.

Xiao Qingxue found her gaze focused on Qin Nan—while he immersed himself in practice during these eight days—for unknown reasons. She was attracted to a unique charm that Qin Nan exuded ever since he had fallen into his current ‘insane’ trance.

Qin Nan, who was moving around practicing his martial skill at the front, came to a sudden stop. He was breathing heavily, his body covered in sweat; he appeared to be extremely tired, but his eyes still flickered with excitement as he asked, “Which day is today? Where are we now?”

With a surprisingly good attitude, Bai Heng said with a laugh, “Today is the eighth day. We are not far from the Mystic Spirit Sect. We will arrive there around dusk tomorrow.”

“It’s the eighth day already,” Qin Nan let out a surprised expression and said, “It felt like only a brief moment.”

Xiao Qingxue chuckled, then snapped, “You went insane when you started practicing. How would you know how much time had passed?”

“Ugh…” Qin Nan was left speechless, not knowing how to deal with the ladylike attitude displayed by Xiao Qingxue.

It was Bai Heng beside them who thought of something , and smilingly said, “Brother Qin Nan, maybe we should stop practicing for the day? We should rest well tonight as we will be arriving at the Mystic Spirit Sect tomorrow. For the stake of one hundred Xiantian Pills, you can just give me fifty of them.”

The reason Bai Heng said this was because with Qin Nan being a natural born ‘Martial Addict’ in addition to having an eighth-grade Huang ranked Martial Spirit, it was not ideal to become enemies with him—hence, he decided to reduce the stake to fifty Xiantian Pills.

To an extent, Bai Heng was very proud of himself after finishing this sentence.

Reducing the stake to fifty Xiantian Pills just like that, even if you had any thoughts, you would not continue to hate me, right Qin Nan?

When he heard this, Qin Nan let out a gentle smile and said, “Brother Bai Heng, I don’t agree with your statement. Are you implying that I would lose the bet for sure?”

Bai Heng was stunned immediately, not knowing what to say.

Even at this time, you, Qin Nan, still think that you would not lose?

Although Bai Heng was frightened of Qin Nan, he did not feel pleasant at this time,but he forced a laugh and said, “If Brother Qin Nan does not think you have lost, feel free to continue practicing. I have never seen anyone achieve the Greater Success Stage of an Ultimate Martial Skill in nine days!”

The words were filled with a hidden sarcastic tone.

Qin Nan was not angry, but said with a smile, “I see. If that’s the case, I will make sure Brother Bai Heng can learn something new today.”

After saying this, Qin Nan shut his eyes and once again entered the state of ‘One with the Mind’ in less than five breaths. His body started to move around due to the execution of the Mystical Eight Steps.

Upon seeing this, Bai Heng’s face turned dull with a cold smirk.

I gave you my respect, but you rejected it!

He would like to see how Qin Nan planned to teach him something.

However, in the next moment, Bai Heng’s smirk was gone; Xiao Qingxue—who was not far away—had her attractive eyes opened wide too.

Behind Qin Nan—who was immersed in his ‘insane’ state—an enormous Martial Spirit stood in the air, like a dominating emperor looking down on the surroundings.

Did Qin Nan release his Martial Spirit? What was his intention of doing so?

An answer soon came to Bai Heng and Xiao Qingxuethe next second.

After the Divine Battle Spirit had risen, the aura emitted from Qin Nan had suddenly changed; it had a mystical feeling. In less than the time it took an incense stick to burn, his speed had doubled.

As both Bai Heng and Xiao Qingxue had sharp senses, they immediately saw the improvement on Qin Nan’s ‘Mystical Eight Steps’—which was reduced to twenty-five steps.

“What… What is happening?” Bai Heng’s mind went blank. He could not understand why this was happening.

Not only was Bai Heng unable to understand, Xiao Qingxue was also frowning her eyebrows in confusion.