Chapter 149 - One More Time (2/2)

Now was Qin Nan’s turn for the trial. Despite his eighth-grade Huang ranked Martial Spirit already deciding his fate, everyone was keen to see what rank he would be able to achieve in the future.

When Qin Nan’s palm covered the Potential Stone, the whole Potential Stone buzzed and vibrated at once!

...Inside Martial Serendipity Pavilion’s first layer...

The buzzing of the Potential Stone stopped immediately without emitting any trace of light.

Wei Hao was stunned. Huang Que was stunned. Wang Ruoling was stunned. All of the other geniuses were stunned.

Outside the Martial Serendipity Pavilion, at the peak of Autumn Mountain, the crowd spectating through the Martial Mirror was stunned.

The Potential Stone did not emit any light?

Does that mean this Qin Nan with a formidable background and an eighth-grade Huang ranked Martial Spirit could not even reach Martial Emperor Realm in the future?

Even Qin Nan himself was stunned.

Since the start of the first round, Qin Nan was incredibly confident in himself. Even after seeing Wei Hao’s future achievement to be Martial Dominator Realm expert, he showed no sign of intimidation. His Divine Battle Spirit, which had unlimited potential to further level up, had already reached tenth-grade Huang ranked!

Now seeing the reaction of the Potential Stone, he could not even reach the Martial Emperor Realm. How is this possible?

Inside the first layer of Martial Serendipity Pavilion, after a moment of silence, Wei Hao finally reacted and burst out laughing, “Hahaha, Brother Qin Nan, who could have thought you can’t even reach the Martial Emperor Realm. I’m really impressed by you!”

Wei Hao directly mocked Qin Nan with his words.

A cultivator who can’t even reach Martial Emperor Realm; what threat could he possibly pose despite his terrifying background?

Apart from Wei Hao, Huang Que and Wang Ruoling’s faces were filled with disdain. Qin Nan had no doubt become worthless in their eyes.

Even if they were intimidated by Qin Nan previously, at this particular moment, they no longer regarded him as a worthy presence!

Huang Que let out a hollow laugh and said in a seemingly surprised tone, “Who could have expected, the disciple of two Martial Ancestor Realm experts, who possesses an eighth-grade Huang ranked Martial Spirit, can’t even reach the Martial Emperor Realm. What a shock I just experienced, what a shock…”

Despite referring to it as a shock, Huang Que’s expression grew scornful.

Qin Nan chose to remain silent with an expressionless face after hearing the sarcastic comments. He stood quietly on the spot and seemed to be immersed in his thoughts.

As for Huang Long, Mo Zishan, Xu You, they were stunned, unable to believe what they just saw.

Although Qin Nan’s Martial Spirit grade was only eighth-grade Huang ranked, they thought Qin Nan could easily reach the Martial Emperor Realm.

Now it seemed like Qin Nan’s future was hopeless - not even a chance to achieve the Martial Emperor Realm?

At the peak of Autumn Mountain, after a brief silence, the rogue cultivators began to chat in a gloating manner.

“Hahaha, I didn’t think Qin Nan couldn’t even reach Martial Emperor Realm.”

“Tsk tsk, that guy was incredibly smug before, challenging Huang Que and ignoring Wei Hao.”

“Hehe, you guys should try to imagine, what is he feeling right now?”

……

These rogue cultivators did not have any background so, they were incredibly jealous of people like Qin Nan.

If Qin Nan had displayed a great talent, they would not have had the guts to say anything. Now with Qin Nan’s hopeless future, they will surely add their insults to his wounds.

Zhang Taiyi’s face turned dull after seeing this and his lips twitched without making any sound.

The middle-aged woman from the Qing Nu Sect immediately said in a comforting tone, “Elder Zhang, don’t be too sad. The other geniuses from the Mystic Spirit Sect all triggered the Emperor Light - a better result than us the Qing Nu Sect.”

Zhang Taiyi gave her a glance but remained silent still.

Elder Fang was incredibly joyful after witnessing this as he was not fond of Qin Nan. He laughed and said, “That’s right, Elder Zhang, why do you care? There are so many geniuses in the Mystic Spirit Sect, it doesn’t matter if Qin Nan is not one of them. Just treat it as a loss for the Mystic Spirit Sect and come back again after two years.”

The elder of the Disordered Flames Sect, too, held a grudge against Qin Nan. He nodded his head and said, “Yeah, don’t waste too much time on trash like him.”

Zhang Taiyi’s expression turned incredibly unpleasant but he could not refute the truth before him.

...Meanwhile, inside the palanquin of the Trading Alliance...

The Martial Ancestor Realm old lady said mockingly, “I thought that guy had something up his sleeves since he rejected the Golden Sacred Badge. In the end, he’s just an ordinary cultivator who can’t even reach the Martial Emperor Realm.”

“He is no ordinary cultivator.” The white-shirt lady shook her head and said with a calm expression, “He is practicing Atavistic Cultivation, which tremendously increases the difficulty of breaking the barrier of Martial Emperor Realm. Not to mention, his Martial Spirit was only eighth-grade Huang ranked. Besides, the path of cultivation is filled with dangers, even a super genius has a chance of dying halfway…”

After saying this, the white-shirt lady let out a sigh. Initially, she was quite impressed with Qin Nan but she did not expect his fate to be so bleak.

The white-shirt lady did not waste any time. Her loud voice was heard throughout the whole peak of Autumn Mountain, “Fellow cultivators, the first round of Martial Serendipity Pavilion has come to an end. The winner of this round is Wei Hao. Those who bet on Wei Hao for the first round have w…”

Before she could finish the word ‘won’, an extraordinary scene took place in the Martial Mirror.

Qin Nan, who was still standing in front of the Potential Stone, suddenly brought his fists together before the old man could declare the results and said, “Elder, I’m Qin Nan. Is it possible for Elder to give me a chance for a retest? It’s impossible that I can’t even reach the Martial Emperor Realm!”

The words stunned the geniuses in the first-layer of Martial Serendipity Pavilion and the people at the peak of Autumn Mountain.

This guy Qin Nan still plans to take the trial one more time?

Inside the first-layer of the Martial Serendipity Pavilion, the old man’s eyes showed a hint of astonishment as he had not expected this young man before him to have such a request. He touched his beard and said while squinting his eyes, “Ah, this is tricky. You’re a male, not a female. How could I possibly give you another chance? Besides, you have to trust the Potential Stone, as it’s impossible for it to be malfunctioning. Even if you assume that your talent is outstanding enough to achieve the Martial Emperor Realm, it’s possible that you encounter a grave danger and die halfway…”

The old man tried to advise Qin Nan the best he could but his body shuddered violently when he made eye contact with Qin Nan’s, causing him to stop speaking.

After pausing for a moment, the old man squinted his eyes and said, “If you insist, you may take the trial again!”

Qin Nan thanked him immediately. Following this, he took a deep breath and slowly placed his palm onto the Potential Stone.

The old man stared at Qin Nan’s back. His eyes flickered as he began to talk to himself, “This pair of eyes, could it be…”

As Qin Nan placed his palm onto the Potential Stone, it started to vibrate once again.