Peerless Battle Spirit - Chapter 191

Chapter 191

Chapter 191 - Ice-Armored Ancient Insect

A burning sensation was suddenly felt from his Eyes of the Divine Battle Spirit, as if his eyes had caught fire .

“This is…”

Qin Nan’s face was filled with shock .

It was his first time encountering such a situation since he had awakened the Eyes of the Divine Battle Spirit .

This burning sensation did not last long, as his eyes returned to their calm state after roughly ten breaths’ time . That being said, Qin Nan’s thoughts were still incredibly shaken .

“Strange, that was very strange . Why would the Eyes of the Divine Battle Spirit turn so hot all of a sudden? The Eyes of the Divine Battle Spirit are capable of peeking at Heaven and Earth, there’s nothing they can not see through—they’re extremely powerful . There must be a reason behind that burning sensation . Could it be that the strange behavior is related to the Longhu Phenomenon?”

Qin Nan’s face was filled with a stern look .

He had been struck by lightning previously at the Longhu Mountain Range, granting him the Divine Battle Spirit .

He initially assumed it to be a coincidence, but the burning sensation a moment ago, and the appearance of the Longhu Phenomenon, were possibly hints that the Divine Battle Spirit and the Longhu Mountain Range shared some mysterious connections .

“Screw it, I should focus on completing the missions from Princess Miao Miao . After doing so, I can then freely hunt the beasts, while discovering the secrets of the strange behavior of the Eyes of the Divine Battle Spirit!”

Qin Nan pondered for a moment, and swiftly made up his mind, before he advanced deeper into the Mountain Range .

……

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“Head west three hundred meters . ”

“Head south three hundred steps, and there will be three ancient trees . ”

Head northwest three hundred meters, and cross the river . ”

“……”

Qin Nan advanced forward while holding the map in his hand .

Along the journey, he did stumble into many beasts, but they were merely Body-Tempering beasts, hence he bypassed them straight away as he had no interest in them .

“Only two miles left, I’ll arrive pretty soon . ” Qin Nan mumbled to himself .

Following this, his figure turned blurry and flashed rapidly . After around ten breaths’ time, he finally arrived at the location of the Stone of the Abyss .

Not far from Qin Nan stood a small hill covered in wild grass due to an unknown number of years being exposed to the weather, leaving countless stains on it . Occasionally, huge flying beasts could be seen landing on the hill to take a short rest .

There was nothing special about the small hill .

“Eyes of the Divine Battle Spirit!”

Qin Nan’s eyes emitted an arcane light, which instantly penetrated the small hill .

With a glimpse, Qin Nan’s face was filled with a hint of surprise .

In his sight, inside the small ordinary-looking hill existed a huge amount of energy . The energy could be seen emitting from the center, represented by colorful lights, which resembled a radiant lotus throne .

Within the light resembling a lotus throne, was a purple stone with the size of a thumb .

The stone was no doubt extraordinary, emitting a stream of marvelous force which penetrated the ground through the small hill, like a tree spreading its roots, continuously absorbing the essence of strength from the ground .

“So this is the Stone of the Abyss . Legend says that this stone is a must to forge Houtian Weapons . If I were to have this stone, I would be able to awaken the Seven Deadly Sins, transforming them back into Houtian Weapons to display their strengths . Besides, this stone has a value of at least three hundred thousand Martial Emperor Pills, or even more!”

Qin Nan’s felt his heart start to beat rapidly .

“Screw it, no use having extra thoughts since I’ve promised the Princess . I should retrieve the stone at once!”

Qin Nan shook his head to restrain the extra thoughts in his heart, as his eyes turned sharp with a kick off the ground .

Behind him, the Seven Deadly Sins began to buzz while emitting Saber Intent . One of the ancient sabers then produced a loud bang and flew out from its sheath before landing in front of Qin Nan .

The ancient saber was known as Avaritia .

“Slash!”

Following the shout, Qin Nan grabbed the ancient saber Avaritia with his hand as the Greater Success Stage of the Arcane Realm burst out from his body, emitting a powerful Saber Intent, while he leapt into the air and slashed at the small hill!

BANG!

With a loud bang, the entire hill exploded in half after receiving the slash . Countless rocks were fired toward its surroundings, exposing the Stone of the Abyss .

Qin Nan’s figure did not show any hesitation, as he went up and reached out his hand trying to grab the Stone of the Abyss .

However, at that instant, a rare sight took place . The Stone of the Abyss emitted an even brighter seven-colored light and began to buzz, before it instantly soared into the air and escaped from Qin Nan’s reach, as if it had grown a pair of wings .

“Hmm? As expected of the Stone of the Abyss, to possess a certain level of intelligence, allowing Houtian Weapons to be forged . ”

Qin Nan’s eyes flickered with excitement, as a grin appeared on his face .

He had battled against Marshal Beasts and geniuses previously, but this was his first time trying to capture a rare material .

“Mystical Eight Steps!”

An incredible speed instantly exploded from Qin Nan’s body, like a flash of lightning, allowing him to catch up to the Stone of the Abyss in just a few breaths’ time .

The Stone of the Abyss vibrated even more vigorously, as if it was trying to execute a killing blow, but Qin Nan—who was aware of its intention—swiftly grabbed the ancient saber Ira from his back without hesitation . He held the two ancient sabers forming a cross and fired a terrifying Saber Intent crushing down toward the Stone of the Abyss .

BANG BANG BANG!

After a series of explosions, the Stone of the Abyss finally returned to its calm state, as if it had given up on resisting .

“That’s more like it . ” Qin Nan nodded his head in satisfaction, and reached out his hand to grab the Stone of the Abyss again .

At that moment, a strange red light flashed across the surface of the Stone of the Abyss, which escaped from the stone toward the woods, as if it was some sort of message transmission .

“Hmm?”

Qin Nan frowned his eyebrows slightly .

It was his first time battling a rare material, hence he had no idea the meaning behind the red light . However, he did not overthink it as he swiftly reached out his hand and grabbed the Stone of the Abyss, placing it inside his storage bag .

What the Stone of the Abyss tried to do was no longer his concern, as long as he caught it .

Before Qin Nan left the scene, a rapid buzzing sound could be heard from his back all of a sudden .

Qin Nan turned around and was stunned after a glimpse .

In his sights was an insect as big as a skull, covered in a thick layer of icy armor, staring at him with a pair of reddened eyes which was approaching Qin Nan at a fast speed, flapping its sixteen pairs of copper-colored wings while revealing its sharp fangs with a murderous aura .

“Ice-armored Ancient Insect? The Guardian Beast of the Stone of the Abyss?”

Qin Nan was startled, before coming up with an explanation .

Every rare material, since it came into being, would be guarded by some sort of beasts known as Guardian Beasts .

This Ice-armored Ancient Insect before him was quite a well-known beast, thoroughly covered in a layer of icy armor, difficult to be harmed physically . Although it only possessed a strength of the third-layer Xiantian Realm, its defense and speed were relatively outstanding, giving it the ability to face opponents of the fourth-layer Xiantian Realm .

Not only that, if a nest of these Ice-armored Ancient Insects were to attack, it would result in greater damage . Even an eighth-layer Xiantian Realm expert would flee for his life facing them .

That being said, Ice-armored Ancient Insects had their own weakness . It was extremely vulnerable to fire . If one were to attack with flames, even a first-layer Xiantian Realm cultivator could slay it with ease .

“What a surprise to find an Ice-armored Ancient Insect to be the Guardian Beast of the Stone of the Abyss . If that’s the case, I’m more than happy to accept your sacrifice, since I’m trying to collect Beast Cores too . ” Qin Nan uttered a loud laugh, as he gathered his Saber Intent and prepared himself to slay the Ice-armored Ancient Insect .

At that instant, another surprising event took place .

A loud buzzing noise could be heard from a distance away, which caused the ground to tremble and the trees to collapse .

“What is happening?”

Qin Nan frowned who then unleashed his Eyes of the Divine Battle Spirit and observed the scene .

With a glimpse, his expression stiffened . It was not only a single Ice-armored Ancient Insect, but a total of three hundred of them!

Translator: XephiZ

Editor: DOCuinn