Peerless Battle Spirit Chapter 52 - Against the World

After seeing the excitement on the disciples’ faces, the old white-haired man snapped with a scornful look, “Now, be quiet.”

The words were accompanied by an imperious pressure, which served as an explosion.

All the disciples were incredibly shaken, forcing them to collect their thoughts.

The entire White Jade Dojo became quiet instantly, as if a bucket of cold water had been poured onto it.

The old white-haired man nodded his head and said, “Very well. We will now activate the transportation portal.”

Following this, before the crowd could react, the five elders stomped their feet on the ground, unleashing a mystical force like a surging flood that flowed into the White Jade Dojo.

At that instant, a terrifying occurrence took place.

A blinding golden light could be seen rising up from beneath the White Jade Dojo like a huge dragon; it began to twist around and transform into a large formation that emitted golden rays, which devoured the entire place.

The transportation portal finished warping in at that instant.

The breathing of the elders intensified slightly, a sign that they had consumed a significant amount of energy to summon the portal.

The old white-haired man took a deep breath, and said in his usual cold tone, “The portal has been established. However, the full operation of the portal requires some time—the time half an incense needs to burn. Within this period, you are not permitted to go anywhere.”

After hearing these words, everyone nodded their heads respectfully.

Even Qin Nan was utterly impressed upon witnessing this; it was his first time seeing such an enigmatic formation.

“Since there’s still some time left, I should meditate and mentally prepare myself for the upcoming intense battle on the Island of Versatility.” Qin Nan muttered thoughtfully to himself, before sitting down with his legs crossed.

Unexpectedly, a rare sight happened at that moment.

A mysteriously powerful killing intent sprang up in the White Jade Dojo, locking blatantly onto Qin Nan’s figure.

The sudden phenomenon attracted everyone’s attention—all gazes were directed toward the source of the murderous intent.

Even the five elders—who were taking care of the formation in the air—were a little surprised, before looking for the source of the intent.

Qin Nan’s face twisted; he also immediately searched for the source of the murderous intent directed at him.

The one that was emitting such a murderous intent was none other than Ling Zixiao.

Ling Zixiao ignored everyone’s gazes, including those from the five elders, and as if Qin Nan was the only one in his sights, he said, “Qin Nan, you’re not so smug now, huh? I’ll let you beg for a quick death once we arrive at the Island of Versatility.”

The words were accompanied by a bone-chilling murderous intent.

Upon hearing his words, the disciples collected their thoughts, and understanding expressions appeared on their faces.

The conflict between Qin Nan and Ling Zixiao had already been a hot topic among the disciples.

The only ones confused were the five elders in the air.

They all knew who Ling Zixiao was—he was one of the highly anticipated super-geniuses in this Trial of Versatility.

Who on earth was this one named Qin Nan? With a cultivation base of merely the fifth-layer Body Tempering Realm, how did he make Ling Zixiao so angry?

Standing under the spotlight, Qin Nan’s expression remained unchanged after being threatened by Ling Zixiao; he calmly said, “Are you sure?”

After saying these words, Qin Nan did not bother speaking anymore; he turned his head around, as if Ling Zixiao was unworthy of his attention.

Ling Zixiao’s face contorted immediately; he had never expected Qin Nan to be so supercilious and ignore him prior to entering the Island of Versatility.

Did Qin Nan still think that anyone would help him on the Island of Versatility?

A menacing smile appeared on Ling Zixiao’s face, as he said in a loud voice, “Everyone, since Qin Nan is my enemy, as long as any of you are able to kill him on the Island of Versatility, I will keep my promise and pay your debt with the rewards I'm offered. Therefore, I do hope everyone here would do me a favor, and teach this trash a lesson!”

After hearing these words, an uneasy feeling filled Qin Nan’s heart just as he was about to sit down and meditate.

The five elders in the air were flabbergasted once again, even more so than before.

However, the next thing that happened was not only an answer to Qin Nan’s prediction, but it also solved the doubts the five elders were having.

Two hundred and twenty out of the three hundred new disciples emitted horrendous murderous auras toward Qin Nan, as if they were facing their greatest enemy.

On account of this, the entire White Jade Dojo was covered in a murderous aura, causing it to turn icy, as if winter had arrived.

The silent White Jade Dojo also exploded in this moment.

“HAHAHA, since this trashy Qin Nan has offended Brother Ling Zixiao, if I stumble into him on the Island of Versatility, I’ll beat the crap out of him and bring him to you.”

“Tsk, tsk, Brother Ling Zixiao, how could I reject such a good offer?”

“Humph, he even dares to offend Brother Ling Zixiao with a mere cultivation base of the fifth-layer Body Tempering Realm—this is completely unacceptable, he must die.”

“HAHA, it’s my pleasure to kill someone for Brother Ling Zixiao.”

“……”

After seeing this, the remaining new disciples were shocked—even the five elders in the air were surprised as well.

They had not expected Ling Zixiao to gather two hundred and twenty disciples just to deal with Qin Nan.

Why was such a large gang necessary to deal with someone whose cultivation base was merely at the fifth-layer Body Tempering Realm?

Qin Nan’s face was pursed.

He had never felt intimidated even when facing the pressure from a Martial Emperor, but it was completely different this time.

How overwhelming was it when two hundred and twenty disciples targeted him with a murderous aura?

It felt like two hundred and twenty broadswords stained with blood were hanging above his head, ready to be dropped onto him at any time, leaving him with nowhere to run, and nowhere to escape to.

At that instant, Qin Nan’s entire body haf turned stiff, as if he was facing the greatest danger in his life; it felt like the blood in his body had frozen.

Upon seeing this, Ling Zixiao burst out laughing, “HAHAHAHA, Qin Nan, did you ever think this would happen? This is what you get for opposing me. I might not even see you later—since everyone’s location is randomized upon entering the Island of Versatility—but death is the only way out for you!”

After saying this, Ling Zixiao wore a hideous grin.

Meanwhile, those two hundred and twenty disciples who had exploded their murderous aura toward Qin Nan were now looking at him with scornful looks, as if they were looking at a dead body.

In their opinion, Qin Nan’s death was guaranteed as soon as he entered the Island of Versatility.

Translator: XephiZ

Editor: DOCuinn