Qin Yu and Qin Xiao were utterly astonished to see Qin Nan standing before them, just as they had been speaking of him moments earlier.
Both men’s expressions were frozen in disbelief.
“Qin Nan, how did you get here?” Qin Xiao asked reflexively, still stunned.
“Haha, who cares why he’s here!” Qin Yu quickly recovered, a sneer spreading across his face. “Qin Nan, you’ve ignored the path to paradise and stumbled into hell. This isn’t the Martial Skill Pavilion or the Qin family! Today, I’ll see what you’re really capable of after your previous arrogance!”
Qin Yu’s aura erupted fiercely, his formidable presence reaching the level of a Second Layer Body Refinement.
Qin Xiao snapped out of his daze, his own face twisted into a cruel smile as his aura flared up, signifying his cultivation at the First Layer Body Refinement.
The two brothers harbored deep resentment towards Qin Nan, constantly seeking revenge. However, as long as Qin Nan remained within the Qin family, they dared not act against him due to his father’s position as the family head.
Now, encountering Qin Nan in the Dragon-Tiger Mountains, they felt free to act, knowing that the Qin family would have no means to investigate their actions.
Both Qin Yu and Qin Xiao fixed their gaze intently on Qin Nan, hoping to see fear on his face.
However, Qin Nan disappointed them.
He looked at them with indifference and a faint smile. “What skills do I possess? Perhaps you two shameless scoundrels aren’t qualified to know.”
Qin Xiao and Qin Yu’s faces turned ashen with rage, trembling with fury.
This guy was infuriatingly arrogant, even facing imminent death, he dared to speak so disdainfully.
“Qin Nan, you’re seeking death!”
Recalling past humiliations, Qin Xiao’s eyes reddened, and he roared as his martial soul materialized behind him, radiating three yellow lights.
Grasping his martial soul long sword, Qin Xiao lunged like a ferocious tiger, the sword gleaming with a chilling light and carrying the overwhelming power of the First Layer Body Refinement.
Qin Yu, standing behind, wore a cold smirk, having no intention of intervening, as Qin Xiao alone was sufficient.
Previously, Qin Nan had only been able to beat Qin Xiao due to using ten Body Refinement Pills to advance to the First Layer Body Refinement.
This time, with Qin Yu also at the First Layer Body Refinement and wielding a Third Grade Yellow martial soul, Qin Nan was deemed incapable of withstanding.
At that moment, Qin Nan, who had remained motionless, suddenly took action.
He did not draw the black iron knife at his waist but stepped forward and delivered a powerful punch.
This punch was none other than the basic technique he had used to defeat Qin Xiao before—the Crumbling Fist!
“You still think this move will win against me? Let me show you my newly learned technique, the Autumn Water Sword Technique!” Qin Xiao sneered, his face filled with disdain as his sword turned into numerous afterimages, cascading like autumn waters.
The Autumn Water Sword Technique, a mid-grade martial skill, combined with Qin Xiao’s sword martial soul, wielded tremendous power.
In an instant, the punch and sword collided!
Qin Xiao’s previous smirk abruptly froze, his expression shifting to one of fear. His mouth gaped, his face turning red, as if to speak, but no words came out. A crushing force surged towards him.
Boom!
A thunderous explosion resounded as Qin Xiao was shattered into fragments by the immense force, his body disintegrating into countless pieces of flesh that scattered in all directions.
The punch had struck with such force that even a cry of pain could not escape.
Qin Nan’s face remained composed; with his Third Layer Body Refinement strength, dealing with someone of Qin Xiao’s First Layer Body Refinement was effortless, requiring no significant effort.
“This…”
Qin Yu was in shock, staring at the scene in disbelief. He had not anticipated that his brother Qin Xiao, even with his martial soul activated, would be defeated so utterly, his body pulverized by a single punch.
“Qin Nan! You dare kill my brother, you’re courting death!”
Qin Yu snapped back to reality, fury burning in his eyes, his mind consumed by murderous intent.
Four yellow lights emerged behind him, and within them, a chilling longbow floated into view.
This was Qin Yu’s martial soul, a Fourth Grade Yellow Ice Bow!
“Die!” Qin Yu roared, drawing the Ice Bow to its full moon shape. With a crack, a frosty arrow shot forth.
This Ice Arrow was Qin Yu’s most powerful attack; even a typical Third Layer Body Refinement would be utterly defeated by it, with no chance to counter.
Yet, at that moment, Qin Nan unsheathed his knife, sweeping it forward.
Accompanied by a thunderous roar, a cold blade of light shot forth like a sudden lightning bolt.
With a resounding crash, the Ice Arrow was shattered into nothingness under the blade’s light, showing no resistance.
“What’s this? Is that all you’ve got?” Qin Nan’s expression remained impassive. “That last strike was only executed with half of my strength.”
“You—” Qin Yu stared in shock, his mouth agape as if he had lost his voice. He could not comprehend how Qin Nan, with his supposed Yellow Grade One martial soul, could possibly have reached the Third Layer Body Refinement.
“How could this be?”
“It can’t be… How could you, a person with a Yellow Grade One martial soul, achieve the Third Layer Body Refinement?”
Normally, a Yellow Grade One martial soul would be exceptional upon reaching the First Layer Body Refinement. How could someone with it break through to the Third Layer? Even with countless Body Refinement Pills, it required time for assimilation and training!
The awakening of the martial soul ceremony had only been a few days ago!
How could Qin Nan have reached the Third Layer Body Refinement in such a short period?
“A Yellow Grade One martial soul?” Qin Nan sneered. “Qin Yu, how naive you are. Did you really think I only have a Yellow Grade One martial soul? Fine, today I’ll show you who the true waste is!”
As Qin Nan finished speaking, seven yellow lights erupted behind him, and the War God Soul emerged in full splendor.
“This—”
Qin Yu’s eyes widened in shock, his face filled with disbelief. The imposing humanoid martial soul emanated such pressure that he almost felt compelled to kneel in worship.
Especially the seven yellow lights behind it, which were so glaring they nearly blinded him.
Qin Nan… actually possessed a Yellow Grade Seven martial soul!
“This… this can’t be… how is this possible…” Qin Yu seemed to lose his soul, his face blank. “You’re supposed to have a Yellow Grade One martial soul. How could you have such a terrifying martial soul…”
At this moment, Qin Yu suddenly remembered his previous derision and threats towards Qin Nan. Reflecting on it now seemed utterly foolish.
He had mocked someone with a Yellow Grade Seven martial soul as a waste? He had threatened someone with a Yellow Grade Seven martial soul?
Such ignorance would be the subject of ridicule if it were known.
A Yellow Grade Seven martial soul, in the entire Linshui City, appears once in fifty years!
Qin Nan’s expression remained calm. “It seems you finally understand. Since you do, go join your brother.”
The black iron knife in Qin Nan’s hand buzzed with a sharp, murderous intent.
“Ah!” Qin Yu suddenly reacted, his face a mask of terror as he fell to his knees, banging his head repeatedly on the ground with a series of thuds, mumbling incoherently, “Please… don’t kill… don’t kill…”
Before Qin Yu could even finish his plea, the blade flashed, and he was instantly deprived of life.
Looking at his lifeless body, Qin Nan’s expression remained unchanged. “I had warned you before. It’s better not to beg, for even then, I would not spare you. It seems you never took my words to heart. Remember, in your next life, don’t be arrogant or contemptuous, and never be shameless and ungrateful. Otherwise, you won’t even have the right to regret.”
With those final words, Qin Nan turned and left, not sparing another glance at the two fallen figures.
