Peerless Battle Spirit

Following a blue flicker, an illusionary figure floated behind Qin Nan with an ancient aura.

“The spirit of an expert?”

Liujie grinned and held his palms together. He said, “Master Lin’s capabilities are indeed extraordinary. Unfortunately, nothing can stop me.”

He quickly performed a Bodhi seal and directed the two different Bodhi intents in his body into the Nine Heavens Supreme’s Sarira.

BANG!

The hall was soon devoured by darkness.

A magnificent golden figure stepped forward in the darkness with a sacred glow. It shoved its hand forward, which collapsed onto Qin Nan and the Divine Battle Spirit like a giant mountain.

The Divine Battle Spirit slightly lifted his gaze in the nick of time, fixing his hollow eyes on the golden figure.

It was as if time had frozen at that instant. The hand came to a stop when it was three zhang away from the Divine Battle Spirit.

“How is this…”

Liujie was the first to react.

Following it, an astonishing sight took place.

The magnificent golden figure faded away as if it just suffered a tremendous blow. It shattered into countless light dots.

The Supreme Sarira underwent a series of explosions too. Its surface was covered in cracks as its light dimmed gradually.

In addition to it, the remaining terrifying still struck Liujie’s Divine Sense without any mercy.

Liujie uttered a deep groan and spat out a mouthful of faint golden blood. He flew out of the diagram like an arrow being fired.

His aura dropped dramatically too.

“This…”

The elders and cultivators nearby were absolutely dumbfounded. They could not find any words to describe their feelings.

That was the Sarira of a Nine Heavens Supreme!

Even they would struggle to defend against Liujie’s will that was strengthened by the Supreme Sarira.

How terrifying was the blue figure that Lin Nan summoned?

Qin Nan was not surprised by the outcome. He withdrew the Divine Battle Spirit.

If they were fighting a normal duel, Liujie might pose a great threat to him with the Supreme Sarira.

The Supreme Sarira was extremely powerful indeed.

However, it was a Duel of Will. How could the will of a Nine Heavens Supreme possibly stand a chance against the will of the Fifth Immortal?

“HAHAHA, we won!”

Yuanji and Yuanjue were overjoyed. They finally had the chance to vent their frustrations. They were extremely pleased with the outcome.

“I…I lost…”

Liujie lied on the ground. He was struggling to believe it still.

“Ownerless Heaven Pattern, withdraw!”

Qin Nan flicked his finger and summoned the ancient pattern and captured Liujie.

“Fellow cultivators, I’m sorry for what I’m about to do, but don’t worry, I’m not going to hurt you.”

Qin Nan glanced at Qing Liu and his men. Before they could react, they were captured by the ancient pattern too.

“It has been a fairly rewarding trip. I only need the Arts of Dao Seeking of the Ten Desires Sect and the Heaven Illusionary Ancestor Sect,” Qin Nan exclaimed.

Besides, Master Liujie had practiced two Arts of Dao Seeking of the Ancient Bodhi Temple.

“How bold of you!”

A furious roar exploded in the hall.

The Great Elder stepped forward and grunted, “Master Lin, Liujie has only lost a duel. Where did you take him? Release him at once!”

The rest of the elders swiftly reacted too. They stared at Qin Nan while unleashing their auras.

Qin Nan remained calm. He said expressionlessly, “Fellow elders, Master Yuanji has already confirmed the stake with Master Liujie before the duel.”

“I can do anything to Master Liujie if he loses the duel. Why can’t I hold him captive temporarily? Are you going back on your words now?”

Yuanji and Yuanjue collected their thoughts too. The former said with a stern look, “Elders, it’s important to keep our words. Otherwise, I can report it to my master and ask for his opinion.”

The Great Elder rolled his eyes and said coldly, “Master Lin, even so, there is a certain line to it still. You can’t just do anything you want. Otherwise, does it mean you are free to kill him too?”

The rest of the cultivators nodded.

Qin Nan said firmly, “Elders, don’t you worry, I won’t do any harm to Liujie. I will release him after half a month at most.”

“That is unacceptable!”

The Great Elder disagreed right away. He demanded, “Master Lin, you shall not take Liujie away! You can ask for something else. We will agree to it as long as it’s a reasonable request.”

The rest of the elders held their palms together.

The atmosphere in the hall intensified.

Immortal flames flickered in Qin Nan’s eyes.

Ask for something else?

What’s the point?

“Fellow elders, what if I insist to take him?”

Qin Nan unleashed a strong presence like an emperor.

“Great Elder, how could you be so unreasonable? We already agreed with it before the duel…”

Yuanji and Yuanjue stood in front of Qin Nan when they noticed something did not feel right.

“Master Lin, forgive us.”

The Great Elder ignored Yuanji and Yuanjue. He unleashed his aura of the peak Peerless Ruler Realm. His figure expanded rapidly too as he transformed into a golden Buddha over twenty-three zhang tall within the blink of an eye.

“Master Lin, we will stop attacking once you set Liujie free!”

The Great Elder’s voice echoed in the hall like a deafening clap of thunder. An enormous palm with a blinding glow lunged at Qin Nan fiercely.

The palm was unlike the one from the illusionary Buddha previously. It was real with a destructive force.

“You bald donkey, how dare you attack him…”

Yuanji and Yuanjue were startled.

“Fiery dragon soaring across the sky!”

Qin Nan unleashed his immortal force while the Dao-Melting Immortal Flames engulfed him and formed an illusionary dragon swinging its claw forward.

BANG!

Strong gusts of wind spread in all directions following a loud explosion.

The Heart-Cleansing Temple emitted wisps of Bodhi glow to prevent the impact from damaging the temple.

“What’s going on?”

“Is someone seriously fighting inside the Heart-Cleansing Temple?”

The cultivators and disciples outside the temple were startled by the loud noise. They were all in disbelief.