Peerless Battle Spirit

Chapter 1568 - Jades of the Cloud Beast

"The trial lasts for an hour. Whoever in the Heaven God Group and the Earth God Group that manages to secure the two Jades of the Cloud Beast from the respective gatekeeper of each group will receive the succession." 

"The place of the battle is in a new, confined space. I will send the map to the place when the time comes."

The man thought of something and said, "Of course, everyone's face and aura will be concealed during the trial. No one can possibly know who each other is."

Many people were relieved upon hearing this.

If their identities were not hidden, even if they were not chosen to be the gatekeepers, they would still offend quite a lot of people when competing for the jades.

"I won't explain the rules in detail. You will have to look at them yourself. The trial will begin in a hundred breaths."

The headless man said. He slowly raised his hand and inserted a few hundred mystical rays into everyone's head.

A new map and lots of information appeared in their minds.

When Qin Nan was checking on the rules, the headless man's voice suddenly appeared in his mind, "Cultivator, we are interested in making you the gatekeeper of the Earth God Group."

Qin Nan was startled. He asked instead of rejecting the offer immediately, "What do I get if I successfully protect the jade..."

The headless man immediately said, "If you managed to stop all the participants, not only will you be granted the succession, you will be given other benefits too."

Many cultivators assumed that it was incredibly unfortunate to be appointed the gatekeepers for the trial.

However, the gatekeepers were the real deal in the trial.

Stopping all the cultivators was not an easy task. If anyone could possibly do it, it simply meant the person was extremely talented.

"If that's the case, I am willing to be the gatekeeper."

Qin Nan accepted the offer without hesitating further.

As long as he still had the chance to secure the succession, he was more than willing to take on the geniuses and the experts.

"Thank you, here are the rules for being the gatekeeper. Please keep them in mind."

The headless man said. New information immediately appeared in Qin Nan's mind.

"The trial begins now!"

A hundred breaths later, the headless man yelled.

Following it, rays of blinding, immortal light came down from the sky and descended upon the cultivators. They soon vanished into thin air.

Some time later, Qin Nan felt himself sinking as a completely different feeling rose in his heart.

He had arrived in another small, confined space.

Judging from the map, the space was not huge at all. It only covered a circumference of a million li. There were nine mountains, three forests, a grassland, and two magnificent oceans. 

BANG!

Several strong immortal intents appeared without any sign and entered Qin Nan's body, sealing off his meridians.

Qin Nan's cultivation was suppressed to the first-layer Earth God Realm. On top of that, his aura, appearance, etc. were all concealed.

Even the Blood-Eye Earth God would not be able to recognize him if he walked up to him.

"So this is the Jade of the Cloud Beast?"

Qin Nan sensed something and turned around. He saw two strange jades that were half a man's height standing firmly not far away. The jades had jagged edges, and were projecting illusionary figures of ancient immortal beasts.

"Not sure what the kid is going to achieve..."

Unknown to Qin Nan, deep in the sky of the confined space, the headless man was staring at him.

"According to the rules, the other Earth God Realm cultivators will arrive in this space half the period it took an incense to burn later."

Qin Nan murmured. He knocked one of the jades into the distance and sat with his legs crossed beside the second jade. 

The extra time was allocated for the gatekeeper to set up the place in their favor so they could handle the cultivators later. However, Qin Nan did not seem to be planning anything.

As the saying went, a strong man could defeat ten skilled men, and a punch could overwhelm ten thousand moves! 

If a person came, he would defeat the person. If two came, he would defeat them both. In the end, he would defeat every single participant of the trial.

"Such a shocking approach!"

The headless man understood Qin Nan's intention immediately. He was filled with shock.

Even though he had witnessed countless battles between Peerless Geniuses, and even between successors of Nine Heavens Supremes, he was curious and looking forward to seeing how the trial was going to turn out.

The man wondered how the trial was going to end.

If the kid won the trial, it might be a great opportunity for the Forbidden Taboo Sect.

Time gradually passed. Half the period it took an incense stick to burn.

There was still no movement around Qin Nan.

According to the rules, the cultivators would be scattered across the space. As such, it would take them some time to reach him.

A few thousand breaths later, Qin Nan's eyes finally sprang open as his right arm turned into the Heaven-Shattering Saber.

"Jade of the Cloud Beast?"

Following a surprised voice, three cultivators approached from the distance.

"So you're the gatekeeper? Die!"

The three cultivators soon noticed Qin Nan. They yelled and unleashed a strong, godly glow as they executed several Immortal Arts.

They knew that the person that was chosen as the gatekeeper surely possessed an outstanding strength.

The person was most likely one of the three Peerless Geniuses.

As such, they had decided to work together temporarily to defeat the gatekeeper before competing for the Jade of the Cloud Beast fairly.

"Destruction Fist!"

Qin Nan rose to his feet and threw a punch forward. Black rays surged forward and shattered the Immortal Arts into pieces.

The remaining of the rays turned into giant dragons waving their tails and formed an ancient cage.

The three cultivators were entrapped by the cage within an instant.

"Sword Slash Ten Thousand Rules!"

One of the cultivators uttered a roar and took out an ancient sword. He slashed at one of the black dragons with a remarkable aura.

However, the sword glow was devoured before it could get any closer to the dragon.

"Crap! This man is really one of the three Peerless Geniuses. We are clearly no match against him!" the cultivator attacking with a sword was stunned. He immediately said with a pale face, "Defend yourself at all cost, we must stay alive!"

The other two cultivators were startled. They quickly took out several Earth God Weapons and talismans to protect themselves.

"Slash!"

The cultivator attacked once again, firing a wisp of sword glow.

However, when the sword glow was about to be devoured, it suddenly broke and turned into a blinding light.

From afar, it looked like a three-legged golden bird spreading its wings shockingly. Anyone within a few hundred thousand li could see it clearly.

"So what if you're a Peerless Genius? The other cultivators will soon be here after seeing the light. The other two Peerless Geniuses would be here too!"

"You...won't be able to stop us!"