Chapter 599 - Five Martial Pros, A Prideful Win (1/2)
Translator: Exodus Tales Editor: Exodus Tales
“Brother…”
Qin Fen raised his head and looked at the man who had a sturdy build and long black hair, who stood together with the other four masters in the sky. He was no other than Qin Zhan! The Qin Zhan that he had not met for many years, the one who was at the top of the martial world now!
Although they hadn’t really met each other for many years, Qin Fen would never forget his brother who once cared for him. The kind brother who would do anything just to find him a nice and warm roasted sweet potato during the winter.
He’s not the Azure Dragon? Qin Fen was slightly shocked by this fact. All divine beast martial artists had their own unique clothing. Song Wendong was wearing a green robe with a vivid Qilin embroidered on it, as Qilin was his title as a divine beast martial artist.
Shang Guan Sheng Yu had long red hair and was wearing a high-cut red cheongsam embroidered with golden thread and a large Vermillion Bird.
Mercury’s Black Tortoise, looking sleepy, had his long mint hair draped over his shoulders. He looked extremely handsome. He was wearing a dark green robe embroidered with a Black Tortoise that represented his identity.
The Azure Dragon! The most mysterious Azure Dragon that Qin Fen had always thought of as Qin Zhan… Looks like I’ve got it totally wrong! Azure Dragon did look really young, somewhere in his early thirties. He was wearing a sky blue robe with a vivid Dragon embroidered on it.
At almost the same time, be it the martial dao masters present in the ring or the general public who was watching the live broadcast through the internet, they all let out a low-pitched exclamation.
The divine beast martial artists! They were even rarer existences than Mr. President, who was the Federation’s supreme leader that could be seen on the TV almost daily.
However, it was extremely rare to be able to meet a divine beast martial artist. If it wasn’t for their unique clothing, many people might not believe that they were seeing the genuine divine beast martial artists.
Usually, it wasn’t easy for a martial dao master to meet with just one divine beast martial artist. However, the four major divine beast martial artists showed themselves together on this day; it was simply astonishing!
In particular, Jupiter’s Azure Dragon, who had never appeared in front of anyone before, the Azure Dragon whom everybody had heard to be quite young in age, showed himself too!
So he’s the Azure Dragon? For a moment, people were amazed but were doubtful at the same time.
Qin Fen was quick to notice a hint of confusion in the eyes of Qilin, Black Tortoise, and Vermillion Bird. Although the confusion disappeared in the next instant, it was the same doubt everybody else had. Other divine beasts were surprised by the Azure Dragon’s identity too.
Rumors had it that one had to be acknowledged by other divine beast martial artists before they could become a divine beast martial artist. They didn’t necessarily need to meet each other in person, but they must have a unique way of authentication.
Song Wendong floated in the sky, scrutinizing Qin Zhan calmly instead of looking at Jupiter’s Azure Dragon. He raised a question slowly, “Did you… pass the title to him?”
Qin Zhan was wearing a common military camouflage uniform that couldn’t seal away his prideful aura even a little. He turned to face Qilin Song Wendong, the most senior divine beast martial artist who created the whole system of divine beast martial artists by himself. Qin Zhan nodded and answered him with a calm and firm tone, “He’s definitely qualified to accept this title from me. If Qilin thinks that my disciple is unworthy, you may test him.”
Disciple? Every martial dao master on the ground had extraordinary auditory ability. Every one of them was in great shock and looked at Qin Zhan, who was obviously younger than Azure Dragon. They were skeptical, feeling as if they had a hearing problem. The divine beast of Jupiter, Azure Dragon, turns out to be the disciple of this young man?
A master to a divine beast martial artist? The martial dao masters were shocked initially, but they then became skeptical of the news. It’s simply unbelievable!
“I don’t need to.” Song Wendong smiled indifferently, “You’re really a big surprise to me. I was planning to pass on my divine beast title, Qilin, to the champion of the Great Ensemble. I didn’t expect you to be a step faster than me.”
Qin Zhan cupped his hand in obeisance and smiled at him, “Congratulations, senior, for your new breakthrough.”
“Unfortunately…” Song Wendong bitterly smiled at him, “I’m one step behind you. I’m guessing you’re the one who killed White Tiger that day? One thing I couldn’t be sure of is whether you were still the Azure Dragon at that time. When you killed White Tiger, you were enlightened by the injuries, thus leading to a breakthrough?”
“I did kill White Tiger.” Qin Zhan tilted his chin slightly, “I was not the Azure Dragon by that time.”
“I’ve guessed it correctly then…”
A strong murderous aura that had almost condensed into some solid matter rose from the ground. It interrupted Song Wendong’s speech and had attracted everyone’s attention. The murderous aura was coming from Young Hades, and it was the most straightforward and crude emotion.
For a moment, the entire Federation was shaken by the news. People looked at Qin Zhan in the sky dumbfoundedly. It turns out that this young man is the master to the Azure Dragon divine beast? He himself was the previous Azure Dragon? He is daring enough to pass on the divine beast title without anyone’s permission? Moreover, his acts were acknowledged by Qilin Song Wendong in the end? Who on earth is this young man?
“Hey! My Idol!”
Xue Tian’s unscrupulous voice once again echoed in the space. Qin Zhan looked down to see Xue Tian, who was standing on the ground waving at him, and gave him a light smile. Without saying anything to the other divine beast martial artists, he landed in front of Xue Tian in an instant and said to him smilingly, “You’re looking not bad. Seems like I’ve gifted you the right gift?”
“It’s pretty good.”
Xue Tian beat his chest heavily. Qin Zhan had given him a small liquid metal ball on the same day he saved him. This had always been his biggest secret, not even his parents knew about it.
Initially, this metal ball seemed to be nothing special. Things were unchanged until the day there was a virtual martial dao expert who walked out from the metal ball in his dream. This virtual expert had become his martial dao instructor in his dream.
Apart from his genius talent in martial arts, Xue Tian was able to become who he was now because Qin Zhan had predicted his future and gave him the liquid metal ball that hadn’t been used by Qin Zhan before.
Qin Zhan smiled and looked up at Qin Fen. The younger brother who grew up protected by him had now grown to about the same height as himself. He exuded a martial dao aura that was strong and reassuring.
“Are the few old seniors living good lives?”
Qin Fen was stunned and looked at Qin Zhan, who was asking him questions. Then he heard another question from his long-lost brother, “Is Zong Juelu still lonely?”
Zong Juelu! The biggest secret in Qin Fen’s body! Qin Fen could have such strength because of his hard work, talent, and countless battles between life and death. Apart from those, the most important factor was the eight masters inside him. He thought that only Xue Tian knew about this secret, but it was easily revealed by another person.
“Kid, there are many things in the world and they may look unrelated to each other. However, if you manipulate them correctly, you can make puppets move however ways you want, and make them deliver your goods on time and accurately.” Qin Zhan patted Qin Fen’s shoulder and whispered in his ear, “I was lucky enough to get the Limit Codex back then. I completed the Reborn of Blood Transfusion Real Inborn in three days, and the Nirvana Marrow Transformation Great Inborn in a month. I was called the rarest talent by the eight seniors in the metal ball…”
Reborn of Blood Transfusion in three days? Nirvana Marrow Transformation in just a month? Qin Fen was dumbfounded by his speech. Xue Tian was already extraordinarily talented, but when he compared Xue Tian to his brother, Qin Zhan’s martial arts talent was so high that it was almost indescribable by words.
“My progression on the martial dao journey was extremely fast, and Zong Juelu was full of hope for me.” Qin Zhan shook his head and sneered, “However, they failed to see a problem in me, which I’ve discovered pretty soon later on. I’m talented but I don’t have a strong foundation. I knew by that time that I may be able to become someone who is extremely strong, but the furthest I can reach would be the same realm as Zong Juelu. I’ll never be able to meet Zong Juelu’s ultimate expectation… at that moment, I thought of you… so I left…
Qin Fen was stunned listening to Qin Zhan’s whisper beside his ear. So I’m not the first one to use the liquid metal ball! So that’s the reason why my brother has left me for so many years, leaving me to survive on my own, as he was actually forcing me to build a steady foundation. He wanted me to experience all kinds of martial arts and to practice hard for all the basic martial techniques. He wanted to train me into a person who is ultimately resilient!
“Do you want to know how strong I am?” Qin Zhan smiled. “I used to be at the heaven-breaker level. Now I’m at the peak of the black hole level, one step away from the heaven-breaker level. The reason behind it? It’s very simple. I took out this liquid metal ball and that caused my strength to fall drastically back to the black hole level.”
“Kid, I told you these not because I want you to be all touchy.” Qin Zhan straightened his spine, “I just wanted to tell you that you better not waste my effort. After the Great Ensemble, if you are still alive, then we’ll have to go into Pandora together.”
A secret that had been bothering him for so many years…. everything was revealed at this moment. Qin Fen was stunned again by Qin Zhan, who turned around and left.