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Chapter 1109 - A Heart-Aching Stab

"Qin...Qin Nan? Why are you here? Aren't you participating in the Monarch Horoscope Contest?" Princess Miao Miao seemed quite confused, who was soon aware of something strange. She scanned her surroundings and exclaimed in astonishment, "Where am I? How did I end up here?"

"Princess, you don't know where this place is?" Qin Nan probed.

His instincts told him that the Princess was surely an illusion, but before he could confirm it, he would not dare to jump to conclusions straight away. It was possible that the Monarch Ranking was crazy enough to teleport the real Princess here.

"Of course I don't." Princess Miao Miao snapped, "Aren't you taking part in the Monarch Horoscope Contest? Why are you here too? Mm? Could it be that the Monarch Ranking has somehow brought me here?"

She was immersed in pondering.

Qin Nan quickly glanced in the directions of Yu Qingtong, Sage Chen Zilai, and Jiang Bilan and discovered a magical force hindering his vision, preventing him from taking a clear look.

Something was strange!

Qin Nan's heart shuddered as he tightened his grip on the Heaven-Shattering Saber and asked, "Princess, do you know what happened at the Desolated Battle Ground?"

"Why are you asking this?" Princess Miao Miao blushed, "Can't you ask another question to verify my identity?"

Qin Nan's heart felt relieved. He could not help but wonder, Wasn't she extremely daring when she slept with him, why didn't she dare to mention it?

Nevertheless, the Princess looked really cute when she blushed.

"Let's focus on the matter on hand. Did the Monarch Ranking bring me here on purpose? To make me your enemy?" Princess Miao Miao opened her eyes wide and said as if she were able to read his mind.

Qin Nan's expression changed instantly.

He had entirely ignored the biggest problem. The Monarch Raking had purposely brought the Princess here and made her his enemy. Didn't that mean he would have to murder the Princess to complete the quest and advance to the next stage?

Jiang Bilan glanced at the magical force surrounding her. She was smart enough to realize that the Monarch Ranking had purposely set it up to stop them from communicating with one another.

"Who exactly are you?"

Jiang Bilan calmed her thoughts and asked.

Although she had speculations in her heart, she would not believe it unless she saw the truth.

The cultivator in the black robe standing opposite her spoke after a slight hesitation, "Alright, I guess I don't have to hide any longer."

The cultivator waved his hand and unveiled his mask, revealing a familiar face, who turned out to be Qin Nan.

Jiang Bilan's heart shuddered but she continued to speak in a calm tone, "Qin Nan? Don't assume that I would believe you're Qin Nan just because you're able to mimic the Heaven-Shattering Saber, Destruction Domain, and the Destruction Martial Tree. Before the Monarch Ranking trapped us with the force, I was still able to sense that Qin Nan's presence from the City Lord's Mansion. You're just an illusion."

"Jiang Bilan." Qin Nan let out a sigh as he fixed his eyes onto her short hair, "If I'm not mistaken, you only shortened your hair after killing the monarch's son, right?"

Jiang Bilan's expression froze.

Various illusions were established, each filled with countless demons uttering ghastly cries, causing the place to be filled with a tremendous murderous intent.

Sage Chen Zilai sat in the middle with his legs crossed as the golden glow from his figure suppressed the demons. However, he did not seem at ease, as his face was filled with a solemn expression.

"Cultivator, where did you learn your Monarch Art? Or maybe, you're the Sorceress herself?"

Chen Zilai stared at the cultivator wearing the black robe.

Although the cultivator had yet to speak, he had guessed her identity from her white-jade hand and the familiar Monarch Art.

"Humph, bald donkey, so what if you managed to guess who I am?" The cultivator in the black robe said with a disdainful tone as she pulled the mask off, revealing an attractive face, who was none other than the current second-ranked genius on the Monarch Ranking, Sorceress Qian Qian.

"It's really you." Chen Zilai let out a wry smile.

"Bald donkey, don't blame me since the Monarch Ranking has made you my enemy for the quest." Sorceress Qian Qian licked her lips in a seductive manner and said, "I'll show you how I'm going to suppress your Bodhi art, forcing you to fall onto the demonic path instead!"

She slapped forward with her hand, commanding the demons to charge forward.

The cultivator in the black robe dashed through the air, each of his steps causing a lotus to blossom under his foot.

"Stop running!" Yu Qingtong panted slightly as she yelled, "Senior Brother, I know it's you!"

The cultivator's figure shuddered, who stopped in his tracks and unveiled the mask to show his appearance.

He was none other than the first-ranked genius, Shi Qingfan.

"Qingtong, I'm sorry, I did not expect to fight you in my quest." Shi Qingfan let out a wry smile.

"Are you really my Senior Brother?" Yu Qingtong did not believe it blindly, as her eyes flickered with alertness.

Although it was not impossible to stumble into Shi Qingfan during the Monarch Horoscope Contest, there were a few things that did not make sense. Firstly, she was extremely familiar with Shi Qingfan's moves, thus was he purposely using them to let her discover his identity?

Secondly, if Shi Qingfan's quest was to kill the people protecting the City Lord, he could attack Qin Nan, Sage Chen Zilai, or Jiang Bilan instead. There was no need to lure her all the way here, which would prevent themselves from fighting one another.

"Do you still remember the Qingtong rock?" Shi Qingfan let out a sigh, "Qingtong, I'm sorry. I never thought my quest would be to murder you."

...The Dark Royal City, City Lord's Mansion...

Princess Miao Miao giggled when she saw Qin Nan's reaction, "It seems like I've guessed it right. This Monarch Ranking is truly vicious, forcing me to be your enemy. If that's the case, Qin Nan, stop wasting your time. Hurry up and attack me, I won't blame you."

Attack?

Qin Nan shook his head.

According to the Monarch Ranking's words, the deaths here would be permanent.

If he attacked the Princess, what was he going to do if he ended up killing her?

No way was he going to do that!

Even if he could not achieve the Martial Monarch Realm, there was no way he would kill the Princess!

"Don't worry, why would the Monarch Ranking be so merciless? You won't harm me at all." Princess Miao Miao continued.

Qin Nan still shook his head hearing this.

Even if she said so, what if she really died in the end?

He could not afford to take the risk, and he would not want to either.

"Humph, how useless, since you won't do it, I'll do it myself then." Princess Miao Miao twisted her lips as she suddenly raised her hand. A brilliant glow was emitted from her palm as she swung it toward her chest.

Qin Nan was startled seeing this.

"No——"

He rapidly dashed forward trying to grab Princess Miao Miao's hand.

As soon as he reacted, Princess Miao Miao's expression became icy as her eyes let out a cold gaze.

"Qin Nan, you're so disappointing? How are you able to inherit the Monarch Horoscope if you can't do something this simple? Since you're so useless, you might as well die."

She flipped her palm as the glow materialized into a long colorful saber that thrust forward.

Slash.

Qin Nan's chest was penetrated, causing blood to splatter everywhere.

Qin Nan was thunderstruck as he stared at the saber in his chest blankly, not knowing what to say in that instant.

Translator: XephiZ

Editor: DOCuinn

Chapter 1110 - Would You Dare?

...Meanwhile, at the other side of the Dark Royal City...

"I didn't know my actual quest was to kill you even though I was given the same quest as you all at the beginning..." Qin Nan said softly with a complicated expression.

Jiang Bilan bit her lips.

Such a nice move by the Monarch Ranking!

Peeking at her secrets and specifically arranging Qin Nan to be her enemy?

After pondering for a moment, Jiang Bilan let out a sigh as she wore a charming smile, "You owe me one."

"Thanks."

Qin Nan said.

Following this, the icy tip of the saber penetrated her heart.

Countless demons charged forward ferociously.

The Bodhi glow emitting from the Bodhi tree behind Chen Zilai grew weaker.

"Grand Demonic Palm, bald monkey, have a taste of this!" Sorceress Qian Qian yelled as she summoned a mysterious giant palm which flew forward at lightning speed and crashed into the Bodhi tree, shattering it into pieces.

Cracks began to appear on Sage Chen Zilai's body.

"Humph, seems like our demonic path is still stronger."

Sorceress Qian Qian wore a proud look.

"Yeah, your demonic path is better."

Chen Zilai mumbled as he clenched his fist, squeezing the terrifying Bodhi glow in his palm instead of firing it.

That was right, the demonic path was stronger.

Whoosh!

Qin Nan's figure dropped rapidly and smashed onto the dojo, causing him to gather his attention with a confused look.

Didn't the Monarch Ranking tell them that death was permanent?

How was he still alive and brought back to the starting point?

Qin Nan subconsciously touched his chest. The wound had somehow disappeared.

"Cultivator Qin Nan?" Sage Chen Zilai appeared on the other side with a dumbfounded look.

"Qin Nan? Sage?" A weak voice said, who turned out to be Yu Qingtong. Unlike her usual scornful attitude, she was wearing a pale face as she spoke, "Did you all fail the trial? Are we in hell?"

"Mm? Qin Nan? Why didn't you advance to the next stage?" Jiang Bilan was thunderstruck as soon as she saw Qin Nan, who immediately realized something, prompting her to inspect her body. She frowned as her gaze turned cold while a cold grin appeared on her face, "That asshole Monarch Ranking, it appears that we won't die while doing the quests, and our enemies are mere illusions too!"

"Illusions?" Chen Zilai was startled.

"It was an illusion?" Yu Qingtong's eyes flickered.

Qin Nan's figure shuddered, who then came to a realization. Jiang Bilan was right, it was definitely an illusion, as the Princess would never do that to him.

"You have failed your first attempt."

The emotionless voice of the Monarch Envoy echoed.

"Your score is currently negative one. The second quest will begin now. In the Eastern Continent, four bandits are targeting a village, trying to rob their treasure and massacre the entire village. Your mission is to kill the bandits and protect the treasure. If you complete the mission with flying colors, there's a chance you will be rewarded the treasure by the villagers.

"The countdown begins now. You have two incense sticks' duration to prepare yourselves."

The illusionary figure of two incense sticks burning was projected from the beam of light.

Although they now knew it was an illusion, and death was not permanent, could the four bandits be Princess Miao Miao, Qin Nan, Sorceress Qian Qian, and Shi Qingfan again?

For a moment, all of them fell silent.

A moment later, Jiang Bilan's eyes flickered as she asked, "Qin Nan, who did you bump into?"

"It was Princess Miao Miao." Qin Nan answered unconsciously.

"Princess Miao Miao..." Jiang Bilan felt like her heart was being stabbed, causing her to lose her thoughts for a moment. Following this, she wore a smile and said, "I understand now. It seems like we'll be facing someone precious to us in the illusion. The Monarch Ranking is challenging our hearts, right?"

"I agree." Sage Chen Zilai slowly nodded.

"Mm, I think so too." Yu Qingtong said.

"Once the second trial starts, we'll switch our positions with the teleportation talismans, allowing us to face each other's enemy. As such, we won't have anything to worry about." Jiang Bilan suggested, "That being said, I can't guarantee it will work according to the plan."

"That sounds like a plan!" Yu Qingtong's eyes flickered. Chen Zilai was intrigued too.

"We can try." Qin Nan frowned as he spoke, "It doesn't necessarily work, but I guess the outcome is still up to us."

The others fell silent upon hearing this.

The Monarch Ranking was extremely cunning, with overwhelming capabilities. As such, their plan might not work at all.

In the end, they had no choice but to overcome it themselves.

For the rest of the time, no one said anything until the same black glow was emitted and dragged them into a different space.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!

Qin Nan and the others descended from the sky and landed in a field.

Qin Nan raised his head and saw a village nearby. There were over a hundred households living in the village. As dusk was approaching, many people had returned from their work, thus puffs of smoke could be seen from the chimneys of the houses.

Qin Nan took a deep breath.

Either way, they still needed to carry on with the quest. They would have to act when the bandits showed themselves.

"There are no cultivators in the village. The treasure is the giant bell at the center of the village. It feels like it's easier than the Dark Royal City." Qin Nan scanned the place and said.

"Here are the teleportation talismans." Jiang Bilan handed everyone a talisman.

Following this, they withdrew their auras and snuck into the village, each holding their positions while keeping an eye out for potential threats, just in case the bandits were planning to attack from different directions.

Time gradually passed...

Three hours later, the sky was as dark as ink. The villagers had gone to rest, causing the place to be immersed in great silence.

At that instant, a few piercing sounds could be heard.

Four figures were heading toward the village from different directions.

"Switch positions!"

Jiang Bilan transmitted her voice.

Qin Nan and the rest immediately activated the talisman in their hands.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh...

Their positions were instantly switched. Following this, they attacked the cultivator wearing a black robe in front of them without hesitation.

BANG.

A colorful flower blossomed, resisting Qin Nan's attack.

Qin Nan's eyes widened. He quickly scanned his surroundings and learned that the others were trapped within a magical force just like before, preventing him from peeking.

"Qin Nan." The cultivator in the black robe unveiled her mask, revealing Princess Miao Miao's glamorous face.

"Stop trying to trick me, you're just an illusion!" Qin Nan took a deep breath and said with a hollow laugh, "The Monarch Ranking is pretty impressive too, to be able to learn all of our secrets."

"That's right, I'm just an illusion." Princess Miao Miao nodded without hesitation.

Qin Nan was startled. He initially thought that she would try to trick him.

"Well, you probably don't know, but this illusion is actually formed with a stream of Primary Force extracted from Princess Miao Miao's body." Princess Miao Miao giggled as she spoke, "If you kill me, she will be severely injured too. At least, if you stab me, she will bleed too. Now...do you still dare to hurt me?"

Translator: XephiZ

Editor: DOCuinn

Chapter 1111 - Jiang Bilan and the Sage

Qin Nan's gaze became cold.

A stream of Primary Force extracted from Princess Miao Miao's body?

Even though he was unsure how true the statement was, the fact that the Monarch Ranking was threatening him with it made him extremely furious!

Did it seriously need to go this far to test his Martial Heart?

Qin Nan withheld his anger and snapped coldly, "I'm quite curious, are you something that the Monarch Ranking has created, or the Monarch Ranking in disguise?"

Princess Miao Miao's expression stiffened before she let out a giggle and said, "You don't need to worry about that. I have high hopes for you. You're someone who has surpassed the rules of cultivation. I will just stand there and let you kill me. You will proceed to the next stage once you've killed me."

The Heaven-Shattering Saber in Qin Nan's hand let out a buzz as if it were about to slash forward. However, it slowly fell silent in the end.

"I won't do it."

Qin Nan said with an expressionless face.

"HAHAHA, still not doing it? Do you really care so much about that Princess Miao Miao? If you won't do it, I'll make my move then. I'm curious, you have endured it twice, but I wonder if you're able to hold your ground for a hundred, or even thousands of times?" Princess Miao Miao burst out laughing as a glowing saber appeared in her hand.

BANG!

At that instant, a strange phenomenon took place. The ancient case inside Qin Nan's Sumeru Ring unleashed a shocking aura.

Thousands of petals blossomed under Qin Nan's feet, resulting in a marvelous sight.

Princess Miao Miao appeared wearing a golden silk dress and a phoenix crown, with her usual jade-white face and tender skin. However, the usual mischievous yet adorable look on her face was replaced with a solemn expression.

"Princ...Princess?"

Qin Nan was stunned, as he did not expect Princess Miao Miao to store such a powerful will of herself in the pendant.

"You——"

The other Princess Miao Miao's eyes were filled with disbelief upon seeing this.

They were currently in the second stage of the Monarch Horoscope Contest. Even the will contained inside the monarch talismans would be greatly suppressed here, with only a hundredth of its power remaining available. Judging from the firm outline of the illusionary figure, how much hard work had Princess Miao Miao put in just to store her will inside the pendant?

Princess Miao Miao's eyes flickered coldly as she spoke, "Trying to trick Qin Nan by using me as a disguise? How bold of you."

She waved her hand, summoning countless petals to her which transformed into a sword.

"What are you trying to do? If you kill me, you will——"

The 'Princess Miao Miao' began to panic as she did not expect the real Princess Miao Miao would be willing to go this far.

Before she could finish, the sword slashed downward, shattering her figure into pieces.

"Princess, what are you doing?" Qin Nan was startled.

"Idiot, don't worry about me. She was lying to you. It won't bring any harm to my Primary Force." Princess Miao Miao collected her thoughts. Her eyes flickered with joy but her tone was filled with disdain, "Why are you so stupid, you can't even tell the truth?"

"It won't harm you? That's a relief." Qin Nan let out a relieved sigh and shrugged, "I don't have any choice. The Monarch Ranking's capabilities are too outstanding, thus I don't dare to take the risk since it involves you."

Princess Miao Miao was stunned before she let out a charming smile, "Serves you right then."

Whoosh!

Her figure turned into a colorful glow and returned to the pendant inside the Sumeru Ring.

"The quest is still ongoing. Since my part is done, I should hurry up and help the others."

Qin Nan withdrew his thoughts and swiftly made up his mind.

The second stage of the Monarch Ranking was too cruel. Only a few people would be able to cross that line in their heart. If it weren't for Princess Miao Miao's help, he had no clue what the outcome would be.

Qin Nan headed toward the magical force on his left. The Heaven-Shattering Saber in his hand emitted a shocking saber intent.

The place was where Jiang Bilan was at previously.

"Qin Nan, don't worry about me, go and help the Sage and Yu Qingtong. I can settle this myself." However, as Qin Nan was about to attack, he heard Jiang Bilan's voice whispering into his mind.

Qin Nan frowned.

What did Jiang Bilan mean?

Had something happened to her inside there?

"I've told you, I don't need your help, I never did." Jiang Bilan's voice became cold.

"Alright."

Qin Nan turned around as he did not want to force her.

It was possible that Jiang Bilan was not willing to let him see her deepest secret. Besides, with Jiang Bilan's intelligence and capabilities, he did agree that she would not have any trouble completing her quest.

"Slash!"

Qin Nan proceeded to another place and slashed the magical force open with a terrifying saber intent.

Qin Nan immediately saw the place to be surrounded by ferocious-looking demons with their murderous mouths opened while roaring at Chen Zilai who was sitting in the center. The Bodhi glow emitting from Chen Zilai's back grew weaker, as the pain on his face was more visible.

"HAHA, bald donkey, how are you possibly my opponent? Mm?" Sorceress Qian Qian glanced in Qin Nan's direction after being aware of the intruder's presence.

Qin Nan was startled too.

He did not expect Chen Zilai's enemy to be the Sorceress.

Besides, he clearly sensed a powerful force inside Chen Zilai's body, but he chose to suppress it instead of unleashing it.

Was Chen Zilai losing to the Sorceress on purpose?

"Qin Nan, did you kill your target?" Sorceress Qian Qian was astounded.

"Destruction Domain!" Qin Nan unleashed his attack and suppressed the Sorceress.

"Sage, someone is trying to kill me!"

Sorceress Qian Qian's eyes were filled with a hint of fear as she wore a pitiful look.

"The Statue of Acalanatha!"

Sage Chen Zilai's eyes sprang open as the Bodhi glow in his hands summoned a giant statue that charged in Qin Nan's direction.

Qin Nan seemed to have predicted this, as he directed his Destruction Domain to resist the statue, while the Heaven-Shattering Saber in his hand slashed forward and shattered Sorceress Qian Qian's figure into pieces.

Their enemies seemed powerful on the surface, but that was not the truth, as they were only trying to exploit each of their weaknesses.

"Qian Qian..."

Sage Chen Zilai wore a painful expression.

"It was only an illusion, don't be tricked!" Qin Nan snapped with a blasting voice, causing Chen Zilai's figure to shudder. However, his eyes remained dull.

Qin Nan let out a sigh in his heart upon seeing this.

In the entire Middle Continent, no one would have thought that the famous Chen Ziliai's Bodhi Heart had lost its focus.

It was possible that Sorceress Qian Qian had been able to defeat Chen Zilai and claim the second rank on the Monarch Ranking because the latter was not willing to harm her.

Translator: XephiZ

Editor: DOCuinn

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