Chapter 3

The next morning, Qin Nan slowly woke up. Just as he was about to sit up, he couldn't help but draw in a sharp breath. His head was still a bit painful and swollen at this moment, and any slight movement felt as if it would shatter it.

"That ancient voice was truly terrifying."

Qin Nan's face was slightly pale. The voice from yesterday seemed to have penetrated his soul, and even now, thinking about it made him feel a lingering fear.

"The most pressing matter now is to see how the War God Soul is doing..."

Qin Nan quickly regained his composure, walked to the courtyard, and sat down cross-legged. His face was a bit anxious. Although the War God Soul was mysterious, Qin Nan couldn't guarantee what level of martial soul it was.

After taking a deep breath, Qin Nan slowly closed his eyes, and his entire mind gradually sank into his body, beginning to communicate with his martial soul.

Immediately, a series of yellow lights began to shine in front of Qin Nan, stopping only after six yellow lights had appeared.

In the yellow light, a vague and indistinct human figure rose up, floating in the air like a supreme king descending, emitting a pressure that made one's heart tremble.

Seeing this, Qin Nan's face froze. "This is... the War God Soul?"

Soon, a smile of joy appeared on Qin Nan's face.

The War God Soul indeed did not disappoint him. It had reached the level of Sixth Rank Yellow, which was much lower than what Qin Nan had expected. However, the ancient, profound, and boundless aura emanating from the War God Soul gave him a sense that it was far more than just that.

"Phew... I don't know what abilities this War God Soul has, but I'll use it for cultivation first." Qin Nan suppressed his joy and eagerly calmed his mind to communicate with the War God Soul.

In an instant, a shocking scene appeared. The human-shaped War God Soul suddenly sat cross-legged, emitting a terrifying and mysterious aura.

From all directions, the essence of heaven and earth rushed in, forming a faint white mist around Qin Nan's body.

"This..."

Qin Nan was immediately stunned. Such a cultivation speed was probably dozens of times faster than his First Rank Yellow Crimson Flame Blade.

A Sixth Rank Yellow martial soul was indeed extraordinary.

Qin Nan quickly immersed himself in cultivation, driving the War God Soul into a state of self-forgetfulness, continuously absorbing the essence of heaven and earth.

The essence of heaven and earth entered Qin Nan's body, circulating and making a rustling sound, like flowing water.

Time slowly passed, and after three hours, Qin Nan's eyes snapped open. His body emitted a series of popping sounds, like popping beans.

In these three hours, his cultivation had directly broken through to the First Level of the Body Tempering Stage!

"With this War God Soul, my dream of becoming a strong man is no longer a delusion." Qin Nan clenched his fists tightly, his eyes flickering with determination and hope.

The Canglan Continent was vast and boundless. Not only Linshui City but also the Luohe Kingdom were just a tiny part of it.

Qin Nan, who became the first genius of Linshui City at a young age, naturally had high aspirations. He wanted to one day carry a sword, hold a bottle of wine, and roam the continent, living a life of freedom and vengeance.

At this moment, a voice sounded from outside the door, "Young Master, this month's tribute is here for you."

After these words, a maid walked in, carrying a tray with a jade bottle on it. The jade bottle emitted a dense aura of essence.

Qin Nan was slightly stunned, then he remembered that today was the day the family distributed cultivation resources.

As one of the two major families in Linshui City, the Qin family naturally placed great importance on martial arts. Therefore, every month, the family would distribute cultivation resources to the disciples.

Qin Nan took the bottle and, after dismissing the maid, opened it and was slightly stunned.

Inside the jade bottle, ten emerald-green and crystal-clear pills lay quietly, emitting an extremely dense aura of essence.

Qin Nan naturally recognized these pills. They were Body Tempering Pills, specifically used for the Body Tempering Stage cultivation!

However, Body Tempering Pills were extremely precious. Ordinary disciples probably only had one Body Tempering Pill for cultivation, but Qin Nan had ten.

"Father..." Qin Nan's nose tingled slightly. The news of him awakening a First Rank Yellow martial soul had probably spread throughout Linshui City, turning him from a genius into a notorious waste.

Logically, the family elders would not give so many pills to Qin Nan, the waste. The only explanation was that Qin Nan's father had forcibly sent them to him.

Qin Nan's father, Qin Tian, was the head of the Qin family. Distributing ten Body Tempering Pills was something no one dared to interfere with.

Moreover, since Qin Tian knew that Qin Nan had become a waste but still sent him ten Body Tempering Pills, it showed that Qin Nan was still his most beloved son in his heart.

"Father, I will not let you down... Now, I will use the pills you gave me to break through to the Second Level of the Body Tempering Stage in one go!"

Qin Nan took a Body Tempering Pill and swallowed it, immediately sitting cross-legged to refine the pill.

However, at this moment, a strange scene occurred. The Body Tempering Pill entered his body but was not absorbed by Qin Nan. Instead, a mysterious suction force from within his body absorbed all the essence of the pill.

Qin Nan's expression froze. What... What was this?

He immediately took the second Body Tempering Pill and swallowed it, but the situation was the same. The essence was absorbed by an invisible suction force.

"Is this... the War God Soul?"

After pondering for a while, Qin Nan came to a conclusion and immediately released the War God Soul.

After releasing the War God Soul, Qin Nan took the third Body Tempering Pill and swallowed it again. Sure enough, a mysterious suction force from the War God Soul absorbed the pill completely.

"The War God Soul can absorb the power of medicinal pills?" Qin Nan was stunned. He never thought that a martial soul could absorb medicinal pills.

This was simply inconceivable.

"Fine, I'll let it absorb the medicinal pills and see what happens!"

Qin Nan gritted his teeth. Since the cultivation speed of the War God Soul was not bad, he didn't urgently need the pills. He quickly swallowed the remaining Body Tempering Pills.

When all ten Body Tempering Pills were swallowed, a shocking scene appeared.

Suddenly, a seventh yellow light bloomed from the tall human-shaped War God Soul, and the pressure it emitted became even more terrifying!

"This is..."

Qin Nan's face showed a look of shock. Seven yellow lights represented Seventh Rank Yellow, meaning the War God Soul had increased by a full rank.

"This means... the War God Soul can consume medicinal pills to enhance its rank!"

Qin Nan's inner shock was indescribable. The terror of the War God Soul had exceeded his imagination.

Martial souls were bestowed by heaven, and once awakened, they accompanied one for life. The idea of a martial soul being able to upgrade was something Qin Nan had never heard of or seen.

If so, with enough medicinal pills, could the War God Soul not reach the Mystic Rank, Earth Rank, or even the legendary Heaven Rank?

A Heaven Rank martial soul—how terrifying would that be? Qin Nan couldn't even imagine it!

"Phew, calm down, calm down, absolutely must calm down." Qin Nan took several deep breaths, suppressing the storm in his heart and forcing himself to calm down.

However, his excitement was still evident in his expression.

From the moment he awakened the War God Soul, although it was at Sixth Rank Yellow, Qin Nan's expectations were far beyond that. He felt that the War God Soul should be even more powerful than Sixth Rank Yellow.

Now that the War God Soul could upgrade, this single point alone was probably more powerful than the legendary Mystic Rank or even Earth Rank martial souls, with boundless potential and extraordinary significance!

However, just as Qin Nan was excited, a loud bang echoed, and the door to his courtyard was suddenly shattered into countless pieces.

A voice full of arrogance followed, "Qin Nan, come out quickly, or don't blame me for disregarding our past friendship!"

The person who arrived was dressed in a luxurious robe, his face full of arrogance. Behind him, a five-foot-long green sword floated, emitting three yellow lights, radiating a sharp and cold aura.

Seeing this person, Qin Nan's face instantly turned cold. "Qin Xiao, what do you want?"