Fighting Soul Clan Demoness

Chapter 239 Upstart Xiao Yan (Two in One)

"Dou Dou Qi transforming into wings?!"

"It's actually Dou Qi turning into wings. How is this possible? How old is he?!"

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Everyone on the scene was talking in horror, and even those who had seen through Liu Ling's methods earlier became extremely curious about Xiao Yan's strength.

They can't see it!

You know, although alchemists have a respected status, the difficulty of practicing alchemy is exaggerated and obvious to all. In most cases, the strength displayed by an alchemist at the same level is lower than that of a normal cultivator.

Not only that, even most of the time for cultivation will be occupied by alchemy, and it is impossible to have both.

But a young alchemist with a strange fire could actually use Dou Qi to transform wings. Doesn't that mean he is a Dou Wang powerhouse?!
"Battle Qi transforming into wings. No, this energy fluctuation should be an extremely rare flying fighting technique."

After a brief moment of shock, an old man in hemp clothes noticed something was wrong with his sharp eyes. He smacked his lips and said with a bit of envy:
"This kid is really a treasure. Even my Xiaoyue doesn't get such treatment."

"Grandpa!"

Hearing this, the little princess who was still on the stage finally came back to her senses and couldn't help but pout.

"Haha, don't worry, little girl. Although strange fire and flying fighting skills are rare, the competition is ultimately about the attainments in alchemy. With your talent, I'm sure you won't lose to him."

When the old man in hemp clothes heard the little princess's coquettish words, he knew what the girl meant and said with a wry smile.

Strange fire and flying fighting skills are things that can only be found by chance. Even with his royal background, it is difficult to gather them together, so naturally he cannot promise anything.

If he doesn't follow his little princess' wishes, his old bones will suffer.
The little princess snorted softly, apparently not listening to the other party's advice. She just continued to look at the young man who had become the focus of countless people on the field with resentful eyes.

This abominable guy has suddenly gained all the limelight. How can she have the nerve to use her tricks on him?
In the square, Xiao Yan looked coldly at the funny expressions of the crowd who were shocked and dropped their jaws. He remained silent as if he was not involved in the matter, as if he had no awareness of being the focus of attention.

In fact, this was indeed the case. At this moment, he not only did not feel complacent at all, but instead felt a bit of indescribable irritation.

Youthful and reckless? Rebellious?
If it was before he learned about his father's disappearance, he might have had some such thoughts, but now, the so-called romanticism and arrogance of the younger generation on the scene only made him feel extremely depressed.

Faced with the inexplicable hostility shown by the man who called himself Liu Ling, and even the previous demonstrative behavior, although Xiao Yan felt a little puzzled, he did not have the idea of ​​competing with him.

In fact, the fundamental reason why he wanted to act so conspicuously now was to make the Alchemist Guild pay more attention to him and to attract the attention of that woman.

Now it seems that the Alchemist Guild is indeed more concerned about him, but that woman has no intention of showing up. Xiao Yan can even feel that she seems to be deliberately avoiding him.
"She knew my identity, yet she was unwilling to come out and meet me. It seems that her purpose in setting up the extra prize wasn't for me, or rather, it wasn't just for me."

After pondering for a moment, Xiao Yan's face turned cold as he casually walked past Liu Ling, who was standing there in a daze with a look of astonishment, and stood in front of the alchemy table.

"Father."

Xiao Yan stroked the stone slab on the alchemy table with his palm, feeling the cool touch. He exhaled a deep breath, and his tangled heart gradually turned into a determination as strong as copper and iron.

"Since she won't see me, then I'll go see her."

Seeing Xiao Yan's indifferent behavior, Liu Ling's expression changed after she reacted. She was so jealous that she gritted her teeth. She felt that the other party was deliberately pretending to be indifferent. The more she looked at him, the more she disliked him.

Taking a deep breath, Liu Ling sneered softly:
"I'll let you pretend, but you're just a third-rank alchemist. Besides these unorthodox methods, I wonder what else you can demonstrate! The core of the conference isn't just about competing for external wealth."

After saying that, Liu Ling quickly turned his gaze towards the direction of the previous platform. After realizing that Sect Master Shuang didn't seem to be watching, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and also walked to the front of the alchemy table and began to observe the prepared pill formula.

In this way, although the two people had completely different mindsets, their final goal happened to be the same person.

With Fa Ma’s announcement, the competition of the Alchemist Conference officially kicked off.

The recipe given at this conference was for a second-grade elixir called 'Growing Bone Pill'. Although Xiao Yan had never refined it before, with his powerful soul power, he quickly figured out the recipe.

With a soft hum of the cauldron opening, the Flame Tempering Cauldron instantly burst into brilliant colors, firmly enveloping the flames transformed by Xiao Yan, without any excess breath leaking out.

The alchemists present at the scene naturally attached great importance to the effects of the medicine cauldron. Seeing Xiao Yan's extremely luxurious display, they couldn't help but feel jealous and cursed inwardly in grief and anger.

With the help of this medicine cauldron, the chance of successful pill production is definitely several times higher than that of an ordinary medicine cauldron.
This kid is really a nouveau riche!

"First, the strange fire, then the flying fighting skills, and finally he pulled out such a miraculous medicine cauldron. I'm afraid there is a teacher with profound attainments behind this little guy, right?"

Fa Ma looked at the dazzling medicine cauldron, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes. The quality of this medicine cauldron could not even be compared with the one on his head.

The other party's teacher must be a wealthy high-level alchemist who is extremely fond of this kid.
Sixth rank or seventh rank?

Fa Ma didn't dare to think about it anymore, and there was more caution in his eyes when he looked at Xiao Yan.

"Old Jia, you saw it too, right?"

"Well, although I'm not an alchemist, I can feel that even the medicine cauldron in Gu He's hand can't compare to it."

The unkempt old man in hemp clothes now had a solemn expression on his face, and he obviously understood what Fa Ma meant.

"The Yunlan Sect has accumulated power for a long time. Whether it's the peak powerhouses or the most advanced alchemists, they have all been monopolized by it. Even the champions of the previous alchemist conferences were won by the Yunlan Sect."

Fa Ma smiled bitterly and cast his eyes towards the VIP seats opposite the platform. When he saw the graceful figure of the woman who suddenly appeared on the platform and was watching, he couldn't help but feel a strong sense of fear.

The Yunlan Sect has seriously threatened the status of the Alchemist Guild and the royal family!

It's too transcendent.

"No matter what achievements this kid makes in this Alchemist Conference, we must make friends with him."

Coincidentally, Jia Xingtian and Fa Ma both had this thought in their minds.

A young man with exceptional talent, and his mysterious teacher who can gift him with strange fire and a high-level medicine cauldron, if they can gradually develop a favorable impression of him, they may become a major force in resisting the Yunlan Sect's might.
It has to be said that Xiao Yan's plan to win over the Alchemist Guild by showing off his wealth was indeed largely successful.

A young man who has just started out, no matter how talented he is, can only gain more favor from people like Fa Ma at most. Only a sufficiently strong background can really make people fear him or even want to please him.

In order to fight against the Yunlan Sect, he has indeed tried every possible means.

At the same time, in the Yunlan Sect's viewing area.

"A-choo!" Teacher Ruoruo, who presented the strange fire and the high-level medicine cauldron as gifts, suddenly felt a sour sensation in the tip of her nose. She quickly put her hand in front of her mouth to maintain her image.

She quietly leaned over and looked around inconspicuously, then patted her chest as if relaxed and turned her attention back to the field.

"He showed off his wealth by showing off the medicine cauldron I gave him at the beginning of the competition. Why is he getting more and more impetuous?"

Hun Ruoruo naturally saw Xiao Yan's previous actions, and therefore felt even more confused.

Logically speaking, even if this guy has a bad character, he would never deliberately do such a blatant act.
Sure enough, is it because I protected him too well?

After thinking about this, Hun Ruoruo looked at the figure who was refining medicinal herbs like flowing water below the stage, and felt quite complicated in her heart.

She hoped that Xiao Yan's cultivation would improve quickly, but she also didn't want his character to be so bad that he would have difficulty in cultivation and become independent in the future.

Therefore, the best way is indeed as the protector Wu said, to capture Xiao Zhan and hand him over. This way he can not only ensure his status as a high-level soul envoy, but also give Xiao Yan enough pain and motivation. It can be said that there are only one disadvantage and only one benefit.

If it were my old self, I would definitely act without hesitation and clean up all the possible flaws that might be discovered, without giving Xiao Yan any chance to notice.
Hun Ruoruo is confident that she can do it.

She was also certain that, with her disguise, Xiao Yan would not only not notice anything unusual, but would also transfer his hatred to the Soul Clan out of grief, thus successfully diverting the disaster.

But
The girl supported her cheek with her hand, and reached out with her other hand to hold the tiny figure in the palm of her hand.
"Friend. Pug. Whatever your identity, it's best if you don't go through this kind of thing."

She understands better than anyone else the helplessness and anger of having her loved ones taken away from her, and feels the pain more than anyone else.

Therefore, it would not be unacceptable to spend more time to capture a Dou Wang-level alchemist soul as a replacement, even if she was afraid of trouble.

This is not just for a cheap friend like Xiao Yan.

Although she dared to do something that would separate her from her blood, her heart was still restless.
"Come on, don't slack off just because you have a bunch of treasures~"

Suddenly, the girl's cheering voice was heard, subtle and soft, like a piece of brocade gently brushing against the earlobe. It was unclear whether she was speaking to the young man in the audience, or responding to her own heart.

Yes, if you want to find peace, you must not feel uneasy in your heart.

As time went on, many people who barely made it through the auditions were eliminated through various strange methods in the alchemy under such high-pressure environment.

Some even burnt the medicinal materials to ashes, leading to the depletion of the materials and forced elimination.
Some people randomly condense the refined spiritual liquid into pills, which actually have no medicinal effect at all.
There was even an old-fashioned second-grade alchemist who exploded his cauldron halfway through refining, causing everyone to burst into laughter, and ran off the stage cursing and ashamed.

However, Xiao Yan, the preliminaries champion of the conference, was the only one who did not rush to start even though he had already refined all the herbs. Instead, he seemed to be watching something, glancing at the alchemists who had not left the stage from time to time.

"Look, why hasn't he chosen to condense the pill yet?"

"The liquid from the medicinal materials will easily lose its moisture once it is roasted by flames. If he doesn't condense the pill, it will soon turn into a pile of medicinal powder!"

As the number of players on the field continued to decrease, Xiao Yan, who was already attracting much attention, suddenly became a hot topic again.

Such a strange behavior left not only the audience but even the branch presidents of the Alchemist Guild completely baffled, and they had no idea what the other party's purpose was.

"This kid is actually distracted?!"

As a fifth-grade alchemist, Fa Ma's soul power naturally far exceeds that of ordinary Dou Wang. With a little use of his perception, he quickly noticed the clues.

Xiao Yan's soul power was actually scanning all the participating alchemists on the field like a huge fishing net!

Only those who have stepped into the "threshold" can perform a soul scan of this range. Even the soul power of a fifth-grade alchemist can only reach this level.

"His soul power is almost the same as mine."

Fa Ma's astonished expression gradually calmed down a little, and he said with a helpless smile.

As early as when Fa Ma first came into contact with the art of alchemy, he accidentally met a senior alchemy master with great cultivation. Although the master did not accept him as his disciple, he taught him with all his might during the few days they knew each other.

It can be said that his ability to become the president of the Alchemist Guild has a lot to do with that senior.

The other party not only gave Fa Ma a lot of guidance, but also informed him of the realm divisions of the soul, helping him open a bright door.

"Fan, Ling, Tian, ​​Di."

At this moment, Fa Ma is at the middle level of the Mortal Realm, and this young man codenamed 'Frost Flame' is only eighteen years old, yet he has already stepped into the Mortal Realm. Genius is not enough to describe him.

After hearing what Fa Ma said, many elders present couldn't help but feel ashamed.

Otto and Frank, who had helped Xiao Yan pass the third-grade alchemist exam, looked at each other in bewilderment. After looking at each other, they smiled bitterly and said:
"This kid Xiao Shuangyan's soul power actually surpasses all of us old guys."

Xiao Yan's large-scale use of soul power was naturally not to increase the difficulty for himself, but to observe the soul realm of the other alchemists on the field.

In his opinion, since the woman's target was not only him, but she also took out a precious treasure that could repair the soul as a reward, then the person she was targeting would definitely be very greedy for such a treasure.

The improvement of her soul realm is mostly achieved by devouring souls, which is something that Yao Lao had told her a long time ago.

Therefore, people with extraordinary spiritual power may be the biggest suspects.

One must concentrate when condensing the pill. Xiao Yan did not want to miss any possibility, so he slowed down the process of condensing the pill.

"Ok?"

After another dozen breaths, when Xiao Yan's soul power swept across a gloomy young man in a gray robe, his eyes suddenly condensed and a sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth.

“I found it.”

Secretly locking his eyes on the gray-robed youth, Xiao Yan no longer hesitated. He slapped the medicine cauldron with his big hands several times in succession. In just a moment, the large mass of condensed milky white liquid turned into round and plump pills.

"Boom, bang, bang!"

In an instant, the Quenching Flame Cauldron emitted a divine light, and the fragrance rose to the sky. Bone-growing pills engraved with exquisite patterns popped out of the cauldron like popping beans. It was so dazzling that people could hardly believe their eyes.

"Hey, how many pills did he refine in one furnace?"

"Delaying pill formation, could it be possible to increase the number of pills that can be refined?!"

　I have an exam today, so I'm sorry for the delay (it will end on the 13th)
　　
　
(End of this chapter)