Battle Through the Heavens: The Alchemist Starting from the Ye Family

However, this pressure is not directed at the body, but at the soul!

"I see!" Ye Chen exclaimed in realization.

It seems I was overthinking things...

He had initially wondered how the soul array would work, but it turned out to be nothing more than simple soul pressure...

After experiencing it, I found that the pressure at the entrance of this passage was not strong. To put it simply, anyone with a soul value of around 160 points could easily withstand it.

However, as one goes deeper, the pressure will increase. By the time one reaches the middle position, the pressure has even reached 200 soul points, which is almost the limit that a third-grade alchemist can withstand.

In Ye Chen's view, many contestants whose soul power was not up to par had begun to leave one after another, and there were fewer and fewer people in the passage.

After about fifteen minutes, Ye Chen finally walked out of the "long" passage with the others. As soon as they came out, many contestants collapsed to the ground, clearly exhausted.

As for Ye Chen, he carefully sensed it for a moment and said softly, "Not bad, it should be close to three hundred soul points in the end, which is already the threshold for a mid-level fourth-grade alchemist..."

Of course, this is only the level of soul power.

To reiterate, having strong soul power doesn't necessarily guarantee a corresponding alchemist level. Conversely, if one's soul power is insufficient, then reaching the appropriate alchemist level is impossible!

Just as Ye Chen was pondering, he suddenly felt a gaze fall upon him...

Following the gaze, Ye Chen saw a young man who looked somewhat immature.

Of course, this was just his perception of the young man. After all, in other people's eyes, Ye Chen clearly looked much more immature than the former.

"You're quite good!" Seeing that Ye Chen had noticed him, the man didn't flinch but instead said this with a haughty expression.

This statement completely baffled Ye Chen...

What's the situation?

Did someone praise me?

Should I act happier?

However, the other party clearly did not care about Ye Chen's reaction. After speaking, he turned his head and continued to stand proudly outside the crowd.

Ye Chen: “…”

Although he was speechless, seeing the other person's relaxed expression, it was clear that their soul power far exceeded the limit of this second round of testing, just like his own...

Such a young contestant, who may have reached the standard of a fifth-grade alchemist, could this be the legendary genius of the Song family—Song Qing!

Chapter Fifty-Three: The Final Round

More than 800 alchemists passed the first round, but after the second round, fewer than 100 remained.

On the plaza, the once densely packed alchemy platforms have been reduced to very few, and the remaining platforms have been expanded three times in size, with greater spacing between them.

This time, it was Lu Chen, the patriarch of the Lu family, one of the Song and Lu family patriarchs. He appeared before Ye Chen and the others, sporting purple-black fiery wings, and laughed loudly, "Hehe, little ones, congratulations on getting this far. Passing the first two rounds of the tournament has already proven your strength. However, there can only be one champion, so now, show your best and prove that you are the strongest..."

"I hereby declare the third round of the competition open!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the huge crowd of spectators outside the square erupted in enthusiastic cheers.

The third round was simple: all participants could freely refine their own pills, and they had to prepare the pill formulas and medicinal materials themselves...

Some might ask, what if an alchemist is skilled enough but lacks the corresponding high-level pill formulas and medicinal herbs?

All Lu Chen can tell you is, well, whatever!

High-level pill formulas and medicinal herbs are also a reflection of an alchemist's skill. If you don't have the ability to obtain these things, you can only consider yourself unlucky.

Perhaps this is unfair to some truly talented independent cultivators, but this world is inherently unfair.

If you want fairness, then choose to join one of the major powers!

As Lu Chen spoke, flames of various colors rose up again in the square.

Although Ye Chen's silver flames were clearly different from ordinary battle qi flames, they were not conspicuous among the crowd.

Because among the fewer than one hundred who survived, the vast majority possessed their own trump cards, especially the most crucial element for alchemists: flames...

At a glance, there were at least thirty or forty flames of different colors in the arena, each of which was stronger than ordinary battle aura flames.

Ye Chen glanced around and saw that three out of the four people were using beast fire. In this respect, they were far superior to the alchemist competition of the Gama Empire described in the original novel!

Ye Chen paid special attention to the young alchemist who resembled Song Qing and discovered that he was using a dark blue flame that resembled flowing water.

As the eerie blue flames rose, the equally extraordinary beast fires around him were subtly suppressed, even showing signs of submission...

It's clear that this person's dark blue flames are of a very high level!

"Old Song, is your precious grandson using the Blue Ocean Netherflame?" On the viewing platform, Lu Chen looked at his old friend with some surprise and couldn't help but ask.

Song Lian smiled and nodded slightly, saying, "That's right, it is indeed the Blue Sea Netherflame!"

Seeing this, Lu Chen couldn't help but sigh and shake his head, but his tone carried a hint of envy as he said, "You old codger, you really are willing to spend!"

This Blue Sea Nether Flame is a very special kind of beast fire. Although it cannot have unlimited growth potential like the Cao family's Blood Demon Flame, it can still undergo a transformation.

Judging from the Blue Sea Netherflame form that Song Qing is currently displaying, it has already matured!

"This Blue Sea Nether Flame is probably no less powerful than the beast fire of some seventh-tier magical beasts, right? Such a flame is undoubtedly the best in this tournament!"

Lu Chen exclaimed with admiration.

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However, Song Lian narrowed his eyes slightly and said in a deep voice, "Old man, it's probably a bit too early to talk about this now..."

"Oh?" Lu Chen turned to look at his old friend with some confusion, and then looked in another direction of the square at the other's signal.

"Silver flames?" Lu Chen raised an eyebrow.

Although beast fire comes in many colors, silver like this is rare in the world; at least, the two of them admitted they had never seen it before.

"Could it be a strange fire? But something doesn't feel right..."

The domineering power of the strange fire is far beyond what the beast fires present can compare to. Even Song Qing's Blue Sea Netherflame, if it truly encountered a strange fire, even one ranked low, would be enough to crush everyone present!

Song Lian carefully sensed it, shook his head, and said, "It should just be a special kind of flame we've never seen before. However, judging from the intensity of the flames, it's even stronger than Song Qing's Blue Sea Nether Flame. Moreover, judging from this person's appearance, he should be about the same age as Song Qing. Such a person is probably not simple in origin..."

It's unclear whether it's due to the Dragon Essence, but Ye Chen's current physical growth rate is significantly different from his age.

Although his fourteenth birthday is still more than half a month away, judging from his height and appearance, he looks no different from a seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy.

Of course, the people in the room were unaware of the discussion among these individuals.

Although there is no time limit for this third round of the competition, each person only has three chances. If you use up all three chances, you will still be judged to have lost, even if you still have spare medicine.

With his eyes fixed intently on the medicine cauldron in front of him, Ye Chen solemnly began to refine the medicinal materials for the Yiling Pill step by step, following his previous experience.

The refining of a fifth-grade pill takes much longer than that of a fourth-grade pill, so in this round, some people may even spend two or three days.

As night falls, the entire square is illuminated by a multitude of lights, making it as bright as day, while the various flames in the square leave their own unique colors in the sky.

Many of the spectators on the periphery had already left, while Song Lian, Lu Chen, and others on the platform continued to watch everything silently.

After all, apart from the two of them who are peak Dou Huang, the rest of them are at least Dou Zong level experts. Not resting for a day or two is nothing to them.

Moreover, many of those present were their juniors, and some were geniuses they valued and wanted to recruit. Therefore, they would not miss a single move in the arena.

“Fairy Yin, the results of this third round will probably not be available until tomorrow afternoon at the earliest. It’s getting late, why don’t you go and rest?” Song Lian said softly, looking at the cold and beautiful woman in front of him with a smile.

Yin Wu shook his head without changing his expression, and said in a cold voice, "Master Song, you don't need to worry about me. I also want to see just how good these alchemy geniuses in Xuantian City really are."

"Well, that's fine..." Song Lian nodded gently, and then said no more.

This person is the personal disciple of the mysterious Valley Master of Yin Valley. If it weren't for his status as a sixth-grade advanced alchemist, the other party wouldn't have even paid him any attention, let alone accepted the invitation to watch the competition.

Despite the large number of powerful figures on the platform, including two five-star Dou Zong level experts, the Sound Fairy didn't even bother to glance at them...

From this perspective, Song Lian and Lu Chen's pride is of paramount importance.

Chapter Fifty-Four: The Champion

Time passed by minute by minute.

For many people, this period of time was extremely difficult to endure, so by the second day, the once bustling crowds outside the square had dwindled to almost nothing.

However, for Ye Chen and the other alchemists participating in the competition, they were all so engrossed in their own world that they paid no attention to the changes in the outside world.

After a full day and a half, the extraction of all the medicinal materials for the Yiling Pill was finally completed. After being roasted by the starlight for a day and a night, the various medicinal materials gradually weakened their mutual repulsion and finally began to fuse together.

This step is also the most crucial one!

Taking a deep breath, Ye Chen ignored the sweat beading on his forehead and instantly unleashed his immense soul power, enveloping the entire cauldron. He intently observed the subtle changes in the elixir within the flames, daring not to be distracted in the slightest.

By this time, there were very few contestants left in the square. After all, there were not many people who could refine fifth-grade pills, and fourth-grade pills would not take this long to refine.

"As expected! That silver-flame youth is also refining fifth-grade pills!" Song Lian had been paying close attention to Ye Chen's every move during this period, and now he could tell that the grade of the pills he was refining must be quite high.

"Old Lu, what do you think that young man's identity is?" After pondering for a long time, Song Lian couldn't help but ask his old friend.

Lu Chen rolled his eyes at him and said irritably, "How would I know!"

"But judging from the alchemist badge he's wearing, which seems to be issued by the Ye family, and he's so young, could he be one of the Ye family's genius disciples?"

Of course, Lu Chen just said that casually. He didn't really believe that the Ye family would travel all the way to their Xuantian City to participate in some alchemist conference…

That would be a complete degradation of one's status!

However, his words touched Song Lian, and his eyes narrowed completely.

"Hey Song Laoguai, you're not really taking this seriously, are you?" As a friend of decades, Lu Chen knew his old friend all too well.

In this situation, it's clear that Song Lian took his words seriously!

"Why can't we take it seriously?" Song Lian countered.

"You should also know that when the Ye family's ancestor passed away, the Dan Tower sent Elder Mu Rong to offer condolences, right?"

Lu Chen was taken aback, then nodded and said, "I know. But Ye Xun, the patriarch of the Ye family, was one of the eight elders of the Pill Tower during his lifetime. The Pill Tower cannot take his death lightly."

Song Lian immediately smiled and said, "That's right. A few years ago when I went to the Pill Tower, I had the honor of meeting Elder Mu once. I heard from him that the Ye family seems to have produced a monstrous disciple in this generation. His talent is so strong that even Elder Mu praised him highly..."

"In that case, it makes sense that this young man is a member of the Ye family!"

"That makes no sense at all!" Lu Chen retorted directly. "I heard that the prodigy from the Ye family is only thirteen or fourteen years old. He's probably still diligently cultivating his alchemy skills at the Ye family. How could he possibly be here in our Xuantian City!"

Song Lian chuckled, not angry at all; he had just said it casually.

He naturally knew that the genius from the Ye family couldn't possibly be here. After all, if a thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy could become a fifth-grade alchemist, then it wouldn't be as simple as just being a prodigy!

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Fusion is the most important step in alchemy. If even the slightest mistake is made, the medicinal materials that have been painstakingly extracted will be burned instantly. Ye Chen failed before for this reason, so he dares not be distracted in the slightest during this step.

Fortunately, Ye Chen was lucky this time, and the worst situation did not occur. After a full half day of fusion, a crimson pill prototype finally slowly took shape in the medicine cauldron!

The moment the nascent pill took shape, everyone around clearly felt that the surrounding天地能量 (heaven and earth energy) suddenly fluctuated, just like a boulder being thrown into a calm lake, causing waves to surge.

Fifth grade elixir!

The commotion alerted all the other alchemists besides the two patriarchs, Song and Lu.

Many of the contestants who had refined fourth-grade alchemy techniques couldn't help but look in Ye Chen's direction...

Although they knew they couldn't win the championship after refining a fourth-grade pill, everyone still held a sliver of hope in their hearts.

But now that someone's fifth-grade pills are about to be produced, they have directly lost their qualification to compete for the championship.

Countless people were secretly praying that Ye Chen would fail in his alchemy attempt.

Unfortunately, there seemed to be no gods in this world who could grant their wishes, so they could only watch as Ye Chen got closer and closer to achieving the final pill.

As time went by, the somewhat irregularly shaped crimson pill gradually became rounder, radiating a brilliant light that made it resemble a ruby.

The moment the elixir burst forth with dazzling light, ripples of energy, almost tangible, surged outwards from the cauldron, creating a spectacular and continuous display.

"Success!" Looking at the familiar crimson pillar of light rising from above the medicine cauldron, Ye Chen breathed a long sigh of relief.

Unexpectedly, the Yiling Pill was successfully refined on the first try!

At the same time, a strong energy fluctuation was also felt in another corner of the square...

Ye Chen took out a white jade medicine bottle, carefully put the Yi Ling Pill he had successfully refined into it, and placed it on the alchemy table. He couldn't help but turn his head to look in the direction from which the energy fluctuations came.