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Xiao Yan was used to using the black medicine cauldron left behind by Lu Chang, but because its grade was too high, it was forbidden to use it in this assessment.

Now he habitually manipulates the strange fire with the same force he used when using that black cauldron, only to find that this first-grade medicine cauldron cannot withstand the terrifying temperature of the strange fire at all, even if it is less than one-tenth of it.

"Bang!"

After a huge explosion, the object in front of Xiao Yan finally shattered completely, with fragments scattered all over the ground, almost hitting other examinees.

"How ridiculous! You can't even control the flames, yet you want to take the alchemist exam."

The other alchemists around thought that Xiao Yan was unable to control the flames and had increased the firepower to the maximum in one go, causing the cauldron to explode because it could not withstand the continuous injection of battle qi and high temperature.

Only Otto and some high-level alchemists noticed the fleeting crimson flame on Xiao Yan's hand.

"What kind of flame was that?! It destroyed the medicine cauldron used for the assessment in an instant?!"

It should be noted that even the first-tier assessment cauldron used by the Alchemist Guild is capable of withstanding temperatures of thousands of degrees, so how could it be destroyed so easily?

In fact, it is precisely because of its special material and certain fire resistance that it exploded directly; otherwise, it would have melted instantly.

"That is the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame, ranked twenty-second on the Strange Flame Ranking. The reason I paid so much attention to this boy before was because he had mastered a strange flame at such a young age."

Frank, having witnessed it before, remained relatively calm, but his eyes widened in shock, a look of disbelief on his face: "A strange fire? This junior actually managed to find a strange fire?"

Regardless of how he found it, at his current age, even if he's a genius, he's probably only a Battle Master at most.

How could anyone possibly refine a different kind of fire? That's a terrifying existence that even a Dou Huang (Battle Emperor) couldn't withstand!

Otto lost his composure slightly, and his voice became a few decibels louder. His words were heard by many alchemists nearby.

"A strange fire? Was that fleeting flame a strange fire?"

"Where is it? I was chatting with someone and didn't see it. Where is the strange fire?"

"Make way, make way! Let me see this strange fire too!"

The entire examination hall erupted in uproar. Strange fire was something that any alchemist would dream of.

However, the vast majority of them never actually saw the strange fire in their entire lives.

Everyone was shocked to see that Xiao Yan possessed a strange flame.

Many alchemists even abandoned their image and rushed to the front, just to get closer to Xiao Yan.

"This strange fire is truly domineering. However, this young man's success and failure both stem from this strange fire. Inside the first-grade medicine cauldron, there is absolutely nothing that can withstand the burning of the strange fire. Even if he deliberately suppressed the temperature, it is only a matter of time before the cauldron explodes."

If it is a medicine cauldron of grade three or above, it can barely support the use of the medicine cauldron. However, if a medicine cauldron of this grade is used, it is basically equivalent to cheating and the person will be disqualified.

If one possessed strength of at least the fourth rank, one could refine medicine without a cauldron; unfortunately, Xiao Yan's current level is far from reaching that.

Although he possessed a different kind of fire, it seemed to have become an obstacle on this path of assessment.

Most importantly, the Alchemists' Guild did not prepare any extra cauldrons, because exploding a cauldron was essentially a declaration of failure.

Looking at the fragments on the ground, Xiao Yan fell into deep thought. He hadn't expected that he had underestimated the power of the strange fire.

If I had known this would happen, I would have honestly used the flames in the medicine cauldron to refine medicine from the beginning.

However, his explosion startled the surrounding alchemists, causing both Linfei and Xuemei to fail in their alchemy attempts.

"That brat, he not only caused the cauldron to explode but also interfered with others! It's infuriating!"

In fact, the refining of the medicine they had was almost a failure, and they were just using Xiao Yan as an excuse to divert their attention.

However, Xiao Yan ignored the other party's voice and was thinking about how to complete the alchemy.

"A so-called medicine cauldron is merely a warm bed to hold the elixirs. Since ordinary medicine cauldrons can't withstand it, I'll create one myself!"

Xiao Yan's strength is already very close to that of a Dou Ling, and after advancing to Dou Ling, his greatest ability is to condense Dou Qi into matter.

Although he is still some distance from reaching the Dou Ling level, he can already roughly condense items with the help of the Myriad Beast Spirit Fire.

He began to release his battle aura, intending to condense a medicine cauldron. The released fiery red battle aura actually gradually materialized into the vague shape of a medicine cauldron.

"Unfortunately, it's still too difficult for an eight-star Grand Dou Master to condense Dou Qi into physical form. In that case, the only option is to activate Divine Runes!"

Xiao Yan remained calm and quietly activated his divine runes. He deliberately suppressed the light of the divine runes, replacing it with the light of the divine runes flashing in his eyes.

However, this can be attributed to the strange fire; without understanding divine runes, it would be difficult to perceive this.

With the awakening of the first layer of divine runes, Xiao Yan's strength rose to the peak of the nine-star level, and the medicine cauldron in his hand was also rapidly taking shape.

However, this requires Xiao Yan to use his Dou Qi to maintain his divine runes, activate his strange fire, and condense the medicine cauldron simultaneously, which is equivalent to several times the consumption of Dou Qi. Therefore, he must finish the battle quickly.

"This is... a cauldron formed from battle qi? No, impossible. That's the ability of a Battle Spirit expert. The Jia Ma Empire couldn't possibly have a Battle Spirit under twenty years old. Could it be... a characteristic of that strange fire?"

Otto and Frank thought Xiao Yan was about to give up, but they didn't expect him to suddenly pull this move.

Xiao Yan simply tossed the medicinal herbs into his strange fire fighting cauldron.

The medicinal materials are directly refined using the cauldron. The temperature of the strange fire is extremely high, and medicinal materials that usually require a long time to refine can be refined in an instant.

Its speed even far surpassed that of Xue Mei and Lin Fei beside it.

"Damn it, that guy can still refine medicine under these circumstances! We have to speed things up!"

The two talented young girls from Black Rock City were inexperienced and, influenced by Xiao Yan, became somewhat impatient. In the final step, they unconsciously increased the heat inside the cauldron.

"Oh dear, these two girls are too impatient. How can they be good alchemists with this kind of mentality!"

Frank and Otto had long ago noticed the problem with their two disciples' tools; even a high-grade first-rank medicine cauldron couldn't withstand their constant abuse.

Xiao Yan, on the other hand, was completely absorbed in his work, completing the three steps of alchemy in one go. He refined all five medicinal herbs, extracted their essence, and then rapidly compressed them under the suppression of the strange fire, resulting in a perfectly formed pill.

To avoid the pills deforming due to the temperature difference between the inside and outside of the cauldron when they were taken out, Xiao Yan removed the strange fire cauldron in advance, grabbed the pills directly, and kneaded the scalding hot pills with his hands.

It's fortunate that he mastered the strange fire; otherwise, if he had used it like that, the skin on most people's hands would have been burned off.

"The Qi-Spirit Pill is complete!"

Xiao Yan uttered five powerful words and slowly opened his eyes.

"Make the fire bigger! Make the fire bigger!"

However, his five words made the already impatient Linfei and Xuemei even more anxious, and they increased their compressed firepower to the maximum.

At that moment, a crack appeared on both medicine cauldrons, and the essence of the medicinal herbs inside gradually became uncontrollable.

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

Two violent explosions rang out almost simultaneously, and Linfei's and Xuemei's medicine cauldrons shattered at the same time!