Battle Through the Heavens: Starting from the Jia Ma Empire

On the plaza, thousands of alchemists simultaneously took out their medicine cauldrons, and various strange flames rose up almost at the same time.

Although the audience in Saint Dan City had witnessed this scene more than once, it still moved them deeply.

The weakest among those who made it to the third round were all peak fifth-grade alchemists. With their wealth, acquiring a sixth-grade beast fire would not be difficult at all.

This means that there are at least a thousand beast fires on the field, all of which are at least level six, which is absolutely terrifying.

Some top-tier alchemists, and some well-known seventh-grade alchemists, have even reached the seventh or eighth rank of beast fire.

Among them, the fire wielded by Danta and other prodigies was exceptionally powerful and dazzling.

For example, Cao Ying, who was known as the little demon girl of the Cao family, used the Cao family's deep wealth to forcefully condense a blood demon flame.

That was formed from the blood of at least a thousand fire-attribute magical beasts of considerable level. According to Lin Feng, even the lowest-ranking one of them was at least a fourth-level beast.

"boom"

Just then, a jet-black flame suddenly appeared in the hand of a pale-faced middle-aged man.

The strange flames held by thousands of alchemists in the square all trembled for a moment, seemingly submitting to him!

"Xuan Kongzi, I've taken the championship of this year's Alchemist Competition!"

After the strange fire appeared, Elder Mu Gu glanced at Xuan Kongzi and the others on the high platform without making a sound.

As a long-time adversary, Mu Gu knew that the moment his aura was exposed, Xuan Kongzi and the others must have already discovered his identity.

"However, at this Pill Gathering, the Pill Tower cannot expel alchemists for reasons other than alchemy skills!"

"A different flame appears, and all other flames submit!"

Many observant viewers were immediately shocked, and hundreds of thousands of breaths of cold air were instantly sucked away, even the air itself became a few degrees hotter.

No wonder so many viewers were shocked. Even the alchemists who were trying their best to stabilize their own beast fire, although their faces were ugly, could not help but see from their longing eyes how precious the strange fire was to the alchemists!

The reaction of Xuan Kongzi and the others on the high platform was beyond Mu Gu's expectations. They seemed to be completely oblivious to him, their expressions remaining calm, as if they thought he was no threat at all!

"Hmph, Xuan Kongzi, do you really think you can defeat this old man with just a few brats from your Pill Society?!"

Mu Gu's face darkened immediately upon being looked down upon. He turned around and glanced at the many alchemists around him. In his eyes, these people were all trash!

"boom"

Just then, the beast fire that had been stabilized in the hands of many alchemists suddenly erupted again for no apparent reason.

However, those who were already experienced all looked in the direction of the strange fire worship.

There stood a resolute-looking alchemist, holding a strange, multicolored flame in his hand!

However, even the most knowledgeable passersby could not tell which strange flame it was.

Only the old man Mu Gu, who was also on the high platform, and Xuan Kongzi, who was hosting the competition in the distance, knew that this was the exclusive secret technique of one of their "old friends"!

"Medicine dust!"

Mu Gu's already gloomy face became even more unpleasant, as if he was recalling some events from many years ago.

"You old codger, you're still alive! And you've even taken on a disciple! Today, I'll make sure you suffer a crushing defeat!"

"Is this Yao Chen's newly accepted disciple?"

A hint of surprise appeared in Xuan Kongzi's eyes. In his perception, the young alchemist's strange fire seemed to be formed by the fusion of multiple strange fires.

More importantly, the aura emanating from him that was not yet fully stabilized—was that that of a Spirit Realm cultivator?

"I never expected that little guy Xiao Yan would obtain such a great opportunity in the Pill Realm, raising his soul power to the Spirit Realm. It seems he might achieve quite good results this time!"

Xuan Yi, standing to the side, was also somewhat surprised. Not long ago, Xiao Yan was still at the peak of the Mortal Realm, but now he had already advanced to the Spirit Realm.

"However, it's still too difficult for Yao Chen to defeat Mu Gu and win the Pill Gathering championship with his current alchemy skills alone!"

Although Tian Leizi was also surprised by Yao Chen's sharp eyesight, he still did not have high hopes for Yao Chen's ability to win the championship.

"Hahaha, no matter how things develop, as long as Lin Feng stands there, I'm at ease!"

Xuan Kongzi suddenly stroked his beard and smiled; this was the most leisurely term he had ever presided over.

Although some members of the Soul Palace were secretly causing trouble, they were all intimidated by Lin Feng, so he could rest easy!

"That's absolutely right!"

The people beside him, including Xuan Yi and Tian Lei Zi, as well as many powerful elders, also showed expressions of approval.

"Who would have thought that after losing the opportunity of the Sea Heart Flame, that old fellow Mu Gu would actually obtain a wisp of the Void Devouring Flame!"

Lin Feng stood in the very center of the thousand-square stone platform, observing the many alchemists without leaving a trace, especially lingering on Mu Gu for a while.

Or rather, it was the black flame in his hand that exuded a devouring aura!

As for why Lin Feng was so confident that this was a split flame rather than a sub-flame, it was because the Void Devouring Flame was currently at least at the peak of an eight-star Dou Sheng.

His sub-fire requires at least a Dou Sheng level expert to be able to put into his body. With Mu Gu's physique of a four or five-star Dou Zun, let alone refine and use it.

The moment it touches the fire, it will be burned to ashes!

Meanwhile, Xiao Yan, who was in the corner, also looked surprised. He originally thought that his Strange Flame, which had been fused many times and had already entered the top eight of the Strange Flame Ranking, would definitely be the champion in this competition!

However, after the black flames appeared, his strange fire, which had been fused many times, actually felt a threat!

Although it wasn't very intense, it still shocked Xiao Yan quite a bit.

"Alright, as long as I perform to my full potential, that's fine. Even the teacher said that Senior Brother Lin Feng's alchemy skills are quite impressive, even among the older generation!"

"All I need to do is make it into the top ten to get a spot to subdue the strange fire!"

Meanwhile, in another corner, an old man who had concealed his identity saw the strange fire in Xiao Yan and Mu Gu's hands, and the fervor in his eyes grew even stronger.

"boom"

Just then, the beast fire in the hands of many alchemists erupted once again, truly a series of twists and turns!

A green flame slowly floated in Lin Feng's hand, enveloped and rotated by a green lotus, which was the Green Lotus Earth Core Flame!

"Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame!"

"I never expected this year's Alchemy Competition to be so intense. Even before it started, the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame and two other unknown strange flames appeared!"

"Indeed, it seems this year's Alchemy Conference is bound to be very exciting!"

"Gentlemen, quickly take out your projectors and record this! I have a feeling this alchemy gathering will exceed our expectations!"

"What you say is absolutely right, senior!"

As soon as the old man finished speaking, many spectators took out their prepared projection stones to record the scene.

The audience who hadn't prepared projection stones were quite annoyed. However, where there's demand, there's opportunity, and many shrewd businessmen had already prepared a huge number of projection stones.

At this moment, prices have been raised to ten or even twenty times the usual amount.

Even so, the supply still couldn't meet the demand. No one expected that the Pill Gathering would start with such a spectacular scene.

In the center of the huge plaza, thousands of stone platforms floated steadily in mid-air, and thousands of alchemists, all at least at the fifth rank, took out their medicine cauldrons, some quite unusual.

The thousands of beast flames, each vying for brilliance, subtly submitted to three different directions, as if a supreme being of fire resided there!

There, there was the turquoise Green Lotus Earth Core Flame, the Void Devouring Flame Split Flame radiating a devouring aura, and Xiao Yan's forehead flame, which had been fused with the Burning Technique, displaying a myriad of colors!

How could such a scene not stir one's heart!

Of course, in theory, the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame could not possibly rival the latter two.

However, at such a crucial moment, how could Lin Feng allow himself to be underestimated?

The continuous flow of Five Elements Battle Qi caused the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame to erupt with the might of a Battle Venerable, which incredibly suppressed many of the strange flames ranked ahead of it.

After the numerous alchemists stabilized their beast fire and observed the area to ensure no strange fire reappeared, they all took out their prepared medicinal herbs and prepared to begin refining medicine.

At this moment, the hundreds of thousands of spectators began to gradually lower their voices in order to allow the contestants on stage to perform at their best and witness this rare event on the mainland.

"Swish, swish, swish"

Numerous high-grade spiritual herbs flew out, and under the influence of such a massive amount of medicinal herbs, even in this thousand-foot-long plaza, the energy of heaven and earth surged several levels in an instant.

Even some lower-level fighters in the audience, who had come with their elders, were affected by this and actually broke through a realm!

From the quantity and strength of the elixirs extracted by the alchemists, many viewers could vaguely distinguish the alchemy skills of each person!

Just like Xiao Yan, Mu Gu, and the others at this moment, they took out no less than a hundred kinds of pills.

The scene in front of Lin Feng was even more exaggerated. With a wave of his hand, nearly a thousand kinds of spiritual herbs appeared.

The numerous spiritual herbs seemed to form a long river of spiritual herbs, surrounding him and highlighting the extraordinary nature of his alchemy skills!

The alchemists around him were also shocked by this scene. Some of them even lost their composure and almost exploded their cauldrons!

"Damn it! Alchemists aren't competing on sheer strength. Even I can't use so many spiritual herbs to refine pills at once, let alone a junior like you!"

Mu Gu naturally witnessed this scene, and his originally arrogant expression immediately turned extremely ugly.

The other alchemists who witnessed this scene also had different expressions, but all of them were shocked.

"Xuan Kongzi, what's Lin Feng doing here?"

On the high platform where the host was located, Xuan Yi could no longer remain seated upon witnessing this scene.

"Incredible! Incredible!"

Xuan Kongzi did not respond directly, but just kept sighing, his eyes filled with shock and emotion.

The audience outside the venue was even more shocked. Even the most senior members of the audience, who had witnessed the alchemy gatherings more than once, had never seen such a terrifying scene.

At this moment, all eyes were drawn to the river of spiritual herbs floating in front of Lin Feng, and people dared not even make a sound, as if they were afraid of affecting Lin Feng's performance.

However, Lin Feng, who was on the stone platform, seemed completely unaffected. With a wave of his hand, he instantly poured the entire river of spiritual herbs into the medicine cauldron.

The reason for this is that the Heart of the Earth has a function of magnification and shrinking, which allows it to contain the River of Spiritual Herbs without affecting the alchemy process in the slightest.

"Bang!"

After everything was ready, the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame, which had been quietly floating in Lin Feng's palm, suddenly shone brightly and plunged directly into the medicine cauldron.

Let the alchemy begin!

On the vast plaza, thousands of top alchemists competed on the same stage, with dazzling flames crisscrossing and spiritual herbs crackling as they burned.

On this highly anticipated arena, where there was even a chance to become famous throughout the continent, the many alchemists were not in a hurry. Instead, they all chose to refine the pills they were most familiar with step by step.

However, the refining process took longer than ever before, for fear of making the slightest mistake!

And time, amidst the crackling sound of the burning herbs, slowly passed by for several days.

Several days passed, and naturally some pills were produced. After all, among these thousands of alchemists, there were a few fifth-grade alchemists who had managed to pass the test by sheer luck.

The emergence of fifth-grade pills will naturally not take too long.

Although refining the pill at this point meant they had nothing to do with winning the championship, they were already mentally prepared, and this could be considered as accumulating experience for the next time.

As for the rules of the Pill Tower, each person can only participate in the Continental Alchemist Pill Tower Grand Gathering once in their lifetime, also known as the Pill Gathering!

Actually, the rules aren't that strict. As long as you're shameless enough to participate, Danta won't say anything.

Among these thousands of alchemists, many were middle-aged or even had white hair; this was not their first time participating in the Pill Gathering Competition.

After slowly suspending the pills they had refined in their hands and allowing hundreds of thousands of spectators to admire them for half an hour, these alchemists also consciously took their positions.

However, when passing by those alchemists who were still refining pills, the envy in their eyes was hard to hide.

They knew that these were beings whose alchemy skills were superior to their own.

As for why they don't influence things secretly, well, these alchemists aren't stupid.

Those hundreds of thousands of spectators have sharp eyes. If they make any small moves, they will have nowhere to hide on the Dou Qi Continent in the future!

No one dares to consume the pills made by a despicable alchemist, which is also the reason for the alchemist's arrogance.

Sometimes, arrogance signifies nobility and disdain for petty acts.

One can only say that alchemists' arrogance has its endearing aspects!

Of course, on the other hand, it is because the three giants and eight powerful elders on the high platform, if they are judged to be cheating or maliciously affecting others' alchemy competition, will be at risk.

Then, from now on, the holy land of Danta will reject your existence!

On the Dou Qi Continent, unless you are the absolute top expert, being rejected or even despised by the Pill Tower means your life is over.

After numerous fifth-grade alchemist pills were produced, it seemed to signal the emergence of new pills, with many fifth-grade and sixth-grade pills appearing one after another.

The rich aroma of herbs immediately filled the entire square, and the audience who had been watching the refining process for several days were invigorated by the fragrance.

They knew that the final competition had finally begun!

(End of this chapter)