The Transmigrator Who Changed Doupo

"What is it?" Jia Aoyun asked calmly.

"Your Majesty, a prince from the Yun Empire outside the palace requests an audience!"

The Transmigrator Who Changed Doupo

Chapter Fifteen: The Duel

"Summon him up here!"

With a slight frown, Jia Aoyun nodded and waved his sleeve.

Not long after the waiter left, he brought in a young man dressed in brocade robes. The young man had an arrogant look on his face, with sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes, and a dignified bearing. It was clear that he was a pampered person.

"Hui Zhan greets Your Majesty!" The young man bowed slightly to Jia Aoyun upon his arrival, but did not kneel down.

"Why is this guy here too?"

Upon seeing this young man, Xiao Xuanyuan frowned slightly. He recognized him; he was Hui Zhan, who had placed third in the alchemy competition. He had previously learned about Hui Zhan's background using his Heavenly Vision Divine Eye, but at that time he couldn't understand why this guy, a prince of the Chuyun Empire, who was high and mighty, had come to the Jiama Empire to participate in the alchemy competition. Moreover, his identity was not simple; he had another identity: a remarkable genius poison master of the Chuyun Empire!

The Gama Empire is renowned for its alchemists, specializing in crafting various elixirs and panaceas, primarily focused on healing and saving lives. In contrast, the Izumo Empire is famous for its poison masters, known for their deadly poisons. Often, a single dose of poison is fatal, leaving most victims with no cure, demonstrating the formidable power of the Izumo Empire's poison masters! Even a high-ranking alchemist from the Gama Empire, if faced with a poison master in a life-or-death struggle, often ends up dying from the deadly poison. Therefore, Gama Empire alchemists are extremely wary of the Izumo Empire's poison masters, often turning pale at the mere mention of poison! This illustrates the power of poison masters!

Unexpectedly, Hui Zhan, the prince of the prestigious Izumo Empire, who is also the closed-door disciple of Rakshasa, the Izumo Empire's number one poison master, and the Izumo Empire's number one genius poison master, actually came to the Gama Empire to attend a banquet. This caused everyone to speculate about his purpose. Could it be that these poison masters have designs on the Gama Empire, repeating their past mistakes and still harboring treacherous intentions?

Do the many powerful figures in the hall remember that ten years ago, the Izumo Empire coveted the rich resources and rare treasures of the Gama Empire, as well as the alchemists who wanted to seize control of the alchemy world? They wanted to capture the alchemists and use them as slaves, making them refine pills for them day and night. They even went so far as to launch a war between the two countries. Although the Gama Empire won a Pyrrhic victory in the end, it also lost many powerful figures and troops. In fact, when faced with the poison masters of the Izumo Empire, the Gama royal family had no choice but to grit their teeth and sign the "Peace Treaty," paying the other side tens of millions of gold coins and a certain amount of materials in exchange for the peaceful development they have achieved in recent years?

But now that times have changed, could it be that the other side has the idea of ​​reigniting the war?

Thinking of this, Jia Aoyun couldn't help but rub his forehead, hoping that the Izumo Empire wouldn't break its promise and start another war...

"Your Highness, there's no need for such formalities!" Jia Aoyun gestured, and after the prince of the Izumo Empire appeared in the hall, the atmosphere in the hall immediately became tense. Many powerful figures, as well as princes and ministers, looked at each other and then looked at the prince of the Izumo Empire, Hui Zhan, with somewhat gloomy expressions.

Seeing Jia Aoyun's polite and respectful attitude, Hui Zhan unconsciously exuded arrogance. He raised his chin haughtily, his handsome face sweeping over everyone present, a haughty smile playing on his lips. He thought to himself: "My father personally instructed me not to underestimate the Jia Ma Empire, saying it's a place full of hidden talents. I think that's exactly right! If it weren't for those two clueless guys stealing my thunder, I would be even more confident now!"

The thought of being defeated by Xiao Xuanyuan and that beautiful woman with an icy demeanor during the alchemy competition made Hui Zhan furious. However, when he thought of that stunningly beautiful face, his anger was suddenly suppressed, and all his resentment turned towards the young man who won the alchemy competition! It was he who stole his glory!

As for that aloof beauty, he had already secretly sent people to capture her and smuggle her back to the capital of the Izumo Empire so he could enjoy her to his heart's content!

Seeing the emperor of the Gama Empire treating him with such respect, Hui Zhan's chin continued to curve upwards. Look, this is the supreme ruler of the Gama Empire! The same guy who was utterly defeated by the Izumo Empire ten years ago, and ultimately had to send envoys to sue for peace! Although the Gama Empire seemingly achieved a "pyrrhic victory," it was really just a result of seeking peace!

"Greetings, Your Majesty. My prince has come on behalf of the Emperor of the Izumo Empire. Our Izumo Empire wishes to form an alliance with the Gama Empire through marriage. We are willing to offer a generous dowry to marry Princess Yaoye to our prince. This imperial decree serves as the agreement!" A servant following Hui Zhan hurriedly presented the imperial decree with both hands.

"A marriage alliance?"

Upon hearing this, Jia Aoyun's brows furrowed even more. The country had already suffered enough damage ten years ago, with several years of fiscal deficits. It had only just begun to recover, and now the Izumo Empire was causing trouble again! The marriage alliance was likely just a pretext; if the Jia Ma Empire didn't agree, the Izumo Empire was preparing for a major war…

Thinking of this, Jia Aoyun had a terrible headache, but he still said, "The Emperor of the Izumo Empire is willing to form a marriage alliance, which is beneficial to the peace between our two countries. We are very happy about this. However, this is a major event and cannot be taken lightly. Moreover, this is a marriage alliance between the Izumo Empire and our country, which is of utmost importance. Therefore, this matter needs to be considered carefully!"

Jia Aoyun was very cunning and clever. He did not openly express his agreement to the marriage alliance or refuse the request of the emperor of the Izumo Empire. He only said that this matter was of great importance and needed to be discussed in detail. As for how long to discuss it, that was up to the royal family of the Jia Ma Empire.

However, Jia Aoyun was as cunning as a fox, and the prince of the Chuyun Empire was not stupid either. After a moment's thought, he understood the emperor's meaning. Before setting off, his father had repeatedly instructed him that the marriage must be completed and had even given a deadline! Therefore, Hui Zhan was somewhat fearless.

He said, “Marriage is a major event, and it should be decided by the parents. Moreover, Princess Yaoye is a princess of a great nation. I think this matter is of great importance and is related to the friendship between our two countries. It would be best to arrange for Princess Yaoye to marry into our Chuyun Empire as soon as possible. Otherwise, things might get complicated. Hehe, I'm sure His Majesty the Emperor understands this principle, doesn't he? Hehe.”

Hui Zhan's words were loaded with hidden meaning, carrying a very strong sense of threat.

Upon hearing this, Jia Aoyun gritted his teeth inwardly, but his gaze involuntarily turned to the old man beside him, namely the retired emperor Jia Xingtian. On the surface, everything was decided by Emperor Jia Aoyun, but in reality, he was following the will of this elder. Jia Xingtian was the strongest person in the Jia Ma royal family!

"Your Highness is right," Jia Xingtian said, "but my granddaughter is rather mischievous and disobedient by nature. We need to talk to her about this first; we'll need some time." Jia Xingtian understood what the other meant. Although he wasn't particularly afraid of the enemy's army in battle, he was deeply wary of the poison masters of the Chuyun Empire. These poison masters killed without shedding blood, their use of poison was incredibly subtle, and they could take lives without anyone noticing. They were extremely ruthless and vicious, making him extremely cautious. If a war really broke out, the Jia Ma Empire would suffer a great loss due to its use of poison! This matter had to be treated with utmost care!

However, if he were to let the other party marry off Princess Yaoye, his beloved granddaughter, to them for no reason, he would feel quite resentful. This was too cowardly. Subduing the enemy without a fight would make it impossible for the royal family of the Jia Ma Empire to hold their heads high in the Dou Qi Continent. Therefore, Jia Xingtian was now in a dilemma.

Xiao Xuanyuan, who had been silent all along, drinking his wine and enjoying his delicious food, heard all these words. He had just wanted to take Princess Yaoye into his harem by virtue of his newly promoted noble status, but now the Chuyun Empire had interfered and ruined his plans. This made him extremely unhappy, and he also saw that the Chuyun Empire was very unhappy!

Originally, this had nothing to do with him, but now that the other party had stolen his woman, it was his business. As long as someone stole the woman he wanted, he didn't care if you were a prince of the Izumo Empire or anything like that; he would crush you under his feet!

At that moment, Xiao Xuanyuan walked out gracefully, bowed respectfully to Jia Aoyun, and then cupped his hands in a martial arts salute to Prince Hui Zhan of the Chuyun Empire, saying, "Princess Yaoye, as the daughter of our Jia Ma Empire, is naturally not so easily married off to another. If Your Highness does not have the strength, then what is the point of this matter? I dare to ask, Your Highness, if you dare to fight me?"

Provocation, blatant provocation!

The Transmigrator Who Changed Doupo

Chapter Sixteen: Shock

Xiao Xuanyuan walked out casually, but his words shocked everyone in the hall. They stared at him in disbelief. What was this all about? This young man knew who Hui Zhan was, yet he dared to provoke him. What was he relying on? Could it be that someone from the Jia Ma royal family had secretly instigated him to come out?

In any case, after Xiao Xuanyuan came out, he was met with a barrage of complex and questioning gazes. Some of the people recognized Xiao Xuanyuan; in this imperial city, who among those with even a little bit of influence didn't know that a man named Xiao Xuanyuan had won the championship in the alchemy competition?

"A challenge?" Upon hearing this, Jia Aoyun raised an eyebrow and looked at him with great interest. The Jia Ma royal family was 100% opposed to the marriage proposed by the Chuyun Empire, but they could not show it. Now that someone dared to challenge Prince Hui Zhan of the Chuyun Empire and dampen his arrogance, Jia Aoyun was naturally very happy to see it.

But this person in front of me?

Jia Lao and Jia Xingtian also looked in the direction of the sound. When they saw that it was Xiao Xuanyuan, the champion of the alchemy competition, his seemingly cloudy eyes suddenly lit up. He was naturally present during the alchemy competition and was astonished by the young man's performance. He was absolutely amazed. If he were to challenge the young man, he could do it. He just didn't know if the young man's combat strength was as good as his alchemy talent!

"Is this how the royal family of your Jia Ma Empire treats its guests? They dare to provoke even the most insignificant Tom, Dick, and Harry?" Upon seeing Xiao Xuanyuan, Hui Zhan felt an intense rage, as if meeting an enemy. He already resented Xiao Xuanyuan for stealing his thunder and winning the championship in the alchemy competition, but now this guy had the audacity to jump out and challenge him. Instantly, Hui Zhan was consumed by rage.

Actually, he didn't even consider that if it weren't for Xiao Xuanyuan, he wouldn't have won the championship either, because of Xiao Xue's presence! However, Hui Zhan didn't blame himself for his lack of skill; instead, he blamed all his jealousy on Xiao Xuanyuan.

Upon seeing Xiao Xuanyuan jump out, Jia Aoyun's eyes darted around, and suddenly an idea came to him. He quickly whispered something in Jia Lao's ear, and Jia Lao nodded slightly in agreement.

"Prince, don't underestimate this man. Heroes have always emerged from among the young. You must know him. He even outshone you in the alchemy competition and won the championship!" Jia Aoyun said with a smile. His words seemed calm, but he was actually trying to put down the prince of the Chuyun Empire. "Look how arrogant you are. You were defeated by someone from our Jia Ma Empire in the alchemy competition."

Upon hearing Jia Aoyun's words, Hui Zhan gritted his teeth, his face turning from red to green. But before he could react, Jia Aoyun dropped another bombshell, leaving him completely stunned. Jia Aoyun continued, "Prince, don't you think you're a little late? Before you arrived, our royal family was already preparing to betroth Yao Ye to this young master. Now that you've brought up marriage, it's putting us in a difficult position."

"What? Princess Yaoye betrothed him?" Upon hearing this, Hui Zhan could no longer maintain his composure. Everything was under control, but suddenly this guy intervened, not only stealing the limelight but also ruining his important plans. Thinking of this, Hui Zhan's face turned even more pale and looked extremely ugly.

"Does His Majesty look down on our Izumo Empire?" Hui Zhan's face was extremely gloomy as he brought out his powerful backer.

"I think you're scared. If you're scared, then so be it. What's there to say? Hurry up and go back to your Chuyun Empire. Don't try to show off here." Xiao Xuanyuan glanced at the other party with a look of extreme disdain. "Hurry up. If you don't have the ability, don't even think about coming here to marry Princess Yaoye."

Looking at Xiao Xuanyuan's arrogant expression, Jia Aoyun smiled and gave him an approving look. This kid was quite to his liking; he remained calm in the face of danger and knew how to read people's expressions and understand his meaning.

Hui Zhan was so embarrassed that his face turned red and his neck bulged. If he didn't dare to respond now, he probably wouldn't have the face to return to the Chuyun Empire. If this news got out, he wouldn't be able to face anyone. He glanced at the person with a cold expression and his voice was extremely cold: "You can still stand and talk now, showing off your power. In a moment, I will make you kneel down and beg this prince!"

The main hall had limited space, making it inconvenient to fight. The temporary arena was set up in the garden outside the main hall. The garden had many flowers and plants, beautiful scenery, and a wide open space, making it a suitable place for the fight.

Once outside, Xiao Xuanyuan and his opponent took their stances in the garden, ready to fight.

"Enough with the nonsense, I'll give you three moves!"

Xiao Xuanyuan looked at the other party with extreme contempt, but his mind was tightly tense. Although he was confident that he possessed several kinds of strange fire, he was not a reckless person. Even a lion uses its full strength when hunting a rabbit. He did not want to be caught off guard and fall into the other party's trap.

"Let me have three moves? Ha, are you joking? I'll make you wish you were dead!" Hui Zhan's face hardened, and with a flick of his finger, a dark gray light flashed, and a long spear appeared in his hand.

The spear was about seven or eight feet long. The tip was made of some special material and was extremely sharp, with a deep black gleam and a chilling aura that was sure to captivate. It was clearly a weapon of extremely high quality!

As soon as the spear was drawn, Hui Zhan stopped talking and, holding the spear, swept over like a shadow, the spear tip pointing straight at a vital spot.

Xiao Xuanyuan gradually withdrew the smile from his face, and his figure retreated rapidly as the opponent rushed in.

A cold glint flashed in Hui Zhan's eyes as he swept his spear horizontally. His grip on the spear loosened slightly, and a wisp of imperceptible powder drifted out, merging into the surrounding air, colorless and odorless.

As a newly promoted fourth-grade alchemist, and possessing the physique of top-grade alchemy talent according to the old alchemist, Xiao Xuanyuan's extremely keen sense of smell was not to be underestimated. Moreover, he had already taken precautions. After the other party released that kind of powder, he noticed it and quickly used his battle qi to seal his mouth, nose, ears, eyes and other five orifices. If someone looked closely at close range, they could see that his five orifices were covered with a kind of battle qi seal that looked like a transparent film.

Not only that, Xiao Xuanyuan also circulated the strange fire within his body, flowing along his meridians to incinerate the medicinal powder he had inhaled into nothingness.

Soon, under the embarrassment of Hui Zhan's deadly attacks, Xiao Xuanyuan easily dodged his pursuit, and the three moves passed in the blink of an eye.

In the fourth move, Hui Zhan conjured up a sky full of spear flowers with his long spear and attacked Xiao Xuanyuan. These spear flowers were mixed with the sound of wind and thunder, and carried unparalleled sharpness as they were thrust out fiercely!

A sense of crisis surged into his heart. At this moment, Xiao Xuanyuan no longer held back. Flames of different colors rose from his hands. The purple fire refined from the symbiotic purple crystal source and the dragon flame refined by Yun Yun were two flames with different characteristics. After the appearance of the two flames, a terrifyingly hot temperature appeared. The flowers, plants and trees in the garden withered instantly. Especially around the dragon flame, the flowers, plants and trees withered almost instantly. It was extremely terrifying!

"Strange Fire!"

"No, that silver flame is the strange fire!"

Besides their different colors, the two flames were also worlds apart in power. Everyone stared intently at the flame with the silver dragon swimming around it, their eyes wide open. In particular, the guild leader Fa Ma and Dan Wang Gu He and others couldn't help but breathe rapidly after seeing that it was a strange flame!

Strange Flames are born from the essence of heaven and earth, evolving over countless years. Generally, they require at least a thousand years to mature, making them extremely rare. Moreover, the Strange Flames on the Strange Flame Ranking are often unique, with only one appearing in the world. They are treasures that alchemists can only dream of, and battles often rage over such a single flame! This is exactly why Pill King Guhe led Yun Yun and other powerful figures to the Snake-People's territory in the Tagor Desert, risking their lives!

The strange fire is extremely precious and rare. As long as an alchemist obtains it, their alchemy skills will be greatly improved and refined. Therefore, even alchemy masters like Guild Master Fa Ma and Pill King Gu He have extremely fervent eyes!

Amidst the gasps of the crowd, Xiao Xuanyuan ignored everything else and focused all his attention on the two flames in his palms. Then, under the astonished gazes of the crowd, he actually closed his palms and merged the two flames together!

The Transmigrator Who Changed Doupo

Chapter Seventeen: The Power of Fire

Under the incredulous gazes of everyone, the two flames miraculously merged in a twisting arc, without the explosion that everyone had imagined. As a result, large beads of sweat quickly appeared on Xiao Xuanyuan's face and forehead, and his entire face was drenched in sweat.

After practicing for some time, Xiao Xuanyuan had gained a great deal of insight and experience in the fusion of the two different flames. This time, he was truly using it against an enemy. To be honest, he was both excited and nervous. However, he had already successfully tested this kind of flame fighting technique he had created! Right now, he was just putting it to actual combat.

Under the terrifyingly high temperature and distortion, the purple flames miraculously touched the dragon flames and eventually merged into one, leaving everyone present dumbfounded and speechless. Even his opponent, Hui Zhan, thought that Xiao Xuanyuan must have gone mad to dare to use this as an experiment in the arena, playing with fire and getting burned!

To his disappointment, the fusion of the two flames did not result in the expected explosion. Instead, it merged into a ball of silver-gray flames, within which a silver dragon roamed. An extremely terrifying temperature was released, and the terrifying energy contained within it made everyone tremble with fear!

The blazing flames burned fiercely, and the terrifying and distorted temperature affected even the surrounding space, making it so that everyone present could no longer see Xiao Xuanyuan's figure clearly, as if he were a blur!

"Demonic Flames Burn the Sky!"

Xiao Xuanyuan shouted coldly. The ball of flame he had gathered in his hand ignored the fear in the other's eyes. After leaving his palm, it drew a beautiful arc and shot straight at Hui Zhan, whose legs were trembling.

Hui Zhan was filled with remorse. His aura had been locked, and there was no way to escape. He could only grit his teeth and accept it!

He brandished his spear, channeling his battle aura into it, creating a dazzling display of spear techniques that was truly remarkable. The spears, imbued with the reaping power of a death scythe, formed a thick spear shield before him.

In this life-or-death crisis, Hui Zhan no longer held back and used all his strength. After the spear and shield appeared, he was still not at ease, so he immediately took out a black shield from his storage ring and frantically poured his battle qi into it. Instantly, the black shield emitted a deep, thick black color and stood behind the spear and shield. After the two solid defenses were deployed in succession, he finally breathed a sigh of relief!

These two defenses have almost exhausted his strength. Hui Zhan is confident that the flames unleashed by the opponent will not be able to break through his strong defenses!

After Hui Zhan released two defenses in succession, the beautiful ball of flame followed closely behind, shooting towards him in an instant. Upon colliding with the spear and shield, it was like ripples spreading across a lake. In an instant, the two sparked violently. Hui Zhan's first spear-shield defense, under the intense impact of the flame ball's sparks, only lasted about half a breath before collapsing. Immediately afterward, Hui Zhan, who was supporting the spear and shield with his long spear, felt a sudden shock in his chest. His hand was instantly torn open, and blood flowed freely. Under the terrifying high temperature released by the flame ball, the long spear in his hand broke into pieces, incinerated into liquid, and fell to the ground!

The terrifying heat was so intense that Gray Zhan, who was constantly being pushed back, had no choice but to discard his pistol!

After breaking through the gun shield, the power of the flame orb was reduced by a little, but its power was still as fierce as a tiger, and it quickly caught up with the opponent, banging as it shot into the black shield that Gray Zhan was tightly gripping with both hands!

The ball of flame was like a small sun, and the heat it released burned all the surrounding flowers, grass and trees to dust and nothingness. Even the surrounding palaces and houses were not spared and were destroyed in an instant. Fortunately, Jia Xingtian reacted in time and used his battle qi to set up a battle qi barrier around the palace, which prevented the entire palace from being destroyed by the flames in this battle!

Even so, under the intense heat of the flames, the temperature inside the battle aura shield soared rapidly, with heat waves swirling and dancing, as if they could steam anyone inside!

At the same time, the entire area within several miles of the palace was completely illuminated, as if it were daytime!

This jet-black shield was specially forged for Hui Zhan by Hei Ming, the most famous weapon-forging master in the Chuyun Empire, at the behest of Hui Zhan's father. The materials used were extremely rare in the world, and the forging of this jet-black shield took forty-nine days of painstaking effort, making its defensive power extremely strong! It is also Hui Zhan's life-saving and protective weapon, having withstood even the full-force attack of a one-star Great Dou Master. It is his most relied-upon weapon!

But the very place he once relied on now made Hui Zhanxin feel icy cold. The ball of fire that released terrifying heat shot into the black shield and immediately burned away the mysterious aura shield on its surface, leaving a hole. Then, the ball of fire slammed into the black shield!

Sizzle! Boom!