The gazes around also turned to Xiao Yan in shock at this moment, clearly not expecting him to utter such words. “Youngster, showing off your tongue here won’t do you any good.” The Old Devil Hou looked at Xiao Yan and sneered. As he spoke, his gaze swept across the fire tripod before Xiao Yan once again, but he still didn’t sense any fluctuations of a pill. A faint sneer flashed through his eyes.
Facing the Old Devil Hou’s mocking, Xiao Yan only smiled and slowly stood up under the watchful eyes of the crowd.
“Buzz!”
As Xiao Yan slowly stood up, a faint humming sound suddenly emerged from the fire tripod in front of him.
“What is…”
Seeing this, many people were shocked.
“There is the fluctuation of a pill in the fire tripod.”
The Grand Elder in hemp on the stone platform suddenly spoke in a hoarse and indifferent voice.
Hearing this, the eyes of the other six elders also flashed with surprise. Even with their abilities, they had not sensed anything, but they all believed the Grand Elder without a doubt. Strange glances were then cast toward Xiao Yan.
“Trying to be mysterious!”
Even though the Old Devil Hou was slightly surprised by this, he frowned almost immediately.
Ignoring his words, Xiao Yan raised his hand slowly and aimed at the fire tripod, gripping it hard.
“Roar!”
As Xiao Yan’s palm gripped, the fire dragon coiling inside the fire tripod let out a sharp dragon roar. Then, its body rapidly inflated under the scrutiny of the surrounding eyes.
“Bang!”
With the rapid expansion of the fire dragon, the fire tripod could no longer bear the pressure and exploded with a massive boom. A torrent of hot flames surged out, instantly raising the temperature of the surroundings. Several nearby alchemists, who were taken aback, hastily retreated.
“Roar!”
After breaking the fire tripod, the fire dragon swelled to several hundred feet in size within a few breaths. It coiled in the sky, a terrifying aura spreading out, even causing the nine-colored pill lightning in the distant sky to begin to contract.
“Youngster, what exactly are you trying to do?”
Seeing the nine-colored lightning cloud actually start to contract, the Old Devil Hou’s heart sank, and he roared fiercely.
“No more nonsense!”
Xiao Yan’s face turned cold, his eyes shooting towards the Old Devil Hou. A cold and powerful roar exploded in the latter’s ears, which made the Old Devil Hou’s blood and qi surge, forcing him to take several steps back. Setting aside alchemy, Xiao Yan could easily kill the Old Devil Hou with a single strike due to their strength disparity.
“You!”
Retreating from Xiao Yan’s roar, the Old Devil Hou was both furious and shocked. Only now did he realize that Xiao Yan’s power far exceeded his own.
After intimidating the Old Devil Hou, Xiao Yan did not overstep, knowing this was the small pill tower and those elders would not be pleased if he attacked the Old Devil Hou. He then refocused his mind and gazed at the enormous fire dragon in the sky, his hand seals rapidly changing.
“Fire Dragon Converging Pill.”
As Xiao Yan’s hand seals changed, the fire dragon in the sky roared, and an astonishing energy fluctuation spread out from its body…
“Is…is this the fluctuation of a pill?”
Feeling this fluctuation, many alchemists’ faces showed shock—they hadn’t detected any sign of it in the days leading up to this!
“Converging pills with fire, storing them in the flame—this is the method of converging pills within objects. Elder Medicine, I don’t think you have such skill, right? How did Xiao Yan learn this?”
Staring at the fluctuation of the pill spreading from the fire dragon in the sky, Xuan Kongzi said in shock.
“Well…”
Elder Medicine opened his mouth, but could only shake his head bitterly. The method of converging pills within objects required a very precise control of fire and soul strength. Even he, for most pills, dared not use such a method. But he had never expected that Xiao Yan would somehow learn it on his own.
As Xuan Kongzi and the others marveled at this, other alchemy masters also noticed the technique Xiao Yan was using. Exclamations rose and fell, and among the present, there were probably no more than five people with such capability.
“Medicine Dust’s disciple is quite extraordinary.”
On the stone platform, the elders exchanged glances and sighed softly.
“Boom!”
As the fluctuations emanating from the fire dragon grew stronger, a resounding boom echoed in the sky. It seemed as if the entire sky had turned dark, and clouds rapidly gathered from all directions. These clouds were not black, but an extremely deep, dark color, shrouding the sky. No thunder rumbled, but when people looked at the profound black clouds, it felt as if even their souls quivered.
As the black clouds spread, the nine-colored lightning cloud above the Old Devil Hou quickly contracted as if it encountered something terrifying.
“What kind of lightning cloud is this? Even the nine-colored lightning cloud seems to fear it.”
Many people’s eyes narrowed, a shocking thought rising in their hearts. In the world, there were only higher-grade pills stronger than the eight-grade pills that could attract the nine-colored pill lightning. And beyond grade eight, it was the legendary nine-grade.
“Xiao Yan is actually refining a nine-grade pill?!”
At this moment, even these experienced alchemy masters were filled with astonishment.
“I haven’t seen the Black Demon Lightning for so many years.”
The Grand Elder in the hemp robe, looking up at the eerie black clouds, muttered.
On the square, Xiao Yan also watched the writhing black clouds with a serious expression, feeling a strong destructive force inside, far more potent than the nine-colored pill lightning…
In the silent sky, the black clouds continued to wriggle, and the air was eerily quiet, with no sound of thunder. This oppressive silence was terrifying. As the black clouds wriggled, a circular hole gradually opened in the center after about ten minutes. Inside the hole, it was still pitch black, like a bottomless abyss.
When the circular hole appeared, Xiao Yan’s hair stood on end, and a terrifying aura burst out from him without reservation.
“Shhh!”
As Xiao Yan’s aura surged, strange sounds came from the hole, and a thick, arm-sized black lightning bolt shot out, silently darting towards the fire dragon below.
Looking at the small black lightning, the surrounding alchemy masters were terrified and quickly retreated.
Xiao Yan fixed his gaze on the black lightning, which posed a danger to him, and snapped his fingers, summoning five golden figures from his ring. They appeared above the fire dragon, and they were the heavenly puppets that could absorb pill lightning.
*Bang.*
The black lightning flashed, appearing atop the first puppet and directly hitting it. This time, the puppet, which never failed before, stiffened instantly and then exploded into ashes upon contact with the black lightning.
*Bang bang bang bang!*
Following the destruction of the first puppet, the next four offered no resistance. As soon as the black lightning touched them, their tough bodies disintegrated into powder. This was the first time in years that Xiao Yan had seen such a thing.
Losing five puppets, Xiao Yan’s expression became even more grim. He knew that the puppets could not absorb the destructive power of the black lightning. At this moment, he had to act personally.
He took a deep breath and stepped forward, his figure appearing above the fire dragon. Looking up, he saw the black lightning flashing towards him.
As the black lightning approached, Xiao Yan clenched his fist, and the energy in the surroundings converged on his fist. A Saint Fighter had the power to control a realm, and even without fighting spirit, they could unleash devastating attacks. This was the terrifying power of a Saint Fighter!
“Break for me!”
Terrifying energy gathered in Xiao Yan’s fist, a radiant crystal shimmering. Under the shocked gazes, he punched the black lightning with all his might.
*Boom.*
As the two collided, a terrifying destructive storm centered around Xiao Yan and the lightning, enveloped the area. The space around them shattered like glass, exploding in all directions. The nine-colored pill lightning above the Old Devil Hou was torn apart by the storm.
As the sky suddenly cleared, the Old Devil Hou’s expression also turned interestingly complex.
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