The Battle Through Heaven
Forward to Seven Stars, Last Test
Xiao Yan sat cross-legged on the bed. At this moment, the natural energy within the room was fluctuating very strongly. Many energy ripples that were visible to the naked eye surged and revolved from within Xiao Yan's body. Her clothes swelled until they bulged. On his gloomy face, a faint green light was partially visible.
As the surrounding natural energy poured into Xiao Yan's body, wave after wave, the green light on his face also grew more and more concentrated. In the end, a green-colored light almost covered his entire face. The strength within his body was also gradually increasing.
When the rising force reached a certain level, the surrounding energy fluctuation suddenly stopped abruptly. The swollen clothes on Xiao Yan's body looked stiff and did not move anymore.
This strange and silent pause continued for nearly ten seconds. Xiao Yan, whose eyes were tightly closed, suddenly opened them. The green-colored flame instantly rolled and surged earlier and disappeared rapidly. A ferocious light suddenly emerged from within his dark eyes.
With his body maintaining his training mode, Xiao Yan opened his mouth. The turbid, slightly black-colored air spewed out. Black air circled upwards. Anything that touches it is completely corroded. It kept rising until it corroded a small hole in the roof before it gradually turned into nothingness in the sun.
After breathing out a cloudy breath. The fierce light in Xiao Yan's eyes also quietly retreated. The stiff clothes once again became soft as they were close to Xiao Yan's skin. The overwhelming power left inside the room was also drawn into his body.
"Seven star Dou Shi …"
As he gently tightened his fists, the feeling of his body being filled with strength caused Xiao Yan to become slightly intoxicated. Although he knew that according to the speed he was advancing from before, he would sooner or later rise to the seven-star level. However, he did not expect that just by absorbing the ‘Searing Poison’ in Nalan Jie three times was enough for him to level up.
"The energy in Dou Wang's body was enormous and soaring. I only absorbed it three times, but the energy was enough to make me level up "Xiao Yan muttered softly. His body was spinning strangely. Hearing the sound waves of clear bone cracks from within his body, he could not help but smile in satisfaction. "This transaction seems like a good offer."
Xiao Yan placed both of his palms on the bed and used some energy. His body lifted up with ease. After which, he tilted back in the air and landed gently on the ground. He clapped his hands, looked around and muttered with a frown, "Why hasn't he come back yet?"
Xiao Yan mused for a moment and could only shake his head helplessly due to the futile effort. He then opened the door and walked out. Tomorrow is when the Grand Meeting will begin. He needed to go to the association to inquire about the different types of competitions at the Grand Meeting and the test methods being carried out now or he would start with the wrong move.
After exiting the inn, Xiao Yan stood on the street and looked at his surroundings. He then raised his steps and walked towards the towering Alchemist Association building where one could at least see his corner from afar.
During his walk there, Xiao Yan was stunned when he realized that some of the main streets in the city already had fully armed knight units patrolling. Clearly, this was due to the Grand Meeting Alchemist that was about to begin. After all, if a commotion were to occur at such a large gathering, it would have many different major repercussions for the empire. Therefore, the imperial family needed to prevent such a possibility. TL: Yes, knight. Person with horse + armor + not cavalry (army). My correction if wrong but pretty sure the only word for them is knights
After slowly walking through several wide streets, the huge Alchemist Association finally appeared before Xiao Yan. Observing the entrance that was even denser compared to two days ago, he could not help but shake his head. There seemed to be many alchemists who wanted to reveal their prowess at this Grand Meeting.
With both hands behind his back, Xiao Yan slowly crossed his steps and entered the association. He reversed his steps and broke through the human crowd. He had just followed the human flow and entered the company when the disturbance occurred not far behind him. The surrounding gaze was thrown.
The human flow in front had stopped coming in and Xiao Yan was plugged in the middle. He helplessly sighed, frowned slightly and turned his head to look at the source of the commotion.
The source of the commotion was a horse carriage that had a majestic noble aura. In front of the horse carriage, there were two horses that had snow-white hair without the slightest bit of dirt calmly pulling them. A strange beast that had a blue-colored flame emerging from its body was drawn on top of the golden yellow brocade surrounding the horse carriage. The strange beast was large in size and had a ferocious appearance, emitting a feeling that would vaguely frighten the hearts of those who saw it.
"Empire emblem ..." Staring at the strange beast emblem whose name escaped, Xiao Yan softly muttered. As a citizen of the Jia Ma Empire, he was able to identify the imperial emblem of the Jia Ma Empire.
Around the horse carriage, there were over ten people who were all wrapped in black robes accompanying it. Xiao Yan's gaze swept over these black-robed people and his eyes shrank. From his senses, these ten more black-robed people actually gave him a feeling of danger.
"It truly deserves to be the imperial family of the Jia Ma Empire. His strength really cannot be underestimated. " Xiao Yan exclaimed a little in his heart as his gaze was thrown to where the carriage curtain was.
A black-robed person stepped forward and respectfully lifted the curtain of the carriage. When the black-robed person did this, Xiao Yan could clearly feel the other black-robed people had already quickly formed a stable circle during a slight movement, keeping the horse carriage in their midst. At the same time, many gazes that were as sharp as eagles shot out from the black-robed people as they swept back and forth in front of the densely packed human crowd around him.
Under the supervision of the people around him, a snow-white jade like fine hands extended out from the carriage. It was gracefully holding the carriage door handle. After which, a beautiful figure slowly came out and appeared before everyone.
The person who appeared was wearing a purple colored dress that had silver colored stripes embedded in it. Her beautiful appearance, under the influence of the imperial family, vaguely gave rise to an imposing presence that was her birthright. A purple-colored belt was worn on her narrow and smooth waist, displaying her small waist clearly and sharply. His age did not seem to be too old, looking similar to Xiao Yan before he changed his appearance. Her pretty face contained a smile, appearing graceful and calm. However, whenever his gaze swept around, Xiao Yan could find that this young lady who looked extremely graceful had a strange and strange smile that flashed across her watery eyes. Clearly, this was different from the surface he showed that seemed to like tranquility.
"A woman really cannot be judged by her appearance ..." Xiao Yan smiled bitterly and shook his head. He withdrew his gaze and no longer looked at this extremely outstanding young lady.
"Ck ck, what a beautiful girl ..." Watching the young woman who appeared, a wave of cheers immediately erupted from the surrounding human crowd. A number of hot gazes were thrown out quickly. Although the status of the woman was extremely noble, it seemed inappropriate to take advantage of the large crowd and let their eyes become a little brash.
"Hee hee, this is the little princess in the imperial family of the Jia Ma Empire. I heard that his teacher was the vice-chairman of Grandmaster Qie Mi Er. Since he has appeared here this time, I think he must have come because of the Great Meeting of Alchemists. " There were quite a number of well-informed individuals within the human crowd who managed to identify the young woman after seeing her appearance.
"He doesn't seem to be that old, yet he's actually here to compete at the Grand Meeting?"
"Che, the refining talent of the little princess is something that even the chairman praises endlessly. Don't just look at his young age. I had heard that half a year ago, he had already stepped into a tier three alchemist "
"Uh .." Hearing this, there was instantly a commotion in the surrounding crowd. Some of the older middle-aged alchemists raised their hands with somewhat red faces and covered the level badge on their chests with embarrassment.
Sandwiched in the human crowd, Xiao Yan heard the conversation of these people and shock flashed across his face. He once again turned his gaze to the purple-clothed young lady who was walking to the association with the support of the black-robed person. He said calmly in his heart, "Indeed, there is always someone better. It was truly unexpected that this young lady who looked so weak was actually a tier three alchemist … "
Under the protection of a group of black-robed people whose bodies were enveloped by a dark and cold aura, the purple-clothed young lady passed through the human crowd without encountering any hindrance. After that, he entered the Alchemist Association.
As the graceful looking young lady's back disappeared from his sight, Xiao Yan shrugged and slightly twisted his body. Like a lake, he passed through the surrounding human crowd without leaving a trace as he quickly jumped into the inside of the association.
After getting rid of the last layer of human flow, the surrounding area finally became spacious. He looked at the vast hall and exhaled a long breath. Wiping the sweat on his forehead, Xiao Yan walked towards the western area of the hall as if he had walked there many times.
The two guards from last time were still present at the entrance to the western area. When they saw Xiao Yan arrive, they did not stop him like they did before. After bowing and greeting her, they did not bother her as she entered. Looking at this situation, it seemed that Ao Tuo had already given them special instructions for Xiao Yan.
Seeing the guards not stopping him, Xiao Yan happily saved some trouble. He walked into the corridor and slowly climbed the stairs. Finally, he stopped outside Ao Tuo's room from last time. He knocked on the door slowly, waiting for Ao Tuo's voice from within before pushing it open and entering.
Only Ao Tuo sat in the room. At that moment, he was watching Xiao Yan who entered with a smile. "Little Fellow, you're quite punctual."
Xiao Yan smiled and sat down on the chair beside Ao Tuo. He lifted the teacup and took a sip while laughing, "Haha, I won't say anything unnecessary. My goal coming here this time was to inquire about the format of the competition. Is it done by lottery or in some other way? " TL: Lottery lot = there is one random person riding at one time
"There are so many competitors in the competition. If the competition relied on draws one by one, how long would it take? " Ao Tuo shook his head with a smile. His finger drew an enormous rectangle on the surface of the table while continuing with a smile on his face, "All the alchemists in the competition will be participating at the same time on the large platform. There, you will have several rounds and the requirements for the competition will gradually become more difficult. When the time comes, it will be like a sieve filtering out the sand particles, quickly removing the unqualified particles. Those who were able to last the longest were the best among the participants. Anyone who stands out among the best will be the last winner. "
"Oh .." Xiao Yan nodded his head slightly. The scene of hundreds or thousands of alchemists raising their flames and refining medicine on the same platform was definitely very spectacular.
"Hehe, you really want to see such a scene, don't you? Don't be afraid when the time comes. In the past, when I first participated, I was also shocked. " Grandmaster Ao Tuo laughed, seemingly knowing what Xiao Yan was thinking.
"That's fine. There's a list of names here. Why don't you see it. These were all competitors with great abilities who would participate in this Grand Meeting. " Ao Tuo took out a paper scroll from the table and handed it to Xiao Yan. He immediately added, "This is an internal document. According to the rules, I cannot leak it to anyone else. "
Xiao Yan was somewhat curious as he received the paper scroll. He smiled and nodded as he slowly opened it. Long names had at least twenty to thirty people with abilities that were not bad. Xiao Yan swept his gaze over him and his eyebrows suddenly shot up. He realized that Liu Ling was actually on the list of names and it was very close to the top. Clearly, the name of the successor to Pill-King was not just something gained from boasting.
"This Little Princess must be from the imperial family, right?" Xiao Yan pointed at the Little Princess who was ranked fifth and asked.
"Yes, have you seen him?"
"I just saw him for a moment at the entrance. I didn't expect his name to be so close to the front. " Xiao Yan smiled, feeling a little surprised by that rank.
"Don't underestimate the girl. Under the support of the imperial family's strength, he had so many hidden cards that would leave people spellbound. " Ao Tuo smiled and reminded.
Xiao Yan nodded slightly. He checked the information on the name list carefully before returning it to Ao Tuo. "The competition is very strong. Just counting tier three alchemists, there were already thirteen of them. "
"This is indeed a little troublesome and you can only rely on yourself for this. I can only help you this much. " Ao Tuo nodded and said helplessly.
Xiao Yan smiled and nodded his head. He asked, "Is the Grand Meeting going to start tomorrow? Do I still need to do something now? "
"Haha, indeed, you still need to do something. Consider this the last test before the competition. Outsiders did not undergo this round of tests but the competitors recommended by us, the branch heads, were, it can be considered a kind of previous test where associations assess our ability to select people. If one cannot pass this test, then our recommendation will lose its effect. " Ao Tuo stood up, smiled and said, "Follow me. In this place, you will be able to see some strong opponents on the rosters. "
"Yes." Yeah." Xiao Yan nodded his head, stood up and followed Ao Tuo. The two of them walked out of the room and walked along the deserted corridor for a while. Once at the end, they opened the door on the side and slowly walked in.
A powerful light suddenly shot out as they walked through the door, causing Xiao Yan to involuntarily constrict his eyes. He finally opened it after he adapted to the light.
Appearing in front of them was a spacious inner hall decorated in a classic style. Currently, the inner hall had several people standing in pairs and threes. Xiao Yan's gaze swept over these people and was somewhat surprised to find that many of these people, who looked quite young, were actually at the level of third tier alchemists. The imperial little princess that she saw at the main entrance some time ago was also among them. His gaze spun once more and with eyebrows raised, finally stopping at a handsome young man who was talking to some tier three alchemist.
Liu Ling's
Hearing the sound of the door opening, everyone in the hall who was whispering in private halted their conversation. Their eyes turned to the door. When they saw Xiao Yan enter, they were all stunned for a moment. Their gazes then led to a tier two alchemist badge on his chest and their expressions carried ridicule.
The Little Princess, who was leaning against the wall, was surrounded by some alchemists in a manner similar to a star that was curved around the moon, also glanced at Xiao Yan. However, after he saw the level badge on his chest, he completely lost interest. He lazily stretched and his curves attracted the attention of those around him.
Liu Ling's gaze lazily looked at Xiao Yan. The latter's entrance also caused Liu Ling a little shock. Immediately after this, however, a dark gentle smile appeared on his face, seemingly concealing an evil intent.
Xiao Yan slightly lowered his brows. The different gazes in the large hall did not affect him. His hands drooped in front of his sleeves. His indifferent face was like that of an old monk. However, a faint cold laughter quietly appeared in his heart.