Boom—
The Chaos Great Cauldron opened its lid, and a thick pillar of pill light shot into the sky, piercing through the clouds and the small World Heaven and Earth projected by the Suppressing Heaven Platform. Accompanied by brilliant nine-colored divine light, it illuminated the entire area, drawing the attention of everyone present.
“What powerful pill light!”
“Could it be that the Battle Saint King has refined an 8th Rank Pill? Otherwise, why would there be such intense pill light?”
“No, that’s the God King Pill, the top pill among the seventh rank! The Battle Saint King actually succeeded in refining it! This is simply heaven-defying!”
“Not inferior to an Emperor’s son, and also possessing such heaven-defying alchemy skills—the Battle Saint King is truly defying heaven!”
Many were shocked, including Dan Chen and Dan Xu, who clearly hadn’t expected the Battle Saint King to actually refine such a supreme divine pill. It was the God King Pill, hailed as the top among seventh-rank pills. Refining it meant this person already possessed alchemy skills capable of rivaling an eighth-level Alchemy Master.
Dan Xian was even more astounded, his eyes wide as he muttered to himself in disbelief, “Impossible—”
Boom—
The thick pillar of pill light shot straight into the heavens, disappearing into the firmament and drawing the gaze of all sides. Simultaneously, terrifying tribulation clouds began to rapidly gather in the sky above, covering a vast area of over a hundred thousand li.
Though it couldn’t compare to Ye Chen’s great tribulation—only matching the first layer of tribulation lightning sea—one had to remember this was merely a pill, naturally far inferior to Ye Chen. That it could summon such fearsome Pill Lightning was enough to shock many.
Boom rumble rumble—
Within the massive tribulation clouds, terrifying, unimaginable tribulation thunder descended. It was Pill Lightning. Just the first wave consisted of thirty-six bolts, each one thick and containing power that would make a Heavenly King’s heart tremble.
Yet Ye Chen did not stop it. Instead, he watched coldly, allowing the Pill Lightning to fall and strike the God King Pill within the cauldron.
This scene made many people jump in fright, thinking the Battle Saint King must have gone mad. Otherwise, why would he let the Pill Lightning freely bombard the pill? That could easily lead to the pill’s destruction.
However, the Alchemy Masters and Grandmasters remained calm, as did Dan Xian, Dan Yang, and others. They exchanged glances: “Could it be he wants to—”
At that moment, the bolts of Pill Lightning descended in full force, continuously striking the pill below, bombarding the God King Pill.
But the God King Pill was extraordinary. It actually devoured each bolt of Pill Lightning, and small black holes appeared on the pill’s surface, completely swallowing the lightning. The originally somewhat smooth pill quickly became even more rounded and glossy.
This scene left many dumbfounded. What exactly was happening?
At this point, Alchemy Master Gu Lan spoke up, sighing in admiration: “This young friend Battle Saint King is indeed extraordinary. He actually knows such a method, using the Pill Lightning to truly perfect the God King Pill, using the violent lightning to refine out impurities within the pill that are difficult to dissolve. This is a superior alchemy technique. Not only would ordinary alchemists not know it, even many Alchemy Masters might not understand it. Some of its principles touch upon the Grandmaster realm.”
Yet precisely because of this, it drew even more attention to the Battle Saint King. How old was he, yet he knew such a method bordering on the Grandmaster level?
Naturally, all of this knowledge came from the alchemy inheritance of the late Master Qingye. That peak-level Master was extremely proficient and familiar with even 8th Rank Pills, having reached the pinnacle, just a step away from the true Grandmaster realm. Naturally, he was versed in some alchemy techniques from the Grandmaster domain.
It was precisely because of this that Ye Chen knew. Moreover, he felt that allowing the Pill Lightning to temper the pill could make the God King Pill’s quality even purer, pushing it toward true perfection, even surpassing some 8th Rank Pills in extraordinariness.
Boom boom boom—
One terrifying bolt of Pill Lightning after another continued to strike down, but the God King Pill consistently displayed an astonishing devouring ability, swallowing each bolt entirely. The entire pill took on an increasingly rounded and natural quality, flowing with brilliant radiance. The pill patterns on its surface grew increasingly bright, continuously emitting light.
As time passed, the Pill Lightning that appeared grew even more terrifying. At that point, even Ye Chen couldn’t help but slightly change expression. Naturally, he wouldn’t let the God King Pill continue to undergo tribulation, as it was too dangerous—it could easily lead to the pill’s true destruction.
He would not stand by and watch such an outcome.
At this moment, he stepped forward, directly flicking his sleeve. Vast divine might blasted out, colliding with the eighty-one bolts of Pill Lightning descending from above, exploding into brilliant light.
Fortunately, the Suppressing Heaven Platform formed its own World Heaven and Earth; otherwise, it would have been dangerous, potentially affecting the outside world.
Yet it still made many people shudder. Though they had long understood the Battle Saint King’s fearsomeness, seeing him casually flick his sleeve and reduce a swath of Pill Lightning to dust made them sigh in awe. Such cultivation was truly astonishing, terrifying beyond many people’s imagination.
At the very least, a significant portion of the Great Powers present could not achieve this; it required profound mastery of the Great Dao.
Boom boom boom—
Thick bolts of Pill Lightning continuously rained down, striking toward the God King Pill below with increasing ferocity.
But with Ye Chen here, they were destined to fail. And who was Ye Chen? An existence that even the most terrifying Great Power tribulation could not kill, let alone a mere Pill Tribulation like this, which could do little to him.
At this stage, he was even more fearless. He directly opened his mouth and devoured bolt after bolt of Pill Lightning descending from the tribulation clouds, swallowing them into his abdomen. His entire body shone with a dazzling radiance. Such domineering, forceful devouring of tribulation lightning truly left many dumbfounded.
At the very least, many admitted they could not achieve this themselves.
Finally, Ye Chen seemed somewhat impatient. He raised a palm and forcefully struck upward.
Boom—
As if heaven had collapsed and earth had shattered, boundless divine might surged forth, directly annihilating and dispersing the entire hundred-thousand-li expanse of tribulation clouds in the sky above, shattering them into nothingness.
Thus, a grand Pill Tribulation was extinguished.
The world was shaken!
Yet at this moment, within the Chaos Great Cauldron, that God King Pill suddenly erupted with beams of dazzling, resplendent light, like a blazing great sun shining forth, illuminating the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths with boundless radiance.
Simultaneously, the God King Pill began to hum and tremble lightly. The nine pill patterns on its surface flowed with brilliant luster, possessing a special liveliness. Then, with a whoosh, it shot straight into the sky.
Having reached the seventh rank, pills of this level could already birth sufficient intelligence and harness a certain degree of heaven and earth’s power to fly through the air.
Especially the God King Pill after undergoing tribulation—it was no worse than an 8th Rank Pill, even surpassing some 8th Rank Pills in perfection and extraordinariness.
Whoosh—
The God King Pill moved swiftly, directly shooting out of the Chaos Great Cauldron, leaving many dumbfounded.
However, some who held grudges against Ye Chen, like Dan Yang and Dan Xian, gloated, hoping the God King Pill would completely flee. That way, Ye Chen wouldn’t obtain the championship of the young generation’s Alchemy Grand Competition.
But they were destined to be disappointed. Ye Chen’s expression remained unchanged. He manifested a Great Dao divine ability, extending a hand that blotted out the sky and covered the earth, shrouding that stretch of heavens and directly immobilizing the God King Pill that had fled to the sky.
Boom boom boom—
Visible to the naked eye, the God King Pill actually erupted with bolts of startling thunder—it was Pill Lightning, previously absorbed by it. Now it could spew it forth to resist enemies. Truly extraordinary.
But who was Ye Chen? A terrifying existence who could scatter a Pill Tribulation with a single slap. How could he fear this? The bolts of Pill Lightning struck his palm without causing much effect, not even leaving a white mark.
Boom—
The Chaos great hand, blotting out the sky and covering the sun, directly seized the God King Pill. Heavy Chaos ancient qi descended, directly imposing layer upon layer of seals.
In the end, this God King Pill landed intact in Ye Chen’s hand, flowing with unparalleled nine-colored pill light and astonishing pill fragrance that circulated, making people sigh in admiration. This God King Pill was absolutely top-grade.
Its quality even made many Alchemy Masters and even Grandmasters nod in approval, surpassing quite a few 8th Rank Pills.
Holding the God King Pill in his palm, Ye Chen’s gaze was brilliant and striking, as if heavenly swords were shooting forth. He could feel the vast, world-shaking divine energy contained within the God King Pill—far more immense than a Great Power Pill—and possessing truly inconceivable Great Dao power that could allow a Heavenly King to smoothly impact the Great Power realm.
Throughout the ages, who knew how many geniuses had been blocked before the Great Power realm, stuck at the peak of the Heavenly King level yet unable to cross over in their entire lifetimes.
Yet with such a top-grade God King Pill, one could almost certainly achieve the Great Power realm.
Naturally, this was only for ordinary people. For Ye Chen, it fell far short, though it could still increase his success rate somewhat.
Witnessing the Battle Saint King successfully capture the God King Pill, the many alchemy prodigies present sighed softly. Without a doubt, the Battle Saint King, who had refined the God King Pill, was almost certainly the champion of this young generation’s Alchemy Grand Competition.
Dan Xian couldn’t help but clench his fists, but soon loosened them powerlessly.
Seeing this, Dan Chen directly descended, lightly sweeping his gaze over everyone. His voice wasn’t loud, but it contained a special power that echoed beside each person’s ear: “The champion of the first young generation Alchemy Grand Competition has emerged. It is the Battle Saint King, who refined the God King Pill. As the champion’s reward, the Battle Saint King will receive part of the alchemy scriptures left by a Pill God of my clan in the past, including handwritten notes from the original copy.”
As he spoke, Dan Chen transmitted two glowing orbs to Ye Chen’s hands, faintly discernible as scrolls and notes.
Seeing this, many people’s eyes instantly lit up.