Chapter 1735: Chapter 1552: The Alchemy Competition Begins!

The Phoenix Empress strikes!

This appeared to be an ordinary attack, but the aura given to Ye Chen was no weaker than that of Dan Chen, a peak Great Power. This strike could easily kill a Five-layered Heaven Great Power; it was a lethal blow, and the speed was so fast that Ye Chen could not awaken the Desolate Great Halberd to resist.

However, Ye Chen was ultimately the legendary Chaos Young Supreme, and his reaction was swift beyond that of ordinary people. He made a quick decision not to retreat; instead, he stood firm here, his aura suddenly elevated to the absolute peak, even using Chaos Dao Technique to further enhance. He achieved Ultimate Ascension.

A sudden burst, probably comparable to the strength of a Seventh Layered Heaven Super Ability.

But Ye Chen contained all his absolute aura, directly wielding the most powerful Heaven and Earth Creation Fist, striking it head-on. Chaos Ancient Energy surged brightly, evolving into a vast Great World. Stars emerged, showcasing the mighty Chaos Daoist Mystical Skill, confronting and shattering everything.

"Hmm?"

Seeing this scene, the Phoenix Empress expressed a slight surprise, her eyes flashing with an unusual brilliance. However, she did not retract her palm. Instead, the delicate jade palm manifested a unique Divine Radiance, with Immortal Fire burning. This flame was the purest form of Dao rune, colliding.

Boom——

A matchless destructive power exploded between the two, spreading out. Immortal Fire burned fiercely, chaos poured forth, terrifying and unparalleled, seemingly able to annihilate everything completely. Who could withstand it?

Dan Chen took action, sealing heaven and earth, isolating the world, blocking the destructive waves of their collision completely, preventing harm to others.

Among them, the Phoenix Empress stood independently above the red dust, her Phoenix Immortal Robe fluttered in the wind, her black hair floating. However, she remained immovable like a mountain, showcasing an unparalleled Dao cultivation, standing alone, appearing exceptionally glamorous and unmatched.

Conversely, Ye Chen, who had unleashed his strongest attack, retreated hundreds of steps.

Each retreating step left a deep imprint on the ground, resonating loudly.

If not for Emperor City, if not for Emperor Pattern’s support, an ordinary Divine City might have crumbled, as most of the force was transmitted below Ye Chen’s feet and mitigated.

The collision between the two instantly revealed superiority!

Retreating hundreds of steps, Ye Chen’s entire body felt intense pain in limbs and bones, with tiny cracks appearing on the muscles like porcelain, almost tearing apart, yet he endured it physically.

With the operation of Holy Body Regeneration Technique, all injuries were healed to the greatest extent.

Ye Chen looked solemnly at the Phoenix Empress; even he had to admit that this Phoenix Empress indeed cultivated profoundly. Facing his strongest strike, she could remain so composed. Her Dao was truly unfathomable.

It’s not exaggerated to say she’s no weaker than Dan Chen or Qin Jiuyou.

If not for enhancing himself during the tribulation, deepening his understanding of Chaos, showcasing Chaos Dao Technique’s Ultimate Ascension, and utilizing Heaven and Earth Creation Fist, facing this strike might have turned any Great Power, even a Seventh Layered Heaven Super Ability, into dust.

The Phoenix Empress glanced at Ye Chen with slight bewilderment, seemingly surprised at how this mere Heavenly King Peak Young Supreme could withstand her move. Such Heavenly Reversal Level combat prowess truly shocked her.

She was inclined to strike again, but Dan Chen already descended in front of Ye Chen with a swish, his Dao Power being incredibly terrifying, a true peak Great Power, a true Supreme Power, facing the Phoenix Empress, he coldly said: "Phoenix Empress, that’s enough. Combat Saint King is the First Minister of my Pill Emperor Clan. If you dare to strike again, don’t blame me for being unkind."

His body emitted a deafening bloodline power like a tsunami, accompanied by an extremely vigorous Great Power Level Dao power, resonating loudly, causing the Phoenix Empress to slightly turn pale.

Dan Chen, a peak Great Power, with the support of Emperor Bloodline Power, was considered an invincible presence below Kings, even someone like her had to be extremely cautious.

Moreover, even more worrying was Dan Chen’s secret transmission: "Phoenix Empress, you can disregard me, but Combat Saint King was personally appointed by our clan’s Emperor Ancestor king as the First Minister. If that Ancient Ancestor gets angry, it might spell disaster for those in your Pill Ruins Ancient World."

"Ancient Monarch!?"

The Phoenix Empress’s expression slightly changed, clearly not expecting the involvement of such an existence on this level, which intervened to assist the Combat Saint King. Such an existence was truly paramount, revered throughout ancient and modern history. There were very few such beings, and now one appeared, allowing a young junior to become the First Minister of the illustrious Pill Emperor Clan, which carried significant implications.

She, despite being powerful, wasn’t a match for Ancient Monarch. Hearing this now, she coldly snorted under her sleeve, turned and left: "I forgive you just this once. If next time you dare as such, even an Ancient Monarch protecting you will not help. Be prepared to perish."

Boom——

The Phoenix Empress, with some reluctance, returned to the Pill Ruins Ancient World and completely closed the Ancient Realm gate.

At the moment the door closed, Ye Chen saw those Great Power Level Overlords, as well as the Diamond Great Power who had reformed the Diamond Divine Body, all staring at Ye Chen with undisguised killing intent.

Ye Chen’s expression was indifferent, showing no fear toward this peerless Phoenix Empress.

He was ultimately destined to become the supreme ruler of the world, and he hadn’t even broken through to the Great Power Realm yet. Once he did, he would be even less afraid, and the ancient road overlord adversaries he faced were not weaker than her; why would he fear?

Most importantly, this trip had yielded substantial gains, acquiring numerous precious Medicine Spirits. Each one, when viewed in the outside world, was truly priceless, with medicinal effects many times greater than ten-thousand-year-old Medicine Treasures, and even if not used for alchemy, they would still have great use, enough to extend one’s life by over a thousand years.

His Holy Domain and Gulan Holy Sect lacked corresponding foundations, and these Medicine Spirits could bring about the presence of Heavenly Great Abilities, becoming a foundational strength.

Thus, the first round of the Medicinal Materials Competition came to an end, although many were shocked by Combat Saint King’s current status—the first Minister of the Pill Emperor Clan!

With high status and power, they didn’t understand why the Pill Emperor Clan would confer such an important position to Combat Saint King.

The Alchemy Contest continued, despite having many errors, everything had to proceed formally.

Naturally, the Alchemy Test did not take place in the square. Instead, there’s a specialized area for alchemy in Pill Heaven City, more expansive and known as a Martial Arts Arena, called Heaven Suppressing Platform.

On ordinary days, it is a place where strong practitioners spar, and grudges have clashed there before; it’s historically famous, capable of transforming into a Great World, enduring the duels of Supreme Powerhouses.

Some believe that using such a platform as Heaven Suppressing Platform for alchemy isn’t suitable, because it’s more than just a Martial Arts Arena. Historically, many life-or-death battles have occurred here, and even Great Powers have fallen, staining the Martial Arts Arena with blood, leading to the present day where one can clearly see patches of blood, emitting a sinister and eerie glow.

However, the Pill Emperor Clan believes that a true alchemist, particularly a first-rate alchemist, should be able to perform alchemy in any environment and resist external factors to ultimately become a Grandmaster or even a legendary Pill God.

According to legend, the Ancestor Pill Emperor of the Pill Emperor Clan refined pills under such conditions, gradually elevating his alchemy technique to the pinnacle of skill and creativity, enabling him to reign supreme.

Over two hundred thirty notable alchemy talents were placed on Heaven Suppressing Platform, and array patterns had already been activated, autonomously creating a vast space, ensuring everyone had sufficient room to perform alchemy.

As the host, Dan Chen, called to start, all the notable alchemy talents summoned each of their Pill Dings.

Seeing those Pill Dings with spiritual energy swirling around them appear, they were quite extraordinary, prompting many external alchemists to reveal envious looks, as these Dings were made of truly exceptional materials, providing considerable assistance in alchemy, significantly increasing the success rate of alchemy.

Among these Pill Dings, even alchemy masters like Master Guu Lan nodded approvingly.

Especially Dan Xian, whose Pill Ding possessed extraordinary material, made with Great Power Level Divine Material, and engraved with high-level alchemy array patterns of the Pill Emperor Clan, capable of increasing the success rate by over fifty percent compared to the original.

This is a very high increase rate; other Medicine Tripods achieving even a ten percent increase is extraordinary, but a fifty percent increase is nearly a heavenly reversal.

Attention also turned to Ximen Dao from the Ancient Universe of Han and Zhang Feiyang from the Eight Desolate Ancient Universe; these individuals were the outstanding alchemy talents of this batch, possessing exceptional alchemy proficiency and having obtained seventh-tier high-level pill formulas. Even if their Pill Dings were not as good as Dan Xian’s, they were still quite close.

However, when attention was directed to the Combat Saint King, who had garnered all attention from the Pill Ruins Ancient World, it was surprising.

Because Combat Saint King’s Pill Ding was actually a Chaos Tripod!?

He was using his Daoist Ancient Cauldron, usually used for killing, to perform alchemy. Is he crazy? Does he truly know how to perform alchemy?

Many alchemists frowned. It’s known that the primary weapon used, even if it’s an ancient cauldron, possesses strong killing nature from many battles, which poses a considerable hindrance to alchemy, greatly affecting the success rate.

Ye Chen, of course, knew how to perform alchemy, and the Chaos Tripod was extraordinary, capable of neutralizing the killing nature for alchemy.

Of course, the more important function of the Chaos Tripod is to conceal the existence of the Nine Tripods Pill Ding.

By summoning the Chaos Tripod, the small pill Ding was hidden inside, directly isolating the probing of all qi mechanisms.

Immediately, he delved his Divine Sense into the seven-colored light group, fully committing all information about concocting the God King Pill into his mind for resolution.

"First refine the Lanzhi Snake Fruit, extract its essence, remove its impurities, and the fist-sized Lanzhi Snake Fruit can ultimately be refined into one drop of liquid, where its true essence resides..."

Ye Chen murmured to himself, officially starting the alchemy!