Asura Emperor Venerable-Chapter 254 - Testing Power

Chapter 254: Chapter 254 Testing Power

Chapter 254 -254 Testing Power

Shi Hao knew that the Hall Master of the Hall of Elixirs was named Kong Xianglong, who was also a four-star Pill Master certified by the Pill Master Path.

In fact, on the Eastern Fire Continent, the Hall of Elixirs and Pill Yards within each power could basically be considered a branch of the Pill Master Path.

Therefore, these Pill Masters were subject to dual leadership.

For instance, since the Hall of Elixirs was a part of the Zhenwu Sect, it certainly had to follow the leadership of the Zhenwu Sect. However, all Pill Masters were affiliated with the Pill Master Path, and commands from the Pill Master Path could also take effect and even have a slightly greater influence.

Why was this the case?

Because the Pill Masters were united. With the Pill Master Path overhead, even the largest sects did not dare to bully or exploit Pill Masters at will, for if Pill Masters were treated unfairly, the Pill Master Path would step in on their behalf.

Therefore, even with dual leadership, the Pill Masters were very willing to accept it.

This was also why Shi Hao had come here. If he managed to attain the rank of a four-star Pill Master, even the Sect Master Xiao Bo would have to treat him with respect when he met him, let alone Luo Haodian.

So, this black-haired elder was Kong Xianglong.

Kong Xianglong nodded, “Then let’s begin.”

He waved his hand, and an Alchemy Kid approached, holding a tray that contained many Pill Bottles.

The Alchemy Kid placed the tray on the table, then picked up one of the Pill Bottles and showed it to everyone: “Number seven.”

The crowd glanced at the number written on the Pill Bottle and nodded in acknowledgment.

The Alchemy Kid then removed the stopper and poured out the Elixir inside, whoosh, he tossed the fiery red Elixir out.

The Elixir struck the Iron Man, and suddenly, a fierce blaze swept over, instantly enveloping the Iron Man. However, the Iron Man was made of some material with extremely strong fire resistance, and its color didn’t even change.

After a few breaths, the energy of the Explosive Fire Pill was exhausted, and the flames abruptly disappeared.

On the chest of the Iron Man was a scale that originally read “zero,” but now it had changed to another number: seventy-nine.

“Not bad, not bad at all.”

“The strength of the Soul Nurturing peak is only a hundred after all.”

“I wonder who refined it.”

“Let me guess, was it Master Xu Yuan?”

The crowd commented, all very curious.

Kong Xianglong smiled and said, “Number seven, who is number seven? Would you like to reveal your identity?”

“Master Kong, it was refined by this junior,” said a young man as he stepped forward and gave a bow to Kong Xianglong.

“It’s Qu Pofeng.”

“Hiss, that’s impressive; he hasn’t been a two-star Pill Master for long, has he?”

“Truly formidable. Worthy of the name ‘genius.’ He has refined the Explosive Fire Pill to such a high standard.”

The crowd was shocked, murmuring among themselves, and the young man showed a trace of proud expression.

Kong Xianglong also showed a pleased look, nodding his head, “Very good, you did well.”

Qu Pofeng nodded to the crowd, then retreated back among the people.

Next, the Alchemy Kid reset the scale on the Iron Man to zero, then took out another Pill Bottle: “Number three.”

He showed it to the crowd, then took out the Elixir and threw it, boom, the Iron Man burst into flames again, and when the flames died down, the scale showed only thirty-six.

This made the crowd shake their heads. Comparing the Explosive Fire Pill refined by Qu Pofeng with this one, the difference was as vast as heaven and earth.

“Number three, who is it? Would you like to reveal your identity?” asked Kong Xianglong.

No one responded.

Kong Xianglong then nodded at the Alchemy Kid, indicating for him to continue.

Shi Hao suddenly understood the purpose of concealing one’s identity in alchemy. If the refinement was poor, one could save face by remaining anonymous, but if it was outstanding, one could reveal themselves and receive admiration.

Thus, this not only allowed everyone to see the gap between themselves and others, serving as motivation, but also prevented public embarrassment.

At the same time, observing others in their alchemy, that is indeed very helpful for improving one’s own skills.

The Alchemy Kid continued, hurling one Explosive Fire Pill after another, but after that, not a single pill’s power exceeded the one refined by Qu Pofeng, leaving a smug smile on Qu Pofeng’s face, tinged with pride.

It seemed that this time, no Pill Masters with a three-star rank had made a move, otherwise, it wouldn’t have allowed a young person to monopolize the spotlight.

Of course, it was also possible that a three-star Pill Master did participate but wasn’t adept at refining Explosive Fire Pills. Therefore, since they could not surpass others, they simply chose not to reveal their identity.

“Number forty-seven.” Finally, The Alchemy Kid called out Shi Hao’s number.

Shi Hao became curious, how powerful could the Explosive Fire Pill he refined be?

This time, he was somewhat lacking in confidence as it was his first attempt at refinement.

Whoosh, the Elixir was thrown out, striking the Iron Man, and immediately, flames roared.

When the flames disappeared, the scale number was revealed to everyone present.

What!

For a moment, everyone showed a shocked expression.

Ninety-seven!

Good heavens, knowing that one hundred was the limit for the Soul Nurturing realm, what did the emergence of a high-energy ninety-seven signify?

This one pill, if thrown, could potentially incinerate even a martial artist at the ninth step of the Soul Nurturing stage.

Pill Masters are traditionally considered weak because their Combat Power is too low to stand against martial artists of the same level. However, if everyone could refine an Explosive Fire Pill like this, heh, which martial artist of the same level could compete?

“Ninety-seven!”

“That’s astounding!”

“Whose handiwork is this?”

“Haha, it must be the work of some three-star master who has joined the competition.”

“Master Xu, perhaps? He has a Fire Attribute, so he should have a significant advantage in refining Explosive Fire Pill.”

“Could it be a four-star Pill Master?”

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“You’re joking, our Hall of Elixirs only has one four-star Pill Master, and Master Kong was presiding earlier, how could it be Master Kong’s work?”

“Then who exactly is it?”

Everyone was curious, and so was Kong Xianglong, who turned to an elderly man and laughed, “Xiao Xu, is it you?”

The elderly man was the three-star Pill Master Xu Yuan. Although he was quite old, he still had to play the role of “Xiao Xu” in front of Kong Xianglong.

He smiled slightly, but shook his head, “It was not I.”

Eh, not Xu Yuan?

The crowd grew even more curious, when had the Hall of Elixirs produced another genius?

“Who is number forty-seven?” Kong Xianglong laughed, scanning the crowd, “Would you like to reveal your identity?”

Everyone was expectant. Creating such an achievement, surely no one would be “ashamed” to show themselves, right?

However, there was silence all around, with no one stepping forward.

Eh!

To have created such a record, yet no one claimed it?

Was this something shameful?

No, on the contrary, it was a matter of great honor.

Some were even tempted to step forward and claim the achievement, but unfortunately, they didn’t have the corresponding badge to prove their identity. Being publicly exposed would be a complete embarrassment.

“No one?” Kong Xianglong was astonished. It was completely unexpected that no one would claim such a good turn of events.

He really wanted to know who this talented individual was, definitely someone worth investing great efforts to nurture.