Soul Emperor Martial God

Upon arriving at Medicine King Valley.

Xiao Yi discovered.

In front of the gate, a large number of Martial Artists had already gathered.

All of them were genius Alchemists from various counties.

As well as the elders who accompanied them.

These elders, naturally, were famous veteran Alchemists from the counties.

It could be said that more than ninety percent of the famous Alchemists in the entire Flame Martial Kingdom were gathered here.

Of course, except for Zhou Long and Smiling Saint.

Xiao Yi didn't recognize any of them.

Surveying the entire scene, it seemed he was the only one.

Alone and isolated.

He had come here alone, without any company.

"Heh," Xiao Yi suddenly scoffed at himself.

He thought of Elder Yi.

But, he knew that even if Elder Yi were here.

Given Elder Yi's quirky personality, he probably would not have accompanied him.

Moreover, he was participating in the Alchemy competition under the guise of Yi Xiao.

Of course, in reality, Xiao Yi didn't need anyone to accompany him.

He was accustomed to being on his own.

However, he planned to sort things out here.

He intended to seek information about Elder Yi's whereabouts.

Thinking of Elder Yi, naturally, he was filled with emotion.

Xiao Yi shook his head and was just about to enter Medicine King Valley.

Suddenly, a familiar voice called out to him.

"Brother Yi."

The person was none other than Ye Ming.

By Ye Ming's side was the Third Elder.

On the day of the Northern Mountain County Alchemy finals.

Ye Ming happened to break through at the last moment, becoming a Fifth-grade Alchemist.

He even made it into the top eight.

"Ye Ming," Xiao Yi nodded.

Then he turned to the Third Elder and asked knowingly, "This person here must be the Medicine Hall Elder from the Sky-splitting Sword Sect."

"Ye Ming's master."

"It's nice to meet you," the Third Elder said with a smile, cupping his hands together.

...

In front of Medicine King Valley, there were Medicine King Valley Deacons who were welcoming and registering the participants' information.

An hour later.

Under the lead of a Medicine King Valley Deacon, everyone officially entered Medicine King Valley.

Xiao Yi took a few glances.

Inside Medicine King Valley, there was not much difference from an average sect.

If there was a difference, it might be that the architecture and pavilions seemed somewhat grander.

At the same time, around the area, you could often see Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures planted there.

Among them, there were some rare medicinal materials.

With such a quantity of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.

They would normally emit a refreshing medicinal fragrance automatically.

The aura of the flowers and plants made the spiritual energy here much denser than outside.

Speaking of Alchemy aside.

For Martial Artists alone, the benefits were significant.

"Gentlemen, please wait here a moment."

The leading Medicine King Valley Deacon suddenly stopped.

He turned and cupped his hands to the people behind him.

Before long.

An elder came walking towards them, followed by the Deacon from before.

The elder was an Elder from Medicine King Valley.

A Seventh-grade Alchemist.

He himself was also a powerful Martial Artist who had reached the Heavenly Element Realm.

"Everyone," the elder greeted everyone with a handclasp.

"My surname is Mu; you may simply call me Elder Mu."

"Greetings, Elder Mu," the crowd saluted in unison.

Elder Mu waved his hand and said, "There's no need for formalities."

"All of you here are the cream of the crop among the younger generation of Alchemists from the counties."

"And some of you are Alchemists who have already made a name for yourselves."

"Today, you have come to our Medicine King Valley for a clear purpose."

"Competitors, please step forward."

"The accompanying Alchemists, please step back."

After Elder Mu finished speaking.

Xiao Yi, Ye Ming, and the other 72 competitors took a step forward.

The accompanying elders all stepped back.

Elder Mu nodded his head and looked at each of the competitors.

"Hmm, very good, all are outstanding young talents from the counties."

"This Alchemy competition will be divided into three rounds."

"Each round will eliminate half of the competitors."

"The first round will be held in the Ten Thousand Treasure Medicine Field..."

"..."

Elder Mu carefully explained the rules to everyone.

Three rounds of competition.

Each round eliminating half the participants.

By the second round, only 36 people would remain.

By the third round, only 18 would remain.

The content of each round was different.

And the test for the Alchemists was increasingly difficult.

After a while, Elder Mu finished explaining and asked, "Are there any questions?"

"None," all 72 participants replied in unison.

"Good," said Elder Mu.

"The third round of the competition will be held in the Medicine Tower."

"Whether you can reach the Peak of Medicine Tower and claim the title of the number one young Alchemist in the Flame Martial Kingdom."

"Depends entirely on your own skills."

"Now, follow me to the Ten Thousand Treasure Medicine Field."

Having said that, Elder Mu turned around.

Leading everyone to the Medicine Field.

...

The Medicine Field, as the name implies, is where medicinal materials are cultivated.

Within Medicine King Valley, there are over a thousand such Medicine Fields.

The amount of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures they contain is a terrifyingly high number.

And the Ten Thousand Treasure Medicine Field.

Is the foremost among these thousand-plus Medicine Fields.

It is vast in area and numerous in count.

And the quality is extremely high.

A group of people, following Elder Mu, arrived at the Ten Thousand Treasure Medicine Field.

Xiao Yi glanced at the Medicine Field, its length and width spanning over a kilometer.

The Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures within were enough to make one green with envy.

Some, were even rare treasures that trading companies outside did not sell at all.

And at the edge of the Medicine Field, there were nearly a hundred iron giants.

Each standing about 10 meters tall.

Elder Mu explained, "These are all Subspirit Artifacts."

"Martial Artists can control them with Fire Control."

"The first round of the competition is a battle of Fire Control."

As is well known, the control of a flame's temperature

is a great challenge for an Alchemist.

Different Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures require different melting temperatures.

If the temperature is too low, the ingredients will not fully melt, and part of their medicinal power will be lost.

If the temperature is too high, part of the medicinal power will be burned away.

One Elixir Pill often requires dozens of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.

When these ingredients are mixed together,

how to precisely control the flames to melt them into medicinal liquid

becomes an extremely complex matter.

Of course, even if one's fire control skills aren't strong,

it is still possible to solidify a pill.

However, the Elixir Pill produced may likely be of inferior quality because one or several Heavenly Materials' medicinal power is lacking,

not even qualifying as a passable Elixir Pill.

Elder Mu continued to speak, "These iron giants."

"You release flames through the True Qi in your bodies and channel it into them."

"Then you can control them."

This round of the competition is to control the iron giants,

to enter the Ten Thousand Treasure Medicine Field, and pick the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.

Within two hours, rankings will be determined by the total value of the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures each contestant has picked.

"Remember," Elder Mu instructed.

"These iron giants are extremely difficult to control."

"The temperature of the flames decides their different actions."

"Arms, legs, body, as well as movements, pinching, climbing, running, jumping, etc."

"All these require several temperatures, or even more."

"Your picking range is within 300 meters, do not go beyond."

"If there are no doubts, the first round of the competition, the battle of Fire Control,"

"begins."

Elder Mu shouted.

At the same time, a dozen Deacons immediately stepped out behind him.

Closely monitoring the 72 contestants, recording their scores.

The 72 people immediately each selected an iron giant.

For an Alchemist, the Martial Soul must naturally be of Fire Attribute.

Naturally, each of them was capable of controlling these iron giants.

However, their precision varied greatly.

Elder Mu did not inform them of the various flame temperatures needed to control these iron giants;

instead, it was up to everyone to figure it out for themselves.

This led to the 72 iron giants making all sorts of comical movements simultaneously.

Some laid down, some danced about flailing their arms and legs, some couldn't even stand steadily.

Minutes later, gradually some began to manage a semblance of control.

The ten-meter-tall iron giants slowly took steps and entered the Medicine Field.

The iron giant Xiao Yi controlled was one of them.

He tried to control the iron giant, bending over to pick Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.

But a problem emerged.

The iron giant's palms were enormous.

Even one finger was larger than an adult person.

Small herbs or Spirit Flowers were nearly impossible to grasp.

This test of precision in control power certainly raised the level of challenge.

Xiao Yi frowned. "The competitions in Medicine King Valley are indeed out of the ordinary."

Other alchemy competitions are directly based on the grade of the Elixir Pills refined to determine the ranking.

But Medicine King Valley tests the precision of Fire Control.

Of course, this meticulous examination and competition were undoubtedly more meaningful.

After a while, Xiao Yi faintly smiled.

The iron giant he controlled in the Medicine Field gently pulled up a piece of Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure.

Xiao Yi was still Xiao Yi.

If one were to test his alchemy knowledge in earnest, he might find it difficult.

But Fire Control...

The name Purple Flame Yi Xiao was not for nothing.

Other Alchemists trained their precision in Fire Control through repeated experiences of refining in a furnace.

Xiao Yi's skill in Fire Control,

however, was honed through countless life-and-death battles.

His integration of Fire Devouring Hundred Blades in the past, the stacking of Fire Blades; just the other day, he compressed an enormous flame by drawing power from the 'Fire Sea.'

Each required precision in Fire Control that could be called terrifying.

Merely controlling an iron giant,

was a piece of cake for him.

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The first update.