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Chapter 149 The Gaze of the Old Man in the Hemp Robe

"What a disappointment, I'm going back to rest."

If it weren't for the fact that he still had to participate in the Alchemist Conference, Xiao Yan would have killed this guy on the spot, and wouldn't have given Nalan Jie a chance to make a move.

However, letting Mu Zhan go now made Xiao Yan somewhat unhappy.

Seeing Xiao Yan nearly cleave the Nalan family in two with a single sword strike, Liu Ling and Yao Yue, who had witnessed the entire process, were speechless with shock.

This person, who is about the same age as me, has already reached the Dou Ling cultivation level. If I give him a few more years, wouldn't he be able to reach the Dou Huang level?

A Dou Huang in his twenties is someone that both the royal family behind Yao Yue and the Yunlan Sect would have to consider carefully.

"The genius from Wutan City actually has such talent. It seems I have to go back to the capital."

Xiao Yan's displayed strength is too terrifying. If he weren't still in the growth stage, probably no one in the entire Jia Ma Empire would be able to defeat him.

However, no matter how hard they tried, they would never have imagined that Xiao Yan already possessed the ability to defeat or even kill a Dou Huang.

Because his growth period is over, Xiao Yan is so unscrupulous. Even if he exposes his strange fire, so what? Anyone in the Jia Ma Empire who dares to provoke him should be prepared to be bitten back.

"It seems the Elder was right, this little guy is becoming increasingly formidable. Perhaps the Mittel family can advance even further by leveraging his power!"

As Ya Fei watched Xiao Yan leave, she seemed to have made up her mind.

The incident involving Mu Zhan didn't cause much of a stir for Xiao Yan. As long as the other party didn't show his face in front of him, he could pretend nothing had happened.

However, if this guy still dares to act recklessly in front of him, he doesn't mind going all out this time. Even with a Dou Huang protecting him, he is confident that he can kill him.

"Strange, why does the speed of cultivation increase rather than decrease the more I cultivate? Logically speaking, it usually takes several years of hard training for a first-star Dou Wang, but in just over a month, I have already touched the threshold of a second-star Dou Wang."

However, Xiao Yan didn't think too much about it. His cultivation technique gave him an extremely high absorption rate of spiritual energy, and he also had various different flames constantly tempering his fighting spirit.

Whenever Xiao Yan captures a wisp of spiritual energy, it is instantly burned by the strange fire, compressed to one ten-thousandth, and transformed into condensed fighting qi that is injected into the fighting crystal.

This compression speed is at least ten times faster than that of a typical Battle King.

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In addition, his own cultivation technique was at the intermediate level of the Earth Rank and had a large capacity, so he often felt that he was about to break through while practicing.

However, a fast cultivation speed is naturally a good thing. Once I truly have the strength of a Dou Huang, I might even be able to encounter a Dou Zong powerhouse.

If I complete Lin Li's request and obtain a more profound cultivation technique, both my combat ability and my battle qi capacity will be greatly enhanced once again.

After making all the preparations, Xiao Yan arrived at the Alchemist Association again. Today was the day of the Alchemist Conference, and the streets surrounding the Alchemist Association were packed with people.

Looking at so many enthusiastic fans and tourists from all over the world watching the event, Xiao Yan couldn't help but shake his head.

Fortunately, he was agile and easily slipped through the crowd, eventually squeezing into the Alchemist Guild.

"Finally, Xiao Yan! Everyone's been waiting for you." As soon as they entered the Alchemist Guild, Frank and Otto walked over with smiles.

Beside them, naturally, were Xue Mei and Lin Fei, both dressed in silver robes.

"Today is a grand gathering for the entire Jia Ma Empire. As one of the alchemists, I naturally have no reason not to attend," Xiao Yan replied with a slight smile.

"You'd better do your best this time and try to defeat that brat Liu Ling. If you can win the championship of this Alchemist Conference, then my Black Rock City branch will benefit from your success."

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Otto and Frank were both very excited, after all, Blackrock City was located in a remote area, making it difficult for alchemists from other regions to compete.

For several consecutive sessions, they failed to achieve good results.

As a result, even old man Chemir began to propose cutting funding for Blackrock City.

If Xiao Yan wins the championship, not only will the funding increase significantly, but the Black Rock City branch will also gain great fame.

"I can only say I'll do my best." Xiao Yan didn't make any absolute statements, after all, there's no such thing as absolute certainty in the world.

"Alright, now that we're here, let's set off. This year's Alchemist Conference is unprecedented in scale, exceeding any previous one, with a total of two thousand participants."

Therefore, the alchemist's guild is definitely not big enough, and they will have to go elsewhere.

More than two thousand people?

Even Xiao Yan was greatly surprised when he heard this number, because the process of becoming an alchemist is extremely demanding.

It must be fire as the primary attribute, with a trace of wood, and only one in a thousand or even ten thousand people can find such a person.

At the same time, having attributes alone is not enough. Even if someone with poor soul abilities becomes an alchemist, their rank will generally not be very high.

Those who came to participate in this alchemist conference were basically all alchemists of the second rank or above, attracting almost all the young alchemists from the entire Gama Empire and several surrounding countries.

"My God, there are so many people?"

It was rare to see a hint of surprise on Xiao Yan's face, and Otto became smug: "Of course, after all, alchemists are also human, they want vanity and recognition, and this alchemist conference is their stage."

The venue for this alchemist convention has been chosen to be the Royal Square, as only there can accommodate two thousand alchemists and over one hundred thousand spectators.

Xiao Yan nodded and followed Frank into the royal carriage made of blue flame white horses. These white horses had magical beast bloodlines and were extremely strong in endurance and speed.

At the same time, they only recognize royal bloodlines and will only act when ordered by the royal family.

This blue-flame white horse carriage was prepared by the royal family for the top three in the internal test. In a way, Frank and Otto stole Xiao Yan's glory.

The Royal Square was heavily guarded. Every few steps, a fully armed soldier stood at the outermost edge of the stands, along with patrolling and reserve troops. The Royal Army had deployed tens of thousands of soldiers to this Alchemist Conference, demonstrating the importance they attached to the event.

Alchemists and spectators used different passages. Led by the blue-flame white horse carriage, the guards immediately let them through without any checks and led them to the square.

The competition had not officially started yet, but the surrounding stands were already packed with people.

Even though it was Xiao Yan's first time seeing so many people, he couldn't help but feel a little emotional. The profession of alchemist truly deserves to be the most noble profession in the entire Dou Qi Continent.

Just as Xiao Yan was about to sit down in the rest area, a powerful aura suddenly appeared.

Xiao Yan looked up and saw an old man in a hemp robe with white hair and beard standing behind a young woman with a cool and noble temperament.

His gaze was fixed on Xiao Yan, as if he wanted to see right through him.

The old man in the hemp robe was named Jia Xingtian. He was the guardian of the royal family of the Jia Ma Empire and held a very noble position. He had also been a Dou Huang for many years.

Earlier, he had heard of a dark horse alchemist, which aroused Jia Xingtian's interest. However, he did not expect that his investigation would be discovered by the other party, who would immediately retaliate.

Faced with the other party's intimidation, Xiao Yan naturally stood tall and responded forcefully.

Sensing the terrifying power emanating from Xiao Yan, the old man in the hemp robe was startled: "This—could it be my imagination? This kid's cultivation level is actually at the Dou Wang realm!"

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