Chapter 1925: The Silver Arena

Ye Yuan put away the token and cupped his hands: "Thank you, Elder Ping!"

Ping Lao smiled: "Good, good! Truly a hero emerges from youth! With your talent, I'm afraid you'll reach the level of a Golden Alchemy Pill Refiner within ten years. Young man, once you enter the Alchemy Pavilion, you must cultivate diligently!"

Ye Yuan's appearance gave Ping Lao a sense of astonishment.

To have such heaven-defying alchemy skills at such a young age would surely make him shine in the Alchemy Pavilion.

Ye Yuan smiled: "Rest assured, Elder Ping, I will."

With that, Ye Yuan turned and left.

Those examinees looked at Ye Yuan with envy on their faces.

A silver token—they would have to strive for thousands or even tens of thousands of years to obtain.

But Ye Yuan had gotten it directly!

"Next!" Ping Lao withdrew his gaze and said indifferently.

Sun Jing slowly walked up to the Cloud Heart Sky Wolf Flame, secretly gloating.

"The Cloud Heart Sky Wolf Flame was just intimidated by that kid; subduing it should be much easier for me. Hey, this is an opportunity for me! I suppose I should thank that kid."

As soon as the restriction was lifted, Sun Jing rapidly formed hand seals, attempting to directly suppress the Cloud Heart Sky Wolf Flame.

"Awoo..."

A wolf howl came forth, and the azure flame instantly transformed into a terrifying giant wolf, pouncing toward Sun Jing.

"Pfft!"

Sun Jing, as if struck by a tremendous force, was sent flying.

In an instant, his body was nearly charred black, and he lay on the ground wailing in agony.

Whoosh!

The azure giant wolf turned into a blur, darting toward the depths of the hall.

That direction was precisely where Ye Yuan had gone!

Ping Lao's gaze sharpened, and his form turned into a bolt of lightning, catching up to the Cloud Heart Sky Wolf Flame almost in the blink of an eye.

"Beast, where do you think you're going!"

Divine flames have sentience; this Cloud Heart Sky Wolf Flame was clearly not so easy to subdue.

Seeing Ping Lao catch up, the Cloud Heart Sky Wolf Flame actually attacked him.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

In the hall, a fierce battle erupted between man and flame.

The others looked at each other in shock, staring at the scene in disbelief.

"What... what's going on? The Cloud Heart Sky Wolf Flame is hard to tame, but it's never been this狂暴!"

"It... it's not going after that kid, is it?"

"What did that kid do to make the Cloud Heart Sky Wolf Flame so frenzied?"

...

After a fierce struggle, Ping Lao finally captured the Cloud Heart Sky Wolf Flame with his formidable strength.

But even after being captured, the Cloud Heart Sky Wolf Flame remained extremely agitated, completely uncontrollable.

Ping Lao was secretly alarmed: "This kid's flame control skills are truly superb! The Cloud Heart Sky Wolf Flame actually wants to be tamed by him—how terrifying!"

The Cloud Heart Sky Wolf Flame is a fifth-rank divine flame that is extremely difficult to tame. Ordinary Celestial Deity realm cultivators can hardly subdue it, let alone tame it.

That was precisely why it was used for the examination.

But Ping Lao never expected that Ye Yuan, merely by using the Cloud Heart Sky Wolf Flame in the exam, had completely subdued it.

Whenever Ye Yuan wished, he could take it for his own use.

Ping Lao understood that from now on, no one would likely be able to tame the Cloud Heart Sky Wolf Flame again.

He waved his hand and said: "Someone, take the Cloud Heart Sky Wolf Flame away. Today's examination ends here."

...

The Silver Alchemy Arena was bustling with noise and excitement.

Not far away, on the arena platform, two profound auras intertwined, contending fiercely without yielding.

"Mu Daocheng, go!"

"Mu Daocheng, mighty!"

...

Below the platform, cheers were thunderous.

On the platform, the middle-aged Taoist on the right clearly had the upper hand.

Soon, his momentum overwhelmed the opponent.

"Condense!"

With a loud shout, Mu Daocheng formed the pill in one smooth motion.

The other alchemist looked dejected; his pill had already become waste.

Mu Daocheng said smugly: "Huang Zhen, you're still a hundred years too early to challenge me! Hahaha..."

Huang Zhen glanced at Mu Daocheng, sighed, and slowly walked off the platform.

Ye Yuan watched this scene with interest; he had rarely seen such a method of alchemy dueling.

Alchemy is most averse to disturbance, yet this dueling platform was completely open.

Not only were the cheers not blocked, but even the opponent's alchemy was conducted without any barrier.

The two dueled like masters engaged in a life-or-death struggle.

The victor, pill formed.

The loser, pill wasted!

But Ye Yuan could also tell that the strength of these two alchemists was indeed formidable.

Compared to those so-called five-star Divine Alchemists outside, their strength was far greater.

Especially Mu Daocheng, who had already reached the late initial stage, with extraordinary skill.

Judging by the fervent cheers, it was clear that Mu Daocheng enjoyed great popularity in the Silver Arena.

However, Ye Yuan thought that this method of dueling might actually better promote progress in alchemy.

When two alchemists duel, their auras clash head-on, allowing them to clearly sense each other's alchemical fluctuations.

In such circumstances, even in defeat, one might learn a great deal from the opponent.

Moreover, successfully refining a pill in such a complex environment greatly benefits the alchemist.

No wonder alchemists with the Alchemy Pavilion identity were so popular and respected outside; now it seemed the Alchemy Pavilion was indeed extraordinary.

"Tsk, one more victory, and Mu Daocheng will have successfully defended the platform ten times! Then he'll get the golden token and become a Golden Alchemy Pill Refiner!"

"How envious! I'm afraid I'll never advance to Golden Alchemy Pill Refiner in this lifetime!"

...

Mu Daocheng was elated, standing on the platform and shouting: "Who else dares to challenge me? Who! Else!"

At this moment, Mu Daocheng was like a fighting cock, his momentum at its peak.

Below the platform, no one dared to step up.

According to the Alchemy Pavilion's rules, winning ten consecutive matches completes one defense.

Completing ten defenses earns a higher-level token.

If so, the alchemist's status would undergo a earth-shaking change.

You see, the alchemists of the Alchemy Pavilion were not limited to those of the Golden Flame Emperor Capital.

Even Divine Alchemists from other Heavenly Emperor domains were Alchemy Pavilion alchemists.

Over time, the Alchemy Pavilion's influence had become far-reaching.

Obtaining a higher-level token would greatly enhance an alchemist's reputation and prestige.

This naturally drove people wild.

But advancing in the Alchemy Pavilion was extremely difficult.

Over time, every alchemist who entered the Alchemy Pavilion was no slouch.

Winning ten consecutive matches against them was truly hard.

Moreover, one needed ten successful defenses to advance.

And precisely because of this, the identity of an Alchemy Pavilion alchemist was all the more valuable.

Suddenly, Ye Yuan lightly leaped onto the platform, looked at Mu Daocheng, and said with a faint smile: "Let me give it a try."