Bloodline of an Ancient Alchemist

"You're saying we're beasts raised in captivity?!" Valensa's face instantly twisted with rage.

Without a doubt, those words had brutally wounded the fragile pride of every Floor Master, including himself.

In their eyes, they stood at the pinnacle of all fighters in the world. They possessed strength others could never reach in a lifetime and deserved the audience's worship, cheers, and respect.

Yet now, some young brat was showing the Floor Masters naked, undisguised contempt.

If the Floor Masters did nothing, the prestige they had worked so hard to build would probably plummet to the bottom in an instant.

"Isn't that exactly what you are?"

As though he had not seen the savage expression on the other man's face, Allen answered carelessly.

"Good! Very good! Referee! Announce the start of the match already! Today, I'll crush every bone in your body with my own hands! I'll make you repent for your arrogance amid pain and screams!"

Valensa suddenly raised his fists and smashed them together with a thunderous bang.

"According to the joint request of both contestants, this match will be fought under death-match rules and will not end until one side has completely stopped breathing. Now, I declare the match begun!"

As the last word was blurted out, the referee immediately leaped off the ring without hesitation and ran at full speed until he reached what he considered a safe place.

That alone made it clear that this Floor Master's ability was definitely some kind of large-scale, indiscriminate AOE.

Noticing this, Allen immediately curled his lips into a smile and muttered to himself, "Interesting! Looks like this match won't be too boring."

"Boring? You'll learn what a true hell of pain and despair feels like! Red Philosopher's Stone!"

After a furious roar, Valensa suddenly pressed his hands together and created a crystalline object glowing red out of thin air.

Without any hesitation!

He punched the gem apart. The right fist that had shattered the crystal immediately burst into blazing red flames, radiating terrifying heat and scorching waves in all directions.

"Go to hell!"

Boom!

A massive fire dragon shot from his fist, constantly changing direction in pursuit of its target as though it were alive.

Watching the fire dragon chase him with Relentless Pursuit, Allen immediately dodged at incredible speed, a look of surprise appearing on his face.

An ability that controlled fire! Conjuration? Transmutation? Manipulation? Or Specialization?

After observing it, he almost immediately ruled out Enhancement and Emission.

The crystal that had appeared from thin air earlier was clearly a Conjuration ability. Transforming aura into flames resembled Transmutation, while having those flames leave the user and continuously track and attack the target was somewhat like Manipulation.

Of course, it was also possible that it was a Specialization-type Nen ability.

With that in mind, Allen immediately pulled several Mithril Arrowheads without shafts from his waist pouch and hurled them forcefully at his distant opponent.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

In the blink of an eye, five cold glints instantly crossed the distance and arrived before him.

"White Philosopher's Stone!"

Valensa pressed his hands together again and summoned a white crystal. He smashed it with his left fist, then swept out his hand and immediately summoned three enormous spheres of water.

The next second...

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

The five arrowheads slammed viciously into the water spheres, sending great splashes flying. Under the sunlight, they formed extraordinarily beautiful seven-colored rainbows.

But in the end, those rapidly spinning arrowheads did not pierce the water spheres. They were merely wrapped inside them and gradually lost their momentum.

"Two abilities?!"

At this moment, Allen's eyes finally began to shine. The part of him that craved hunting the strong finally stirred restlessly.

"Two? No! My ability is far more than that! Cyan Philosopher's Stone! Brown Philosopher's Stone!"

Valensa roared as he summoned two more crystals of entirely different colors, then shattered them with his left foot and right foot respectively.

Once he had done all that, his left foot was wrapped in a powerful current of air like wind, while his right foot became as incomparably hard as granite, crushing the stone slabs of the ring with a single stomp.

"Oh—I get it! Earth, water, fire, wind. Your abilities represent the four basic elements that ancient alchemists believed made up the world. So your ability should be Specialization, or rather, alchemist blood flows through your veins." Allen directly analyzed the essence of the other man's Nen ability.

Because if he still could not see it by this point, he might as well donate his eyes and brain to someone who needed them more.

Valensa replied with a proud expression, "That's right! I am the last bloodline of an ancient alchemist family! In alchemy, there is a legendary treasure known as the famous Alchemy Stone. My Nen ability is to control the four elements by conjuring Alchemy Stones with different attributes. Now then, are you prepared to endure the crushing pressure of the entire world?"

"The entire world?" Allen smiled disdainfully. "You really have confidence in your ability. You know, your life has been in the palm of my hand all along. If I wanted to, I could end this boring match at any time."

The moment his words fell!

He instantly activated his Transmutation ability!

The three enormous water spheres on the ring instantly gave off massive amounts of white vapor. In just one or two seconds, they completely vaporized, turning the surrounding air hot and humid.

Valensa, who stood at the center of the mist, carelessly inhaled a large amount of scalding steam. He immediately felt as though his respiratory system had been severely burned, especially his lungs, which felt as if they were on fire. The agony was unbearable, and with a thud, he dropped to his knees and began coughing violently.

"Cough, cough, cough, cough, cough..."

"Y-you... what did you do?"

Allen watched his opponent's terror-filled eyes and explained nonchalantly, "What did I do? Of course, I heated all the water you created into steam.

During that process, the temperature of the water vapor reaches infinitely close to one hundred degrees Celsius—the temperature when water boils.

How does it feel?

You can't breathe now, can you?

Human alveoli are extremely fragile. Whether they become too cold or too hot, they suffer extensive damage.

Also, I can turn the water vapor that entered your lungs back into a solid state—into ice that gives off a bone-chilling cold, like this..."

At the instant the last word was blurted out, Valensa's expression changed drastically. He once again began coughing violently beyond his control, while large chunks of dark-red blood mixed with ice shards continuously sprayed from his mouth and nose.

Damn it! How did this happen?

Am I going to die before my ability even has the chance to show its full power?

The Floor Master of the 224th floor finally felt an intense fear of death in his heart, especially the fear of being suffocated alive.

But Allen ignored the utterly shocked look on his opponent's face. Standing only a step away, he continued, "Do you feel it? This is my true ability.

Those previous abilities were merely collected and plundered from others, then improved a little.

Most importantly, my ability cannot be defended against. Whether you know about it or not, the outcome will not change.

Because most animals and plants in this world need breathing to survive. The more intense their activity, the faster they breathe.

Now, before you die, let me tell you how an ability capable of controlling the four elements should really be used.

Just as I said before, the comfortable environment of the Sky Arena has made Floor Masters like you lose the desire to improve. As a result, you overlooked many important details during Ability Development, and those details often determine the final outcome of a battle..."

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