The Shock of the Yao Yue Sisters!

Xiao Chen put away the Dragon-Tiger Pill, brushed the dust off his clothes, and prepared to leave.

A flicker of confusion crossed Yao Yue's face.

Xiao Chen glanced at her, said nothing, and walked past her.

"Stop right there."

Yao Yue spoke up suddenly.

Xiao Chen halted his steps and turned his head to look at her.

"Something the matter?"

Xiao Chen said indifferently.

Yao Yue bit her lip, hesitating for a moment.

"The pill you just refined, what grade was it?"

Yao Yue asked.

Xiao Chen looked at her, silent for a moment.

"Judging by its quality, it counts as a grade seven."

Xiao Chen said calmly.

Yao Yue's eyes widened instantly.

"Grade seven?"

Xiao Chen did not say anything more and turned to leave.

Yao Yue stood where she was, completely stunned.

A grade seven alchemist.

Xiao Chen was actually a grade seven alchemist.

The strongest alchemist in the Jia Ma Empire was Gu He, and he was only a grade six alchemist.

Moreover, Master Gu He was already past middle age, and his success rate for refining grade six pills was not even high.

Yet, how old was Xiao Chen?

Barely over twenty, and he could already refine grade seven pills?

A grade seven alchemist—what kind of concept was that?

You couldn't find a single grade seven alchemist in the entire Jia Ma Empire.

Even on the scale of the entire continent, a grade seven alchemist was someone every major power scrambled to recruit.

A single grade seven alchemist was enough to make an entire sect flourish.

Yet Xiao Chen, a Snake-Person, was actually a grade seven alchemist.

A Dou Ancestor powerhouse.

A Heavenly Flame.

A grade seven alchemist.

Any one of these three things alone would be enough to make countless geniuses despair.

Yet Xiao Chen possessed all of them.

Such a person, let alone in the Jia Ma Empire, would be a top-tier genius even on the entire continent.

A thought suddenly surged in Yao Yue's heart.

She raised her head and looked in the direction Xiao Chen had left.

"Xiao Chen."

Yao Yue called out.

Xiao Chen stopped, but did not turn around.

"You bullied my sister last night, and I haven't even settled the score with you yet."

Yao Yue said, her voice carrying a hint of anger.

Xiao Chen turned around and looked at her.

"And then?"

Xiao Chen said indifferently.

"And then..."

"Never mind, I'll bully you tonight instead."

Xiao Chen said.

Yao Yue's face turned red instantly.

Red all the way to the tips of her ears.

"You... you jerk."

Yao Yue stood where she was, stamping her feet in anger.

Xiao Chen didn't even look back, simply waving his hand as he disappeared at the end of the corridor.

Yao Yue was furious, her chest heaving violently.

But angry as she was, the image of Xiao Chen refining the medicinal pill just moments ago kept surfacing in her mind.

Cyan flames danced in his palm, and the medicinal herbs slowly melted within the fire.

That calm and unhurried demeanor was truly charming.

Yao Yue shook her head again.

No, no.

What was she thinking?

He was a Snake-Person, an enemy.

Yet, she couldn't help but think about it.

A tier 7 alchemist.

Even the strongest alchemist in the Jia Ma Empire, Master Gu He, was only tier 6.

For Xiao Chen to be able to refine a tier 7 pill at such a young age.

This talent was simply heaven-defying.

If she were to marry him...

Yao Yue took a deep breath, turned around, and walked toward her living quarters.

When Yao Yue returned to her room, Yao Ye was sitting by the bedside.

Seeing her younger sister walk in, Yao Ye looked up.

"Yue'er, where have you been?"

Yao Ye asked.

Yao Yue sat down beside her sister, the expression on her face somewhat complicated.

"Sister, I just saw Xiao Chen."

Yao Yue said.

Yao Ye frowned slightly.

"Did he bully you?"

Yao Ye asked.

"No."

Yao Yue shook her head, "I saw him refining a medicinal pill."

Yao Ye was stunned for a moment.

"Refining a medicinal pill?"

Yao Ye asked, "He is an alchemist?"

"He is far more than just an alchemist."

Yao Yue said, "Sister, guess what tier of alchemist he is?"

Yao Ye thought for a moment.

"Tier 3?"

Yao Ye asked tentatively.

Yao Yue shook her head.

"Tier 4?"

Yao Ye asked again.

Yao Yue still shook her head.

Yao Ye's expression changed.

"Don't tell me it's tier 5?"

Yao Ye asked, her voice carrying a hint of shock.

"Tier 7."

Yao Yue said.

Yao Ye stood up abruptly.

"What did you say?"

Yao Ye asked in disbelief, "A Tier 7 alchemist?"

"I saw it with my own eyes."

Yao Yue said, "He admitted it himself."

Yao Ye stood frozen in place, unable to speak for a long time.

A Tier 7 alchemist.

Xiao Chen was actually a Tier 7 alchemist.

The strongest alchemist in the Jia Ma Empire, Gu He, was only Tier 6.

Moreover, Master Gu He was much older than Xiao Chen.

"How is this possible..."

Yao Ye muttered, "He is so young, how could he be a Tier 7 alchemist?"

"Sister, I didn't believe it either."

Yao Yue said, "But I saw him refine the pill with my own eyes, and those techniques could not be wrong."

"And he also possesses a Heavenly Flame."

Yao Ye was stunned once again.

"A Heavenly Flame?"

Yao Ye asked.

"A cyan flame with an extremely high temperature; it should be the Green Lotus Core Flame from the Heavenly Flame Ranking."

Yao Yue said.

Yao Ye fell silent.

Both sisters fell silent.

The atmosphere in the room became somewhat subtle.

"Sister, do you think if we married him, it might..."

Yao Yue bit her lip and did not continue.

"Might what?"

"Might it actually be quite good..."

Yao Yue had previously been the most opposed to marrying Xiao Chen.

Now she was actually saying that marrying him might be quite good?

"Yue'er, you..."

Yao Ye looked at her younger sister, her eyes full of surprise.

"I was just saying it casually."

Yao Yue quickly explained, "Sister, don't overthink it."

Yao Ye looked at her sister's slightly flushed face and understood something.

She did not expose her, but simply nodded gently.

The two sisters fell silent again, each lost in their own thoughts.

In the grand hall.

Queen Medusa sat on the throne, closing her eyes to rest.

Footsteps echoed from outside the hall.

Xiao Chen walked in.

Queen Medusa opened her eyes and looked at him.

"You're here?"

Queen Medusa said indifferently.

Xiao Chen walked to the center of the hall and took the Dragon-Tiger Pill from his robe.

"Queen, this is what I have prepared for you."

Xiao Chen said.

Queen Medusa looked at the pill in Xiao Chen's hand, a flash of surprise in her eyes.

"The Dragon-Tiger Pill."

Xiao Chen said, "A Tier 6 pill that can help a Dou Ancestor expert increase their strength by one star."

"However, after my refinement, its quality has reached Tier 7."

Queen Medusa's expression changed.

Queen Medusa glanced at him and popped the Dragon-Tiger Pill into her mouth.

As the medicinal pill entered her stomach, a massive surge of power erupted instantly.

Queen Medusa closed her eyes and channeled her Dou Qi to guide the medicinal energy.

The energy surged through her meridians, battering against that bottleneck.

A moment later, Queen Medusa snapped her eyes open.

A formidable aura exploded from her body.

Her strength had increased by one star.

Feeling the more robust Dou Qi within her, a flash of joy crossed Queen Medusa's eyes.

Xiao Chen watched Queen Medusa, and a mechanical voice rang out in his mind.

[Queen Medusa's favorability has increased by 10%.]

[Current favorability: 25%.]

Xiao Chen looked at the notification on the system panel, the corners of his mouth curling upward slightly.

Another ten percent increase.