Heavenly Demon Puppet Shows Its Might, Tang Zhen's Test

"What?" Tang Zhen thought he had misheard and asked again in disbelief.

The Yao Lao wasn't annoyed at all and patiently said, "This Nine-Colored Pill Lightning is indeed terrifying, but Yan'er can handle it on her own."

Tang Zhen forced himself not to look at the Yao Lao, feeling that it was all outrageous.

The strength of Pill Lightning is like the quality of the pills; with each additional color, the increase is immense.

Among these, the Eight-Colored Pill Lightning and Nine-Colored Pill Lightning are particularly noteworthy.

The former, even Eight-Star Dou Zun could barely withstand.

The latter requires Nine-Revolution Dou Venerate to deal with.

Xiao Yan is only twenty years old. Even if he started cultivating before he was born, it's impossible for him to have reached the level of Nine-Revolution Dou Venerate by now...

Is it really impossible?

This question suddenly arose in Tang Zhen's mind.

At the age of twenty, becoming Eighth-Rank Alchemist and mastering eight kinds of flames—these two things, taken individually, seem equally unbelievable.

With Yao Lao so confident, could Xiao Yan truly handle the Nine-Colored Pill Lightning alone?

Tang Zhen dared not remain so confident.

Sure enough, just as the power of the Nine-Colored Pill Lightning reached its peak, Xiao Yan on the stone platform suddenly moved.

A golden light flashed, and in the next instant, a golden puppet appeared in the sky.

The puppet was not tall, but it shone with golden light and was simple and heavy.

What's most striking is the powerful aura he unintentionally exudes.

Tang Zhen sensed it and exclaimed in astonishment, "This puppet's aura is actually no less than mine!"

Boom!

Nine-Colored Pill Lightning suddenly struck down from the heavens and earth.

The Heavenly Demon Puppet rushed forward and absorbed all of the Pill Lightning.

The violent power of lightning surged within his body, shattering his dark golden skin.

The power of the Nine-Colored Pill Lightning was still too overwhelming.

However, while the power of lightning was destroying the Heavenly Demon Puppet, the power contained within it was also nourishing the Heavenly Demon Puppet in reverse.

The Heavenly Demon Puppet's dark golden skin shattered and healed repeatedly, becoming even more resilient.

Violent lightning bolts rained down from the sky, and even the aftershocks caused the Spatial Barrier covering the entire Burning Flame Valley to tremble and shatter.

Seeing this, the Yao Lao casually waved his hand, completely stabilizing the Spatial Barrier so that even the Nine-Colored Pill Lightning could not break through it.

Upon seeing this, Tang Zhen said, "Venerable Yao, your control over the realm of space is truly exceptional."

The Yao Lao smiled casually and didn't respond.

His control over spatial power is even inferior to that little girl Zi Yan; it's just that his current cultivation level is too high, and he's just too strong to send bricks flying.

Nine-Colored Pill Lightning bolts continuously struck the Heavenly Demon Puppet, and slowly, a dazzling flame pattern appeared on the Heavenly Demon Puppet's dark golden body.

Looking from afar, Xiao Yan thought to himself, "Back then, when I used Heavenly Flames to refine this puppet and increase its strength, the trace of power from the Fusion Heavenly Flame that remained in its body was actually forced out by this Nine-Colored Pill Lightning."

"The Heavenly Demon Puppet has its limits; gold is already the absolute best. But as in the original story, this puppet isn't incapable of evolving to a higher level and undergoing special changes."

"It seems that my power of Heavenly Flames will serve as the catalyst."

In the sky, the Nine-Colored Pill Lightning continued to strike for a while, and the area of the flame patterns on the Heavenly Demon Puppet's body grew larger and larger. Originally appearing on its abdomen, it had now spread to its chest.

The Heavenly Demon Puppet's aura was much stronger than when it first encountered the Pill Lightning.

As the thunderclouds dissipated, the Heavenly Demon Puppet descended from the sky, and Tang Zhen was the first to sense this change.

If the initial Heavenly Demon Lord was similar to him in aura, then the current Heavenly Demon Puppet is several levels above him.

A bitter smile appeared on Tang Zhen's lips. He was actually less than a puppet?

On the stone platform, in the Medicine Cauldron, the elixir took shape.

Xiao Yan manipulated the Fusion Heavenly Flame to firmly seal all the exits of the Medicine Cauldron.

He then used his Soul Power to completely suppress the Tier 8 Medicinal Pill, whose sentience had not yet fully developed.

At this moment, Yao Lao and Tang Zhen and the others stepped forward and onto the stone platform.

The Yao Lao nodded approvingly and said with a smile, "Yan'er, your alchemy skills have improved quite a bit again."

Xiao Yan said modestly, "It's alright, teacher. It's mainly because the materials used this time were so good that the quality of this pill won't be too bad either."

"If only normal materials are used for refining, without exploiting Soul Power or the Heavenly Flames, only pills that can trigger Six-Colored Pill Lightning can be refined."

Tang Zhen:?

That is?

Tier 8 Medicinal Pill that can trigger Six-Colored Pill Lightning is undoubtedly a priceless treasure.

Many Alchemist, relying on various external forces, can refine an Eighth Tier, six-colored pill and dare to claim that they have reached that level.

Xiao Yan was as usual, showing no signs of fatigue and without using any fancy tricks, yet he was still able to refine pills that could trigger Six-Colored Pill Lightning. This was already second only to those veteran Alchemist.

Most importantly, Xiao Yan did not deny that he could refine pills containing Nine-Colored Pill Lightning!

By squeezing out Soul Power and the Heavenly Flames, one can refine pills that can attract Nine-Colored Pill Lightning. What's the difference between this and a normal Eighth-Rank Peak Alchemist?!

and...

"So it really is Heavenly Flames?" Tang Zhen's expression was complicated.

He has now determined that Xiao Yan most likely possesses a Cultivation Technique or Secret Technique that allows him to absorb and master various Heavenly Flames.

If his guess is correct, Xiao Yan's visit to their Burning Flame Valley might not just be for the Heavenly Flame Three Mysterious Changes...

"Young friend Xiao Yan, you are truly the most outstanding genius on the continent, unparalleled in history," Tang Zhen praised.

Xiao Yan smiled and modestly denied it, simply replying, "This is all thanks to my teacher's guidance. Compared to my teacher, I still have a lot to learn."

Tang Zhen shook his head and said, "While the Venerable Yao is indeed a top-tier Alchemist, he couldn't possibly refine Eight-Rank Nine-Color pill at your age."

"Especially... controlling so many Heavenly Flames."

After saying this, Tang Zhen carefully observed Xiao Yan and Yao Lao's expressions, only to find that the two were still smiling and did not have any intense reaction.

"Valley Master Tang, there's no need to test me. Since I'm willing to reveal my unique qualities, I naturally have no intention of hiding anything," Xiao Yan said.

The Yao Lao also spoke up, "As long as you don't reveal this to others, then you know what's going on, right?"

Ancient imperial clans cannot act rashly, and Yao Lao, a two-star Dou Sheng, is already among the top in the continent, so he is naturally confident in protecting Xiao Yan.

Tang Zhen nodded admiringly, then hesitated slightly before asking the two, "Venerable Yao, young friend Xiao Yan, you've come to my Burning Flame Valley not just for the Heavenly Flame Three Mysterious Changes, have you?"

"Judging from your observation, young friend Xiao Yan has mastered so many Heavenly Flames. Apart from having extremely good luck, you must have been intentionally collecting them."

"If that's the case, are they also eyeing our Burning Flame Valley's Nine Dragon Lightning Flame?"