Discussion of Dou Qi, Beginning Alchemy

"Peach Blossom Flame..." Jing Hongchen stared at the flame before him. Although this fire felt incredibly gentle, the problem was that he could sense the immense energy contained within it—it was even more powerful than many fire-attribute soul beasts he had encountered.

"This Peach Blossom Flame comes from a high-level beast. It was extracted from the body of such a creature, so it is already quite formidable."

In the world of Battle Through the Heavens, a Tier 5 beast fire is only useful in small countries or towns on the fringes; however, across the entire Dou Qi Continent, a Tier 5 beast fire holds little value. Yet, it is different on the Douluo Continent, where a Tier 5 beast fire is considered a top-tier beast fire.

In many novels that fuse the worlds of Battle Through the Heavens and Douluo Continent, many authors assume that a Dou Emperor is already a god-level powerhouse, and a Dou Ancestor is a God King.

Therefore, the Peach Blossom Flame, among Tier 5 beast fires, would be equivalent to a Title Douluo-level beast fire, a Super Douluo-level beast fire, or perhaps even reach the level of a divine official in this world.

"Then, are there any special conditions required to obtain such a powerful flame?" Jing Hongchen suppressed his excitement at this moment and hurriedly asked about this potent beast fire. If every soldier in the Sun Moon Empire could be equipped with it, their combat strength would increase significantly.

He could feel the powerful force hidden within the Peach Blossom Flame. If this were the case, even if the Title Douluo-level powerhouses among the Sun Moon Empire's soul masters had not yet reached the level of Super Douluo, they should be able to stand toe-to-toe with the Super Douluos of the Douluo Three Kingdoms.

They might even be able to contend with the Super Douluos of Shrek. This would allow the Sun Moon Empire's army to focus on dealing with the armies of the Douluo Three Kingdoms.

"One must practice fire-attribute Dou Qi."

This was exactly what Zhong Kui wanted to say at this moment. He hoped to spread the practice of Dou Qi through this master of the Virtue Hall, as doing so could change the distorted cultivation system of the Douluo Continent.

This was also a gesture of goodwill toward soul beasts; it could win them over and play an important role in the future when confronting Tang San.

Although Zhong Kui disliked the Silver Dragon Fish and believed she was entirely unqualified to lead the soul beasts—and would only lead them to ruin—the problem was that she still had her uses. While her combat strength could not compare to the Golden Dragon King, no one could deny that once the two merged, they would become the incredibly powerful Dragon God.

Currently, Zhong Kui's combat strength could not be considered top-tier, and Electrolux had yet to be resurrected. With the system, he could at most contend with powerhouses at the Title Douluo level.

What he lacked now was top-tier combat strength. Furthermore, in the world of the Douluo Continent—or rather, the Douluo Universe of the Tang Clan—to become a god-level powerhouse, one either needed the help of a god or had to create their own god position.

But the problem was, with the God Realm existing and Tang San in charge, would he allow anyone to disrupt his chessboard?

Therefore, at this moment, having any combat strength at all was already quite good; having power was enough, so he would use what he had for now.

"Dou Qi? May I ask what Dou Qi is?" The master of the Virtue Hall looked bewildered. After all, he was a native of the Douluo Continent and only understood its cultivation system, and the cultural development of the Douluo Continent was quite distorted.

"It is an ancient cultivation system. It is said that one can become stronger without hunting soul beasts."

Zhong Kui said this.

He currently practiced both Dou Qi and soul power, cultivating both to make himself stronger.

He had already tested it; it was possible to cultivate Dou Qi in this world. While converting absorbed soul power into Dou Qi was a troublesome matter, no one could deny that Dou Qi was not as distorted as the martial soul cultivation method.

"Becoming stronger without hunting soul beasts? I have never heard of any cultivation method that doesn't require hunting soul beasts to cultivate a martial soul."

"This is a very ancient cultivation method. It is said that a long time ago, some people realized that if the war between humans and soul beasts continued, once soul beasts went extinct, humans would have no soul rings and would be unable to cultivate. Thus, they created this Dou Qi system to ensure that humans could still cultivate and become stronger without hunting soul beasts. Dou Qi is a form of energy converted from soul power."

"...I have never heard of this. Did you find it in some ruin?" Jing Hongchen did indeed approve of such a cultivation system, because if soul beasts disappeared, humans would be unable to cultivate. The problem was that he could not change this distorted state, but he had never heard of such a system. If it existed, it would have spread across the entire continent long ago.

"That is my personal secret. I cannot reveal it yet, but I can tell you later. For now, let us begin alchemy. Actually, my alchemy method is related to Dou Qi; it involves using fire-attribute Dou Qi to refine medicinal pills. However, this fire attribute requires a trace of wood energy mixed within it. I will demonstrate it for you."

Zhong Kui then picked up the Alchemy Cauldron and immediately released the Peach Blossom Flame, beginning to refine pills using medicinal herbs as materials.

"Fluid movements; it seems this isn't his first or second time." Watching Zhong Kui ignite the Alchemy Cauldron, Jing Hongchen understood that this was likely not the man's first time refining pills; he must have practiced many times.

"I will now give you a pill that increases soul power."

Zhong Kui began to add the materials, but the way he refined the pills was not by placing them in by hand; instead, he skillfully made the herbs float in on their own, rotating them around the Alchemy Cauldron before slowly letting them enter the cauldron automatically.

"Were people in the past this skilled at refining pills?" The master of the Virtue Hall was having his eyes opened at this moment. He had seen some sects that refined pills and their processes, but he had never seen anyone as skilled as Zhong Kui—they all placed the herbs into the cauldron one by one, refining them slowly...

However, the process of Zhong Kui refining pills was like a legendary god at work.

"Put in more effort, the second flame: Purple Flame!" This was a Tier 6 beast fire. The Purple Flame was a Tier 6 beast fire, even more powerful than the Tier 5 Peach Blossom Flame.

"...A purple flame... Purple Flame. I can feel an even more formidable power within this flame; I even feel like kneeling. Which powerful soul beast does this flame come from?" Jing Hongchen looked at the appearance of the second flame, shocked that this fire was even more powerful than the first.

He could feel that the energy contained within this purple flame was immense.

It felt like a power that even a Super Douluo could not compare to; at the very least, it had to be a Limit Douluo.