As Xiao Yan's words fell, heated discussion erupted throughout the council hall.
If they were competing in the art of fire control, those present still thought it would be worth watching. After all, they had all personally witnessed the immense power of Xiao Yan's Heavenly Flame. As a master alchemist, Gu He naturally possessed unique insights into flames, and he also had a Heavenly Flame of his own, making him even more formidable.
Between the two of them, it was truly hard to say who would win and who would lose!
But if they were competing in alchemy, Gu He was a genuine sixth-tier alchemist. His title as the Pill King was no sham; it was a title he had earned through pill after pill.
Moreover, virtually no one in the Jia Ma Empire knew that Xiao Yan could practice alchemy. In everyone's eyes, Xiao Yan was not yet twenty, yet he had already reached the Dou Emperor realm. That alone was utterly shocking. Even if he had studied alchemy as well, how strong could he possibly be? At most, he was probably only a second- or third-tier alchemist.
Against Gu He, someone at that level could only become a laughingstock.
Nalan Jie immediately warned him, "Elder Xiao, Master Gu He is a bona fide sixth-tier alchemist!"
In order to mend the relationship between the two sides, Nalan Jie did not hesitate to offend Gu He by warning Xiao Yan right away. It was also something everyone understood perfectly well: in terms of combat strength, even ten Gu Hes tied together would not be Xiao Yan's match. Yet when it came to alchemy, everyone secretly felt that even Liu Ling, Gu He's most outstanding disciple, could easily defeat Xiao Yan.
"It's fine." Xiao Yan replied calmly, quietly looking at Gu