Battle Through the Heavens: The Road to Greatness Begins at Jia Nan Academy

Su Qian shook off the turmoil in his mind and raised his head. When he looked at Qin Chen again, he could not help freezing for a moment.

He could not tell whether he was imagining it, but Qin Chen now seemed to possess an elusive, ethereal quality that made him difficult to see clearly. It felt as though he was facing not Qin Chen's physical body, but his unfathomable soul.

"Qin Chen, has your alchemy improved too?" Once he recovered, a thought flashed through Su Qian's mind. Shock spread across his face, and he blurted out the question.

In his younger days, he had traveled the continent with Mang Tianchi and naturally knew many secrets of the alchemist world. The impression Qin Chen gave him now was exactly like that of certain long-established Tier 8 Alchemy Grandmasters.

Recalling the terrifying soul fluctuations that had swept through the entire Inner Academy a few months earlier, he immediately pieced together most of what had happened.

"Hehe, I was fortunate enough to encounter an opportunity, and my soul power improved considerably. My soul has now reached the Spirit Realm, so I meet the requirements to refine an Eighth-Tier Pill."

With a composed smile, Qin Chen explained, "Going by alchemy ranks, my current limit should be somewhere between Tier 8 Three-Colored and Tier 8 Four-Colored."

"Hss!"

At those words, Su Qian sucked in a sharp breath, nearly dropping the book in his hand.

A Tier 8 Alchemist under twenty?

Even across the entire Battle Qi Continent, how many people could rival such talent?

Su Qian gave a wry laugh and shook his head. Compared with Qin Chen, it seemed all his years as First Elder had amounted to nothing.

But he quickly collected himself, a gratified smile appearing on his face as he