Ascension to Ninth-Rank Alchemist, Earning the Favor of Great Powers

The strict requirement for becoming a Ninth-Rank Alchemist was a soul that had reached the Heaven Realm.

Refining a Ninth-grade Pill demanded keener Soul Perception, but that was not the only reason. A Ninth-grade Pill was born with formidable sentience. Only a Heaven Realm soul could utterly suppress its will and prevent it from escaping.

A massive hand formed from soul power descended upon "Xiao Yan." The moment it touched him, he was like a mouse before a cat, powerless to resist.

Seeing that resistance was futile, "Xiao Yan" even began to beg for mercy.

Unmoved, Xiao Yan drew his brows together and barked:

"Return!"

Under his control, the massive hand slowly closed. "Xiao Yan" was compressed along with it until he finally returned to the form of a pill.

With that, Xiao Yan completed the first Ninth-Grade Treasure Pill of his life.

"You little brat, not bad! You don't see many Ninth-Rank Alchemists as young as you."

Xiao Yan had just put the pill into his Storage Ring when a voice rang out.

He turned and saw Zhu Ling.

Beside her stood several members of the Ancient Void Dragon Clan with formidable auras. Judging by their presence, every one of them was at least on the North Dragon King's level.

Feeling their power firsthand, Xiao Yan could not help being shaken by such a fearsome lineup.

The Ancient Void Dragon Clan really does have extraordinary reserves of strength. If even one of these people had been around in the original story, the Three Great Dragon Kings wouldn't have stood a chance. They would have been crushed outright.

When the experts saw Xiao Yan, many smiled and offered their congratulations.

"Congratulations, young friend Xiao Yan."

"To have achieved so much at such a young age, young friend Xiao Yan—your future