"I told you, I'm only taking a few skilled Alchemists away today. I won't harm your Divine Pill Holy Land. There's no need to be afraid."
Ye Chen was still all smiles, looking as though he harbored not the slightest ill intent.
Yet his words astonished everyone!
"What is this man talking about? He wants to take the Divine Pill Holy Land's Alchemists away? Doesn't he know that Alchemists are the very foundation of the Divine Pill Holy Land?"
"I think he's deliberately provoking them. Coming to someone else's headquarters and demanding their people? Isn't that openly declaring himself an enemy of the entire holy land?"
"Heh, whose general is this? How can he be so valiant? But no matter how valiant he is, it's useless. With four Holy Lords here, any one of them could suppress him with a single hand!"
The Alchemists below were all astonished and taken aback by Ye Chen's words.
This was the Divine Pill Holy Land's territory, filled with experts. Anyone who dared come here looking for trouble was courting death!
There was no denying his courage, but could courage keep him alive?
All four Holy Lords were here. That meant he had to face not only the Divine Pill Holy Land, but also the Sky-Rending Holy Land, the Nine Li Imperial Dynasty, and the Starfall Holy Land!
Who would dare be bold enough to face four holy lands at once?
Many regarded this white-robed youth as a joke. His strength was probably decent, but his end would certainly be the most tragic!
Hearing Ye Chen's forceful tone and uncompromising stance, which even suggested that he did not wish to bully the Divine Pill Holy Land, the Divine Pill Holy Lord's expression grew still darker.
Their holy land had endured for countless years. Since when was it anyone else's turn to bully them?
He truly overestimated himself and thought too highly of himself!
"If you refuse to leave, then stay here forever!"
The Divine Pill Holy Lord's patience had run out. In front of so many Alchemists, he had to execute this intruder on the spot.
Otherwise, wouldn't outsiders mock their holy land's defenses as nothing but an empty shell?
The Divine Pill Holy Lord opened his palm, and a ball of purple flame burst forth with a pop. The temperature between heaven and earth instantly soared!
Below, the flames in every Pill Furnace bent toward that ball of purple flame and bowed in worship, as though they had encountered their king!
The sight stunned every Alchemist!
They immediately realized with excitement that the purple flame the Divine Pill Holy Lord had unleashed must be the legendary immortal fire he possessed-the Qilin Amethyst Flame!
It was said that an Immortal Emperor of the Divine Pill Holy Land had brought the Qilin Amethyst Flame back from another great world. Its fire seed had been taken from a divine beast, a qilin.
After the Divine Pill Holy Land nurtured and fused it, it became the final Qilin Amethyst Flame!
This powerful immortal fire possessed tremendous destructive might. A mere spark could burn all things!
Moreover, its wondrous uses in pill refinement were endless. For an Alchemist, the Qilin Amethyst Flame was simply the fire of their dreams!
Everyone's eyes widened. None of them had expected to see the legendary Qilin Amethyst Flame in their lifetime!
"It's the Qilin Amethyst Flame!"
"The Divine Pill Holy Lord is getting serious now!"
"I'd really like to see just how powerful this immortal fire is!"
The three Holy Lords were all astonished and intrigued by the appearance of the Qilin Amethyst Flame.
As they spoke, the Qilin Amethyst Fire suddenly swelled, roaring in midair before transforming into an amethyst qilin more than a hundred zhang in size!
Terrifying heat filled heaven and earth!
In an instant, everyone felt as though their bodies were about to burn to nothing!
Under the Divine Pill Holy Lord's control, the amethyst flame qilin let out an earth-shaking roar and charged toward Ye Chen, its hooves treading the void.
With every stride, it left a purple, flaming hoofprint in the void.
Everyone below knew perfectly well that the amethyst flame qilin was not attacking them, yet the mere spillover of its power was already unbearable.
"So strong! Even if I made a move, I couldn't block this attack unscathed!"
The Nine Li Imperial Lord's eyes were filled with admiration and eagerness to try. Compared with the other holy lands, the people of the Divine Pill Holy Land were indeed less skilled in combat.
But that did not mean they were weak chickens for anyone to slaughter!
The other two Holy Lords nodded in agreement.
No one could underestimate the might of the Qilin Amethyst Flame!
The flames dyed all of heaven and earth purple, while Ye Chen remained completely motionless.
In everyone's eyes, he looked as though he had been frightened witless and no longer knew how to fight back!
But just when everyone thought fear had made him surrender without a fight, Ye Chen finally raised his palm at a leisurely pace and reached for the towering, ferocious amethyst flame qilin.
His movement looked utterly ordinary, and no earth-shaking phenomena appeared.
Yet the moment he reached out, terror filled the qilin's eyes, and it actually tried to stop short.
It was as though something utterly terrifying lay ahead!
But its reaction was of no use in Ye Chen's hands.
A force compressed the amethyst flame qilin, shrinking it until Ye Chen easily drew it into his palm, where it became a cute little creature only the size of a fist.
"Awoo! Awoo!"
The little qilin looked panicked and terrified, constantly letting out futile wails.
As for the Divine Pill Holy Lord, his lifebound flame had been forcibly stripped away. He suffered severe backlash and began coughing up great mouthfuls of blood.
"Pfft!"
"Cough, cough, my... my Qilin Amethyst Flame! You actually..."
He was both shocked and furious. The Qilin Amethyst Flame was the symbol of the Divine Pill Holy Lord's status. Only each successive master of the holy land could inherit it.
Losing the immortal fire was a grave matter!
But what surged within him even more was fear!
Just what was this man's cultivation?
Could he effortlessly strip away his lifebound flame with nothing more than a raised hand?
Let alone a Profound Immortal, even an Immortal Lord couldn't possibly do that, could they?
His strength plummeted, leaving the Divine Pill Holy Lord's presence feeble as he fell into the pavilion. Clearly, he no longer had the strength to fight!
"The flame is gone? How did he snatch it away?"
"That's the Qilin Amethyst Flame! It's an incredibly powerful immortal fire, a rare treasure that would burn you to ash with a single touch. How did he seize it?"
"This is insane! He took that immortal fire with a single raised hand?"
"What exactly happened just now? Did the Divine Pill Holy Lord personally deliver the flame into his hand? Impossible! The Divine Pill Holy Lord isn't an idiot!"
Everyone below who witnessed this was stunned. Some clutched their heads and gasped for breath, while others widened their eyes and cried out in shock.
As far as they knew, the Divine Pill Holy Lord was already the strongest.
The legendary Qilin Amethyst Flame, said to be capable of destroying heaven and earth, was also the immortal fire everyone dreamed of possessing.
Yet in the blink of an eye, he had taken the immortal fire into his hand, and even the Divine Pill Holy Lord had been defeated in a single move?
Overwhelming shock and horror welled up in everyone's hearts!
The way they looked at Ye Chen had completely changed!